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Programmes postponed due to hartal

2010-11-14 00:00:00

A CSR presentation meeting with bankers scheduled for today (Sunday), arranged by MRDI has been postponed due to unavoidable circumstances.SJIBL branchThe 55th branch opening ceremony of Shahjalal Islami Bank Ltd (SJIBL) at Eskaton scheduled for today (Sunday) has been postponed...

Rupali Bank’s expansion drive launched

2010-11-14 00:00:00

Rupali Bank Limited, a state-owned commercial bank, has taken a series of programmes, including expansions of its services and credit facility to boost country's economy, said Ahmed Al-Kabir, chairman of the bank.Some 200 new mini digitalised branches with at least...

India's Power Grid issue oversubscribed nearly 15 times

2010-11-14 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Nov 13 (AFP): A 1.7 billion dollar sale of shares in India's state-run electricity transmission utility Power Grid was nearly 15 times oversubscribed by the time it closed yesterday, stock exchange data showed. The strong investor interest came after...

BKB offers Western Union service

2010-11-14 00:00:00

Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB), has commenced offering Western Union® Money TransferSM services across its 600 branches in Bangladesh.Bangladesh Krishi Bank, with 957 branches, is the largest state-owned specialized bank in Bangladesh and as a principal Agent of Western Union, it...

Voting power in IMF to increase credibility

2010-11-14 00:00:00

SEOUL, Nov 13 (PTI): Global leaders yesterday said their agreement on shifting over 6 per cent voting power in IMF to emerging market economies will increase the Fund's credibility and effectiveness, as it mirrors the new world order. The Seoul...

Argentina, China shore up trade relations

2010-11-14 00:00:00

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 13 (AFP): Argentina and China vowed yesterday to boost agricultural cooperation, establishing a joint committee to consider expanding Argentine exports to the Asian giant, officials said.

Lottery scheme for admission is fine but it needs fine tuning

2010-11-14 00:00:00

FABIHA Fairuz, with a blue-colored sweater, white headband and nice pink shoes, was going to the wash-room for the second time within one hour provoking her mother's temper warning the child that she would not let her drink in coaching...

Bhutan's Education City

2010-11-14 00:00:00

WINTER is descending upon the Himalayas and our northern neighbour Bhutan. Due to climate change the winter gets harsher in our country, but in the icy Himalayas it is getting more moderate. That is the effect of the world's changing...

Items invited

2010-11-14 00:00:00

Contributions are welcome for the FE Education page that appears every Sunday. The page is for students, teachers and guardians aiming to benefit them with the latest information and thoughts. Send your essays, campus news, success stories, jokes, drawings today.

72,000 buildings at quake risk in capital: Razzak

2010-11-14 00:00:00

Minister for Food and Disaster Management Abdur Razzak Saturday said over 72, 000 buildings in and around the Dhaka metropolis are at risk and those will collapse if an earthquake with a magnitude of over 7 on the Richter scale...

91,823 Hajj pilgrims reach Jeddah safely

2010-11-14 00:00:00

A total of 91,823 Hajj pilgrims have safely reached Jeddah as Biman Bangladesh and Saudi Arabian Airlines along with eight third carriers declared their Hajj flights closed Friday after carrying a record number of devotees this year, reports BSS."Handling this...

Azad opens Ahsan Manzil Museum gallery

2010-11-14 00:00:00

Information and Cultural Affairs Minister Abul Kalam Azad has called for expanding the country's tourism industry through preservation of historic relics.He made the call while inaugurating the renovated gallery of Ahsan Manzil Museum in the city Sunday, reports BSS.The minister...

Bangladeshi Cholera experts fly to Haiti

2010-11-14 00:00:00

A team of experts in clinical management and epidemic control from the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) left Dhaka for Haiti Saturday to assist the international community in managing the island's Cholera epidemic, reports BSS.The eight-member team,...

Today's JSC, JDC exams deferred to Nov 22

2010-11-14 00:00:00

The mathematics examination of Junior Secondary Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) scheduled for today (Sunday) has been shifted to November 22, reports bdnews24.com. Dhaka Education Board Secretary Abdus Salam Hawladar told the news agency Saturday that the exam...

Gono Front's call to be united against corruption

2010-11-14 00:00:00

FE ReportGono Front leaders have made a call to the people to be united against corruption. At a discussion meeting Saturday in the city, they said the country needs a new leadership to root out social diseases like corruption, terrorism...

