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Youth jailed for eve-teasing

2011-11-12 00:00:00

GAZIPUR, Nov 11 (UNB): A mobile court here on Thursday sentenced a youth to six months imprisonment for sexually harassing a school girl. The convict was identified as Abdul Karim Sheikh (18), son of Abdur Rahman Sheikh of Ratanpur village...

Khulna wears festive lookas Sundarbans may win

2011-11-12 00:00:00

KHULNA, Nov 11 (BSS): Khulna City today (Friday) took a festive mood as its dwellers are expecting victory of the Sundarbans, the world famous mangrove forest, in new 'seven wonders of nature' competition. Sundarbans Samarthak Gosthi, a forum of supporters...

No end to bio-chemical weaponry

2011-11-12 00:00:00

Nerun Yakub Historians tracing the abuse of chemical and biological weapons (CBW) identify the United States as one of 'the most notorious and prolific practitioners' of the devilish game. Given the array of information available in the public domain on...

What next for the Euro?

2011-11-12 00:00:00

The worst fears that the single-currency Euro will not survive look like coming true. Though the Greek soap opera acted out by George Papandreou over conducting a referendum has been contained, it is not Greece alone that holds the key...

Safety first, but do we really care?

2011-11-12 00:00:00

Shafiqul Alam Eight home-bound passengers died falling off the rooftop of a passenger train at Mirzapur after they had been hit by overhead railway cables and four other people faced the same fate after they had fallen off the rooftop...

Massive bail-out and developments thereafter

2011-11-12 00:00:00

Let us never forget that as a result of the greed, recklessness and illegal behaviour on Wall Street, the USA was plunged into the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. The US Congress rewarded Wall Street with the biggest...

Glitter and glitz of cities

2011-11-12 00:00:00

People migrate to the metropolitan cities, because of the prospects for employment, business, education, health and other utility services. This is a common trend all over the world. People not only migrate within their own country, but also to other...

Lack of pneumonia info killing kids: Ruhal

2011-11-12 00:00:00

Thousands of children die of pneumonia in Bangladesh only due to lack of awareness, the health minister has said, reports bdnews24.com. Dr A F M Ruhal Haque said Friday, a day ahead of World Pneumonia Day, awareness about the danger...

Rights groups for CVF to emergeas independent negotiation group

2011-11-12 00:00:00

Rights groups have urged the climate vulnerable countries to emerge as independent negotiation group in United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), freeing themselves from the interest of G-77 plus China, reports UNB. An alliance of five rights groups...

Youth jailed for eve-teasing

2011-11-12 00:00:00

GAZIPUR, Nov 11 (UNB): A mobile court here on Thursday sentenced a youth to six months imprisonment for sexually harassing a school girl. The convict was identified as Abdul Karim Sheikh (18), son of Abdur Rahman Sheikh of Ratanpur village...

Khulna wears festive lookas Sundarbans may win

2011-11-12 00:00:00

KHULNA, Nov 11 (BSS): Khulna City today (Friday) took a festive mood as its dwellers are expecting victory of the Sundarbans, the world famous mangrove forest, in new 'seven wonders of nature' competition. Sundarbans Samarthak Gosthi, a forum of supporters...

Globalisation, changing lifestyles and public heath issues

2011-11-12 00:00:00

Mohammad Tareq Hasan Since the beginning of the 21st century, the world is experiencing a demographic and epidemiological transition in the form of increasing incidences of chronic andor non-communicable diseases. The change has been regarded as a major challenge for...

Representing Bangladesh in Japan

2011-11-12 00:00:00

The Tohoku University Foreign Students Association (TUFSA) has been working for the past 45 years on behalf of international students of Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. TUFSA is in charge of developing supportive events and facilities for international students at Tohoku...

Safety first, but do we really care?

2011-11-12 00:00:00

Shafiqul Alam Eight home-bound passengers died falling off the rooftop of a passenger train at Mirzapur after they had been hit by overhead railway cables and four other people faced the same fate after they had fallen off the rooftop...

Massive bail-out and developments thereafter

2011-11-12 00:00:00

Let us never forget that as a result of the greed, recklessness and illegal behaviour on Wall Street, the USA was plunged into the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. The US Congress rewarded Wall Street with the biggest...

