Trading of Continental Ins sharesbegins today As per decision of the board of directors of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the trading of shares of Continental Insurance Limited will start at the DSE from today (Tuesday) under 'N' category. The DSE...
The non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have developed as a new phenomenon in post-independence Bangladesh. There is also a world of difference between these new kinds of voluntary bodies, or NGOs and their classical counterparts. The scope of work of the traditional...
Syed Fattahul AlimPower and gas are the two most vital ingredients of modern life. And what is of further import is the production of power is contingent upon the steady supply of gas to the power generation units of the...
Raphael Minder SITTING next to an open hearth, Le Anh Phuong is updating her internet blog, which she has called "girl with a changing star", as well as downloading music from Super Junior, a Korean boy band.The 14-year-old blogger spends...
Ferdous AhmedTHE country's 53 private universities have been providing education to students many of whom could not get admission in the public universities. But a number of the private universities are facing the allegations that they do not provide quality...
THERE is a growing demand for planned development of cities. Now no one will deny its necessity when all are tired of living in the Dhaka city, growing fast in an unplanned manner. The city's green and open spaces have...
RECENT newspaper reports indicate that the life insurance sector's business grew significantly compared to that of general insurance. Does this trend show the impact of a lull in the country's business activities? The general insurance companies need to be more...
Rebecca SolnitTHE Zapatistas, the Mexican rebels who emerged from the jungles of the impoverished state of Chiapas, Mexico, on New Year's Day in 1994, have been on the mind of -- and in the writings of -- Rebecca Solnit since...
Alan Greenspan THE US economy may already be in recession; other countries might not be far behind. Japan, Britain, Spain and Singapore, which together represent about 12 percent of the world economy, are vulnerable as fallout from the U.S. worsens...
Nipa PiboontanasawatCHINA'S economic expansion probably cooled in the fourth quarter as US demand for exports weakened and government measures to curb inflation and prevent overheating started to bite. Gross domestic product rose 11.3 percent from a year earlier, according to...
India, at the halfway mark of their CB Series campaign, have the edge over Sri Lanka, whom they meet at the Manuka Oval today (Tuesday). India completed a strong victory against Australia at the MCG, while Sri Lanka suffered a...
HAMILTON, New Zealand, Feb 11(AFP): New Zealand are expecting an English backlash in their second one-day cricket international here Tuesday after pulling off an upset victory in the series opener. "They'll be feeling the same as we did after the...
MOSCOW, Feb 11 (AFP): Russia qualified for the Davis Cup quarter-finals when Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia was forced to retire during the first of Sunday's reverse singles against Nikolay Davydenko.The Serbs needed Djokovic to win to level...
Shahbaz Khan of India (IND) beat Donghunoh of Korea (KOR) 6-0, 6-1 in a qualifying round match of the ITF Junior Tennis World Ranking (Group-3) at the Ramna National Tennis Complex Monday, reports UNB.In the day's other matches, Paul Brown...
FE Report Valiant freedom fighter and poet, Belal Mohammad, who has been deprived of his due benefits even after 15 year of retirement from the government service, has urged the chief adviser, Fakhruddin Ahmed, to look into his case."I would...
Experts at a conference in the city underscored the need for building a strong coordination among all six city corporations through sharing knowledge and information so that proper solid waste management could be ensured, reports BSS. They also laid emphasis...
FE ReportThe European Commission Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO) on Sunday announced a US $3.0 million donation for the World Food Programme (WFP) to feed cyclone-affected people in Bangladesh. WFP said the ECHO contribution enabled it to support 2.0 million people...
Our Correspondent BRAHMANBARIA, Feb 11: Brahmanbaria Municipality Chairman Md Hafizur Rahman Molla Kochi inaugurated the construction work of "V Channel Drainage & Footpath" at a cost of Tk 20 million through the project of integrated flood protection of the town...
The test in Korean language course will begin from February 22. Distribution of admit cards and registration forms, which began on February 10, will continue until February 20, reports UNB.The intending candidates have been asked to contact BOESL office at...
Professor Khaleda Akhter Banu, head of Bengali Department of Abu Dharr Giffari University College, died at a city hospital Monday. She was 60, reports UNB.Wife of Awami League leader and former MP Professor Abdul Mannan, Prof. Khaleda left behind one...
The Awami League's main target now is a dialogue with the caretaker government, one that it wants to make successful at any cost, the party's presidium member Amir Hossain Amu said Monday, reports bdnews24.com. With this aim, the party has...
The process of voter registration has been completed in the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) area, an official said Monday, reports bdnews24.com. "The time-frame fixed by Election Commission (EC) to register voters in DCC is over. Most voters have now been...
The recently formed Bangladesh Kalyan Party Monday called upon the government to announce a specific time-frame for the next polls expected to be held by year-end, reports bdnews24.com. Bangladesh Kalyan Party chairman Syed Muhammad Ibrahim said a clear-cut schedule was...
Former Law Adviser Barrister Mainul Hosein Monday refuted ex-minister Anwar Hossain Manju's allegation that he (Manju) was convicted in a case due to his (Mainul's) influence while he was adviser of the caretaker government, reports UNB."Despite such statement being baseless...
A Dhaka court sent former lawmaker of BNP Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal to Dhaka Central Jail Monday at the end of his two-day police remand, reports bdnews24.com. Police requested the court to give him one months' detention order. Metropolitan magistrate...
A special court dealing with graft suspects Monday sentenced Prime Minister's Office (PMO) staffer SM Ahsan Habib to three years for extortion, reports bdnews24.com. The same court sentenced Bengal Consultant owner Mirza Khabir, charged in the same case, to two...
FE ReportOverall investment in the country slowed down in the first half of fiscal 2007-08, excepting some areas where it was noticeable, says the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Dhaka."The targeted recovery from the slow-down of the 3rd...
FHM Humayan Kabir and Jasim Uddin HaroonThe government is set to approve import of nearly 600,000 tonnes of rice today (Tuesday) as part of an intensified move to cool down soaring price of the staple food in the local market,...
Shakhawat Hossain A garment worker in the country earns Tk 3888 a month on average, a countrywide government wage survey said Tuesday, amid angry protests from the unions who say the figure is 'manufactured'. According to the survey carried out...
CHITTAGONG, Feb 11 (UNB): Three policemen -- assistant commissioner of police (ACP) for Panchlaish Zone Abu Saleh Mohammad Mofazzel Haque and two constables -- were arrested early Monday for their alleged involvement in a robbery in the city.The two arrested...
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