A total of 50 mutual funds (MFs) with a grand size of Tk 59.35 billion (5,935 crore) are waiting for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) nod to go public, the SEC officials said. However, the SEC said it would...
Two young cleaners of Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) died from suffocation caused by poisonous gas inside a manhole at Lalbagh in the city Friday. Witnesses said the DCC cleaners Babu (28) and Bhasani (30) entered into a drain through a...
An informal summit of European Union leaders on Thursday, originally called to work on a new economic strategy for the next decade, has been overshadowed by Greece's financial woes.The gathering was the first EU summit chaired by European Council President...
Wu LimingBEIJING, Feb. 11 Within seconds, the magnitude-7.3 tremor that hit Haiti on Jan. 12 pushed the Caribbean country into a deep abyss.Within hours, the international community acted swiftly to launch rescue and relief operations, including countries thousands of miles...
Rong JiaojiaoThe joke among China's Internet users is that the national greeting of "Have you eaten?" has been replaced with "Have you seen 'Avatar'?"The global blockbuster has smashed the 13-year record set by "Titanic" with international box office earnings more...
Matthew Rusling With U.S. President Barack Obama's health care reform on shaky ground, experts are mixed on the meaning of his upcoming bipartisan health care summit and whether it marks a make-or-break effort to pass the controversial legislation."I don't think...
Mary Brophy MarcusJust in time for Valentine's Day, research out this week suggests eating chocolate may have a positive impact on stroke. Don't go buying too many heart boxes just yet, though, say the study authors.A new analysis, which involved...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), following its reorganisation in 2004 from the its predecessor body, the erstwhile Bureau of Anti-Corruption, had invited strong criticism for being a body working far below its potential as a consequence of its being subjected to...
Nerun YakubSometime in the 1990's, US military contractor, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), was commissioned to hold a futuristic workshop, presenting strategic battlefield scenarios in which horrific new bio-weapons would be used. 'The Biotechnology 20/20 Workshop', as it was called,...
Shakeel QuasemDhaka is described as a 'mega' city for having a population of over 10 million. It would acquire new status as a 'meta' city for its population size increasing to 20 million or beyond by 2020. This was projected...
Higher education is not only about quantity. More important or crucial aspect is its quality. And it is in respect of this quality factor that the privately run centres of higher education are found to be seriously deficient in many...
Market studies or research to establish demand pattern of products are essential preconditions for the establishment of industries. Private sector can initiate their own such research. The government can also play a valuable role in this regard by collecting and...
Shamsher ChowdhuryVIOLENCE begets violence. The latest mayhem by the students organisation claiming its ‘loyalty’ to the main ruling party bears testimony to the fact. Not that violence never took place at educational institutions on earlier occasions prior to this; but...
ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (AFP): Pakistan and India will soon hold their first official talks since the Mumbai attacks, Islamabad announced Friday, in a move seen as a significant bid to ease regional tensions."It was decided that foreign secretary level talks...
BEIJING, Feb 12 (AFP): China Friday urged the United States to call off a meeting between President Barack Obama and exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to prevent further damage to already strained ties. The White House, in defiance...
WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (AFP): An explosion rocked a joint Afghan-US combat post in eastern Afghanistan Thursday, injuring "several" US troops, the Pentagon said, but it was not immediately clear if it was an attack. "An explosion occurred at a joint...
WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (AFP): Former US president Bill Clinton left hospital Friday after doctors successfully cleared up a clogged artery following his hospitalization for chest pains.The 63-year-old Clinton's motorcade could be seen leaving New York Presbyterian Hospital, and an aide...
Moderate quake strikes off Indonesia JAKARTA, Feb 12: A moderate 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Java island Friday but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued, officials said. The quake struck at 2:43 am...
FE Report Bangladesh Bank will start providing online information of its Credit Information Bureau (CIB) reports to banks and financial institutions on trial basis from June this year."We expect that the central bank would provide its CIB reports to the...
FE ReportPrices of onion, sugar and edible oil fell while those of local garlic and poultry birds went up last week, according to sources at different city markets.The prices of both local and imported onion decreased in the city markets....
FE ReportBGMEA would train up a number of unemployed youths under Public Private Partnership (PPP) as part of the government's plan to provide job to one member of the country's each family. Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Thursday...
Bangladesh taka further depreciated against the greenback last week. USD/BDT traded at Tk 69.29-69.33 during the week and closed at Tk 69.32- 69.35. This is a marginal depreciation compared to previous week where the interbank market closed at Tk 69.27....
FE ReportThe Fourth Zoom Chittagong ICT Fair 2010 begins February 16 for promotion of modern information technologies."The three-day fair will be held in Chittagong to introduce the port city to the up-to-date technologies," Kamrul Ahsan, managing director of Inpace Management...
Enayet Rasul BhuiyanThere are no shortages of writing about traffic jams in the city. The media is seen awash with reports, suggestions, expert opinion, etc., on traffic jams. The same range from ivory tower recommendations of building elevated expressways, underground...
Stanley WhiteDemand growth from Japan's two most important export markets is peaking, putting at risk Japan's longest period of industrial expansion in more than a decade.Indeed, some analysts suggest that the sector is facing a downturn or even recession in...
Ameer HamzaA more 'controlled and directed society' would gradually appear, linked to science and technology, predicted a former US Secretary of State as early as 1970. Obviously, this society would be dominated by an elite group with superior scientific know-how,...
KOLKATA, Feb 12 (AFP): A desperate India will look to hit back at South Africa in the decisive second and final Test starting Sunday after suffering a humiliating defeat in the opening tie.India's reputation as the number one Test side...
KOLKATA, Feb 12 (AFP): A desperate India will look to hit back at South Africa in the decisive second and final Test starting Sunday after suffering a humiliating defeat in the opening tie.India's reputation as the number one Test side...
KOLKATA, Feb 12 (AFP): A desperate India will look to hit back at South Africa in the decisive second and final Test starting Sunday after suffering a humiliating defeat in the opening tie.India's reputation as the number one Test side...
VANCOUVER, Feb 12 (AFP): Cricket has taken a major stride towards potential inclusion in the Olympics after Games chiefs Thursday voted to recognise the governing International Cricket Council (ICC).The International Olympic Committee (IOC), meeting in Vancouver, also said it would...
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