Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Dhaka, Rajshahi, Barishal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Khulna division today (Tuesday).Weather may remain...
Siddique Islam Six more organisations including stock traders have been brought under the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) as reporting agencies, officials said Monday. The agencies, which are newly included, are stock dealers and stock brokers, portfolios managers and merchant bankers,...
FE ReportExecutives of JP Morgan, one of the top financial institutes in US, are willing to contribute more to Bangladesh economy as they recognise its economic potential which has been growing over six per cent during the last seven years....
FE ReportThe Chamber Judge of the Supreme Court (SC) has referred the SEC's appeal petition, filed against the High Court's stay on NAV-based margin loan calculation, to the full court of the appellate division.After hearing, the Chamber Judge Muzammel Haque...
FHM Humayan KabirThe government has sought US$600 million in additional fund from three major donors to construct the Padma Bridge as its cost has swelled to $2.9 billion from earlier estimate of $2.4 billion, officials said Monday."We have sent request...
FE ReportAn organisation of local poultry farmers Monday protested the government's comment that the broiler chicken traders are willingly spreading anthrax panic among countrymen. In a statement, the Breeders Association of Bangladesh, a platform of the poultry chick producers, said...
The Cabinet Monday approved the draft of The Animal Slaughter and Meat Quality Control Bill 2010 to control spread of Anthrax and some other contagious diseases, reports UNB.The government has amended the Animal Slaughter (Restriction) and Meat (Control) Act' 1983...
One has enough reasons to be worried about the ongoing developments centering the Chittagong port, the main economic lifeline of the country. Various stakeholders are now engaged in an intense blame game while the port's efficiency, according to port users'...
Parveen Haque Sub-standard medical centres are found to be doing good business in the country. Such centres often exploit the innocence and helplessness of their victims. The latter rush to these centres in desperation from not finding a berth in...
Md. Rafiqur RahmanElectronic resources management (ERM) refers to managing all of the information products that a library acquires and provides services through a computer network/Internet. This includes electronic books, electronic/online journals, magazine, bibliographic databases, and library web pages etc. In...
Bangladesh is increasing in size contradicting forecasts that parts of this country will disappear under water due to global warming. Scientists at the Centre for Environment and Geographic Information Services (CEGIS) say that the country's landmass has been increasing by...
A report under the title, "18th BCS officers got zero in English", recently published in a national English daily is not necessarily a complaint against the Public Service Commission (PSC). It only reflects the poor quality of education of those...
Quazi Faruque AhmedTODAY is October 5. Teachers and education staff world over observe the day as 'World Teachers' Day' since 1994. On this day in 1966, UNESCO adopted the Recommendations Concerning the Status of Teachers at its special intergovernmental conference...
S. A. MansoorDictionary shows that "only" can be an adjective, adverb as well as a conjunction! Small wonder then, that this very commonly used word has an uncommon flexibility in its usage and application in spoken and written English language....
ISLAMABAD, Oct 4 (AP): The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility Monday for a pre-dawn attack on tankers carrying fuel to Afghanistan for US and other NATO forces, left vulnerable on the side of the road after Pakistan shut down a key...
KOLKATA, (India), Oct 4 (AFP): A Singapore Airlines plane flying from Moscow to Singapore made an emergency landing Sunday in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata after a bomb scare, an airport official told AFP. The plane, carrying 265 people,...
BANGKOK, Oct 4 (AFP): Alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, the so-called "Merchant of Death", arrived at a court in Thailand in a bullet-proof vest Monday for the next legal hurdle in his US extradition case. Bout, guarded by a...
TOKYO, Oct 4 (AFP): Japan's Foreign Ministry issued a travel alert Monday for Japanese nationals living or travelling in Europe, warning of "possible terrorist attacks" by al-Qaeda and affiliated groups.The warning followed an alert from Washington, which said attackers may...
Five killed in Iraq violence BAGHDAD, Oct 4: Five people were killed in violence in Baghdad and central Iraq Monday, including a roadside bomb targeting a junior minister, medical and security officials said. A convoy transporting Fuad al-Mussawi, a deputy...
HONG KONG, Oct 4 (Reuters): Asian stocks shot to a two-year high Monday, boosted by interest in emerging markets, while the dollar edged up after last week's selloff though speculation the Federal Reserve will add to money supply was still...
The 76th meeting of the board of directors of Islami Commercial Insurance Company Ltd (ICIcL) was held at the company's board room in the city recently, said a press release.Chairman of the company Al-haj Md Anowar Hossain presided over the...
Singapore, Oct 4 (Commodity Online): Gold prices eased in Asian trade Monday after posting record gains last week as traders looking forward for more monetary policy easing by the US Fed. Spot gold was seen trading at $1315.74 an ounce...
TOKYO, Oct 4 (AFP): Worldwide steel production may plateau over the next five years as a result of environmental pressures and smaller demand increases, one of the world's top steelmakers said in a report Monday.JFE Steel of Japan told the...
BAGHDAD, Oct 4 (AFP): Iraq reported Monday a sharp rise in its proven oil reserves to 143.1 billion barrels, a major boost to a war-battered country heavily dependent on crude and seeking to rebuild its economy.The new figure represents a...
NEW DELHI, Oct 4 (PTI): Silver prices rose by Rs 130 to Rs 33,700 per kg in the national capital today on increased offtake by industrial units and coin-makers, while gold shed Rs 10 to Rs 19,390 per 10 grams...
MUMBAI, Oct 4 (Economic Times): Benchmarks ended on a positive note but off intraday highs as investors booked profits taking cues from weak European markets. Selling pressure was seen in FMCG, IT and capital goods space while auto and banks...
SINGAPORE, Oct 4 (Commodity Online): World oil prices continued to hover near $81.50 a barrel mark in Asian trade Monday on expectations of increase in energy demand. Light sweet crude for November delivery was seen treading at $81.56 a barrel...
BTVam07:00 Announcement, The Holy Quran, The Holy Tripitak Paath and Programme Outline 07:20 Geet Malya07:45 Sufi Sadhoker Bangladesh08:00 Sakaler Sangbad08:15 Maati-O-Manush08:35 Samprotik08:55 Sangbad Shironam09:00 Docu- Fire Dekha09:10 Joydhoni09:35 Sastho Katha10:00 News10:05 Muktijuddha Pratidin10:30 Jibon Khuje Pai11:05 Nirbachito Anushthan11:30 Thikana12:00 Sangbad...
Our Correspondent RANGPUR, Oct 4: Sugarcane cultivation is gaining popularity among the farmers of Rangpur district. According to sources of Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) a total 7,400 hectares of lands have been brought under sugarcane cultivation in 4 Upazilas...
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