STOCKHOLM, Aug 24 (AFP): Burgeoning demand for food to feed the world's swelling population, coupled with increased use of biomass as fuel is putting a serious strain on global water reserves, experts said"If we look at how much more water...
Our Correspondent | 2008-08-25 00:00:00
MADARIPUR, Aug 24: A five-day Pear Educator training course on HIV/AIDS began at the Madaripur unit office of Bangladesh Medical Association in the district Friday.Nonggar, a non-government organisation, with the assistance of Health and Family Planning Department, Save the Children...
Volvo Car India (VCI), a division of Ford Motor Company, is planning to strengthen its dealer network and launch new models in the Indian market, the company's Managing Director Paul de Voijs has said, sources internet.'Currently we market our products...
BEIJING, Aug 24: As the French men's handball side kissed their gold medal, the curtain for the handball tournament at Beijing Olympic Games finally closed here Sunday. The Europeans maintained their dominance in this sport, with a clean podium sweep.Two...
Adviser for Women and Children, and Cultural Affairs Rasheda K Chowdhury said Heritage Foundation will be activated as well as Copyright Act amended.The adviser said this while speaking at a roundtable with the renowned composers, lyricists and artistes at the...
Our Correspondent | 2008-08-25 00:00:00
Chittagong, Aug 24: There has been very little progress in the cases filed with the court against hill cutting by the Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) and Department of Environment.The final reports of only 5 cases out of 44 filed by...
M. A. Matin | 2008-08-25 00:00:00
THAILAND means 'freedom land'. It emerged as an independent state in 1932. The 'Kingdom of Thailand' its official name, is a constitutional monarchy. King Bhumibol, the head state is a respected figure. Also called a land of white elephants Thailand...
FE Report | 2008-08-24 00:00:00
The three day course on Clean Technology and Cost Saving (CTCS) jointly organised by University and Industry Alliance (UIA), University of Dhaka and Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) was held in the city recently.Eighteen participants from a wide range...
MEXICO CITY, Aug 23 (AFP): Mexico's economy grew by 2.8 per cent in the second quarter of 2008, within predictions revised down last April, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography said.Total growth for the first half of 2008 was...
THE well-off in Bangladesh often donate clothes, cash, foods and other goods among the poor on religious occasions like the holy month of Ramadan and the Eids. Charities during religious occasions and at other times do help the poor. But...
NEW DELHI, Aug 23 (AFP): India's inflation has accelerated to a 13-year peak, official data showed, fuelling expectations of more monetary tightening.Annual inflation jumped to 12.63 per cent for the week ended August 9, from 12.44 per cent for the...
AT last, the much-talked about draft law to protect consumers interest has been approved ending a long debate and also complications. The present caretaker government has just approved it. It is believed that it would be difficult to make the...
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming, Aug 23 (AP): Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday the financial crisis that has pounded the country - coupled with higher inflation - is taking a toll on the economy and poses a major challenge to...
A K M Nurul HudaPOLITICS of students and teachers has long been plaguing the academic environment of public universities. With their limited number, such universities can admit only a part of higher education-seekers. The limited number of the specialised academic...
TOKYO, (Internet): Japan is set to unveil a stimulus package worth eight trillion yen (73 billion dollars) in a bid to shore up the economy, a report said Saturday.Economic fiscal policy minister Kaoru Yosano delivered a draft of the planned...
It is not known whether any study was conducted to know the ratio of parks to population in Dhaka city. But any sensible person can guess estimate that it is poor, and very much in disfavour of the residents. But...
THE performance of the state-owned banks in Bangladesh has never been encouraging. Mismanagement, corruption, inefficiency and political interference have been the hallmarks of these banks in spite of occasional efforts to bring about a noticeable change in the situation. However,...
Moazzem Hossain | 2008-08-24 00:00:00
THE business environment is qualitatively changing not only around the world but also within the country. The forces of change are incessant and complex. One cannot solely rely on the past as a guide to the future. New terms, processes...
LONDON, Aug 23 (AP): British economic growth ground to a halt between April and June, ending more than 15 years of continuous expansion, the government said Friday, as many fear the country is headed for recession.The growth figure of 0.0...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2008-08-24 00:00:00
The Buriganga river is dying. It appears that nobody is caring about its dangerous after-effects. While the dwellers of Dhaka city are neglecting this issue, the river is slowly losing its life day by day. City fathers, its dwellers and...
BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua): China has concentrated on wind power development in recent years, and its installed capacity of wind power has risen from 1.26 million kW in 2005 to 605 million kW in 2007, ranking fifth in the world."Given...
WASHINGTON, (Internet): World trade negotiators need to bounce back quickly from a failed meeting in July to have any chance of reaching a deal by the end of the year, the head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) said."The good...
NEW YORK, August 23 (AP): Oil prices tumbled more than $6 a barrel Friday - the biggest one-day per centage plunge in nearly four years - after a rebounding dollar and a Russian troop pullback in Georgia sparked another frenzied...
BEIJING, Aug 22 (AFP): Alex Schwazer of Italy won the men's 50 kilometres walk gold medal here Friday in a new Olympic record of 3 hours 37 minutes and nine seconds.The 23-year-old - a two time world championships minor medalist...
Md. Sadeque | 2008-08-23 00:00:00
It is learnt from different sources that TSP complex located at Patenga, Chittagong - a unit of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) -- is going to bag imported urea at the TSP Complex Ltd stopping the SSP plant. BCIC is...
Four international long distance telecommunication systems (ILDTS) in the private sector go into formal operation today (Saturday), saying good-bye to illegal telephone call business under the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), reports UNB.Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Chairman Manzurul Alam...
Naim-Ul-Karim | 2008-08-23 00:00:00
Around 2000 knitwear manufacturers of the country are facing difficulties in meeting the growing demand from overseas buyers as frequent power outages and shortfall in gas supply were impeding the production capacity, industry insiders said Friday.They said each and every...
The National Credit and Commerce (NCC) Bank Limited has awarded the successful maize farmers of Hatibandha and Patgram in Lalmonirhat district.Chairman of the bank Tofazzal Hossain distributed prizes among the farmers as chief guest at a simple ceremony recently, said...
Ehsanul Haque | 2008-08-23 00:00:00
BANGLADESH has been consistently producing record harvests of food grains in recent years. This would lead to a conclusion that the rate of consumption of basic food, rice or wheat, is rising or remains at a reasonably satisfactory level. But...
number one Zhang Yining won her fourth Olympic gold, beating teammate Wang Nan 4-1 in an all-Chinese women's singles table tennis Olympic final here Friday evening.Zhang won 8-11, 13-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-3, becoming the third Chinese table tennis player to...
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