Maswood Alam KhanBEFORE a painfully hushed crowd, where many of his supporters were blinking back tears, McCain in his speech conceding defeat told: "Senator Obama and I have had and argued our differences, and he has prevailed. No doubt many...
A. K. N AhmedDue to implementation of the bailout plan so far only a few banks will emerge from this crisis by still getting bigger in size. Five banks viz. J. P. Morgan, Chase, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup,...
Kazi Rubait ImamAmadergaan.com has gone a long way from its humble beginnings, six years ago, when it was merely a chatroom on the IRC network! It served one simple purpose, providing a platform, for people to get together and talk...
Md. Saquib HussainThe word "Free" may not always be the same as "Cheap"; not at least in the software industry. There are some truly great antivirus software which are available for free use at home, and really does a more...
FE reportHP on last Wednesday released the TouchSmart tx2, the first consumer laptop to feature multitouch functionality. The TouchSmart tx2 Notebook PC was modeled after Hewlett-Packard's desktop version of the same name and can be used as a PC, display...
FE ReportNetflix's video distribution channel has grown further with the inclusion of certain Web-connected Samsung Blu-ray disc players. Owners of the systems, who happen to subscribe to Netflix, can stream videos from the DVD provider's online catalogue. It's the latest...
FE ReportThe USB 3.0 Promoter Group has finalised specifications for the next-generation transfer technology. The completion of the roadmap for USB 3.0 means the technology is now ready for device manufacturers to bring the so-called SuperSpeed USB technology to the...
M A Islam MATHEMATICS a very important subject for the students. Every year a good number of students fail in this subject in SSC and HSC. Knowing mathematics well has been regarded as a 'matter of prestige'/ 'credit' in our...
FE Special NOW-A-DAYS it is very commonly seen that towards the end of university education, some students become very much aware and alert about their overseas university admission. They are not satisfied with what education they have and they want...
Kayes M Sohel Janata Bank, the country's second largest nationalised commercial bank, plans to go public by the second half of next year in a bid to increase its paid-up capital, sources said.The proposed size of its initial public offerings...
The country, on average, suffered a financial loss of more than 1.5 per cent annually in terms of its gross domestic product (GDP) during the last five years due external trade shock originating from higher fuel and food prices."Between January...
Chief Election Commissioner Dr Shamsul Huda Saturday said a new schedule for the parliamentary election would be announced Sunday (today), in a broad hint that the December 18 polls could be deferred following the fresh talks with the two main...
Siddique Islam The central bank said the overall economic growth is likely to come down to 6.2 per cent from the targeted 6.5 per cent by the end of this fiscal due mainly to the ongoing global financial crisis. "The...
FE ReportSpecial assistant to the Chief Adviser for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources M Tamim has said the government has no immediate plan to review the domestic fuel oil prices.He said this while talking to journalists after inaugurating the "1st...
WASHINGTON: Friends of the former First Lady told American news organisations that she had firmly decided to give up her seat as a senator for New York and become the international face of the man who thwarted her presidential ambitions...
Jasim Uddin Haroon Bangladesh's garment manufactures are upbeat about the prospect of export this year as they are receiving increased orders from buyers.They said buyers have been diverting order to Bangladesh after a large scale shutdown of factories in China....
M Azizur RahmanThe caretaker government's (CG) plan to sign deals for setting up new power plants having a total electricity generation capacity of 2,820-megawatts (MW) falls flat, as it could fulfill only one-third of the targets, officials said Saturday. The...
At least ten people including three students were injured in a clash between the students of Dhaka College and traders of Chandrima Super Market in the city Saturday. Police charged batons on the clashing students and the traders to disperse...
The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested two alleged muggers in connection with a mugging incident that took place at Dhanmondi on November 2. The police team arrested Abu Bakar Siddique from Gournadi in Barisal and Kamal, an...
Doulot Akter MalaThe government has initiated a move to frame a new policy that might restrict operation of fully foreign owned shipping agents, officials said. The move came following a recent dispute over issuance of licence to foreign shipping agents...
FE ReportThe private jute millers have submitted a 10-point suggestions including creation of a 'crisis fund' to a high-profile government committee for helping protect exports of local jute goods against the adversity of the global financial meltdown."We have placed the...
Naim-Ul-KarimThe Election Commission (EC) will begin watching intensely the financial expenditures of political parties and candidates, going to vie in the 9th parliamentary election, from the nomination withdrawal date, a top official of the Commission said Saturday.The Commission has already...
Mahmuda Shaolin Prices of spices, especially the imported varieties, have recorded a downward trend in the city markets due mainly to their fall in the international market.Market sources said prices of imported spices, including cinnamon, raisin, cardamom and clove, declined...
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) chairman Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury said Saturday his Commission had no objection if the convicted corrupt individuals get the opportunity to contest the elections legally, reports UNB.He, however, said the government and the Election Commission (EC) would have...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, Nov 22: The Vice-President, protocol wise, is the second most important person in the US government. He is the ex-officio Chairman of the Senate with a casting vote. It is the Secretary of State who always...
FE ReportA local call centre said Friday it will provide healthcare services to at least 4.5 million non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) living in different countries in the Gulf region by March next.Dhaka-based Telemedicine Reference Centre Limited has taken the step to...
The Section 91E of the Representation of People Ordinance 2008 giving the Election Commission power to cancel candidacy is “indispensable” and cannot be removed, as demanded by BNP, said Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), reports UNB. In a statement issued Saturday,...
ISLAMABAD, Nov 22 (Reuters): Missiles were fired early Saturday in the North Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan from what was thought to be a remotely piloted United States aircraft, killing at least four people, according to Pakistani intelligence officials.The attack,...
Somali Islamist insurgents have begun searching for the pirates who hijacked a giant Saudi-owned oil tanker last Saturday, reports say, report agencies.A spokesman for the al-Shabab group, Abdelghafar Musa, said hijacking a Muslim-owned ship was a major crime and they...
NEW YORK, Nov 22 (CNN): Spiritual leaders of New York's African-American Muslim communities lashed out Friday at a purported al Qaeda message attacking President-elect Barack Obama and, using racist language, comparing him unfavorably to the late Malcolm X.Ayman al-Zawahiri said...
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