FE Special Just after passing class eight, students take a very sensitive and important decision of their life--which group they will study--science, arts or commerce. Many of them fall in a big dilemma. Since they are at their very young...
Laurence Blandford Six weeks into my MBA at Insead, I am beginning to understand how demanding and rewarding it will be. Of course there are the readings, the case work, and getting my rusty maths skills back to where they...
A Sesamee Street busOnce there was this bus which happened to be from Sesamee Street. On the bus were some very strange people with very strange things to do. First there were two identical twins whose names were both Pattie....
Victoria ShannonDon't look now, but the French are in the technology vanguard again. A dozen major companies have opened the largest trial outside of Asia for the use of cellphones as mobile money -- giving consumers the ability to pay...
John MarkoffINTEL plans to announce a family of microprocessor chips on Monday that, it says, will speed the availability of high-definition video via the Internet.Sean Maloney, Intel's chief sales and marketing officer, said last week that the chips' increased computing...
Debate over US control of core internet systems threatens to overtake an international meeting in Brazil this week that is meant to cover topics including spam, free speech and cheaper access.The Internet Governance Forum is the result of a compromise...
Microsoft Corporation recently issued two security fixes in a regular monthly update, including one that removes a dangerous bug in all versions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.Microsoft gave the serious security fix its most urgent "critical" rating. Hackers...
Rachel RosmarinWhat do mobile phone geeks call their useless, deactivated handhelds? Bricks. But enterprising new owners of Apple's iPhone have discovered that even if they remove the tiny activation card from their new toy, it's still far more useful than...
Oracle has been positioned in the leaders quadrant in the recent Gartner report, "Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Content Management, 2007." The report that evaluates vendors for their ability to execute and completeness of vision states, "Enterprise Content Management is an...
HOBART, Nov 17 (BBC): Australia piled on the runs to reach 542-5 before declaring on day two of the second Test against Sri Lanka. Michael Hussey added 31 to his overnight 101, but Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds and Adam Gilchrist...
Jacques Kallis's imperious form continued unabated at Centurion with his 29th Test hundred as South Africa completely dominated the second session over a demoralised New Zealand. At tea, the home side edged into the lead by 63 runs, reports Cricinfo....
With the slogan `Pollution-free society through sports', the Olympic Day Run was held in the city Saturday along with the other five divisional cities in the country, reports UNB. Health and Family Welfare Adviser Major General (retd) Dr ASM Motiur...
VIENNA, Nov 17 (AFP): Michael Owen will miss England's potentially decisive final Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia Wednesday after limping out of a 1-0 friendly win over Austria here. A Peter Crouch header just before half-time ensured a subdued display...
Coach Peter Moores has ruled out any possibility of Monty Panesar being overlooked in the starting line-up for England's three Tests in Sri Lanka, reports BBC. "You would expect him to do well over here. Certainly he is our number...
GLASGOW, Nov 17(AFP): Scotland fully deserved their victories over France and deserve their chance to knock one of the World Cup finalists out of Euro 2008, according to Italy manager Roberto Donadoni. A win for Scotland against the world champions...
COLOMBO, Nov 17 (AFP): Former Sri Lankan Test and one-day player Upul Chandana has defied a local ban and joined the rebel Indian Cricket League. Chandana, a 35-year-old leg spinning all rounder, departed here Friday to appear for Kolkata Tigers...
Farveez Maharoof, the Sri Lanka fast bowler, has injured his left ankle and will miss the three home Tests against England next month, reports Cricinfo. "Farveez had a scan yesterday and he's got stress fracture in his ankle," Jayawardene said....
SYDNEY, Nov 17(AFP): Dutchman Dick Advocaat has stunned Australian football by turning down the chance to coach the Socceroos, reports said here today. Football Federation Australia (FFA) is reportedly holding crisis talks this weekend after Advocaat, who was set to...
GAZIPUR, Nov 17 (UNB): Election has to be held very quickly since a "non-elected government cannot run for long", Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dr ATM Shamsul Huda said today (Saturday).The CEC made his latest observations about the interim administration and...
Detained former prime minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has expressed her deep sorrow for not being able to stand beside the people hit hard by the super cyclone SIDR, her special assistant said. Hasina poured her heart out...
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) is yet to decide as to when the chargesheet in the GATCO case against former prime minister Khaleda Zia and others would be submitted and how many individuals would be charge sheeted.The ACC held a meeting...
Daniel Dombey FT Syndication ServiceWASHINGTON: China has pulled out of a meeting to discuss new sanctions on Iran, European diplomats said on Friday, highlighting the obstacles western powers face in their quest to increase pressure on Tehran over its nuclear...
President Dr Iajuddin Ahmed and Chief Adviser (CA) Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed have congratulated their Latvian counterparts on the occasion of Independence Day of the country that falls today (Sunday).In separate messages of felicitation to President of Latvia Valdis Zatlers and...
Our CorrespondentTANGAIL, Nov 17: The 31st death anniversary of Moulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani, a spiritual and veteran political leader, was observed with due solemnity Saturday. Moulana Bhasani was born in 1880 at village Dhanpara of Sirajganj. Bhasani dedicated his...
BENAPOLE (Jessore), Nov 17 (UNB): A suspected member of outlawed Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) was arrested along with Tk 1.40 million in cash in Amrakhali area of Sharsha Upazila Thursday noon.Acting on a tip-off, members of Bangladesh Riffles (BDR) intercepted...
KHULNA, Nov 17 (UNB): Chairman of Maheswaripur Union Parishad (UP) of Koira Upazila was arrested today on criminal charges. Police said Chairman Mollah Shahabuddin was taken into custody at about 4pm. He is accused in a number of criminal cases.
SARANKHOLA (Bagerhat), Nov 17 (UNB): Muddy woodland roads are littered with bodies, air became heavy and survivors benumbed by the cruel dance of Thursday night's cyclone "Sidr".Losing their kith and kin mauled with the hungry claws of terrible tempest, villagers...
Most of the house tutors at Dhaka University (DU) dormitories tend to duck duties despite drawing financial and promotional benefits and enjoying housing facilities for shouldering the responsibilities, reports BSS.According to the university budget book, DU allocated Tk 3.1 million...
Bangladesh has made huge strides in reducing death tolls from the cyclones that bash its coastline every year due to well-managed preparedness, aid agencies said Saturday, reports bdnews24.com. The death toll from the monster cyclone that struck Bangladesh late Thursday,...
CHITTAGONG, Nov 17 (BSS): Three including a woman died in separate incidents in the city and district on Friday, police and hospital sources said. The identity of the two out of three victims are-- Abdus Samad, a CNG- run auto-rickshaw...
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