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2009-08-03 00:00:00

Ba'al - The Storm GodOn HBO Movies Monday at 10 -30 pmBizarre storms wrack the US while simultaneously gruesome murders are occurring. Two scientists find a Sumerian statue of the storm god Baal and conclude that the storms and murders...

TWO WOMEN / DO ZAN (Colour, 96 minutes)

2009-08-03 00:00:00

Directed by Tahmineh Milani, IranTwo women who have been close friends and classmates in the College of Architecture, are detached for various reasons - one of them Cultural Revolution in Iran. They find each other after 15 years and review...

Irregularities in RHD project execution

2009-08-03 00:00:00

The latest directive given by the Prime Minister seeking a report from the Ministry of Communications on the on-going road and bridge construction projects at the meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) was a move...

Traffic gridlocks and harsh realities

2009-08-03 00:00:00

Shamsul Huq Zahid Dhaka's traffic system is in a total mess. May it be noon or midnight, main road arteries of the city remain clogged with vehicular traffic. Following a heavy to moderate rain or movement of a VVIP, the...

Dangers lurking in the vast informal money market

2009-08-03 00:00:00

Md AsaduzzamanJubok, a non-government organisation (NGO), pretended as a bank, took money from its depositors with the lure of interest rates high above the market rate and then failed to keep its commitments. The arrest of the chief executive of...

HIGHLIGHTS

2009-08-02 00:00:00

MohabbatenOn SONY SET Sunday at 9-30 pm. In India, open romance is forbidden, as is showing affection in public. A college principal named Narayan is a strong believer in this, aware that a male student named Vicky is in love...

'New wave' directors make a splash in Bollywood

2009-08-02 00:00:00

MUMBAI, July 31 (AFP): India's Hindi-language film industry has traditionally been a tight-knit affair, with generations of actors, producers and directors forging careers in what was effectively a family business.But a number of "new wave" directors are now breaking the...

Academy's 'Keeper of the Oscars' dead at 48

2009-08-02 00:00:00

LOS ANGELES - Steven Miessner, the motion picture academy's devoted "Keeper of the Oscars" who each year donned his signature white gloves to get the golden statuettes ready for their closeup before a worldwide audience, is dead at age 48.Miessner...

TallTales &Trouble

2009-08-02 00:00:00

Given below is the story in brief (kahini shongkhep) of "Keyamot" (Götterdämmerung) released some time ago: It so happens that Amin Khan accosts a soothsayer on the road and demands the man foretell his future whereupon the man exclaimed: "Explore...

Creating opportunities for higher and diverse education

2009-08-02 00:00:00

THE news last week that the pass rate of over 70 per cent was maintained in the Higher Secondary Examination (HSC), was not an unmixed one. There is satisfaction and also anxiety, for even the star performers in these examinations,...

Revamping BoI to attract overseas investment

2009-08-02 00:00:00

Shahiduzzaman KhanAGAINST the backdrop of the dismal performances of the Board of Investment (BoI), Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that the BoI had to start afresh with the aim of bringing momentum to investment. Presiding over the 24th meeting of...

The paracetamol syrup tragedy

2009-08-02 00:00:00

Avik SenguptaTwenty-five children recently died after taking paracetamol. Following this tragedy, the government formed a probe committee which examined 300 samples of paracetamol and vitamin syrup produced by 10 pharmaceutical companies. The probe committee has found the presence of poisonous...

Price hike not a priority for government

2009-08-02 00:00:00

Every year, before Ramadan we hear a lot of promises to the consumers that the prices of essential commodities will remain stable but much of the times the traders get away with raising prices-and we suffer. Sure we see mobile...

Women contribution and participation increases

2009-08-02 00:00:00

In the modern world women have proved that they are not lagging behind men in all the fields of work and other activities. Their role as a mother or wife is not all. Their working as teachers in different academic...

Diplomatic, economic challenge

2009-08-02 00:00:00

South Asian peculiarities pose a challenge to Bangladesh as to how we can maintain a delicate balance in our relations with China and India. A perceived tilt toward one could send misgivings on the other. An imbalance in the bilateral...

Emerging issues of higher education : Analysis of demand, problems and trends

2009-08-02 00:00:00

Fakhrul Islam Education, as we all know, is a key to development, for a nation as well for an individual. Higher education is inevitable for development of a nation as a whole. By the term higher education, in Bangladesh we...

