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Family and nature our best teachers

2011-04-12 00:00:00

Shamsher ChowduryOur father was our teacher at home. None of our brothers and sisters went to schools before we were ready to be admitted to Class Five. Times have changed, it may not be possible these days. But surely even...

Look before taking the nuclear leap*******

2011-04-12 00:00:00

S A MansoorWe are trying to set up a nuclear power plant, for which the process has been started with Russian Government. However, in the case of nuclear power, one should be very, very careful, as until now nuclear power...

Dhaka WASA executive engr suspended for neglect of duty

2011-04-12 00:00:00

An Executive Engineer of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) was suspended for negligence of duty, reports UNB. During a visit State Minister for LGRD and Co-operatives Jahangir Kabir Nanak found logged water on road at Mouchak crossing due...

RHD network maintenance most neglected

2011-04-12 00:00:00

FE ReportThe Roads and Highways Department (RHD) receives an allocation equivalent to only 17 per cent of the fund needed annually for regular maintenance and repair of the road network under its control. This was stated at a workshop organised...

576 Bangladeshis on Tunisian border waiting for repatriation

2011-04-12 00:00:00

Some 576 Bangladesh nationals are waiting at Ras Jdir border point of Tunisia for repatriation, reports UNB. On Sunday, 11 Bangladeshis entered Tunisia. Ministry's consular team at Ras Jdir has been receiving frequent calls from a good number of Bangladeshi...

Chinese firm to repair Jamuna Bridge cracks

2011-04-12 00:00:00

Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase has approved a total of 13 proposals including a contract awarded to a Chinese company for repair of cracks at Bangabandhu Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge, reports UNB. The committee approved four proposals Sunday and nine others...

Doctors, staff in work abstention against attack on B'baria hospital

2011-04-12 00:00:00

BRAHMANBARIA, Apr 11 (UNB): Doctors and employees of Brahmanbaria Sadar hospital went on work abstention Monday morning protesting against an attack on them. Dr Abu Sayeed said, on Saturday evening, some hooligans entered the emergency unit of the hospital by...

WEATHER

2011-04-12 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Rajshahi, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Jessore, Kustia, Noakhali and Comilla in next 24 hours till 6.0pm today (Monday)....

Police terrorising Keraniganj people: BNP

2011-04-12 00:00:00

BNP has alleged that police, along with the ruling party hooligans, are terrorising opposition supporters in Keraniganj on the outskirts of the capital, reports bdnews24.com . "Panic has gripped Keraniganj. it has become difficult for the BNP men to stay...

Four BTCL officials get bail in graft case

2011-04-12 00:00:00

A Dhaka court has granted bail to four officials of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) in a corruption case, reports bdnews24.com. Dhaka's senior special judge Mohammad Zahurul Haque passed the order Monday when the BTCL officials surrendered before the court...

Cost of Libya war for US reaches $608m

2011-04-12 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, April 11:The cost of the air war in Libya for the US military has reached $608 million, a US defense official said Monday. The cost estimate covers the period from the start of international air strikes in Libya on...

On deficit and dilemma

2011-04-12 00:00:00

Abdul BayeszAfter reaching a historic height and claiming a celebration, the foreign exchange reserve situation in Bangladesh is seemingly on its way to a big slide. The current account surplus generated in last few years -- arising mostly out of...

Achintya Sen: A journalist with rare qualities

2011-04-12 00:00:00

Zaglul A ChowdhuryAchintya Sen died quietly. His death did not come as something surprising as he was quite ill for the last few years. He was battling a deadly disease and finally had to embrace death. Births and deaths are...

Investing in the population

2011-04-12 00:00:00

The Prime Minister (PM) is on record for declaring that the much-talked-about population of Bangladesh is more an asset than a liability. This was her apparently 'light' response during question time at the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) in June last year,...

AL or BNP, does not matter

2011-04-12 00:00:00

The ability of the unscrupulous in Bangladesh to continually invent clever and ingenious ways of graft and corruption seems limitless. No doubt some people have made millions from the recent Cricket World Cup. The law and order situation is continuously...

