A few days ago, I was watching television late at night. It was around 1:30, the channel was RTV and the programme was 'Good Shot' featuring a short film. It could only catch the first letter of the maker, 'M'...
LONDON, Aug 30(AFP):South African coach Mickey Arthur has warned his players they are fighting for their places following their one-day series loss to England.The South Africans went down by 126 runs at the Oval as England took an unbeatable 3-0...
CHITTAGONG, Aug 30 (BSS): Chittagong north district unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) today observed hunger strike demanding unconditional release of the party chairperson Khaleda Zia and senior joint secretary general Tarique Rahman.A good number of party leaders and workers...
M A Islam | 2008-08-31 00:00:00
When I was a school student, I read something interesting in one book of Bangladesh
Speakers at a workshop in the city Saturday said the automation of freight forwarding documentation and operation would improve efficiency of the customs making the job simple and less time consuming, reports BSS.Bangladesh Freight Forwarders' Association (BAFFA) organised the orientation...
LONDON, Aug 30(AFP): Luiz Felipe Scolari has warned Tottenham that his Chelsea stars will be motivated by revenge in Sunday's London derby at Stamford Bridge.Scolari spoke to John Terry, Frank Lampard and company about their meetings with Spurs last season...
Sarwar Zahan | 2008-08-31 00:00:00
US dollar maintained a steady nerve against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market last week despite lower demand for the greenback, fund managers said.The supply line was comfortable with steady flow of inward remittance and export proceeds,...
Speakers at a seminar said that multi-modal treatment including surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy is possible for the cancer patients, reports BSS.Besides, early detection is also important for successful treatment of this disease, they added.The speakers made the observation while speaking...
Saiful Kaiser | 2008-08-31 00:00:00
Sri Lanka finally got a win after losing three games in a row to India. The victory was by a big margin actually, by 112 runs, in a rain affected game. After scoring a modest 227 the Lankan bowlers then...
Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed directed the authorities concerned to formulate a national broadband policy with a view to expanding fast internet facilities across the country at an affordable cost, reports BSS.He gave the directives at a high-level meeting on...
Two billion children are being infected with the Hepatitis B virus around the world every year while one million of them are dying. In Bangladesh 9-12 per cent children are falling victim to the disease.The disclosures were made at a...
WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (AFP): The United States is free to "insist" that the World Trade Organisation (WTO) hear a dispute over high-technology import duties after the European Union blocked its request for WTO arbitration.After the EU move, "the United States...
FE Report | 2008-08-31 00:00:00
The extended deadline for seeking licences from the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) for using captive/standby electricity generators expires today (Sunday) with the users still in the dark about their plea for reducing the licence fees.But the Commission may consider...
NEW YORK, Aug 30(AFP): Former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova became the latest casualty in the women's draw at the US Open, losing 6-3, 6-7 (1/7), 6-3 to Slovenia's Katarina Srebotnik in the third round Friday.This was the third career meeting between...
Frontline Commu-nications Limited chairman and managing director Ferdous Alam Mojumder's father Shamsul Haque Mojumder, retired engineer of PWD, has expired Friday at 3:45 pm of old age complication at his own residence at Fulgazi thana in Feni (Innalillahe... Rajeun), said...
SEATTLE, Aug 30: Microsoft Corporation is buying a Munich, Germany-based Web comparison shopping site and its parent company for about US$486 million in cash, according to Internet.The Redmond, Wash.-based software maker says the acquisition of Greenfield Online Inc., which owns...
Residents are found complaining a lot these days about the state of affairs in Dhaka city. Many even tend to describe the city as uninhabitable because its civic problems have turned worse over time because of the indifference on the...
River dolphins, gavial (gharial) and turtles are becoming extinct from the rivers of the country.When the list of near-extinct animals is increasing it is a rare opportunity to watch river dolphins and gavial in the rivers of Bangladesh.In an interview...
President Iajuddin Ahmed Saturday felicitated the Malaysian King on the occasion of the National Day of Malaysia that falls today, reports BSS.President Iajuddin Ahmed in his message to Malaysian King Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Al- Muktafi...
MOSCOW, Aug 30 (AFP): Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin made fresh accusations of US involvement in the Georgia conflict and rejected suggestions Moscow could target Ukraine next, in an interview aired Saturday.The powerful former Kremlin leader urged the European Union...
CHITTAGONG, Aug 30 (UNB): Teachers loyal to the BNP-Jamaat political line-up triumphed in Saturday's election to Chittagong University Teachers' Association (CUTA) as their trademark White panel bagged six posts, including president and treasurer.Their main rivals in the Awami League-backed Yellow...
Sifat Siddique | 2008-08-31 00:00:00
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Brier Dudley | 2008-08-31 00:00:00
The desktop computer is getting smaller. Sure, you can still find the bulky towers most often associated with the category. Those are fine for people concerned about customization. However, some people want a small, low-cost, energy-sipping PC that isn't a...
TOKYO, Aug 30, (AFP): Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. will boost its production of core nuclear power equipment by investing 15 billion yen (138 million dollars) in its key plant, a newspaper reported today.The nation's largest heavy machinery manufacturer plans...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2008-08-31 00:00:00
FORMATION of a regulatory commission has become an imperative to protect the rights of the migrant workers abroad. The commission should be formed with people drawn from various professional bodies, recruiting agencies, and officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
FE Report | 2008-08-31 00:00:00
Finance Adviser Mirza Azizul Islam strongly criticised Saturday the performance of 'Z' category companies and suggested suspension of trading of their shares for the sake of investors and the capital market.The finance adviser was speaking at a seminar on 'Contemporary...
FE Report | 2008-08-31 00:00:00
Chorka.com limited, a local online supermarket, started its commercial operation Saturday in the city aiming to offer better service to the customers.Chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) Muhammad Abdul Mazid inaugurated the online shopping system in a city...
Steven Musil | 2008-08-31 00:00:00
Mozilla released an experimental browser plug-in last week that aims to connect the Web with language to help users perform common Web tasks more quickly and easily.Ubiquity, created by Aza Raskin--son of Apple Mac pioneer Jef Raskin--is a command-line interface...
Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) and Intercooperation (IC)-Bangladesh have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to initiate joint efforts to contribute to the livelihoods of rural population, particularly the ultra poor, poor and marginal farmers, through exchange of services.Deputy Managing...
LALMONIRHAT, Aug 30 (UNB): Heavy rainfall and onrush of hill water for the last few days has triggered fresh flood in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Nilphamari, Rangpur and Gaibandha districts.Water-level in every river of the northern region has increased and started overflowing...
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