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Rethinking MBA schooling

Md Nurul Islam Sohel | 2015-03-26 00:00:00

Imagine a teacher with years of teaching experience but no corporate or other relevant real life experience/attachment (except as a customer) lecturing in a class of part-time MBA students (working executives) on how to be more competent in managerial job....

UK MPs alarmed at ‘lack of open democratic process in BD’

FE Report | 2015-03-26 00:00:00

British lawmakers called upon the UK (United Kingdom) government to put pressure on its Bangladesh counterpart to end enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings and protect the freedom of expression. Ten British parliamentarians took the initiative. The Early Day Motion (EDM)...

Law-enforcers asked to stay alert

2015-03-26 00:00:00

The government has asked the law enforcers to remain alert and to be more active ahead of the April 28 elections to Dhaka South and Dhaka North City Corporations, reports UNB. The instruction came at a meeting of the Cabinet...

‘Equal scopes in polls, if BNP stops violence’

2015-03-26 00:00:00

Awami League Advisory Council member Suranjit Sengupta said on Wednesday equal opportunities would be ensured in the forthcoming city corporation polls if BNP- led 20-party alliance stops unleashing violence, reports BSS. "Equal opportunities will be ensured in the City Corporation...

Nasir, 12 others cleared of murder charge

Our Correspondent | 2015-03-26 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Mar 25: Islami Chhatra Shibir's Nasir Uddin and 12 others were acquitted of charges on Wednesday in a murder case filed 21 years ago. Speedy Trial Tribunal judge Reza Tariq acquitted Shibir Nasir and his 12 associates of all...

Shamsher Mobin Chy denied bail

2015-03-26 00:00:00

A Dhaka court rejected bail petition of BNP vice-chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury  on Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Kamrul Islam Molla issued the order on Wednesday. On Dec 24, 2014, there was a clash outside a special court...

Jhenidah AL council held after 10 years

Our Correspondent | 2015-03-26 00:00:00

JHENIDAH, Mar 25: The triennial council of district unit of Bangladesh Awami League (AL) was held on the Wazir Ali High School field in Jhenidah after ten years amid enthusiasm and festivity among the leaders and workers of the party...

We want peace, not destruction: PM

2015-03-26 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina sought cooperation of the countrymen on Wednesday to free the nation from militant acts and keep ongoing the country's development, saying that the people want peace, not destruction, report agencies. "We want development and peace,...

Training on water held at DWASA

2015-03-26 00:00:00

A daylong training programme on "Turnaround Consumer for Water Conser-vation in Dhaka City" jointly organised by Dhaka WASA, Water Aid and Rain Forum was held at the Training Centre of Dhaka WASA in the city recently on the occasion of...

Tk 5.31b sought for 3yrs beyond extra budget

FE Report | 2015-03-26 00:00:00

The cultural affairs ministry has now sought an additional allocation of Tk 5.30 billion (530 crore) from the government exchequer for next three years. Officials said the Ministry of Cultural Affairs (MoCA) sought the extra allocation from the non-development budget...

BNP terms city polls new drama

FE Report | 2015-03-26 00:00:00

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in a statement on Wednesday said the Election Commission (EC) was going to stage another drama of picaresque election under the local government system the way it did during the last controversial general election on January...

BCS bodies slam attack on Barrister Jahangir

FE Report | 2015-03-26 00:00:00

Leaders of BCS (customs, VAT and taxation) associations strongly slammed on Wednesday attack on revenue board member Barrister Jahangir Hossain and called upon the government to give the culprits exemplary punishment. The leaders of the associations - BCS (customs and...

President, PM greet RAB

2015-03-26 00:00:00

President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina in separate messages on the eve of the 11th founding anniversary of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) greeted all members of the elite force and wished their continued success and prosperity,...

News in Brief

2015-03-26 00:00:00

BD elected NIOHC chairman Bangladesh was unanimously elected chairman of North Indian Ocean Hydrographic Commission (NIOHC) for 2015-2016 at a meeting of the commission on March 18 in the Omani capital Muscat. A two-member delegation from Bangladesh Navy headed by...

Weather

2015-03-26 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Comilla and Noakhali until 6:00 pm today (Thursday), reports UNB. The...

An unkind cut

Mahmudur Rahman | 2015-03-26 00:00:00

The shock and despondency runs strong and the bitter pill of defeat has left a bad taste. Having gone through her best run in cricket, Bangladesh cricket team returned home from the Cricket World Cup 2015, with memories of what...

NBFIs barred from sacking CEOs sans BB permission

FE Report | 2015-03-26 00:00:00

A changed rule bars non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) from sacking their CEOs sans prior permission of the central bank. Moreover, the Bangladesh Bank (BB) reserves the right to appoint an administrator to stand in the vacancy in CEO post of...

No time extension for nomination submission

2015-03-26 00:00:00

The Election Commission (EC) will not extend time to submit nomination papers for city corporation elections, reports UNB.   Rejecting the demand of pro-BNP professionals for the Dhaka and Chittagong city corporation elections, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad said Wednesday...

Mozaffar refuses Independence Award

2015-03-26 00:00:00

Politician Mozaffar Ahmed, who had rejected a cabinet position after independence in 1971, has now refused the Independence Award, reports bdnews 24.com. The chairman of the National Awami Party (NAP) is the only living person who was associated with the...

NBR for including proposals in Finance Bill \\\'15

Doulot Akter Mala | 2015-03-26 00:00:00

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has found a set of proposals in the PPP incentive package, including tax waiver, beyond the bounds of fiscal law, and proposed their incorporation in the Finance Bill 2015. According to NBR, allowing relief...

Contractors fear upswing in construction costs

FE Report | 2015-03-26 00:00:00

Businessmen specially contractors are in trouble as they feared that higher cost of bricks will increase the cost of construction.   President of Bangladesh Association of Construction Industry (BACI), a platform of the country's contractors, Md Aftabuddin Ahmed told the FE...

US calls for restoring BD democratic institutions

FE Report | 2015-03-26 00:00:00

Condemning waves of violence in Bangladesh, the United States has urged the government to restore and rejuvenate its democratic institutions, including support for freedom of expression, especially by the media. In its latest call, the US government also stressed creating...

Photo: Independence Award 2015

2015-03-26 00:00:00

Brick prices spike on coal supply crunch, turmoil

Yasir Wardad | 2015-03-26 00:00:00

Brick prices increased by up to 33 per cent in the country in the last few months following a supply crunch of coal and the increase in transportation costs amid the ongoing transport blockade, said sector insiders. The surge in...

BD outshines Pakistan in several indicators

Asjadul Kibria | 2015-03-26 00:00:00

In over four decades of clinching independence from Pakistani rule, Bangladesh has outstripped Pakistan in many global development indictors that reflect the resilience of the nascent nation's growth potential. The country's economy has been growing over 6.0 per cent annually...

Why efficient management of water is so important

Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2015-03-26 00:00:00

Around 26 million people of the country still do not have access to safe drinking water sources, according to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Water is otherwise the very essence of life. Yet...

Independence, National Day today

2015-03-26 00:00:00

The nation will celebrate the 45th Independence and National Day today (Thursday) with due solemnity and festivity, reports UNB. On Mar 26, 1971, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared Bangladesh's independence following the crackdown on unarmed Bangalees...

Photo:\\\'procession of light\\\'

2015-03-26 00:00:00

Prayer Timings

2015-03-26 00:00:00

Holiday Notice

2015-03-26 00:00:00