DU CorrespondentEast West University (EWU), in association with IBM, ACM and Global Brand Private Ltd, organised the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) Dhaka Regional-2007 at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the city Saturday.The aim of the event was to...
MADARIPUR, Dec 9 (UNB): A robber was killed and another injured in a mass beating while they along with their associates were running away after committing a dacoity at Majhkandi village in Rajoir upazila Saturday night.
The first death anniversary of Advocate ABM Fazle Rashid Chowdhury Hiru, a distinguished politician, eminent business personality, well-known social worker and lawyer will be observed today (Monday), said a press release. Qurankhwani, doa, milad mahfil and feeding of destitutes have...
M A IslamTHE way lectures are delivered in the class is important as far as conducive learning environment is concerned. At college or university level, many teachers are following interactive ways of giving lectures and both students and teachers find...
AIM Jakaria RahmanTHE internet is not based upon a single location nor it is a centrally managed network. The internet is an international computer network encompassing thousands of smaller interconnected networks. This offers breadth, flexibility, world scale interconnectivity and a...
Kester Eddy One lone student stands at the front of the auditorium at the IEDC Bled School of Management looking somewhat perplexed. Little wonder: Laura Latanza has just had a 15-minute course in conducting a choir, and been told to...
Sifat Siddiqui"Get up! Get up! Get up for heaven's sake! Again, you are going to be late for the class as usual. When will you ever develop some sense of responsibility...........!"Are you not aware of this very dialogue? Why, this...
Veni, vidi, vici.[I came, I saw, I conquered] — Julius Caesar I love treason but hate a traitor. — Julius Caesar A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman of the next generation. — James Clarke The worst tragedy...
Matt Richtel and Brad Stone Cellphones, laptops, digital cameras and MP3 music players are among the hottest gift items this year. For preschoolers.Toy makers and retailers are filling shelves with new tech devices for children ages 3 and up, and...
Brad Stone Seeking to shake up the wireless industry, Google said that it was preparing to take part in the federal government's auction of radio frequencies that could be used to deliver the next generation of Internet and mobile phone...
RURAL Bangladesh has not changed much in the past decades. Schools and colleges have come up in substantial numbers, but many of those still lack teachers and other physical facilities. Thana headquarters have a few telephone lines but getting dial...
RURAL Bangladesh has not changed much in the past decades. Schools and colleges have come up in substantial numbers, but many of those still lack teachers and other physical facilities. Thana headquarters have a few telephone lines but getting dial...
Shahiduzzaman Khan writesThe present interim government has charted out a seven-point strategy to ensure the well-being of the Bangladeshi workers abroad and expand the manpower-export market worldwide by removing the prevailing hurdles. The strategy includes exploring new manpower export markets...
SM Shakhawat HossainThe International Atomic Energy Commission (IAEA) has given Bangladesh approval to set up nuclear power plants. This is a very helpful proposition to say the least. For Bangladesh has been searching for low cost, environmentally safe and large...
Amy Kazmin from BangkokCHRONICALLY high inflation in military-ruled Burma has soared to 35 per cent a year, the highest in Asia, while its economy is slowing because of the poor investment climate and business confidence, the International Monetary Fund has...
FARMERS do usually face difficulties in getting smooth supply of fertilisers and also other inputs like seeds, irrigation water, diesel to run irrigation pumps and insecticides. Furthermore, the inputs are not available when they are needed or in required quantities,...
WHEN will we see actions on the report by the Local Government Affairs Committee? The committee was formed by the caretaker government (CG) for recommending reforms of the local government (LG) bodies with a view to promoting good governance and...
Tom Engelhardt The title of the agreement, signed by President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki in a "video conference" recently, and carefully labeled as a "non-binding" set of principles for further negotiations, was a mouthful: a "Declaration of Principles...
Ali Gharib from MarylandThe Middle East peace conference that began and ended here on this crisp, was lean on specifics for a lasting peace deal between Israel and Palestine and the formation of a Palestinian state.Dealing with a timeline for...
JIMBARAN, Indonesia, Dec 8 (Reuters): Trade ministers seek to open a new front in combating global warming during UN climate talks today with controversy about how to ease barriers to climate-friendly technologies. About a dozen trade ministers, including from the...
JIMBARAN, Indonesia, Dec 8 (Reuters): Trade ministers seek to open a new front in combating global warming during UN climate talks today with controversy about how to ease barriers to climate-friendly technologies. About a dozen trade ministers, including from the...
WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters): A crackdown by scores of US states and municipalities on illegal immigration threatens the competitiveness of businesses across the country, a US Chamber of Commerce report said yesterday. The report looked at more than 1,500 measures...
TOKYO, Dec 8 (Reuters): Japan has abandoned an attempt to slash its funding of US bases on its soil because of concerns about ties after Tokyo ended support for Washington-led military activities in Afghanistan, a report said today. Japan and...
WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters): US employers added 94,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate held steady, the government said Friday in a report suggesting the US economy was slowing, but not tumbling into recession.In Wall Street's eyes, the signs...
DAKAR, Dec 8 (AFP): China has donated more than 21 million euros (30 million dollars) to build a second national theatre in Dakar, Senegal public television reported yesterday. The agreement to build the 1,800-seat theatre was signed here Friday by...
CHICAGO, Dec 08 (Reuters): US grains rallied yesterday led by wheat prices that were lifted by renewed concerns over tight global supplies, while oil tumbled more than $3 a barrel as the dollar strengthened and eased concerns over inflation. Gold...
FE ReportNational Polymer Industries Ltd organised its 20th annual general meeting (AGM) in the city recently. The meeting was presided over by Chairman and Managing Director of the company Shamsul Abedin Akhand. The company declared 18 per cent dividend with...
WASHINGTON, Dec 08(Reuters): High-level talks in China next week will focus on down-to-earth issues like food and product safety, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said yesterday, even if currency issues are on participants' minds. In a series of television appearances ahead...
FE ReportSQ Group, one of the leading sweater suppliers of the country, and Crystal Martin Knitwear Limited, a garment manufacturer based in the UK, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to form a joint venture for producing world-class sweaters exclusively...
NEW YORK, Dec 08 (AFP): The dollar traded mixed yesterday as the market braced for next week's Federal Reserve policy meeting and reacted to a US employment report suggesting sluggish growth ahead. The euro drifted up to 1.4656 dollars at...
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