FE Report | 2009-02-27 00:00:00
Normal life remained paralysed, business halted and academic activities suspended for the second consecutive day Thursday in surrounding areas of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) headquarters.People of the adjacent areas of the BDR headquarters were still frightened even after the BDR...
Tiger Woods looked as if he had never been away as he eased into the second round of the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona Wednesday, reports BBC.Woods, returning after eight months out of competitive golf with a knee...
The Supreme Court (SC) Thursday set March 2 for order on petitions seeking leave to appeal filed by 29 sitting judges of the High Court against its special bench judgment that had ordered the government to reinstate the 10 unconfirmed...
A five-member Japanese delegation called on Labour and Employment Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain at the latter's secretariat office in the city Thursday, reports BSS.Senior Vice-President of Japan International Training Cooperation Organisation (JITCO) Kensuke Tsuzuki led the delegation.During the meeting, they...
All mobile-phone operators have been asked to switch off their networks across the country save the capital, as the BDR mutiny at its headquarters sparked a backlash in many other camps, reports UNB.In Dhaka also, the handy phones will remain...
BENAPOLE, Feb 26 (UNB): Indian Border Security Force (BSF) halted export-import between Bangladesh and India through land ports Thursday noon, as waves of tension flowed up to the border camps following the mutiny by Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) troops at their...
Examinations of HSC, BA, BSS, MEd, MBA, CEMBA and CEMPA programmes run by Bangladesh Open University (BOU) scheduled for today (Friday) have been suspended for unavoidable circumstances, reports UNB.Examinations of BEd programme scheduled to start from February 27 to March...
Leaders of the National Front of Teachers and Employees (NFTE) Thursday lent total support to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's move to resolve BDR mutiny and restore normalcy in chain of command, reports BSS.In a statement, the NFTE leaders said the...
Last time Australia visited South Africa, the then-debutant Stuart Clark seamed the ball so dangerously that he was the Player of the Series as Australia went home with a 3-0 win. There is no Clark on this tour - he...
FE Report | 2009-02-26 00:00:00
Speakers at a roundtable in the city Monday stressed the need for gaining applied knowledge at the tertiary level to develop skilled and efficient human resource in the country's electronics and telecommunication sector.Simultaneously, the apt application of the institutional knowledge...
THEY have been digging canals (that's what they look like) all over Indira Road and only now covered most of them. The entire operation took some half a year or more. This was to provide better drainage during the time...
Pakistan's Supreme Court has upheld bans on former prime minister and opposition leader Nawaz Sharif and his brother, Shahbaz, from elected office, reports BBC.Nawaz Sharif's PML-N party holds power in Punjab province. His brother is chief minister but must now...
SINGAPORE, Feb 25 (Reuters): The Philippines has made the first oil exports from its new Galoc field, originally aimed for use by domestic refineries, to capitalise on better prices of sour crude in regional markets, officials said Wednesday.Galoc, off southwestern...
NEW DELHI, Feb 25 (PTI): The Indian government yesterday announced a fresh stimulus to the slowing economy by cutting excise duty and service tax, entailing a revenue loss of Rs 30,000 crore, as part of the interim budget ahead of...
GAIBANDHA, Feb 25 (BSS): Speakers at a function have stressed the need for bringing the neglected and underprivileged char (island) dwellers under all kinds of facilities of the state with a view to changing their socio- economic conditions."Coordinated and united...
After a bloody mutiny, the BDR rebels refused Wednesday night to surrender arms until the army was fully withdrawn from the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Headquarters (HQ) at Peelkhana in the capital city as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier on the...
Our Correspondent | 2009-02-26 00:00:00
FARIDPUR, Feb 25: A day-long workshop on "Towards a policy framework for allocation of adequate budget in municipal governance to address urban poverty has been held at Ambica Memorial Hall of Faridpur town on 19 February.Organised by Practical Action Bangladesh...
Sri Lanka 644 for 7 dec (Mahela 240, Samaraweera 231) and 144 for 5 (Sangakkara 65) drew with Pakistan 765 for 6 dec (Younis 313, Akmal 158*)In the end the pitch won. Pakistan created late excitement by knocking out five...
A weeklong Japan Cultural Festival will begin at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy from Saturday (Feb 28) as part of the bilateral cultural exchanges between Bangladesh and Japan, reports UNB.Information and Cultural Affairs Minister Abul Kalam Azad will inaugurate the festival.
FE Report | 2009-02-26 00:00:00
The current healthy state of the country's balance of payment is likely to be squeezed by the end of June this year if the global economic recession continues to detriment the country's export earnings, Bangladesh Bank Governor Salehuddin Ahmed has...
TOKYO, Feb 25, (AFP): Japanese chip equipment maker Advantest Corporation said Wednesday that it was slashing 1,200 jobs, or more than a quarter of its workforce, as it braces to fall into the red in the year to March.Advantest said...
HONG KONG, Feb 25 (AP): Asian stocks rose Wednesday, taking their cue from Wall Street after United States (US) Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the government had no plans to nationalize hard-hit banks and the recession might end this...
PARIS, Feb 25(BSS/AFP) -UEFA Cup favourites AC Milan will hope to put off-field distractions to one side when they face Werder Bremen in the competition's round of 32 on Thursday.The Rossoneri conceded a late goal by Brazilian playmaker Diego to...
Food and Disaster Management Minister Dr Abdur Razzak today urged the writers to lead the nation in the right direction through their creative writings, reports BSS.Speaking at a publication ceremony of a book at the Jatiya Press Club in the...
Top seed Novak Djokovic got off to a winning start at the Dubai Championships with victory over Italian qualifier Flavio Cipolla, reports BBC.The Serbian, 21, eased through 6-3 6-2 to set up a clash with Jan Hernych, who beat Mikhail...
BRIDGETOWN, Feb 25(AFP): England face a few selection dilemmas in the run-up to the pivotal fourth Test against West Indies, starting on Thursday at the Kensington Oval.England trail in the five-Test series 0-1, following an innings and 23-run defeat in...
Australian spin legend Shane Warne says England's chances of success in the 2009 Ashes hang upon the fitness of all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, reports BBC.Despite being injured on England's West Indies tour, Flintoff plans to play in the Indian Premier League...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday informed the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) that Bangladesh missions abroad had taken various measurers to free the Bangladeshi prisoners languishing in foreign jails and send them back to the country, reports BSS.In a written reply to...
SHANGHAI, Feb 25 (AP): China plans to slash annual output capacity of nonferrous metals by 1.5 million tons in the next three years, part of a wider plan to restructure and upgrade major industries including automakers and steel, a report...
NEW DELHI, Feb 25 (AFP) : Only half the 30,000 extra hotel rooms needed for next year's New Delhi Commonwealth Games will be ready in time, a parliamentary panel report has claimed in the latest gloomy assessment.The report, unveiled late...
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