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War crimes trial will continue: Hasina

2011-12-31 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina said Friday categorically the trial of war criminals will go on and they will be brought under the trial process wherever and whenever they would be found, reports UNB."The trial will take place whenever and...

Sector commander Hamidullah dead

2011-12-31 00:00:00

Sector commander of the liberation war Hamidullah Khan died in the capital Friday at the age of 74, reports bdnews24.com. A Bir Protik gallantry awardee, Khan is survived by his wife and two sons. His daughter-in-law Raisa Wali Khan Friday...

Food import unlikely

2011-12-31 00:00:00

Continued from page 8 col. 4requirement has already been made in the past few months, food officials said.Out of the estimated wheat import requirement, some 350,000 tonnes of wheat was either bought or deals have already been concluded."The import of...

Bankers term 2011

2011-12-31 00:00:00

Continued from page 1 col. 8year for the banking sector, especially for introducing mobile banking in the country.""The vast majority of people, who so far remained beyond the coverage of the traditional banking system, would get complete banking facilities through...

Security tightened in city for new year celebration

2011-12-31 00:00:00

FE ReportThe authorities have stepped up security measures in the capital to fend off any possible subversive activities for peaceful celebration of the New Year-2012, DMP (Dhaka Metropolitan Police) Commissioner Benazir Ahmed said.The DMP chief at a press briefing at...

India's 'water aggression' policy criticised

2011-12-31 00:00:00

FE ReportIndia has constructed dams and barrages in the sources of 42 out of 54 trans-boundary rivers, putting disastrous impacts on agriculture and fisheries as well as human habitat in Bangladesh, speakers at a discussion Friday observed.They said, this water...

PM goes to Gopalganj today

2011-12-31 00:00:00

PM goes to Gopalganj todayPrime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina goes to Gopalganj today (Saturday) on a day's visit, reports BSS.Prime Minister's Office (PMO) sources said the PM will first go to Tungipara by a helicopter and lay the foundation stone...

‘0.3m children die of malnutrition a year’

2011-12-31 00:00:00

Half of the total mothers living in coastal areas of the country are suffering from malnutrition and more than 0.3 million children die of undernourishment every year, according to findings of various studies, reports BSS.Many steps being taken by the...

Bangla Academy honours Hasina, Amartya

2011-12-31 00:00:00

Bangla Academy on Friday conferred honorary fellowship on Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina and Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, reports UNB.Bangla Academy Fellow and National Professor AF Salahuddin Ahmed handed over the crests and certificates to the PM and Amartya Sen...

Segunbagicha Society to distribute winter clothes

2011-12-31 00:00:00

FE ReportSegunbagicha Society has planned to distribute winter clothes including about 1000 pieces of blankets among the destitute of Segunbagicha, Kakrail, Fakirerpul, Rajarbagh and Kamalapur areas.Local lawmaker Rashed Khan Menon will join the society members at 10pm Friday to make...

JU ends an eventful 2011

2011-12-31 00:00:00

JU CorrespondentThe outgoing calendar year saw the premature deaths of three students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) in different incidents. Marzia Jannat Sumi, a student of History department, committed suicide following rejection of her marriage proposal by a teacher of Botany...

First B’desh CME confce held in city

2011-12-31 00:00:00

FE ReportThe first Bangladesh Continuing Medical Education (CME) conference was held at a city hotel Friday organised by Bangladesh Medical Association of North America (BMANA).Prof Ziauddin Ahmed, Prof M A Jalil Chowdhury, Prof Mujibur Rahman, among others, were present in...

Competition, a reality in banking industry

2011-12-31 00:00:00

The banking industry across the globe has become increasingly concentrated over the past few decades especially in the developed countries. In the United States of America, the market share of the five biggest banks has increased to 34 per cent,...

Will Kim Jong-il's death hasten reunification of the Koreas?

2011-12-31 00:00:00

North Korea lost its second generation great leader on December 17, 2011. The TV pictures showed the heartfelt lament of the citizens which proves their love for their popular leader Kim Jong-il, no matter what the world leaders termed him...

With peace on ice, Palestinians chase UN, unity

2011-12-31 00:00:00

With peace talks in the doldrums, the Palestinians have fixed their sights on global activism and unity between their rival factions in order to advance their cause."We are in a 'hudna' (truce) until January 26," senior Palestinian official Nabil Shaath...

