THE people of Bangladesh have, for long, been longing for institutionalising democracy where the parliament would be the centre point of a democratically governed polity. But nearly twenty years have elapsed since the end of the "authoritarian" rule and the...
Enayet Rasul BhuiyanBefore declaring the national budget every year, the finance minister in his pre-budget consultations--as has been the practice for some years-- can be expected to meet with representatives of different interest groups to get their views and recommendations...
Enamul HaqueCOMPUTERISATION would enable the government function in an efficient and transparent manner. The use of computer can revolutionise the administration in many areas. An FE report not very long ago, showed how computerisation can benefit the government administration. At...
Critics say that the ground realities in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) do not match the terms and provisions of the peace treaty the previous Awami League government signed with Shanti Bahini. The treaty, according to them, was less than...
THE government should seriously scrutinise at least two of the proposals that were made a long-time back by the owners of the pharmaceutical industries. The suggestion for cash incentives to the export-oriented pharmaceutical industries, and for setting up a central...
POLITICS, the way it is moving, could prompt the opposition to take to the streets before long, and it could be a hot winter in Bangladesh! The opposition's stance of staying out of parliament seems to have hardened. Initially it...
Bidaai On STAR PLUS Thursday at 9-30 pm. Bidaai is a story of two sisters, Sadhna (beautiful) and Ragini (unattractive). Sadhna is the adopted child in the family. Life is pleasant for Sadhna as she is beautiful but society is...
BTVam07:00 Announcement, Recitation From The Holy Quran, Programme Outline And The Holy Tripitak Paath07:10 Saswato Jibon07:15 Suvechaa Nin08:00 Morning News08:30 Open Univercity09:00 Sangbad Shironam09:15 Satellite Transmission09:30 Bajoyo Ebong Bajo11:15 Tomi Miar Kitchen11:40 Shatorupa12:00 Sangbad Shironam12:05 Sangbadpatrer Pata Theke12:30 Sastha Tathya01:00...
TOKYO, Jan 6 (Bloomberg): Asian stocks advanced, the risk of defaults in the region fell and copper rose to the highest level in more than 16 months on signs the global economy is improving. The euro weakened on concerns about...
NEW YORK, Jan 6 (Reuters): Telecom equipment maker Nokia Siemens Networks is not planning an offer for US gear maker Ciena Corp, a source close to NSN said, despite market speculation of a deal.Ciena attracted bullish options activity Tuesday on...
Pragati Life Insurance Limited (PLIL) has recently signed a group life and hospitalisation insurance deal with Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh, according to a press release.PLIL Managing Director Zafar Halim and BAU Registrar Md Nozibur Rahman and Treasurer Md Idris...
MUMBAI, Jan 6 (Economic Times): The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark index Sensex Tuesday surged by over 127 points to touch a 23-month high on sustained buying by funds in heavyweight stocks led by metals, mostly copper and aluminium stocks. The...
KARACHI, Jan 6 (Business Recorder): The KSE-100 index Tuesday surged by a massive 219.53 points (2.33 per cent) to close at 9,657.38 points due to healthy buying by both local and foreign investors, mainly in heavyweight oil and gas exploration...
MUMBAI, Jan 6 (Business Standard): Car market leader Maruti Suzuki said at the Auto Expo today that it aimed to jack up its total output by 50 per cent to 1.5 million units in five years.The strategy is for defending...
LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters): The euro took a brief battering Wednesday on worries the European Union would not rescue fiscally struggling Greece while global stocks ticked over with investors eyeing major US data due later in the week.European Central Bank...
BAGHDAD, Jan 6 (AFP): Iraq's cabinet approved Tuesday four deals with foreign energy firms to dramatically ramp up the country's oil output, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said. The agreements include one with Anglo-Dutch giant Shell and Malaysia's Petronas for the...
BEIJING, Jan 6 (Bloomberg): China, facing icy temperatures and heavy snowfall, shut 0.5 per cent of its electricity-generating capacity as bad weather hampered coal deliveries to power plants.The world's second-largest energy user took offline 4,780 megawatts of capacity linked to...
SINGAPORE, Jan 6 (Bloomberg): Sugar futures may rise to more than 30 cents a pound "within the next six to 12 months," said Sunny Verghese, chief executive of Olam International Limited, a food ingredients supplier.A smaller Indian crop and demand...
HONG KONG, Jan 5 (Reuters): Asian stocks rose to a 17-month high Tuesday as growing confidence about the prospects for the global economy drew investors to riskier assets and away from the dollar, which extended its weak start to the...
SHANGHAI, Jan 5 (Reuters): Chinese automakers are gearing up to tackle tough foreign markets, after a landmark 2009 when they zoomed on to the global stage with several deals and their home market overtook the United States as the world's...
NEW DELHI, Jan 5 (Reuters): Toyota Motor Co, seeking to draw a line under a dire 2009, is ramping up in India with the launch of a new low-cost compact car to tap the fast-growing market.The world's largest automaker is...
NEW YORK/ZURICH, Jan 5 (Reuters): Hopes of a takeover battle over British confectioner Cadbury receded as Nestle ruled itself out as a suitor and Kraft sweetened its hostile 10.2 billion pound ($16.4 billion) offer.Shares in Cadbury fell as much as...
KARACHI, Jan 5 (Business Recorder): Positive activity was witnessed at Karachi share market Monday, the first trading session of new year, and KSE-100 index increased by 50.93 points to close at 9,437.85 points. The volumes at ready counter declined by...
MUMBAI, Jan 5 (Economic Times): Marico, makers of Parachute hair oil and Saffola edible oil, said Monday it has bought Colgate Palmolive's hair care brand Code 10 for an undisclosed sum, as it pushes for revenue growth in the South-East...
NEW DELHI, Jan 05 (Commodity Online): Asia's third largest economy, India said as a first step in implementing the Asean FTA deal, Free trade area agreement with Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia has become operational from January 1, 2010.Under the FTA,...
WASHINGTON, Jan 05 (Commodity Online): Global cotton production in 2010/11 is forecast at 24.2 million tons up nearly 10 per cent, according to International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC). The production in China is forecsted at 7.7 mn tonnes in 2010/11,...
TAIPEI, Jan 5 (Bloomberg): Taiwan's parliament voted to reinstate a ban on imports of US ground beef and offal amid mad-cow concerns, challenging a decision by President Ma Ying- jeou to allow some shipments and risking a dispute with the...
DUBAI, Jan 05 (Commodity Online): Vietnam has shut down gold trading in the New Year thanks to illegal operations and excessive speculative activity in the bullion market. But gold trading is going to boom in Dubai-the city of gold-in 2010....
NEW DELHI, Jan 05 (Commodity Online): Do you know among the commodities metals were the best performing ones in 2009? If not, remember that not only gold other metals also performed extremely well in 2009 riding on hopes for a...
JAKARTA, Jan 05 (Commodity Online): Indonesia said it will abandon the recently adopted practice of putting a ceiling on the annual cost recovery payment reimbursed to contractors.In a statement issued here Indonesia's Coordinating Economic Ministry said the policy of capping...
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