Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Nov 29: Former city mayor and Awami League leader Alhaj ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury has vowed to take to the streets and move around the city with his private car during Tuesday's dawn-to-dusk hartal called by the opposition BNP.He...
TOKYO, Nov 29 (UNB): Japan will provide additional US$ 100 million to Bangladesh for the construction of the Padma Bridge.The announcement came in a joint statement signed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan here Monday...
FE ReportDhaka stocks fell Monday as investors booked profit on banking issues with the volume of trade declining persistently.The benchmark DSE General Index (DGEN) dropped 0.69 per cent or 59.45 points to close at 8599.41.The broader DSE All Shares Price...
Opposition BNP will enforce countrywide dawn to dusk hartal today (Tuesday) protesting what it said the government failures, misrule and repression on political opponents, reports UNB.Jamaat, IOJ, BJP - partners of BNP led 4-party alliance - and likeminded parties including...
Four vehicles were torched and several cocktails were exploded allegedly by pro-hartal activists in various parts of the capital Monday, police said.The activists set fire to a bus at Mirpur, a private car at Siddheswari, a taxicab at Elephant Road...
FE ReportDhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the country's prime bourse, has demanded to keep the member's margin deposit provision unchanged to avoid operational complexities.DSE president Shakil Rizvi placed the demand with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Monday following the regulator's...
FE ReportThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) Monday said it would surpass revenue collection target this year and that political instability would not hurt the upward trend of tax collection.The board has achieved 26 per cent growth in revenue collection...
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) is likely to announce its decision within 3-4 days on the proposed gas development fund (GDF). "We're at the final stage of our decision making process. Hopefully, the commission will announce its decision within...
Weather is likely to remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over many places of Dhaka, Rajshahi, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Khulna division today (Tuesday). Light fog may occur over the river basins...
FE ReportIndustries Minister Dilip Barua said Monday stable political environment is a must for generating confidence among both domestic and foreign investors, as rapid industrialisation largely depends on investment. "It's urgent to bring about changes in our political culture right...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Monday dismissed the leave petition filed by BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia over Mainul Road residence in Dhaka cantonment, report agencies. It also rejected the prayers, seeking the stay of the operation of...
FE ReportEdible oil suppliers and importers have agreed to sell unpacked (loose) oil at lower rates within two days and fix the prices of bottled oil within a week.The suppliers informed the Commerce Minister Faruk Khan of their decision in...
Gopal SenguptaDoes anybody really think that they didn't get what they wanted to get because they didn't have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment? There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of...
Anu MahmudGood news has always a cheery ring to it. There are all the moments when the state of the country's politics has a disquieting affect on us all and for the right reasons. Even so, for all the confrontational...
Bangladesh was recently reported to be in the twelfth position among the top twenty countries in the world where unemployment is rising. Although high unemployment has been a long-lingering problem here, and there are no quick fixes, high time the...
Mansoor AhmedThere are important crops -- such as cotton and rubber -- the cultivation of which can substantially reduce import dependence for Bangladesh. Experiments established that cotton of the finest quality can be produced in Bangladesh. The soil of this...
Nehal Adil BANGLADESH is a riverine country. Its vast delta region has been formed only in recent times - in the geological perspective. Its still an active delta. The landmass that comprises Bangladesh had a land area of fifty-four thousand...
It is unbelievable that the Prime Minister and the government should drag their feet in showing Musa Ibrahim the honour, respect and gratitude he rightly and richly deserves.Do they have such a myopic view and is so distant from the...
OUR society and schools have become increasingly risk-prone. Parents go nuts if their children get hurt at school. Litigation is every head teacher's worst nightmare. Children are hardly treated like children by schools. They are just there for the schools...
We welcome the decision of the Power Development Board to resume power connections, though on certain conditions, and also to allow the use of air-conditioners with prior permission only.In this connection, we would like to suggest that the use of...
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TEHRAN, Nov 29 (AFP): Twin blasts in Iran's capital killed a prominent nuclear scientist and wounded another Monday, said state media reports that promptly accused Israeli agents on motorbikes of attaching the bombs to their cars."In a criminal terrorist act,...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (agencies): Saudi King Abdullah had urged the United States to attack Iran in order to stop its nuclear programme, according to the leaked US secret diplomatic cables published by the New York Times Sunday.King Abdullah of Saudi...
SEOUL, Nov 29 (Reuters): South Korean President Lee Myung-bak Monday labeled North Korea's artillery attack on a west coast island a crime against humanity and said the South would retaliate against any further provocation.Lee, under pressure at home for his...
BEIJING, Nov. 29 (Xinhua): China hopes political stability in Nepal will be realized at an early date, senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official He Yong said .He made the remarks while meeting with a delegation from the Communist Party...
A court in India's northern Punjab and Haryana state has dismissed a petition seeking details of Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi's religious beliefs, reports bbc.The court said the religion of an individual was "entirely personal". A former Haryana police officer...
Indonesia closes airport as volcano rumblesJAKARTA, Nov 29 : Indonesia closed Malang city's domestic airport Monday as a volcano shot ash into the sky over eastern Java, posing a risk to planes, officials said. The airport, about 25 kilometres (16...
HONG KONG, Nov 29 (AFP): A sagging euro and tensions on the Korean peninsula made for a jittery day on Asian markets Monday, but signs of a strong US shopping season lifted Tokyo and Sydney while Hong Kong also revived.Tokyo's...
SINGAPORE, Nov 29 (Commodity Online): Gold prices remained highly volatile in Asian trade mainly on renewed political tensions in the Korean peninsula. Gold for immediate delivery was seen trading at $1362.04 an ounce at 1.30 pm Singapore time while Gold...
MUMBAI, Nov 29 (Reuters): Indian shares rose for the first time in five sessions and gained 1.4 per cent Monday, tracking world equities, while traders opted for large-cap bets as some of the companies under federal investigation in the bribes-for-loan...
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