Death anniversary

2010-11-14 00:00:00

The 22nd death anniversary of founder of the Coopera-tive Credit Union Movement in Bangla-desh Father Charles J Young will be observed today (Sunday), said a press release. Marking the day, the member organisations of Cooperative Credit Union League of Bangadesh...

Khaleda’s lawyers meet CJ over vacating Cantt house

2010-11-14 00:00:00

Opposition leader Khaleda Zia's lawyers met with Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque at his official residence Saturday morning, as the authorities concerned started the process of vacating her Cantt house, report agencies.Barrister Rafiq-ul Huq, Barrister Maudud Ahmed, Supreme Court Bar...

Bangladesh to highlight needs of climate-vulnerable nations in Cancun

2010-11-14 00:00:00

WASHINGTON DC, Nov 13 (BSS): Bangladesh Ambassador to the USA Akramul Qader said Bangladesh would highlight global action on the need for vulnerable countries at the forthcoming Cancun Climate Conference. He was speaking at a discussion organised by the Humanity's...

Political leaders protest hartal

2010-11-14 00:00:00

Leaders of different political parties have expressed reaction to dawn-to-dusk countrywide hartal call by main opposition BNP terming it as an undemocratic step against establishing the rule of law, reports BSS.This hartal was not against the government or any particular...

BNP observes half-day strike at Lalmonirhat

2010-11-14 00:00:00

LALMONIRHAT, Nov 13 (bdnews24.com): The main opposition BNP has observed a half-day general strike at Lalmonirhat as part of its three-day protest against the murder of a Bangladesh Chhatra Dal (BCD) leader. District unit members of the party and its...

35 held for suspected militancy links

2010-11-14 00:00:00

COX'S BAZAR, Nov 13 (BSS): The police arrested 35 people, including four women, on suspicion of militancy links from a hotel at Kalatoli in the district today (Saturday). Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Sadar police station M Shajahan said on secrete information...

weather

2010-11-14 00:00:00

Light rain is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions before 6pm today (Sunday).Night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country, Met Office said.Country's highest temperature at 32.8...

NSU retain Inter-Pvt Varsity Football title

2010-11-14 00:00:00

North South University (NSU) retained the Mentors' Inter-Private University Football title beating Independent University-Bangladesh (IUB) by 4-0 goals in the final at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamlapur Saturday, reports UNB.IUB finished runners-up in the...

China dominates with 1,000th Asian Games gold

2010-11-14 00:00:00

GUANGZHOU, Nov 13 (AFP): Hosts China made clear who was boss on the opening day of the Asian Games Saturday by claiming 16 gold medals, including its 1,000th since first competing in 1974.The sporting extravaganza, the most ambitious Asiad so...

Barisal batsman Nasiruddin suspended

2010-11-14 00:00:00

Barisal Division batsman Nasiruddin Faruq has been suspended for one month for showing dissent and using abusive language after he was given out against Dhaka Division in the 2nd phase last round match of the One-Day National Cricket League at...

Sehwag stars in India's reply

2010-11-14 00:00:00

HYDERABAD, Nov 13 (AFP): Virender Sehwag smashed an entertaining 96 and Gautam Gambhir hit 54 before New Zealand removed both the openers on day two of the second Test against India Saturday.Sehwag unleashed 15 fours and a six in his...

Prove capacity to access $100b aid: UNDP chief

2010-11-14 00:00:00

UNDP administrator Helen Clark said Bangladesh should show its strategy and capacity to secure the global climate adaptation fund, which could be as big as US$100 billion a year.She said her organisation is advocating for the "best system" to deliver...

Khaleda leaves cantt house

2010-11-14 00:00:00

Main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Begum Khaleda Zia on Sunday "vacated" her cantonment residence hours after police and elite anti-crime Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) troops laid a siege around the house to "execute a High Court order", report...

FBCCI wants withdrawal of today's hartal

2010-11-14 00:00:00

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on Saturday urged the opposition to withdraw Sunday's dawn-to-dusk hartal called in protest against, what the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) alleged, 'eviction' of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia...

Burma's icon of democracy is free

2010-11-14 00:00:00

The pro-democracy leader of Myanmar and the Nobel Peace Prize winner, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been released by the military authorities in Burma, report agencies.She was detained for 15 of the past 21 years.Following her release, Ms Suu Kyi,...