LOS ANGELES, July 31 (AFP): NASA scientists said Wednesday they had found liquid on Saturn's moon Titan, only the second body in the solar system after Earth to have fluid on its surface.The groundbreaking discovery was made after analysis of...
LONDON, July 31 (Xinhua): Britain's largest household energy supplier announced yesterday that gas price is to rise by 35 per cent along with 9 per cent for electricity prices.British Gas owner Centrica said the rises will take immediate effect citing...
FE Report | 2008-08-01 00:00:00
Indian business conglomerate Tata Group has finally dropped its proposals on US$ 3.0 billion investment in Bangladesh as there is no commitment from the government for gas supply to its steel, power and infrastructure projects."It is clear that the Bangladesh...
Bangladesh needs to draw up a strategy for participating in international trade fairs as a cornerstone of its policies to export more. As it is, the country's participation in trade fairs round the world does not take place in great...
FE Report | 2008-08-01 00:00:00
A large number of Bangladeshis working abroad, particularly the countries in the Middle East, are deprived of fair wages as the government fails to dictate the terms of job in commensurate with living expenses, a senior official said Thursday.He said...
SINGAPORE, July 31 (AFP): World oil prices steadied in Asian trade today after a rebound of more than four dollars driven by an unexpected decline in US petrol stockpiles, analysts said.In afternoon trade, New York's main contract, light sweet crude...
Former minister and BNP standing committee member M Shamsul Islam was released on bail from the Dhaka Central Jail Thursday, a day after his party colleague and co-accused in the GATCO graft case Mr Mannan Bhuiyan came out, reports UNB.Witnesses...
CANBERRA, July 31 (Xinhua): Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said today that while Australia's financial services industry was performing well domestically, there was much to be done to boost growth overseas, particularly in Asia.Rudd told the Financial Services Hub Summit...
Our Correspondent | 2008-08-01 00:00:00
JESSORE, July 31: Four persons including an NGO official, his wife, a college student and another woman were killed and 10 others were injured in a road accident at Gopalpur morh on the Jessore-Khulna Highway under Sadar Upazila in the...
Dhaka Wanderers Club and Bangladesh Navy came close to reaching the final round of the Citycell Federation Cup Football Tournament winning their respective Group B matches Thursday, reports UNB.Dhaka Wanderers almost assured their final round berth from the group beating...
SINGAPORE, July 31 (Xinhua): Singapore's jobless rate in the second quarter went up to 2.3 per cent after seasonal adjustments, compared to the previous quarter's 2 per cent, amid greater economic uncertainties, the government said today.Preliminary estimates showed that employment...
Our Correspondent | 2008-08-01 00:00:00
BRAHMANBARIA, July 31: Price hike of raw materials has seriously affected the cottage industry producing handicraft products in the district.As a result, production of handicraft items has declined drastically this year and the local artisans have failed to meet the...
Bangladesh Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Foundation (OSHE) and Bangladesh Legal Aid Services Trust (BLAST) will provide all-out legal support to injured workers and dependent families of those killed in workplace accidents for obtaining compensation.The two specialised NGOs announced their...
FE Report | 2008-08-01 00:00:00
World Bank (WB) will provide Bangladesh US$ 50 million loan to help restore assets and livelihoods of families affected by the last year's cyclone Sidr.The government of Bangladesh signed an agreement Thursday with International Development Association (IDA) for the loan,...
BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua): The Anti-monopoly Law of China is scheduled to take effect on August 1.In reaction, Shanghai Volkswagen is going to hold a meeting immediately on the following day at its Shanghai distribution center and discuss coping strategies...
THE HAGUE, July 31 (Reuters): Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic appeared before a U.N. war crimes judge for the first time on Thursday to answer genocide charges.Karadzic (63) was arrested last week after 11 years on the run. He...
Muzaffar Hossain | 2008-08-01 00:00:00
If all goes well as planned, power production consistent with demand and even some surplus may be possible by the year, 2015. But establishment of power plants after planning, land acquisition for the purpose, fund mobilisation, etc., involves a time-consuming...
MUMBAI, July 31 (Reuters): India, Australia and South Africa will go ahead with a $6 million (3 million pounds) Champions Twenty20 League despite objections from the International Cricket Council (ICC).The boards met Wednesday to announce the September 29-October 8 event,...
Md. Serajul Islam Talukder | 2008-08-01 00:00:00
The high population growth rates of Bangladesh have appeared as the major impediments to its development. The family planning programmes are going on, of course without much of any notable achievement. The domestic and international sources are financing the programmes...
COLOMBO, Jul 31 (UNB): Bangladesh Thursday urged India to inquire into recent border shooting incidents as 125 Bangladeshi civilians have been killed by Indian BSF troops in past six months.Foreign Advisor Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury made the call during a bilateral...
NEARLY 18 years ago I left the Muhsin hall of the Dhaka University (DU) as a resident student. Today after such a long time, I am shocked to see the very dilapidated condition of the famous Muhsin Hall. During a...
FE Report | 2008-08-01 00:00:00
Green Delta Insurance Company Ltd, a leading non-life insurance company in the private sector, achieved high growth during the first six months of the current calendar year.The half yearly report published this week showed that the company earned net profit...
COLOMBO, Jul 30 (UNB): SAARC Foreign Secretaries concluded their 2-day meeting here Wednesday with set of recommendations, including one for starting negotiation on trade in services under the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) deal.The SAARC Foreign Secretaries also recommended...
Continued from page 1 col. 5below $4.0 a gallon and is dropping fast as Americans drive less. Natural gas prices, which had risen the fastest this year as traders anticipated a hot summer, have fallen 33 per cent since the...
Azampur superviser of Dhaka Sangbadpatra Hawkers Samoby Samity (DSHSS) Md Kamal Uddin Mojumder (55)died Tuesday of severe heart attack at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, says a press release.He left behind two sons, three daughters. President of DSHSS Mostafa Kamal and...
Warid Telecom has selected the country's top beauty expert Ms Kaniz Almas Khan as the brand ambassador of its Zahi postpaid brand, said a press release.As the brand ambassador, Khan, who is the chief executive officer of Persona, a leading...
Enamul Haque | 2008-07-31 00:00:00
The exodus of people from other areas of the country leading to their migration to Dhaka city and its adjacent areas is occurring at a fast pace. The pull factors of the city are considered as almost unstoppable by experts....
A brilliant hattrick by Noyon guided Nawabpur KC to a 5-0 goals victory over Bangladesh Sporting Club in a 2nd phase match of the Dhaka City Corporation Pioneer Football League at Kamalapur Stadium in the city Wednesday, reports UNB.Mahbub Hasan...
FE Report | 2008-07-31 00:00:00
Khanqueh-e-Shaheed (Ra) Mia Saheb Maidan Khanqueh Sharif, situated at Luxmi Bazar, in the old city of Dhaka, held religious discussion, Fateha khwani, zikir, milad and doa mahfil marking the holy Lailatul Qadr after Maghrib prayers Wednesday.Eighth Goddinshin Peer Alhaj Hazrat...
Obama meets Pakistani | 2008-07-31 00:00:00
PM for terror talksWASHINGTON, July 30: White House runner Barack Obama said Tuesday that he had discussed how to better pursue the US campaign against Al-Qaeda and the Taliban with visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. The Democrat met...
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