Inspector General of Police (IGP) Nur Mohammad said there was no alternative to implementing the proposed Bangladesh Police Ordinance-2007 to make the police more transparent, professional and accountable to the people.The IGP made the remark at a seminar on 'Necessity...
Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal | 2008-08-03 00:00:00
INDIAN polity could be surmised as a game of money and muscle with big business and media lords aided by the establishment playing the central role.The common people have no voice of their own. People just vote standing in long...
Sarwar Zahan | 2008-08-03 00:00:00
US dollar closed weak against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market last week due to lower demand for and increased supply of the greenback, fund managers said.The lower import payment obligations resulted in reduced demand for dollar,...
FE Report | 2008-08-03 00:00:00
Citycell recently joined hands with Japan Bangladesh Friendship Medical Services Limited to increase awareness on the importance of breastfeeding among people of the country on World Breastfeeding Week, 1-7 August, 2008.Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Adviser Rasheda K Choudhury...
Rampura KC brightened their chance to reach the semifinal of the Dhaka City Corporation Pioneer Football League beating all-losers Mansoor Sporting Club by 3-1 goals at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Stadium at Kamlapur in the city Saturday,...
M A Islam | 2008-08-03 00:00:00
"WHAT is the use of studying so seriously at the beginning of the year or semester?"- this is a very common criticism students have to hear from their fellow classmates. In Bangladesh, especially in university level, whoever becomes serious at...
NEW DELHI, (Internet): India's exports grew by 23.5 per cent in June 2008 to $14.66 billion, compared to US$11.87 billion in the same month last year.Imports during the month grew by 25.9 per cent to US$24.45 billion from US$19.42 billion,...
Five dead in Ecuador | 2008-08-03 00:00:00
helicopter crashQUITO, Aug 2: An Ecuadoran military helicopter crashed Friday northeast of Quito, killing five soldiers aboard, the army said. The aircraft was on a personnel transfer flight when it went down near the town of San Miguel de los...
FE Report | 2008-08-03 00:00:00
Industrial Promotion and Development Company of Bangladesh Limited Thursday launched IPDC Club Royal, an optimal Lifestyle privilege service with benefits and special pricing exclusive to customers who meet the criteria in the form of term deposits.Masih-ul-Huq Chowdhury, MD &CEO addressed...
SAN JOSE, California, Aug 2 (AFP): Yahoo executives were resoundingly re-elected after being berated by shareholders over failed takeover talks with Microsoft and for exposing Internet dissidents to Chinese officials.Yahoo chief executive Jerry Yang got 85.40 per cent of the...
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Saturday demanded that the government announce May 30 as National Mourning Day and a public holiday, reports UNB.The party at a joint meeting at the NAM apartment of secretary general Khondoker Delwar Hossain also asked...
COMILLA, Aug 2 (UNB): Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members arrested two people along with fake currency notes from Daulatganj Bazar in Laksam Upazila Friday.Sources said a special team of the RAB-11 arrested Jahangir Alam Zahir (28) and Shah Alam (48)...
Nokia, one of the mobile phone manufacturing companies, launches an image sharing competition for Nokia users titled "Share Your Story" from today (Sunday).The competition is organised to highlight the image quality of Nokia 2600, 1680, 5000 model phones. This competition...
NEW DELHI, Aug 2 (AFP): India said yesterday it plans a global auction for airwaves to offer high-speed third generation or 3G mobile phone services, a move seen reaping the government up to 10 billion dollars.The long-awaited announcement is expected...
NARSINGDI, Aug 2 (UNB): Six policemen of Sadar thana were injured when a bus rammed into their van at Baghata in Sadar Upazila Saturday morning.Witnesses said the Monohordi-bound bus hit the police van when a team of police was going...
Mohammad Ali Sattar | 2008-08-03 00:00:00
IF talks on international forums fail, it sends out a very appalling indication to the world populace. It is a bad omen for the global economy, be it the tycoons of the First World or the farmers of the Fourth....
WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (AFP): US auto sales braked hard in July, automakers said yesterday, as consumers avoided big-ticket spending in the face of rising unemployment, falling home prices and tight credit.New vehicle sales last month crawled at a seasonally- adjusted...
The inevitable has happened, The Indian industrial conglomerate, the Tata Group, last Thursday announced the decision to abandon its US dollar 3.0 billion investment plan for Bangladesh, pointing out the government's inability to provide gas to its proposed projects in...
A group of leading citizens, including former advisers of the caretaker government, in a statement Saturday called upon voters to exercise their franchise responsibly to elect good and honest candidates capable of representing them in the forthcoming city corporation and...
Fourteen players advanced to the 2nd round in the men's singles event of the Dhaka Open Tennis Competition winning their respective matches in the 1st round at the Ramna National Tennis Complex (NTC) in the city Saturday, reports UNB.They are...
NEW YORK, Aug 2 (AP): New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo Friday said he is prepared to charge Citigroup Inc. with fraudulent sales of auction-rate securities and with the destruction of key documents.Cuomo joins the Securities and Exchange Commission and...
NEW YORK, Aug 2 (AFP): The dollar firmed against the euro yesterday after the US government reported fewer than expected job losses in July and fresh data pointed to an economic downturn in the eurozone.The single European currency stood at...
CHUADANGA, Aug 2 (BSS): A total of 4,094 tonnes of rice and 380 tonnes of paddy were procured from four upazilas of the district under the ongoing procurement drive of Irri-Borro paddy and rice until Friday.The drive was conducted through...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2008-08-03 00:00:00
The government has decided to ease border trade with Myanmar ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, allowing traders to import basic food items worth upto US$20,000 in a single consignment, officials said Saturday.Traders were previously allowed to import...
NAOGAON, Aug 1 (UNB): Two outlaws were killed in a shootout between RAB and their cohorts at Mirzapur village in Atrai Upazila here early Friday.The dead were identified as regional commander of outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (ML-Lal Potaka) Saiful...
COLOMBO, Aug 1 (BSS): The fourth SAARC journalists' summit, organised by South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA), concluded here today with foreign ministers of SAARC countries giving assurances of continued cooperation to help solve the problems of the journalists.The concluding...
Julie Steenhuysen | 2008-08-02 00:00:00
Despite some recent dramatic failures, Alzheimer's disease researchers say they have never been more encouraged by the wealth of promising new treatments being studied for the brain-wasting disease."Twenty years ago we were at zero," said Dr. Steven DeKosky of the...
M Abdul Kabir | 2008-08-02 00:00:00
"DEMOCRACY", as a definition goes, "is a system of government by which political sovereignty is retained by the people and exercised directly by citizens." In a democratic state, people have a mechanism by which they voice their representation, exert parliamentary...
S M Jahangir | 2008-08-02 00:00:00
Harsh financial penalty awaits the country's non-listed insurance companies as the new insurance ordinance has stricter provision against failure to go public, official sources said.The council of advisers last Sunday gave its approval to the Insurance Ordinance 2008, in which...
ISLAMABAD, August 1 (AFP): Pakistan on Friday angrily rejected reports that the United States has determined that Islamabad's main spy agency helped plan a fatal bombing at India's embassy in Kabul last month.The New York Times, citing unnamed officials, said...
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