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12 bombs, 8 power gels recovered

2008-01-06 00:00:00

KISHOREGANJ, Jan 5 (UNB): Police recovered 12 bombs and eight power gels from a water-body in the town Saturday.Sources said local people found the bombs and power gels while catching fish from the water-body in Akhra Bazar area at noon....

Four held with Yaba tablets

2008-01-06 00:00:00

SAVAR, Jan 5 (UNB): The members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-4, in separate drives, arrested four drug peddlers along with Yaba tablets, heroin and phensidyl from the capital and Savar Upazila Friday night. RAB sources said they arrested Baker, Babul...

Teachers I admire most

2008-01-06 00:00:00

Sifat SiddiqueiWHETHER it was the teeth-clattering winter or the roasting summer, I had to wake up at the unearthly 7am in the morning-----the second severest punishment according to me after the penalty of assassination! Lingering between the worlds of coma...

Making the difficult subjects easy and interesting

2008-01-06 00:00:00

M A IslamIt is common for students to think this way: 'not now or today, I will read this later or some other day'. It many cases, it so happens that they do not read the subject in near future....

Straight confessions of an MBA graduate

2008-01-06 00:00:00

Overconfident, overpaid and everywhere - the 2007 MBAs.Last year Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the US Federal Reserve, earned $183,500. With bonuses included, this is almost exactly what a graduating MBA now expects to be paid to create PowerPoint slides...

Essay competition

2008-01-06 00:00:00

Commonwealth Essay Competition If you are 18 years of age or younger, why not enter the Commonwealth Essay Competition and pit your writing skills against students of the same age around the world? There are lots of prizes - and...

How a child learns

2008-01-06 00:00:00

If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn.If a child lives with hostility, she learns to fight.If a child lives with ridicule, he learns to be shy.If a child lives with shame, she learns to feel guilty.If a...

Aziz blames supply worries, profit taking for price hike

2008-01-06 00:00:00

FE ReportRice price in the local market has started to decline after it sky-rocketed in the recent weeks due to worries over supply shortfall and 'profit maximising' by businessmen, a government adviser said Saturday."People's expectation on price hike and supply...

Govt's main challenge is to control price hike: Moeen

2008-01-06 00:00:00

Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed has said the main challenge for the caretaker government is to control the soaring prices of essentials and keep the market stable till the next Boro harvest, reports UNB."I consider this price-hike a disaster....

Spanish firm proposes to set up small N-power plants

2008-01-06 00:00:00

M Azizur RahmanSpanish nuclear power developer company -- Cala Casa Sl (CCS) -- has proposed to set up small units of nuclear power plants having a minimum electricity generation capacity of 20 megawatts (MW) in Bangladesh."The CCS has submitted an...

Govt team to visit Delhi to negotiate rice import soon

2008-01-06 00:00:00

Naim-Ul-KarimA government delegation will visit New Delhi later this week to negotiate import of 0.5 million tonnes of rice from India. "The authorities concerned of the Indian government informed us about sending a delegation" Mohammad Ayub Mian, secretary of the...

AI to ask govt to lift some restrictions of emergency

2008-01-06 00:00:00

The visiting mission of Amnesty International (AI) will ask the government to lift some restrictions imposed under the emergency rules on human rights and wants to see it taking initiatives to try the war criminals of 1971, reports UNB."There are...

Plan to raise budgetary allocation for food

2008-01-06 00:00:00

Shakhawat Hossain The government has decided to increase substantial funding for 'food subsidy' and 'food-for-work' programmes in the wake of escalating food prices in the local and international market, officials said Saturday. The government allocated Tk 21.54 billion in the...

MCCI for bringing reforms in BoI

2008-01-06 00:00:00

FE Report The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) Saturday called upon the government to bring reforms in the Board of Investment (BoI) aiming to improve its services.MCCI leaders made the call at a view exchange meeting with the...

Ctg Port efficiency hits record high

2008-01-06 00:00:00

Jasim Uddin Haroon Efficiency at the Chittagong Port hit a record high in December last year after the average stay-time of a ship fell less than three days for the first time in the port's history, officials said Saturday.The stay-time,...

