Our Correspondent SIRAJGANJ, Apr 6: Cultivation of bottle gourd is gaining popularity in all the nine upazilas of the district because of low investment and good margin of profit.Local markets are flooded with bottle gourd and being sold like hot...
WASHINGTON, Apr 6 (AFP): IBM's seven-billion-dollar takeover bid of Sun Microsystems Inc appears to be on the verge of collapse, the Wall Street Journal reported on its website yesterday, citing people familiar with the talks. The daily reported that "a...
TOKYO, Apr 6 (AFP): A retailer of nuclear fallout shelters in Japan said Monday that sales soared in the lead-up to North Korea's rocket launch as jittery residents took their safety into their own hands.Osaka-based Shelter Co said it received...
POWER shortages have been an accepted fact of life in most of the developing world, not just Bangladesh. In the 1990s the Philippines have had to adjust with a four-day work week in Manila due to lack of electricity. China's...
Anwar IqbalTHE finance adviser to the immediate past caretaker government -- before departing from office -- made a projection of the Bangladesh economy for the short- and the medium-terms. The economy's outlook for the short term or until the end...
Naim-ul-KarimSOFTWARE exports from Bangladesh grew significantly in recent months, with more than 400 software and IT companies exporting their products to around 30 countries. It was stated recently to a foreign news agency by one of the functionaries of Bangladesh...
FLOODS of varying intensities cause destruction every year in Bangladesh. But the floods can be prevented and Bangladesh can turn the excess water it receives each monsoon into a round-the-year blessing by adopting a comprehensive water management plan.For lack of...
THE other day I happened to meet a person who went on to complain that people who are good looking or at least has a fair complexion has a lot of advantage in life. I told her that it could...
We have no idea exactly how many people are unemployed in our country but the number is huge, one can say.We have seen an advertisement in the national dailies on many occasions that some firms organised training on online income...
Engr Khondkar Abdus SalequeAT a time when Bangladesh is suffering from severe energy crisis due to gas deficit, Petrobangla /GTCL's impudent action has created another undesirable mess. Petrobangla's action for evacuating the trapped 70 mmcfd from Jalalabad Gas Field in...
Salahuddin AhmedA sound banking system is essential for a stable economy. Banks play a crucial role in any economy providing service to the investors. Their lending involves risks. Collapse of the banking system or even a single bank could spell...
Iftu Ahmed The ancient people used to celebrate the New Year at harvest time. The rituals they observed purified them for the New Year. At least that is what they left behind.In 46 BC, the Roman ruler Julius Caesar (100...
Leading teachers and representatives of Qoumi madrasas at a press conference here Monday said they are ready to cooperate the government to combat terrorism and militancy, reports BSS received from Chittgong.Protesting strongly the recent propaganda about the existence of terrorists...
President Zillur Rahman Monday expressed his hope that the international organisations would support the government efforts in setting up health infrastructures to reach healthcare services to the disaster-prone coastal areas of the country, reports BSS.In a message on the eve...
Eminent educationist Prof Anisuzzaman Monday said UNESCO was making a very valuable contribution to preserve national heritages of different countries, including Bangladesh, across the globe, reports BSS."UNESCO has been highlighting our national heritage through publishing books to help preserving those,"...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Apr 6: Two units of Raozan Thermal Power Plant (RTPP) resumed functioning after 11 months of production suspension. This however has not changed much the deplorable power situation in Chittagong due to reduced power supply from the national...
RANGPUR, April 6 (BSS): Officials and farmers are expecting an all-time high bumper Boro production this year in the country's northern region as the blooming crop grows excellent under favourable climatic conditions.The fixed target of producing 6,659,361 tonnes rice would...
Our CorrespondentFARIDPUR, Apr 6: The World Water Day 2009 was observed in Faridpur as elsewhere in the country recently. This year's theme was: shared water shared opportunities.Different organisations chalked out programmes highlighting the significance of the day's programmes included seminar,...
Red Rose Films Limited, an UK-based film production house, is looking for a world-class actor to play the main role in its English movie, based on the life of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, reports UNB.Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury, an eminent journalist...
FE Report Former senior vice-president of DCCI M Shahjahan Khan and Enayet Karim of Industry Group have been elected president and general secretary (GS) of Barisal Zila Samity in Dhaka for the year 2009-10. The election was held at the...
South Asia Insurance Company Limited (SAICL) recommended 7.50 per cent cash dividend for its shareholders for the year that ended on December 31, 2008, said a press release.The recommendation came at the 47th meeting of the board of directors of...
World Health Day will be observed in the country tomorrow (Tuesday) as elsewhere across the world with a promise to reach healthcare services to the doorsteps of the rural people, reports UNB.This year's theme of the day is - 'Save...
Dr M Alim Biswas, former director of Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), passed away at BIRDEM Hospital in the city on April 4. He was 82.Dr Biswas left behind his wife and two sons to mourn his...
JU CorrespondentJahangirnagar University, Department of Geography and Environment with the collaboration of Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme (CDMP) organized a two-day workshop on Disaster ManagementCurriculum Review for Graduate, Post Graduate, Higher Studies and Training Programme at AFM Kamaluddin Memorial Seminar Room...
Visiting Deputy Chief of the General Political Department, PLA, China Lt Gen Jia Ting'an passed busy day by participating in different programmes Monday, said a press release.He is accompanied by a 8-member military delegation. Gen Jia Ting'an laid wreath at...
RU CorrespondentRAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Apr 06: Dr Abdul Matin Talukder, a teacher of Music and Theatre dept. and also provost of Mader Bakhs hall of the Rajshahi University (RU), was threatened to be killed by an unidentified outlaws party demanding toll...
Siddique Islam The central bank is likely to ask the commercial banks to make fresh investment in productive sectors at reduced lending rates for offsetting the impact of the global economic meltdown. The suggestion will be made during a bankers'...
FE ReportFinance Minister AMA Muhith said Monday the Medium Term Budgetary Framework (MTBF) has failed to attain its desired goals mainly because of the failure on the part of concerned agencies' to properly establish their ownership over the programme. "The...
FE ReportThe government Monday appointed Dr Nasiruddin Ahmed the acting chairman of National Board of Revenue (NBR). In separate orders the government made two other changes at secretary-level. Dr Nasir replaced Muhammad Abdul Mazid who was made officer on special...
FE ReportDhaka stocks soared Monday riding on banking stocks picked up by the investors cashing in on cheap prices. However, losers outnumbered the gainers.The benchmark index DSE General Index (DGEN) closed 39.62 points up at 2466.16, lifted by the banking...
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