Atiur Rahman | 2014-07-11 00:00:00
Employment-centric sustainable development has gained a heightened global attention following the severe disruptions caused by the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). The crisis led to a serious slippage in job creation for the younger population. In 2011 alone as many as...
Miah Rahmat Ali and M. Masrur Reaz | 2014-07-11 00:00:00
The growing importance of international trade has made Intellectual Property Rights or IPR a subject of global concern. In this era of globalisation and rapid expansion of the world economy, intellectual property and IPR have become crucial to economic, social,...
Shihab Sarkar | 2014-07-11 00:00:00
During the period stretching from the early sixties to the seventies, the Ramna-Green Road-Nilkhet area in Dhaka was filled with a placid beauty, which few of today's youths would be able to comprehend. The whole ambience was still replete with...
S. M. Rayhanul Islam | 2014-07-11 00:00:00
"I don't exactly remember who told me or how old I was when I found out about menstruation. However I do remember my feelings about this new-found knowledge. I thought it was disgusting and I still think it's disgusting. The...
The state of tax compliance by individuals as well as business firms in Bangladesh presents an uncomfortable picture. A variety of factors are responsible for this situation. Admittedly, some progress has been achieved in recent years concerning tax:GDP (gross domestic...
Nilratan Halder | 2014-07-11 00:00:00
Unsurprisingly, the Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) has come under scathing criticism from the education minister, the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the representatives of the 79 private universities of the country. The anti-graft body's fault is that it came up...
Wasequzzaman Mubashshir | 2014-07-11 00:00:00
A good student does not mean only that s/he is sincere in his/her studies and studies books regularly. But the title 'good student' itself connotes more than this. If the epithet 'good' is taken into consideration, then it will be...
A research finding of the Transparency International Bangladesh has revealed that many private universities in the country are involved in widespread corruption. They are reported to have transacted illegal money for getting approval for launching campuses and awarding certificates. These...
Many of the elderly people known as senior citizens survive on income from house rents and savings certificates. Every year they are to file income tax returns through tax lawyers. I urge the NBR to adopt simple income tax return...
Messi's Argentina have finally reached the final of the World Cup football which is being held on the soil of their arch rival Brazil. A golden opportunity for Argentine superstar Messi is lying ahead to prove what he is today....
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia urged the professionals Thursday to get united and take to the streets after Eid to force the government to arrange a fresh election under a non-party caretaker administration, reports UNB. "We're on the movement not to...
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) said the expectations raised by the restoration of parliamentary form of government in the wake of anti-Ershad movement remained far from fully realised. "Ironically enough, as if to chop off the head for headache, the 10th...
The government will continue its crackdown on all the northeast insurgent groups which had operated from Bangladesh territory during previous regimes, said former Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni, reports UNB. "These operations are continuous as evident from the Rapid Action...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications Ministry on Thursday suggested the government to take necessary steps to repair the country's highways for the safe journey of people during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, reports UNB. The parliamentary watchdog made the recommendation at...
Within two minutes of its sitting, the International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT) Thursday adjourned its scheduled proceedings responding to a prosecution plea, reports UNB. Thursday was scheduled for providing testimony of the prosecution witness (PW-21) against Jamaat-e-Islami stalwart Maulana Abdus Sobhan...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina called Thursday upon the womenfolk to contribute equally to the country's rapid development side by side with males, saying that it would turn Bangladesh into a more prosperous nation, reports BSS. "We want the women...
FE Report | 2014-07-11 00:00:00
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) submitted Thursday charge sheets in 14 cases to the court against 12 persons, including 11 officials of Sonali Bank Limited (SBL), for their alleged swindling of Tk 3.41 billion from the bank. ACC Deputy Director...
The High Court (HC) rejected Thursday the petition seeking to withdraw the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) from the ongoing investigation into the sensational Narayanganj seven-murder case, reports UNB. An HC division bench comprising Justice Md Rezaul Haque and Justice Gobinda...
Law Minister Anisul Haque said Thursday the marriage registration of Rohingyas will be illegal from now on and legal action will be taken against the kazi (marriage registrar) who will do it, reports UNB. "There'll be no registration of Rohingya...
FE Report | 2014-07-11 00:00:00
Health Minister Mohammad Nasim called Thursday upon his Singaporean counterpart to extend cooperation with health sector of Bangladesh, including set-up of a modern hospital under joint venture. Mr Nasim made the call during a meeting with Singaporean health minister Gan...
Electricity will reach every home of Bangladesh by 2021, Tawfiq-e-Ilahi Chowdhury, the prime minister's adviser on power, energy and mineral resources said Thursday, reports UNB. He was talking to journalists after a meeting with deputy commissioners on the final day...
KUSHTIA, July 10 (UNB) - Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) picked up a Bangladeshi young man from Chilmari border in Daulatpur upazila on Thursday. The victim was identified as Sahajul Islam, 30, son of Pocha Shikdar of bordering...
FE Report | 2014-07-11 00:00:00
The first death anniversary of eminent jurist and constitution expert, Dr Muhammad Zahir, Bar-at-Law, will be observed today (Friday) After his Masters in English Literature from Dhaka University (DU) in 1960, he was enrolled as an Advocate of Dhaka High...
The World Population Day will be observed today (Friday) with 'Investing in young people' as this year's theme, reports BSS. Elaborate programmes have been chalked out to observe the day. The main function would be held at the Bangabandhu International...
Customs intelligence officials arrested two people with 1.2 kilograms of gold at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport early Thursday, reports UNB. The arrestees, identified as Abdul Motin (43) and Mohammad Abdul Aziz (44), hailed from different villages of Comilla district. Sources...
The government has decided to appoint Md Wahidur Rahman the new Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Arab Republic of Egypt, reports BSS. He is currently serving as Bangladesh High Commissioner in Kenya, a foreign ministry release said Thursday. A career...
Staff Correspondent | 2014-07-11 00:00:00
Tarik Hasan Shahriar, a senior correspondent of daily sun, has been awarded the UNFPA-Family Planning Media Award-2014 for his investigative reports on maternal and child health, public health, malnutrition, safe food and population problems in the country. He also wrote...
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