Our Correspondent | 2009-03-07 00:00:00
FARIDPUR, Mar 06: The growth of nurseries in the private sector has brought prosperity to the rural people living in Faridpur district. This expanding private sector business has now become most profitable. Nurseries of different sizes have grown spreading over...
FE Report | 2009-03-07 00:00:00
National Bank Limited (NBL) opened a stall at the 'Single Country Trade Fair-2009' organised by the Dhaka International Exhibition Company at Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) recently.NBL Deputy Managing Director (DMD) Azizur Rahman inaugurated the stall, said a...
Sarwar Zahan | 2009-03-07 00:00:00
The inter-bank call money rate maintained a steady level throughout last week, as the central bank used its intervention tools for ensuring stability in the active market, fund managers said.The call rate in extreme range moved mainly between 7.50 per...
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) hopes to see a better oral heath condition in Bangladesh in near future with launching a new project to improve dentistry and oral hygiene of kids and parents in small areas, reports BSS.The model project...
CHITTAGONG, Mar 6 (BSS): Industries Minister Dilip Barua said Friday the BDR mutiny was a deep-rooted conspiracy against the country and its sovereignty.Inaugurating a two-day Unilever Community Health Care Service at Hamid Char of Kalurghat industrial area under Chandgaon thana,...
NATO hopes to benefit from more Russian help with its troubled Afghan operation and other pressing security issues by resuming formal ties with Moscow, suspended after its intervention in Georgia last year.Ministers from the 26 NATO states agreed Thursday to...
Tensions between Argentina's president and farmers who oppose her policies have been defused through deals on wheat prices and some exports, but the threat of market-disrupting strikes could easily reignite.Farm groups in agricultural powerhouse Argentina had threatened protests and aligned...
PANCHAGARH, March 6 (BSS): Border Security Force (BSF) of India shot dead a Bangladeshi cattle trader on Kirtanpara border under Bhutipukuri border at Tetulia Upazila in the district Friday.The victim was identified as Shamu (40), son of late Tamizuddin of...
David Beckham will stay at AC Milan until the end of the season after a 'timeshare' deal was finally agreed with Los Angeles Galaxy, reports BBC.The 33-year-old former England captain will then rejoin LA Galaxy for several months, before returning...
Apparel exporters have complained of a number of impediments severely impacting on duty-free supply of 8.0 million pieces of garments to India started under the SAFTA framework from the middle of last year, reports BSS.Some exporters in writing informed the...
Speakers at a 'flag off' ceremony in the city Friday said mountaineering expeditions need government patronage to enhance bilateral relations with neighbouring countries, reports UNB.Through mountaineering Bangladesh would have warm relations with its neighbours, they said.The observations were made at...
The four-day Japan Cultural Festival-2009 ends today (Saturday) at the Shilpakala Academy premises here with an exquisite bonsai contest and exhibition. Cultural Secretary M Sharful Alam will attend as the chief guest at the closing ceremony of the festival, being...
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 6 (AFP): Malaysia's January exports plunged 27.8 per cent year-on-year, hitting their lowest level since 2001 amid falling demand from key trading partners, according to official data released Friday.The trade ministry said in a statement that exports...
DUE to air pollution on average 150,000 people fall sick every year in Dhaka city. It points to the acute necessity to strengthen and enforce the existing rules and regulations against air pollution. The treatment costs the citizens a lot...
NOUAKCHOTT, Mar 6 (Reuters): Mauritania has ordered staff at Israel's embassy to leave the country within 48 hours after freezing ties with the Jewish state over its invasion of Gaza, a senior Mauritanian official said Friday.Diplomatic relations between Mauritania, one...
THE relative comfort that Bangladesh had been enjoying thus far in regard to its foreign exchange earning from overseas employment has started to show some signs of reversal. If one looks at the rate of recruitment of the country's workers...
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 6 (AFP): UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon again urged Sudan Thursday not to expel NGOs operating in Darfur after an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant for President Omar al-Beshir."The decision by the government of Sudan to...
Our Correspondent | 2009-03-07 00:00:00
JESSORE, Mar 6: Three doctors and one nurse of Ad-Din Hospital, a private clinic in Jessore town, were sued by one Parimal Kumar Shil of Bejpara.The case was filed with a district court in Jessore recently.Namita Rani, daughter-in law (son's...
World Bank (WB) Vice President for South Asia Region Ms Isabel Guerrero arrives in the city today (Saturday) on a three-day visit to Bangladesh, reports UNB.The visit is to further strengthen the partnership between Bangladesh and the World Bank Group...
Peter Ryan | 2009-03-07 00:00:00
Today's dramatic action by the Bank of England underlines the worsening nature of the global financial crisis as credit markets remain frozen.The bank has dropped interest rates to 0.5 per cent and announced that it will create another 75 billion...
March 01-March 05, 2009 | 2009-03-07 00:00:00
Commercial Bank of CeylonUS dollar had some volatility against Bangladeshi taka last week due to some large import payments in the beginning of the month.The greenback gained a bit on the very first day and the exchange rate of dollar...
The Indian Premier League will go ahead as planned - despite the attack on Sri Lanka's team in Pakistan, insists IPL commissioner Lalit Modi.Modi admitted that schedule changes will be needed because of clashes with national election polling dates, reports...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2009-03-07 00:00:00
The state-owned energy corporation Petrobangla would suggest the government to open up import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the private sector to weather the country's prevailing energy crisis, especially in the industrial hub Chittagong, officials said.'We've prepared some recommendations...
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,255As of Thursday at least 4,255 members of the US military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to the news agency count. The figure includes eight...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2009-03-07 00:00:00
The prices of mild steel rod (MS Rod) soared again by around Tk 7,000 a tonne over the past few weeks, dealing a blow to construction, which picked up recently after a gap of two years.Currently the price of 40-grade...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2009-03-07 00:00:00
The world we live in was never hundred per cent safe. And the hazards that stare life in the face are numberless. So, it is a very hostile world in which life survives. But for a human, the most intelligent...
RU Correspondent | 2009-03-07 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Mar 06: The two day golden jubilee programme of chemistry department of Rajshahi University (RU) will begin today (Saturday).Prof Mesbah Uddin, an eminent chemist and Vice-chancellor of Gono University, will be present as the chief guest while RU...
FE Report | 2009-03-07 00:00:00
Berger Paints (BD) Limited opened 13 Berger ColorBank outlets in Sylhet recently, said a press release.In the first phase, Berger Paints (BD) Limited Managing Director Rupali Chowdhury inaugurated its outlets Aziz Paints at Amberkhana, Jamuna Paint & Hardware and Shahed...
FE Report | 2009-03-07 00:00:00
Dhaka stocks remained steady in the week that ended Thursday, overcoming the shock the market had suffered due to the bloody mutiny in BDR headquarters the week before.During the week, the benchmark DSE General Index (DGEN) gained only 4.24 points...
The historic March 7 will be observed across the country today commemorating the momentous speech delivered by the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh MujiburRahman in a public meeting at Racecourse Maidan (now Suhrawardy Udyan) on this day in 1971,...
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