Shahiduzzaman KhanTHERE has been significant rise in the prices of fertiliser in the international market. As such, Bangladesh will have to spend additional amount of money to purchase it from oversees sellers. In this way, the government will have to...
John KayMICHAEL Schrage's comment on politics and science (September 26) struck a raw nerve: and provoked an extended response from the president of the UK's Royal Society. Lord Rees advocates that we should base policy on something called "the scientific...
Chris Giles CURRENCY traders were given a green light late this week to continue selling the US dollar, as the International Monetary Fund said the greenback "remains overvalued" and rejected claims the euro had risen too far.Contradicting Rodrigo Rato, the...
THE most important feature of a successful business environment is the confidence on the part of the members of the business community. This confidence can be ensured in a situation where the members of the business community can rely on...
THE prime objective of the caretaker government remains the holding of national election in accordance with the earlier announced road map to hand over power to the elected government. It is reassuring to note here that General Moeen U. Ahmed,...
A positive move has been taken in the US Congress for promoting the goals of poverty alleviation in the poor countries of the world. This move relates to the introduction of the "New Partnership for Development" Bill of 2007 in...
M A Islam"I wish I could have better basic knowledge of English language," said Sajibur Rahman, who is a student of the department of English language and literature in a public university. "I face difficulty in understanding various literature courses....
FE SpecialTHE Novartis Biotechnology Camp 2007 (BioCamp) held in Japan opened the door for Bangladeshi students to acquire in-depth knowledge of the newest developments in the biotechnology industry. Biotechnology is now a key segment for any national economy with an...
Della BradshawIF any aspiring business school professors were looking for a case study to write on counter-productive government intervention, they would be hard-pressed to find a better example than in India's elite business schools, the Indian Institutes of Management.Last week...
FE SpecialStudents sometimes become afraid of some particular subjects. To some Mathematics is difficult, to some English is difficult. It so happens that the difficult subject remains difficult for the whole semester/year, the examination approaches and they perform poor in...
Ina Fried At an event recently, Chairman Bill Gates and Business Division President Jeff Raikes formally launched several products that are key to Microsoft's strategy of offering "unified communications" for businesses--that is, software for bringing together e-mail, instant messaging, voice...
Fred J. AunA group of heavy-hitting media and Internet players have hammered out a plan to thwart the uploading and Web publication of copyrighted material, particularly video clips.Key to the plan's effectiveness is technology that will determine if content being...
Todd R. WeissIf you're looking for a new job in IT, keep in mind two trends: Technology job cuts are at the lowest level of the year, and -- for the first time ever -- pay for noncertified IT workers...
John O'Doherty, There is a centuries-old fable originating from India: six blind men each approach an elephant from a different angle and based on what they can tell by touching the elephant they each arrive at a different conclusion about...
Nicole Lee Nokia unveiled the brand new Nokia N810 recently at a press briefing in San Francisco. An updated version of Nokia's previous Internet tablets like the N770 and the N800, the N810 is a pure Internet-only device, relying only...
President Iajuddin Ahmed called upon the conscious sections of society to come forward to wage social movement in favour of cornea donation among the masses for restoring sight of the blind, reports UNB.President Iajuddin Ahmed made the appeal while speaking...
FE ReportTime Magazine has selected expatriate Bangladeshi scientist Prof Abul Hussam for its 'Global Heroes of the Environment 2007' award for his invention of Sono Filter, a low-cost technology to free water of arsenic.The global magazine Friday formally announced the...
Marital abortion ratios have increased in some areas in the country though causes of maternal death, including abortion related-death, have decreased, reports UNB.A report of ICDDR'B revealed this recently after collecting data from ICDDR,B surveillance in Abhoynagar Upazila of Jessore...
GOPALGANJ, Oct 20 (UNB): Four people were killed and four others injured in road mishaps in different districts Friday.In Gopalganj, a mother and her two sons were killed in a collision between a private car and a human hauler at...
Diarrhoea that broke out in an alarming proportion in Chapai-nawabganj and Kurigram districts claimed seven lives and affected around 2,000 people in last one week until Friday, reports UNB.Sources said in Chapai-nawabganj, five people died and 1,500 were affected by...
BENAPOLE, Oct 20 (UNB): Police rescued four children from human traffickers at Bhober village here Saturday. On secret information, police raided the village and rescued the four children -- Sohel (9), Matiar (10), Selim (8) and Bashar (10), but could...
MYMENSINGH, Oct 20 (UNB): In a daring swoop on the passengers of a running inter-city train in the district Friday night, bandits tossed four passengers off its rooftop onto the ground, leaving two dead and two wounded.Local sources said a...
Premier Leasing and Finance Limited Company Secretary Mosharef Hossain died in a road mishap on October 18, 2007 at Madhukhali of Faridpur district. He was 62.His Qulkhwani will be held today (Sunday) after Asar Prayer at Khilkhet Karmachad Jame Mosque.Relatives,...
WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (AFP): The World Bank called yesterday for agriculture to take centre stage in development policies and pledged to boost its lending to the sector after allowing it to decline in 1980s and 1990s. "We need to give...
WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (AFP): Developing countries yesterday dismissed the International Monetary Fund's pace of reforms to increase their voice in the troubled institution as "disappointing and unacceptable." The Group of 24 developing countries, representing the majority of the IMF's membership...
WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (AFP): The Group of Seven finance ministers warned yesterday that recent financial market upheaval, high energy costs and weaknesses in the US housing sector will slow global growth. "The global economy is in the fifth year of...
ISLAMABAD, Oct 20 (PTI): Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri left for Afghanistan yesterday to attend a meeting of ECO grouping that will discuss measures to boost trade and create a regional power grid. The meeting of the council of...
WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (AFP): Finance chiefs from the world's richest nations met yesterday amid fears of a slowdown in global economic growth which have been stoked by financial market turbulence. US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson hosted a meeting of Group...
Dubai, Oct 20 (PTI): Seeking to streamline the labour movement to Bahrain, India will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on manpower with the gulf nation. The decision was conveyed by Labour Minister Majeed Al Alawi to visiting Overseas Indian...
WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (AFP): An anti-globalisation march in the streets of Washington turned violent, with shop windows smashed as crowds protested on the eve of meetings today of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. Banner-waving crowds protesting what they...
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