CAPE CANAVERAL, Nov 25 (AP): Astronauts successfully carried out one last spacewalk Monday, finishing an unprecedented clean and lube job that they began a week ago at the international space station. Spacewalker Stephen Bowen wrapped up work on a jammed...
NAIROBI, Nov 25 (AFP): Somali pirates have hijacked a Yemeni cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden, a maritime official told AFP Tuesday.Andrew Mwangura, head of the East African Seafarers Assistance Programme, identified the vessel as the MV Amani but...
Inconsiderate bosses not only make work stressful, they may also increase the risk of heart disease for their employees, experts believe, reports BBC. A Swedish team found a strong link between poor leadership and the risk of serious heart disease...
Osama Bin Laden's former driver is being moved from Guantanamo Bay to serve the remainder of his sentence in his native Yemen, the Pentagon says, report agencies.US officials told the BBC the transfer of Salim Hamdan would take place in...
PESHAWAR, Nov 24 (AFP): Unidentified gunmen shot dead six people in two attacks Tuesday which authorities said were aimed at igniting sectarian unrest in volatile northwest Pakistan. The first attack in the garrison town of Kohat left three Shiite Muslims...
NKorea releases more photos of Kim SEOUL, Nov 24: North Korea Tuesday released photographs of leader Kim Jong-Il inspecting factories in a border city, the latest in a series of recent photos apparently designed to counter claims he is sick....
Munima SultanaThe government is about to promulgate the much-talked about real estate ordinance to remove irregularities in the sector. The council of advisors of the Caretaker Government approved the draft Real Estate Development and Management Ordinance 2008 on November 20...
Rashedul HaqueTHE Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) deserves appreciation for adopting a code of conduct for its members. A code was long overdue for bringing discipline in the sector. The association deserves congratulations. Better late than never.But...
REHAB is committed towards the enhancement and growth of the Real Estate Sector of Bangladesh. REHAB members recognise that for sustainable long term growth of this sector, they must conduct their business with a high degree of professionalism, fairness, integrity...
Andrew FarrellIndia and China's biggest property owners watch their wealth evaporate. Investors pounced on shares of Chinese property developer Soho last year after founders Zhang Xin and Pan Shiyi publicly listed the company. The value of the husband-and-wife team's stake...
Understand first of all that there is a difference between price and value. Price is the amount that the buyers ask for the property. Value is buyer perceived, and this perception of value is influenced by many factors such as...
Shakhawat Hossain The caretaker government holds back its initiative to form a 'venture capital company' saying that the time before the national poll will not be appropriate for taking up such a policy decision.Finance and Planning Adviser Mirza Azizul Islam...
Chief of Army Staff General Moeen U Ahmed made Tuesday a 'special request' to the government to lift the state of emergency for holding a free, fair and credible election in the country, report agencies.He said the government must withdraw...
Education and Commerce Adviser Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman Tuesday said that the state of emergency would be withdrawn at the recommendation of the election commission at an appropriate time, reports UNB."We have persistently been saying that the elections will not...
Shamsul Huq Zahid A recent World Bank (WB) report has offered some food-for-thought for the country's policymakers and development planners. The report unveiled early this week by the Bank's country office in Dhaka speaks of east-west divide, in terms of...
Doulot Akter MalaThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) has taken an early move to scrutinise tax files of the upcoming national and Upazila election nomination seekers, so that it can provide information instantly to the Election Commission (EC). The board...
FE ReportDhaka stocks dipped for the second consecutive day Tuesday with a persistently low turnover.The benchmark DSE General Index (DGEN), the All Shares Price Index (DSI) and the DSE-20 Index (DS20) fell 60.60 points, 48.05 points and 45.47 points to...
Siddique Islam Bangladesh taka (BDT) has depreciated marginally by 0.40 per cent against the US dollar over a month following a rise in the demand for the greenback in the market. "The local currency has depreciated against US dollar in...
The Election Commission (EC) has reduced the Eid-ul-Azha holidays from three days to one day for all its officials and employees due to parliament and upazila polls. The EC officials and employees will enjoy holiday only on Eid day, an...
Chief Adviser (CA) Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed underwent a minor surgery at Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka Tuesday. "The chief adviser underwent a minor surgery in the afternoon. He is now well," his Press Secretary Syed Fahim Munaim said. — BSS
The High Court (HC) Tuesday asked the advertisers to refrain from publishing media advertisements on suspected melamine-tainted powdered milk Dano, Red Cow, Diploma, Nido and Anlene until January 3 next. —UNB
FE Report Finance adviser Dr Mirza Azizul Islam said Tuesday there is unlikely to be 'a dramatic increase' in international aid the poorer nations as world leaders meet in Doha this week to navigate a way-out for development financing. He,...
There is no easy way to abuse Section 91E of the Representation of the People Ordinance, nor any way to defer Upazila elections, said Election Commissioner M Sakhawat Hossain on Tuesday, addressing two separate concerns of BNP and Awami League,...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, Nov 25: Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department announced a fresh lending programme Tuesday to restore confidence in the financial market and to unlock the frozen loan markets.The government introduced a pair of new programmes Tuesday...
FE ReportA fire gutted some documents and computers at a brokerage house of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) early Tuesday.The fire broke out at around 7:30 am at the Mona Financial Consultancy and Securities Ltd on the third floor of...
FE Report The country's leading businessmen Tuesday suggested that the next elected government ensure social and political stability, improve the law and order situation and lend strong policy support. They also opined against 'hartal,' which does a lot of damage...
At least 30 people, including four teachers, were injured in a violent clash Tuesday between Habibullah Bahar University College students and Karnaphuli Garden City businessmen over non-payment of fast-food bills, reports UNB.The police said four students of the college went...
Mayors of City Corporations and municipalities will have to stand down to contest the upcoming national elections but councilors can run for their seats in parliament holding their posts in the local bodies, said an Election Commissioner Tuesday, reports UNB."Those...
Awami League (AL) will participate in the December 29 polls even if its archrival BNP stays away from the crucial race, AL chief Sheikh Hasina said Tuesday during a meeting with a high-level UN delegation supervising Bangladesh's pre-election scenario, reports...
A UN appraisal team took an overview of election affairs in a meeting with three advisers of the caretaker government (CG) Tuesday and expressed the hope that the state of emergency would be lifted before the parliament elections now slated...
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