Cairn powers on after Bangladesh well failure

2008-01-06 00:00:00

Alistair Gray, FT Syndication ServiceCairn Energy has brushed aside the disappointment of its failure to hit commercial gas reserves from a well off the coast of Bangladesh as it disclosed it was to begin drilling another in the country within...

Cattle trader killed by BSF

2008-01-06 00:00:00

THAKURGAON, Jan 5: A Bangladeshi cattle trader was shot dead by Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) along Ratnai frontier at Baliadangi Upazila early Saturday. The victim was identified as Akhter Hossain (35), son of Abdus Sattar of Mridhapara village in...

Production at Chhatak Cement suspended

2008-01-06 00:00:00

SYLHET, Jan 5: Production at Chhatak Cement Factory on the bank of the Surma at Chhatak Upazila remained closed for last eight days due to a fault in power plant. Sources said though the power plant of the factory needs...

Citizen's Charter of NBR unveiled

2008-01-06 00:00:00

FE ReportFinance Adviser Mirza Azizul Islam Saturday unveiled the Citizen's Charter of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) in a bid to bring transparency and accountability in its work.The Citizen's Charter will guide the service seekers about whom they need...

Qatar minister in city to sign deal on manpower

2008-01-06 00:00:00

Official talks between Labour and Social Affairs Minister of Qatar Sultan Bin Hasan al-Dhabit Al-Dosari and Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhgury will be held in the city today (Sunday) regarding Bangladeshi workers, reports UNB.The labour minister of the gulf country...

Strong, accountable local govt to be built to provide desired services: CA

2008-01-06 00:00:00

Chief Adviser (CA) Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed Saturday hoped that the government will soon be able to build a strong, transparent and accountable local government on the basis of the recommendations made by a committee to effectively provide desired services to...

SAFTA sub-group on NTBs meets in Kathmandu tomorrow

2008-01-06 00:00:00

FE Report Trade officials from across South Asia will gather in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu tomorrow (Monday) to discuss non-tariff barriers (NTBs) under the SAFTA (South Asia Free Trade Area) framework. A SAFTA sub-group on NTBs will be meeting...

MoC meets edible oil importers, refiners today

2008-01-06 00:00:00

FE Report The ministry of commerce (MoC) will hold a meeting with edible oil importers, refiners and dealers today (Sunday) to assess the stock position and price situation of the essentials.The price of per litre edible oil shot up by...

Bid to boost use of 'Guti' urea

2008-01-06 00:00:00

FE ReportThe government has made a renewed effort to boost the use of urea super granule (USG), popularly known as 'Guti' urea, to help reduce the country's growing dependency on urea import by preventing its misuse. The promotion and application...

Physicians to file appeal for Hasina's treatment abroad

2008-01-06 00:00:00

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's physicians will file an appeal with the Chief Adviser's Office urging the authorities to send her abroad for better treatment. Hasina's ophthalmologist Modasser Ali told bdnews24.com: "We will go to the Chief Adviser's Office today...

Corruption eats up Tk 70b a year, says Mashhud

2008-01-06 00:00:00

Bangladesh loses Tk 70 billion (7,000 crore) a year to corruption, Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury said Saturday, reports bdnews24.com."Had this money been used properly the nation would have progressed further," he said this, in his address, to elected...

British MP Anne arrives to discuss election, other issues

2008-01-06 00:00:00

British Conservative Party MP Ms Anne Main arrived In the city Saturday on a weeklong visit to discuss election and other issues with the government and the opposition leaders and civil-society representatives, reports UNB.Anne, also vice-chair of All Party Parliamentary...

Mill workers demonstrate for wage hike at Savar

2008-01-06 00:00:00

SAVAR, Jan 5 (UNB): Workers of Panna Textile Mill at Khagan here Saturday staged demonstration, demanding their arrears and increased wages in the wake of price hike of essentials.Instead of joining their duties, the workers took position outside the mill...

developments in the region and abroad

2008-01-06 00:00:00

California storms leave more than 1.0m without power Torrential rain and heavy snow carried by howling winds pounded California, leaving more than a million people without power and triggering evacuation warnings for those living in areas prone to flooding or...

Customs automation

2008-01-05 00:00:00

THERE are areas where timely reforms including specially full automation, can lead to very substantial increases in revenue collection of the government. One such area is the customs administration which is by far the single biggest revenue earner. But its...