Not all is well for JSC examinees

2011-12-31 00:00:00

With jubilant and happy faces splashing on the TV screens and newspapers, the general mood following the publication of results of the Junior School Certificate Examinations-2011 definitely speaks for itself. In democracy, the majority matter and on that count 83.71...

The potential for spiritual rewiring

2011-12-31 00:00:00

At a recent event, marking the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible --- the very same that accompanied Christian missionaries and colonialists on their forays into the lives of 'other' people across the world --- the British Prime Minister...

Highly risky disposal of medical wastes

2011-12-31 00:00:00

Medical wastes, due to their contents of hazardous substances, pose a serious threat to public health. The hazardous substances include pathological and infectious contaminants, sharp objects and other chemical wastes. In hospitals different kinds of therapeutic procedures (i.e. cobalt therapy,...

Revival of the 'golden fibre' in the offing

2011-12-31 00:00:00

Jute is a fibrous plant and second to cotton in significance. It is a long, soft, shiny fibre that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. Jute cultivation is almost as old as human civilisation. In trade there are usually...

All sound and fury

2011-12-31 00:00:00

A detailed and interesting write-up was published in a local English daily on December 26, that presented the cause for the need for combined cycle gas-fired power plant vis-a-vis the oil-fuelled mostly old engine-based rental power plants now in operation.True,...

Health sector: Much needs to be improved

2011-12-31 00:00:00

A World Bank (WB) report says that 60 per cent of the Bangladeshis are deprived of basic healthcare. It also says malnutrition and death rates are very high among Bangladeshi women during childbirth. Two thirds of new-born babies weigh less...

Concern for macro-economic stability

2011-12-31 00:00:00

The third Awami League (AL)-led government is presiding over the country. The foreign currency reserve -- pivotal in determining a country's macro economic stability -- fell below even US$1.0 billion in the nineties under the second AL government.Under the present...

A view of transit

2011-12-31 00:00:00

Bangladesh, as the latest reports in the media do tend to suggest, will earn almost nothing from giving transit to India. It is an Awami League (AL) hyper projection only that Bangladesh will develop by giving transit to India and...

Relaxation of rules of origin

2011-12-31 00:00:00

Badrul AhsanJapan is set to emerge as Bangladesh's third largest apparel export destination within next two years following relaxation of rules of origin (RoO) for generalised system of preferences (GSP) scheme, industry insiders said.Canada is now holding the third position...

Malaysian cos for less dependence on foreign workers

2011-12-31 00:00:00

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30: A top organisation of Malaysian manufacturers Friday underlined the need to reduce the dependence on foreign workers if the country is to become a high-income economy. Malaysia heavily relies on foreign workers from India, Indonesia, Bangladesh,...

BTRC sets Tk 80b income target from 3G licences

2011-12-31 00:00:00

Md Jamal uddinThe telecom regulator has set a target of earning Tk 80 billion by issuing Third Generation (3G) technology licences to the telecom operators next year.The expected amount will come mainly from spectrum charge and licence fee, said a...

Ctg Dry Dock goes BMRE, shipbuilding by 2014

2011-12-31 00:00:00

Pankaj DastiderCHITTAGONG, Dec 30: Chittagong Dry Dock, the only ship-repairing enterprise in the public sector, is likely to start building ships before second quarter of 2014 after the completion of BMRE and creation of additional facilities for building medium and...

Petrol prices may go up from Jan in India

2011-12-31 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Dec 30 (Economic Times): State-run oil firms plan to raise petrol prices by about Rs 2.25 a litre from Sunday unless the government asks them to defer the move in view of assembly elections, company executives said. Oil...

Asia shines as 2011 ends under eurozone cloud

2011-12-31 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Dec 30 (AFP): The sight of French President Nicolas Sarkozy running to Beijing to solicit funds to save the eurozone summed up what for some was the economic story of 2011 -- Asia's boom versus the West's gloom.Coming...

Spain inflation rate falls to 13-month low in December

2011-12-31 00:00:00

MADRID, Dec 30 (AFP): Spain's annual inflation rate tumbled to a 13-month low in December as fuel prices eased, official preliminary data showed Friday.Consumer prices rose 2.4 per cent over the year to December compared to a rise of 2.9...