TOKYO, Aug 27 (AFP): The world's first cargo ship partly propelled by solar power is set to take to the seas later this year in a joint project between two Japanese companies, an official said today.A huge freighter capable of...
It was articulated in a workshop organised by the World Bank (WB) office in Dhaka last Tuesday that there was a reversal in poverty reduction trend during the last two years in Bangladesh. There was an otherwise steady drop in...
TRENT BRIDGE, Aug 27 (Cricinfo): Stuart Broad produced the best bowling figures of his professional career, and Matt Prior followed up his haul of six catches with a rumbustious 45 not out from 36 balls, as South Africa were subjected...
President Iajuddin Ahmed said Bangladesh and Sri Lanka could further strengthen their defence sectors through sharing knowledge and experiences.The President said this when visiting Commander of the Sri Lankan Army Lt General GSC Fonseka made a courtesy call on him...
Foreign Adviser Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury will visit Kuwait September 3-4 mainly to discuss issues concerning the welfare of Bangladeshi workers there and measures taken by the Kuwaiti government to redress the workers' plight, reports UNB.Iftekhar also holds the charge...
THE historic Uttara Ganabhavan, in neglected northern region, has been functioning as another President's House, since Ayub Khan's time.The credentials of some Ambassadors were received by Ayub Khan at this historic building.Rani (Queen) Bhavani of Natore was the owner of...
All shops and markets across the country will remain open until 9pm during the first week of the holy Ramadan following relaxation of restriction on power supply, reports UNB."After observing the situation of the first week, we will take decision...
NEW DELHI, Aug 27 (PTI): A whopping 15,000 teachers in Information Technology and Computer Sciences are not up to date with their knowledge, affecting the quality of teaching in technical institutes, NASSCOM has said.In its blueprint on National Faculty Development...
Bangladesh and Thailand agreed that the Joint Commission between the two countries, which has been dormant for several years, should be revived 'soon', reports UNB.Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury and Thai Ambassador Chalermpol Thanchitt agreed on this imperative point when...
Last time runners-up Narinda Progoti Boys' Club maintained their winning run in the Cute Premier Division Handball League beating Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club by 14-10 goals at the Outer Stadium handball ground in the city Wednesday, reports UNB.Progoti led the...
FE Report | 2008-08-28 00:00:00
The government has formed a high-powered team to attend the hearing of the USTR (United States Trade Representative) in October next, commerce ministry in a statement said.The hearing will be held on a writ petition filed by an American non-government...
FE Report | 2008-08-28 00:00:00
Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) and US-based MoneyGram has recently signed an agreement aiming at making hassle-free money sending by Bangladeshi people working abroad.The MTB organised a meet-the-press programme to mark the event at a convention center in the city Wednesday.Addressing...
The Election Commission (EC) reaffirmed that it was moving ahead with October 23 as a tentative date for holding upazila elections before the stalled general election that the politicians wanted first, reports UNB.But, the EC failed to make clear the...
Dr. Mustafizur Rahman | 2008-08-28 00:00:00
THE Election Commission (EC) has done an arduous job of collecting and compiling views of a cross-section of concerned citizens and different political parties - small, large, new, old, already registered and un-registered ones. This scribe observed in the very...
SYLHET, Aug 27 (BSS): British High Commissioner (HC) in Bangladesh Stephen Evans today said withdrawal of emergency is one of the preconditions of holding a credible election."We understand that the Chief Adviser (CA) of Bangladesh is speaking about the withdrawal...
FE Report | 2008-08-28 00:00:00
Warid Telecom and Banglalink signed Tuesday an agreement to share their infrastructures in line with the suggestion of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).This signing was in continuation of a recently signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) between these two telecom operators.It...
The government has drawn a 20-year transport plan to get rid of the intolerable traffic congestions in the capital, reports UNB.The Strategic Transport Plan (STP) will be implemented on a stretch of 17,500 square kilometres in Dhaka city and Narayanganj,...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 27 (Xinhua): Brazil appealed Tuesday for World Trade Organisation (WTO) sanctions of up to 4 billion US dollars on the United States for the subsidies the US government has paid to its cotton farmers.Brazil recently won...
S M Jahangir | 2008-08-28 00:00:00
The state-owned insurance entity, Sadharan Bima Corporation (SBC), is under pressure from the authorities concerned for timely settlement of its pending reinsurance claims involving nearly Tk 4.45 billion with other private insurers, official sources said."We have already reminded the SBC...
FE Report | 2008-08-28 00:00:00
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Ltd in Bangladesh formally opened a business development office at Adamjee Export Processing Zone (AEPZ).Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA), Brig. General Jamil Ahmed Khan officially inaugurated the center as...
Ricky Ponting has rated the achievements of Don Bradman above those of the Olympic swimmers Michael Phelps and Mark Spitz and sprinter Usain Bolt. On the 100th anniversary of Bradman's birth, Ponting will deliver the Bradman Oration in Sydney and...
FE Report | 2008-08-28 00:00:00
The World Bank (WB) and the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) have jointly completed the Bangladesh Indoor Air Pollution Reduction Pilot project (Phase-I) which involved a set of knowledge gathering and awareness raising activities to address the indoor air pollution.A...
FE Report | 2008-08-28 00:00:00
Standard Chartered Bank signed a microfinance loan agreement with BURO Bangladesh, one of the top micro-finance institutions in the city Tuesday.Under the agreement the bank will disburse Tk 250m to BURO Bangladesh. It is the global initiative of the bank...
FE Report | 2008-08-28 00:00:00
Dhaka stocks extended gain Wednesday for the fifth consecutive session, led by mutual funds and pharmaceuticals issues with increase in the turnover.The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) started with a higher note, pushing the main index up by more than 31...
India's batting mainstays in the previous game, Suresh Raina and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, played the role again with a 143-run stand but their good work was undermined by Thilan Thushara, whose timely strikes triggered a dramatic collapse. The last seven...
More civilians dead in | 2008-08-28 00:00:00
Philippines unrestMANILA, Aug 27: The top rights official in the Philippines Wednesday raised alarm over the rising human cost of an army offensive against Muslim rebels in the south, saying civilian deaths had gone unreported. Monitors on the ground have...
Siddique Islam | 2008-08-28 00:00:00
Credit growth to the private sector had recorded a significant 25 per cent rise in the fiscal 2008 (FY08) against that of the previous year.The rise was mainly due to recovery of losses caused by natural disasters and global price...
Maswood Alam Khan from Maryland, USAIF someone as an official can process five files in a day but has ten files in front of him the person who has an emergency to get his file processed will pay him some...
NARSINGDI, Aug 27 (UNB): Three people were killed and two others injured in a fatal road accident at Baghata in Sadar Upazila Wednesday early morning.The identities of the dead could not be known immediately.
Five people, including a rickshaw-garage owner, were shot and wounded in a desperate gun attack by a gang in the capital's Gulshan area Wednesday, reports UNB.Witnesses said rickshaw-garage owner Mosharraf (30) was having tea in front of his garage near...
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