Glitter and glitz of cities

2011-11-12 00:00:00

People migrate to the metropolitan cities, because of the prospects for employment, business, education, health and other utility services. This is a common trend all over the world. People not only migrate within their own country, but also to other...

Lack of pneumonia info killing kids: Ruhal

2011-11-12 00:00:00

Thousands of children die of pneumonia in Bangladesh only due to lack of awareness, the health minister has said, reports bdnews24.com. Dr A F M Ruhal Haque said Friday, a day ahead of World Pneumonia Day, awareness about the danger...

Rights groups for CVF to emergeas independent negotiation group

2011-11-12 00:00:00

Rights groups have urged the climate vulnerable countries to emerge as independent negotiation group in United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), freeing themselves from the interest of G-77 plus China, reports UNB. An alliance of five rights groups...

Youth jailed for eve-teasing

2011-11-12 00:00:00

GAZIPUR, Nov 11 (UNB): A mobile court here on Thursday sentenced a youth to six months imprisonment for sexually harassing a school girl. The convict was identified as Abdul Karim Sheikh (18), son of Abdur Rahman Sheikh of Ratanpur village...

Khulna wears festive lookas Sundarbans may win

2011-11-12 00:00:00

KHULNA, Nov 11 (BSS): Khulna City today (Friday) took a festive mood as its dwellers are expecting victory of the Sundarbans, the world famous mangrove forest, in new 'seven wonders of nature' competition. Sundarbans Samarthak Gosthi, a forum of supporters...

Transport owners fear trouble as fuel oils go costlier

2011-11-12 00:00:00

Jubair Hasan Transport owners and businessmen are worried over the future of business, saying that they are facing a serious crisis of confidence due to the frequent price hike of fuels that could lead to chaos in the country's communications...

Bangladeshi bank to open forex branch in Male: Hasina

2011-11-12 00:00:00

ADDU CITY, Nov 11 (BSS): A Bangladeshi commercial bank would open a foreign exchange branch in the Maldivian capital Male to facilitate the expatriates to send their remittances home. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said this to the expatriate Bangladeshis who...

BNP slates govt for fuel price hike

2011-11-12 00:00:00

The BNP has criticised the government for the latest hike in oil prices and alleged that it (the government) was bullying the opposition into submission so that people stopped speaking about its failures, reports bdnews24.com. "The government is further heightening...

Italy, Greece turn to technocrats to salvage economy

2011-11-12 00:00:00

Fazle Rashid NEW YORK, Nov 11: Italy and Greece both in dire economic straits will be looking to technocrats to salvage the sinking economies. Greece has already named Lucas Papademos former vice president of the European Central Bank to be...

Old and new players hold opposing views

2011-11-12 00:00:00

Arafat Ara Spinners are concerned over the rat race among a section of entrepreneurs to set up jute spinning mills in the country as the production capacity of the sector has already been over-saturated compared to the global demand for...

Correction

2011-11-12 00:00:00

The headline of small front-page news item, published in the FE's November 11 issue, was erroneously printed as 'Let news' instead of 'Late news'. The mistake is regretted.

Rights groups for CVF to emergeas independent negotiation group

2011-11-12 00:00:00

Rights groups have urged the climate vulnerable countries to emerge as independent negotiation group in United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), freeing themselves from the interest of G-77 plus China, reports UNB. An alliance of five rights groups...

Youth jailed for eve-teasing

2011-11-12 00:00:00

GAZIPUR, Nov 11 (UNB): A mobile court here on Thursday sentenced a youth to six months imprisonment for sexually harassing a school girl. The convict was identified as Abdul Karim Sheikh (18), son of Abdur Rahman Sheikh of Ratanpur village...

Khulna wears festive lookas Sundarbans may win

2011-11-12 00:00:00

KHULNA, Nov 11 (BSS): Khulna City today (Friday) took a festive mood as its dwellers are expecting victory of the Sundarbans, the world famous mangrove forest, in new 'seven wonders of nature' competition. Sundarbans Samarthak Gosthi, a forum of supporters...

Rawhide import up substantially

2011-11-12 00:00:00

Badrul Ahsan The country's rawhide import has been increasing significantly mainly due to a declining trend in rearing cattle, both at households and commercial farms, and the growing export of leather and leather goods abroad, industry insiders said. The rising...