Saadat Husain | 2015-06-02 00:00:00
I grew up with a lofty idea about pristine patriotism since my school days. It was above everything in my perception. My belief, almost an article of faith, stumbled while I was living in Boston for higher study. I took...
Syed Jamaluddin | 2015-06-02 00:00:00
There is no supply constraint of essentials like onion, gram, lentil and garlic. Stocks of these items are adequate. But prices of these items are rising. There is a tendency to raise the price of edible oil although international prices...
It is quite frustrating that the country has been able to upgrade only four per cent of its highways to four-lane ones during the last ten years. Even if the Dhaka-Chittagong and the Dhaka-Mymensingh four-lane highway projects are completed within...
Abdul Bayes | 2015-06-02 00:00:00
There have been quite a number of research reports dealing with the impacts of a hike in commodity prices on income and poverty levels in affected countries. But for three main reasons, one of the papers by Joseph V. Balagtas,...
Iftu Ahmed from Aurora, IL, USA | 2015-06-02 00:00:00
The cricketing world is now focusing on the upcoming cricket series between Bangladesh and India which is scheduled from June 07 to June 24, 2015 in Bangladesh. The series consists of only one Test match and three One-Day International (ODI)...
The unstable position of Sundarban Hotel now perched on the edge of a collapsed site, just goes to show how carelessly construction is carried out in the city. The hotel is at a serious risk due to digging on the...
Drug addiction is assuming ominous proportions in the country. A sizeable portion of our young generation has become drug addicts. A section of matured, educated and well-placed people are also known to have taken up this deadly habit. Drug dealers...
Smokers not only destroy their health but also harm innocent non-smokers around them. For deliberately harming the health of non-smokers, the best measure will be to impose excessively high excise duty on all 'bidi' (local tobacco leaf rolled for smoking)...
In the second paragraph of the post-editorial, published in the last Sunday’s issue of the FE under the heading, ‘Footing the public servants’ pay hike bill’, the proposed allocation in the upcoming budget for meeting the expenditures on account of...
Abu Afsarul Haider | 2015-06-02 00:00:00
Throughout history, people have turned to astrologers, pundits and gurus in a quest to unlock the mysteries of the future. Businesses show a big appetite in getting a peep into the future as the existing climate becomes highly uncertain. Nevertheless,...
Saleh Akram | 2015-06-02 00:00:00
Emigration of human beings from one state to another is as old as the civilisation itself. In olden days men used to migrate in groups to different places in search of food and shelter. While the intention behind such emigration...
RAJSHAHI, June 1 (BSS): Hundreds of ethnic minority people have started getting arsenic-free pure drinking water in some remote villages under Tanore Upazila of the district for the first time as two hand- driven tube-wells have been set up there...
RAJSHAHI, June 1 (BSS): Speakers have voiced for making the elected women representatives in reserved seats of the local government institutions (LGIs) politically empowered for elevating their working capacity. Importance should be given to strengthening decision-making capacities of them for...
From A Correspondent | 2015-06-02 00:00:00
SYLHET, June 1: The food department will procure 14,888 tonnes of foodgrains in the current season in Sylhet division under the countrywide drive that began on May 31. Contacted, an official in the regional food office, Sylhet, informed this correspondent...
Our Correspondent | 2015-06-02 00:00:00
TANGAIL, June 1: A day-long Migrants Service Fair was held in Tangail Monday at local Shaheed Smreety Pouro Uddyan, arranged by BRAC. In the morning a colourful rally was brought out from the fair area and it paraded through the...
Our Correspondent | 2015-06-02 00:00:00
GOPALGANJ, June 1: The Judicial Conference-2015 was held at district judge court conference room in Gopalganj Sunday. The conference organised by District Judicial Department, Gopalganj, was attended by magistrates, advocates, journalists, political leaders and different high officials of the district....
Our Correspondent | 2015-06-02 00:00:00
TANGAIL, June 1: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Tangail conducted a mobile court operation Sunday at Bhai Bhai Mustard Oil Mills at Dhol Para area of Ghatail police station under the district and seized 3000 litres of burnt mobil which was...
Our Correspondent | 2015-06-02 00:00:00
MAGURA, June 1: Magura municipality employees union fabricated a human chain Monday in front of municipality office premises to press for their 7 points demands. The demands include solving the problem of non payment of their salary for 5 months,...
Our Correspondent | 2015-06-02 00:00:00
RANGPUR, June 1: A housewife was slaughtered by her husband over family feud at Hazipur Kutirpara village under Ramnathpur union at Badarganj upazila in Rangpur district early Monday. The deceased was identified as Arifa Begum (26), mother of two children...
Our Correspondent | 2015-06-02 00:00:00
PABNA, June 1: A bumper production of phaseolus mungo (Bangla name 'Mash Kalai') and its fair price has brought smile on the faces of farmers in nine upazilas of the district this season. Farmers have achieved the satisfactory production due...
Two Police ICs to be constructed in Jamalpur Two police Investigation Centers (IC) will be constructed in Dewanganj upazila of the district this year. Public works department (PWD) already floated tenders for the construction work of the two ICs at...
RU Correspondent | 2015-06-02 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, June 1: A national workshop on 'Supply Chain Management' was held at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) campus, a press release said. RUET Vice Chancellor Prof. Mohammed Rafiqul Islam Beg, inaugurated the workshop as the chief...
Last year's runners-up Dhaka Mariner Youngs' Club earned a facile 58-6 goals victory over Jatrabari Krira Chakra in the Cute Women's Handball League at the Shaheed (Captain) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in the city on Monday, reports UNB....
Robi and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have unveiled the jersey for the national cricket team on Monday at the Home of Cricket, Mirpur, reports BSS. Ace cricketers Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Shakib Al Hasan and Rubel Hossain...
Yasir Wardad | 2015-06-02 00:00:00
Prices of some key essentials increased further in the city kitchen markets ahead of the Holy Shab-e-Barat, according to key kitchen markets sources. Prices of meat, onion, fragrant rice, suji (semolina), broken chickpea (booter dal) and other few items witnessed...
FE Report | 2015-06-02 00:00:00
The local think-tank, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), in its latest observation said there is a mismatch between the data of demand and supply of rice which is misleading the policymakers to take timely initiatives. The CPD at a press...
© 2026 - All Rights with The Financial Express
