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Online registration of DV-2010 lottery from Oct 2

2008-09-14 00:00:00

Application forms of the Diversity Visa (DV) lottery programme of the United States (US) will be available on online from October 2 to December 1 this year, as the US government Saturday announced the DV-2010 registration programme for Bangladesh, reports...

Fertiliser-laden vessel sinks in Bay

2008-09-14 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Sept 13: A lighterage vessel, engaged in unloading fertilizer from a mother vessel, sank in the Bay along with 500 tonnes of fertilizer at the outer-anchorage of Chittagong Port early Saturday. Port sources said the vessel, 'MV Bengal Bridge',...

Delhi blasts kill eight, injure 61

2008-09-14 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Sept 13: New Delhi's mayor says a string of explosions hit crowded shopping areas in the Indian capital, killing at least eight people and wounding at least 61. CNN-IBN, a local television news channel, said it received an...

Businessmen protest crackdown on factory owners failing to install ETPs

2008-09-14 00:00:00

M Azizur RahmanBusinessmen have protested the government's latest crackdown on the factory owners that failed to install waste-treatment plants terming it 'unwanted' and tantamounting to harassment, officials said.They sought an integrated approach under private-public partnership to resolve the disputes and...

Providing 2.6m new electricity connections in 3 yrs targeted

2008-09-14 00:00:00

FHM Humayan KabirThe government has set a target of providing over 2.6 million new electricity connections by installing 50,000 kilometres of distribution lines throughout the country in three years despite substantial shortfall in the existing generation level, officials said.In the...

NBR to expand VAT offices in all 64 dists

2008-09-14 00:00:00

FE ReportThe government is going to expand VAT (value added tax) offices in 64 districts to increase collection of sales tax from businesses.Currently, only 34 districts have VAT offices to monitor and collect tax from professionals and businesses.Finance Adviser Mirza...

Fresh move underway to integrate bifurcated CCH

2008-09-14 00:00:00

S M JahangirJust more than a year after bifurcation of the Chittagong Customs House (CCH) into two administrations, a fresh move is underway to integrate them again as the authorities see little outcome from the separation, official sources said. "The...

Impasse over car imports may be settled thru' discussion

2008-09-14 00:00:00

FE Report The country's reconditioned car importers expect the impasse created over clearance of imported vehicles to be settled through amicable discussion with the National Board of Revenue (NBR).The importers are refraining from taking delivery of their imported vehicles over...

Ecuador, Honduras support Bolivia, Venezuela in expulsion of US envoys

2008-09-14 00:00:00

LIMA, Sept 12 (Xinhua): Ecuador and Honduras on Friday voiced support for Bolivia and Venezuela's decision to expel US ambassadors in their countries in protest of Washington's intervention in their domestic affairs. "The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales and the...

DU expels 4 for assaulting 3 journalists, 10 students

2008-09-14 00:00:00

DU CorrespondentDhaka University (DU) Saturday temporarily expelled four students on charge of assaulting three reporters and at least 10 students of Mass Communication and Journalism Department Thursday night.The expelled students are third-year student of Anthropology Department Aminul Islam Amin, second-year...

432 babies sick from contaminated Chinese milk product

2008-09-14 00:00:00

BEIJING (AP): A Chinese dairy that sold milk powder linked to kidney stones in infants knew it contained a banned chemical weeks before ordering a recall, the health minister said Saturday. One child has died and an official said the...

Prices of petroleum fuel to be adjusted in every 3 months

2008-09-14 00:00:00

The government is likely to introduce a permanent pricing formula on the sale of petroleum fuels on the domestic market through periodic adjustments - upward or downward, reports UNB.According to official sources, Energy Division of the Power, Energy and Mineral...

Young man stabbed to death in city

2008-09-14 00:00:00

A young man was stabbed to death over a silly matter in the city's Pallabi area Saturday evening. Police arrested the alleged killer soon after the incident, reports UNB. Police, quoting witnesses, said the victim Amir Hossain alias Purna (20)...

High success rate in HSC exams

2008-09-14 00:00:00

Records are galore in this year's results of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations held under seven education boards. The average pass percentage, being all time high of about 75 per cent, is even 4.0 per cent more than that...

