Mahmuda Shaolin | 2009-03-01 00:00:00
Revenue collection by Department of Immigration and Passport (DIP) had doubled over the last five years as the overall collection jumped by 101.39 per cent to Tk 8.85 billion in fiscal 2007-08 from Tk 4.29 billion in 2003-04.The DIP has...
No matter how corrupt (as had been alleged) the BDR officers had been or how cruel they might have been (also alleged) to their soldiers, they still did not deserve to be murdered in cold blood. And murdered they were...
DU Correspondent | 2009-03-01 00:00:00
Anisur Rahman, Belal Hossain and Mahbub Alam have been selected president, vice-president and general secretary respectively of Sherpur District Students' Welfare Association (SDSWA) at Dhaka University (DU) for the year 2009.Other office bearers of the association include joint secretary Moniruzzaman...
BAGHDAD, Feb 28 (AFP): Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told oil experts today Iraq needed foreign expertise to develop its oil sector, which would enable it to reactivate the country's industry and agriculture.Improved security meant the country "is now ready to...
Our Correspondent | 2009-03-01 00:00:00
JAYPURHAT, Feb 28: Farmers of Jaypurhat have produced huge winter vegetables.Farmers cultivated varieties types of vegetables namely bottle gourd, cauliflower, radish, brinjal, country bean, cabbage, green chilly etc.Winter vegetables have been cultivated in 5,000 acres of land this year while...
Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad Saturday exchanged views with the editors and senior journalists of newspapers and news agencies in the conference room of his ministry on the prevailing situation of the BDR mutiny, reports BSS.Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni...
A nine-member delegation of Bangladesh Navy (BN) from School of Logistics and Management at BNS TITUMIR, Khulna led by Commander AM Kudrotullah visited the Mongla plant of Holcim (Bangladesh) Limited recently,The visit was as a part of their instructional visit...
The air is thick with the stench of dead bodies, vultures circle above and amidst this bleak scene, the army, RAB and police carry on the search for dead bodies and stashed arms, reports bdnews24.com.So far, at least 65 dead...
M A Rashid | 2009-03-01 00:00:00
WE have a rather skewed system of education at primary and secondary levels that impact very differently on the pupils and create varying degrees of competence. The three prevailing different streams of education at these levels in the country include...
Special prayers were offered at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Saturday morning for those Army officers and BDR soldiers killed during the trouble at BDR headquarters, reports BSS.As part of the three-day national mourning programme, Islamic Foundation organised a milad and...
Md Golam Mostafa (Zillur), a student of Pharmacy department at the University of Development Alternative (UODA), is suffering from Guillain-Barr
HUA HIN, (Thailand), Feb 28 (Reuters): Southeast Asian leaders gathered for their annual summit Saturday, aiming to enact plans to create a single EU-style community in the years ahead, while dealing with a deepening global economic crisis.The 10-member Association of...
A civic rally will be held at the Central Shaheed Minar today (Sunday) to convey condolences at the gruesome killing of a large number of army officers at the BDR headquarters and express solidarity in facing crisis of democracy with...
GrameenPhone Ltd. has recently signed an agreement with Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) to provide complete communication facilities under its Business Solutions package, said a press release.GrameenPhone Business Solutions is an integrated telecommunications service specially designed for the business entities of...
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (AFP): Malaysia's national carmaker Proton said today it sank into the red in the third quarter, with losses of 74.7 million ringgit (20 million dollars) due to weaker sales and higher material costs.The company said the...
LONDON, Feb. 28 (Xinhua): China's procurement delegation arrived here yesterday for their final leg of the four-nation Europe tour, sealing deals amounting to some 2 billion US dollars in Britain to show the country's commitment to the world economy despite...
FE Report | 2009-03-01 00:00:00
BASF, the world's leading chemical company registered solid earnings in 2008 despite the deep global economic crisis.Sales of the German-based company rose by 8 percent compared with 2007 to 62.3 billion euro. This was primarily due to higher prices in...
Younis Khan, the Pakistan captain, has no expectations of a series win from his young side when it meets Sri Lanka for the second Test in Lahore on Sunday and will focus on having his players work together. Pakistan have...
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Feb 28 (BSS): Dr Chowdhury Mohammad Zakaria, Professor of Chemistry of Rajshahi University (RU) and Dr Golam Sabbir Sattar Tapu, Professor of Geology and Mining, have been appointed as Proctor and Students Affairs Adviser respectively of RU.They took...
Princess Alexandra zu Sayn-Wittgensten of the Royal Kingdom of Denmark visited UCEP technical school at Mirpur in the city recently, said a press release.Vice Chairperson of the UCEP board of governors Ms Parveen Mahmud gave the address of welcome while...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2009-03-01 00:00:00
All private off docks of the country have reduced their charges sharply mainly due to operation of new private terminals, operators said.Off dock, involved in stuffing of export goods and un-stuffing of imported goods, was introduced in 1990s to keep...
GAZIPUR, Feb 28 (BSS): A seminar on 'Bokto' seeding technology, that helps sow all cereal crop seeds under both dry and wet conditions, was held recently at the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) here.Bokto means 'soil cover in Korean' and...
WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (AFP): The US economy contracted a stronger-than-expected 6.2 per cent in the fourth quarter, government data showed, highlighting the stunning meltdown in activity late last year.The Commerce Department reading on gross domestic product (GDP), the broadest measure...
Ten bodies of army officials, including BDR DG Maj Gen Shakil's wife Nazneen Shakil Shipu, were recovered from three more mass graves found on the premises of BDR headquarters at Peelkhana on Saturday morning, reports UNB.Three of the other bodies...
Education Ministry Saturday decided to reschedule the ongoing SSC examinations only for the BDR mutiny victims, reports UNB.Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid told reporters at his residence that they have taken special arrangements for those examinees who are BDR mutiny...
Habib Mohammad Ali | 2009-03-01 00:00:00
Staying thousands of miles away from home for higher study must require some sacrifice in life. This means keeping oneself away from his/her own cultural attachment like interacting in an environment where always new stimulus, information and above all a...
Dr Md Abdul Matin | 2009-03-01 00:00:00
BY enhancing the communication capacity of cellular phone, smart antenna promoted research and development of this exciting technology. Either a fixed or adaptive antenna array is used in wireless communication to improve the service range and reduce interference. With the...
The inauguration ceremony of a six-day foundation training on general banking for the trainee cash officers of Southeast Bank Limited (SEBL) was held at the bank's training institute at its head office in the city recently, says a press release.SEBL...
LONDON, Feb 28 (AFP): Britain's partly-nationalised Lloyds Banking Group said yesterday its HBOS unit made a record pre-tax loss of 10.8 billion pounds (12.1 billion euros, 15.4 billion dollars) in 2008.The worst results in HBOS's history came after it was...
Fourth Test, Barbados (day two, close): England 600-6 dec v West Indies 85-1Ravi Bopara marked his first Test since 2007 with a maiden century as England posted 600-6 declared on day two of the fourth Test against West Indies, BBC...
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