FE Report | 2008-08-02 00:00:00
Eastern University (EU) organised a lecture on 'Media and English Language Proficiency Enhancement' at its Campus-2 auditorium in the city Wednesday.Anis Ahmed, international radio broadcaster and web editor, Voice of America, Washington, delivered his speech as the chief guest in...
Zakir Hossain and Kazuaki NoharaThe concept of public-private partnership (PPP) originated from the United Kingdom. In the period of the Thatcher Administration, the government there introduced PPP to improve the deficit financing and to realise the small government. It was...
Billy Ahmed | 2008-08-02 00:00:00
AFTER an acrimonious debate by opposition with charges of intimidation and vote buying, India's parliament reaffirmed its confidence in the Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government on July 23.Two hundred and seventy-five members of the Lok Sabha voted in...
FE Report | 2008-08-02 00:00:00
Stock prices of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) witnessed persistent slump for the seventh straight week that ended Thursday, with lower participation of the investors.During the week, all the market barometers -- the benchmark DSE General Index (DGEN), All Shares...
Jonathan Leff | 2008-08-02 00:00:00
On India's West coast, the world's biggest refining complex is nearly ready to begin pumping a wave of diesel fuel into the world oil market, removing one of the last near-term fundamentals supporting $100-plus crude.But unfortunately for oil consumers and...
Our Correspondent | 2008-08-02 00:00:00
KURIGRAM, Aug 01: Bangladeshi Ambassador in Japan and also a scholar of Chilmari Upazila in the district Major (retd) Ashraf-ud-Doula Taj was accorded special reception at Chilmari Upazila Degree College ground Wednesday.Thana Hat Bonik Samity organised the function.Major Taj as...
Finance Adviser Dr Mirza Azizul Islam Friday said Tata Group's decision not to go ahead with their US$ 3.0 billion (300 crore) investment plan in Bangladesh is unlikely to affect foreign direct investment (FDI) in other sectors of the country,...
Noakhali Football Academy beat Arambagh KS by 2-0 goals in a 2nd phase match of the Dhaka City Corporation Pioneer Football League at the Bir Shreshtho Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium at Kamalapur in the city Friday, reports UNB.Uzzal...
Syed Ishtiaque Reza | 2008-08-02 00:00:00
The Westin Dhaka, the second Starwood five star hotel in Dhaka, is ready to celebrate its first anniversary soon. Standing tall in the heart of the city, The Westin forms a perfect choice for both business and leisure travelers to...
Enayet Rasul | 2008-08-02 00:00:00
The Chief Adviser (CA) Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed presided over a meeting last Tuesday that was devoted to addressing the agonizing traffic conditions in Dhaka city. The holy month of Ramadan is near and, as always, government seeks to provide some...
Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) has taken all preparations to sell the Ramadan items from August 15 through its fair price outlets ahead of Ramadan to provide a bit of relief to the low and middle income group, already hard-pressed by spiraling...
Eight players won their respective men's singles qualifying 2nd round matches of the Dhaka Open Tennis Competition that began Friday at the Ramna National Tennis Complex (NTC) in the city, reports UNB .In the 2nd round, Jamil (NTC) outplayed Moniruzzaman...
FE Report | 2008-08-02 00:00:00
BRAC Bank Limited has launched a new service quality drive recently.In this initiative, customers will be able to rate the service and the service provider at the touch-point instantly.This initiative, called 'Moment of Truth' has been instituted at the Gulshan...
Our Correspondent | 2008-08-02 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Aug 1: Speakers at a seminar here said that industrial and economic reforms should be conducted against the de-nationalisation process to meet the challenge of globalisation.The seminar was on 'Impact of Globalisation and Economic Reforms in the Industry and...
13 dead in Indian train blazeNEW DELHI, Aug 1: At least 13 people died and four were injured when fire spread quickly through a packed train in southern India early on Friday, a railway official said. "As of now 13...
It is very difficult but not impossible to hold free and fair elections under the state of emergency, visiting UK Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Hazel Blears has said, reports UNB."It is very difficult to have elections...
BARISAL, Aug 01 (BSS): Poll campaign for mayoral and councilor candidates has become a temporary income source for many youths and women in Barisal city as they are being offered attractive amount to woo voters.The opportunity has an apparent impact...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2008-08-02 00:00:00
The owners of Call Centres, a new type of business emerging in Bangladesh, are taking necessary preparations to start their operations fully for catering to the needs of both domestic and international clients.Currently two call centres have started their operations...
Jim Kuhnhenn | 2008-08-02 00:00:00
Three months before Election Day, John McCain's stepped up aggression begs the question: Will voters vote for the scold?A new ad launched Wednesday suggests Democratic rival Barack Obama is nothing more than a lightweight celebrity akin to a Britney Spears...
HANOI, Aug 1 (AFP): FIFA President Sepp Blatter said Friday he was misquoted in media reports citing him as calling Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo a "slave."Blatter last month called on the English club to release the Portuguese player if...
Breastfeeding can help avert a large number of neonatal deaths and bring down the under-5 child mortality rate in Bangladesh, reports BSS.Experts made the observation at a discussion held Friday at Matuail near the city marking the inauguration of the...
PLANNING to make the best possible use of land is becoming more and more important in the context of Bangladesh which has a relatively small land area compared to its huge population. The limited land available for its vast population...
The government should revamp its present social afforestation programme with the policy and legal frameworks placing the authority to the group of forest users for its management, reports BSS.Academics, environmentalists, local community leaders and concerned government officials in a deliberation...
COLOMBO, Aug 01 (UNB): Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have agreed to revive and reactivate Joint Economic Commission (JEC) to boost trade relations between the two South Asian countries.Identical views were expressed while Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed and Sri Lankan...
Sarwar Zahan | 2008-08-02 00:00:00
The inter-bank call money rate ended the week with a sharp rise last week that resulted from decision of the central bank to improve market discipline, fund managers said.The market faced pressure on liquidity despite injection of fresh cash into...
H. Josef Hebert | 2008-08-02 00:00:00
In a summer of nationwide anguish over fuel costs, Congress' attack on soaring gasoline prices has been full of high-octane rhetoric and low-energy results.Both parties instead have fought bitterly for weeks over who can make the best political points for...
COLOMBO, Aug 1 (UNB): South Asian leaders from eight SAARC countries sit for a summit meeting here Saturday to chart a roadmap to address the challenges of soaring food and fuel prices, trade imbalances, climate change and terrorism and improve...
FARIDPUR, Aug 1 (UNB): A bus driver and his helper were killed and 15 people injured when a bus hit a truck, parked on the Dhaka-Khulna highway, in Shibrampur area in Sadar Upazila early Friday.Bus driver Fazlul Haque (42) and...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2008-08-02 00:00:00
Rice import rose by nearly 215 per cent in quantity and 400 per cent in price in the last fiscal (2007-08) compared to the previous fiscal. But still the price has not come down in the domestic market, the central...
BEIJING, August 1 (AFP): Chinese President Hu Jintao appealed Friday to keep politics out of the Olympics, trying to deflect international criticism one week before an event that has put the spotlight on Beijing's behaviour at home and abroad.The run-up...
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