Md. Abdur RahamanBANGLADESH is a developing country and still faces many difficulties. The country has achieved political sovereignty, but economic freedom has yet to be gained. In seeking the goal of self-reliance, tourism can definitely contribute to development of the...
Zahreela On Zee TV Saturday at 5-00 pm. Arun Dev did not know that one night a small empty tin can would not only change the pattern of his life but would also bring his wife, Nisha sister, Pooja and...
CANNES, France, May 21 (AFP): At Cannes, the buzz on likely winners of the festival's top prize Sunday is keeping fashionistas and film-makers alike awake at nights, as brands and movies fight for red carpet limelight.A city studded with high-end...
CANNES, France, May 21 (AFP): Bleak films of murder, police brutality and Soviet dictatorship -- some of them three hours long -- are among the central and eastern European offerings furrowing brows at the Cannes festival."Some people make comedies. Others...
ATN BANGLAam07:00 Sangbad 07:30 Talking Point08:00 Sangbad08:30 Children Prog- Chonde Anande09:00 Atn News09:15 Asian City Vision 202010:00 Sangbad10:30 Talk show - Hello Bangladesh11:00 News Bangla11:05 Shah Cement Nirmaner Taroka12:00 Sangbad Bulletins 12:15 Shesh Okkhor01:00 News01:30 Documentary prog.-Prapok 02:00 News02:40 Bangla...
Monira MunniMobile phone operators have added nearly four million subscribers in the first four months of the year, as the industry has made a "turnaround" the companies say owe largely to subsidised sales of connections.The Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC)...
Export Import (EXIM) Bank of Bangladesh Limited has opened its 53th branch at Panchaboti in Narayanganj. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the bank Kazi Masihur Rahman inaugurated the branch as the chief guest recently, said a press...
FE ReportPrices of fish and vegetable witnessed a downward trend while other essentials remained steady in the city's kitchen markets last week."Prices of hilsa was high due to short supply but availability of other fishes was good ahead of the...
Sheikh Shahariar ZamanThe Bangabandhu Bridge is set to raise funds by issuing bonds to finance its maintenance work in line with a government move to divest state-owned enterprises (SOEs).The government took a decision on divestment in January and in line...
FE ReportPrime Bank Limited is planning to open its own representative office in Bahrain- the Bank officials revealed Thursday, as the leading commercial bank is eyeing the Middle East region for its next wave of overseas expansion."We would soon open...
Prof Abu Nasser Muhammad Abduz Zaher and Mr Yousif Abdullah Al-Rajhi and Engineer Mustafa Anwar have been reelected chairman and vice chairmen respectively of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL). The board of directors of the bank at its recent meeting...
Sonia H MoniThe government has recently approved Banarasi Palli development projection Rangpur to eliminate poverty by developing the designated area by building working sheds, providing training and ensuring credit facilities, official said.Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) chairman Md....
May 16 - 20, 2010 Commercial Bank of CeylonThe Bangladesh Bank has intensified its intervention in the foreign exchange market, buying US dollars from commercial banks to keep the market stable. As part of the operation, the central bank has...
BANGKOK, May 21 (AFP): Thailand's premier said Friday that order has been restored after a deadly crackdown on anti-government protests triggered mayhem in the capital, but that the divided kingdom faces 'huge challenges'.Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajive declared victory in a...
HYDERABAD, May 21 (AP): The death toll from a powerful cyclone that slammed into southeastern India, toppling power lines and triggering landslides, has climbed to 23, a top official said Friday.The storm plunged a large swath of coastal Andhra Pradesh...
TOKYO, May 21 (AP): US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says North Korea must face international consequences for the sinking of a South Korean warship.Speaking in the Japanese capital, Clinton said Friday that the US, Japan, South Korea and...
LAHORE, May 21 (AFP): Thousands of Pakistanis were expected to take to the streets Friday to vent growing anger against Facebook and the West over 'sacrilegious' caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed on the Internet.A Facebook user organised an "Everyone Draw...
Gunmen shoot dead UK family in PakistanLAHORE, May 21: A British couple and their daughter were shot dead at a cemetery in Pakistan as part of a family feud while visiting the country for a wedding, police said Friday. They...
Enayet Rasul BhuiyanTHERE are very compelling reasons to explain why much increasing the production of food grains ought to be a very high priority for Bangladesh. The country is able to maintain a balance of sorts between its basic food...
Shamsher ChowdhuryIt is difficult to describe the essence of a man like Dr. Mokaddem. A mere MBBS he was indeed a Doctor par excellence. He obtained his medical degree from the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital sometime in the late...
Ameer HamzaA senior citizen recently was so piqued by the conduct of a well-known cardiologist at a popular 'diagnostic centre' at Uttara that she refused to add the four more drugs that he had prescribed to her daily regimen. She...
Yang HaiyunRecent moves over Iran's nuclear development program have exposed what analysts say is a "trust gap" between the islamic republic and the West and a tough road ahead to resolve the stand-off.Iran appeared to go some way to meeting...
Tony MunroeWho needs reforms?A year into office, India's government has disappointed on hopes it would usher in a new wave of economic liberalisation.Foreign firms and investors, however, are getting on with business undeterred. Despite the dimming of reform expectations, India's...
Are we seeing the creation of the Great Firewall of Pakistan? In extraordinary moves, the country's authorities first blocked Facebook, and then YouTube. The two websites stand accused of containing images of the Prophet Muhammad that are deemed blasphemous. The...
AlimuzzamanRupchand Biswas, a watermelon farmer, is elated as he works with others employed by him in his field under Kotalipara Upazila in Gopalganj district. Watermelon cultivation has been a lifeline for the farmers here as the lands are very fertile...
Peace and stability Kyrgyzstan appear far off in Kyrgyzstan after the southern city of Jalalabad witnessed in the past two days the second bout of bloody clashes in a week between supporters of the interim government and backers of the...
Opposition BNP has dismissed allegations that it would enforce hartal to thwart the war crimes trial and said the government invoked the issue to hide its failures, reports bdnews24.com.Senior BNP leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy alleged Friday that the government was...
The government was taking the recommendations of the Hindu community seriously in amending the Vested Property (Return) Act (VPA) to make it stronger and more effective, Deputy Leader of the Parliament Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury said, reports bdnews24.com.Speaking at a meeting...
State Minister for Law Qamrul Islam has alleged that late President Ziaur Rahman was a spy for Pakistan in 1971, reports bdnews24.com. Advocate Kamrul also challenged anyone who opposed his opinion to face him in a talk show. The Awami...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Friday greeted the Prime Minister of the Republic of Yemen Dr Ali Mohammed Megwar on the occasion of the National Day of the country that falls today (Saturday), reports BSS.In a message of felicitation Hasina said,...
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