Practice mind control and don't look back

2009-08-02 00:00:00

M A Islam THERE are many students who lack in confidence that is required for success in studies. If they had confidence, they could do much better. Confidence is a must while reading a difficult text, after performing poorly in...

quotable quotes

2009-08-02 00:00:00

A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song. -Lou Holtz A few minutes ago every tree was excited, bowing to the roaring storm, waving, swirling, tossing their branches in glorious enthusiasm like...

BSE barometer gains 8.0pc in July

2009-08-02 00:00:00

MUMBAI, August 1 (PTI): Encouraging global picture and robust corporate earnings outlook for the fiscal year 2010, propelled Indian bourses aiding the Bombay Stock Exchange 30-share benchmark, Sensex, to hit a 13-month high of 15,670.31 amid end of quarterly earnings...

KSE 100-share index increases by 229.17 points

2009-08-02 00:00:00

KARACHI, AUGUST 1: Bullish sentiments were witnessed at the Karachi stock market on the last trading day of the week Friday on support from intense buying activities as State Bank of Pakistan hinted at discount rate cut in the next...

Corn, soybeans rise

2009-08-02 00:00:00

NEW YORK August 1 (Bloomberg): Corn rose to a three-week high and soybeans gained on speculation that recent dry, cool weather stunted crops in the US, the world's largest grower and exporter.Parts of the Midwest got less than 25 per...

European stocks decline

2009-08-02 00:00:00

LONDON, August 1 (Bloomberg): European stocks slipped, trimming the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index's steepest monthly gain since April, as results from Air France-KLM Group and Eni SpA that trailed analysts' predictions overshadowed a smaller-than- forecast contraction in the US...

US stocks gain, Dow caps best month since 2002

2009-08-02 00:00:00

NEW YORK, August 1 (Bloomberg): US stocks rose, extending the Dow Jones Industrial Average's best monthly gain since 2002, as better-than-estimated gross domestic product spurred speculation the economy is recovering from the recession.General Electric Co., Bank of America Corp. and...

Steel prices in US increase

2009-08-02 00:00:00

NEW YORK, AUGUST 1 (Bloomberg): Steel prices in the US rose 13 per cent in July, the first gain in a year, after distributors began restocking their inventories.The average price of hot-rolled steel sheet, the benchmark product used in cars...

Gold scrap sales probably fell to 350 tonnes

2009-08-02 00:00:00

ANKARA, AUGUST 1 (Bloomberg): Gold sales in the form of old jewelry and other used pieces of metal probably dropped to about 350 metric tonnes in the second quarter as some owners declined to sell at lower prices, GFMS Ltd....

World oil prices in roller coaster ride

2009-08-02 00:00:00

LONDON, Aug 1 (AFP): The oil market faced a roller coaster week as traders tracked buoyant global equities, soaring US crude stockpiles and the global economic outlook, analysts said. Crude prices almost hit one-month peaks on Monday, drawing strength from...

India monsoon oilseeds output may decline

2009-08-02 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Aug 1 (Bloomberg): India, the world's largest vegetable oil buyer after China, may produce fewer oilseeds as dry weather in the biggest growing areas reduced monsoon sowing of peanuts, soybeans and sesame seeds. Production may be less than...

Cultivators not getting fair prices of their vegetables

2009-08-02 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Aug 1: Due to corrupt practices by the middlemen, the cultivators engaged in producing different vegetable items are not getting fair prices of their products on the one hand and ultimately the consumers are being compelled to buy...

Toshiba launches mini lightweight notebook

2009-08-02 00:00:00

IOM-Toshiba has introduced the new Toshiba mini NB200-A101 lightweight notebook for the first time in Bangladesh recently.It carries the Intel Atom Processor N280, along with 1.66GHz clock speed, 10.1-inch display, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB HDD and high definition audio...

Bata Bangladesh wins 'Best in Show' Award

2009-08-02 00:00:00

Bata Bangladesh has participated in the Global Dog Art Competition organised by the 'Hush Puppies' International in Michigan, the USA, said a press release. Out of 74 contestants the entries from Bata Bangladesh won the first place (best in show)...