MAGURA, June 1 (UNB): Activists of ruling Awami League (AL) swooped on BNP office and a hostel of Islami Chhatra Shibir in the district town, leaving four people injured Saturday.AL activists attacked the district BNP office and damaged microphone and...
BAGERHAT, June 1 (UNB): Eighteen alleged Rajakars (collaborators) were sued on Sunday for looting and arson at a house in Morelganj Upazila Sadar during the War of Liberation in 1971.Freedom Fighter and Awami League president, union unit, Sohrab Hossain filed...
SATKHIRA, June 1 (BSS): Two cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir, arrested with radio frequency devices from Alam Hostel at a Government College area in the town on Saturday night, were taken on a 5-day remand today for interrogation.They are: SM...
SYLHET, June 1 (UNB): Suhashini Das, a veteran anti-British movement leader, died of old age ailments at Central Clinic in the city's Howrapara area on Saturday night. She was 94.She was selected as 'Sada Moner Manush' for her social service.Suhashini...
PATUAKHALI, June 1 (UNB): Activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Sunday locked the office room of the principal of Abdul Karim Mridha College in the town, demanding his removal.Principal Saiful Majid Bahauddin, however, was not present during the incident at...
The 13th death anniversary of former MP Advocate Dabir Uddin Ahmed, an organiser of the Liberation War and a close associate of Bangabandhu, will be observed today (Tuesday), said a press release.Quran Khwani and Milad Mahfil will be held at...
A Z M AnasAgrani Bank has struck partnership with a local private company to introduce an electronic card that would allow rural recipients to draw remittances in a faster way, officials said Sunday.The country's third largest state lender has contracted...
FE ReportMercantile Bank Ltd, a leading third generation private commercial bank, plans to increase its rural branches this year giving a thrust on agricultural development of the country."In order to reach the banking service to the door of the rural...
FE ReportPresident of International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh (ICCB) Mahbubur Rahman left Dhaka for Kuala Lumpur Monday leading a 6-member delegation to attend the 6th World Chambers Congress (WCC).The Congress, to be held on June 3-5, is the only international forum...
FE Report Transcom Electronics Ltd, local distributor of Philips electronic goods Sunday launched a consumer promotion campaign 'Batir Raja Jhalak, Ghure Ashun Bangkok.' The campaign offers 4,255 attractive gifts to the consumers through scratch cards with every purchased item. The...
FE ReportAktel, the leading mobile phone operator in Bangladesh, recently introduced IDD International Direct Dialing (IDD) Friends and Family (FnF) offer for its subscribers.The new offer would enable the Aktel subscribers to enjoy discount in international calls, a press release...
THE situation of thousands of people in the country's Aila-hit south-western coastal districts, seems to be getting grimmer by the day, despite the best efforts of the Army, Navy, the Air Force, and numerous volunteers wanting to do something for...
Shamsul Huq Zahid Gone are the days when rich and aristocrats used to establish schools and colleges in their localities to help boys and girls pursue education. Some people are still found opening up educational institutions in the rural areas....
Kabir AnwarOPPOSED to the longing across the country for stronger local government as a way of decentralisation for development, the vested interests have been frustrating this aspiration in a very unconscionable manner. Over a long period of time, experiences have...
GOVERNMENT high-ups and policy makers have hazy as well as negative ideas about tourism. They firmly believe that to attract foreign tourists, a country needs to have nightlife facilities, bars, massage parlours etc., as if these are the essence of...
THE finance minister AMA Muhith deserves appreciation for his reported move for raising duty on import of luxury goods and items that pose threat to health. Actually such items including cigarette and liquor, with negative impacts should be heavily taxed.Bad...
About one third of the total number of examinees could not pass the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination this year. The overall results of the SSC are not satisfactory, because the percentage of passes in the related examinations under the...
According to recent media reports, the Awami League-led government is about to tread the familiar path of increasing budgetary allocations to the education sector. The increased allocation for education would be justified as the government's enlightened policy to speed up...
Syed JamaluddinA few days back, the National Economic Council (NEC) approved the Annual Development Programme (ADP) of Tk 305 billion for the fiscal year (FY) 2009-10. This allocation is a record high in Bangladesh. This is 32.61 per cent higher...
Muhammad Faisol ChowdhuryIt is very important to identify the priorities that should be considered for determining the wage policy in Australia in this era of competitive market forces and deepening wage inequality. This write-up discusses the debates that attend the...
Dr. Zaidi SattarThe global economic crisis has been characterized, among others, by a financial meltdown. But it has not resulted in the collapse in the system of trade finance which did experience a downturn, partly due to the credit and...
Ferdous AlamTHE 40-year old Eastern Refinery Limited (ERL) at Chittagong is long past its active service life. But overhauling can give fresh life to the country's lone refinery. The country's annual demand for refined petroleum and petroleum products is 3.7...
BEIJING, May 31 (Bloomberg): Agricultural Bank of China received approval from the nation's regulator to put its rural businesses into a separate unit, to boost farm lending and pave the way for the bank's initial public offering. The rural finance...
DETROIT, May 31 (Reuters): General Motors Corp finished a key piece of business Saturday before a bankruptcy filing planned for Monday as the deadline expired for bondholders to accept an exchange offer brokered by the Obama administration.The development came as...
Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, May 31: Bumper harvest of lychees and different varieties of jackfruits is expected this season in the district.Local businessmen said the local variety of lychee, though small in size, was dominating the markets at the moment and the...
A new 21st century infrastructure is required to significantly contribute to the creation of a carbon-lean economy."We must move away from dealing with emissions after they have already occurred, and focus instead on moving ideas, not people, with broadband being...
A three-day long Bangladesh Remittance Fair will be held in Comilla from 23 to 25 July aiming to gear up the remittance inflow through banking channel.Dhaka International Exhibition Company Ltd (DIEC) will organise the fair, reports UNB.The fair will be...
Commodity Month Last WTI Light Crude Jul '09 66.5800 Brent Crude Jul '09 65.8000 RBOB Gasoline Jul '09 1.8953s Heating Oil Jul '09 1.6776s Nat Gas (NBP) Jul '09 26.1900s...
CopperBid/Ask 2.1688 -2.1733 Change -0.0023 -0.10% Low/High 2.1665 -2.1756 NickelBid/Ask 6.2271 -6.2724 Change +0.0136 +0.22% Low/High 6.2135 -6.2860 AluminumBid/Ask 0.6353 -0.6399 Change +0.0000 +0.00% Low/High 0.6353 -0.6399 ZincBid/Ask 0.6828 -0.6873 Change -0.0023 -0.33%...
KARACHI, May 31 : Lifting of election ban on Sharif brothers and sharp cuts in Pakistan Investment Bond (PIB) yields kept the Karachi stock market in the greens during the week, analysts said Saturday, according to Daily Times.The market remained...
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