England captain Kevin Pietersen insists none of his players will be forced to return to India for the two-Test series after the terror attacks in Mumbai, reports BBC. On Friday, Indian officials insisted the series would go ahead and moved...
Bangladesh Boys' Club earned a 3-1 victory over Friends Social Welfare Organisation in a match of the Metropolis Second Division Football League at the Bir Shreshtho Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium at Kamalapur in the city Friday, reports UNB.Shafiqul,...
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ejaz Butt has admitted the terror attacks in Mumbai have made India's Test tour of Pakistan in January unlikely, reports BBC. The Indian board is awaiting clearance from its government for the tour. "Before this tragic...
The Finance Adviser has drawn the attention of all concerned to the need for strengthening the revenue administration. At a function held in the capital city the other day, he highlighted this imperative, particularly in view of the likely adverse...
Syed Fattahul AlimBoth the government and a section of the trading community have been drawing a rather flattering picture for Bangladesh economy in the wake of the severe recession in the industrially advanced nations. The government, however, is still confident...
Jahangir HossainA newspaper report sometime ago was startling and should cause righteous indignation. It stated that police had seized huge quantities of date-barred insecticides with the owner of the company distributing the stuff admitting under police interrogation that he has...
We are fortunate that the global economic turmoil did not, so far, bring a major negative impact on the country's readymade garment (RMG) industry. Initially, it was apprehended that the RMG sector would face cut in orders. Some 5,000 apparel...
It is hard to believe that once a beautiful plan was there to develop Dhaka into a beautiful city with lakes and greeneries, not to speak of well-planned buildings. But the Dhaka Metropolitan Development Plan (DMDP) has gradually been distorted...
Muhammad Quamrul IslamThe Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, 1972, which was written after the emergence of sovereign Bangladesh in 1971 in the spirit of Bengali nationalism, comprises territories as per Article2 that constituted East Pakistan. Fourteen amendments have...
Mohd. Mostagousul HaqueThe present writer has not studied in Carmichael College but had gone there for admission, during the late 70's, and as a young boy from a remote village admired the monumental buildings. It looked so tall and huge,...
FE ReportBangladesh Bank Governor Dr Salehuddin Ahmed Thursday said the global economic recession might not affect the economy of Bangladesh, rather it might be a boon for the country as it has the resilience to perform better against all odds."The...
Financial and commodity markets remained shut in Mumbai, the Indian business capital, Thursday after gunmen killed 104 persons wounded 300 more in a highly coordinated attack on a number places, including two five star hotels and a crowed train station,...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, Nov 27: In the space of 24 hours, three major players of the global economy -- the US, Europe and China -- unveiled a series of stimulus measures to conquer the ravages of an unrelenting downturn...
Siddique Islam Industrial credit disbursement recorded a significant rise by over 30 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of the current fiscal compared to the corresponding period of the last fiscal. "The upward trend of the industrial term loan...
FE Report The country's garment exporters have disapproved the World Bank projection of lower GDP growth for Bangladesh due to global financial crisis saying earnings from shipment of apparels will actually go up in coming months.The higher trend of export...
FE ReportDhaka stocks continued to tumble Thursday, recording the biggest single-day fall in four years, as a lower economic growth projection by the World Bank (WB) the previous day was just added to a dozen of other negative factors impacting...
Interviewing aspiring party candidates for the upcoming parliamentary polls, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia advised all who were getting nomination and who were not, to work together with the spirit of unity, reports UNB."Those who have stuck to the party in...
Awami League (AL) president and former prime minister Sheikh Hasina said her party, if voted to power, would give utmost priority to production of foodgrains to ensure food security, reports BSS. While exchanging views with leaders of Sammilita Sangskritik Jote...
Agriculture secretary Abdul Aziz was appointed cabinet secretary Thursday. He succeeded Ali Imam Mujumder, who is going on retirement from government service on November 30. The newly appointed cabinet secretary has taken charge of his office at 4pm Thursday. —...
Chief Adviser (CA) Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed is going to inaugurate a three-year programme to celebrate 400-years of Dhaka at South Plaza of the Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban today (Friday). LGRD Adviser Mohammad Anwarul Iqbal will attend the function as the special...
BANGKOK, Nov 27 : Thailand's prime minister has declared a state of emergency at the country's two biggest airports to allow police to clear them of protesters. Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat said in a televised address Thursday that the siege...
LONDON, Nov. 27: Crude prices fell after economic reports in the U.S. showed a deepening recession that may cut fuel demand in the world's largest oil user. Consumer spending slumped the most in seven years and orders for durable goods...
Jasim Uddin Haroon The country's tea production has dropped this year primarily due to unfavourable weather conditions and fertiliser crisis during April-May period, senior planters told the FE Tuesday. A total of 47.258 million kilograms were produced in the country's...
FE ReportPlastic raw materials importers have been facing problems to clear around 250 consignments from the Chittagong port due to controversy over the value of goods at which the customs duty would be calculated.The prices of plastic raw materials are...
Home Secretary Abdul Karim and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Noor Mohammad dispelled possibility of any militant attack in Bangladesh, after over one hundred people were killed in the deadly and tragic incidents in Mumbai Wednesday night, reports bdnews24.com. At...
BENAPOLE, Nov 27 (UNB): The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) Thursday issued red alert on their side along Benapole border following late Wednesday night's terrible terrorist attacks in India's business capital of Mumbai that killed over a hundred people.BSF authorities...
FE Report Proper protective measures might prevent the country's economy from the adverse impact of global financial slowdown, speakers at a seminar in the capital said on Thursday.The seminar on "Global Financial Crisis and its impact on Bangladesh" was organised...
Shakhawat HossainRangpur region produced highest 1.76 million tonnes of Boro in the last season, which is almost 10 per cent of the country's total 17.78 million tonnes of yield of the rice. Farmers of the region brought 46,07,630 hectares under...
Naim-Ul-KarimEmployment for Bangladeshis in Saudi Arabia, the single largest destination for thousands of overseas job seekers, has slowed down since July last as Riyadh has almost halted issuing fresh visas, local recruiting agencies said Thursday. According to statistics of the...
MUMBAI, Nov 27 (agencies): The young gunmen roaming the corridors of two luxury hotels in Mumbai were shooting wildly, but they knew exactly what sort of guests they intended to take hostage."They told everybody to stop and put their hands...
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