LAHORE, Nov 13 (REUTERS): Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto called on the international community to stop backing Pervez Musharraf, telling AFP Tuesday it was time for him to quit as president and army chief. "General Musharraf must quit. He must...
LONDON, Nov 12 (Agencies): A man testifying at an inquest Monday described holding Princess Diana's hand as she repeated "My God, my God" moments after her car crashed in Paris Abdelatif Redjil told the court investigating Diana's death that he...
PHNOM PENH, Nov 12 (Agencies): Ieng Sary, who served as foreign minister in Cambodia's brutal Khmer Rouge regime, and his wife were formally charged with crimes against humanity by the U.N.-backed genocide tribunal, the court said Tuesday. Ieng Sary was...
LOS ANGELES,Nov 13 (Agencies): Many of the pills marketed as safe herbal alternatives to Viagra and other prescription sex medications pose a hidden danger: For men on common heart and blood-pressure drugs, popping one could lead to a stroke, or...
Support for Japanese cabinet falls TOKYO, Nov 13: Support for Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's cabinet has slipped after a failed bid to join hands with the opposition, opinion polls showed Tuesday. They also showed a majority backed Japan's naval...
OSAKA, Shanghai and Tokyo are considered top Asia Pacific cities in terms of real estate investment and development prospects, according to Emerging Trends in Real Estate® Asia Pacific 2007, published by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and PricewaterhouseCoopers.The report, distributed...
Urbanisation along with the emergence of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) will drive Asia's long-term property market, the credit ratings agency Standard and Poor's said recently. "Growth in urbanisation will be one of the defining characteristics of the property sector...
Ryan Mahoney When it comes to buying property in Dubai, luxury apartments and villas are the obvious choice, but there is an increasing opportunity outside of the residential sector. Not always considered, Dubai's commercial sector is becoming increasingly popular with...
The issues of immigration and housing have been big issues in the news in recent years, with both being bones of contention and debate. In the former case, there has been a split between those who have welcomed the new...
Oxford Business Group (OBG), the prestigious UK-based publishing research and consultancy services organisation recently released The Market: Real Estate 2007, its ground-breaking new guide for real estate investment in 23 emerging markets at Cityscape Dubai 2007, the largest business-to-business real...
Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury Tuesday said Bangladesh and Myanmar should move quickly on their agreed projects, including one on cross-border roadway communications, reports UNB.He mentioned the agreements on projects such as road link, contract farming and a tripartite body...
Canadian High Commissioner Barbara Richardson Tuesday said next year's election represents a critical moment in Bangladesh's history and an opportunity for a return to sustainable democracy, reports UNBShe urged Bangladeshis to turn out and register to vote for the next...
The BNP will ask the Election Commission to enforce laws to lower the ceiling for election spending of a candidate, said Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan reports, bdnews24.com. The former BNP secretary general told the pressmen at his Gulshan home they wanted...
BANDARBAN, Nov 13 (bdnews24.com): Allegations of illegally filling out voter enlistment forms have been made against 17 Rohingyas from Bandarban, said district election officer Quamrul Hasan Tuesday. Hasan told the news agency that the Myanmar nationals have now been identified...
CHITTAGONG, Nov 13 (UNB): Speakers at an open discussion Tuesday suggested forging national unity on the basis of the issues facing the nation and it was a prime need of the time for socio-economic uplift of the country.The discussants emphasised...
DU CorrespondentThe judicial inquiry commission will submit its final report on August 20-22 student unrest at Dhaka University proposing ban on politics by teachers and students serving as adjuncts to political parties.Commission chief former justice Habibur Rahman Khan will present...
Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Renata Lok-Dessallien Tuesday expressed her satisfaction with the preparations by the caretaker government towards holding elections, reports UNB. During a meeting with Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury at the latter's office...
DINAJPUR, Nov 13 (UNB): Dacoits looted valuables worth over Tk 0.2 million from a house at Dhantola under Setabganj Upazila Sunday.Sources said a gang of 30/35 bandits entered the house of Setabganj poura chairman Omar Faruq by breaking the door...
Environmentalists Tuesday demanded immediate scrapping of the agreement with Dhaka Club for developing the historic Suhrawardy Uddyan as golf course saying the city dwellers will lose a recreational space, reports UNB.Secretary General of Bangladesh Paribesh Andolan (BAPA) Abdul Matin stated...
FE ReportThe Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) will organise a CPE seminar on "Strengthening Accounting and Auditing Practices in the Corporate Sector Twinning Project under the World Bank."The seminar will be held today (Wednesday) at 5:00 pm at...
The World Diabetes Day-2007 will be observed in Bangladesh and elsewhere across the globe today (Wednesday) with campaigns for creating awareness and expanding medical combat against the debilitating disease, reports UNB.The theme of this year's World Diabetes Day highlights a...
Our CorrespondentSIRAJGANJ, Nov 13: The farmers of nine upazilas in Sirajganj district are facing shortage of Irri-Boro seeds.Sources said farmers have already harvested Aman but they could not procure seeds according to their need due to its shortage and high...
Khulna Division moved to the top slot of the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 9th National Cricket League beating runners-up Rajshahi Division by two wickets in the 4th round four-day match on the last day at the Bir Shreshtho Matiur Rahman Stadium...
SHANGHAI, Nov 13 (AFP): Switzerland's Roger Federer was crowned the year's top player for the fourth consecutive time at a glittering ceremony Tuesday.The 26-year-old star, dressed in a pale grey jacket and navy shirt, received the ATP Race award in...
Sonali Bank SRC emerged Group B champions to reach the semi-final of the Office Hockey League with all-win record beating another semi-finalist Araf Apparels by 4-2 goals at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium Tuesday, reports UNB.Sonali Bank SRC will...
Refayet Ullah MirdhaThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in its regular meeting Tuesday enhanced the paid-up capital of merchant banks, issue managers and underwriters and decided to allow both the state-owned Jamuna and Meghna Oil companies to offload shares in...
M Azizur RahmanThe Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD) has sought Tk 50 billion afresh from the finance ministry to import fuel oil for the current fiscal of 2007-08 against the backdrop of soaring international petroleum prices. "The EMRD Sunday...
FE ReportStock prices on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) remained mixed Tuesday on thin trading and profit taking by the investors after four days of rally.Market operators said the prices of shares on the DSE began to decline as the...
Denying any crisis of fertiliser in the country, Industries Adviser Geeteara Safiya Choudhury blamed propaganda and 'some problems' in distribution for panicking the farmers into scramble for the agri-input, report UNB/ bdnews24.com. "We have sufficient stock of fertiliser, but there...
Shamsul Huq Zahid The Public Procurement Act (PPA)- 2006 adopted at the insistence of the multilateral donors, particularly the World Bank (WB), has emerged as a major irritant to the policymakers as far as implementation of development projects are concerned....
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