A strategic paper is now at the final stage, which will suggest the government policy matter to stimulate local and foreign investors while it will deal with the impact of global recession, reports BSS.The Board of Investment (BOI) is preparing...
FE ReportA nine-day holiday begins today (Friday) on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on account of Eid-ul-Fitr.The holiday has been prolonged as it remains sandwiched between four-day weekly holidays this week and next week.The DSE management revised the vacation period...
FE ReportDr. Khondoker Bazlul Hoque has recently been appointed Chairman of Agrani Bank Limited. Mr. Hoque is Professor and Chairman of the Department of International Business of Dhaka University. He is also the President of Dhaka University Teachers' Association and...
Southeast Bank Limited (SEBL) organised a workshop on "BASEL-two and its Implementation" for credit officers of Dhaka based branches and members of Basel-two Implementation Committee, said a press release. SEBL Deputy Managing Director Syed Imtiaz Hasib inaugurated the workshop at...
Ericsson and TANDBERG Television, part of the Ericsson Group, have won three CSI Product of the Year Awards for its IPTV middleware, Contribution & Distribution (C&D) and content management solutions, said a press release.The prestigious annual awards, organized by CSI...
Mashiur RahamanBangladeshis are sneaking into Malaysia with tourist and business visas and becoming illegal workers in increasing numbers, which is discouraging legal recruitment in the country and putting migrants own safety at stake, experts said.Thousands of desperate Bangladeshi job seekers...
AKTEL organised a prize giving ceremony for the winners of 'Channel Competition', said a press release. Chief Commercial Officer of AKTEL Bidyut Kumar Basu handed over prizes among the winners in the city recently.Head of Regional Operation Md Zabid Ahsan,...
TOKYO, Sept 17 (Bloomberg): Asian stocks rose, driving the MSCI Asia Pacific Index to a one-year high, as growing investor confidence in the global recovery sent commodity prices higher and prompted Japanese steelmakers to start idled plants.BHP Billiton Ltd., the...
Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Shafique Ahmed has termed recent comments by opposition BNP Secretary General Khandoker Delwar Hossain in connection with BDR trials 'deplorable and confusing'. The law minister told this to journalists at the Secretariat in...
Journalists were forbidden from running any report on 'happenings' during Thursday's High Court (HC) hearings on the twin-petitions of ex-premier Khaleda Zia and her elder son Tarique Rahman for quashing Zia Orphanage Trust fund-embezzlement case as the proceedings hit snags,...
The Election Commission (EC) is set to hold polls to 300 municipalities early next year after the formulation of regulations in line with Local Government (Municipality) Act, Election Commissioner Mohammed Sakhawat Hussain said to journalists at his office in the...
Social Welfare Minister Enamul Haque Mostafa Shaheed has said the government has taken measures to rehabilitate beggars to eliminate begging from society, reports BSS."It is absolutely necessary to rehabilitate beggars and disadvantaged people for ensuring social security".The minister said this...
BNP Chairperson and Leader of the Opposition Khaleda Zia has called upon the expatriate Bangladeshis in Saudi Arabia to brighten the country's image by abiding by the laws of the Saudi government, reports BSS.She made the call when a delegation...
Opposition BNP lawmaker Salauddin Quader Chowdhury has secured anticipatory bail from the High Court (HC) in a defamation suit, reports bdnews24.com. The vacation bench of justices AFM Abdur Rahman and Mohammad Rezaul Hassan made the order Thursday after the BNP...
DINAJPUR, Sept 17 (UNB): Indian Border Security Force (BSF) gunned down yet another Bangladeshi national near Bhaigarh border in Birampur Upazila early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Azizar Rahman (35), son of Nilbor Ali of Bhaigarh village under Birampur Upazila.BDR...
BANDARBAN, Sept 17 (UNB): Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) members and police, in a joint drive, recovered some arms and ammunition from a den of terrorists at Kashem tila in Rezu Amtoli border of Naikhangchhari Upazila Wednesday.Acting on secret information, police and...
LIVERPOOL, England, Sept 17 (AFP): Liverpool will hope to make it four wins in a row when they visit West Ham in the Premier League on Saturday after limping to a 1-0 victory against Hungarian champions Debrecen in Europe. "We're...
Australia won their first toss of the series and elected to bat in the sixth one-day international against England at Trent Bridge. England must attempt to reverse their five-match losing streak without the services of Stuart Broad or Luke Wright,...
Bangladesh will play their opening group match against Indonesia in the AFC Under-16 '2010 (qualifiers) on October 3 at the Pannad Stadium in Bacolod City, Philippines, reports UNB. Bangladesh U-16 team, placed in group E with Japan, Indonesia, Chinese Taipei...
It might have taken the better part of three months, but the Australians finally have something to smile about entering the final week of their long, and occasionally torturous, tour of the UK, according to website cricinfo. Australia's successful pursuit...
SHANGHAI, Sept 17 (AFP): Jamaican former world record holder Asafa Powell and American Tyson Gay will face off in the 100 metres at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix on Sunday.Organisers had previously said the sprint rivals would not participate in...
KARACHI, Sept 17 (AFP): Captain Younus Khan believes Pakistan can build on their World Twenty20 success when they vie for an elusive Champions Trophy title in South Africa. Pakistan, who have never won or played in the final of the...
MILAN, Italy, Sept 17 (AFP): Inter Milan held title-holders Barcelona to a 0-0 draw in their Champions League Group F opener at the San Siro on Wednesday in a match which failed to live up to pre-match hype. The game...
Zeeshan HasanThe government recently decided to allow the import of Indian eggs, and possibly layer chicks, in order to reduce the price of eggs. This is a mistaken policy which ignores the role of bird flu in the current high...
ACTING as a syndicate, the poultry farm owners are controlling supply for extra profit. Their demand for the continuation of the ban on import of poultry birds and egg seeks to keep the prices sky high at the expense of...
HOPES for an agreement being reached at the United Nations' summit in December, "hang in the balance," because of a climate of suspicion between rich and poor countries. Nations will meet in Copenhagen, Denmark to attempt to strike a pact...
I live in a neighbourhood where many buildings are going up. Sure, most residents are disturbed with the decibels raised when building machineries are operating in full swing. Very few, however, would go and protest. People are experienced and are...
LAST Tuesday, the Ministry of Home Affairs deployed the military police to help the regular traffic personnel to control the snarling traffic jam when the two biggest religious festivals, Eid and Durga Puja, are around the corner. Our normal traffic...
Bricks are made in the country by burning firewood, gas or coal in moulds at kilns. But there is regulation in burning firewood in the brickfields as it has adverse effects on the environment. The demand for firewood in the...
WASHINGTON, Sept 17: (Reuters): The White House will shelve US plans to build a missile-defence system in Poland and the Czech Republic, a move likely to ease tensions with Russia, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.The decision will be based...
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