8 'big bombs' recovered in Kushtia, 2 'extremists' heldKushtia police recovered eight "large bombs" in the Islamic University locality near the district town on Saturday.
Dhaka and Thimphu renewed a bilateral trade deal and discussed climate change on Saturday, during Sheikh Hasina's visit to the Himalayan kingdom.
The Daily Financial Express newspaper has launched a new website www.fe-bd.com on Sunday 08th November 2009 at 10.00 am. The program has been inaugurated by Mr. Moazzem Hossain, Editor, The Financial Experss. The new website is featured with the below:1....
Shamsher ChowdhuryI have always wondered as to what our intellectuals, the members of the civil society and guardians of our culture truly represent? What contributions have they made towards the development of the country? As I see it, very little,...
Khadiza Begum TREES are our great friends. They make great contribution to our lives on earth. They absorb toxic carbon dioxide that we breathe out, and do instead provide oxygen, the most indispensable ingredient for our existence. The forests cover...
Nurul IslamONCE Arakan was an independent and sovereign monarchy ruled by Hindu, Buddhist or Muslim kings. According to A. P Phayer and G.E. Harvey, the Arakanese kings established their capitals in eight different towns, transferring from one to another. Dinnyawadi...
Anirudha AlamHuman existence on earth depends critically on maintaining a sound global environment. But the environment is degrading because of overpopulation, unplanned urbanisation, pollution, decrease of cultivable land, deforestation, global warming, use of pesticides, unsustainable agricultural and fishing practices, over-consumption,...
A spinning and dyeing mill, commissioned in 2006 in Sonargaon municipal area under Narayanganj, has reportedly been discharging untreated effluent into the Menikhali river via a link canal, with serious consequences for some thirty five thousand residents in the neighbourhood....
Nerun YakubAn incredibly smart mobile phone was demonstrated recently on BBC World News, driving a real car, without the driver behind the wheel. It can be controlled from anywhere, even from inside your bedroom, so powerful are its remote sensors....
Badrul IslamNewspaper reports say that the government will allow India one-time transit to Tripura as a 'test case'. This is a dangerous proposition. The Farakka Barrage, which was supposedly a test case for three weeks, continues to cause misery to...
Amirul IslamThe establishment of a modern slaughterhouses in Dhaka is long overdue. This project has been hanging in the balance for years. The city needs at least a dozen modern slaughterhouses to serve its 15 million people. A modern slaughterhouse...
We know that Bangladesh is a country that depends on import to meet the demand for medicines, textiles, machinery, oil and other products. A huge amount of foreign currencies is spent for such import every year. But how long do...
Due to global recession, the job opportunities for our workers abroad are shrinking. Many countries have stopped accepting new workers. And few others are sending the Bangladesh workers back to the country.Bangladesh depends on remittance earnings for its development. If...
High-tech crime, specially hacking, has been drawing global attention. Using technology, hackers can break geographical barriers to steal. Cyber crimes involves information manipulation to steal. The offenders can hack and store confidential information for getting illegal benefits. High-tech crime poses...
No EntryOn STAR PLUS Saturday at 1-30 pm. Kishen is a newspaper baron married to Kaajal, a housewife who suspects her husband of having numerous non-existent affairs. Pooja is the believing wife of ever-philandering globe-trotting businessman Prem. Kishen and Prem...
7-11-2009 am07:00 Announcement, Recitation From The Holy Quran, Programme Outline And The Holy Tripitak Paath07:10 Saswato Jibon07:15 Suvechaa Nin08:00 Morning News08:10 Desher Gaan08:20 Bishwa Pratidin08:30 Eso Gaan Shikhi09:00 Sangbad Shironam09:15 Satellite Transmission11:15 Desher Gaan / Swadesh11:40 Sukhi Paribar12:00 Sangbad Shironam12:05 Agun Jhora Sandhya12:30 Talk Show- Sastha Tathya01:05 Bishwa Pratidin01:30 Maati-O-Manush02:00 Khabar02:15 Sisimpur02:40 Bengali Film Show- Ghat Shonghat05:25 Debate06:00 Desh Janapader Sambad...
Enayet Rasul BhuiyanThe immediate past caretaker government, if not for anything else, needs to be credited singularly for at least accomplishing a major objective which was holding of a free and fair polls and handing over power to an elected...
Ameer HamzaTV channels these days have been running a sophisticated ad, promoting the 'morning-after pill' (MAP) for victims of amorous accidents, in which the fecund female finds herself in a soup. Be it an experience within or without a recognized...
Mohammad RajjaIN Bangladesh, although biotechnological research has been started in the recent past with seriousness, genetic technology remains a neglected area. But a programme on genetic improvement of industrial microorganisms' was taken early in the 1970s by the Bangladesh Atomic...
Jeremy Bowen The words chosen by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, that he had "no desire" to stand for office again, seemed to suggest that he might allow his mind to be changed.But what kind of shift in the political...
Md Shafiullah (Rajwan)MY question was very common -- 'what do you want to be?' The answer was not simple -- 'I want to be Kopian.' I asked again and again to be sure of what he answered. At last I...
Elayne CliftWhen Abigail Adams realised in the 18th century that she could earn a higher rate of return on the money she and her husband were investing by putting their funds into US government bonds, she had a hard time...
Larita Delacruz sits on the concrete base of a bridge pylon, rubs her swollen belly and explains her predicament: she is five months pregnant with twins, and wants to go home to give birth. But after four years of working...
A Pakistan army officer and his driver were seriously injured in a shooting incident in the capital, Islamabad, report agencies.Two motorcycle-borne gunmen opened fire at the personal vehicle of the brigadier, police said.This is the third such attack in the...
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has announced that he will not seek re-election in polls in January, reports BBC.In a televised speech, Mr Abbas said the impasse in efforts to resume peace negotiations with Israel had prompted his decision not...
Burmese troops have surrounded a base of Naga separatists in the country's northwest and begun bombing it, Indian military officials said, reports BBC.They said Indian troops have fanned out in the hills opposite this base in Sagaing to arrest any...
Iran tested nuclear warhead designLONDON, Nov 6: The UN nuclear watchdog has asked Iran to explain evidence that it has experimented with highly advanced nuclear warhead designs, a British newspaper reported Friday. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) believes Iranian...
FE ReportPrices of winter vegetables, sweet water fishes, lentil, garlic, onion, rice and sugar saw a downward trend in the city markets last week, though Hilsha prices went up further, market sources said.Prices of different kinds of vegetables went down...
FE Report A performance review conference of Mymensingh Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) was held at its zonal office in Mymensingh recently, said a press release. Chaired by IBBL Senior Vice-president and head of Mymensingh Zone Md Nazrul...
Sheikh Shahariar ZamanThe initiative to improve the living standard of 4.6 million members of Ansar-VDP force hits a snag due to a rigid decision of the NBR.The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has asked Ansar-VDP Bank, which lends to poor...
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