Humayun RashidNow-a-days we see a boom in posters advertising exciting jobs for students. These "posters", mostly in black and white, appear to be glued to bus windows, on lamp posts and places mostly visited by the public. With much surprise,...
Mohammad Shahidul IslamRecently, the good news for the nation is that the 160 million people have madly fallen in love with cricket. After 40 years of independence, we, from all walks of life, even above political interest, have finally agreed...
'Save the Environment Movement' Friday organized a boat rally in the Buriganga river to press home its demand for freeing the river from encroachment and punishing the illegal occupants, reports BSS. The rally of some 50 boats started from Waizghat...
BAGERHAT, Apr 22 (UNB): A court here Thursday convicted a woman and sentenced her to life term imprisonment in absentia for killing her husband in 2008. The convict, Majeda Begum (30), is the wife of Abdul Goni of Bhaijora village...
All mobile phone users in the country will get Bangla SMS service by February 21, 2012, reports BSS. Project Director of Access to Information (A2I) and Private Secretary to the Prime Minister Nazrul Islam Khan said this while addressing a...
Delicious summer fruits, both local and foreign varieties, have started pouring in in the city markets and roadside outlets though many of those are very costly for the ordinary buyers, reports UNB. Indian mangoes that look fresh and fabulous in...
TANGAIL, Apr 22 (bdnews24.com): Two police sub-inspectors (SIs) have been detained in a case filed over the death of another police SI's son. SI Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain and his colleague Mohammad Shahjahan were held from Tangail Model Police Station Friday....
COMILLA, Apr 22 (UNB): Two people were killed in a head-on-collision between two trucks at Amangonda on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Chouddagram Upazila early Friday. The deceased were identified as truck driver Bashar and helper Rubel, hailing from Noakhali district. Police...
Md Aminul Islam, a Bangladeshi, who is currently assistant professor and chairman of the postgraduate studies programmes of the Business School at Universiti Malaysia Perlis, was accorded with the prestigious "Best Lecturer Award 2010". Universiti Malaysia Perlis, a government university,...
The second death anniversary of Advocate Mahmood Al Noor Tarek will be held today (Saturday) at Zila School Jam-e-Masjid, Mymensingh. Milad mahfil and Doa will be held after Asr prayer at his residence on the same day, said a press...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Apr 22: President of the premier trade body Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) Morshed Murad Ibrahim said today that language is the major barrier in the bilateral trade, commerce and economic relation with China. Chinese language...
TOKYO, April 22 (Agencies): Toyota said it expects global production to ramp up again by mid-year and return to normal by the end of 2011 after Japan's quake-tsunami disaster caused auto parts shortages. Many key component manufacturers in Japan are...
KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 (AP): Malaysia said Friday it is appointing international experts to investigate whether a refinery being built by Australian miner Lynas Corp Ltd to process rare earth minerals presents any threat of radioactive pollution. The plant in...
SEOUL, April 22 (Reuters): POSCO's earnings might remain under pressure due to fragile demand and a jump in coking coal and iron ore prices after the world's No 3 steelmaker missed expectations with a 36-per cent fall in quarterly profit....
TOKYO, April 22 (AFP): Japanese truck maker Isuzu Motors Ltd said it was considering a business tie-up with Volkswagen AG of Germany. "We are discussing cooperation as it's hard to develop and produce vehicles by ourselves amid the current tough...
LAHORE, April 22 (APP): Bosnian businessmen have shown keen interest in buying cooking oil, rice, home textiles, garments, leather products, sports and surgical equipment, food items and pet bottles from Pakistan. This was stated by the head of a six-member...
SINGAPORE, April 22 (PTI): Singapore's DBS Bank has set up a factoring office in India as parts of its plan to expand its global transaction services business regionally, The Straits Times reported today. DBS obtained its membership of the Factors...
N'DJAMENA, April 22 (AFP): The government of Chad and Chinese engineering firm CAMC have signed a $1-billion deal to build a new international airport north of the capital N'Djamena. The airport with an ultra-modern terminal "will cost a billion dollars...
TANGAIL, Apr 22 (bdnews24.com): Two police sub-inspectors (SIs) have been detained in a case filed over the death of another police SI's son. SI Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain and his colleague Mohammad Shahjahan were held from Tangail Model Police Station Friday....
COMILLA, Apr 22 (UNB): Two people were killed in a head-on-collision between two trucks at Amangonda on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Chouddagram Upazila early Friday. The deceased were identified as truck driver Bashar and helper Rubel, hailing from Noakhali district. Police...
Md Aminul Islam, a Bangladeshi, who is currently assistant professor and chairman of the postgraduate studies programmes of the Business School at Universiti Malaysia Perlis, was accorded with the prestigious "Best Lecturer Award 2010". Universiti Malaysia Perlis, a government university,...
The second death anniversary of Advocate Mahmood Al Noor Tarek will be held today (Saturday) at Zila School Jam-e-Masjid, Mymensingh. Milad mahfil and Doa will be held after Asr prayer at his residence on the same day, said a press...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Apr 22: President of the premier trade body Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) Morshed Murad Ibrahim said today that language is the major barrier in the bilateral trade, commerce and economic relation with China. Chinese language...
Nazmul AhsanThe maximum limit of each transaction under the Bangladesh-Myanmar Border Trade Agreement in the case of essential commodities is set to be increased to $50,000 from the existing $20,000 soon to boost the bilateral trade through banking channel. The...
Shah Alam NurWith Lufthansa launching cargo operations between Dhaka and Frankfurt this week, it will help Bangladesh's apparel exporters better reach out the European markets, an official said. "This is the first direct cargo flights between Europe and Bangladesh. The...
Greek bonds slumped, pushing yields up by the most in almost a year, as the cost to insure the securities against default jumped to an all-time high amid mounting concern it will have to restructure its debt burden, reports Bloomberg....
Md Mazadul HoqueThe state-run Karmasangsthan Bank (KB) is set to raise its loan disbursement target by 30 per cent in the fiscal year (2011-2012) aiming to boost employment generation in the country, a high official said. Up to December of...
FE ReportPrices of fine garlic and ginger witnessed a fresh hike while rice and fish continued to be costlier in the city's kitchen markets, traders said Friday. Traders said fine rice has maintained the upward trend, even though new varieties...
April 17th-April 21st, 2011 Commercial Bank of Ceylon USDBDT remained under pressure with Bangladesh importing more food grains before the close of the 201011 fiscal. Though the inward remittance in March was pretty impressive, some analysts believe that the recent...
Bangladesh's overall trade deficit reached almost $7.0 billion during the July-March period of the current fiscal (2010-11). The trade gap widened by $2.16 billion over the corresponding period of the previous fiscal (2009-10), according to the statistics of the Bangladesh...
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