CHITTAGONG, Nov 30 (bdnews24.com): In the backdrop of the increasing demand for fertiliser countrywide, the production at Chittagong Urea Fertilisers Ltd, the largest urea producing plant in the country, has been remaining suspended for the last 19 days. The plant,...
Dozens of cyclone-hit micro-credit debtors and their families in Barguna fled their homes in fear of the angry loan-collectors, reports bdnews24.com. Many villagers alleged that the NGO-workers threatened to remove the tin-sheet roofs off their houses. Some were allegedly threatened...
FE ReportThe stock market remained bearish amid a thin turnover in the week ended Thursday.The daily average turnover declined 20.12 per cent to Tk 1.66 billion in the week against Tk 2.08 billion of the previous week.Market operators said indication...
Joe Leahy, FT Syndication ServiceMUMBAI: Indian legislators have scrapped a law that has held back development in the financial capital of Mumbai, boosting shares of developers, construction companies and land-rich groups.The state of Maharashtra legislative assembly, which governs Mumbai, repealed...
LONDON, Nov 30 (Reuters): Oil fell to a one-month low below $90 a barrel on Friday, after a volatile previous session sparked by a U.S. pipeline explosion, as attention returned to next week's OPEC meeting that is expected to boost...
The annual flow of short term contract labour migration accelerated in the last six years jumping from 222,000 in 2000 to 377,600 last year, reports BSS.According to a study conducted by Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), Bangladesh has already...
India's economic growth slows NEW DELHI, Nov 30 (Bloomberg): India's economy grew at the slowest pace since the final quarter of 2006, signaling the central bank may soon end three years of interest-rate increases. Asia's third-largest economy expanded 8.9 per...
KOLKATA, Nov 30 (BBC): Wasim Jaffer's unbeaten 192, the third best score in a Kolkata Test, put India in a dominant position on day one of the second Test against Pakistan. Jaffer added 136 with Rahul Dravid (50) and 175...
League leaders Khulna Division maintained their supremacy in the points table of the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 9th National Cricket League despite a draw in the 6th round four-day match against Dhaka Division at the Bir Shrestho Matiur Rahman Stadium in...
COLOMBO, Nov 30 (Reuters): Sri Lanka off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is poised to recapture the world test wickets record during the first test against England starting Saturday. Muralitharan needs five victims in his home town of Kandy to overhaul Shane Warne's...
HARARE, Nov 30 (Cricinfo): Fluent half-centuries by Chamu Chibhabha and Stuart Matsikenyeri, coupled with plenty of useful contributions down the order, lifted Zimbabwe to a challenging 274 for 8 in the first ODI of the five-match series at the Harare...
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov 30 (AFP): England star David Beckham will be the star attraction next February when top US, Japanese and Australian football clubs meet here in the debut of a new tournament, the Pan-Pacific Championship. Officials from the J-League,...
ROME, Nov 30 (Reuters): AC Milan striker Ronaldo is unsure whether he will be able to play at the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan next month because of a new injury scare. The Brazilian pulled up with a calf...
THE economy of Bangladesh remains under a severe stress. The same has been likened to the period immediately after the independence of the country when the preceding war had devastated the economy. There is no denying of the major shocks...
John KempThe Emperor's New Clothes, Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale about the fear of challenging mass delusion, is a story with resonance today.Nowhere in economic debate does such power of perception play a bigger role than in the alleged disappearance...
Mahmud RashidA non-traditional source of energy of much potential in the rural areas of Bangladesh is solar power. It is very well suited for rural Bangladesh because it does not involve expending so much resources on wires, poles and other...
Javier BlasOpec countries are considering backing a production increase of at least 500,000 barrels a day at next week's ministerial meeting in Abu Dhabi in an effort to prevent crude oil prices reaching the key $100-a barrel level.Two industry officials...
Paul BettsKazakhstan has always been at the heart of "great game" politics. Back in the 19th century, the Russians, the British, the Germans and the French were already conspiring against each other for central Asia's rich natural resources. After the...
THERE should an appropriate mechanism to scrutinise all appointments of persons to constitutional posts. Such posts include those of the higher judiciary and also of other constitutional bodies like the Election Commission, the Public Service Commission etc. The need for...
THE Human Development Report (HDR) 2007/08 that was released in Brasilia, Brazil, last Tuesday has alerted all concerned that there is less than a decade left to reverse the impact of climate change. The Financial Express (FE) carried a report...
Ershad KhandkerARE there theories and jargons preponderant in determining economic success? Much time is wasted time blaming the World Bank and IMF. The all-too-apparent mechanism of hard work and good sense is the primal orchestrator of economic development. This non-economist...
SyeduzzamanBEING a regulatory body for the capital market, the Security Exchange Commission (SEC) seems to be staffed with people of yesterday and not today. Enriched with so many reform measures undertaken by the government these days, the capital market is...
Muslema KhanTeenage girls across the world are particularly vulnerable to HIV/STDs infection. At this sensitive age of transition, multiple, rapid, and profound changes take place to individuals. Teenage girls today are coming of age in a more dangerous, sexualised, and...
Abdullah Mohibuddin LAST October Chief Advisor went for a short trip to New York to attend the UN session. During his stay in New York, Bangladeshi living in New York and New York State had approached and requested him to...
Syed Fattahul AlimTHIS history of Pakistani politics is one of military rules interspersed with civilian rules. Democracy, however, always remained the watchword of all types of rulers whether in khaki or civilian garb, dictatorial or democratic. Once in power the...
Syed Fattahul AlimTHIS history of Pakistani politics is one of military rules interspersed with civilian rules. Democracy, however, always remained the watchword of all types of rulers whether in khaki or civilian garb, dictatorial or democratic. Once in power the...
At the age of 15, Samantha Walker was lured into prostitution on the streets of Toledo, Ohio, then taken against her will to Atlanta. What makes her story different from thousands of others is that she testified against one of...
Asma Hoque Parveen Akhter, a resident of Mirpur-10, has been without tap water for three days. Every morning she sends her maid to bring water from a mosque nearby. The maid brings the water-filled plastic containers to the ground floor...
Enayet RasulThe greatest problem noted in the economy of Bangladesh is the slowdown. When the economy moves on or grows, all expectations such as jobs, income, standard of living, meeting basic needs of people, etc., all are addressed positively in...
Ishrat FirdousiThe special feature of BRAC's Ultra Poor Programme is that instead of loans, the target families are provided with grants and assets after scrutiny. This means that the assets that are transferred to the beneficiaries are not taken back....
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