Observance of two days weekly holiday on Friday and Saturday by govt. semi govt. public sector corporations, banks etc. is causing more harm than good to our country and people.It has become a common habit for many govt. officers and...
Government's spending for the creation of technical or skill oriented educational institutions have been insufficient over the years. Even common sense indicates that if faster human resources development was really the objective in Bangladesh, then in the public sector at...
When February comes we feel a spiritual happiness in our mind. As the months is very much related to our soul. It has close ties with our glorious history. We can proudly say we are Bangali. In memory and the...
Mohiuddin BabarTHE city of Dhaka offers a dreadful spectacle. This comment would sound quite harsh but it has all grains of an undeniable truth. The legendary charm of this city that once sprawled on gardens and pools of water bodies...
Zain AhmedMy first interaction with the Bangladesh of 2010, happens on the plane to Dhaka. The "shonar manush" (golden people) that I meet on the plane, on their way back from their work in the Middle East, are different. Five...
FE ReportOnly 458 Bangladeshis found manufacturing jobs in South Korea last year as its industrial activities slowed to a crawl hammered by the global recession, officials at the state recruiter said Monday.This compares with 1787 workers in 2008. The Bangladesh...
FE ReportThe prices of rice, egg, ginger, garlic, lentil and seasonal vegetables dropped slightly while those of fish and onion went upward last week, according to sources at different city markets.Minicate rice was selling at Tk 38 per kg, Tk...
Monira MunniA four-day international textile and garment machinery exhibition will begin at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city on February 2.Most modern garment and textile machinery will be put on display at the fair. "The exposition will showcase...
Mashiur Rahaman from LaksmipurThe National Credit and Commerce Bank Limited (NCC) Thursday distributed Tk 65,67,000 agriculture loan among 263 soybean farmers of Laxmipur district for the first time as part of the bank's initiatives to boost non-traditional crop cultivation in...
The ICB Asset Management Company Limited (AMCL), a subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), has announced the Net Asset Values (NAV) of its two unit funds, said a press release.ICB AMCL Unit Fund: The total NAV of ICB AMCL...
FE ReportMd Abdul Aziz and Md Jasim Uddin Akond have been elected president and secretary of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) for the year 2010.They were elected at the 13th council meeting of the Institute...
The foreign exchange market was a little volatile during the last week. After the appreciation of Bangladesh Taka (BDT) for two consecutive weeks of January, it depreciated by BDT 0.06 against the US dollar last week following a rise in...
Tony Blair has denied striking a "covert" deal with then US President George Bush to invade Iraq at a private meeting in 2002 at his Crawford ranch, reports BBC.Mr Blair said he had been "open" about what had been discussed...
MOGADISHU, Jan 29 (AFP): Heavy fighting in Mogadishu Friday between African peacekeepers and Al Qaeda-linked Somali insurgents killed at least fifteen people, mainly civilians, witnesses and medics said.The clashes in the war-ravaged city marred plans to celebrate the first anniversary...
Kashmir rebels kill two Indian soldiersSRINAGAR, Jan 29: Islamic militants killed two Indian army soldiers during a mountain gunbattle in revolt-hit Kashmir, the military said Friday, in the latest of a series of clashes this month. The fighting erupted late...
Wang FengfengUS President Barack Obama's first State of the Union address rippled through the United States, stirring emotion and thought, casting hope as well as doubt in the hearts and minds of many Americans.On Thursday, the day after Obama's speech,...
Nitin Jugran BahugunaRAWAIN valley in the Uttarkashi district of the hilly state of Uttarakhand is one of the most backward areas in India, where women have always had a secondary status and where gender-based discrimination marks life, whether it is...
Zeeshan Haider and Robert BirselPakistan has shown support for Afghanistan's invitation to the Taliban to take part in a peace council but the old Taliban ally has only limited influence over the militants, who many expect will reject the offer.The...
For 15-year-old Namse, city life swings between excitement and nostalgia. Four years into his study at the No. 28 Middle School in Xining, capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province, Namse stands out as a top footballer. "I hope I can...
It was snowing and freezing in Davos, a Swiss Alpine ski resort situated in a valley against the backdrop of beautiful snow-covered mountains. The World Economic Forum (WEF) is holding its annual meeting here.Still, the conference hall of the WEF...
Sirohmi Gunesekera"I feel guilty leaving a child at home but we have economic constraints and I have to work," says Devika Withanage, 37, a management assistant in a government department in Colombo.Devika's son, Thenuka, is now one-and-a-half-years-old. She had stayed...
Rezina Sultana Many people have great personal travel stories to tell. These stories are nothing but sharing different experiences and different perceptions. Like every year, this year as well I, along with my family made a visit to Bamrungrad hospital,...
Ameer HamzaA 16-year old girl of Kasba upazila in Brahmanbaria was reportedly whipped so severely by Delwar Hossain, alias Ullashi, the so-called mattabar (local leader) of the village, that she blacked out and remained unconscious for two long hours. It...
Haatim TaiOn Zee TV Saturday at 5-00pm. Hatim Tai is the legendary chief of a small district. He is Known for his generosity, wisdom and courage. Hatim learns that one of the local girls in his town has a curse...
LOS ANGELES, 29 (Reuters): Warner Bros. will release the next two "Harry Potter" films in 3D, a move underscoring the post-"Avatar" rush for extra-dimensional box office returns.Studio executives around town have been scrutinising film slates for opportunities to expand forays...
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...
MUMBAI, Jan 29 (AFP): India's central bank kept interest rates on hold Friday but moved to drain excess liquidity from the banking system in an effort to tame surging inflation without hurting economic recovery.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) boosted...
NEW DELHI, Jan 29(PTI): Over-reliance on the market forces to reduce poverty has hurt the world's poor, said the United Nations report on World Social Situation 2010. "Over-reliance on the market forces and economic liberlisation have led ...to the detriment...
PARIS, Jan 29 (AFP): The head of the European Central Bank warned yesterday that US and European Union deficits were unsustainable and urged authorities to take tough measures to strengthen public finances. "We all have a very, very big challenge...
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (AFP): President Barack Obama's aim of doubling US exports within five years is an ambitious goal that will be hard to achieve without a broad effort to bring down trade barriers, analysts say. Obama's initiative announced in...
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