Rahman Jahangir | 2015-01-02 00:00:00
Oceans have always been important to people around the world as a means of transportation. Unlike a few decades ago, however, ships are now carrying goods rather than people. As markets became increasingly globalised, shipping volumes soared. From the 1960s...
Sayed Kamaluddin | 2015-01-02 00:00:00
NATO has finally ended its 13-year 'war on terror' in Afghanistan, leaving the country in the grip of worsening insurgent violence. At a closed-door ceremony, NATO Commander American General John Campbell, addressing the attending soldiers said: "You've made Afghanistan stronger...
The just concluded REHAB (Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh) Winter Fair 2014 has flagged, more than anything, the concerns of a host of stakeholders over the future of the country's real estate and housing sector. For sometime now,...
Nilratan Halder | 2015-01-02 00:00:00
The disappointing result of a mid-November Gallup poll on the issue of expanding access to healthcare has compelled some of the Americans to question if callousness is enough to describe the apathy. Lee A. Daniels, a columnist who belongs to...
Engr. S. A. Mansoor | 2015-01-02 00:00:00
Most household and kitchen waste and leftover food and similar materials are good raw materials for producing bio-gas (methane), an important cooking fuel for the household. Human excreta, generally considered a filthy waste, is also an important source for methane...
As a conscious citizen of the country I cannot but feel worried and alarmed when I see the workers of one party attacking the supporters of another. Not surprisingly, police remain as silent spectators. We, the common people, want to...
Like previous years Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) has begun on 1 January. We know from newspaper reports that the entry fee has been fixed at Tk 30 for adults and Tk 20 for children. It is observed that every...
Your popular Letters to the Editor column permits me to thank Mrs. Ferdous Imam and family for the kind words, gratitude, and thanks they expressed towards me yesterday (31.12.2014). It is most encouraging and pleasing to read that change is...
Shihab Sarkar | 2015-01-02 00:00:00
Lands suitable for hotels and guesthouses are on sale in Kuakata at attractive prices. Contact immediately -- that's what an advertisement on the backside of a number of Dhaka auto-rickshaws says. The publicity notice may have drawn the attention of...
Yasir Wardad | 2015-01-02 00:00:00
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) has developed two wheat varieties tolerant of heat, which are expected to reach farmers by November this year, officials said. The new heat-tolerant varieties-Bari Gom 29 and 30-are of short duration and can be cultivated...
Monira Munni | 2015-01-02 00:00:00
More than 300 new apparel units were set up in the last two years while 450 factories were closed down facing a flurry of odds including recent wage hike and safety and compliance requirements. Of the total new units, new...
New PDB chairman takes office Engineer Shahinul Islam Khan has been appointed the new chairman of the state-owned Power Development Board (PDB). Prior to his new position, he was the member (generation) of the same organisation, said a PDB press...
The government has decided to construct the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Moheshkhali by 2016 with a view to importing LNG to meet the growing demand for energy in the country. "The LNG terminal having capacity of 1,38,000...
All have been urged to create a congenial atmosphere so that persons with disabilities can easily get employment opportunities. Speakers made the appeal while addressing a discussion meeting jointly organised by the BCC and Centre for Services and Information on...
TEHRAN, Jan 1 (Xinhua): Iran and Turkey have agreed to use their national currencies in trade transactions, the visiting Turkish economy minister said, Tasnim news agency reported on Thursday. The arrangement, part of a preferential trade agreement concluded after 11...
International flight frequencies blocked by the GMG, that was closed three years ago, have been causing losses to other operating private airlines, reports bdnews24.com. According to authorities concerned, the flight frequencies held by the closed GMG Airlines cannot be allotted...
Sonia H Moni | 2015-01-02 00:00:00
The price of both imported and local garlic increased over the last few days as import cost from China rose and the domestic variety is yet to arrive in the market, traders said. "We've been importing garlic at a higher...
MUMBAI, Jan 1 (Reuters): India's central bank on Thursday cautioned investors against multi-level marketing firms that promise high returns and run on hefty member susbscription fees, warning such offers could result in direct financial losses. Multilevel marketing structures work on...
VILNIUS, Jan 01 (AFP): Lithuania welcomed a New Year and a new currency on Thursday, becoming the last Baltic nation to adopt the euro in a bid to boost stability despite fears of inflation and eurozone debt woes. Prime Minister...
Our Correspondent RANGPUR, Dec 31: Mindless sand lifting from river Ghaghot at Uttom Hazirhat area under Rangpur City Corporation is going on ceaselessly, causing serious risk for the river bank and nearby cultivable lands. A section of local influential sand...
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