BANGKOK, Dec 21, (AFP): Thailand's premier Yingluck Shinawatra offered Aung San Suu Kyi her support in a coming by-election during a historic meeting with the democracy icon in Myanmar, a Thai official said Wednesday. In Suu Kyi's first-ever meeting with...
NEW DELHI, Dec 21, (AFP): The Indian government geared up Wednesday for a showdown with opposition parties and civil activists over a landmark anti-corruption bill to be presented in parliament. The new legislation was the focus of mass protests in...
MONTEVIDEO, Dec 21, (AFP): A South American trading bloc that includes Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay agreed Tuesday to close its ports to ships flying the flag of the disputed Falkland Islands, Uruguay's president said. The presidents of the Mercosur countries...
SEOUL, Dec 21, (agencies): Ready or not, North Korea's youthful new leader will inherit an economy in ruins, a malnourished population-and a political system that effectively rules out life-saving reform. Kim Jong-Un, the 20-something "great successor" to his late father...
DAMASCUS, Dec 21 (agencies): Almost 200 people have died in two days of clashes in Syria, activists say, as the violence there intensifies. Two activist groups put Tuesday's toll at 84 - the majority in Idlib province in the north-west....
Washington, Dec 21, (AFP):US President Barack Obama doubled down on December 20 in a pre-Christmas duel over taxes with Republicans, warning that political "brinksmanship" could put the fragile US economic recovery at risk. After a miserable year being thwarted by...
CAGAYAN DE ORO, (Philippines), Dec 21 : Survivors of devastating flash floods in the southern Philippines face growing threats from disease, officials warned on Wednesday, as the toll of dead and missing tops a thousand. Some 44,000 people who fled...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) in an emergency board meeting Wednesday unanimously approved the name of AHM Mustafa Kamal as its nominee for ICC (International Cricket Council) president, reports BSS. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) also confirmed Saturday reaffirming support for...
Abdur Rehman claimed 4-51 as Pakistan posted a seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the second and final cricket Test in Dhaka on Wednesday to make a clean sweep of the series, reports AFP. Pakistan, who won the first Test in...
Rajshahi Division recorded a comprehensive nine-wicket victory over Dhaka Metropolis team on the 4th and final day of the Walton 13th National Cricket super league at Sylhet Stadium Wednesday, reports UNB. Dhaka Metro, which scored 201 runs in the first...
PARIS, Dec 21: French newspapers on Wednesday trumpeted the imminent arrival in France of England star David Beckham, saying that he had finally agreed on a lucrative deal to play for Paris St Germain. "All set for Beckham," headlined L'Equipe...
Title aspirants BKSP and Bakshi Bazar Club confirmed their places in the semifinals of the Citycell Federation Cup Basketball Championship after beating their respective rivals at the Dhanmondi Basketball Gymnasium Wedenesday, reports BSS. In group B match BKSP beat the...
Bangladesh's Macedonian Nikola Ilievski, the head coach of national football team suddenly tender his resignation from his post citing personal problem Wednesday, reports BSS. Four hours before leaving for holiday, he suddenly decides to bid goodbye to Bangladesh Football Federation....
HONG KONG, Dec 20 (AP): Most Asian stock markets bounced back Tuesday as fears receded of political turmoil in the region following news of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's death the day before. Investors appeared relieved that Kim's death...
K.M.S.A. Kaiser | 2011-12-21 00:00:00
K.M.S.A. KaiserTalk of talk-shows, roundtable dialogues, articles, editorials, post editorials, gossips and what have you, the most likely topic encountered (no crossfire for sure) would be one or a cocktail from the vast gamut of burning public issues like galloping...
"The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else. Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite...
it should have continued | 2011-12-21 00:00:00
it should have continuedGopal Sengupta In definition, corporal punishment is the deliberate infliction of pain as retribution for an offence, or for the purpose of disciplining or reforming a wrongdoer, or to deter attitudes or behaviour deemed unacceptable. The term...
Rafiqul Islam | 2011-12-21 00:00:00
Rafiqul IslamIncidents of stalking and murders by the criminals have taken an alarming turn across the country creating a sense of insecurity among the parents and guardians of school and college- going girls. Some recent incidents of murders of guardians...
"The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else. Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite...
Harun-ur-Rashid | 2011-12-21 00:00:00
Harun-ur-RashidThis is the tale of a man of mediocre calibre who always indulges in daydreaming. He has lofty thoughts but lacks the prowess to materialise them. What he has to do (apart from his professional duties) in this mundane world...
appropriate steps to speed up constructi | 2011-12-21 00:00:00
appropriate steps to speed up constructiof footdragging on it Syful Islam The construction of proposed deep seaport at Sonadia in Cox's Bazar district in the near future seems to have dim prospect as the present government is less interested to...
"The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else. Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite...
non-formal educational institutions, nee | 2011-12-21 00:00:00
non-formal educational institutions, neeMasum Billah The youth remains a vital force to steer the country forward. When this force gets derailed, the nation awaits a bleak future, which we can never expect. Tendering youth, educating them properly and guiding them...
appropriate steps to speed up constructi | 2011-12-21 00:00:00
appropriate steps to speed up constructiof footdragging on it Syful Islam The construction of proposed deep seaport at Sonadia in Cox's Bazar district in the near future seems to have dim prospect as the present government is less interested to...
"The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else. Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite...
Shihab Sarkar | 2011-12-21 00:00:00
Shihab SarkarAn appalling photograph, published in a Dhaka English daily recently, shows a large cargo-filled vessel cruising by one of the many rivers flowing through the normally tranquil Sundarbans. The photograph, and our frenetic attempts, laced with hype and hoopla,...
Khalilur Rahman | 2011-12-21 00:00:00
Khalilur RahmanMartin Bormann was a powerful civil bureaucrat who, as a private secretary to Adolf Hitler, Dictator of German Reich had wielded enormous authority on the administration during the whole period of Second World War. He could do it because...
"The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else. Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite...
Shihab Sarkar | 2011-12-21 00:00:00
Shihab SarkarAn appalling photograph, published in a Dhaka English daily recently, shows a large cargo-filled vessel cruising by one of the many rivers flowing through the normally tranquil Sundarbans. The photograph, and our frenetic attempts, laced with hype and hoopla,...
Khalilur Rahman | 2011-12-21 00:00:00
Khalilur RahmanMartin Bormann was a powerful civil bureaucrat who, as a private secretary to Adolf Hitler, Dictator of German Reich had wielded enormous authority on the administration during the whole period of Second World War. He could do it because...
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