Syful Islam | 2015-05-30 00:00:00
The renewal of the Indo-Bangladesh water-transit protocol has become uncertain with Delhi disagreeing to allow the passage of goods to third countries through its land, pay levies to Dhaka for such transit and raise the maintenance cost of protocol routes,...
Ismail Hossain | 2015-05-30 00:00:00
More than 96 per cent businessmen of the country have to bribe the government agencies concerned to obtain necessary documents before starting any business, a study has revealed. Among them, importers are the majority-98.6 per cent-who have to pay kickbacks...
NARSINGDI, May 29 (UNB): The death toll from Thursday's trawler capsize in the Meghna River here rose to nine with recovery of six more bodies Friday morning. Fire fighters and BIWTA workers retrieved the six bodies in the morning. Earlier,...
The results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations will be published today (Saturday). The results will be handed over to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at 10am. Later, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid will formally announce the results...
KHULNA, May 29: The state-owned Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) would start sale of five essential commodities—sugar, edible oil, pulses, gram and date—in the open market through designated dealers ahead of holy Shab-e-barat and Ramadan from June 01. Sources said...
Arafat Ara | 2015-05-30 00:00:00
Unemployed youths, mainly from the lower income group, fall prey to the human-traffickers, who allure them by offering lucrative jobs in Malaysia and other countries. With the recent discoveries of many mass-graves and slave-camps in the jungles of Malaysia and...
BANDARBAN, May 29 (UNB): Four members of a Rohingya family, including a minor boy, were found dead at Tiamolong village in Sadar upazila on Friday. The deceased were identified as Amin, 45, his son Junayed, 12, his sister Samira, 40,...
FE Report | 2015-05-30 00:00:00
A fire broke out Friday at a fast food shop on the rooftop of a four-storey building in the city's Gulshan area. However, there was no report of casualties. The fire originated around 3:30 pm from a cigarette butt at...
Hasanat Abdul Hye | 2015-05-29 00:00:00
Most of the migrants are desperate people. They are prepared to take any risk to fulfill their dream of a better life. Knowing this, recruiting agents and human traffickers take full advantage. The former get paid many times over what...
Syed Jamaluddin | 2015-05-29 00:00:00
The international community wants reform of the country's electoral system on the basis of political understanding. Their proposal is aimed at free, fair and participatory election. They are considering the views of the civil society in this regard. There are...
Increased import handling by private inland container depots (ICDs) has resulted in faster clearance of consignments, much to the relief of importers. Bulk consumer goods as well as inputs for the manufacturing sector enjoy the benefits, while congestion at the...
Nilratan Halder | 2015-05-29 00:00:00
Patriarchal societies have an arcane attitude towards sex crime. How the inadequacy of the view gets exposed unaware at times is best illustrated by the recent naïve statement by the country's police chief. He preferred as innocuous a term as...
Nabil Azam Dewan | 2015-05-29 00:00:00
Nowadays, the power of technology is greater than what we could not even imagine a few years ago. Nobody will deny that we are living in a strange time, when a certain phenomenon called social media has occupied our thinking...
Worn and torn-out notes have become a nuisance for the citizens. We often see commercial banks keep 100 and 500-Taka bundles of torn and worn-out notes and when a client takes out money from one bank to deposit in another...
It is indeed sad to note that no government tries its best to uproot corruption form our society which has been encouraging the unscrupulous people to be more involved in this practice. The government is going to increase the salaries...
The two perpetrators of gang rape of a Garo girl have been arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). This shows the promptness and agility of the law enforcers. Rape cases in our country often go unnoticed and unaddressed as...
Shihab Sarkar | 2015-05-29 00:00:00
There has been a disconcerting twist in the Southeast Asian saga of illegal migrants. This time the location shifts to Malaysia from Thailand. A mind-boggling number of mass graves of suspected migrants were detected on Monday (May 25, 2015) in...
S. M. Rayhanul Islam | 2015-05-29 00:00:00
In 2000, at the World Education Forum in Dakar, Senegal, 164 governments pledged to achieve 'Education for All (EFA)' and identified six goals to be met by 2015. Goal 1 - Early childhood care and education: Expanding and improving comprehensive...
Ashikur Rahman | 2015-05-29 00:00:00
The purpose of any state ought to be, first, to offer public services and order that provides security and scope to citizens to pursue a life that they have reasons to cherish; and in the next place, to implant institutions...
Zarif Iftekhar Rasul | 2015-05-29 00:00:00
For a developing country seeking to boost economic growth and development, infrastructure plays a decisive role. The World Economic Forum’s Global Competitive Index (GCI) lists transport and energy infrastructure as a key pillar of competitiveness, highlighting their role as essential...
Naureen Khan | 2015-05-29 00:00:00
Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) are service or business ventures that are funded, managed, and operated through a partnership between the government and one or more private sector entities. In the national budget of fiscal year (FY) 2014-15, the government had...
RANGPUR, May 28 (BSS): Speakers at a post-rally discussion Thursday said Bangladesh has been marching fast towards a middle income nation following tremendous successes achieved by the government in every sector during the past six and a half years. The...
GAIBANDHA, May 28 (BSS): Speakers at a workshop here on Wednesday underlined the importance of farming medicinal plants and its quick expansion at farmers' level for earning economical profit. "An emphasis should be given to create much awareness among the...
Our Correspondent | 2015-05-29 00:00:00
PABNA, May 28: A housewife was chopped to death by her husband at Haizor village under Khatupara union in Santhia upazila of Pabna early today (Thursday). Police recovered the body of the victim Thursday morning. Her husband managed to escape...
RAJSHAHI, May 28 (BSS): Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) is determined to keep its installations smoking free as part its commitment to make the city clean, green, healthy and educated. For the last couple of months, none is allowed to smoke...
FARIDPUR, May 28 (BSS): Bodies of two young girls were recovered yesterday from Nagarkanda and Alfadanga upazilas of this district. It is learnt from Nagarkanda police that the body of one Sagari Begum (19), daughter Mahiuddin of Kaichal village under...
RU Correspondent | 2015-05-29 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, May 28: A two-day national workshop on APGA based Digital Controller Design began at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) campus Thursday morning, said a press release. RUET VC Prof. Mohammed Rafiqul Islam Beg inaugurated the workshop...
Our Correspondent | 2015-05-29 00:00:00
GOPALGANJ, May 28: Kasiani thana police recovered a woman's corpse from a doctor's chamber at Mazra Bazar of Parulia union under Kasiani upazila in Gopalganj district early Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Mazeda Begum (45), wife of Jahid...
Our Correspondent | 2015-05-29 00:00:00
JESSORE, May 28: Vowing to take agri based facilities to the doorsteps of the farmers, extended agricultural service centres were kicked off at a total of 139 agricultural blocks Thursday. Prodip Kumar Mondol, additional director, agricultural extension department inaugurated the...
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