Kunio Senga, Director General of South Asia Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), arrives in the city today (Wednesday) on a one-day official visit, said a press release. During the visit, Mr Senga will hold discussions with senior government...
BANGKOK, Dec 2 (Reuters): Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat was banned from politics for five years and his party disbanded on Tuesday, plunging the country deeper into chaos and raising fears of a violent backlash by government supporters.Party members vowed...
Senator John McCain, who was the Republican nominee for the last US presidential election, arrived in the city Tuesday night from India by a special flight on a short visit when he is expected to meet government and political leaders....
The government has extended the deadline for depositing small firearms (pistols and revolvers) and ammunition until December 14. Earlier, the government fixed December 3 as the last date for submission of the arms, said an official handout Tuesday. Besides, the...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members seized VoIP equipments worth over Tk 10 million and also arrested a man from Ramna area in the city. Members of RAB-10, during a nine-hour drive till 7 am on Monday, raided a house at...
Chief Adviser (CA) Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed Tuesday called for strengthening the Bangladesh Better Business Forum (BBBF) by bringing it under a permanent administrative structure to continue the success it had achieved, reports UNB."To retain its earned success trend it is...
FHM Humayan KabirThe government is likely to award contract within this December to install a costly 50-megawatt (MW) oil-fired rental power plant at Sikolbaha in Chittagong, officials said.A Hong Kong-Bangladesh joint-venture company has been selected to set up the plant...
From Fazle Rashid NEW YORK, Dec 02: The United States is in recession since December 2007. It was officially acknowledged only Monday, a year after it started. It is the longest recession since the World War II. National Bureau of...
The Power Division has ordered re-tenders for two proposed 450 MW power plants at Bibiana and Sirajganj, a top official said on Tuesday, reports bdnews24.com. Power Division secretary M Fouzul Kabir Khan told the news agency that the government had...
Naim-Ul-KarimThe government has formed an expert committee to analyse the cost of carrying goods by the Bangladesh Railway vis-à-vis the charges it makes for transportation as the state-owned entity has proposed a 64 per cent fare hike to cope with...
The Petrobangla (Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation), which oversees and coordinates operations of all the state-owned energy sector entities, has been making bids to hike the gas prices at the consumers' end for quite sometime. It has been complaining...
Syed Fattahul Alim The three days' horrible nightmare that the residents of the largest city of India had to go through has brought the whole of South Asia face to face with a stark reality. The reality is its total...
Prof. Lutfor RahmanTHOUSANDS of fresh graduates in science and technology are coming out every year from the national, international, public and private universities in Bangladesh. They achieve their degrees in various disciplines of Physical, Biological and Medical sciences. We are...
GOVERNMENT appears to be taking the steps to frame a renewable energy policy for the country. But this policy-making needs to be expedited in view of the energy crisis that the country is going through at the moment.The crisis is...
SUCCESSIVE governments in Bangladesh claimed that they promoted education to attain economic progress. But the claims proved not to be well based. Existing education systems in the country are proving not so useful. The education sector is wasting a lot...
Dr. Salehuddin AhmedIN the backdrop of rapid globalization and accelerating economic growth, it is important to identify various channels through which global integration can affect inflation and monetary policies in South Asian countries. Certainly, greater integration of any economy means...
Md. Mahfuzur Rahman SiddiqueTHE Olympic Flame is 80 years old. It was introduced first in 1928 during the Amsterdam Olympics. The torch relay is also a 72 year-old tradition. The relay starting from Olympia of Greece passing through the designated...
BRUSSELS, Dec 2 (AFP): Finance ministers from the 15 countries sharing the euro failed yesterday to commit to a proposed 200-billion-euro economic stimulus target while agreeing they need a joint anti-recession package. Downplaying the overall target, Luxembourg Finance Minister Jean-Claude...
WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (AFP): The United States and China hold high level talks this week expected to be dominated by concerns whether China can maintain high growth rates at a time when global expansion has been dampened by financial turmoil....
GENEVA, Dec 2 (AFP): Brazil and the European Union's chief trade negotiators expressed optimism yesterday that a global trade liberalisation deal could be done, saying that there was increasing convergence in their views. "I think that ... to a large...
JAIPUR, Dec 2 (PTI): Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday said despite economic recession and the difficult situation in western countries, India's growth rate would be maintained at around 7.5 per cent in 2008-09. The last quarter's report of the...
TOKYO, Dec 2 (AP): Japan revised its reading of fiscal 2007 economic growth higher to 1.9 per cent from 1.7 per cent Tuesday, citing a stronger-than-expected expected rise in capital investment.The main reason for the revision was that private-sector investment,...
SINGAPORE, Dec 2 (AFP): Oil prices fell further below 50 dollars in Asia today, touching fresh multi-year lows in a market worried over falling consumption, analysts said. In afternoon trade New York's main contract, light sweet crude for January delivery,...
FE Report Krishibid M Azmal Hossain of FMC Chemical International and Krishibid Musfiqur Rahman of Haychem (Bangladesh) Limited have been elected chairman and general secretary (GS) of Bangladesh Crop Protection Association (BCPA) at the 28th annual general meeting (AGM) of...
Our CorrespondentFARIDPUR, Dec 2: Soybean cultivation is gaining popularity in the district year on year due to suitability of its soil. Local office of the Department Agriculture Extension (DAE) has undertaken a comprehensive scheme to cultivate soybean in the area...
Our CorrespondentKHULNA, Dec 2: Aman paddy harvesting has been started in ten districts of Khulna division during the current season. The growers are expecting bumper output this season. A congenial climate has been prevailing this year in Khulna division for...
FE Report Krishibid M Azmal Hossain of FMC Chemical International and Krishibid Musfiqur Rahman of Haychem (Bangladesh) Limited have been elected chairman and general secretary (GS) of Bangladesh Crop Protection Association (BCPA) at the 28th annual general meeting (AGM) of...
YANGON, Dec. 2 (Xinhua): Myanmar Prime Minister General Thein Sein has urged agricultural entrepreneurs in the country to make greater efforts for exporting more rice, saying that the country has enough cultivable land to boost paddy production. Out of 17.6...
SEOUL, Dec 2 (AFP): South Korea's export-driven economy is facing a massive challenge as the global economy goes into meltdown, President Lee Myung-Bak said today. He urged businesses to aggressively increase overseas shipments to help overcome the financial crisis that...
A four-day long free training programme on cooking, nutrition and beauty care organised by the PRAN Powder Spice ended in the city Sunday, says a press release. Huge number of women of different ages gathered with cheerful and festive mode...
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