Md Mozzammel HaqueWATER, air and food, to be safe for consumption, must be unpolluted. Green house gases not only deplete the ozone layer but also make the planet unsuitable for growing food. Noise pollution is creating serious health problems. Pollution...
WASTAGE of valuable time, energy and money and untold sufferings to millions of people, men, women and children are what the traffic jams cause in the capital city.The main causes of the traffic jam in Dhaka, is movement of slow...
PRIME Minister Sheikh Hasina the other day inaugurated five fly-overs in Chittagong. It is a gigantic programme which will cost a huge amount of money. Obviously it will be public money.All concerned should be aware of the cost of such...
I wish to offer my heartiest and profoundest congratulations to Fazle Hasan Abed of Brac on being conferred a knighthood (Knight Commander) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of his most noble services to the poor, deprived, disadvantaged...
Bangladesh is currently hosting a tri-nation cricket tournament. The other teams in the tournament are India and Sri Lanka. The Bangladesh cricket team showed great improvement last year. They were consistent in their performance. Shakib Al Hasan got the recognition...
OilPrice.comWHAT was once considered a pipe-dream could become reality: after decades of dictatorship, war and international sanctions, Iraq's massive oil reserves are set to be tapped proper and the country once known for two overflowing rivers could be crowned oil...
Gerard LyonsOne key underlying theme is shaping the world economy. That is the shift in the balance of economic and financial power. The countries that succeed in this shift will fit into one of three categories. They will have the...
The opinion expressed by the writer, Md. Zahirul Islam in the article under caption, "Addressing technology-driven demands of capital market digitisation" published in 'Views & Reviews' page of the FE in its issue on January 03, 2009 were the writer's...
HONG KONG, Jan 4 (Reuters): Financial markets were upbeat on the first trading day of 2010 Monday, with Asian stocks hitting a 17-month high and the US dollar up against major currencies on hopes US job figures this week will...
ZURICH, Jan 4 (Reuters): Swiss drugmaker Novartis wants to buy the rest of the world's biggest eye care firm Alcon for $39.3 billion, including Nestle's majority stake, to help it diversify away from prescription drugs.Novartis said Monday it was exercising...
MUMBAI, Jan 4 (Economic Times): Benchmarks ended near their 52-week highs on the first day of calendar year 2010 led by gains in auto, metals and FMCG stocks. Broader markets continued to outperform the benchmarks.Markets opened subdued following block deals...
TOKYO, Jan 4 (Reuters): The Tokyo Stock Exchange successfully launched a high-speed trading system Monday to better compete with major global rivals in the growing field of automated trading.The $140 million "Arrowhead" system was rolled out without any problems, traders...
LONDON, Jan 04 (Commodity Online): Commodity prices are going to be hot and high in 2010, says a report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). IMF that is on a mission to sell gold reserves said that in the wake...
MUMBAI, Jan 04 (Commodity Online): The global tea prices are expected to dip in 2010 from a record high in the previous year as the weather patterns are observed normal in the major tea producing countries of Asia and Africa,...
BEIJING, Jan 04 (Commodity Online): China on Monday said it is to impose temporary anti-dumping measures on food additives imported from Thailand and Indonesia.In a statement issued here China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said the preliminary ruling required importers of...
SINGAPORE, Jan 04 (Commodity Online): Gold remained highly volatile on the first trading day of 2010 as investors divided over its appeal as a safe haven.Some investors weighed the impact of a stronger dollar, which typically hurts prices, while some...
Our Correspondent PANCHAGARH, Jan 04: Banglabandha Land Port about 12 years is going to be passed but is still not working in full swing for want of necessary efforts and steps, although it was inaugurated on September in 1997. Member...
SINGAPORE, Jan 4 (Bloomberg): The Philippines asked suppliers to sell 25 per cent more rice than contracted in tenders since November, an official said, taking planned imports by the world's biggest buyer to about 7.4 per cent of the global...
January 04, MondayThe following were the commercial banks' rates to public for some selectedforeign currencies with Bangladesh Taka in cash transaction Monday.Selling rates to public (outward remittance)Bank USD Euro GBP JPY CHF CAD AUDSCBs Sonali Bank 69.4500 99.6356 111.9757 0.7555...
LUCKNOW, India, Jan 4 (AFP): More than 40 people have died in a cold snap gripping northern India which prompted the authorities Monday to shut thousands of schools and dole out firewood, officials said.India's most populous state Uttar Pradesh has...
SANAA, Jan 4 (AFP): Security has been ratcheted up around the airport and foreign embassies here, Yemeni officials said Monday, amid fears of strikes by an Al-Qaeda branch linked to a botched attack on a US airliner.The measures come as...
BEIJI NG, Jan 4 (AFP): China Monday called on Iran to agree to a 'consensus' on a UN proposal on nuclear fuel supplies for its research reactor, after Tehran said it had until January 31 to agree on the uranium...
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 (AFP): Malaysian Muslims plan a nationwide protest Friday after a court ruled last week that Catholics can refer to God as 'Allah', the organiser said.Syed Hassan Syed Ali, secretary general of Malay rights group Pribumi Perkasa,...
TOKYO, Jan 4 (AFP): Japan's prime minister pledged Monday to pursue more equal relations with the United States as Tokyo seeks to defuse a row with its close ally over where to move an American military base."It's important to show...
25,000 UK-trained doctors to leave for India NEW DELHI, Jan 4: Nearly 25,000 British doctors of Indian origin are set to emigrate to India within two to four years, a report said Monday quoting a British medical association. "There are...
Monira MunniThe SME Foundation will provide women entrepreneurs easy access to business loan without showing any collateral aiming at empowering them."We will take necessary steps to remove the hurdles placed on the way of small and medium entrepreneurs," Aftab-ul-Islam, chairman...
FE ReportBangladesh Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BMCCI) is set to organize 'Showcase Bangladesh 2010', a three-day mega exhibition in Kuala Lumpur from January 8.The mega show, first of its kind in Malaysia, is being organized at the Putra...
FE ReportThe first-ever international light engineering product and technology fair will kick off Thursday in the capital.The four-day BIET 2010-Bangladesh Industrial and Engineering Technology Trade Show will be held at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre with a view to displaying...
An annual marketing and sales conference-2010 of ACI Pharmaceuticals Limited was held in Cox's Bazar recently, said a press release.Officers of marketing and sales of the company took part in the day-long conference.Managing Director of ACI Limited Dr Arif Dowla...
FE ReportThe lottery draw for Trust Bank First Mutual Fund initial public offering was held at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center on Sunday.Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir MP, chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on public undertakings, was present at the ceremony...
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