PEOPLE of Dhaka city are no doubt grateful for the measure that led to the withdraw from the roads the worst air polluters : autorickshaws with two stroke engines running on a cocktail of petrol and mobil. Reportedly , the...
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has arranged a syndicated facility of Tk 300 million medium term loan for Magnum Steel Industries Limited (MSIL).The MSIL, an automatic steel re-rolling mill, is expected to produce 90,000 tonnes of MS rods per annum, said...
The Progressive Credit Co-operative Society Ltd approved 16 per cent and 17 per cent dividend, respectively at its 15th and 16th annual general meetings held in the city recently for its shareholders, says a press release.Chairman of the company Abul...
HEADINGLEY, July 19 (Cricinfo): South Africa managed to lose just one wicket in the first session of the second day's play at Headingley, progressing to 158 for 4 at lunch. Hashim Amla, who again constructed his innings with notable ease,...
Sumathi Bala | 2008-07-20 00:00:00
LINDA Kreitzman, executive director for the masters' in financial engineering (MFE) at the University of California at Berkeley, says a few years ago she was contacted by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the city-state's de facto central bank, to...
RAJSHAHI, July 18 (BSS): Experts at a daylong workshop here today said that strawberry cultivation could make the grassroots farmers financially solvent.They also said that the growers level extension of strawberry cultivation as well as its higher value could bring...
Gano Forum president Dr Kamal Hossain Friday expressed his suspicion about the success of the anti-corruption drive as he said many "corrupt people are being released on bail," reports UNB.Talking to media after his party presidium meeting, he said on...
SAVAR, July 18 (BSS): Khairul Hasan Munna of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) and Rafiqul Islam Alok of the daily Sangbad have been elected president and general secretary respectively of Jahangirnagar University Journalists' Association (JUJA) for 2008.The elected seven-member executive body...
Mohiuddin Babar | 2008-07-19 00:00:00
IN South Asia, home of the biggest segment of global population, the culture of occupational health and safety is almost non-existent. This is evident from the fact of high toll of deaths and injuries in accidents on roads and rivers,...
QUNU, JULY 18 (Agencies): Nelson Mandela celebrated his 90th birthday Friday by urging the wealthy to share their prosperity with the less fortunate and by saying he wished he had been able to spend more time with his family during...
Michael Skapinker | 2008-07-19 00:00:00
IN 2003, Patrick Cescau sat down with fellow Unilever directors to hear a presentation from the Dove soap and cleansing products team. The Dove people had an idea for an advertising campaign that would feature women of all shapes and...
FE Report | 2008-07-19 00:00:00
Prices of green chilli and vegetables increased significantly in the city's retail markets due mainly to shortage in supply caused by heavy monsoon rain, traders said Friday.A number of traders in the city's retail markets said vegetable prices have increased...
SYDNEY, Jul 18 (AFP) : Efforts to promote unity within different denominations of the Christian faith are at a "critical juncture", Pope Benedict XVI told other Christian leaders in Australia Friday.His statement came as Anglican bishops gathered at Canterbury in...
Shikder Sohana Ferdous | 2008-07-19 00:00:00
When Rokeya's husband died seven years ago she was in great trouble with two small children. Her husband neither left any money nor any property. Rokeya's poor in-laws were unable to take care of her family.With no job in her...
Constance Wyndham | 2008-07-19 00:00:00
I show the class Braque's Cubist painting of a clarinet. "What do you see?" I ask. "A gun!" three Afghan students shout in unison. This is day two of an art workshop organised as part of Afghanistan's first contemporary art...
Billy I Ahmed | 2008-07-19 00:00:00
AFTER decades in the doldrums, food prices have been soaring this year, causing more misery for the world's poor than any credit crunch.The geopolitical shockwaves have spread round the world, with food riots in Haiti, strikes over rice shortages in...
Chief Adviser (CA) Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed Friday expressed his firm hope that all people including farmers, workers, businessmen, students and youths would always remain aware of their rights and responsibilities, reports BSS."You should be aware of what are your rights...
RAJSHAHI, July 18 (BSS): Nagorik Committee here today announced a 23- point election manifesto on behalf of Mayoral candidate to the upcoming Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) election AHM Khairuzzaman Liton.Member-secretary of the committee Syed Shafiqul Alam announced the manifesto at...
STANFORD, California, July 18 (AFP): Swiss veteran Patty Schnyder continued her impressive march through the early rounds here, eliminating Russian Alisa Kleybanova 7-6 (10/8), 6-4 in the second round of the WTA Bank of the West Classic.Schnyder had her best...
COLOMBO, Jul 18 (AP): A wave of battles along the front lines of the civil war in northern Sri Lanka killed 20 ethnic Tamil rebels and five soldiers, the military said Friday. Meanwhile, air force jets bombed a rebel storage...
FE Report | 2008-07-19 00:00:00
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised the government to raise salary and wages of public sector employees in phases to keep its fiscal burden manageable."Maintaining control over public sector wage hike, particularly in the context of the 2009 Public...
KARACHI, July 18 (AFP): Pakistan paceman Mohammad Asif tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone during the Indian Premier League (IPL), his lawyer said Friday.The 25-year-old was named Monday as the player who tested positive for a banned drug during...
FE Report | 2008-07-19 00:00:00
The growth of the country's industrial, agriculture and service sectors declined significantly in the last fiscal year, pushing down its growth rate of gross domestic product (GDP) to 6.21 per cent, the Bangladesh Economic Survey (BES) 2008 said.Referring to provisional...
The fifth death anniversary of renowned journalist and language movement veteran Mizanur Rahman will be observed at the National Press Club and his village home in Tongi today, reports BSS.The day's programme will start with offering ziarat at the grave...
FE Report | 2008-07-19 00:00:00
The downward trend in the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) continued for the fifth straight week ended Thursday as the investors remained confused and shaky over a number of factors.The market tone during the week remained muted because of selling pressures...
Song Jung-a | 2008-07-19 00:00:00
International handset makers make no secret of their desire to enter South Korea, one of the world's most technologically advanced and expensive telecoms markets.While alluring, the market is dominated by Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics - as a result, in...
SEOUL, Jul 18 (AP): Top diplomats from the US and North Korea will meet next week along with their counterparts from regional nuclear talks, a South Korean official said Friday, the highest level of contact between the countries amid recent...
Awami League (AL) chief Sheikh Hasina has said there is no alternative to an elected government for the stability of a country. She was addressing a meeting of AL supporters in London Thursday, reports bdnews24.com.Hasina, who was temporarily released by...
Amy Kazmin, FT Syndication ServiceNEW DELHI: India's inflation rate rose slightly to 11.91 per cent for the 12 months ending July 5, highlighting the economic pressure on the Congress-led coalition government as it fights for its survival ahead of a...
No one is there to look into the sufferings of the middle class city commuters.The sufferings of the commuters can be brought to an end only with the introduction of a well planned public transport service. Too many buses on...
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