Shakib Al Hasan starred with a delightfully aggressive ton in Bangladesh's second straight win in the five-match series against Zimbabwe, reports cricinfo.com. Tamim Iqbal laid the platform with a patient half-century before Shakib took over to charge Bangladesh to their...
Price of compressed natural gas (CNG) used in motor vehicles is likely to be reduced soon, reports UNB.This was indicated by State Minister for Power and Energy Brigadier General (retd) Enamul Haque after a meeting with the CNG station owners'...
An earthquake jolted the capital and the Chittagong and Sylhet regions at 2:55:42 hours Tuesday. The earthquake that lasted for few seconds had struck the Andaman Islands with the maximum intensity -- 7.8 on the Richter Scale.Awakened from their sleep...
A Dhaka court issued warrants of arrest Tuesday against five officials of Rid Pharmaceuticals Ltd, including its managing director (MD), for production of adulterated and substandard drugs and their marketing. Dhaka Drug Court Judge Md Golam Murtaza Mojumder issued the...
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11: Six people including two Bangladeshi workers died Tuesday after they accidentally inhaled poisonous gas produced by a container of rotten fish, Malaysian police said. A senior officer said the incident occurred early Tuesday at a remote...
MANIKGANJ, Aug 11: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda said Tuesday that 500 server stations would be set up across the country so that people could go there and be voters easily. — UNB
Mahmudur RahmanQuite a lot has been said in recent times about the speed with which the government is moving. The recent cabinet reshuffle for all of the camouflage of managing big budgets is undoubtedly aimed at speeding up governance. This...
FE ReportThe government has chalked out measures to improve electricity supply across the country in the coming Ramadan to mitigate people's sufferings, said officials.The power ministry hopes that electricity generation would reach to around 4,200 megawatts (mw) from the existing...
The Saudi government's possible ban on hajj pilgrims aged below six and above 65 years to prevent a swine flu epidemic during the hajj might slash the number of Bangladeshi pilgrims by a half this year, according to State Minister...
FE ReportAn international expert said Tuesday a competition law will help remove unfair practices and create a better business environment.R Shyam Khemani, adviser to 34 countries on the law, said though Bangladesh like many other countries has anti-competitive elements, an...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Aug 11: Armed miscreants killed a flour mill official, left another seriously wounded and snatched away Tk 1.0 million from them at the city's Agrabad commercial area today.The deceased was identified as Tauhidul Alam (32), an official of...
The High Court (HC) Tuesday asked to maintain status quo over the dispute surrounding the governing of Proshika, a leading non-government organisation (NGO) of the country, reports UNB.A single bench of Justice MA Salam delivered the judgment upon a revision...
FE Report The interest rate on Bangladesh Government Treasury Bonds (BGTB) dropped further Tuesday, as commercial banks rushed to offer bids in the auction, treasury officials said.The yield, generally known as coupon interest rate, on 15-year BGTB fell to 8.59...
From Fazle Rashid NEW YORK, August 11: When the subprime mortgage market blew up in 2007, no one gave it enough attention it truly deserved. The financial woes spread and gradually seeped into the rest of the economy. Two years...
Bidaai On STAR PLUS Tuesday at 10-30 pm. Bidaai is a story of two sisters, Sadhna (beautiful) and Ragini (unattractive). Sadhna is the adopted child in the family.Life is pleasant for Sadhna as she is beautiful but society is a...
Dhaka, a city of over 10 million and Bangladesh's biggest city in terms of population, is also noted to be a specially long suffering one, from traffic jams in particular. It was hoped that the present government, with its pledged...
N.M. Harun"History is important. If you don't know history, it's as if you were born yesterday. And if you are born yesterday, anybody up there in a position of power can tell you anything, and you have no way to...
Anwarul Iqbal Chemically polluted runoff from fields has contaminated surface and ground waters, damaged fisheries, destroyed freshwater ecosystems and created growing "dead zones" in oceans close to the mouths of rivers that drain agricultural regions. Local agricultural pollution has now...
The observance of National Fisheries Week (2009) was marked through release of fresh fries in water bodies by different luminaries including President Zillur Rahman. It may be mentioned here that fish provides 60 per cent of the country's animal protein....
The Prime Minister herself has expressed her displeasure at known bigwigs who, according to her, had amassed crores of takas illegally, and she is convinced that the allegations of corruption against them are substantial and have merit. They are being...
A study by the central bank reveals that with the decrease of prices in the global market, together with domestic healthy production, there has been a decline in the import growth. Whatever the reason, it is apparently good news for...
Shamsher ChowdhuryWhen I say management, I mean management of the country, establishments, organizations large and small, industrial enterprises, retailers of consumables or otherwise and the way they carry on with their daily business. For years and years this country continues...
Avik SenguptaWHO reports that Bangladesh is still considered as a low HIV/AIDS prevalent country. However, it is at a critical moment in the course of its AIDS epidemic. It is estimated that there are 13,000 HIV-positive people in the country...
Rodney ReedShould a company with a wholehearted commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR) expect their staff to be contented, productive and proud to be employed by the company?The 'business case' for CSR is that companies which understand CSR and apply...
Md. Joynal Abdin DIGITAL Bangladesh is what the election manifesto of the present government had pledged. The people elected the AL-led alliance for implementing its pre-election commitment and not for explaining what is digital Bangladesh. Digital Bangladesh is not an...
MUMBAI, Aug. 10 (Bloomberg): Indian stocks fluctuated. Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. fell on concern a below-average monsoon may slow the country's economic growth. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. rose on reports the global recession may be easing.Mahindra & Mahindra, the largest...
LONDON, Aug. 10 (Bloomberg): European stocks fell after four straight weeks of gains left the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index valued at the most expensive relative to earnings in almost six years. Asian shares rose, while US index futures fluctuated.Daimler...
KARACHI, Aug. 10 (Bloomberg): MCB Bank Ltd., Pakistan's biggest by market value, said its board approved a proposed purchase of Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc's local operations as the UK lender seeks to raise capital.The companies are yet to...
NEW DELHI, Aug. 10 (Bloomberg): India's monsoon rains, the main source of irrigation for the country's 235 million farmers, may be the weakest in five years, curbing output of sugar and rice and stoking global commodity prices.Rain in the June-September...
LONDON, Aug. 10 (Bloomberg): Gold climbed for the first time in four days, reversing an earlier loss, as the dollar's rally stalled, increasing the appeal of the precious metal as an alternative investment. Silver gained for a second day.Bullion rose...
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