Nearly 4.6 million (46 lakh) people in the country use illegal drugs as Bangladesh is the most vulnerable for drug abuse and its illicit trafficking due to its geographic and strategic location, according to Department of Narcotics Control (DNC). DNC...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Khulna, Barisal and Chittagong divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions in next 24...
FE ReportBangladesh has witnessed an 11 per cent increase in murder incidents in April 2011 compared to the number recorded in the previous month, Democracywatch said. The non-government human rights watchdog in a statement issued Thursday said a total of...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at a few places over Dhaka, Barisal and Chittagong divisions and at one or two places over Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours till...
Shaikh SalequeHad he composed the lyrics only through which he penetrated into the "secret lonely room of my heart," he would have become equally famous as he is to-day. His elegant short stories alone that tells the tales of Ratan,...
Syed JamaluddinThe gas, electricity and water supply crisis is becoming unbearable. According to power division sources, even if the power stations contracted without tender come on stream on time, there will be a shortage of 2,000mw of power during this...
A plan is underway to develop 3,000 midwives in the country by 2015, in line with Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina's announcement to attain millennium development goals 4 and 5 on child and mother survival, reports BSS. A consultation meeting...
Permaculture -- sustainable land use that consists of intensive cropping without disturbing or damaging the natural habitat and biodiversity -- should be practised in the country's arable lands and by the highways and roadsides for the benefit of our livelihoods...
FE ReportThe present and former students of Mass Communication and Journalism (MCJ) Department of Rajshahi University (RU) are going to celebrate the 20th founding anniversary of the department on July 9-10 this year. The MCJ department and the Journalism Alumni...
FE ReportA two-day exhibition on `meditation in media' concluded at the art gallery of Chittagong Fine Arts Academy Saturday attracting several hundred people. The exhibition displayed articles and photographs published in various national and international media to popularise the idea...
FE Report New executive committee of The Daily Star's Press Sramik Karmachari Union (PSKU) has been formed consisting of 10 members for 2011-2013. Md Monirul Islam Bhuiyan and Md Minhaj Uddin have been elected unanimously president and general secretary respectively....
MAGURA, May 7 (UNB): At least 25 people were injured as rival union parishad (UP) member candidates, backed by Awami League (AL) and BNP, clashed at Kalinagar village in Sreepur Upazila from Friday night to Saturday morning. Supporters of BNP-backed...
Nearly 4.6 million (46 lakh) people in the country use illegal drugs as Bangladesh is the most vulnerable for drug abuse and its illicit trafficking due to its geographic and strategic location, according to Department of Narcotics Control (DNC). DNC...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Khulna, Barisal and Chittagong divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions in next 24...
FE ReportBangladesh has witnessed an 11 per cent increase in murder incidents in April 2011 compared to the number recorded in the previous month, Democracywatch said. The non-government human rights watchdog in a statement issued Thursday said a total of...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at a few places over Dhaka, Barisal and Chittagong divisions and at one or two places over Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours till...
Shahiduzzaman Khan The government has, of late, increased fuel oil prices by Tk 2.0 each last week. The government said upward adjustment was made with a view to cutting growing losses of state-owned oil company and offsetting the impact of...
Zaglul A ChowdhuryClose on the heels of the greatest cricket extravaganza-Cricket World Cup 2011-we in Bangladesh and others in the cricketing world are now taking immense interest in the on-going IPL in India. The IPL has now come to be...
Fahmida AkhtarThe state of the vast population of Bangladesh shows up great disparity. Some regions are relatively advanced than the others; others are very backward. Employment conditions are reasonable in some regions but pitiable in the others. In sum, the...
The much-hyped Tk. 50-billion open-ended mutual fund, the Bangladesh Fund (BF), came into operation last Thursday. The fund was conceived in a hurry by the policymakers to boost the investors' morale in a plunging market hit by a scam having...
It is a matter of disappointment as well as concern that the old city and its adjoining areas are yet to be freed from the warehouses of explosives and chemicals despite government order to relocate those from the congested localities....
In Dhaka hundreds of high rise buildings and multistoried flats have been constructed. But there is no coordination of work and planning between WASA and RAJUK. As a result the sufferings of the people due to acute shortage of water...
The article "Printing of textbooks: The government in a dilemma" published in a daily on 4 May 2011 has drawn my attention. The incumbent government is reluctant to save and enhance the local printing presses. Dependency on Indian printing press...
MAGURA, May 7 (UNB): At least 25 people were injured as rival union parishad (UP) member candidates, backed by Awami League (AL) and BNP, clashed at Kalinagar village in Sreepur Upazila from Friday night to Saturday morning. Supporters of BNP-backed...
Nearly 4.6 million (46 lakh) people in the country use illegal drugs as Bangladesh is the most vulnerable for drug abuse and its illicit trafficking due to its geographic and strategic location, according to Department of Narcotics Control (DNC). DNC...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Khulna, Barisal and Chittagong divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions in next 24...
FE ReportBangladesh has witnessed an 11 per cent increase in murder incidents in April 2011 compared to the number recorded in the previous month, Democracywatch said. The non-government human rights watchdog in a statement issued Thursday said a total of...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at a few places over Dhaka, Barisal and Chittagong divisions and at one or two places over Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours till...
Md Masum BillahMay 8 will be observed as the International Mother's Day across the globe. The website http:womeshisotry says thus about the day, "The second Sunday in May is Mother's Day not only in the United States, but also in...
issue in the first of his two-part article.To justify interest, it has now-a-days been a common phenomenon to raise the issue of time value of money or the change of purchasing power of money over a period of time. Consequently...
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