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...
Michael Hussey and Shaun Marsh proved that even an under-strength and comparatively under-prepared Australia are a major handful for Bangladesh, who crumbled to their lowest ODI score and a 180-run loss, reports Cricinfo.Marsh and Hussey registered cautious half-centuries that stopped...
PITTSBURGH, (Pennsylvania), Aug 30 (AFP): Barack Obama and John McCain were to hold rival rallies in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania Saturday as the race for the White House intensified with McCain's surprise pick of Alaska's little-known governor, Sarah...
CHITTAGONG, Aug 30 (UNB): Communications Adviser Golam Quader has categorically denied that any condition was imposed for release of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia or her release was held up because of any condition.The process of her release was at...
The Election Commission (EC) believes that the political parties would be benefited from their registration with the commission as this process would bring discipline in the parties and help them run democratically, reports BSS.Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat...
HONG KONG, Aug 30 (AP): Asian stocks rallied Friday after overnight gains on Wall Street, as stronger-than-expected US growth figures boosted optimism about the world's largest economy, a vital export market for Asia.In Japan, the Nikkei 225 index rose 2.39...
MOULAVI BAZAR, Aug 30 (bdnews24.com): A search and rescue team recovered the body of a drowned Stamford University student Saturday, 22 hours after he went missing at Madhabkundu falls at Moulvi Bazar, a police official said.The rescuers, who started their...
National Moon Sighting Committee will hold a meeting at Islamic Foundation conference room today (Sunday) to decide on the moon sighting of the month of Ramadan, reports UNB.Adviser for Religious Affairs and Chairman of the Committee AF Hassan Ariff will...
Mohammad Ali Sattar | 2008-08-31 00:00:00
Not too many people get to read the New York Times (NYT), especially the strapped people of the Third World. Either they cannot afford to subscribe to the broadsheet or do not have the privilege of access to online publication....
Sonali Bank Limited held its first annual general meeting (AGM) Saturday at its head office in the city, says a press release.Chairman of the board of directors and secretary of Cabinet Division, Ali Imam Majumder was in the chair. All...
Friends Social Welfare Organisation earned an easy 3-0 goals win over Kodomtola Sangsad in the Metropolis Second Division Football League at Bir Shrestho Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Komolapur in the city Saturday.Milon, Moklesur and Bappi scored one...
FE report | 2008-08-31 00:00:00
Oracle has been recognised as a Global Power Seller in Forrester Research's June 2008 independent report, "Global Banking Platform Deals 2007: Vendors."Forrester Research defined Global Power Sellers as "leaders with more than 35 new banking platform clients in at least...
Its speaker time again. Edifier brings us the one and only model in the series, the HCS2330 for this month's sonic review. Externally, the HCS2330 has been compared to the Edifier C3. The HCS2330 is the more powerful model of...
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