WASHINGTON, Nov 23 (ANI): ‘Waterproof’ versions of popular varieties of rice, which can withstand two weeks of complete submergence, have successfully passed tests in farmers’ fields in Bangladesh and India, and can tackle the problem of major crop losses due...
Our correspondent CHITTAGONG, Nov 22: On the occasion of upcoming holy Eid-ul-Azha, the Bangladesh Railway (BR) eastern zone has taken necessary initiatives for selling advance tickets with effect from November 25 and it will continue until December 1 next.Advance tickets...
Our CorrespondentFARIDPUR Nov 22: 'National Agriculture Day' (Nabanno Utsab) was observed here. A discussion meeting on the occasion was held recently at Kabi Jasimuddin hall ground jointly organised by the district administration and Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE).Deputy Commissioner (DC)...
Adviser for Agriculture and Water Resources and leader of Bangladesh delegation to the 35th special session of FAO, Dr CS Karim, Saturday met FAO Director General Dr Jacques Diouf here on the sideline of the session, reports BSS from Rome....
Our correspondent CHITTAGONG, Nov 22: Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) Chittagong election was held here Thursday in a fair and peaceful manner.Engineer Muhammad Delwar Hossain was elected chairman and Engineer Sadeque Mohammad Chowdhury was elected general secretary for 2009-2010. Engineers...
DU CorrespondentHouse of Debaters of Zahurul Haq Hall came out champions and Haji Muhammad Mohsin Hall Debating Club became runners-up the four-day debate competition titled 'Palli Kabi inter-club debate competition 1415'.Kabi Jasimuddin Hall of Dhaka University (DU) organised the competition...
KUSHTIA, Nov 22 (UNB): A businessman was shot dead by some terrorists at Ratulpara village in Sadar Upazila Friday.The deceased was identified as Bakul Soadagor, son of late Union Parishad chairman Idbar. Bakul had export-import business in Chittagong.Witnesses said a...
DU CorrespondentA five-day training workshop on 'productivity management and quality control of electrical products' began at Bangladesh University and Engineering and Technology (BUET) Saturday.The Institute of Appropriate Technology (IAT) of BUET has organised the workshop with a view to promoting...
This paper last Saturday carried a couple of news items on its front page that would surely evoke mixed reactions among the consumers. The first news items explained how the government buoyed by higher output of two consecutive rice crops...
Shahiduzzaman KhanPLASTIC goods manufacturers recently called upon the government to cut import duties on plastic intermediate products from 25 per cent to 15 per cent. They also urged the government to increase import duty on some finished plastic products from...
Ferdous AlamPOWER is central to economic activity. But this power supply in Bangladesh is substantially short of even prevailing demand not to mention the potential higher demand in the future. In this situation of power insufficiency, investment operations are understandably...
Md IbrahimUNLESS addressed properly and effectively without further loss of time, the crucial issues of low productivity, inconsistent quality and social responsibility could erode the real gains of Bangladesh apparel industry.One of the participants, in a presentation on "Competitiveness through...
Going through the pages of a newspaper these days in Bangladesh, a reader is likely to frequently come across advertisements of a new university being set up somewhere in Dhaka or in the other big cities. But higher education is...
THERE is a severe lack of understanding and sensitivity by the authorities with regards to public toilets in this country. If you are travelling by rail, try the toilets in the waiting rooms. They are invariably dirty. If you make...
Paul GarrisonIN most fields, universities lead the way in innovation and new thinking. We expect the medical school to pioneer techniques or even the archaeology department to uncover a fresh way to look at the past. However, at business schools,...
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...
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