FE Report Emirates, one of the world's fastest-growing international airlines, marked the arrival of flight EK225, the first non-stop service of the airline between Dubai and San Francisco, at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) recently, said a press release.At a...
Resumption of tradingNormal trading of the shares of Bata Shoe Bangladesh Limited will resume today (Wednesday) after record date and there will be no price limit on the trading of the shares of the company for the day.Response to CSE...
Guinea's army has announced that it has dissolved the country's government and suspended the constitution, hours after the death of President Lansana Conte, reports BBC.In a state radio statement, Capt Moussa Dadis Camara said a "consultative council" of civilian and...
NEW DELHI, Dec 23 (AFP): India's refusal to rule out a military response to the Mumbai attacks is a diplomatic strategy that hides the limited options open to the government, analysts say.Under intense domestic pressure to take decisive and forceful...
Scientists have discovered that a blind person can navigate through a maze of obstacles unaided using the power of "sixth" sense alone, reports BBC.The man, left blind by a stroke, was able to intuitively walk around chairs and boxes without...
Many newspapers in Nepal have appeared with a blank space instead of an editorial to protest against attacks by Maoist activists, reports BBC.Dozens of former rebels attacked staff and vandalised offices at Himal Media, one of the country's biggest newspaper...
ATLANTIC CITY, Dec 23 (AP): Muslim leaders reacted with frustration after five Muslim immigrants were convicted of scheming to massacre U.S. soldiers at Fort Dix.The five defendants were found guilty Monday in federal court in Camden of conspiring to kill...
Two giant pandas have arrived in Taiwan from China, a gift from Beijing to a self-governing island it considers part of Chinese territory, reports BBC.Together their names (Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan) mean reunion, underscoring hopes that their arrival in...
Sri Lanka war refugees held by govtCOLOMBO, Dec 23: Thousands of Tamils fleeing heavy fighting in the north of Sri Lanka are trapped by the government and being denied basic provisions, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. People who have fled...
FE ReportThe real estate sector's sales dropped significantly in the current month due possibly to the elections.Builders' sources say that it dropped to almost 50 per cent as people has been busy with the election and Eid related activities this...
Sarwari SyedBoth the government as well as the REHAB have the responsibility to ensure a monitoring mechanism to stop developers from deceiving buyers of flats.I bought an apartment in 1999 in a towering building in the city's Maghbazar area being...
REHAB is committed towards the enhancement and growth of the Real Estate Sector of Bangladesh. REHAB members recognise that for sustainable long term growth of this sector, they must conduct their business with a high degree of professionalism, fairness, integrity...
It's been a bad year for property tycoon Kushal Pal Singh with shares in his firm DLF, India's largest developer, diving 80 percent since January amid global economic turmoil.Singh, who owns 88 percent of DLF, has lost 39 billion dollars...
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The three-day practice match between BCB XI and touring Sri Lanka ended in draw on the 3rd and final day at the BKSP ground in Savar Tuesday, reports UNB.Replying to BCB XI's paltry first innings total of 88 for all,Sri...
England were forced to settle for a draw after India chose to bat deep into day five of the second Test in Mohali, BBC reports. Following another fog-delayed start, the hosts resumed on 134-4 and added 117 before declaring on...
Sheikh Russell KC earned a hard-fought 1-0 goal win over Chittagong Mohammedan SC in their opening second phase match of the Citycell 2nd B League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) in the city Tuesday, reports UNB.Sheikh Russell KC have...
ISLAMABAD, Dec 23 (AP): The International Cricket Council (ICC) said Tuesday it will continue to monitor the security situation in Pakistan before the ICC Champions Trophy in September 2009."Security would have to be assessed on an ongoing basis anyway as...
Amol Roy and Ranjan Ram of National Tennis Complex (NTC) clinched the men's doubles title of the Popular Pharmaceutical Victory Day Tennis Tournament beating Dipu Lal and Alamgir Hossain pair of Nordic Club 6-4, 6-1 in the final at the...
NAPIER, Dec 23 (AFP): The second and final Test between New Zealand and the West Indies ended in a draw here Tuesday. New Zealand were 220 for five, 92 runs short of their 312-run target when the captains agreed to...
FE Report There is need for a people-oriented transport policy aiming at maximising door-to-door mobility and accessibility of people and goods, speakers at a round table Tuesday said.They also said the policy should be knowledge-based and participatory to ensure a...
Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser in-charge of Ministry of Environment and Forests Raja Debashish Roy said, Bangladesh has recommended for reduction of emission of green house gas by 40 per cent by the year 2020 and by 80 per...
CHITTAGONG, Dec 23 (BSS): Chief Adviser (CA) Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed visited the Chittagong Customs House (CCH) Tuesday to see its newly-installed automation system. During the visit, he went round different sections of the Customs House, including the export and import...
CHITTAGONG, Dec 23 (BSS): Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed Tuesday expressed the hope the government would fulfil its desired goal of handing over power to an elected administration soon through holding a free, fair and credible polls with the cooperation...
NARAYANGANJ, Dec 23 (UNB): Awami League (AL) president Sheikh Hasina, who pledges to uphold Bangladesh's non-communal image, Tuesday accused her prime rival in the race for power of misleading people by dragging in Islam during the election campaign."People do know...
The Election Commission (EC) cannot apply the much-talked-about section 91/E of the Representation of People Order (RPO) in the December 29 polls for time constraint, much to the relief of politicians who had been in fear of the section, reports...
Speaker Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar said the makeshift anti-graft courts and jails in the parliament complex would be removed after official announcement of December 29 election results, reports bdnews24.com. After the declaration of emergency on January 11 last year, Fakhruddin Ahmed's...
The caretaker government (CG) after it assumed power slapped restrictions on the use of power after evening in the shopping centres. The city streets, too, remain dimly lighted as part of the move to control use of power to meet...
Syed JamaluddinThe caretaker govt came into office in the midst of a political chaos. One has to admit that the situation obtaining in the country at that time was not at all helpful for the growth of democracy and the...
Dilruba AminTHE population of Bangladesh is still preponderantly rural although the rate of urban migration of people in this country has been increasing. Nonetheless, more than 80 per cent of the people of Bangladesh have a rural existence and they...
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