Muhammad Abdul Mazid | 2014-11-14 00:00:00
Diabetes is one of the major health and development challenges of the 21st century. There are currently 371 million people living with diabetes and another 280 million are at high risk of developing the disease across the world. Half a...
Amiya Kumar Bagchi in the second of his three-part article | 2014-11-14 00:00:00
ETHICAL BANKING AND RELATIONSHIP BANKING FOR THE NON- AGRICULTURAL SECTOR: As I had written some time back: 'Economists have recently theorised about a fact which bankers had recognised all along, viz., that credit markets are necessarily imperfect and that rate...
The importance attached to regional growth was clear and candid in the recently-held international conference in Dhaka on 'Global Economic Recovery: Asian Perspective', organised by the International Chamber of Commerce Bangladesh (ICCB). Speakers and delegates from different countries deliberated at...
Nilratan Halder | 2014-11-14 00:00:00
How ludicrous! The on-going drive against unfit, unlicensed vehicles and drivers without driving licences is making news more for the sufferings caused to commuters than for the success of the drive. A report quoting the chairman of the Bangladesh Road...
Shihab Sarkar | 2014-11-14 00:00:00
It's excellent for one to have an extraordinary ability to react. It helps a lot when s/he is vulnerable to hazards both in existence and impending. Not always. On occasions, and if one lives in this overcrowded, maddening metropolis, reflex...
I have heard from my father that when he was studying at a famous Dhaka school, the authorities of the institution used to take its students to Gulshan for picnic every year. It was in the decade of the sixties....
The regular busting of the dens of fake currency manufacturers is no doubt a laudable feat accomplished by the law enforcers. But these raids seem to be a mere tip of the iceberg. That's what alarms us. Before buying things...
Dhaka was once famous for its rich libraries. There was hardly any locality that did not have one. The present older part of the city had reasons to take pride in its libraries. Books of subjects ranging from literature, philosophy,...
Md Jamal Hossain from Denver, USA | 2014-11-14 00:00:00
In a democratic system, every eligible person is free to vote. But free-to-vote doesn't mean that voting is for free, and it doesn't have any cost at all. Nobody pays to vote, but voting has costs. People vote for the...
Z. I. M. Waliul Hye reviewing the book | 2014-11-14 00:00:00
I had the opportunity to read in the newspaper some of the write-ups included in this recently published book 'Reflections at Twilight'. Retiring after about 35 years' yeoman service to the nation Prof. Sarwar Md. Saifullah Khaled has done a...
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir claimed Thursday that Prime Minister's (PM) adviser HT Imam's assurance about arranging government jobs for Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists has exposed the government's extreme politicisation and nepotism, reports UNB. "The government...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) affairs adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy called upon the leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Thursday to work for the country's welfare with their merit and labour, reports BSS. "Nobody will...
Awami League (AL) joint general secretary Jahangir Kabir Nanak said Thursday BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia should be put behind the bars for breaking peace in the country, reports UNB. "The position of the person who breaks peace should be in...
HABIGANJ, Nov 13 (UNB): The CID submitted a supplementary charge sheet Thursday against 32 people, including former State Minister for Home Lutfozzaman Babar, former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's political secretary Harris Chowdhury and Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) mayor Ariful Haque...
A Dhaka court here indicted 89 BNP leaders and activists, including its joint secretary general Amanullah Aman Thursday, in two cases filed for vandalising and torching vehicles UNB.
JS session to continue until Nov 30 The ongoing fourth session of the 10th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will continue until November 30. This was decided at the Business Advisory Committee meeting held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban Thursday with Speaker...
Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim called upon Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Thursday to specify corruptions in the health sector, reports BSS. The health minister was addressing a press conference after a meeting related to "eviction of illegal structures,...
Politician, academics and leaders of social and cultural groups have paid their last respects to Prof Zillur Rahman Siddiqui, reports bdnews24.com. His body was brought to the Central Shaheed Minar around 11am after colleagues and students at his old workplace,...
FE Report | 2014-11-14 00:00:00
Despite having some limitations, microcredit can play a role in empowering women and reducing poverty from society, Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu said Thursday. He was speaking at the launching ceremony of a two-day international conference on 'Gender and Women...
FE Report | 2014-11-14 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) interrogated on Thursday six more officials of the Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) in connection with the alleged irregularities involving loans of nearly Tk 13 billion (1,300 crore) taken by the Ananda Shipyard. A three-member ACC...
FE Report | 2014-11-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) and traffic police in their continued drive seized two vehicles and filed cases against 36 others Thursday in the capital. "The BRTA authorities filed seven cases for lack of fitness, 13 for not having driving...
A female inmate of a non-governmental correctional centre has died as she fell off the multi-storey centre building while trying to flee in the city's Mirpur area, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Sumi Akhter, 18, an inmate of...
Due to the false certification of PhD, North South University (NSU) has dismissed ANM Meshquat Uddin from the position of Pro-Vice Chancellor of the university, says a press release. During recruitment, it was mentioned about the degree of Doctor of...
Jahanara Begum, mother of former adviser to the caretaker government and chairperson of Adcom Limited Geeti Ara Safiya Choudhury, died of old age complications at BIRDEM hospital in the city Thursday. She was 92, says a press release. She left...
FE report | 2014-11-14 00:00:00
Women's contribution is the highest in Bangladesh's significant development, said Meher Afroz Chumki, state minister for women and children's affairs Thursday. She also said grassroots women's participation is the most important factor in the country's economic development. About 80 per...
The 26th death anniversary of founder of the Cooperative Credit Union Movement in Bangladesh Father Charles J Young, csc will be observed today (Friday), said a press release. In this connection, the member organisations of Cooperative Credit Union League of...
Rab's 39th death anniv today The 39th death anniversary of Maj Gen (Retd) MA Rab, Bir Uttam, chief of Staff of Liberation Forces and First honorary Managing Director of `Mukti Joddha Klalayan Trust' will be observed today (Friday). Relatives and...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6pm today (Friday). Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country, Met Office said. Country's highest temperature 32.5 degree celsius...
FE Report | 2014-11-14 00:00:00
Speakers at an international conference on micro-finance Thursday attached importance to conducting more research on the role of micro-credit (MC) in empowerment of women with a greater perspective to get future direction. There is no doubt about micro-finance playing a...
Our Correspondent | 2014-11-14 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Nov 13: BD-RED (Bangladesh Real Estate Directory) has been working for development of the real estate industry, and playing an important role in taking it to the doorsteps of Chittagong people, said the CCC mayor. Chittagong City Corporation (CCC)...
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