Demand for trial of the manipulators of the stock market

2011-04-12 00:00:00

As justice was denied in 1996, manipulators are again trying to manipulate the market with different innovative ideas. Because of bureaucratic red-tape and lack of resources within regulators, manipulators adjust with the circumstances quickly than the regulators. To impede the...

Bangladesh launching satellite!

2011-04-12 00:00:00

A news agency report on the matter, published in a local English daily April 9, surprised me. I wonder what the reason is behind launching a satellite? Is it, so that we can have dedicated facility for the wireless high-...

Doctors, staff in work abstention against attack on B'baria hospital

2011-04-12 00:00:00

BRAHMANBARIA, Apr 11 (UNB): Doctors and employees of Brahmanbaria Sadar hospital went on work abstention Monday morning protesting against an attack on them. Dr Abu Sayeed said, on Saturday evening, some hooligans entered the emergency unit of the hospital by...

WEATHER

2011-04-12 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Rajshahi, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Jessore, Kustia, Noakhali and Comilla in next 24 hours till 6.0pm today (Monday)....

Police terrorising Keraniganj people: BNP

2011-04-12 00:00:00

BNP has alleged that police, along with the ruling party hooligans, are terrorising opposition supporters in Keraniganj on the outskirts of the capital, reports bdnews24.com . "Panic has gripped Keraniganj. it has become difficult for the BNP men to stay...

Four BTCL officials get bail in graft case

2011-04-12 00:00:00

A Dhaka court has granted bail to four officials of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) in a corruption case, reports bdnews24.com. Dhaka's senior special judge Mohammad Zahurul Haque passed the order Monday when the BTCL officials surrendered before the court...

Cost of Libya war for US reaches $608m

2011-04-12 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, April 11:The cost of the air war in Libya for the US military has reached $608 million, a US defense official said Monday. The cost estimate covers the period from the start of international air strikes in Libya on...

eBanking: an experience enriched in Japan

2011-04-12 00:00:00

Tapan Kanti SarkarTwo industries going through major changes worldwide are financial services and information technology (IT). Internet-based financial institutions are trying to grab clients away from traditional banks. The Internet, along with deregulation and globalisation of financial systems, is creating...

Integrated or horizontal approach to business approval

2011-04-12 00:00:00

Ferdaus Ara Begum The cost of doing business increases because of time consumed for getting approval of different business processes. Advanced or even several developing countries have initiated integrated and horizontal approach to extending business approval by providing one-stop service...

Investing in the population

2011-04-12 00:00:00

The Prime Minister (PM) is on record for declaring that the much-talked-about population of Bangladesh is more an asset than a liability. This was her apparently 'light' response during question time at the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) in June last year,...

AL or BNP, does not matter

2011-04-12 00:00:00

The ability of the unscrupulous in Bangladesh to continually invent clever and ingenious ways of graft and corruption seems limitless. No doubt some people have made millions from the recent Cricket World Cup. The law and order situation is continuously...

Demand for trial of the manipulators of the stock market

2011-04-12 00:00:00

As justice was denied in 1996, manipulators are again trying to manipulate the market with different innovative ideas. Because of bureaucratic red-tape and lack of resources within regulators, manipulators adjust with the circumstances quickly than the regulators. To impede the...

Bangladesh launching satellite!

2011-04-12 00:00:00

A news agency report on the matter, published in a local English daily April 9, surprised me. I wonder what the reason is behind launching a satellite? Is it, so that we can have dedicated facility for the wireless high-...

Doctors, staff in work abstention against attack on B'baria hospital

2011-04-12 00:00:00

BRAHMANBARIA, Apr 11 (UNB): Doctors and employees of Brahmanbaria Sadar hospital went on work abstention Monday morning protesting against an attack on them. Dr Abu Sayeed said, on Saturday evening, some hooligans entered the emergency unit of the hospital by...

WEATHER

2011-04-12 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Rajshahi, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Jessore, Kustia, Noakhali and Comilla in next 24 hours till 6.0pm today (Monday)....