Md Abdullah Al Helal | 2014-04-20 00:00:00
Public opinion is commonly taken to mean the opinion of the public. Indeed public opinion is a shared aggregate phenomenon. It is a collective social entity, and publicity and awareness is necessary for its formation. It is the knowledge for...
The whole country heaved a sigh of relief when the kidnappers set free Abu Bakar Siddique, husband of noted environment lawyer Syeda Rizwana Hasan. Forced disappearance has become a commonplace in our country and few victims come back alive. The...
The statute of Joint Rivers Commission (JRC), signed on November 24, 1972, states that Bangladesh and India will conduct study on the 51 international rivers flowing both the countries so that a win-win situation may prevail between the countries in...
The Noble laureate Columbian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez breathed his last on Friday at the age of 87. He was born in 1927, Aracataca, Columbia. He started his career as a journalist. He is considered one of the greatest Spanish...
Ferdaus Ara Begum | 2014-04-20 00:00:00
Revenue generation from taxable income is necessary for mobilisation and equitable distribution of domestic resources, wealth and for provision of public goods. A fair, effective and efficient tax system requires a commitment to address inappropriate tax practices, tax evasions and...
F R Chowdhury from London | 2014-04-20 00:00:00
Last month this writer spent busy 15 days in Manila, capital of the Philippines. He was invited by the MARINA (Maritime Industry Authority) of the Philippines to assist them in proper implementation of the STCW (International Convention on Standards of...
FE Report | 2014-04-20 00:00:00
Experts at a seminar held in the city Saturday demanded a climate-friendly national budget for the upcoming financial year 2014-15. The seminar titled "Is Bangladesh Ready to Face Climate Problem in Future? / National Budget 2014-15, Climate Resilience and Adaptation"...
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid Saturday called for extensive research on zoology to help protect biodiversity and ensure food security, reports UNB. The Minister said this while speaking at a seminar jointly organised by the Zoology Department of Dhaka University...
The discovery of a previously unknown active fault in the Himalayas in Nepal means that the entire region is at great risk of life-threatening earthquakes and catastrophic flooding than previously thought, according to newly-published research co-authored by Mike Taylor, a...
FE Report | 2014-04-20 00:00:00
Former health and social welfare adviser to the prime minister Professor Syed Modasser Ali said Saturday the existing misunderstanding over wrong treatment by doctors cropped up due to the communication gap between doctors and patients. "Whatever we hear about the...
FE Report | 2014-04-20 00:00:00
The country's jewellers have expressed their deep concern over the recent incident of robbery at Kalpana Jewellers from where robbers looted some 160 bhoris of gold. Bangladesh Jewellers Samity (BJS), in a statement issued Saturday, demanded arrest of the culprits...
Legal experts laid emphasis Saturday on Public-Interest Litigation (PIL) for safeguarding human rights (HR) and the environment as well, reports BSS. They made the call while speaking at a seminar on "Role and Importance of PIL to Ensure Rights of...
2nd round of skills competition held The second round of Skills Competition-2014 (regional level) with the participation of diploma-in-engineering students was held Saturday. The competition was organised by Skills and Training Enhancement Project (STEP) under the ministry of education and...
FE Report | 2014-04-20 00:00:00
Shafiqur Rahman Majumder, a renowned trade union leader, died of old age complications at a city hospital Saturday morning. He was 84. He left behind his wife, two sons, two daughters and a host of well-wishers and friends to mourn...
KHULNA, Apr 19 (UNB): A woman police constable received burn injuries in a fire incident at police quarters under Fultala Upazila Saturday. The injured was identified as Razia Sultana, a constable of Fultala thana and wife of assistant sub-inspector Sumon...
MA Qasem, group director of BEXIMCO, died at United Hospital in the city Saturday. He was 80, said a press release. He left behind his wife, three sons, a daughter and grandchildren to mourn his death.
The 11th death anniversary of Salimullah Chowdhury, one of the organisers during the War of Liberation in Feni district, will be observed today (Sunday), said a press release. He was also the first elected chairman of the Chhagalnaiya Upazila under...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Sylhet division today (Sunday). Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country, Met Office...
Two left-leaning parties called for movement on Saturday so India allows Bangladesh its fair share of water from Teesta river, reports UNB. They alleged that Bangladesh is not getting the fair share of waters of the common rivers, including Teesta,...
Bangladesh seeks to hold talks with Myanmar to discuss ways how to prevent drug smuggling along the border, Home Ministry officials said, reports UNB. Home Ministry additional secretary Kamal Uddin Ahmed told the news agency this week the Foreign Ministry...
Foreign Minister (FM) Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali has recalled with deep appreciation the invaluable contribution of the diplomats who had defected from Pakistan administration and expressed allegiance towards a sovereign Bangladesh during the glorious war of liberation in 1971, reports...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami will stage demonstrations across the country tomorrow (Monday) demanding the unconditional release of its Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami and Nayebe Ameer Delwar Hossain Sayedee, reports UNB. In a statement, party acting secretary general Dr Shafiqur Rahman announced the...
The national power grid is likely to get 496-megawatt (MW) more electricity by June this year as six under construction power plants will be ready by this time for commercial generation, reports BSS. As per the agreements with the government,...
The 42nd founding anniversary of Bangladesh Krishak League (BKL), one of the associate bodies of the ruling Awami League (AL), was observed Saturday with an elaborate programme, reports BSS. In observance of the day, BKL central leaders placed wreaths at...
Abdul Mannan Sarder, former lawmaker and vice-president of Dhaka City Awami League (AL), died of old-age complications in city's Khidmah Hospital at 2.00 pm Saturday, reports BSS. He was 87. He left behind his wife, three sons, a daughter and...
Prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) is currently scrutinising probe report filed by its investigation agency against Jamaat, reports BSS. The report was handed over to the prosecution on March 27 after investigation for more than seven months.
Khalilur Rahman | 2014-04-20 00:00:00
Widespread violation of national building code, formulated in 1993, continues in the absence of proper supervision by the relevant authorities. An exclusive report, published in The Financial Express in its issue of April 14 last, says that despite a High...
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