Bengal like many other lands does not possess sufficient records of her internal affairs before the fifteenth century. She is also unfortunate in not having any history of thought movements which in all probability started emerging with the advent of...
I have always been an avid admirer of Afsan Chowdhury's wizardry with writing analytical and objective prose both in Bengali and English. As usual, he produced another excellent piece on the state of tribalism in Bangladesh (Politics and property grabbing,...
When I came home from having lunch today, my uncle was waiting for me by the door. He had that look on his face that he wanted to talk to me about something. I tend to fear that look because...
While the US economy is rebounding from the worst recession since the 1930s, it is doing so at a snail's pace.And that is why the US Federal Reserve (Fed) announced Wednesday that it would engage in a second round of...
BTVam07:00 Announcement, The Holy Quran, The Holy Tripitak Paath and Programme Outline 07:20 Geet Bitaan07:45 Desh O Biggyan08:00 Sakaler Sangbad08:15 Maati-O-Manush08:20 Bishwa Pratidin08:35 Deshtake Bhalobeshe08:55 Sangbad Shironam09:00 Docu- Fire Dekha09:10 Kishor Mancho10:00 News10:05 Rumjhum10:30 Shishu O Nari Unnayon (Debate)11:05 Karukaaz11:30...
A Cuban passenger plane has crashed in the centre of the country, killing all 68 people on board, officials say, reports BBC.Rescuers found no survivors when they reached the site of the crash, Cuba's Civil Aviation Authority said.The state-run Aerocaribbean...
SLEMAN, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) : A volcano in Central Java of Indonesia re-erupted earlier Friday, killing at least 69 people and injuring seriously 71 others, bringing the total fatalities to 107 since its eruption on Oct. 26, officials said here.Rescuers...
ISLAMABAD, Sept 5(AP) President Obama's decision to spend three days in India beginning Saturday, while bypassing Pakistan, has sparked anxiety among government officials here who warn that Obama risks upsetting the delicate balance of power between the nuclear-armed neighbours. Among...
With final votes still being counted, Republican challenger Dino Rossi said he had called Ms Murray to "offer my congratulations", reports BBC.The result leaves the Democrats with 51 seats in the 100-member Senate following Tuesday's mid-term polls.Republicans have 46 seats...
YANGON, Sept 5 (AP): Twenty years after the last elections here, when a landslide opposition victory was annulled by the military-run government, Myanmar is holding a nationwide vote Sunday that its secretive generals tout as "discipline-flourishing democracy."Political gatherings are only...
KABUL, Nov 5 (AFP): A suicide bomber blew himself up Friday and killed five people in a crowded bazaar in a remote northern Afghan town, officials said, as NATO announced the deaths of two soldiers. The bomber was on foot...
Three foreign pilots kidnapped in Sudan's Darfur KHARTOUM, Nov 5: Three foreign pilots have been kidnapped in South Darfur, the governor of the troubled Sudanese state where abductions are rife said on Friday. "Last night, unidentified gunmen stormed the home...
Sri Lanka came on this tour with one goal and achieved it with a match to spare. By handing Australia a seventh straight defeat, Kumar Sangakkara's men delivered their maiden series win in Australia in 26 years of trying, according...
It was not the one-way traffic that was expected, but India were well on top after the second day in Ahmedabad. In an hour either side of the lunch break, New Zealand's spinners ripped through the Indian middle-order, before struggling...
Bangladesh Under-17 team took a 119-run first innings lead over touring Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) Under-17 team scoring 262 for 7 (declared) in 99.4 overs on the 2nd day of the second three-day match at the Comilla Stadium Friday,...
PARIS, Nov 5 (AFP): Defending champion Novak Djokovic and fourth seed Andy Roddick both reached the quarter-finals of the ATP Swiss Indoors after straight sets wins here on Thursday.Second seed Djokovic won 6-4, 7-6 (8/6) against Finn Jarkko Nieminen, a...
The DRU-Pepsi Inter-House Cricket, organised by the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU), begins today (Saturday) at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium with six matches slated for the opening day, reports UNB.Opening day's matches: New Age vs Jai Jai Din, Radio...
Monira MunniThe state-run standards watchdog has undertaken a programme to improve the quality of its certification for the sake of international acceptability, officials said.Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) launched a Tk 720 million new project titled Modernisation and Strengthening...
FE ReportPrices of edible oil, onion and potato witnessed a further upward trend in the city's kitchen markets due to growing demand of the items for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, traders said.Unpacked edible oil prices were up by Tk 2.0 per...
FE Report Bangladeshis working abroad have remitted over US$ 917 million in October this year thanks largely to the forthcoming Eid-ul-Azha festival, officials said Thursday. The remittances from Bangladeshi nationals working abroad were estimated at $917.23 million in October 2010,...
FE ReportThe three-day second international tourism fair 'Chittagong Travel Mart-2010' organised by The Bangladesh Monitor kicked off at the Ichhamati Hall of Hotel Agrabad in Chittagong Thursday, said a press release. Editor of the Dainik Azadi MA Malek inaugurated the...
WOLFSBURG, Germany, Nov 5 (UNB): Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus said here Friday that the people, who are interested in social business, will never seek government support and facilities like tax cut.The government will not be involved in the social...
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) for cooperation in aviation safety issues, reports BSS. Under the agreement, the FAA will conduct a technical review of...
October 31 - November 4, 2010Commercial Bank of CeylonThe inter-bank call money rates were stable and traded between 4.0 per cent and 6.0 per cent in the past week.Bangladesh Bank (BB) absorbed excess liquidity through its Reverse Repo window. BB...
FHM Humayan KabirThe government will seek budgetary support from the World Bank (WB) to deal with the fiscal deficit as the country is heading towards huge financial burden due to expensive power purchase from private companies, officials said.Finance ministry officials...
Zaglul Ahmed ChowdhuryUnited States president Barack Obama is embarking on a ten-day Asian trip that brings him on the first leg of the sojourn to world's largest democracy, India. He will spend four days in India, visiting capital New Delhi...
Jasim Uddin Haroon The tanners Friday said procurement of raw hides and skin might fall sharply during this year's Eid-ul-Azha due to the panic over anthrax, which has attacked cattle in some parts of the country a few months back....
WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Agencies): The impact of the Federal Reserve's new move to boost a weak US economic recovery "may be modest," a spokeswoman for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said yesterday. "We believe that this action shows the Fed's...
FE ReportFive alleged robbers were killed and two others critically injured as community policemen along with local people beat them up following a hot chase at Kadamtoli in the city early Friday, the police said.Witnesses said the on-duty community police...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched its Human Development Report 2010 saying Bangladesh's Human Development Index (HDI) increased by 81 per cent in the past 30 years, reports BSS.A UNDP statement issued Friday said that UN Secretary- General...
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