FE ReportOn the recommendation of the board of directors of Bank Asia, Bangladesh Bank has approved the appointment of Syed Anisul Huq as its president and managing director on a fresh contract for the third time. Huq joined Bank Asia...
The daily production of power in the country is not enough to meet the effective total demand for power at around 5000 mw. Total production of power by the government's Power Development Board (PDB) is in the neigbourhood of some...
Kabir HossainTHE United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) released its State of the World Population 2007 report last Wednesday. It drew attention to the fact of a significant increase in the urban population of Bangladesh -- at only five or six...
Simeon KerrA case in a Florida court reaches crunch point this month, threatening to damage Dubai's efforts to resettle itself as a modern business centre of unimpeachable reputation.A judge on July 16 will either dismiss or start a trial in...
Anthony SeldonEVERYONE is suddenly talking about the teaching of happiness, well-being or "positive psychology". When my school, Wellington College, announced last year it was to teach happiness, in partnership with the new Institute of Well-being at the University of Cambridge,...
Mohammed ZulfiquerWHEN I pass a road, which runs along any of the capital city's lakes, for example, the Dhanmondi Lake, I enjoy the beauty of nature being a resident of this brick and stone made congested city with proliferating high-rise...
It is horrifying to know the level of corruption that took place over the years inside the Rajdhani Unnayan Katripakkha (Rajuk). The taskforce, which is investigating corruption and irregularities inside the state agency responsible for developing the capital city, has...
AFFORESTATION programmes deserve a more concentrated attention than before, in view of the recent incident in Chittagong. There is much to worry about the situation in the absence of hard policies to put a hard brake on deforestation activities as...
Once infamous for corruption and irregularities, Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) is trying hard to restore its image as a transparent and service-oriented government body through reforms and decentralization, reports BSS.The RAJUK, the agency responsible for development of the capital, is...
COX'S BAZAR, July 04 (BSS): Revenue to the tune of Tk 879.7 million was collected from Teknaf land port of the district in the last fiscal which is Tk 131.4 million higher than that of the previous fiscal.Customs sources said...
DU CorrespondentThe Dhaka University authorities have asked the law enforcing agencies to arrest the students who got admitted at the university through fraudulent means.Earlier, some 81 students were declared fake at the university's syndicate meeting July 3 after scrutinising their...
The low over northeast Bay and adjoining areas intensified into a well marked low and now lies over northeast Bay and adjoining northwest Bay, reports UNB.It is likely to intensify further into a monsoon depression and move in a north...
MOULVIBAZAR, July 4 (UNB): Refused the hand of his love, a young man allegedly murdered her father and sister-in-law (bhabi) in a remote village of sadar upazila Tuesday night.Police said Junayed Ahmed indiscriminately stabbed Khaliq Raja (65) and Maya Begum...
Bangladesh Betar and British Broadcasting Corpora-tion (BBC) Wednesday signed an agreement on broadcast of BBC programmes on FM transmitter.Director General (DG) of Bangladesh Betar M Mahbubul Alam and BBC Bangla Service Chief Sabir Mostafa signed the deal on behalf of...
A chaotic situation was prevailing Wednesday morning in Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) following alleged manhandling of a physician by visitors of a patient, reports UNB. Badal (32), a patient, was admitted to Ward No 3 of DMCH with chest...
The newly appointed Country Representative of UNFPA Arthur Erken called on Health Adviser ASM Matiur Rahman at his office in the city Wednesday, reports UNB.The Health Adviser welcomed the UNFPA Representative and praised the organisation's continued cooperation in different sectors...
FE ReportAdmission in science and commerce group in the 11th class is going on at the city's Govt Laboratory High School at Dhanmondi.The school has opened the 11th class for the students of two groups for the first time this...
A 15-member delegation of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society led by its chairman Mohammad Abdur Rab made a courtesy call on President Iajuddin Ahmed at Bangabhaban Wednesday, reports UNB.The President stressed the need for expanding the activities of the Red Crescent...
CHITTAGONG, July 4 (UNB): Superintending Engineer of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) M Shahidullah, earlier arrested in a graft case, died at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) Wednesday morning. Chittagong jail super Bazlur Rashid said Shahidullah (54), who fell sick during...
COX'S BAZAR, July 4 (UNB): Police allegedly resorted to repression and harassment of a poor family as the daughter of a police officer has eloped with her paramour and quietly married him.Sub-inspector Harunur Rashid filed an abduction case against Rahmatullah,...
FARIDPUR, July 4 (UNB): Faridpur Pourashava has announced Tk 191.0 million budget for fiscal 2007-08.Acting Pourashava chairman Ali Ahsan Kallol formally announced the budget at the pourashava auditorium Monday night in presence of local elite, journalists and ward commissioners.In the...
GENEVA, July 4 (AFP): United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will open one of the world body's biggest meetings with business leaders Thursday to try to sharpen global standards for corporate behaviour. More than 600 senior executives are registered for...
SHANGHAI, July 4 (Agencies): Growth in China's roaring economy is expected to continue apace this year, rising 10.9 per cent, a government think tank report said today, urging further economic cooling measures. The projected annual growth is slightly higher than...
BRUSSELS, July 4 (Xinhua): The eurozone economy started 2007 on a healthy footing, the European Commission said in a report yesterday, denying the euro's rise was hurting exports significantly. The eurozone achieved an annual growth rate of 3 per cent...
PARIS, July 4 (AFP): French Prime Minister Francois Fillon vowed yesterday to defend the interests of French farmers at the ongoing World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks. Fillon said during a state of the nation address that the new French government...
LONDON, July 4 (AFP): Britain's new finance minister Alistair Darling rejected the concept of economic nationalism as "nonsense" in an interview published today. Speaking to the Financial Times from his central London office, Darling said that there was an ideological...
FE ReportIntech Online Limited has approved 10 per cent bonus share to its shareholders for the last year. The approval was made at the 7th annual general meeting of the company held at the Trust auditorium, Kurmitola in the city...
KATHMANDU, July 4 (PTI): Nepal has signed a labour pact with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which will grant legal recognition to Nepalese labourers in the Gulf country, according to foreign ministry officials. Minister of State for Labour and Transport...
SINGAPORE, July 4 (AFP): Oil prices continued lower in subdued Asian trade tosday, with the market quiet due to the US Independence Day holiday and ahead of a weekly US energy inventory report, dealers said. New York's main oil futures...
TOKYO, July 4 (AFP): The dollar took a breather in Asian trade today as the market looked ahead to this week's European interest rate decisions, with US markets closed for a national holiday, dealers said. The dollar was steady at...
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