PITTSBURGH, Sept 24, 2009 (AFP) : Leaders of the world's top economic powers promised tough action to police financial markets and prevent a new economic crash Thursday as they gathered for G20 summit.Security was tight in the US city of...
FE ReportThe National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports Thursday arranged a black-flag demonstration near the Petrobangla head office protesting against leasing out of gas blocks in the Bay to foreign firms. Hundreds of activists gathered...
FE ReportThe country's natural gas consumption fell drastically by around 30 per cent over the past week as the bulk consumers especially the industrial units shut operations with the Eid-ul-Fitr hangover still persists.The overall gas output was 1,335 million cubic...
Former Awami League general secretary Abdul Jalil has alleged that the party leaders who are now in the cabinet have links with the military's intelligence, reports bdnews24.com. "Ninety-nine per cent Awami League leaders who are in the cabinet have connections...
AZM AnasA senior UN official has urged Bangladesh to lead a campaign for making climate migration a global agenda as the densely populated delta nation faces the potentially worst human displacement induced by climate change. "You really need to push...
FE Report The global financial crisis is likely to leave long-lasting scars on the world economy, but governments can act to stimulate a quicker revival and counter output losses, according to a new IMF study.The study finds that banking crises...
That the gas reserve at Bibiyana field in Habiganj is 4.0 trillion cubic feet (tcf) more than what was projected earlier is a piece of welcome news for the nation, which has been experiencing energy crunch and, consequently, severe power...
Avik SenguptaIncreasingly students are evincing interest in learning a foreign language. The reason - knowledge of local languages is far from being adequate, whether for higher education or for job prospects in a globalised world. Cutting across academic disciplines, students...
Shamim AzadRESIDENTS of Dhaka city are exposed to environmental hazards. And the situation is deteriorating each day. It is unfortunate that both the main political parties said virtually nothing of substantive in their recent election manifestos about addressing the city's...
EVEN an average person understands that the city of Dhaka desperately needs some immediate relief from its traffic mess rather than wait for 20 years for a Strategic Transport Plan (STP) to build impressive infrastructure.Under STPs, involving huge expenditure, all...
The Coastal Zone Policy of Bangladesh covers 19 southern districts with a land area of 47,201 square kilometres having about 35.08 million (three crore) inhabitants.The coast of Bangladesh is known as a zone of vulnerabilities as well as opportunities. It...
We talk of the terrible traffic jams in city. Graphic details of this extremely frustrating of phenomena are shown on television, described over the radio and appear in newspapers every day. However, the true horror of what can happen when...
Barrister M. A. Muid KhanBangladesh has failed to fulfill its constitutional commitments towards its people living in the enclaves of Angarpota and Dahagram. Last week, I visited Dahagram-Angorpota through the Tin Bigha corridor with my younger brother Flight Lt Muqit...
Md. Touhidul Alam KhanThe basics of Total Quality Management: Total Quality Management (TQM) is the systematic activity of managing all organisations of an enterprise efficiently and contributing to the achievement of corporate goals so that quality goods and services can...
Rani Padmini On SONY SET Thursday at 9-30 pm Chittod Ki Rani Padmini Ka Johur (Mon-Thurs, 8.30 pm) - is the story of the beautiful warrior princess, known for her ethereal beauty, grit, valor, patriotism & sacrifice. History continues to...
MUMBAI, Sept 23: Saregama has compiled 8 CDs of the most resonant songs of melody queen Lata Mangeshkar into an album to pay tribute to the legendary singer on the occasion of her 80th birthday on September 28.The album is...
NEW YORK, Sept 23 (Bloomberg): US stock-index futures gained, indicating the Standard & Poor's 500 Index may extend an 11- month high, after a sales forecast from Seagate Technology added to signs the global economy is recovering. Seagate, the largest...
MUMBAI, Sept 23 (Bloomberg): India's benchmark stock index fell for the first time in six days, led by road builder Jaiprakash Associates Ltd. and wind turbine maker Suzlon Energy Ltd., after they sold shares for a combined $391 million.Jaiprakash lost...
SEOUL, Sept 23 (AFP): Hyosung, a minor business conglomerate in South Korea, confirmed Wednesday that it has offered to buy a major stake in Hynix Semiconductor, the world's second biggest memory chip maker."We have submitted a letter of intent to...
BEIJING, Sept 23 (Bloomberg): China's stocks dropped for a second day, dragging the Shanghai Composite Index to a three-week low, as falling steel prices and transport rates spurred concern the country's economic recovery is faltering. Tangshan Iron & Steel Co....
NEW DELHI, Sept 23 (AFP): US car giant Ford announced Wednesday it will launch its first small car in India early next year as it targets the country's fast-growing automobile market to boost global sales.Chief executive officer Alan Mulally unveiled...
LONDON, Sept 23 (Bloomberg): European and Asian stocks rose for a second day amid speculation the Group of 20 nations will maintain measures to support the economy even as signs grow that a recovery is accelerating. Alcatel-Lucent SA jumped 3.4...
FRANKFURT, Sept 23 (AFP): The head of General Motors (GM) has said he wants to keep control of key development strategies at German auto maker and GM subsidiary Opel once it is sold to Canadian group Magna International."We want to...
BRUSSELS, Sept 23 (AFP): Europe's competition watchdog Wednesday approved the bid by Swiss pharmaceutical group Novartis for Austrian generic drugs company EBEWE Spezial-Pharma.The European Commission decided that the proposed deal would not hit competition as overlaps in the companies' activities...
VARANASI, Sept 23 (PTI): Weavers and traders in the silk industry here hope that the grant of patent rights to Banarasi handloom products will give a new lease of life to the exotic brand and save it from duplication in...
KATHMANDU, Sept. 23 (Xinhua): Nepali Foreign Affairs Minister Sujata Koirala, on a tour for UN meetings, is to urge the United States to scrap garment quota system when talking with the US officials, state-run daily The Rising Nepal reported on...
LONDON, Sep 23 (PTI): The UK India Business Council has urged companies in Scotland to tap into the opportunities available in India and has formed a committee to help entrepreneurs to gain insight into the Indian market. The next generation...
SINGAPORE, Sept 23 (AFP): Oil eased in Asian trade today on profit-taking but stayed above 71 dollars a barrel ahead of this week's Group of 20 summit and a US central bank meeting, analysts said. New York's main contract, light...
SINGAPORE, Sept 23 (AFP): The dollar continued to fall in Asian trade today amid increasing investor risk appetite and growing optimism over the prospects for a global rebound, analysts said. The dollar changed hands at 90.81 yen in Singapore afternoon...
NEW YORK, Sept 23 (AFP): The IMF's decision to unload more than 400 tonnes of gold is unlikely to have a major impact on the market at a time when prices of the metal are at a near- record high,...
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