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Bank Asia opens branch at Savar

2009-12-26 00:00:00

FE ReportBank Asia Ltd has opened its new branch at Savar. It is the 40th branch of the bank, according to a press release.Anwarul Amin, vice chairman of the bank, formally inaugurated the new branch Thursday.AM Nurul Islam, vice chairman,...

currency roundup

2009-12-26 00:00:00

Local foreign exchange market saw some activities last week. Bangladesh taka (BDT) depreciated marginally by 0.145 per cent against US dollar last week following a rise in demand for the greenback in the market. US dollar was quoted at BDT...

DBBL foundation training concludes

2009-12-26 00:00:00

FE ReportThe 25th foundation training course organised for the officers of Dutch-Bangla Bank Ltd (DBBL) concluded recently. The four-week long training course was held at DBBL training centre in the city. Managing Director of the bank Md Yeasin Ali attended...

IFIC Bank opens branch at Uttar Badda

2009-12-26 00:00:00

FE ReportIFIC Bank Ltd has opened its 82nd branch at Pragati Sarani at Uttar Badda in the city. Chairman of the bank Mohammad Lutfar Rahman inaugurated the new branch Wednesday. Director of the bank Mohammed Nayem Syed, Managing Director Mosharraf...

Starting the process of urban revival

2009-12-26 00:00:00

What is the total number of residents of Dhaka city ? Nobody knows for sure and guess estimates are that the same may be between 13 and 15 million. Dhaka has been growing like wild weeds since the independence of...

Flawed first step forward

2009-12-26 00:00:00

Nerun YakubThe Copenhagen Climate summit ended last Saturday after thirteen days of heated debate and drama in the Danish capital, leaving many participants, and observers around the world, deeply disillusioned. It was denounced as an 'abject failure' by some, while...

Managing inflation well

2009-12-26 00:00:00

Amirul IslamMEDIA reports indicate, the rate of inflation is about to surge, once again. It rose to 4.69 per cent in August from 3.46 per cent in July and the current trends would indicate no abatement of such price pressures....

We wait for better days on the streets

2009-12-26 00:00:00

A year or so ago, we would speak of really bad traffic situations as once or twice a week phenomenon. Not any more. A year on and we are experiencing it as a daily thing. These days people experience it...

What law-enforcers know, what they do not

2009-12-26 00:00:00

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...

A food lover's travelogue

2009-12-26 00:00:00

Ziauddin ChoudhuryThe last instalmentI will skip details of more mundane food of Rajshahi to a hallmark of my gastronomic experience in the town that came from a wedding feast that I attended there. On the third day of our stay...

Homeless Gazans live in bleak camp one year after war

2009-12-26 00:00:00

Saud Abu Ramadan Grief could be easily seen in his eyes when Marwan al-Attar, a 55-year-old resident of Biet Lahiya town in northern Gaza Strip spoke about his camp life. Al-Attar and his family, as well as thousands of Palestinian...

Is there anything called 'authentic' journalism ?

2009-12-26 00:00:00

Ameer HamzaThere can be no disagreement with the view that newspapers have a role to play in nation-building, and to do that, in the best interest of the public, they must be as objective as possible, regardless of their political...

Post-judgement politics

2009-12-26 00:00:00

Dr Hasan-Askari RizviMost political circles are celebrating the Supreme Court judgement on the NRO without realising that it is yet another example of the civilian-political government finding its political future in jeopardy because of extra-parliamentary developments. If the military is...

Saudis face long war with rebels on Yemen border

2009-12-26 00:00:00

Ulf LaessingSaudi Arabia faces a long mountain war with Yemeni rebels that might complicate efforts to prevent infiltration by al Qaeda militants based in its unstable southern neighbour, diplomats and analysts say.Last month, the Saudis launched a military offensive against...

Hard reality as US pushes Pakistan

2009-12-26 00:00:00

Anne Gearan Pakistan will not go as far as Washington wants, and there's nothing the U.S. can do about it: That's the sobering reality as the U.S. tries to persuade a hesitant Pakistan to finish off the fight against terrorists.Expand...

