COLOMBO, Jul 5 (AFP): Sri Lankan troops shot dead another 35 Tamil Tiger rebels and lost one of their own soldiers in fresh fighting in the island's north, the defence ministry said today.Troops killed the 35 members of the Liberation...
Fakhrul Islam | 2008-07-06 00:00:00
AT present English has become the common language of the world. It has become the working language of almost a quarter of the global population. Most of the international trade and commerce, scientific research, publication, interrelation, higher studies are based...
Jahangir Bin Alam | 2008-07-06 00:00:00
THE role of Trade Promotion Organizations (TPOs) in a country for pursuing private sector led economic growth cannot be ignored if the government of the day really means business. Its the bounden responsibility of the TPOs to put forward their...
RANGPUR, July 5 (BSS): Adviser for Education and Commerce Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman today reiterated the government's decision to start academic activities of the newly launched Rangpur University from this year.Advertisement for admitting students from the next academic session in...
Our Correspondent | 2008-07-06 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, July 5: The 31st annual general meeting (AGM) of Bangladesh Shipping Agents Association (BSAA) for the year 2007 was held yesterday at the conference room of the association.The meeting was presided over by its president Khandaker Sirazuddin Ahmad and...
Mohammad Abu Yusuf | 2008-07-06 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB) has been the monopoly telecom service provider before private sector telecom operators entered the telecom market. As the main service provider, the BTTB could not meet up the demand for telecom services. Moreover,...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2008-07-06 00:00:00
The number of feeder vessels carrying import and export cargoes in the country is on the decline mainly due to price hike of fuel oil (bunker) in the international market, feeder operators told the FE Saturday.Shipping sources said a total...
Australia snatched a victory that should never have been theirs as Shane Watson delivered a superb final over that consigned West Indies to a devastating one-run defeat. Chris Gayle's 92 had set up what appeared certain to be a successful...
TEHRAN, July 5 (AFP): Iran's inflation rate, which has provoked intense criticism of the government, topped 26 per cent in June, according to a central bank statement published in the press today."During the Iranian month of Kordad inflation reached 26.4...
NEW DELHI, (Internet): Belying fears of economic slowdown impacting government revenue, direct tax collections have gone up by 38.6 per cent in the first quarter this fiscal at Rs 573.73 billion compared to Rs 413.91 billion in the year-ago period."The...
HANOI, July 5 (Xinhua): Vietnam imported roughly 2.2 million tonnes of fertilisers worth over one billion U.S. dollars in the first half of this year, recording respective year-on-year surges of 17.8 per cent and 130.9 per cent, according to the...
FE Report | 2008-07-06 00:00:00
Hewlett-Packard (HP), the world's largest IT equipment manufacturer, held informative session on HP Technology Update for its large and medium corporate customers in a city hotel last week (June 25).William See, Country Sales Manager AEC of Hewlett-Packard gave a presentation...
DU Correspondent | 2008-07-06 00:00:00
Baroness Tonge, member, House of Lords, will come to Bangladesh tomorrow (Monday) on a three-day visit to officially launch the Dhaka Initiative's (DI) report on 'Bihari Settlements in Bangladesh', said a press release of the British Council.During her visit, Tonge...
Bangladesh cricket team returns home today (Sunday) after taking part in the Asia Cup in Pakistan, reports UNB.The team that made a flying start in the tournament outplaying group opponent United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 96 runs had a sad...
FE Report | 2008-07-06 00:00:00
RB Group, one of the leading electronic companies of the country with its brand name Walton, recently launched its 3P62 technology's7 super slim flat screen television.The depth of the TV is 25 per cent less than other TV sets in...
A man was gunned down by unknown assailants at Old Kachukhet in the city's Kafrul area Saturday evening, reports UNB.Police said gunmen sprayed bullets on Abul Khayer (35) at Old Kachukhet Bazar at about 6pm.On information, police rushed to the...
ISLAMABAD, Jul 5 (AP): Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said the government will ensure that there is no shortage of wheat in the country and all necessary measures will be taken to meet the requisite requirements of all the...
Ershad Khandker | 2008-07-06 00:00:00
Industrial development depends on the steel industry, while economic growth depends on industrial development. The premise is widely known and accepted, both in scholastic domain and in the practical world, both in theory and in practice. Rationale of the premise...
A few years back I was coming back from Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. At the airport I was told by an immigration official that nearly 100 Bangladeshis are confined there for days together. After the check-in and immigration...
Bangladesh Hockey team will leave Dhaka for Hyderabad tomorrow (Monday) to participate in the 6th Men's Junior Asia Cup Hockey, reports UNB.The eight-team Asian Junior Hockey tournament will be held in the Indian city of Hyderabad July 11-18.The Bangladesh team,...
CHITTAGONG, July 5 (BSS): Speakers at a seminar strongly advocated for formulation of a comprehensive policy and its strict execution besides undertaking measures for the ship breaking industry to check human casualty and lessen the environment pollution in the country.The...
FE Report | 2008-07-06 00:00:00
Finance and planning adviser Mirza Azizul Islam Saturday said the government would start implementation of the "employment guarantee scheme" during the next lean season (September-October) by creating job opportunities for the unemployed poor."The policy guidelines to this effect have almost...
FE Report | 2008-07-06 00:00:00
Alhaj Mohammad Solaiman has been unanimously re-elected the chairman of Mercantile Insurance Co Ltd.The re-election took place at the 116th meeting of the Board of Directors of the company held recently.Mr Serajul Islam, Dr Md Mizanur Rahman and Mr Abdur...
Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) chairman Ferdaus Ahmed Quraishi said Saturday the acceptability of polls would not depend on one party's participation or boycott, reports bdnews24.com.In a news briefing at the party's central office at Segun Bagicha, Quraishi said: "Elections will...
KATHMANDU, July 5 (Xinhua): Nepali government has unveiled the national micro-finance policy intended at enhancing the capacity of the country's microfinance, local newspaper reported Friday.The policy also planned to establish a separate body to regulate and supervise the microfinance, The...
KARACHI, Jul 5 (AFP): President Pervez Musharraf insisted Friday that Pakistan's powerful army still supports him, but he said he would step down if he thought it would solve all of the country's problems.Musharraf, who seized power in a 1999...
Reformist BNP leader Maj (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Saturday urged Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain to immediately sit for unity talks formally or informally to remove misunderstanding within the party, reports UNB."We belong to the same party. We've some misunderstanding...
Rice 'proud' of Iraq invasionWASHINGTON, Jul 5: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday that she was "proud" of the US decision to invade Iraq and said the Middle East had improved since President George W. Bush took...
Awami League presidium member Tofail Ahmed Saturday urged the caretaker government to refrain from doing anything that could bring the political parties and the government face to face, reports UNB.'Media reports say that people are being recruited under the banner...
FRANKFURT, July 5 (Reuters): The European Central Bank's interest rate rise sends a signal that it is serious about combating inflation, policymakers said as they staged a public relations offensive to justify Thursday's increase.In interviews with media across the Eurozone,...
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