Ian Bremmer writing for Reuters | 2014-05-14 00:00:00
On the surface, Barack Obama's recent Japan visit struck all the right chords for Tokyo. For the first time ever, an American president stated that the U.S.-Japan security treaty extends to the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands dispute, the most combustible geopolitical conflict...
Nazir Ahmed | 2014-05-14 00:00:00
Three dates and certificates are very important for everyone: the date of birth and birth certificate, the date of marriage and marriage certificate, and the date of death and death certificate. While the first and middle ones affect a person...
The growing incidence of kidnapping and abduction for ransom has caused deep worries among the country's businesses in general. The fear has been getting stronger in the absence of effective actions to nab such abductors and kidnappers. Of late, the...
Md. Shafayet Hossain | 2014-05-14 00:00:00
GAP stands for 'Good Agricultural Practices'. GAP is a set of principles, regulations and technical recommendations applicable to production, processing and transporting, addressing human health care, environmental protection and improvement of working conditions. We are not still familiar with the...
Md Alamgir | 2014-05-14 00:00:00
Asbestos is a name given to a group of naturally occurring minerals contained within rocks. Though it is largely produced in Russia, it is found in many countries. Since asbestos does not burn, it is used as a protection against...
Recently, with a record voter turnout the month-long Indian Lok Sabha election has come to an end successfully. Official election results will be announced on May 16. If we compare the role of our Election Commission (EC) ahead of and...
The public hearing on abduction and killing of seven persons in Narayanganj is seemingly not going on smoothly as a small number of people gave depositions before it. It is natural as the perpetrators are very powerful and the common...
Japan has provided 12 more eco-friendly waste collection vehicles to our country. It will play a significant role in waste collection and in decreasing environmental pollution. Japan has given 122 waste collection vehicles to Bangladesh so far. It is indeed...
Syed Mahbubur Rashid | 2014-05-14 00:00:00
Not long ago, black money was newly baptised as 'undisclosed income'. But does it materially differ? Why will there be no disclosure of any income if there is no kleptocracy? When Finance Minister A M A Muhith in his first...
Aziz Rahman | 2014-05-14 00:00:00
In recent times, it has become quite a common practice in Bangladesh to address female dignitaries and functionaries of the government starting from the top, down to almost all levels in the executive and judicial branches as 'Sir' instead of...
Election Commissioner (EC) Md Shah Nawaz urged the candidates, officials, law enforcement agencies concerned and people of Rangpur Tuesday to facilitate holding the sixth and last phase of Upazila polls on May 19 peacefully, reports BSS. "Chief Election Commissioner (CEC)...
Food Minister Advocate Quamrul Islam called upon the BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia not to do dirty politics over the Narayanganj killing incident, reports BSS. He alleged that BNP chairperson has again been hatching conspiracy to install communal forces in power....
Our Correspondent | 2014-05-14 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, May 13: Kotwali police filed a case against 21 arrested leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami Chittagong city unit under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The leaders include Ameer of the unit ANM Shamsul Islam and secretary Nazrul Islam. Those arrested include...
NARAYANGANJ, May 13 (UNB): Accusing Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) of being involved in the sensational seven murders in the district, speakers at a civic rally here Tuesday lamented that the elite force is now killing people although its duty is...
JHENIDAH, May 13 (UNB): A local BNP leader was chopped to death by unknown miscreants in the Nimtala Bridge area at Chapali village under Kaliganj Upazila Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Ismail Hossain (55), vice-chairman of Kaliganj Upazila unit...
RU Correspondent | 2014-05-14 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, May 13: The activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of Rajshahi University (RU) locked an examination room at the Islamic History and Culture Department . The academic committee of the Islamic History department decided to take examination for...
Family wants Jubo Dal leader's body Family of a slain leader of Lakshmipur Jubo Dal unit has demanded that his body be handed over to them. They raised the demand at a press conference in the district town's Hospital Road...
FE Report | 2014-05-14 00:00:00
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) will interrogate five people including three policemen again today (Wednesday) over the embezzlement of 165 smuggled gold bars that were seized from the city's Rampura area, sources have said. The Commission took the decision of grilling...
Buddha Purnima, the biggest religious festival of the Buddhist community, was celebrated Tuesday in the city and elsewhere across the country, reports UNB. To mark the day in a befitting manner, the Buddhist community chalked out various programmes including colourful...
President Abdul Hamid Tuesday urged the countrymen irrespective of all religion and opinions to play a proper role in national development by maintaining tradition of communal harmony, reports BSS. The President was speaking at a reception he hosted for members...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to file a case against nine people, including three BRAC officials, for allegedly swindling out about Tk 5.0 million from the NGO, reports UNB. The Commission at a recent meeting gave approval for filing...
The Massachusetts General Hospital based in Boston of the United States of America will help Bangladesh develop expertise in nursing and uterus cancer treatment, reports BSS. "This was decided by the hospital authorities after a request was made by the...
Vice-Chairperson of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress Yan Junqi arrived in the city Tuesday on a three-day visit to hold talks with Bangladesh leaders, reports UNB. The purpose of her visit is to promote friendly contacts and...
A documentary, titled 'Timeless Gitanjali', directed by eminent Tagore exponent and researcher Dr Chanchal Khan will be released in the city Friday, reports UNB. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali will be present as the chief guest while Indian High Commissioner...
Three persons including a woman were injured in a fire that broke out in a readymade garments shop following an explosion of a television set placed inside the shop in city's Pallabi area early Tuesday, reports BSS. The incident took...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Sylhet and Chittagong divisions and at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna and Barisal divisions until 6:00 pm...
Seven held with gold, cannabis at Dhaka airport Airport Armed Police Battalion (APBn) arrested seven persons including a woman along with one kilogram of gold and 2.25 kg of cannabis from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Monday...
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