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Govt set to continue tax holiday facility for new industries

2011-05-12 00:00:00

Doulot Akter MalaThe government is set to continue the tax holiday facility for new industries in a bid to attract more investment in infrastructure development. The tax holiday facility is scheduled to expire next month (on June 30). The National...

JS to decide on legal issues of martial law regimes

2011-05-12 00:00:00

The Supreme Court (SC) has disposed of the government appeal, with some observations, to review the Appellate Division verdict that had declared illegal the Fifth Amendment to the constitution, reports bdnews24.com. The apex court left it for parliament to decide...

PM returns home

2011-05-12 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina returned home Wednesday morning completing her four-day official visit to Turkey during which she attended the fourth UN Conference on Lest Developed Countries (LDCs) in Istanbul. During her four-day visit, Hasina addressed the plenary session...

SSC results today

2011-05-12 00:00:00

The results of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations, which were held in February this year, will be published today (Thursday). Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid will hand over the results to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at about...

Housewife killed by lightning

2011-05-12 00:00:00

A teen-aged housewife was killed by lightning at village Taranagar under Kalmakanda upazila of the Netrakona district Monday.Police and local people said the dead was identified as Hajera Khatun (31), wife of Kamrul Mia of the same village. Hajera died...

College girl's body recovered

2011-05-12 00:00:00

The body of a college girl was recovered in Baganbari area in Akhaura upazila of Brahmanbaria Monday.The deceased was identified as Nahida Sultana Rita (23), daughter of Akhaura Upazila Chairman Borhanuddin. Police said, on information they recovered the body of...

One to walk to gallows for killing farmer

2011-05-12 00:00:00

A court of Bagerhat Monday sentenced a man to death for killing a farmer in 2003.The convict was identified as Badsha alias Abdul Karim (45), son of Nawab Ali Sheikh of Teligati village in Morelganj Upazila.According to the prosecution, Badsha...

Some thoughts on caretaker government

2011-05-12 00:00:00

Abdullah A Dewan The national discourses on reforming the caretaker government system have resurfaced on the fore in political forums, talk shows and roundtables as well as news reports and editorial pages in recent weeks. These discourses are a welcome...

DU, Aalborg University sign MoU

2011-05-12 00:00:00

DU Correspondent A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Dhaka University (DU) and Aalborg University (AU) of Denmark to promote academic exchange and research programmes between the two universities. DU Vice-Chancellor Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique and Rector of Aalborg...

Tk 4.2 million of pvt co snatched in city

2011-05-12 00:00:00

FE ReportMuggers took away Tk 4.2 million (Tk 42 lakh) from an accountant of a private company Wednesday from the capital's Banani area. Four snatchers in two motorbikes intercepted a private car carrying assistant accounts officer of Mohammadi Group Mustafizur...

Zinc fortified rice at low cost should be developed: Matia

2011-05-12 00:00:00

FE ReportThe scientists should develop the zinc fortified variety of rice at low production cost, said agriculture minister Matia Chowdhury Wednesday at a workshop on "Zinc Fortified Rice." She said the price of fertiliser to be used for cultivation of...

Obituary

2011-05-12 00:00:00

Aftab Uddin Khan, an adviser of Manikganj Jubo Forum, Dhaka, died of Cancer at his residence in the city's Lalmatia area Tuesday, said a press release. He was also former general secretary of Mohamedan Sporting Club, a sports organiser and...

Dowry major cause for violence against women: Study

2011-05-12 00:00:00

FE ReportDowry is still the prime reason for violence against women in Bangladesh despite the government's multi-pronged efforts to eliminate the social vice, says a study. The study showed 24.4 per cent of the poor women are victims of physical...

UAP accords reception to freshers

2011-05-12 00:00:00

The University of Asia Pacific (UAP) accorded a reception to 723 newly admitted students in the Spring - 2011 semester in the auditorium of Dhaka Residential Model College recently, said a press release. Engineer M Abu Taher, chairperson of the...

Govt set to continue tax holiday facility for new industries

2011-05-12 00:00:00

Doulot Akter MalaThe government is set to continue the tax holiday facility for new industries in a bid to attract more investment in infrastructure development. The tax holiday facility is scheduled to expire next month (on June 30). The National...

