December 2009 Archive

NASA, Microsoft take Web surfers to Mars

NASA and Microsoft launched an interactive website on Tuesday that allows Web surfers to become Mars explorers. The website is located at beamartian.jpl. nasa.gov. The "Be a Martian" website invites members of ...

Digital security certificates now in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has entered into the digital era. Different government and non-government organisations are now eying to electronic money transaction and data transfer in a safer way. But the internet chaos ...

Sahara terms ‘crossfire’ as self-defence

Terming 'crossfire' as the self-defence of the law enforcement agencies, Home Minister Sahara Khatun on Saturday denied the killings in 'crossfire'. "If you consider the definition of 'crossfire' you would see ...

Tax benefit if jobs given to physically challenged: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Saturday morning said the government will consider offering tax waiver for companies those generate jobs for the persons with disabilities. She said her government will engage the ...

Ship-breaking yard blast kills 3 in Ctg

At least three workers died and nine others were injured on Saturday in a ship-breaking yard explosion in Sitakunda of Chittagong. One of the deceased was identified as Md Selim, 25, ...

RAK Ceramics takes on first IPO under book building

RAK Ceramics, a Bangladesh-UAE joint venture, is going to be the first to offer primary shares using the book building method, a modern pricing mechanism for initial public offering (IPO). The ...

Unsatisfactory turnout at Dhaka Int’l Book fair ‘09

The two-week long Dhaka International Book Fair 2009 at Suhrawardi Udyan ends today. National Book Centre and the Ministry of Cultural Affairs jointly organised the fair, which began on December ...

Law ministry in a shambles

The recruitment and promotion policy for the law, justice and parliamentary ministry was not followed in appointment and promotion of many officials in last three years, depriving the judicial officials. Introduced ...

A night of fashion

The mercury dipped low over Dhaka on December 10, but things were heating up at Dhaka Club as some of the industry's most prominent names brought their work to the ...

Aziz Market: Sights and Sounds

And you also see a lot of devotees visiting the shrine. Aziz Market has been the 'official' chitchat place for many celebrities. It is not uncommon to see a poet ...

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