Md Joynal Abdin | 2014-11-22 00:00:00
Bangladesh is one of the most emerging countries of the world. The current size of its GDP is about US$ 140 billion with annual 6 per cent plus growth rate during the last decade. Economic growth of the country is...
'Lies, damned lies and statistics' -- is a phrase often quoted to highlight the strength and persuasive power of numbers. The importance of statistics at individual as well as national levels remains beyond doubt. But the value of statistics gets...
Rahman Jahangir | 2014-11-22 00:00:00
Last week's arrest of 31 foreign nationals in a lightning raid by the Detective Branch (DB) of the police for staying in Bangladesh without any legal travel documents exposes only the tip of an iceberg. It clearly shows how lax...
Gopal Sengupta | 2014-11-22 00:00:00
Corruption in Bangladesh has assumed such large proportions with various types and forms that large sections of the public have come to believe that it is impossible to get rid of this menace. In such an atmosphere of pervasive cynicism,...
I was happy to read in newspapers that Bangladesh Bank is planning a crackdown on chronic loan defaulters. A few corrupt loan defaulters have taken out huge money from banks and are not repaying it. This loan defaulting culture is...
It is a common practice in our society that most of us tend to avoid discussing our psychological problem with anyone or seek help from psychiatrists and suffer quietly. Our society has to be more open about discussing the psychological...
The internet has become a necessity in our daily life. We cannot think of living a day without spending some time on the internet. It has become a necessity and is not a luxury anymore. The internet has become an...
Cell phone companies are generating SMS (short message service) randomly to the irritation of cell phone users. One loses the will to read the message and over time, a pile of the garbage gets accumulated. In the process, though, one...
Md Jamal Hossain from University of Denver, USA | 2014-11-22 00:00:00
Poverty reduction is a global concern. Who should undertake the task of poverty reduction? Well, the answer is ready. The responsibility for reduction of poverty is either vested in the government or the well-off classes. Then the question is, who...
Zeenat Khan from Maryland, USA | 2014-11-22 00:00:00
According to Wikipedia, "Corporal punishment has been outlawed in many countries, including Canada, Kenya, South Africa, Sweden, New Zealand and nearly all of Europe." In the U.S., "corporal punishment is prohibited in public school for 31 states and Washington D.C."...
In a scathing attack on the ruling party for its student body's 'growing indulgence in violence', BNP Dhaka city unit convener Mirza Abbas said Friday it is not the BNP-led 20-party, but Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) is a 'malignant tumour'...
Two left- leaning parties-Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) -- will jointly stage demonstrations in the capital today (Saturday), protesting the government move to raise gas prices from January next, reports UNB. The CPB and BSD...
President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury urged the government Friday to quit forthwith and arrange a credible general election, reports UNB. "An unprecedented anarchy has been created in the country following the January-5 election joined by...
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) president HM Bodiuzzaman Shohag ruled out involvement of his organisation in the Sylhet clash that left one of its activist dead, reports bdnews24.com. "There were no clashes between Chhatra League factions of Shahjalal University of Science...
Although holding the overdue election to Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) is necessary, the first step towards arranging the polls is to keep the academic activities of the university unharmed, says Vice Chancellor (VC) Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique. "Our...
RAJBARI, Nov 21 (UNB): Pangsha Upazila vice chairman and Krishak League president Munshi Nader Hossain was injured in a gun attack at Kacharipara village in Pangsha Upazila Friday morning. Police said a group of armed miscreants fired two rounds of...
GAZIPUR, Nov 21 (UNB): Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal president Moazzem Hossain Alal was freed from jail on bail Friday. Alal was released from Kashimpur central jail around 11 am. Several hundred leaders and activists of the BNP's student body received their...
Publicity and Publication Affairs Secretary of the ruling Awami League (AL) Dr Hasan Mahmud said Friday BNP has turned out to be a political party of no leaders, activists and supporters now, reports BSS. "So, the party is now busy...
FARIDPUR, Nov 21 (UNB): A case has been filed against 40 local leaders and activists of Swechchhasebak Dal, volunteer front of BNP, in connection with Wednesday's clash between police and activists in the district town. Swechchhasebak Dal district convener Syed...
CHITTAGONG, Nov 21 (BSS): Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) arrested a Jamaat leader from the city's Bandar area Friday morning. The arrested was identified as Mohammad Shafiul Alam, 41, a ward level president of the Bandar thana unit of Jamaat-e-Islami. Acting...
USHTIA, Nov 21 (BSS): President of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) and Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu said here today that militancy, corruption, terrorism and politicisation should be resisted nationally. "In guise of democracy none can walk hand-in-hand with communal forces...
SUNAMGANJ, Nov 21 (UNB): Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) picked up a Bangladeshi young man from Baliaghat border point in Tahirpur Upazila Friday morning. The victim was identified as Hazrat Ali, 35, a coal worker and son of...
Badrul Ahsan | 2014-11-22 00:00:00
Insiders smell something fishy at the drastic fall in fines imposed by the Department of Environment (DoE) indicating that the officials are being managed by the stakeholders. According to the data available with the government, fines imposed against different factories...
NARAYANGANJ, Nov 21 (UNB): Four cops, including a sub-inspector, of Bandar Police Station in the district were suspended on Friday for their alleged involvement in drug peddling. The suspended police members are sub-inspector Masudul Haq, Assistant sub-inspector Neyamotullah, constable Amir...
BAGERHAT, Nov 21 (UNB): Members of Bangladesh Navy in a drive detained 26 more Indian fishermen at the Fairway Buoy point in the Bay of Bengal under Mongla upazila on Friday for trespassing into the Bangladesh waters. Sub-inspector of Mongla...
Two Perlis Immigration officers were tentatively charged in the Magistrate's Court in Kangar town in Malaysia on Friday with murdering a Bangladeshi detainee on October 29, reports UNB. Mohd Aminnudin Mohd Yasin, 32, and Zuhairul Effendy Zualkafli, 32, allegedly killed...
Marking the Armed Forces day, President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina paid on Friday rich tributes to members of the Bangladesh Armed Forces who made supreme sacrifices in the liberation war in 1971, reports UNB. The President,...
Muggers snatched away Tk 1.08 million after shooting a money exchange trader at Mirpur in the city on Thursday night, reports UNB. The victim was identified as Sharif Nasir Hossain, 28, a resident of Janata Housing under Mirpur police station....
The existence of Tokay Gecko, locally known as Takkhak, is threatened in the country due to its rampant illegal hunting as a notion is there that its illicit business can make one a millionaire overnight, reports UNB. Wildlife conservationists said...
BENAPOLE, Nov 21 (UNB): Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized Indian goods worth Tk 4.8 million at Amrakhali border point here early Friday. Acting on secret information, a team of BGB-26 conducted a drive in the area and recovered...
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