BEIJING, Mar 7 (Reuters): China's foreign minister, speaking ahead of two sensitive anniversaries next week, warned other countries Saturday not to let the Dalai Lama use their territory to try to sever Tibet from Chinese control.Beijing abruptly canceled a China-EU...
The Election Commission (EC) decided to hold parliamentary by-elections and re-election to some upazila parishads and in voting-stalled polling centres of eight upazilas without the assistance of army and paramilitary BDR troops, largely in view of the current situation stemming...
SEOUL, Mar 7 (AP): A US special envoy called Saturday for talks with North Korea and urged Pyongyang not to launch a missile and stop issuing threats to its southern neighbour.North Korea escalated tensions Thursday by warning it could not...
FE Report | 2009-03-08 00:00:00
Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation (BHBFC) earned a net profit of Tk 1.65 billion (165.03 crore) in the fiscal 2007-08, which was more than Tk 296.7 million of the previous fiscal.This came at the 319th meeting of the board of...
DU Correspondent | 2009-03-08 00:00:00
The 11th 'Education UK Exhibition-2009' begins today (Sunday) at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel to provide a live opportunity to Bangladeshi students, teachers and training managers willing to study in the UK institutions.Foreign Minister Dipu Moni will inaugurate the two-day exhibition at...
FE Special | 2009-03-08 00:00:00
CONCENTRATION is vital for every student. The more concentration one has, the better chance one has to perform in studies. Lack of full attention to studies is probably one of the main problems our students face.Most of the time the...
Munir Ahmed | 2009-03-08 00:00:00
ALL indications tell us the heinous massacre was not carried out on the spur of the moment. It appears to have been a calculated, pre-meditated, pre-planned barbaric act. A whole host of issues and questions await the investigative bodies.Some are...
A senior official of the International Organisation of Migration (IOM) called for accessible, acceptable and affordable maternal and child health services for all migrants to lessen the vulnerability of women to migration, reports BSS."Women and girls, especially when forced to...
Imrana Khan | 2009-03-08 00:00:00
ORGANIC fertilizers are carbon-based compounds that increase the productivity of plants. They have various benefits over chemical fertilizers. These benefits include the following:Usage of these fertilizers ensures that the food items produced are free of harmful chemicals. As a result,...
COLOMBO, Mar 7 (AP): Sri Lankan soldiers assailed the last slice of land still controlled by ethnic Tamil separatists, killing at least 32 rebels, the defense ministry said Saturday.However, the army could only confirm it killed 7 guerillas in Friday's...
Citizens will have to be active to get quality service from government and NGOs for which they have the obligation while Citizen Charter and Right to Information Ordinance will play supporting role to access this service, reports BSS.Speakers said this...
BRUSSELS, Mar 7 (Xinhua): High level officials from China and the European Union (EU) held a forum here yesterday on protection of intellectual property rights (IPR), vowing further cooperation and dialogue in this area.Chong Quan, assistant minister of the Ministry...
Bangladesh needs urgent technical and financial support from development partners for its emerging agriculture and fragile energy sectors to ensure food security and reduce poverty, said Food and Disaster Management Minister in the capital Saturday, reports BSS.Minister Dr Abdur Razzak...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2009-03-08 00:00:00
The Power Division has sought Tk 5.55 billion less fund from its annual development programme (ADP) allocation as it failed to execute the development schemes particularly the electricity generation projects, official said Saturday.The division has requested the planning ministry to...
Billy I Ahmed | 2009-03-08 00:00:00
THE idea of an International Women's Day first arose at the turn of the century, which in the industrialised world was a period of expansion and turbulence, booming population growth and radical ideologies, actions by working women anywhere in the...
NEW DELHI, Mar 7 (PTI): A food research institute in the US has expressed concern over the ban on foodgrain exports by countries like India and China causing a crisis in countries depending on imports."The banning of exports from countries...
Country's Constitution will have to be amended if the BDR mutineers are to be tried in a new special tribunal, said Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed, reports UNB.He said trial process of the BDR members accused...
TEHRAN, Mar 7 (Reuters): Iran said Saturday it would consider an invitation from its old foe the United States to attend a meeting on Afghanistan and it was ready to offer any help to its neighbour as it battles a...
WASHINGTON, Mar 7 (AFP): The International Monetary Fund called yesterday for governments to take further stimulus measures to counter a severe global economic slump it sees extending into 2010."Given the anticipated weakness in the global economy over the next two...
FE Report | 2009-03-08 00:00:00
A five-week-long 'Foundation Course on Banking' for the newly recruited probationary officers of Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited (AIBL) began at the AIBL Training and Research Academy in the city recently, said a press release.AIBL Managing Director MA Samad Sheikh inaugurated...
FE Report | 2009-03-08 00:00:00
'BCS Digital Expo 2009' will be held at the Bangladesh China Friendship Conference Centre in the city on March 25-28 to showcase BCS digital technology and products.Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS) in cooperation with ICT Business Promotion Council of the Ministry...
National trade unions, human rights and women rights organisations, workers and labour rights organisations should come forward for the implementation of the 'common minimum demand' for all working women without making any difference of their workplace, occupation and designation, said...
FE Report | 2009-03-08 00:00:00
Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) disbursed loan of Tk 25.34 billion during the last eight months of the current fiscal year (FY), which was Tk 5.94 billion higher than the corresponding period of the last FY.The BKB geared up delivery of...
Siddique Islam | 2009-03-08 00:00:00
The country's Consumers Price Index (CPI) inflation eased marginally in January on an annual average basis because of declining prices of food and non-food items both in rural and urban areas.The CPI inflation came down to 8.46 per cent in...
Leading cement manufacturer Lafarge Surma Cement Ltd took part in the recently concluded three-day international construction industry exhibition held at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel.Bangladesh Association of Construction Industries organised the fair which ended on Friday, said a press release.At the fair,...
Comrade Ali Aksad, language veteran, journalist and a member of Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), died at city's Square Hospital Friday morning, reports UNB.One of the organisers of the Liberation War in 1971, Comrade Aksad left behind his wife, one...
The chehlum of Alhaj Hazrat Maulana Shah Sufi Syed Hamidullah Kuddesi Aziz, the 8th pir of the Mia Saheber Maidan Khanka Sharif at Luxmi Bazar in the old part of the city, will be observed after Zohr prayers on the...
FE Report | 2009-03-07 00:00:00
The government is mulling over streamlining the supply and distribution of fertiliser in order to prevent any scarcity of the main agricultural input during the ongoing Boro cropping season, official sources said.A top government body is expected to sit tomorrow...
Balz Bruppacher | 2009-03-07 00:00:00
Switzerland is bracing for a monumental change in a tradition of banking secrecy that survived pressure from Nazi Germany, World War II and numerous other crises over the last 75 years.It will have a hard time withstanding an American legal...
The three-day International Construction Industry Exhibition ended in the city Friday with the commitment to use quality and environment-friendly construction materials in all development activities, reports BSS.Bangladesh Association of Construction Industry (BACI) organised the fair at Hotel Sheraton as a...
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