FE ReportThe constitution of the country has endorsed its citizens' right to work and now it is the government's responsibility to ensure that by enactment of necessary law, speakers said at a seminar Sunday.The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) organised...
VINA DEL MAR, Mar 29 (Reuters): Center-left world leaders including Britain's Gordon Brown and Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Saturday called for global financial reforms at next week's G20 summit, but the US warned against over-regulation. Meeting in the...
Industries Minister Dilip Barua Sunday said the price of sugar would not see further hike in next 90 days and the government would strictly monitor the 'sensitive' issue, reports UNB."I can assure you all that price of sugar will be...
The CID investigation officer (IO) in the Peelkhana BDR carnage case summoned Jamaat-e-Islami leader Barrister Abdur Razzaq into its Malibagh headquarters at 10 am Monday for exclusive interrogation over the terrible mutiny, reports UNB.Abdul Kahar Akand, assistant police superintendent and...
The government will increase the tax on cigarettes and tobacco products in the next budget, reports UNB.National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman Muhammad Abdul Mazid disclosed this at a view-exchange meeting with Unnayan Shamunnay at the NBR conference room Sunday."According...
Parliament Sunday passed a bill on the long-awaited Right to Information Act to guarantee free flow of information in the country, reports UNB.Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad moved the Right to Information Bill 2009 that was passed by voice vote.In...
THE constitution of the task force and the holding of its first meeting last Tuesday could not have come sooner. This is for the growing signs of the global recession impacting negatively on the vital export and remittance sectors of...
Shahiduzzaman KhanAGAINST the backdrop of the global economic downturn and the slump in traffic flow, local private airlines have landed in deep trouble. They have now urged the government for sanctioning Tk 10.0 billion interest- free loans and waiver of...
Sayma HudaArsenic in the underground water of the country is still a formidable problem. Some 50 million people in 61 out of the 64 districts of the country are reportedly exposed to the arsenic threat in varying degrees. Out of...
A well appreciated move of the immediate past caretaker government, as far as the country's businesses were concerned, was the Better Business Forum (BBF). The present elected government should realise the merits of retaining it with the same enthusiasm.To get...
On May 05, 1971, about 100 innocent persons were killed at North Bengal Sugar Mills Ltd at Gopalpur in Natore by the Pakistani army. Among them was my beloved eldest brother, the then General Manager (Administrator) of the mill, Shaheed...
Individuals have a responsibility in detecting fake currency notes. But it should be easy to realise the risks posed to people when such notes are supplied to them from banks. For instance, circulation of fake notes through banks has been...
A.F.M. Mainul AhsanIN every recession, people lose their wealth that they accumulated over years. But one thing very surprising happened in every financial crisis: governments get stronger. Freedom gets constrained, i.e., choice of alternatives vanishes. Government puts all the restrictions...
Air Commodore Muhammad Zakiul Islam ndu acsc (Retd)HAVE you ever wondered about the Current Jal, its origin and its efficacy! It took me quite some time to figure out as to why this particular type of fishing net got such...
Md. Joynal Abdin THIS is an era of globalization. The World Trade Organization (WTO) is working hard to ensure free movement of goods and services across the world. No country of the world is self-sufficient; everyone has some advantages and...
WASHINGTON, Mar 28 (AP): The Obama administration has a single mission as it heads to the climate change negotiating table for the first time Sunday: convincing other countries the United States cares about global warming.After eight years on the sidelines,...
BEIJING, Mar 28 (AFP): China vowed Saturday to "severely crack down on any separatist activities" in Tibet as it launched a new national holiday marking the 50th anniversary of a failed uprising in the Himalayan region.The Chinese flag was raised...
SEOUL, Mar 28 (AP): South Korea, the United States and Japan warned that North Korea's planned rocket launch would violate a UN resolution and said they would take the issue to the world body's Security Council if Pyongyang goes ahead...
HLUBOKA NAD VLTAVOU, Czech Republic, Mar 28 (AFP): The European Union told Israel's incoming new government Friday that there would be "consequences" if it does not accept the principle of a Palestinian state."Relations would become very difficult indeed," said Czech...
FARGO, North Dakota, Mar 28 (AP): Thousands of shivering, tired residents got out while they could and others prayed that miles of sandbagged levees would hold Friday as the surging Red River threatened to unleash the biggest flood North Dakota's...
MOSCOW, Mar 28 (AP): Russia plans to create a new military force to protect its interests in the disputed Arctic region, a Kremlin strategy paper says.The document outlines Russia's policy for the Arctic, which is believed to contain as much...
Pakistan kills 12 Taliban militants PESHAWAR, Mar 28: Pakistani helicopter gunships Saturday killed 12 militants in a restive tribal region bordering Afghanistan, a security official said. The strikes took place in Mohmand, one of seven lawless tribal districts in northwestern...
PESHAWAR, Mar 28 (AFP): Taliban militants in Pakistan destroyed Saturday 12 parked trucks laden with supplies for NATO forces in neighbouring Afghanistan during a heavy battle with police, an official said.Fighters armed with rockets and petrol bombs besieged the Farhad...
UNITED NATIONS, March 28 (Xinhua): The United Nations concluded yesterday an interactive thematic dialogue on the ongoing world financial crisis, with many participants calling for reforms of the existing global financial structure. The three-day event, organised by the 192-member General...
President Barack Obama has met with top US bankers to discuss his latest plans to stabilise the US financial system and boost the US economy, reports BBC.Mr Obama called the bosses of the biggest US banks to the White House...
GENEVA: The world is slipping dangerously into protectionism, threatening to strangle global economic recovery, the World Trade Organisation said, according to IHT.In an alarm bell to WTO's 153 members, Director-General Pascal Lamy said free trade has suffered "significant slippage" this...
The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stressed the need for unity among world leaders at the G20 meeting in London next week, reports BBC."It is absolutely necessary for leaders to find agreement," said IMF managing director Dominique...
The BRAC Bank Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Apollo Hospitals Dhaka recently, said a press release.Under this agreement, Apollo Hospitals will provide priority corporate benefits and medical services for the staff and their family members of BRAC...
Thousands of people are expected to march through London later to demand action on poverty, climate change and jobs ahead of next week's G20 summit, reports BBC.The Put People First alliance of 150 charities and unions will march from Embankment...
The annual review meeting of the branch and zonal managers of the Bangladesh General Insurance Company Limited (BGIC) was held at its head office in the city recently, said a press release. Managing Director of the company AK Azizul Huq...
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