THE High Court (HC) Division of the Supreme Court has promptly and befittingly responded to a number of writ petitions in relation to the alleged deaths of three persons in police custody. It summoned the police personnel, who are alleged...
Mahmudur RahmanWITH jobs becoming redundant, numbers travelling not up to expectation and severe cost-cutting the reported slowdown in remittances growth figures was not unexpected. That has to be a matter for concern for policy planners in that this sector was...
Zafar IqbalRESOURCES are scarce and there are competing demands on the same by different sectors. Bangladesh for some years have been allocating a lion's share of the country's budgeted resources on education and health sectors. But allocations are one thing...
It is no overstatement to say that preparing for disasters of all sorts and coping with them call for a greater engagement by the government in all respects. The recent incidents of building collapse and fire accidents that demonstrated serious...
The Detailed Area Plan (DAP) for the city proposed that at least 21 per cent of the city's present and projected areas must be reserved as water bodies where no real estate development activities would be permitted. But this meritorious...
M S SiddiquiBoth public and private sector banks have large non-performing loans (NPL). The major part of these NPL is with the public sector enterprises. This means, the government is major defaulter of bank loan. There is allegation that the...
Maswood Alam KhanA child cries when he feels pain; his mother gives to her screaming child a toy to play with so that he stops crying forgetting his pains. When we the adults feel pain we also try to divert...
Mahi WayOn SONY Ent TV Friday at 8-30 pm."Another round of gol-guppas please", Don't be surprised if you find her next to your famous gol-guppas stall, merrily eating away to glory. Meet Mahi! A girl next door, a healthy girl...
LOS ANGELES, July 8 (AFP): She sobbed and pleaded in court not to be thrown in jail, but troubled Hollywood starlet Lindsay Lohan had another, far less plaintive message for the judge, written on the fingernail of her middle finger.Photographers...
MUMBAI, July 8 (AFP): Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has announced his return as host of the Indian version of TV quiz "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?", 10 years after it helped revive his flagging fortunes.The 67-year-old, known to his...
BTVam07:00 Announcement, Recitation From The Holy Quran, Programme Outline And The Holy Tripitak Paath07:20 Desher Gaan07:45 Muktijudher Pratidin08:00 Sakaler Sangbad08:10 Aso Gaan Shikhi08:35 Patrikar Sangbad Shironam09:10 Children Drama - Tom & Jerry09:35 Children Drama - Sisimpur10:00 The News10:05 Tifeener Adday10:35...
BANGKOK, July 8 (AP): World markets climbed Thursday as investors snapped up beaten down stocks amid a higher global growth forecast from the IMF and US bank State Street's robust profit forecast.Sentiment turned upbeat after the Dow Jones industrial average...
SINGAPORE, July 8 (Bloomberg): Hong Kong stocks rose, driving the Hang Seng Index higher for the second time in three days, after a trade group said US retail sales climbed and the International Monetary Fund raised its global growth forecast.Li...
MUMBAI, July 8 (Bloomberg): Indian stocks climbed the most in than a week after the International Monetary Fund raised the growth outlook for the South Asian nation.Tata Steel Ltd led a rally in raw material producers after the nation's steel...
NEW DELHI, July 8 (Bloomberg): India's car sales growth will probably slow by half this year as new emissions rules push up vehicle prices and interest rates increase.Passenger car sales may gain about 12 per cent in the year ending...
HONG KONG, July 8 (Bloomberg): ICICI Bank Ltd, India's second- largest lender, plans to sell 5 ½-year bonds denominated in US dollars as soon as today, according to a person familiar with the matter.Bank of America Corp, Deutsche Bank AG...
LONDON, July 8 (Bloomberg): UK stocks rose for a third day as the International Monetary Fund's increased global growth forecast and statements from Hays Plc to Galliford Try Plc suggested the economic recovery is intact.Lloyds Banking Group Plc climbed 4.3...
SHANGHAI, July 8 (Commodity Online): World's largest gold producer, China witnessed record surge in gold trading during the first half of this year. According to Shanghai Gold Exchange, domestic investors' gold frenzy pushed trading volume of the yellow metal to...
Our CorrespondentGOPALGANJ, July 08: A workshop was held on "Progress of fish production programme and implementation of greater Faridpur district", at local circuit house auditorium recently.District Fisheries Department, Gopalganj organised the workshop with Sheikh Yousuf Harun, DC, Gopalganj in the...
SINGAPORE, July 8 (AP): Oil prices climbed to near $75 a barrel Thursday in Asia, extending big gains from the previous session as global stock markets rallied.Benchmark crude for August delivery was up 66 cents to $74.73 a barrel at...
LONDON, July 8 (Bloomberg): Robusta coffee rose the most in a week in London on speculation that roasters bought more of the beans used in espresso and blends.Robusta for September delivery, the most actively traded contract, added as much as...
BERLIN, July 8 (Commodity Online): India has sought German investment in the country's fast growing chemical and petrochemicals sector. Srikant Jena, India's Minister for Chemicals & Fertilisers who is currently leading a delegation to Germany to explore business opportunities, said...
India pepper futures extended the early gains and touched the first upper circuit in the afternoon trading sessions lead by strong buying support, reports Commodity Online. The International Pepper Community projected lower crop for largest producer Vietnam at 90,000 tonnes...
The following were the commercial banks' rates to public for some selectedforeign currencies with Bangladesh Taka in cash transaction ThursdaySelling rates to public (outward remittance)BankUSDEuroGBPJPYCHFCADAUDSCBsSonali Bank69.550088.4836105.92450.795066.480666.843061.0277Agrani Bank69.550088.7059106.39250.797466.518166.774160.8311FCBsStanChart69.6787.16101.080.7961.0666.3758.97HSBC 69.760090.5028108.07510.812466.947267.075161.6412Citibank naNANANANANANANABank of Ceylon69.790090.1500108.90260.820767.796867.508264.4441PCBsUttara Bank69.700089.0453106.38600.804166.375066.963261.1380AB Bank69.750089.8566107.27810.8079NANANABuying rates from public (inward remittance)SCBsUSDEuroGBPJPYCHFCADAUDSonali Bank68.600086.3929103.94290.768564.889265.242859.5884Agrani Bank68.600086.5682104.05630.766264.982265.281859.7672FCBsStanChart68.6783.1397.440.7458.4663.5155.34HSBC...
KABUL, July 8 (AFP): The United States (US) is set to deliver three billion dollars worth of equipment aimed at countering Taliban-made crude bombs used in the Afghan war, a US official said Thursday.Improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, have become...
MOSCOW, July 8 (AP): Special riot police secured the perimeter of Moscow's Lefortovo prison Thursday and a gaggle of TV cameras and photographers jostled for the best position as the world braced for what could be largest spy swap since...
NEW YORK, July 8 (AP): After four days of a steamy heat wave swamped much of the Eastern Seaboard, the likelihood of just 80- or 90-degree weather was sounding downright delectable.The National Weather Service was forecasting less brutal heat throughout...
NEW YORK, July 8 (Reuters): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday he was prepared to discuss 'right away' the future of Jewish settlements if Palestinians entered direct peace talks with Israel.Asked on CNN's "Larry King Live" if he would...
PAYERNE, Switzerland, July 8 (AP): An experimental solar-powered plane has landed safely after completing its first 24-hour test flight.The record feat brings it one step closer to the makers' ultimate aim of circling the globe using only energy from the...
SRINAGAR, July 8 (AFP): The Indian government Thursday appealed for parents in Kashmir to keep their teenage sons indoors after the deaths of several young men in violent protests over the last month. At least 15 people have died in...
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