Oman's business leaders Saturday said they are interested in importing medicines, T-shirts, cosmetics and readymade garments from Bangladesh, aiming to strengthen the friendly relations between the two Muslim countries, reports UNB. Members of Oman Chambers of Commerce and Industry (OCCI)...
FE Reportbanglalink, a mobile phone company of the country, has taken an initiative to provide Hajj pilgrims with pure drinking water, necessary medicines, free phone kiosks and buses for shuttle services (airport drop service for Hajj pilgrims).As part of corporate...
Sarwar Zahan US dollar weakened against Bangladesh taka (BDT) last week with steady demand for the greenback, fund managers said. Taka appeared to be slightly appreciated, as the central bank sold dollar to improve supply position and ease pressure on...
FE ReportBranch managers of Agrani Bank have been urged to come forward with dedication for earning more profit particularly from foreign exchange business. Chairman of the board of directors of the bank and former secretary of the Ministry of Finance...
FE ReportTargeting to tap huge market potentiality of Bangladeshi products, Dhaka International Exhibition Company (DIEC) in association with the Bangladesh embassy in Bahrain will organise an eight-day trade fair there from January 22, 2008. The fair will be held at...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Nov 10: A huge quantity of adulterated ghee was recovered by the Rapid Action Battalion from Bakalia Razakhali area in the city and six persons were arrested in this connection.According to the concerned sources, on receiving secret information,...
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 10 (AP): Visa Inc. hopes to cash in on its massive credit and debit card network by raising up to US$10 billion in what would be the second largest initial public offering of stock in US history....
FE ReportBeef is now available at Taka 155 a kilogram at Agora, country's first and largest chain superstore which launched a "Weeklong Haat" on Thursday (November 8).All through the 'haat' week, many other consumer items, including rice, pulse, onion, sugar,...
BANGKOK, Nov 10 (AP): Asian markets were mixed Friday as investors took their cues from local developments.MUMBAI: Indian financial markets were closed for a public holiday.BANGKOK: Thailand's main stock index rose 0.10 per cent to 874.6, with traders generally cautious...
ISLAMABAD, Nov 10 (Agencies): Pakistan announced plans to lift its state of emergency within one month and allowed opposition leader Benazir Bhutto to leave her villa following a day under house arrest, as the country sought Saturday to restore its...
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 10 (Agencies): Against a backdrop of heavy fighting and growing insecurity, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opposed the deployment of UN peacekeepers to Somalia and suggested instead a robust multinational force or a coalition of willing nationsn August, the...
BANGALORE, Nov 10(AFP): A two-year-old Indian girl separated from her conjoined twin was doing well today after regaining consciousness for the first time after a gruelling 27 hours of surgery. Lakshmi, who had been born with eight limbs, was under...
BAGHDAD, Nov 10 (Agencies): Roadside bombs killed at least seven Iraqis early Saturday, including four civilians who died on minibuses on their way to work, police said. The first explosion killed two people and wounded nine around 6:15 a.m. in...
Four Muslims shot dead in Thai south NARATHIWAT, (Thailand), Nov 10: Suspected separatist rebels shot dead four Muslims in restive southern Thailand overnight, police said Saturday. The 46-year-old deputy chairman of a local administrative body and his 20-year-old neighbour were...
M A IslamRABINDRANATH Tagore said: "Education without pleasure is no education at all". His words are still significant and will probably be so for ever. Pleasure in studies is crucial and helpful for success in life. It helps to understand...
FE Special 'Morning shows the day'. The way you begin the morning is indicative of how you will pass the day. If you begin it joyfully, most probably your whole day will be joyous. If you begin it with bad...
Md. HabibullahIN order to impart quality education, a country needs to establish some centres of excellence. Since the Industrial Revolution in Europe the demand for higher education has been increasing on a regular basis and it will surely get momentum...
Nanna Lüneborg ONLY a few months ago, I was trekking around Ilulissat in Greenland, my one-year-old daughter strapped to my back, admiring some of the most spectacular scenery on earth. After more than a decade in the UK, mostly in...
The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.-Mark TwainA good memory and a tongue tied in the middle is a combination which gives immortality to conversation.- Mark TwainThe best way...
Shaheed Noor Hossain Day was observed Saturday with different political, socio-cultural organisations and professional bodies placing wreaths at the Noor Hossain Square in the city, reports bdnews24.com. Awami League leaders Abdur Razzak, Motia Chowdhury and Shahara Khatun led a number...
MANIKGANJ, Nov 10 (bdnews24.com): A clash between truck drivers and unofficial ferry agents led to a one-hour suspension of ferry services and huge traffic tailbacks at Paturia ferry crossing Saturday. At least 10 people were injured and 50 trucks vandalised...
Chief Justice (CJ) M Ruhul Amin said education is a dynamic creative process that improves the intellectual faculty of an individual and benefiting the society.He said this while inaugurating the 10th founding anniversary of East West University at the Bangladesh-China...
The Dhaka University Teachers' Association (DUTA) Saturday demanded a hike for teachers' salaries and allowances and other professional facilities without delay in light of the spiralling cost of essentials, reports bdnews24.com. A DUTA statement issued by its acting president Tazmeri...
Former Chief of Army Staff M Harun-ur-Rashid Saturday said a case will be filed within a week against the war criminals of 1971, reports UNB."The legal experts are now examining the pros and cons of filing the case against war...
DU CorrespondentSpeakers at a seminar on 'Academia-Industry Linkage for Education and Research in Bangladesh: Views from the Private Sector' Saturday stressed the need for promoting interaction between educational institutions and industries of the country to transfer the formers' knowledge and...
SYLHET, Nov 10 (UNB): Seven more people died of a mysterious disease in Goainghat and Companyganj upazilas of the district Friday, raising the death toll from the malady here to 21 in the last seven days.Sources at the Civil Surgeon...
LAXMIPUR, Nov 10 (UNB): Diarrhoea that broke out in an alarming proportion in two upazilas of the district last week claimed nine lives and affected over 200 others so far.Hospital sources said the water-borne disease broke out in several villages...
COMILLA, Nov 10 (UNB): Two children of a family died and three others fell sick after taking food that contained harmful bacteria at Uttar Pashchimgaon village under Laksam Upazila Friday.Witnesses said family members of Hareshuddin ate dinner Thursday night and...
FE ReportThe 50th death anniversary of Major A Ghani, the founder of East Bengal Regiment and its sister units of Bangladesh Infantry Regiment, will be observed today (Sunday), said a press release.On this day in 1957, Ghani popularly known as...
Holders Dhaka Division made a nice start in the 4th round four-day match of the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 9th National Cricket League as they bundled out Chittagong Division for 200 in their 1st innings in 82.4 overs on the 1st...
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