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BSMMU to honour Dr Mahathir

2011-04-08 00:00:00

Malaysian former Prime Minister (PM) Dr Mahathir Mohamad will be conferred honorary Doctorate degree by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), reports UNB. The degree will be conferred upon Dr Mahathir Mohammad at the BSMMU convocation to be held towards...

Census of PWDs demanded

FE Report | 2011-04-08 00:00:00

FE ReportOrganisations working for establishing the rights of the physically and mentally challenged people Thursday demanded their individual census. They claimed that most of them were not included in the disabled category; rather they were generalised in the 5th national...

JCD cadre held for assaulting policemen

2011-04-08 00:00:00

NARAYANGANJ, Apr 07 (UNB): Police today arrested a JCD leader on charge of assaulting police and damaging property during the day-long hartal in the town recently. The arrested person was identified as Rafiuddin Ahmed Riad (30), vice-president of Narayanganj town...

WEATHER

2011-04-08 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Rangpur and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Tangail, Mymensingh and Bogra in next 24 hours till 6.0pm today (Friday). Weather may...

Journalist killed in port city

2011-04-08 00:00:00

A journalist was strangulated to death by assailants at an unknown place and the body was left in Port Colony area near Halishahar in the city on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Abdullah Al Mahbub, alias Mahbub Tutul...

Husband to be hanged for killing wife

2011-04-08 00:00:00

A court here Thursday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing his wife in 2007. The convict Manik Mollah (24), son of Sona Mollah of Dakkhin Bhobanipur village in Kumarkhali Upazila strangled his wife Rashida Khatun (18),...

JU to launch 4 new depts

2011-04-08 00:00:00

The Jahangirnagar University (JU) will launch four new departments in the upcoming academic session of the university, Vice-chancellor of the university Prof Dr Shariff Enamul Kabir said. He said this while addressing an orientation and farewell function at the Fazilatunnesa...

Controversy over connectivity charges

Syed Jamaluddin | 2011-04-08 00:00:00

Syed JamaluddinIndia is being given connectivity without any charges. The word connectivity is used because transit is given to a third country. No third country is involved here. What is being given to India is a corridor facility. The recent...

Islamic banking: A gross accounting misnomer

it is virtually attributed to Islam and | 2011-04-08 00:00:00

it is virtually attributed to Islam and knowledge-base of the people concerned, Afzalul Haq Now-a-days accountancy has become an important academic and professional discipline. It does no more remain a mere tool but has now been recognised as a very...

Tall tales about power generation

2011-04-08 00:00:00

Promises about people's suffering from not having power coming to an end sooner rather than later, do hardly carry any weight. It was claimed by the relevant functionaries of the government that quick rental power plants would become operative soon...

Government's training in skills

2011-04-08 00:00:00

The number of people going out with jobs could much rise and also the remittances sent by them could increase substantially if only more skilled or qualified people were sent out. In each of these areas, government has a role...

Selecting Krakow as drilling contractor

2011-04-08 00:00:00

This is in reference to a recently published report in your esteemed daily noting that the government will seek explanation from the Polish oil and gas exploration company, Krakow, for its withdrawal from gas well drilling programmes. This in nothing...

Moving the growth engine

2011-04-08 00:00:00

It does not matter how many or how much of the other growth-inducing factors are assembled. The growth engine will not move up and ahead until it is stoked well with fuel to run well. On countless occasions, the country's...

Higher tax collection

2011-04-08 00:00:00

Government remains in a specially tight situation in the current year from not getting enough external assistance from the donors. The flow of aid resources continue to be specially lean. Its attempts to contract loans from multilateral lending bodies to...

JCD cadre held for assaulting policemen

2011-04-08 00:00:00

NARAYANGANJ, Apr 07 (UNB): Police today arrested a JCD leader on charge of assaulting police and damaging property during the day-long hartal in the town recently. The arrested person was identified as Rafiuddin Ahmed Riad (30), vice-president of Narayanganj town...

WEATHER

2011-04-08 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Rangpur and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Tangail, Mymensingh and Bogra in next 24 hours till 6.0pm today (Friday). Weather may...

Journalist killed in port city

2011-04-08 00:00:00

A journalist was strangulated to death by assailants at an unknown place and the body was left in Port Colony area near Halishahar in the city on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Abdullah Al Mahbub, alias Mahbub Tutul...

Husband to be hanged for killing wife

2011-04-08 00:00:00

A court here Thursday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing his wife in 2007. The convict Manik Mollah (24), son of Sona Mollah of Dakkhin Bhobanipur village in Kumarkhali Upazila strangled his wife Rashida Khatun (18),...

JU to launch 4 new depts

2011-04-08 00:00:00

The Jahangirnagar University (JU) will launch four new departments in the upcoming academic session of the university, Vice-chancellor of the university Prof Dr Shariff Enamul Kabir said. He said this while addressing an orientation and farewell function at the Fazilatunnesa...

The growing culture of political mismanagement and poor governance

progressively moving toward a situation | 2011-04-08 00:00:00

progressively moving toward a situation as the highest priorities and all others can wait, Shamsher Chowdhury We often hear of Golden Bengal but did we ever see the face of it? With the growing culture of political mismanagement and poor...

Bangladesh needs a number of global standard universities

teaching excellence and research aptitud | 2011-04-08 00:00:00

teaching excellence and research aptitudGopal Sengupta At a time when globalization has become the order of the day, it is sad that there is not even a single university in the country recognized for its excellence abroad. Knowledge promotion must...

Challenges facing the health sector

2011-04-08 00:00:00

The present elected government, since its assumption of office, has established a large number of community clinics across the country. But are the preponderant rural people of the country getting significantly any extra healthcare from their establishment? Marginally, perhaps, for...

Extending banking services

2011-04-08 00:00:00

Banking in the context of Bangladesh, cannot be entirely divorced from the needs and principles of extending vital services to the neglected areas or extending uniform facilities in the country to meet the requirements of equity and justice. The private...

Bangladeshis to be congratulated

2011-04-08 00:00:00

I work as a Head of Department for Marks & Spencer and as the only Bangladeshi employed there, staff members come to me with the latest news, gossip and queries about Bangladesh. I think they expect me to know everything...

No fender, yet no tender

2011-04-08 00:00:00

The front-page lead article in your April 2 issue illustrates the utter failure of the Chittagong Port Trust (CPT) authority's responsibility in doing their duty. They are all now silent to media queries. The lame excuse offered on their behalf...

Higher tax collection

2011-04-08 00:00:00

Government remains in a specially tight situation in the current year from not getting enough external assistance from the donors. The flow of aid resources continue to be specially lean. Its attempts to contract loans from multilateral lending bodies to...

JCD cadre held for assaulting policemen

2011-04-08 00:00:00

NARAYANGANJ, Apr 07 (UNB): Police today arrested a JCD leader on charge of assaulting police and damaging property during the day-long hartal in the town recently. The arrested person was identified as Rafiuddin Ahmed Riad (30), vice-president of Narayanganj town...

WEATHER

2011-04-08 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Rangpur and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Tangail, Mymensingh and Bogra in next 24 hours till 6.0pm today (Friday). Weather may...

Journalist killed in port city

2011-04-08 00:00:00

A journalist was strangulated to death by assailants at an unknown place and the body was left in Port Colony area near Halishahar in the city on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Abdullah Al Mahbub, alias Mahbub Tutul...

Husband to be hanged for killing wife

2011-04-08 00:00:00

A court here Thursday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing his wife in 2007. The convict Manik Mollah (24), son of Sona Mollah of Dakkhin Bhobanipur village in Kumarkhali Upazila strangled his wife Rashida Khatun (18),...