CHITTAGONG, Apr 23 (UNB): Movement of ships to and from Chittagong seaport resumed partially Thursday morning through a passage created by dredging the bay channel jammed following the capsize of a clinker-laden lighter vessel.In the shipwreck, the master of the...
Amid already-prevailing high prices of milk, Fishers and Livestock Minster Abdul Latif Biswas Thursday came up with a complaint that milk-processing private companies are trying to create an artificial crisis for milking the market, reports UNB.The minister said that the...
Jahangir Bin Alam IT is needless to say that mobilisation of internal resources of any country, irrespective of its development status, is the sine quo non for achievement of its economic objectives and to improve the living condition of the...
Moazzem HossainTHE findings of the survey carried out by the Bangladesh Investment Climate Fund (BICF) of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), provide some broad ideas about the state of the economy, particularly in relation to its business environment and investment...
Professor Mahfuz R. ChowdhuryIT is entirely possible that the perilous situation that awaits Bangladesh with its population growth isn't getting the kind of consideration that it so deserves. Or it may be that people are very indifferent about the whole...
The findings of two separate research studies in the Indian state of West Bengal, claiming that pollutants in the air are linked to a fall in male fertility as well as congenital malformations or premature births among women, simply confirm...
Enayet Rasul BhuiyanTHE Awami League government which was in power in 2001 and faced elections, was full of confidence that it would be elected to power again. This expectation was born out of a sense of having done well in...
Mahbubul Haque ChwodhuryThe USA and the member-countries of the European Union (EU) are trying individually and jointly to face the onslaught of economic recession which have already led many countries to massive job cuts in their industries. At the forums...
THE intention to legalise a huge amount of black (or, undisclosed) money in the country was indicated recently by the Finance Minister's statement to that effect. The apex chamber body of the country, the Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce...
THE Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, the daughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is loved by a majority of the people of Bangladesh. It is reflected in the election results.The emergency caretaker government wanted to finish the politics of Sheikh Hasina...
The first public exam, the Secondary School Certificate (SSC), has an undeniable importance for students. So, they usually want to accomplish best as they can March and April, being hot and humid, are far from suitable for the SSC exams....
LAST Sunday the government announced a stimulus package of Taka 34.24 billion (3,424 crore) to offset the possible impact of global economic recession. Out of this, the share of agriculture is 43 per cent, power, 18 per cent, agriculture loan...
SINGAPORE, Apr 22 (AFP): Oil prices rose in Asian trade today, tracking gains on Wall Street ahead of the release of the latest report on US crude inventories, dealers said. New York's main futures contract, light sweet crude for delivery...
ALMATY, Apr 22 (AFP): Big powers are dispatching envoys to an energy conference in Ashgabat this week amid shifts in Central Asian oil and gas politics the West hopes could loosen Moscow's grip on the strategic region. An explosion earlier...
NEW DELHI, Apr 22 (PTI): India has emerged as one of the most energy efficient country piping developed economies like the US and China. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) Director General Ajay Mathur told PTI, "India stands parellel to...
FE Report Chief coordinator (CO) of Institute of Hazrat Mohammad (SAW) Habiba Tasneem Chowdhury left Dhaka Tuesday to attend the Civil Society Policy Dialogue of 2009 World Bank-IMF spring meetings in Washington DC, USA.Ms Chowdhury will represent the Institute at...
FE ReportThe Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) organised a discussion on the forthcoming National Budget-2009-'10 at Ruhul Quddus Auditorium of ICMAB Bhaban in the city recently. Prime Minister's Adviser Alauddin Ahmed was the chief guest of...
Siddique Islam Bangladesh will sign an agreement with two international companies by the end of June next to obtain the country's first credit rating report, officials said. The central bank of Bangladesh expects that the country would receive the first...
FE ReportSoutheast Bank Ltd Wednesday joined the 'rally of disclosures' by the private commercial banks and financial institutions to float mutual funds, an instrument which are being considered risk-free investment tools in the stock trading.Southeast Bank on the day disclosed...
FE ReportThe government will soon formulate guidelines for proper execution of projects under the Public-private Partnership (PPP) arrangement, Finance Minister AMA Muhith said Wednesday."We have to prepare necessary strategies and guidelines for the PPP initiative, which are absent now," the...
FE Report Mr Kamrul Islam Mazumder has joined Summit Alliance Port Limited (SAPL), the leading container yard and off-dock in Bangladesh, as executive director (ED) and chief operating officer (COO), said a press release.Prior to joining the SAPL, his last...
FE Report The inter-bank call money rate maintained steady track Wednesday due to smooth flow of cash in the market. The US dollar, however, posted slight gain against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market on demand pressure,...
FE Report United Commercial Bank Limited (UCB) signed a corporate agreement with Siemens Bangladesh Limited in the city recently, said a press release. UCB Deputy Managing Director Shafiqul Alam and Siemens Bangladesh acting Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Henrik Doil signed...
TEHRAN, April 22 (Reuters): Iran's president accused Israel Wednesday of "brutal acts" and "ethnic cleansing" against the Palestinians, two days after his denunciation of the Jewish state as racist prompted a walk-out from a UN meeting on race.Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told...
Maoist rebels who seized a train carrying several hundred passengers in eastern India have released them, reports Reuters.They held the passengers for a short time but then withdrew. A Maoist spokesman there was no plan to cause harm and it...
South Africans are voting in what is likely to be the most competitive general election since the end of apartheid in 1994, reports BBC.Many voters were wrapped in blankets, hats and scarves on a chilly day and turned out hours...
Fears for civilians trapped in Sri Lanka conflict COLOMBO, April 22: US and Red Cross officials pleaded for the lives of tens of thousands of civilians trapped in Sri Lankan jungle Wednesday as government troops pressed a relentless offensive against...
BCB Under-19 team scored 316 runs for all in 82.1 overs in their first innings against visiting Sri Lanka Under-19 team on the opening day of the first three-day match at the Narayanganj Osmani Stadium at Fatullah Wednesday, reports UNB....
Riding on Arman's blistering ton, Kalindi KC notched a massive 142-run win over Young one's Club in a match of the Second Division Cricket League at the Dhaka University ground Wednesday, reports UNB.Batting first after winning the toss, Kalindi KC...
The logo of the Citycell National School Football Championship was unveiled at the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) conference room in the city Wednesday. BFF president Kazi Salahuddin and Citycell CEO Michael Seymour jointly unveiled the logo of the championship that...
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