"I don't think age is a factor. Look at the age of the people who are running today for [US] president. There's a new era here. The 65 age thing is out of date." Thus replied the 64-year-old Neville Isdell...
GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan (AP): Hundreds of thousands of mourners paid last respects to Benazir Bhutto as the opposition leader was buried Friday at the mausoleum of Pakistan's most famous political dynasty. Furious supporters rampaged through several cities to protest...
Farhan Bokhari in Karachi and Jo Johnson in London , FT Syndication ServiceThe body of Benazir Bhutto, leader of one of Pakistan's main opposition parties, was flown to Larkana, the Bhutto ancestral home, for burial on Friday, a day after...
S M JahangirThe current Annual Development Programme (ADP) will undergo a revision shortly with inclusion of post-Sidr rehabilitation projects, sources said. Relevant ministries have already started submitting their project proposals (PPs) to the Planning Commission (PC) for the incorporation into...
FE Report The government has selected Beani Bazar in Sylhet as the most suitable site for creating a special economic zone (SEZ) that could draw substantial private capital, especially from the Bangladeshi expatriates. The pioneering SEZ in Sylhet area will...
FE Report Opening of fresh letters of credit (LCs) against import of essential food items increased by 116.20 per cent during July-December 20 period over that of the same period of the previous fiscal. The import LCs, especially for rice,...
After a hectic search, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) finally recovered 22 broken pieces of the stolen artefacts of Hindu god Vishnu Friday noon from Boliapur garbage dump near Aminbazar in Savar, reports UNB.The National Museum authorities confirmed that the...
Doulot Akter MalaThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to cut customs duties and taxes on import of machinery for rental power plants to encourage private entrepreneurs and expedite generation of electricity.Entrepreneurs now pay a total of 30 per...
The non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) Friday expressed their firm commitment to contribute in the national economy by making the best use of their expertise and ideas as well as investment to carry forward the country's progress and prosperity further ahead, reports...
Chief Adviser (CA) Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed will attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos in Switzerland next month. Foreign Affairs Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury said, this is for the first time Bangladesh has been...
Former State Minister for Liberation War Affairs and LDP Presidium Member Redwan Ahmed was arrested Friday evening. Police arrested him from the premises of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) at about 7pm on apprehension that he might violate the...
Three girls of a family died apparently of food poisoning at Chittagong Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) in the early hours of Friday. Hospital sources said, the victims are - Nisha Begum (6), Afroza Begum (16) and Hosneara Begum (18),...
Jasim Uddin Haroon Garment manufacturers, experts and local buying houses said there will be no major impact on the country's apparel sector following withdrawal of safeguard measures on apparel export by China to the European countries. The safeguard measures, imposed...
The government is contemplating introducing some mandatory provisions in manpower recruitment processes to protect the interest of overseas job seekers, sources said.They said the move is being made after the expatriate workers being cheated by their recruiting agents staged demonstration...
Kayes M SohelA delay in resolving Rupali Bank hand-over issue is frustrating for its shareholders as the trading of the bank shares has remained suspended for about two months.The Rupali Bank, a Z-category issue, accounts for 5.8 per cent of...
A taskforce under the Regulatory Reforms Commission is being formed to look into how the land-related formalities could be simplified, an official said Friday, reports bdnews24.com.Commission Chairman Akbar Ali Khan said Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury would head the taskforce, which is...
The country's power and energy sectors showed the poorest performance in 2007, as there was no breakthrough to deal with the nagging crises in these two vital fields, reports UNB. The power sector experienced the worst disasters like countrywide blackout...
Killing worries Pak investors, mktsLONDON, Dec 28 (Reuters): Benazir Bhutto's killing will boost perceived risk in nuclear-armed Pakistan, analysts warned yesterday, but some said it was not in itself surprising enough to substantially change investor sentiment. News of her assassination...
NEW DELHI, Dec 28 (AP): Police in eastern India killed at least three people when they opened fire on a group of hard-line Hindus who set fire to a police station during continuing clashes between Hindus and Christians, officials said...
Police rescued two sea turtles of an endangered species from Tantibazar in old Dhaka Friday. Police also arrested one Mamun, who had brought the turtles for sale, reports bdnews24.comSelling of such endangered creatures is a criminal offence. Officials of the...
Nepal parliament votes to abolish centuries-old monarchyKATMANDU, Dec 28 (AP): Nepal's parliament voted Friday in favour of abolishing the centuries-old monarchy and turning the Himalayan nation into a republic.The vote endorsed an agreement by the main political parties on abolishing...
Strongly condemning the killing of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, acting Awami League (AL) President Zillur Rahman Friday expressed his fear that the politics of Asia might become unstable through this brutal assassination, reports UNB."But this incident will have...
Bangladesh called Friday for duty- and quota-free access of all exports from the least developed countries (LDCs) to the developed markets to ensure that the Doha Development Round promotes the LDCs' interest, reports UNB."This should be done pending agreements on...
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Nur Mohammad claimed Friday the law and order situation across the country improved this year compared to the previous years, reports UNB."Tendency of crime decreased compared to last year. Law and order situation is good,"...
Law Secretary Kazi Habibul Awal said Friday the dignity of the district judges is 'very high' as they have to maintain the universal norms and behaviour in all areas of their lives, reports BSS.The role of the district judges is...
FHM Humayan Kabir, back from RajshahiThe production cost of potato has gone up considerably in the northern region of the country following high price of fertiliser and increased cost of irrigation.Some farmers in the northern region said production cost of...
Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Lt Gen (retd) Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury Friday said, everybody has to understand the ultimate consequences of corruption and abhor it from own sense, reports BSS."Corruption will drastically fall when everybody will be able to realise the...
THAKURGAON, Dec 28 (UNB): Four people were killed and four others injured in separate road mishaps in two districts Thursday.In Thakurgaon, three people were killed in separate road accidents Thursday.Sources said Nazmul Haq (55), a sugar mill worker of Pirganj...
FE ReportThe 3rd Graduates' Forum of James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University was held at the ICDDR,B conference centre in the city Thursday.A total of 26 students from diverse backgrounds and different countries including Afghanistan, Nepal, India,...
DU CorrespondentMd Mahbubur Rahman of the Amar Desh and Shahjahan Shuvo of the Inqilab have respectively been elected president and general secretary of Dhaka University Journalists' Association (DUJA) for the year 2007-08.A three-member election committee with Channel-I planning editor and...
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