FE ReportThe Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) Saturday hailed the government's decision for rescheduling outstanding bank loans of four industrial sectors without any down payment, said a press release. The industrial sectors are frozen foods, jute...
NAIROBI (Kenya) (AP): The head of a Kenyan seafarers' program said Saturday that Somali pirates had hijacked an American-owned tugboat with 16 crew in the Gulf of Aden.Nairobi-based Italian Ambassador Pierandrea Magistrati said he only could confirm that "there is...
MADARIPUR, Apr 10: The government will build a new town to resettle people who will lose their home and hearth to construction of the proposed Padma Bridge, set to be the Bangladesh's longest, a top government official said Friday, reports...
ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) (AP): Islamabad today wore a deserted look. There wasn't the usual hustle bustle on the streets. The morning rush hour as schools began wasn't there. It is a city that, increasingly, feels like it's under siege.Additional security forces...
A young man was killed and his body, packed in a sack, was dropped from a rooftop in the city’s Sutrapur area early Saturday, reports UNB.The victim’s family sources said Hasanur Rahman Ronny (24), son of Yusuf Ali, was called...
M. S. SiddiquiQUICKER dispensation of justice needs to be ensured because "justice delayed is justice denied". But, while doing so, it must not be ignored that "justice hurried is justice buried". The due process of law must not be compromised...
Md. Joynal AbdinGLOBALISATION polarised the world and made international trade very competitive. Each and every country is trying to exploit whatever trade opportunities are available. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) contracting countries are facing various barriers to trade promotion. Due...
The government is reportedly actively engaged in forming a new education policy for the country. The thrust of it would be drawing up a policy that would reflect the needs of the time. So far it could be known the...
Shahiduzzaman KhanIT is heartening to note that the government has taken necessary steps to build a separate plastic industrial estate on the bank of Dhaleswari river. A proposal to this effect has already been endorsed by the Ministry of Industry...
Mohammad MohsinPOWER is the life-blood of an economy everywhere and Bangladesh can be no exception to this rule. But the gap between the demand for power and its supply continues to be alarming in the context of Bangladesh. Apart from...
Education reforms are very necessary to address various issues in the education sector. The same must concentrate on improving the quality of education and quality of teaching as well. Restructuring syllabi to meet the needs of a modern economy and...
Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) has opened its 951st branch at Koraish Munshi Bazar under P.S: Dagun Bhuiyan, Dist Feni on April 01, 09. The opening ceremony was graced by the presence of BKB's CEO and managing director, Md. Mukter Hossain,...
Sifat SiddiqueEducation is no more confined to particular career fields anymore, like the way it was in the past generations when people used to think of educating oneself is only to become either a doctor, an engineer or a lawyer....
Md. Mahbubur Rahman Bulbul BANGLADESH has different types of tradition and rich historical background. Bangladesh achieved its historical independence through nine-month struggle in 1971. The students of Bangladesh made a huge contribution in the liberation war of 1971. They played...
CHICAGO, April 11 (AFP): Rescue workers dug through the rubble left by tornados and firefighters battled deadly wildfires after a strong storm system cut a swath of destruction across the United States from Texas to Tennessee.At least eight people were...
SEOUL, April 11 (AP): A deadlock at the United Nations over how to censure North Korea for its rocket launch appeared to be easing, with the Japanese prime minister hinting Tokyo may be ready to back off from a demand...
MOSCOW, April 11 (AFP): Iraq and Russia's leaders sought Friday to revive political and economic ties disrupted by the US invasion six years ago and to position Moscow for future energy deals in the country.Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said...
MOSCOW, April 11 (AP): Russian media are quoting a top military official as saying that Russia is buying pilotless spy drones from Israel.It would be Russia's first purchase of military hardware from Israel.State-run RIA-Novosti and ITAR-Tass cite Russian Deputy Defence...
QUETTA, April 11 (AP): The bodies of six slain coal miners were found in southwestern Pakistan Saturday and a policeman was shot dead, police said, as rioting over the slaying of three regional leaders continued for a third day. Rising...
RAIPUR, India, April 11 (Reuters): Heavily armed Maoists ambushed a security forces patrol in central India Friday, killing 10 personnel, a police official said, as the rebels step up violence ahead of the general election.More than 125 Maoists armed with...
HILLA, Iraq, April 11 (AFP): At least nine people were killed and another 23 wounded Saturday when a suicide bomber struck the headquarters of a US-allied Sunni militia south of Baghdad, an Iraqi army officer said.The bomber detonated his payload...
Myanmar arrests 368 drug traffickers YANGON, April 11: Myanmar arrested 368 drug traffickers last month and seized more than three million illegal stimulant tablets, state media reported, in a bid to counter US claims that it has failed to tackle...
WASHINGTON, April 11 (AFP): President Barack Obama said Friday he saw "glimmers of hope" that the US economy may be wrestling free of a paralyzing recession but warned of "a lot of work" ahead to nurse it back to health....
TOKYO, April 11 (AFP): Japan is considering providing up to one billion dollars in economic aid to Pakistan over the next two years, a newspaper reported Saturday. The Japanese government will reveal details of the planned aid in Tokyo on...
WASHINGTON, April 11 (AFP): The International Monetary Fund said Friday it would meet Turkish authorities soon to finalise a long-delayed standby loan which reportedly could be reach 45 billion dollars. "IMF staff and the Turkish authorities are currently actively engaged...
BEIJING, April 11 (AFP): Chinese banks lent a record amount of money in March as they responded to government calls to support the economy in the face of the global financial crisis, the central bank announced Saturday. New loans climbed...
WASHINGTON, April 11 (AFP): New Frontier Bank, one of Colorado state's biggest banks, was closed down by state regulators Friday, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said in a statement. Based in Greeley, Colorado, New Frontier had, as of March 24,...
SINGAPORE, April 11 (AFP): The chief executive of DBS Group Holdings Richard Stanley, who was diagnosed with leukemia in January, is in critical care after his condition worsened unexpectedly, the bank said. He had been responding well to treatment and...
Agrani Bank Limited has arranged a five-day orientation course for newly recruited cash officers of the bank at Agrani Bank Training Institute (ABTI) in the city.Managing Director-cum-CEO Syed Abu Naser Bukhtear Ahmed inaugurated the course Sunday, says a press release....
LONDON, Apr 11 (AFP): The predominance of Asian operators among bidders for a chunk of Iraq's vast oilfields shows the rising power of small and flexible state-run companies prepared to take risks, analysts say. The latest bidding round, the second...
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