FE ReportbrFactories, gas filling stations and households in the north-western part of the capital have been facing acute gas supply shortfall from afternoon to evening over the last few days causing misery to the people during the holy Ramadan.brResidents in...
Foreign Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury sought Kuwaiti assistance for the Padma Bridge and the special economic zone (SEZ) to be set up in Sylhet for expatriates' investment, when he had a meeting with Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad...
Students clashed with employees in the capital's National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedic Rehabilitation (popularly known as Pongu hospital) Thursday, leaving some 30 people from both sides injured, police and witnesses said, reports UNB. brPolice detained 10 students and one...
IN any trade there are always ups and downs. So, it is important to study these trends over time to have a correct idea of the behaviour of the market of the particular article of trade concerned. A correct understanding...
Syed Fattahul AlimbrThe Ramadan prices of essential commodities have marked a sharp rise compared to their pre-Ramadan level despite all kinds of exhortations from the authorities and promises from the trading community. The sudden upward spiral of prices, however, is...
Fazle RashidbrTwo business icons who revolutionised industrialisation in Indo-Pak-Bangladesh Sub-continent during the British Raj expired within the span of 48 hours. Thomas Bata (93), known worldwide as the 'shoemaker of the world' died in Toronto, Canada on Monday and KK...
As traffic jams in the city has been taking a serious turn, the traffic authorities have gone for rearrangement of a number of bus routes. It is, indeed, a good move. But the commitment of the traffic personnel toward implementing...
The Mahastangarh archaeological site at Bogra which bears the signs of ancient civilisation in Bangladesh was reported to be under a threat from encroachers and grabbers. Recently, according to reports, the relics of the capital of Issa Khan, the independent...
THE standard of the Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (BPTAC), which trains new members of the civil services, has deteriorated over the years. The quality of the trainers is the problem. brThe BPTAC needs to undergo a thorough restructuring by...
Lisa FriedmanbrA Kyoto Protocol program that tries to bring clean energy projects to developing nations has reached less than 1 percent of the world's poorest countries, a ClimateWire review has found.brOf the 1,146 projects under way across the globe, only...
Glen Carey and Matthew BrownbrWhen Saeed al-Malowi talks with his mechanical engineering students at Taibah University in Saudi Arabia, he says the conversation often turns to pursuing advanced degrees abroad and the dim prospects of finding jobs at home. br``There...
Tom Engelhardt brOh, the spectacle of it all -- and don't think I'm referring to those opening ceremonies in Beijing, where North Korean-style synchronization seemed to fuse with smiley-faced Walt Disney, or Michael Phelp's thrilling hunt for eight gold medals...
US Vice-President Dick Cheney has condemned what he called Russia's illegitimate attempt to change Georgia's borders last month, reports BBC. brMr Cheney added that Russia's actions during the recent conflict with Georgia had cast doubt on its reliability as an...
The group of countries which regulates global nuclear trade is meeting in the Austrian capital, Vienna, to discuss a landmark Indian-US nuclear deal, reports BBC. brA waiver from the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group would help India finalise the deal. brThe...
ST PAUL, Sept 4 Republican vice presidential pick Sarah Palin lashed out at Barack Obama and styled herself as a crusader against the elite Washington establishment in her high-stakes convention debut, AFP reports. brThe Alaska governor, in the most important...
NASSAU, Sep 4 (AP) While officials from Nassau to South Carolina were keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Hanna, behind it, Hurricane Ike was gaining strength as it lumbered across the Atlantic as a powerful Category 4 storm.brHanna was just...
Lankan troops move on brTiger capital brCOLOMBO, Sept 4Government forces and Tamil separatists were locked in heavy combat in northern Sri Lanka with at least 26 rebels killed in fresh fighting, the defence ministry said Thursday. Six soldiers were wounded...
Pakistan has summoned the US ambassador to protest at an alleged cross-border raid which officials say killed at least 15 villagers in the north-west, BBC reports. brA number of civilians were reported killed in the raid, which Pakistan says was...
Seven people were killed when a helicopter crashed into an oil rig off the coast of Dubai, officials say. brThe victims were a Briton, an American, a Filipino, a Venezuelan, a Pakistani and two Indian nationals, the country's Civil Aviation...
KATHMANDU, Sept 4 Ahead of his proposed visit to India, the new Nepalese Prime Minister Prachanda has said that the historic 1950 Indo-Nepal trade and transit treaty needed to be reviewed. brNepal has now become a republic after big political...
BANGKOK, Sept 4 Thailand's cabinet floated plans Thursday for a referendum to ask the public if the prime minister should stay in office, in an attempt to defuse the crisis engulfing the seven-month-old government, reports AFP. brAfter a special cabinet...
The first-ever Citycell Futsal Tournament, organised by Bangladesh Football Federation, began at the NSC wooden floor gymnasium in the city Thursday with Mohammedan Sporting Club (MSC) and Abahani Limited making good start, reports UNB.brB League champions Abahani Limited, riding on...
SINGAPORE, Sept 4 (AFP) Asia's top teams get their final push towards the World Cup finals in South Africa underway Saturday with Japan facing a tricky encounter in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia battling Ali Daei's Iran. brOf the 46 Asian...
Kevin Pietersen was delighted with England's 4-0 one-day series win over South Africa, but warned against complacency on the winter tours ahead, reports BBC. brPietersen's side were denied the chance to secure a 5-0 whitewash after rain wiped out the...
NEW YORK, Sept 4 (AP) Serena Williams watched the final shot sail beyond the baseline, and immediately her sister called for an instant-replay challenge. At that point, Venus Williams really had nothing else to lose. So more than 20,000 fans...
Shoaib Akhtar has had to put his plans to join Surrey on hold after arriving in the UK without the proper visa. He has been forced to head back to Pakistan, but is still hopefully of joining the county once...
DARWIN, Australia, Sept 4 (AFP) Sidelined Australian paceman Brett Lee has declared himself available for the upcoming Test tour of India. brLee withdrew from the current one-day series against Bangladesh following the collapse of his marriage, but caught up with...
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Thursday named a 30-member preliminary Bangladesh squad for the Merdeka Cup Football Tournament to be held October 15-25 in Malaysia, reports UNB.brThe selected booters have been asked to report to team coach Shafiqul Islam Manik today...
The two under-trial cases in connection with the sensational grenade attack on Awami League (AL) rally on Bangabandhu Avenue on August 21, 2004 have been transferred to a speedy trial tribunal (STT) for expediting the proceedings, reports UNB.brTo this effect,...
A total of 65 political parties have so far collected forms from the Election Commission (EC) for registration to qualify for contesting the upcoming general election, reports UNB.brThe prominent ones among the registration-seekers are Jatiya Party (Ershad), Bangladesh Workers Party,...
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