LONDON, Mar 7 (Agencies) : Stocks tumbled in Europe and Asia and US index futures fell as investors speculated credit-market losses will deepen for financial companies and an employment report showed the U.S. slipped closer to a recession. Axa SA,...
S M JahangirThe World Bank (WB) has cautioned that persistent increase in the prices of staple foods could be devastating for the poor people of Bangladesh, especially who often spend more than half their incomes on food."… A low-income family,...
FE ReportThe Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) continued to remain buoyant in the week ended Thursday with a 45.18 per cent rise in the turnover led by AB Bank.The AB Bank was the top turnover leader with Tk 1.8 billion traded,...
Naim-Ul-KarimThe elections to the executive committee of Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) for 2008-09 will be held on April 12.A total of 27 directors will be elected to the executive committee. BKMEA will then seek nomination papers for...
Foreign Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury has said all heads of labour wings in countries hosting Bangladeshi contractual labourers have been asked to come to Dhaka for a Special Briefing between March 23 to 25, reports UNB. Iftekhar, who is...
WASHINGTON, Mar 07 (Reuters): US authorities are checking whether several people stopped at the Canadian border are linked to an explosion that damaged a military recruiting station in New York, police said on Friday."Some pictures of Times Square, including the...
GOLACHIPA (Potuakhali), Mar 7 (BSS): Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed today called upon all to elect honest, dedicated and capable candidates in the next elections for building an enlightened society free from corruption. The Chief Adviser made the call while...
Only 11 among the 15 political parties that sat with the Election Commission (EC) for talks on electoral reforms have agreed to ensure at least 33 per cent representation of women in their party committees by 2020, a condition the...
Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain, an eminent jurist, said Friday the local government elections could be held before the national elections as there is no legal and constitutional bar, reports UNB."Constitutionally and legally, there is no such bar," he...
KURIGRAM, Mar 7 (UNB): Two members of the banned Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) were arrested from frontier Bahalkuri village under Bhurungamari thana Friday.The police said acting on a tip-off they raided the village and arrested Hafizur Rahman (40) and Bitu...
Bangladesh is replacing its army contingent in United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), reports UNB.Under this programme, the first batch of 264-member army team, led by Brig Gen Jalal, left Dhaka by a UN chartered plane Thursday night.A media team...
Our CorrespondentSIRAJGANJ, March 7: Toxic water, released from several yarn dyeing and processing mills, is posing serious health hazards, causing untold sufferings to thousands of people, and polluting the local environment in Belkuchi under Sirajganj. These mills are installed without...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Mar 7: Academic programme of Asian University of Women (AUW), with 120 female students on its roll from 5 Asian countries including Bangladesh, will formally begin on April 5 next on the temporary campus based on MM Ali...
Rafiqur Rahman, the principal television shooter for Reuters Television in Bangladesh, has won the prestigious Reuters Journalist of the Year Award, reports bdnews24.com. The London-based global news agency in a statement has said Rafiq had been declared 'Camera Operator of...
FE Report'Meril Night -2008' organised by Square Toiletries Ltd (STL) was held in a city hotel Friday. The annual event honoured the successful retailers, who participated in the winter promotional campaign across the country. Managing Director of STL Anjan Chowdhury...
FE ReportThe Department of English Studies of the State University of Bangladesh (SUB) recently organised freshers' reception of Spring 2008 semester followed by a poetry recitation competition.The freshers' reception started with a welcome speech by Acting Head of Department of...
FE ReportA seminar on disaster management and preparedness, arranged by JICA Alumni Association of Bangladesh will be held today (Saturday) at city's Public Works Department (PWD) auditorium.Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser Raja Debashish Ray will be the chief guest...
THE country's foreign currency reserve has crossed the $6.0 billion mark for the first time recently. This is one of the few optimistic sides to the Bangladesh economy. The growing reserve is helping no doubt to cushion the country from...
Syed JamaluddinTHE target for production of boro crop is logically higher this year in view of substantial food shortage caused by floods and cyclone. But news of fertiliser crisis is being received from different parts of the country. If it...
David PillingFOR a chequebook diplomat, Japan's cheque does not carry the punch it used to. Tokyo, the world's mightiest aid donor as recently as 2001, has been slipping alarmingly down the league tables. In 2006, it was pushed into third...
Imtiyaz AhmedTHE drug traffickers pose a serious challenge. They operate in a manner that make them somewhat impregnable. The drug racket can count on friends and facilitators in the related enforcement bodies. Similar is its relations with other concerned personnel...
THERE should be a systematic process for exporting manpower, taking care not to create a shortage of professionals or the technically skilled for the country's needs. There has to be an assessment first of what the requirements of the country...
Entrepreneurs are facing problems due to the lack of regulatory policies and lack of adequate market information which the government should be enforcing and providing respectively. For instance, there were 10 or 15 vegetable oil industries set up by local...
WE would recommend to anyone and everyone to perform some sort of physical exercise regularly because for a very short period and some bit of labour one can maintain continuous good health. We would tell anyone that if they have...
Dr. Rashid ul Ahsan ChowdhuryDURING the last thirty seven years after the independence of Bangladesh, the public sector, especially the tax sector of the country has witnessed a spectacular growth. Unfortunately, this rapid growth has been accompanied by corruption, delay...
Shafiqul AlamTHE platform should be set before starting a mega project like underground railway. It means that the feasibility study should be carried out.The study should be undertaken to find out whether an underground subway is practicable for Bangladesh from...
Abul Quasem HaiderTHE Private University Act was enacted by Jatiya Sangsad on August 09, 1992, setting the objectives of expansion of trouble-free higher education for all and creation of worthy citizens. The government later allowed the establishment of 54 private...
FE Report Prices of a number of key commodities including flour, sugar, rice and lentil soared again while prices of edible oil that marked sharp rise recently remained almost unchanged at the retail shops in the capital during the past...
FE ReportSocial Investment Bank Ltd (SIBL) granted a mid-term investment facility of Tk 150 million (15 crore) to Union Capital Ltd (UCL). A deal was signed to this effect in the city recently.SIBL Managing Director (MD) KM Ashaduzzaman and UCL...
FE ReportBangladesh General Insurance Company Ltd (BGIC) held an annual review meeting of its branch and zonal managers in the city recently.Presided over by BGIC Managing Director AK Azizul Huq Chaudhury, the programme was attended by Chairman Towhid Samad as...
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