Dealing with institutional corruption effectively

2008-09-14 00:00:00

Shahiduzzaman KhanTHE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to suspend investigations against those whose cases have been referred to the Truth and Accountability Commission (TAC) considering their applications for 'clemency'. What the anti-graft watchdog is doing now is that it is...

Processing fruits and vegetables

2008-09-14 00:00:00

Faridul IslamBangladesh produces good quantities of fruits and vegetables on a regular basis. The output can generate a surplus for export after meeting the domestic needs. Besides, there is the potential to produce more to increase the exports. Not to...

Graduating to higher priced garments

2008-09-14 00:00:00

OUR RMG exporters should realize that the drop in export earnings in the US is not only due to the competition Bangladesh is facing from some countries which have got quota-free and duty-free access to the US market. The point...

All is not rosy at the Volvo front

2008-09-14 00:00:00

I am an avid reader of your newspaper and I have noticed praises about the double-decker Vovlo service in your pages and I whole heartedly agree. The fare is within reach, the ride is comfortable and though still not in...

Help to the distressed during Eid

2008-09-14 00:00:00

Eid means delight or pleasure. During the Eid day, we put on our new dress and celebrate a happy event, whereas the needy ones of our surroundings are to think of their livelihood even on that day.If the rich come...

iPhone App-idemic is sweeping the globe

2008-09-14 00:00:00

John KesslerIn the first month after the App Store debuted alongside the new iPhones on July 11, users downloaded more than 60 million of the programs. Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, Apple CEO Steve Jobs suggested it may become...

Dell likely to sell its factories

2008-09-14 00:00:00

Barry LevineDell is tightening its belt by another notch. As part of its continuing effort to cut costs and increase its competitiveness, the computer maker is reportedly considering selling its factories. An article in Friday's Wall Street Journal reported that,...

Economy impacts smartphone sales growth

2008-09-14 00:00:00

Mark LongAccording to Gartner, smartphone unit sales in the second quarter of 2008 rose 15.7 percent in comparison with the year-earlier period. However, the research firm noted that the subcategory's share of the cellular handset market remained flat at 11...

Canon's Eid offer for PowerShot A580

2008-09-14 00:00:00

FE reportJ.A.N. Associates, Canons local distributors, has come up with a special discount offer of Tk 2,500 for Canon PowerShot A580 on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. The camera is sold for Tk 14,000. A 1GB SD memory card and a...

Sharp BD-HP20A Blu-Ray player

2008-09-14 00:00:00

Getting a Blu-Ray player today generally costs a small of fortune. Then comes Sharp who've released the affordable BD-HP20A Blu-RayPlayer for the rest of us who want to enjoy HD movies at home without the exorbitant expense. Hopefully, this is...

Digitalfoci Photo Safe II Portable Hard Drive

2008-09-14 00:00:00

A touch of a button is all it takes to transfer photos stored in a Flash memory card into the newly launched Photo Safe II, a palm-sized portable hard drive.All you have to do is insert a supported memory card...

Free ringtones online tips

2008-09-14 00:00:00

Do you want to personalise your phone your phone? If yes then you should opt for distinct ringtones. Nowadays ringtones can be easily found on the internet. You can even download free ring tones from many sources.Commonly there are two...

Solar cell chargers harness green energy

2008-09-14 00:00:00

Strapya Next Co. is a Japanese online cell phone strap and accessory shop which started selling this "Solar Charger ECO Cell Phone Strap" this past February. This new natural energy harnesser is sure to impress environmentalists. It features a small...

Reading for thinking and mind expansion

2008-09-14 00:00:00

Sifat SiddiqueMany things in this universe are co-related like gathering of honey bees symbolizes blooming of fresh flowers and the sudden scurrying of squirrels for nuts indicates the oncoming winter! Similarly, if one is regularly prone to reading habits, one's...

Fighting university admission battles

2008-09-14 00:00:00

M A IslamTHOSE who appeared in HSC exams this year are passing a period of emotion at this time of September. The result was published on 10th--the passing rate being 76.91%, almost three-fourth of the total examinees have come out...

Students of Willes Little Flower Higher Secondary School amongst Edexcel's Top Ten

2008-09-14 00:00:00

TWO students of Willes Little Flower Higher Secondary School were amongst the top ten worldwide international students in the O- level examination May-June 2008 according to Edexcel, the UK's largest awarding body, says a press release.Mohammad Abdullah Sadi who sat...