On Sunday and Wednesday nights, many of the young women of our country switch on Channel I to watch the Lux Channel I Super Star programme. The next morning, in their everyday gossip with friends and family members, they discuss...
The commuters of Dhaka city are dismayed at the sudden and unilateral decision of the authority to raise the fare of auto-rickshaws unjustifiably which came as a bolt from the blue to them. Every day there are reports coming in...
It is learnt from Bangladesh Bank’s Annual Report 2004-2005 [http://www.bangladesh-bank.org/pub/annual/anreport/ar0405/index0405.html] that the bank “processed and disposed of 25.9 million pieces of torn/soiled notes during January-June 2005.” Again, “As a part of clean note policy in circulation, special attention has been...
Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for 2010 of Transparency International (TI) places Bangladesh in 12th position in ranking from the bottom with a score of 2.4 points out of 10 among 178 countries surveyed. In 2009, it scored the same points...
The policy of Bangladesh Bank administering directly the interest rates of deposit and lending was abolished through the reforms of the banking system in the past decade. Lending rates are now influenced by forces driven by market. Inflation, ratio of...
THE Communication Minister, as the report said, has set a deadline to make the road sides free from hawkers after the Eid-ul-Azha festival. Hawkers, it seems, have been given a reprieve for a month due to Eid. Intention of similar...
Historians have written many things about the causes of the French Revolution that seemed to start from 1789 and turned into a cataclysmic event affecting not only the destiny of France but also Europe as a whole and beyond. The...
The Sankarpur area in Jessore city used to be haunted by at least two-three hundred motorbike riders everyday, for a shot, or a puff, or a sniff, of their substance of choice, peddled at the drug 'haat' here - located...
The Maldives government is determined to protect the marine life around its shores - and along with it, the country's economy.I stare into the eye of the manta ray as it cruises past me - just centimetres from my face...
Reading: Key to Learning by Sarwar Jahan, published by Southern University Press, Chittagong, in October 2010, page 249, price Taka 320.00. ISBN: 978-984-33-1274-7The book under review is an exceptional monograph on the horrific crisis-ridden contemporary society. It is weighed down...
Asma Jahangir is a courageous person. Her mark of distinction is her tenacious struggle for human rights and her resolute stance on the marginalised section of the population that include women, children and religious minorities. She is a source of...
The rising price and extreme shortage of sugar have spread panic among Pakistanis during last four weeks, triggering a hatred wave among people against the current political government.Worried and wandering poor with long faces, in search of one kilogram sugar,...
Yangjingzhong, Lu Ming'ou With a distinct smell of fermentation in the air, and large twisted tubes sending processed grain into big silos all over the plant, one may pass it as an ordinary brewery.Brewery it is, but no ordinary. In...
Ian MorrisUK Prime Minister David Cameron has said China will soon reclaim its position as the world's biggest economy - a role it has held for 18 of the past 20 centuries. But how did the US, Britain and the...
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...
GUANGZHOU, Nov 12 (AFP): Security forces mounted a huge land, sea and air operation to safeguard the opening of the Asian Games Friday, due to be launched in a glitzy riverside gala ceremony.In a departure from usual practice, the event...
HYDERABAD, India, Nov 12, 2010 (AFP) - Opener Tim McIntosh struck a fine 102 to steer New Zealand to 258-4 on the first day of the second Test against India Friday.The left-hander hit 10 fours and a six during his...
GUANGZHOU, Nov 12 (AFP): Bitter rivals India and Pakistan are gearing for an intriguing slugfest as South Korea and China chase a hat-trick of titles in the Asian Games field hockey.With a ticket to the London Olympics at stake --...
GUANGZHOU, Nov 12 (AFP): India's Olympic chiefs Friday stepped up pressure on their reluctant government to accept a proposal to bid for the Asian Games in 2019.The sports ministry earlier this month turned down the bidding request from the Indian...
GUANGZHOU, Nov 12 (AFP): China will seek to impose their world weightlifting dominance on the Asian Games when the event kicks off Saturday with 15 gold medals on offer over seven days of competition.The country's track record at the Games...
The Daily Star emerged champions in the DRU-Pepsi Media Cricket beating Destiny by 45 runs in the final at the Maulana Bhasanai National Hockey Stadium in the city Friday, reports UNB.State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Dr Shirin Sharmin...
BERLIN, Nov 12 (AFP) : German football legend Franz Beckenbauer said Thursday he will not stand for re-election for world football's governing body FIFA's executive committee in 2011.The 65-year-old, who both captained and coached Germany to World Cup titles in...
GUANGZHOU, Nov 12 (AFP): Spectators have been banned from watching Tenpin bowling at the Asian Games because there is no room to seat them.The squeeze on space at the Tianhe Hall venue also means that only two officials will be...
The government plans to introduce distributorship system for selling food items scrapping the traditional 'Delivery Order' (DO) mechanism to stop 'syndication' and prevent unusual price hike of essential commodities, a top official in the commerce ministry said.The proposed distributorship will...
GUANGZHOU, Nov 12 (AP): Light beams, fireworks and water jets exploded from the banks of the Pearl River as China marked the opening of the 16th Asian Games in southern city Guangzhou, two years after dazzling the world with a...
The world's top cellphone makers are losing out to small players in Bangladesh market as cheaper prices have lured users to switch over to non-brand handsets.Positions of US-based Motorola, LG, Sony Ericsson, a joint venture of Japan and Sweden, slipped...
SEOUL, Nov 12 (AP): Leaders of 20 major economies on Friday refused to endorse a US push to get China to let its currency rise, keeping alive a dispute that has raised the specter of a global trade war.At the...
Siddique IslamBangladesh Bank has asked seven commercial banks to ensure due diligence before providing loans, particularly in large amount, officials said.The instructions were given to the banks, which have higher credit growth than deposit, at separate meetings held last week...
Sheikh Shahariar ZamanTransit or transshipment fees should not be seen as a tool to augment revenue collection; rather it should be used for facilitating trade, Economic Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister Dr Mashiur Rahman told the FE, referring to...
Sale of sacrificial animals at the city's makeshift markets is gathering momentum with thousands of such animals arriving on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims.Cattle traders hoped that they would be able to recover...
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