A three-day Bangladesh fair in London will begin on November 1 in a bid to popularise the products of the country, reports UNB.Bangladesh-British Trade Co-operation (BBTC) organises the Expo Bangladesh 2009 with the assistance of Bangladesh High Commission in London...
FE ReportSocial Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) signed an agreement with Millennium Information Solution Ltd (Millennium) for implementation of "Ababil"- A true Islamic Shariah-based centralized and online banking application Thursday.The objective of SIBL for adopting "Ababil" as its core Islamic Banking...
Premier Bank Limited opened its 31st branch at Chhotto Bazar in Mymensingh Thursday. Chairman of the board of directors of Premier Bank Limited HBM Iqbal inaugurated the branch as the chief guest while Manager of the branch ABM Emdadul Karim...
Exports and imports through the Benapole land port increased remarkably in the last five years. This has raised the government's revenue income from the land port and enhanced the activities in the customs house, reports BSS.According to Benapole land port...
Monira Begum MunniThe city beauty parlours both for men and women are doing brisk business ahead of Eid and Puja as they are flooded with ladies and gents eager to beautify themselves.They are going to the parlours to get different...
AKTEL arranged an Iftar Mehfil for the orphans and underprivileged children of Dhaka at AKTEL Executive Club in the city recently, said a press release. AKTEL Managing Director Michael Kuehner hosted the iftar mehfil.More than hundred orphans from Anjuman Girls...
CHAPAINABABGANJ, Sept 19 (bdnews24.com): All export and import work at Sonamasjid landport will remain suspended for 10 days from tomorrow to September 29 for Eid-ul-Fitr and Durga Puja festivals.The port's customs department will reopen after Eid holidays.Government holiday will end...
Dus Ka Dum-2On SONY SET Saturday at10-30 pm.10 Ka Dum is a reality show for the masses. The show provides the contestant a perfect opportunity to win Rs.10 crores. And the best part is that to win Rs.10 crores, one...
MUMBAI, Sep 18: Bollywood actress Lisa Ray, battling an incurable cancer, last night walked the red carpet for the World premiere of 'Cooking with Stella' at the Toronto International film festival.37-year-old Lisa, who went public with her battle with Multiple...
LONDON, Sep 18: Her dream of singing with good friend Michael Jackson (MJ) was dashed by his untimely death, but now Madonna is planning the next best thing by working with his sister Janet Jackson.The Queen of Pop had a...
Kamayani Bali MahabalIn India, a disabled girl-child is usually at the receiving end of a lot of contempt and neglect. Women with disabilities have been consistently denied their rights. Adding to that, in a landmark decision, the Supreme Court (SC)...
The real estate sector, comprising about 600 developer organisations, is going through a stressful period for the last couple of years. Some Taka 800 billion have been invested by them in this sector. Before the slump in 2007, the sector...
Nerun YakubThe eighth anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terror strike against US symbols of power ---- four fuel-laden jetliners crashing into the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and a Pennysylvania field, killing some 3000, most of them in New York...
Md AsaduzzamanBangladesh, somehow, could not exploit its natural advantage in exporting farm products to the world market. Value-addition to agricultural products for export, a hugely prospective area, is exploited by a handful of entrepreneurs, who cannot be blamed for lacking...
SUCCESSIVE governments in Bangladesh, it seems, expected the disaster looming over the country from earth warming would somehow automatically dissipate. Did the governments want the people of Bangladesh to submit to fate. There could be no worse instance of governmental...
IT is not only the prices of essentials that make us frustrated. For the past few days the fares of rickshaws, auto-rickshaws and taxicabs have also gone up. You can forget about the meter fare. They don't go by that...
Year after year ticket black marketing at bus, train and launch terminals has been going on like an unchanging ritual. People expected a drastic change in this tradition after the installation of the government they elected with a massive mandate....
Peter AppsInvestors could see some long-term trade and other benefits if a US move to back away from a missile shield in Eastern Europe yields improvements in relations with Russia.But it could raise other risks.U.S. President Barack Obama has told...
Ameer HamzaThe environmental movement started some four decades ago with warnings that unwise exploitation and over-consumption of the earth's resources, and emissions of greenhouse gases, predominantly by the industralised North, were endangering the entire planet. Today, climate change is an...
Mohammad RajjaA culture of peace is not an impossible dream. In a harmonious society, everyone shares a culture of peace rather than one of violence. Violence is not strictly limited to places where people are fighting. Violence can also be...
Elayne CliftIN 2003, a young woman began talking to Dr Hazel Brown as they prepared to give a press interview at the University of North Carolina (UNC) in Greensboro. "You know," she said, "my only brother is in prison for...
Jugal Kishore PandeyFor women dairy workers in the new north Indian province of Uttarakhand, government policies have done little to address the problems they face. Under the state-run Women Dairy Project, these women workers have set up 785 milk producing...
Muzaffar Ahmed FCMA, FCSIt is recognised all over the world that the services of rating agencies are basically required for bond market and structured products to protect the interest of the small investors. Because of this, no international rating agency...
Masum BillahJUST after the assumption of power the present government formed a commission to direct our education policy towards an effective, scientific and modern one keeping pace with the Quadrat-e-Khuda Education Commission which was formed in 1974. It followed several...
Gopal SenguptaGovernment, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one. I have no intention of writing any piece reflecting political significance other than expressing my better feelings regarding the present government's...
The National Committee on Protection of Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports, a public pressure group backed by left-leaning parties, has asked for a halt to all initiatives to sign contracts with foreign companies on offshore gas exploration, reports...
The launching of Village Court appears as a ray of hope for the poor communities of rural areas of Madaripur district in ensuring justice and social harmony as people in the district can now resolve trifling disputes at their own...
Country's labour organisations should work focusing more on realising workers interest instead of serving different quarters and narrow political interest with a view to maintaining a smooth worker-owners relations as well as for the smooth industrialization, reports BSS. "We have...
KHULNA, Sept 18 (UNB): Two people, including a BNP leader and a night guard, were killed by unknown assailants in the district in separate incidents early Friday.The victims were identified as Arabindu Mondal Bulu (45), joint secretary of Rupsha Upazila...
CHITTAGONG, Sep 18 (UNB): At least 15 people were injured in a clash between the activists of ruling Awami League (AL) and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) over establishing supremacy at Ranirhat in Rangunia Upazila Wednesday night.Sources said a group of...
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