JS to decide on legal issues of martial law regimes

2011-05-12 00:00:00

The Supreme Court (SC) has disposed of the government appeal, with some observations, to review the Appellate Division verdict that had declared illegal the Fifth Amendment to the constitution, reports bdnews24.com. The apex court left it for parliament to decide...

PM returns home

2011-05-12 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina returned home Wednesday morning completing her four-day official visit to Turkey during which she attended the fourth UN Conference on Lest Developed Countries (LDCs) in Istanbul. During her four-day visit, Hasina addressed the plenary session...

SSC results today

2011-05-12 00:00:00

The results of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations, which were held in February this year, will be published today (Thursday). Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid will hand over the results to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at about...

Housewife killed by lightning

2011-05-12 00:00:00

A teen-aged housewife was killed by lightning at village Taranagar under Kalmakanda upazila of the Netrakona district Monday.Police and local people said the dead was identified as Hajera Khatun (31), wife of Kamrul Mia of the same village. Hajera died...

College girl's body recovered

2011-05-12 00:00:00

The body of a college girl was recovered in Baganbari area in Akhaura upazila of Brahmanbaria Monday.The deceased was identified as Nahida Sultana Rita (23), daughter of Akhaura Upazila Chairman Borhanuddin. Police said, on information they recovered the body of...

One to walk to gallows for killing farmer

2011-05-12 00:00:00

A court of Bagerhat Monday sentenced a man to death for killing a farmer in 2003.The convict was identified as Badsha alias Abdul Karim (45), son of Nawab Ali Sheikh of Teligati village in Morelganj Upazila.According to the prosecution, Badsha...

Voting completed in crucial West Bengal polls

2011-05-12 00:00:00

Zaglul Ahmed ChowdhuryThe sixth and final phase of the crucial elections in the Indian state of West Bengal was completed on May 10, leaving in animated suspense till the results are announced on May 13 as to who would be...

Expatriates, policy makers and people must work together

2011-05-12 00:00:00

A group of like-minded expatriate economists, during the launching of their research journal 'Bangladesh Studies' in Dhaka early this year, seemed to have generated some hope that the policy making exercise would benefit from vigorous research, provided wholesome interaction between...

First fight inflation

2011-05-12 00:00:00

S K BiswasNow-a-days the streets are abuzz with an alarming topic-the pressure of inflation on our daily life. Regardless of social classes, everybody is concerned about the problem. Ranging from the price of a needle to luxury cars, everything has...

Does the Prime Minister know?

2011-05-12 00:00:00

Does the Prime Minister know the true state of the financial sector? Probably she is being fed sanitized information. The financial sector is indeed in an unprecedented bad shape. The reasons are best known to the key people in government....

No peace without justice

2011-05-12 00:00:00

There must not be any confusion among US policymakers and leaders of the Western countries that the peace they seek to establish worldwide, will simply not come about by maltreating Muslims, such as in Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine. Long oppressed...

Headed to become a martyr

2011-05-12 00:00:00

The US government would be under an illusion if it thinks that its killing of Osama bin Laden will now lead to an American dictated stoppage of hostilities round the world. For the death of Laden could inspire more Ladens...

UAP accords reception to freshers

2011-05-12 00:00:00

The University of Asia Pacific (UAP) accorded a reception to 723 newly admitted students in the Spring - 2011 semester in the auditorium of Dhaka Residential Model College recently, said a press release. Engineer M Abu Taher, chairperson of the...

Govt set to continue tax holiday facility for new industries

2011-05-12 00:00:00

Doulot Akter MalaThe government is set to continue the tax holiday facility for new industries in a bid to attract more investment in infrastructure development. The tax holiday facility is scheduled to expire next month (on June 30). The National...

JS to decide on legal issues of martial law regimes

2011-05-12 00:00:00

The Supreme Court (SC) has disposed of the government appeal, with some observations, to review the Appellate Division verdict that had declared illegal the Fifth Amendment to the constitution, reports bdnews24.com. The apex court left it for parliament to decide...