WASHINGTON, November 05 (Agencies): Barack Obama won the US presidency and made history on a steady message of bringing change to a country that has been hungering for it.The first black to be elected U.S. president, Obama ran a nearly...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, Nov 5: Barack Hussein Obama, as anticipated, recorded a cake-walk victory, to become the first black president of the United States of America in an election with record breaking turnout yesterday. Obama got 338 electoral college...
WASHINGTON, Nov 05 (Reuters): President-elect Barack Obama can rewrite the Greenspan-era rules of finance, backed by a solid Democratic majority in Congress and an American public furious about the credit crisis.Exit polls showed the economy was the dominant factor in...
LONDON, Nov 05 (Reuters): Global stock markets, which have surged more than 20 percent in just over a week, clung to those gains on Wednesday as investors assessed the economic problems facing U.S. president-elect Barack Obama and the international fallout...
In what appears to be a call for boycott, BNP chief Khaleda Zia has appealed to all to avoid what she termed was an unacceptable election in the offing, reports bdnews24.com. "I appeal to all to avoid the path to...
FE ReportFinance Adviser Mirza Azizul Islam urged the people Wednesday to pay tax voluntarily to help the country's economy survive with its own resources in the backdrop of the global economic slowdown.The income from internal sources is poor in Bangladesh...
FE ReportThe time for submission of tax returns by individuals will expire today (Thursday) with comparatively lower response than that of the previous year as only 0.4 million people have submitted tax returns until Tuesday.The National Board of Revenue (NBR)...
FE ReportDhaka stocks were back in the red Wednesday amid a continuous selling pressure after a steep rise the previous day. The benchmark DSE General Index (DGEN), the All Shares Price Index (DSI) and the DSE-20 blue chip index lost...
President Professor Dr Iajuddin Ahmed and Chief Adviser (CA) Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed Wednesday congratulated the US president-elect Barack Obama. In a message, President Iajuddin said: "I would like to convey to you my warmest felicitation on your election as the...
Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina was cleared of all charges in an extortion case filed by businessman Noor Ali. Tejgaon police officer-in-charge Lutfur Rahman submitted the report to the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court Wednesday, which found no proof of...
Two leased Boeing 737-800 next generation aircraft from Pegasus Airlines Limited of Turkey were added Biman fleet Wednesday night. The newly procured aircraft, manufactured in 2002, would be used for operations to Bangkok, Singapore, Kula Lumpur, Delhi, Karachi, Kolkata and...
FE ReportThe next elected government should continue with the works of the Bangladesh Better Business Forum (BBBF) for establishing a business-friendly environment in the country, said a chamber leader Wednesday."The next government should not scrap the BBBF though it has...
Mahmuda Shaolin Rice prices have started to fall by upto 16 per cent in the city's wholesale markets against the backdrops of millers' rush to clear off their buffer stocks ahead of the Aman harvest. But the price fall in...
Siddique Islam Country's apparel exporters have proposed to the central bank for introducing dual currency exchange rates to help readymade garment (RMG) exporters face the consequences from possible global economic recession. The Bangladesh Garment Manufactures and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has...
Shakhawat Hossain A newly-formed government committee sought Wednesday details about exchange rates, reserve position and investment scenario from Bangladesh Bank to review possible impact of global financial crisis on the economy and work out plans to prevent its consequences, officials...
FE ReportSpeakers at a roundtable in the city Tuesday stressed the need for better access of women SMEs (small and medium entrepreneurs) to finance to create more job opportunities at the grassroots level and thus reduce poverty in the society....
FE Report A three day apparel and textile exposition begins in the city today (Thursday) to show local garments in a bid to attract foreign buyers amid global recession. Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is organising the 19th...
CHITTAGONG, Nov 5 (UNB): President Prof Iajuddin Ahmed Wednesday sought all-out cooperation from all concerned in making the upcoming general election free, fair and credible."The whole nation is marching towards the general election as, in the meantime, the Election Commission...
Former premier and Bangladesh Awami League president Sheikh Hasina Wednesday congratulated US president-elect Barack Obama on his historic victory in the US presidential election, reports UNB."This is the victory of democracy," she said.The former prime minister expressed the hope that...
DU CorrespondentThe unsuccessful candidates of the controversial 27th BCS examinations continued their 'fast unto death' strike for the fifth day Wednesday and threatened of self-immolation if the first-phase results are not restored by today (Thursday).One striker M Mahfuzur Rahman told...
Aspiring Awami League (AL) candidates have begun picking up nomination forms for the upcoming national elections, with the very first being picked for party president Sheikh Hasina, reports bdnews24.com.The area around the party's central office on Bangabandhu Avenue was buzzing...
The High Court (HC) Wednesday asked former ministers M Saifur Rahman of BNP and Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mujaheed of Jamaat to surrender to the trial court within November 10 in the Boropukuria coalmine graft case, reports UNB.Earlier Tuesday, the court...
Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) held first quarterly review meeting of the financial year 2008-09 of the bank's Comilla division in Comilla recently, says a press release.Managing Director of the bank Md Mukter Hussain spoke as the chief guest. General Manager...
Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL) organised a discussion meeting on Present Global Economic Crisis and Its Remedies in the city recently, said a press release.Managing Director (MD) of the bank Muhammad Ali presided over the meeting. The executives and Dhaka-based...
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) in a corrigendum issued Tuesday said that in the newspaper supplement that it had sponsored for publication on October 31, 2008, the picture of the Finance adviser was inadvertently printed in the...
Riding on a Nadif Chowdhury ton, hosts Dhaka Division Tuesday took command in the 4th round of the four-day match of the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 10th National Cricket League against Khulna Division.Now they need only three wickets on the 4th...
Coach Jamie Siddons has spoken of the need for his top four to step up in South Africa, and opener Tamim Iqbal knows it will be a difficult proposition against a formidable pace attack. Tamim will get his first taste...
Police AC beat Barnak Somaj by 2-0 goals in a match of the Green Delta Metropolis First Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in the city Tuesday, reports UNB.Rana Das scored both the goals for Police...
Former chairman of National Sports Council (NSC) and ex-director general of Bangladesh Rifles Major General (retd) Sadiqur Rahman Chowdhury died of prolonged illness at the Combined Military Hospital in the city Monday night at 11:30 pm. He was 69, reports...
Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) has embarked on a long-term project titled ‘Sports for All’ to revive the traditional rural sports across the country, reports BSS.In this respect, BOA has chalked out a programme that gets underway throughout the country with...
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