NARSINGDI, Dec 14: Four people were killed and six others injured in a tragic road accident at Itakhola on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Shibpur Upazila this morning. — UNB
FE ReportThe government is set to import 1.45 million tonnes of refined and crude fuel oil from four countries at a cost of US$1.07 billion to meet the domestic demand partially in 2010, officials said Monday.Energy division officials said they...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, Dec 14: The US Senate yesterday passed a spending package amounting to $446.8 billion that will keep the government running until the next budget due in September. Democrats are deeply divided over efforts to substantially raise...
FE ReportBangladesh Bank (BB) will keep an eye on the banks' corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme for the benefit of the society, the BB Governor said Monday."BB will watch the CSR programme of the banks through regular reporting and consider...
A new industrial policy is in the making. The minister for industries has recently explained to the media the salient features of the draft policy, now available on the web-site. From what the minister told the press, the high points...
N.M. HarunThe fifth national council of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), held on December 8 at the Bangabandhu International Convention Centre, was a grand show. It was a testimony to the charisma of the party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, and the...
ATM Shawkat HossainAGRICULTURE employs 63.3 per cent of the country's labour force and accounts for 21.11 per cent of GDP. Of its total population, 80 per cent depends on agriculture for their livelihood directly or indirectly. Importance of agriculture in...
Remittance flows from overseas Bangladeshi workers are maintaining are uptrend. But regular large flows of remittances, generally, are also helping more and more consumption in the country. Very little can be traced back to spending on the establishment of industries...
When a murder or hit, as it is sometimes called, is planned the planners or those who order the act also agree on the amount of money to be paid to the killer or killers. The amount fixed depends on...
Barrister Arafat Hosen KhanBarrister Arafat Hosen KhanThe justice system of Bangladesh is, in principle and theory, quite similar to the English justice system. But, in reality, the state of affairs of the law and order in our country is nowhere...
Shamsher ChowdhuryTHE BDR revolt was not only the most macabre incident we faced since our independence. It is an occurrence that only saw atrocities of unprecedented proportions but also highly tarnished our image both internally and externally. Other things being...
Md. Masum BillahThe fifth national council of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) ended with a 19-point programme. The chairperson who was elected unopposed for the third time promised to strengthen the country's democratic institutions, curb corruption, criminal activities and injustice....
KABUL, Dec 14 (AP): Taliban fighters attacked checkpoints in northern and southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing a total of 16 members of the Afghan National police, officials said.Officials said the eight policemen were killed before dawn when militants attacked a...
WASHINGTON, Dec 14 (AFP): US President Barack Obama is heading to the Copenhagen climate talks with empty promises on curbing US greenhouse gas emissions that he cannot fulfill, a top lawmaker said Sunday. "He doesn't have that power to do...
HAVANA, Dec 14 (AFP): Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez rejected Sunday the top US diplomat's "threats" on the consequences of Latin American ties with Iran, blasting Hillary Clinton's remarks as an "imperial offensive." "Mrs Clinton's statements (are) like a threat above...
LONDON, Dec 14 (AFP): One of Tony Blair's most senior public servants launched a scathing attack Monday on the former British prime minister over the Iraq war, accusing him of "sycophancy" towards Washington. Britain's former top prosecutor Ken Macdonald issued...
TEHRAN, Dec 14 (AP): Iran said Monday it would try three Americans jailed since crossing the border from Iraq in July, a step certain to aggravate the U.S. at a time when Tehran is locked in a standoff with the...
LONDON, Dec 14 (AFP): The Taliban can be admired for conviction to their faith and sense of loyalty to one another, according to the new bishop of Britain's armed forces, in comments published late Sunday. The Church of England's Right...
MILAN, Dec 14 (AFP): A man with a history of mental health problems attacked Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Sunday, knocking out two of his teeth and forcing him to be rushed to hospital. Television pictures showed a bloody-faced Berlusconi...
SANAA, Dec 14 (AFP): At least 70 people were killed in a Saudi air raid on a Yemeni village near the border with Saudi Arabia on Sunday, Yemen's Huthi rebels alleged, declaring the incident a "massacre." A spokesman for Yemen's...
US mulls Predator strikes in Pakistani cities: report WASHINGTON, Dec 14: Senior US officials are pushing to expand CIA drone strikes beyond Pakistan's tribal region and into a major city in an attempt to pressure the Pakistani government to pursue...
DUBAI, Dec 14 (Reuters): Abu Dhabi provided its flashy but debt-laden neighbour Dubai a $10 billion lifeline to last its troubled flagship company until the end of April, heading off a bond default on payment day and sending Gulf markets...
From page-9Telecom companies are making concerted efforts to curtail this tax burden. In case the government does not consider withdrawing or reducing the tax, it will stifle and choke the growth and the investments made or to be made will...
MUMBAI, Dec 14 (Economic Times): India's Tata Steel is in talks with investors to raise 50 billion rupees ($1.1 billion) in equity and an equal amount in debt, the DNA newspaper reported on Monday, citing unnamed sources. The world's eighth-largest...
Our Correspondent NATORE, Dec 13 : A number of illegal pathological clinics have been running business in the district for a long time. According to sources, most of these clinics have been set up, directly or indirectly, by a section...
KARACHI, Dec 14 (Business Recorder): The open interest at the futures counter decreased by a massive 46.7 per cent on week-on-week basis to Rs 51 million. The futures spreads also declined to settle at a level of 1.19 per cent...
NEW DELHI, Dec 14 (AFP): Indians, the world's biggest buyers of gold, are increasingly opting for branded jewellery, attracting franchisers and foreign groups like Cartier at the expense of traditional retailers. Traditionally, most Indians would go to their small family...
Our CorrespondentGOPALGONJ, Dec 14: Youth Development Directorate (Jubounnayan Adhidoptor) organised a cheque distribution programme on the occasion of National Youth Day at DC office auditorium in Gopalgonj recently.Deputy Commissioner (DC) Sheikh Yousuf Harun was present as the chief guest while...
Our CorrespondentNILPHAMARI, Dec 14: Speakers at a seminar organised by the NGO "Sushasoner Jonno Prochar Ovijan" here recently urged the government to implement their demands including immediate establishment of Chilahati Land Port in Domar Upzila in Nilphamari district, gas supply...
Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, Dec 14 : Md Mujibur Rahman and Dr Ahmad Al Mamun have been elected President and General Secretary respectively of Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Officers' Welfare Association (BGFCOWA) for the term 2010-2011.The election was held in the annual...
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