Obama to tackle jobs as priority ahead of 2010 midterms

2009-12-26 00:00:00

As U.S. President Barack Obama wraps up an eventful inaugural year in office, November midterm elections loom on the horizon and will provide the backdrop for the White House and the Democratic Party to convince voters of tangible success, especially...

Are things changing for better?

2009-12-26 00:00:00

Shamsher ChowdhuryI do not think things are changing for better.The traffic jam is worse than what it was a year ago or so. The only thing new is various directives by a number of busy bodies from the police chief...

Medical education in Bangladesh needs overhauling

2009-12-26 00:00:00

Dr. Md. Anwarul Azim Majumder "Knowing is not enough; we must apply." -- Goethe A doctor needs to continuously update his medial knowledge from the every first day of his or her professional life and it continues until retirement from...

What future for the Rohingyas?

2009-12-26 00:00:00

Nurul IslamTHE Burmese military regime brought an amendment to the Burma citizenship law in 1982 to deprive the Rohingyas of their citizenship. The law made the Rohingyas homeless in their own country. The authorities in Myanmar, as Burma is called...

Americans may face terror charges: Pak cops

2009-12-26 00:00:00

ISLAMABAD, Dec 25 (AP): Pakistani police are pursuing terrorism charges against five detained American men, the police said Friday, a move that could complicate efforts to bring the men back to the United States (US) where they could also land...

Woman knocks down Pope

2009-12-26 00:00:00

VATICAN CITY, Dec 25 (Reuters): A woman the Vatican described as unstable jumped over a barricade, lunged at Pope Benedict and knocked him to the floor at the start of his Christmas eve mass in St Peter's Basilica. The 82-year-old...

South Korea protests Japan's stance on disputed islands

2009-12-26 00:00:00

SEOUL, Dec 25 (AFP): South Korea protested Friday about Japan's reasserted claim in an educational handbook to islands controlled by Seoul, saying it could damage efforts to improve relations.Foreign Minister Yu Myung-Hwan summoned ambassador Toshinori Shigeie and "expressed worries and...

Indian Kashmir Christians pray for peace

2009-12-26 00:00:00

GULMARG, Kashmir, Dec 25 (AFP): Indian Kashmir's tiny Christian community Friday prayed for the return of peace to the revolt-hit region as Muslims joined them in festivities.Overnight the region's tourism minister Rigzin Jora joined scores of Christians in a mass...

Pregnant soldiers in war zone won't be punished

2009-12-26 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Dec 25 (AP): A controversial policy that put pregnant soldiers in war zones at risk of discipline will be rescinded under an order from the top US commander in Iraq.General Raymond Odierno has drafted a broad new policy for...

news digest

2009-12-26 00:00:00

Croatia elects president to lead it into EUZAGREB, Dec 25: Croatians elect Sunday their third president since the country's independence in 1991, with the winner expected to lead the former Yugoslav republic into coveted membership of the European Union (EU)....

MSC advance to top slot

2009-12-26 00:00:00

Mohammedan Sporting Club (MSC) advanced to the top slot with holders Abahani Limited drubbing Chittagong Abahani by 3-0 goals in the day's lone match at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mostafa Kamal Stadium at Kamalapur in the city Friday, reports...

Package plan for nursing

2009-12-25 00:00:00

The government's recent move to upgrade the status of nurses, it is hoped, would have a positive impact on the quality of service as well as the general standing of the professionals concerned, vis-à-vis the medical establishment and the public...

Rising prices of essentials

2009-12-25 00:00:00

Syed JamaluddinPrices of essentials normally remain under control at this time of the year(end of December).This year it is different. The prices of most food items have been on the rise in recent weeks. The prices of rice, wheat and...

Saving the vital forest resources

2009-12-25 00:00:00

E. R. BhuiyanTREE plantation activities have been better in recent years compared to the past. But in the absence of equal enthusiasm to stop deforestation, the goals of afforestation are not getting fulfilled. Bangladesh has to perform in this vital...

Why import power?

2009-12-25 00:00:00

ACCORDING to media reports, the government is busy with plan to import electricity from India. But it would take at least two years to establish the infrastructure on both sides of the border to import power from India. It raises...