Khademul Islam | 2009-03-14 00:00:00
Bangladeshi agricultural products have good demand in the UK, USA, Europe and the Middle East. But the export to these destinations, so far, is far below the potential. One of the main reasons of this is inadequate investment in agriculture.Of...
FE Report | 2009-03-14 00:00:00
The former students of Comilla Ispahani Public School at a condolence meeting Friday condemned the killing of army officers including deceased BDR chief Maj. Gen. Shakil Ahmed, an ex-student of the school, and prayed for the salvation of the departed...
FE Report | 2009-03-14 00:00:00
The world's population will hit 7.0 billion early in 2012 and top 9.0 billion in 2050, with the majority of the increase taking place in developing countries, according to revised United Nations (UN) estimates released Wednesday."There have been no big...
RANGPUR, March 13 (BSS): Hundreds of people have brought a vast tract of dried up riverbeds of the Brahmaputra, Teesta and their tributaries during this season in all five districts of greater Rangpur, char people and officials said Friday.They said,...
Recently, students who secured second classes in their academic exams are finding hard times getting jobs as almost all employers, both in the government and in the autonomous organizations, in many cases in the limited companies, want the candidates to...
The global economic meltdown has made the expected investment inflow into the country's impoverished power sector uncertain as possible investors might shy away due to the crisis, official sources said, reports UNB.According to the sources, the government, trying to overcome...
TQI-SEP is working for quality. Under this project, almost all secondary school teachers, including head teachers, will be trained and all the teacher-educators of Teachers' Training Colleges (TTs) will be trained from home and abroad.In the meantime, most of the...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2009-03-14 00:00:00
Man is scouring the known universe through his most advanced telescopes to see if there is intelligent life elsewhere other than on earth. In fact, the search is more about life than about intelligent life per se. That is because,...
FE Report | 2009-03-14 00:00:00
Prices of onion and lentil continued to rise at the city's retail markets in the past week when rice, different brands of edible oil and potato became cheaper.Besides, prices of other essential commodities, including vegetables and egg remained almost unchanged...
SYLHET, Mar 13 (UNB): Three dacoits, including one with bullet wounds, were held while looting valuables from a trader at Matikata village in Tahirpur Upazila Wednesday night.The arrested were identified as Al Amin (24), son of Abdul Malek of Burungachhara...
FE Report | 2009-03-14 00:00:00
Managers' conference of Janata Bank Limited (JBL) Corporate 1 and 2 grade branches was held at BIAM auditorium in the city recently, said a press release.Chaired by JBL General Manager (Dhaka Division office) Shihabuddin Md Shahjahan, the conference was attended,...
Enayet Rasul Bhuiyan | 2009-03-14 00:00:00
Pakistanis are in the habit of blaming others for their troubles. Most of the time, their accusing finger is pointed towards India. At other times, it is the United States (US) which is cited as the villain keeping Pakistan in...
March 8-March 12, 2009 | 2009-03-14 00:00:00
Commercial Bank of CeylonBangladeshi taka experienced depreciation of 0.09 per cent against United States (US) dollar last week.Bangladesh Bank (BB) and the government took proper initiative to stabilise the market in the week.The BB purchased $14 million on March 09...
NEW DELHI, Mar 13 (AFP): India's industrial output fell for a second straight month, data showed Thursday, in what analysts said was more evidence the nation's once scorching growth is being hit by the global slump.The January production figures came...
With the rebound of M1 growth rate to above 10 percent in February, China is unlikely to cut the interest rate and the required reserve ratio in the near future, analysts point out.Macroeconomic data signal economic warm-upChina's M1 growth bounced...
Andrew Taylor | 2009-03-14 00:00:00
In proposing only modest changes in how lawmakers finance their pet projects, President Barack Obama tossed aside a golden opportunity to work with Sen. John McCain. Instead, the president stood foursquare with his Democratic allies, the people he needs most...
SYLHET, Mar 13 (UNB): Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid Friday said there will be no dropout in the country's educational institutions after 2017."The government has taken initiatives to remove dropout among the primary students and ensure education for all," he...
B League champions Dhaka Abahani reached the semifinal of the Citycell Super Cup Football beating Chittagong Mohammedan by 2-1 goals in the group A match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka Friday, reports UNB.In the day's match, Nigerian striker...
Kevin Pietersen believes English participation in the Indian Premier League (IPL) could help improve England's performances in one-day cricket.Batsman Pietersen was speaking ahead of England's Twenty20 international against the West Indies Sunday."I think the reason why India have gone through...
WASHINGTON, Mar 13 (Reuters): President Barack Obama said Thursday he was extending sanctions against Iran as it continued to pose an "extraordinary threat" to the national security, foreign policy and economy of the United States.Obama declared the routine extension of...
From Fazle Rashid | 2009-03-14 00:00:00
NEW YORK, March 13: The US households lost $5.1 trillion of their wealth in the last three months of 2008, worst in the past 57 years, the Federal Reserve revealed yesterday. The full year loss has been estimated at $11.1...
Brett Lee expects to be immediately reinstated to the role of Australian pace spearhead, and believes his new-ball combination with the vastly improved Mitchell Johnson will cause "carnage" among opposition batsmen throughout the Ashes and beyond. Fitter and stronger after...
SEOUL, Mar 13 (Reuters): A North Korean rocket launch will trigger fresh action by the UN Security Council for violating sanctions that are in effect for an earlier missile test, South Korea's foreign ministry said Friday.North Korea has given notice...
GAZA, Mar 13 (Reuters): Israel's 22-day offensive in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip killed 1,434 people, including 960 civilians, 239 police officers and 235 fighters, a Palestinian human rights group said Thursday.Israel carried out attacks by air, land and sea from...
INDIAN WELLS, Mar 13 (AP): Maria Sharapova made a tentative return from shoulder surgery Thursday, teaming with Elena Vesnina in a 6-2, 4-6, 10-7 loss to Ekaterina Makarova and Tatiana Poutchek in doubles play at the BNP Paribas Open.It was...
PESHAWAR, Mar 13 (Reuters): Taliban militants recovered 24 bodies and were searching for more Friday, hours after suspected US drones destroyed a camp in Pakistan's northwestern region, militants and officials said.Four missiles believed to have been fired by at least...
MILAN, Mar 13 (AP): Italy could lose its fourth Champions League entry as a result of its flop in Europe this season.Juventus, Inter Milan and AS Roma were each eliminated from the Champions League by English clubs this week and...
Bangladesh Police beat East End Club by 3-0 sets in a match of the National Bank Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Volleyball League at the Volleyball Stadium in Dhaka Friday, reports UNB.In the First Division League match, Uttara SC defeated Dhaka...
DERA ALLAH YAR, Pakistan, Mar 13 (Agencies): Pakistani lawyers challenging the government will step up their cross-country protest campaign despite beatings and arrests by the police, a rally leader said Friday.The protest by lawyers and opposition parties for an independent...
SINGAPORE, Mar 13 (AFP): The phone rings and an unknown voice tells you a loved one has been kidnapped. You can hear screams in the background as the caller gruffly gives you details of how to pay the ransom.But don't...
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