Ameer HamzaNuclear energy should not be an option for a stark poor country like Bangladesh where proper up-keep of even low-tech installations is not up to standard. It is worrying indeed that on the pretext of meeting people's demand for...
Diane BartzGoogle Inc (GOOG.O) may have won some hard legal battles in the past, but none as tough as the toxic fight brewing over its unauthorised capture of private information while taking photos for its online maps.Not only are there...
Sharmistha Dey "Economic recession teaches you to be conservative in your expenses and hold on to your job even if you were planning to quit the minute you got another," Indian entrepreneurs said recently, adding that however, the founders of...
YC Tan The Malaysian government's decision announced Wednesday to teach the Mandarin and Tamil languages at all national primary schools from 2010 will deliver positive impacts to the country economically, socially and politically.In this highly competitive world where things change...
THE showers at intervals that were experienced in Dhaka city for couple of days or more this week, left enough indications to worry seriously about its conditions during the remaining part of the monsoon period. If even relatively milder showers...
Nerun YakubThe government, as the latest developments indicate, is going forward with a plan to set up a nuclear power plant to mitigate Bangladesh's energy crisis. A Russian technical expert team has already been working on the prospect of setting...
Anwarul IqbalFarmers in one season who produce amply but do not get good returns, are likely to under-produce in the next season, leading to scarcity of that commodity and its higher price at retail levels. Thus, there are many sides...
Sending manpower abroad is too important for Bangladesh to be left fully to the greedy recruiting agencies who are reportedly charging fees two to five times higher than the fees fixed by the government. We all know that the highest...
The Financial Express reported in its 24 June issue that hatchery owners had been charging intolerable high prices for chicks that made poultry farms non-profitable. We have been observing for last couple of years that a handful of hatcheries have...
My attention was drawn to a letter in which Sir Frank Peters proposed that Everest conqueror Musa Ibrahim be honoured by Bangladesh Post Office with a postage stamp.Although I agree with Sir Frank in principle, I'm wondering if Bangladesh is...
Ferdaus Ara BegumPrimary aim of regulations is to promote economic development and growth of a country. Regulations help market function and operate properly by enabling proper allocation of physical and technical resources. Transparency and adequate implementation of regulations reduce opportunities...
M S SiddiquiChemicals are widely used in production of consumer goods including paper and pulp mills, chemical industry, textile plants, leather industry etc. Bangladesh has a large number of such industries, which have high potential to release dioxins. An estimated...
LAHORE, July 2 (AFP): Pakistan's second city Lahore was on high alert Friday after two suicide bombers blew themselves up in an Islamic shrine packed with worshippers, killing 42 people and wounding scores more.Pakistan's Taliban, which has been instrumental in...
KATHMANDU, July 2 (AFP): Nepal's political leaders were locked in talks Friday to try to form a new government amid mounting international concern about the country's faltering peace process.Major disagreements have emerged between the three biggest political parties over who...
WASHINGTON, July 2 (CNN): The House narrowly passed a spending bill late Thursday that includes $37 billion to fund the war in Afghanistan.Just before the vote, the White House issued a veto threat, warning members of President Barack Obama's party...
WASHINGTON, July 2 (Xinhua): US President Barack Obama Thursday signed a new Iran sanction bill into law, which is described by him as "striking at the heart" of Iranian government's nuclear ability.The bill, signed in the East Room of the...
MANILA, July 2 (Reuters): Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said Friday the military would get the weapons and equipment it needed to end insurgencies, saying without stability the country could not attract investment to fund development.Lieutenant-General Ricardo David, the new...
BANGKOK, July 2 (AFP): Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Friday he had no plans to hold elections this year because more time was needed for reconciliation following the deadliest political unrest in decades."The government is not ruling out dissolution...
BRUSSELS, July 2 (AFP): The European Union (EU) urged Sri Lanka's government Thursday to cooperate with a UN panel probing alleged war crimes during the country's civil war."The European Union encourages the Government of Sri Lanka to cooperate fully, including...
Polish presidential rivals push campaign to the wireWARSAW, July 2: Poland's presidential rivals on Friday campaigned to the wire ahead of a run-off election forced by the death in an air crash of Lech Kaczynski, twin brother of one of...
CAPE TOWN, July 2 (AFP): Germany and Argentina have turned up the heat ahead of their eagerly-anticipated World Cup quarter-final Saturday, with sparks flying as both sides trade barbs.The two teams have an intense and long rivalry, with the Argentines...
JOHANNESBURG, July 2 (AFP): Football governing body FIFA Friday gave Nigeria just under two days to reverse its decision to ban the national football team from international matches following its poor showing at the World Cup.FIFA's general secretary Jerome Valcke...
JOHANNESBURG, July 2 (AFP): Spain will be wary when they face Paraguay Saturday in Johannesburg's Ellis Park stadium of not making the same mistakes as in the past.Until two years ago when the Spanish finally delivered on their undoubted promise...
SEOUL, July 2 (AFP): Huh Jung-Moo Friday stepped down as South Korea's coach, citing distress from scathing attacks over his leadership during the football World Cup in South Africa."I've decided not to seek a second term," Huh, 55, told journalists."My...
PARIS, July 2 (AFP): The World Cup's greatest players may not be able to go on playing for ever, but that doesn't stop them seeking to score points from the sidelines.The current tournament in South Africa has seen legends from...
CAPE TOWN, July 2 (AFP): Argentine goalkeeper Sergio Romero has been doing his homework on German penalty-takers ahead of their World Cup quarter-final Saturday, but he said intuition was the real key.The grudge match comes four years after Germany beat...
BARCELONA, July 2 (AFP): Dutch legend Johan Cruyff indicated Thursday that he believes Spain have what it takes to win the World Cup for the first time in their history.Speaking in his adopted home of Barcelona, who he coached to...
Initiatives are underway to strengthen the Implementation, Monitoring & Evaluation Division (IMED) under the planning ministry in a bid to ensure the quality and performance of the development projects. "If monitoring of the development projects is strengthened, quality will be...
FE ReportPrices of rice, fish and vegetables were up while that of sugar, oil and lentil remained steady in the city's kitchen markets, traders said Friday.Prices of coarse varieties of rice witnessed an upward trend and increased by Tk 1-...
Sonia H MoniNet profit of Dhaka Insurance Ltd jumped to 274 per cent in 2009 as the company made investment in share market and FDR.Dhaka Insurance Ltd Managing Director AQM Wazed Ali told the FE, "We made net profit of...
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