Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Nov 25: Chittagong people are reeling under load shedding upto 150 to 200 megawatts (MW) daily despite constant efforts by Power Development Board (PDB) to overcome the shortage. Normal civic life and greater industrial production in this region...
FE Report Bangladesh Railway (BR) is expecting to carry over 75,000 passengers, including 50,000 with seating arrangement, each day for three days before and after the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha expected on December 9.The BR started advance sale of tickets from Tuesday...
SYLHET, Nov 25 (BSS): Adviser for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury Tuesday unveiled a plaque to mark the beginning of the construction of a Hotel Management and Catering Institute here.The UK, through its...
One in every seven people in the country has been suffering from kidney diseases and 40,000 die of longtime kidney failures annually, experts said at a convention and scientific seminar in the city Tuesday, reports BSS. They said about 20.0...
RAJSHAHI, Nov 25 (BSS): The regional office of the Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB) here disbursed Tk 5.89 billion (589.23 crore) as loan among the poor and low-income group people in last 10 years under its Rural Livelihood Project (RLP)...
A meeting of the Ministry of Shipping Tuesday reviewed the progress of implementation of projects under the current Annual Development Programme (ADP), reports BSS.The meeting was held at the conference room of the Shipping Ministry with Shipping Secretary Sheikh AK...
FE ReportThe panel led by Mostafiz - Gani Ahmad won a landslide victory in the triennial election of the Feni Samity, Dhaka, bagging all the posts of the 49-member executive committee.The election was held peacefully at the Motijheel T &...
37th death anniversary of renowned politician of the sub-continent Yusuf Ali Chowdhury (Mohan Mia) will be observed today (Wednesday), says a press release.Different political and social organisations have chalked out programmes to observe the day. These includes Quran Khwani, Milad...
Our CorrespondentFARIDPUR, Nov 25: BADC chairman Abdur Razzak said Nobanna Utshab (crop harvesting festival) is a core heritage of our agricultural economy. Keeping this festival at the forefront to fulfill the target of food security our country's agricultural development could...
MYMENSINGH, Nov 25 (UNB): Unidentified miscreants looted six rifles and 109 rounds of bullet from an Ansar camp of an industry at Masterbari in Bhaluka Upazila early Tuesday.The police, later, recovered all the looted arms except the bullets from a...
The American Embassy, including the Consular Section and the Public Affairs Section with the Archer K Blood American Centre Library and the Student Advising Centre will remain closed on November 27 on the occasion of Thanksgiving Day, an American national...
The ministry of fisheries and livestock, according to a report published in this daily last Monday, has drafted the national shrimp policy (NSP). The draft is now awaiting approval of the council of advisers. The officials involved in the drafting...
Syed Fattahul AlimWhile the economic powerhouses of the world are busy protecting their own houses in the face of the slump, the commitment of the rich nations towards addressing global poverty has naturally been put on the backburner. This is...
Jharna MoniFOR parents nothing can be more heartbreaking than seeing their young daughter's corpse covered in white sheets. Rozina Akhter's parents had such a misfortune a few weeks back.The body of their beloved daughter Rozina, 20, was on a van...
AMERICAN academic Paul Krugman was awarded the 2008 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in recognition of his "analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity," according to the Nobel Committee, which announced the award last month.Krugman, who is...
According to a recent report in this paper, a revolution in food grain production can occur in Bangladesh, if only the areas under higher yielding seeds are expanded to cover some 60 per cent of the farmlands instead of the...
OVER the years, Bangladesh has built up layers of public health services across the country. There are public hospitals in the big cities and smaller versions of state-run hospitals in the rural areas called upazilla or thana health complexes. There...
Mashiar RahmanTHE name of Mohan Mia, as Yousuf Ali Chowdhury was known, still shines in the political horizon of this land, long after his death, for his selfless pursuit of political goals.His 37th death anniversary will be observed today (November...
A. B. M. Nurul HuqINVESTMENT of assets of insurance companies in profitable sectors so as to earn high return is required to be given adequate importance. In order to improve the investment returns of the insurer, such restriction in investment...
WASHINGTON, Nov 25 (AFP): US president-elect Barack Obama pledged yesterday to work with global leaders to stem the ever-widening financial crisis, as Washington and Britain moved to shore up their ailing economies. "The reality is that the economic crisis we...
BEIJING, Nov 25 (Reuters): China's growth could well slow to its weakest pace in almost two decades next year, the World Bank said, the latest grim prognosis for a global economy buckling despite the concerted efforts of policymakers.What started more...
NEW YORK, Nov 25 (AFP): As many as 225,000 jobs could be lost in New York city and state due to the Wall Street crisis, the state comptroller, Thomas DiNapoli, said yesterday. "Total private sector job losses during this two-year...
BRUSSELS, Nov 25 (AFP): The European Union scrambled yesterday to put the final touches to a coordinated economic stimulus package designed to drag the continent's economies out of recession. As the European Commission prepared to unveil wide-ranging plans Wednesday for...
NEW DELHI, Nov 25 (Reuters): Financial reforms could still help India's economy grow 7.5-8.0 per cent this fiscal year but with a sharp global downturn, monetary policy must shift further in favour of supporting growth, a top economic adviser said.India's...
WASHINGTON, Nov 25 (AFP): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said yesterday its executive board approved a credit of 7.6 billion dollars for Pakistan, the Fund's first rescue in Asia since the global financial crisis began. The credit will "support the...
JAKARTA, Nov 25 (AFP): Indonesia slashed its 2009 growth forecast today as the country's finance minister warned Southeast Asia's biggest economy would be hit hard by the global downturn. Sri Mulyani Indrawati told an investor conference the economy would likely...
SINGAPORE, Nov 25 (AFP): World oil prices fell in Asian trade today as euphoria over the US government's bailout of Citigroup faded and investor pessimism about the global economic downturn returned, analysts said. New York's main futures contract, light sweet...
MUMBAI, Nov 25 (AP): India's state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp has made a "significant" oil discovery in the Bay of Bengal, off India's eastern coast, the company said Tuesday. The discovery, in Krishna Godavari basin, 15 kilometers off the...
FE Report Two customers won refrigerator and television from Singer Plus in its two ongoing campaigns, said a press release. Under 'Full Free Eid Offer' campaign, Md Habibur Rahman Gazi of Gudnail, Fatullah in Narayanganj won a Singer refrigerator from...
Prize giving ceremony of 9th PRAN Prothom Alo National Pickle Competition-2008' was held Sunday, says a press release.Ex-principal of Home Economics College Feroza Sultana, film actress Diti, recipe specialist Sitara Ferdous, singer Krishnakoli, TV artiste Sharmili Ahmed, Richi Solaiman, Swety...
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