Sarwar Zahan US dollar was soft against Bangladesh taka (BDT) last week although the demand for the greenback was high. The exchange rate of the greenback moved between Tk 68.52 and Tk 68.66 against the previous week's range between Tk...
Our Correspondent CHITTAGONG, July 28: Three separate incidents of pilferage of huge quantity of water of Chittagong WASA have been unearthed at Nasirabad and Bayazid Bostami areas in the port city.Chittagong Port Magistrate Md Munir Chowdhury, also assigned with the...
Fakhrul AlamCHITTAGONG, July 28: The Karnaphuli is gradually becoming a dead river amid dreadful pollution and constant bank grabbing by different quarters.According to sources, a number of government and private organisations have so far grabbed around 2,000 acres of land...
NEW YORK, July 28 (Reuters): Chevron Corp. posted a 24 per cent increase in second-quarter net income, the best among the world's biggest oil companies, because of record gasoline prices and the sale of a stake in Dynegy Inc.Profit rose...
OTTAWA, July 28 (Reuters): Newly issued shares of Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULUV.O: Quote, Profile , Research) (LLL.TO: Quote, Profile , Research) roared 50 per cent higher in their first day of trade Friday as investors stretched for a piece of...
FE ReportA daylong workshop on 'Finalisation of Gender Action Plan-II (2008-2015) of LGED' was held at the LGED Headquarters in the city Saturday. Local Government Division (LGD) Director General Abul Kashem formally inaugurated the workshop as the chief guest.Chaired by...
HONG KONG, July 28 (AFP): Asian stocks closed sharply lower Friday, hit badly in a global sell-off sparked by heavy Wall Street losses on concerns growing problems in the US housing sector could spark a credit crunch, dealers said.The downturn...
LONDON, July 28 (MarketWatch): European stocks closed lower Friday in a volatile session, with credit-market jitters again reverberating through the market as Cadbury Schweppes delayed the sale of its US beverage unit on worries over the financing that potential buyers...
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ISLAMABAD, Jul 28 (AFP): Pakistan boosted security Saturday fearing further attacks a day after a suicide bombing during protests at Islamabad's pro-Taliban Red Mosque killed 14 people.Authorities were also investigating how the attacker was able to strike at a crowded...
BAGHDAD, Jul 28 (AP): A parked car bomb exploded in a busy shopping street in predominantly Shiite eastern Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least four people and wounding 10, police said.The bomb was the latest in a series of explosions...
BANGKOK, Jul 28 (AFP): Thousands of troops were deployed in the Thai capital Saturday to reinforce security amid fears protests against the country's army-backed government could again turn violent.Most of the 2,100 troops were guarding Sanam Luang plaza in central...
MANILA, Jul 28 (AP): Southeast Asian countries will set up a safety watchdog to ensure that nuclear power plants in the region are not used to produce weapons or aid terrorists and other criminal groups, an official said Saturday.The Association...
WASHINGTON, Jul 28 (AFP): The US Congress Friday sent President George W. Bush a bill implementing key recommendations of the independent probe into the September 11 attacks in 2001.The measure requires the introduction of a system to screen all cargo...
GHAZNI (Afghanistan), Jul 28 (AFP): Negotiations resumed in Afghanistan Saturday to free 22 South Koreans kidnapped by the Taliban as a top envoy from Seoul was set to hold high-level meetings over the crisis.Afghan officials said they remained "hopeful" of...
TOKYO, Jul 28 (AFP): Beleaguered Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Saturday pleaded with voters to trust him to carry out reforms, on the eve of an election predicted to hand a crushing defeat to the conservative leader.Abe has long championed...
SYDNEY, Jul 28 (Reuters): An Indian doctor freed from jail after Australia dropped terrorism charges against him will be leaving Australia Saturday after receiving the go-ahead from immigration officials, his lawyer said.Mohamed Haneef was released from prison Friday after Australian...
TRIPOLI, Jul 28 (AFP): Libya's leaders are to hold a news conference Saturday after sharply criticising a decision by Bulgaria's president to pardon six medics from life jail terms in an AIDS case.Prime Minister Baghdadi Mahmudi and Foreign Minister Abdel...
SHANGHAI, Jul 28 (Reuters): United Nations monitors arrived in Pyongyang Saturday to keep watch over the nuclear complex at the heart of a disarmament deal, China's official Xinhua news agency said.The six experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency were...
M A Islam"I wish I had more time to answer the questions better" or "I just could not answer one question for lack of time" these are very common saying by students just after they come out of any examination...
Nahid Kaiser TomaWHEN I started to write paragraphs or essays at schools on my 'aim in life' or 'future plan', instinctively I wanted to be a teacher since they are like the lighthouse whom we need to go ahead in...
Nahid Kaiser TomaTHE journey of IUB lecture series on English language and litterateur is going on smoothly and in accordance with its tradition. This month professor Dr. Syed Mazoorul Islam arrived to lecture on Kurt Vonnegut Jr. This is the...
Della Bradshaw AS Patrick Harker quits his job as dean of the Wharton school at the University of Pennsylvania he will be remembered most readily as the academics' dean, a standard-bearer for academic tradition. That is ironic for a man...
Very dangerous mixThis was a story told to us by our chemistry master at school. A female student wished to make some potassium hydroxide solution (aqueous) and decided to throw a large lump of potassium into a bucket of water.Her...
Applauding the vigorous efforts made by the caretaker government to eradicate corruption in Bangladesh, country's development partners Saturday suggested promoting social awareness on the importance of the rule of law to establish a corruption-free society, reports UNB.Representatives of donor countries...
The signing of an agreement on the construction of Bangladesh-Myanmar Friendship Road Link Friday marks the beginning of a new era in Bangladesh-Myanmar economic relations. This is actually the restoration of the old road, which once linked Chittagong with Akiyab,...
Awami League senior leaders, including Sajeda Chowdhury and Advocate Abdul Matin Khosru, Saturday demanded that AL president Sheikh Hasina be released immediately to allow her to stay beside her ailing husband, reports UNB.Scientist Dr Wazed Miah, husband of the AL...
Chief Coordinator of the newly floated Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) Ferdous Ahmed Qureshi reacted Saturday strongly against the price-hike of essentials, saying it has reached an intolerable level, reports UNB. "The price situation may worsen in the coming days," he...
Barrister Shafiq Ahmed said Saturday the appointment of nominated directors by the government to the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) was a "clear violation of the Companies Act", reports bdnews24.com. "It's a violation of the law...
BOGRA, July 28 (UNB): Army-led anticrime joint forces arrested BNP leader and municipal chairman AKM Mahbubur Rahman near the circuit house in the town Saturday.Police and witnesses said a team of the joint forces picked up Mahbub, former president of...
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