ISLAMABAD, Nov 26, 2010 (AFP): Pakistani security forces Friday arrested two would-be suicide attackers in the capital Islamabad, which Interior Minister Rehman Malik said thwarted attacks on parliament and a mosque."We have foiled a plot to attack parliament and surrounding...
WELLINGTON (AFP): Three teenage boys set adrift for 50 days in a small boat in the South Pacific survived on coconuts, a seagull they managed to catch and by drinking rain and then sea water, rescuers said Friday."It was a...
Ivory Coast election violence turns deadlyABIDJAN, Nov 26: Violence broke out Thursday in the tense run-up to Ivory Coast's presidential election when a man was killed in clashes between supporters of rival candidates, according to officials. It was the first...
Chief Representative of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Dr Takao Toda on Friday expressed the view that the visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would encourage the Japanese businessmen to know about Bangladesh, as a lucrative destination for their investment,...
The initial public offering (IPO) lottery draw of Deshbandhu Polymer Limited (DPL) was held at the Banghabandhu International Conference Centre Tuesday, said a press release. The draw started at 10.30am. Managing Director of DPL Mr Golam Rahman presided over the...
The aquarium fish business - an attraction for the amateur fish lovers - is getting popularity these days due to high demand of such fishes among the middle and upper middle class of people along with the rich.The trade volume...
Prices of rice and edible oil further shot up while that of onion declined in the city's kitchen markets, on Friday.Prices of both fine and coarse rice increased by Tk 1-2 per kg after the Eid festival due to sudden...
Bangladesh needs to develop its human resources in supply chain management sector and lessen dependence on foreign experts if it wants to become a mid-income country, said experts at a function in the city.They also said the importance of supply...
Mahmood AhmedElimination of 'Riba' has been one of the most important issues in Islamic banking and finance. Bank interest is almost unanimously regarded as riba. Islamic banking industry has been established for eliminating riba from the economy. The products and...
Anu MahmudPresident Obama's Indian trip is just as full of economic significance as it is pregnant with political and strategic developments. The growing friendship between India and the US is welcome. But it must also be noted at the same...
Stephen Kaufman in WashingtonPresident Obama's November 6-9 visit to India has paid special attention to the deepening economic ties between the United States and India, and his interest in expanding the export of American goods and services and increasing U.S....
THE meeting of the least developed countries (LDCs) is scheduled for holding in Turkey early in the new year. The Finance Minister, M A Muhith, gave his views on Bangladesh’s preparations for this meeting in a dialogue held under the...
Zaglul Ahmed ChowdhuryTHE recent visit of the United States president Barack Obama to Asia has not only sharpened the already existing overt and covert security-related rivalries in the region, but also brought into focus the necessity of the concerned countries...
M A QuasemWhen some 60 million people or 40 per cent of the country's population are considered to be living below the poverty line, one may get an idea of how agonizing the costs of living have become for such...
PRACTICES in the past showed that the dredged silts were just left in large heaps on the rivers' banks to be washed back into the rivers. This is unacceptable nonsense and sheer waste. Therefore, in the upcoming dredging activities, planning...
The unelected immediate past government in Bangladesh adopted a Right to Information Ordinance. It was a happy development that the elected government in Bangladesh that followed it, decided to retain the ordinance by passing legislation in parliament titled the Right...
Bangladesh stormed into the final of the 16th Asian Games Men's Twenty20 Cricket shocking former World Cup champions Sri Lanka by five wickets with 28 balls in hand in the 2nd semifinal at the Guanggong International Cricket Stadium in Guangzhou,...
GUANGZHOU, Nov 25 (AFP): Fired-up Pakistan annexed the Asian Games men's hockey gold medal after 20 years with a convincing 2-0 win over Malaysia in the final Thursday.Veteran Sohail Abbas put Pakistan ahead with his team's first penalty corner in...
COLOMBO, Nov 25 (Cricinfo): A masterful 80 by Darren Bravo was all that stood in the way of Sri Lanka, as they closed out the third day of the second Test 222 runs ahead. Darren Bravo was assured as he...
BRISBANE, Nov 25 (Cricinfo): Ashes history is littered with some extraordinary opening days and Brisbane produced another as Peter Siddle, a controversial selection for this match, gave himself a birthday to remember by claiming a hat-trick and a career-best 6...
MADRID, Nov 25 (AFP): FC Barcelona says it has attracted over seven million fans on Facebook, making it the most popular sports club on the social networking site ahead of Real Madrid and Manchester United. Real Madrid, the team's arch...
SYDNEY, Nov 25 (AFP): Football superstar David Beckham flew into Australia Thursday for an exhibition game with his team LA Galaxy, but minus his popstar wife Victoria who opted to stay at home. The former England captain said he was...
MELBOURNE, Nov 25 (AP): Australian Open officials say reigning champion Serena Williams has withdrawn from the season-opening tennis Grand Slam tournament due to a foot injury. Williams had surgery after cutting her foot on broken glass at a restaurant following...
GUANGZHOU, Nov 25 (AFP): China claimed its seventh gold out of seven in Asian Games diving Thursday when 14-year-old Hu Yadan took the women's 10 metre platform title.Teammate Wang Hao claimed silver, while Malaysia's Rinong Pandelela won the bronze.The 1.45...
FE ReportGermany showed interest to set up an export processing zone (EPZ) at a suitable place in Bangladesh.Commerce Minister Faruk Khan informed the reporters after a meeting with a 10 member German delegation led by Martin Biesel, state secretary of...
Bank Asia signed an agreement with facility arranger Industrial and Infrastructure Development Finance Company Ltd. (IIDFC) aiming to raise subordinated bond up to Tk. 2.50 billion, and thus strengthen the Bank's capital base.The bond will be in the form of...
FE ReportA six-day long Bangladesh Food Festival began at the "Water Garden Brasserie" of the luxury hotel Thursday."Radisson Water Garden Hotel Dhaka is committed to offer new and exciting experiences to the society. As a part of this commitment, the...
FE ReportBangladesh Insurance Association (BIA), the apex body of private sector insurance companies has urged the political parties to find out an alternative to hartal so that economic growth can proceed smoothly in the country."Another hartal has been called on...
HONG KONG, Nov 25 (Reuters): Asian stocks rose from 1-1/2-month lows Thursday, with buying focused in the tech and retail sectors on hopes for a busy US shopping season, though the falling Australian dollar was an indication of investors' reduced...
SINGAPORE, Nov 25 (AP): Oil prices hovered below $84 a barrel Thursday in Asia as a rally sparked by improving US economic indicators paused amid light holiday trading.Benchmark oil for January delivery was down 14 cents to $83.72 a barrel...
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