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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
"This is the true joy in life: the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the...
Zahid ZamirSeven years ago on September 11 one of the most heinous acts in the history of human civilisation was perpetrated by hate mongers and terrorists in the name of religion. The September 11 attack on the Twin Towers of...
Abu Saleh ImranSome people have supported the move for involving a large non-government organisation (NGO) in monitoring developments relating to primary education school in the country. Some others oppose this. Before we look into the merits or demerits of involving...
NEW DELHI, Sep 13 (PTI): Industry body Assocham yesterday said the forthcoming maiden India-visit by Nepalese Prime Minister Prachanda will give a filip to bilateral trade, which is expected to double to three billion dollar by 2010. India-Nepal trade currently...
PATANCHERU (Hyderabad), Sept 13: The Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Stephen Smith, visited the global headquarters of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) at Patancheru, near Hyderabad recently, says a press release.Mr Stephen Smith was accompanied...
WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (AFP): A sharp drop in energy costs pulled wholesale prices down 0.9 per cent in August, the Labor Department reported yesterday in a sign of easing inflation pressures. The producer price index (PPI) showed its first decline...
WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (AFP): The US trade deficit rose sharply to 62.2 billion dollars in July, the largest gap in more than a year, on record high oil prices and surging Chinese imports, government data showed yesterday. The July trade...
NEW YORK Sep 13 (AP): Walgreen Co. made an offer late Friday to buy Longs Drug Stores Corp. for $2.8 billion, hoping to unseat a rival offer from CVS Caremark Corp. that Longs had already accepted.Deerfield, Ill.-based Walgreen said it...
MUMBAI, Sep 13 (PTI): In order to make banking services more customer-friendly and transparent, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) yesterday asked banks to display all information regarding interest rates, service charges for credit cards and loan schemes among other things...
SEOUL, Sept 13 (AFP): South Korea said today it has postponed an overseas sale of sovereign bonds worth one billion dollars due to concerns over liquidity and the health of North Korea's leader. The Ministry of Strategy and Finance, in...
NEW DELHI, Sept 13 (AFP): India's inflation rate has slowed for a third consecutive week, official data showed yesterday, but remained above the 12 per cent mark. Annual inflation slipped to 12.10 per cent for the week ended August 30...
HANOI, Sept. 13 (Xinhua): Vietnam's Finance Ministry has decided to raise its import tax on most kinds of petroleum and oil products to 5 per cent on Sept. 15 from current zero per cent, according to local newspaper Pioneer today....
NEW YORK, Sept 13 (AFP): The turmoil surrounding embattled Wall Street giant Lehman Brothers extended yesterday as its share meltdown continued and the company and US government scrambled to find a buyer. Shares in Lehman fell 9.3 percent to 3.84...
Star World Mall, the latest one stop mall in the capital with its state-of-the-art out-fitting and exclusive collections of world famous brand items at an exciting price, was formally launched recently, said a press release. A grand opening was held...
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