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Govt cancels 10 more Hajj agency licences

2011-04-29 00:00:00

The government has cancelled licences of 10 more hajj agencies for various irregularities during the holy hajj in 2010. The agencies are: R H Majumdar Travel, Shaheen Travels International, Liberty Travel, RS Travel International, Goodwill Aviation Services, Jiban Travels Ltd,...

Myanmar, China to build rail link

2011-04-29 00:00:00

YANGON, Apr 28: Myanmar and China plan to build a railroad together that will link China's landlocked Yunnan province to a deep-sea port being built in Myanmar's Rakhine state. The state-run newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported Thursday the project...

weather

2011-04-29 00:00:00

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...

Syrian scene is getting increasingly complicated as Asad is defiant

2011-04-29 00:00:00

Zaglul Ahmed ChowdhurySyrian President Bashar Al Asad is coming down too heavily to crush opposition to his rule as the country is experiencing increasing protests for democratic and other reforms, largely in line with the current turmoil sweeping the Middle...

Visit of Indian Commerce Minister

2011-04-29 00:00:00

Syed JamaluddinIndia's Commerce Minister Anand Sharma arrived in Bangladesh on April23,leading a 33-member delegation and a host of high profile businessmen, on a two-day visit to hold talks on bilateral trade. It was an opportunity to discuss the bottlenecks for...

Improving higher education******

2011-04-29 00:00:00

We need a determined and progressive national leadership to work for changing the present culture that patronises general education and even redundant forms of education, in order to improve the quality of higher education. This is all too important to...

GDP growth rate to reach8pc by 2014, says Atiur

2011-04-29 00:00:00

FE ReportBangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahman on Thursday expressed the hope that the GDP growth rate will reach eight per cent by 2014 if the government maintains upward trend in use of internal resources. The 6.7 per cent gross...

Govt turns down $33m UN Rohingya project

2011-04-29 00:00:00

Syful Islam The government has turned down a US$33 million United Nations (UN) project aimed at reducing poverty in Cox's Bazar after it alleged that the scheme mainly targeted at the rehabilitation of Rohingya refugees in the country. Four United...

Tk 50b Bangladesh Fund registered

2011-04-29 00:00:00

FE ReportState-run investment bank, Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), registered the trust deed of the Tk 50 billion Bangladesh Fund Thursday, paving the way for its quick trading in the country. The registration by a government sub-registrar means the country's...

Royal wedding today****

2011-04-29 00:00:00

LONDON, Apr 28 (Agencies): Royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton will take place Friday amid pomp and pageantry in Westminster Abbey. Prince and Kate have been deeply touched by the affection they have felt from many people since...

Worst storm hits US: 220 dead so far

2011-04-29 00:00:00

BIRMINGHAM (Alabama), Apr 28 (AFP): The worst storms to slam southern US states in years flattened buildings and overturned vehicles, with intense tornados and floods leaving a trail of destruction and 220 people dead. The severe weather killed 131 people...

5 divisions created in two ministries

2011-04-29 00:00:00

Ministry of Science, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been divided into two divisions -- Science and Technology Division and Information and Communication Technology Division, said an official release Thursday. Besides, Roads Division, Railways Division and Bridge Division will reform...

Govt cancels 10 more Hajj agency licences

2011-04-29 00:00:00

The government has cancelled licences of 10 more hajj agencies for various irregularities during the holy hajj in 2010. The agencies are: R H Majumdar Travel, Shaheen Travels International, Liberty Travel, RS Travel International, Goodwill Aviation Services, Jiban Travels Ltd,...

Myanmar, China to build rail link

2011-04-29 00:00:00

YANGON, Apr 28: Myanmar and China plan to build a railroad together that will link China's landlocked Yunnan province to a deep-sea port being built in Myanmar's Rakhine state. The state-run newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported Thursday the project...

weather

2011-04-29 00:00:00

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...

Of retirement, retirees and the civil service

2011-04-29 00:00:00

Shamsher ChowduryA news report in a national English daily has attracted our attention. Apparently the gentleman in question is the Additional Director General (ADG) in the Department of Environment (DOE) who even after his retirement continues working in the same...

Budgetary proposals that merit dispassionate consideration

2011-04-29 00:00:00

As the time draws closer for presentation of the national budget for fiscal 2011-11 to the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) or Parliament by Finance Minister A.MA Muhith, business bodies, trade organisations, professional groups and think-tanks are coming forward with their respective...

Managing waste through reusing, recycling

2011-04-29 00:00:00

Shafiqul AlamReusing as well as recycling municipal waste is one of the easiest and most effective ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save the environment. It also provides useful employment to hundreds of people, mostly in the informal sector....

Inflation driving up people's costs of living

2011-04-29 00:00:00

The rising rate of inflation in a country like Bangladesh having about one-third of its total population as being poor or very poor, is a very disconcerting development. For this inflation ravages their life and living. Bangladeshis, particularly its poor...

Govt turns down $33m UN Rohingya project

2011-04-29 00:00:00

Syful Islam The government has turned down a US$33 million United Nations (UN) project aimed at reducing poverty in Cox's Bazar after it alleged that the scheme mainly targeted at the rehabilitation of Rohingya refugees in the country. Four United...

Tk 50b Bangladesh Fund registered

2011-04-29 00:00:00

FE ReportState-run investment bank, Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), registered the trust deed of the Tk 50 billion Bangladesh Fund Thursday, paving the way for its quick trading in the country. The registration by a government sub-registrar means the country's...

Royal wedding today****

2011-04-29 00:00:00

LONDON, Apr 28 (Agencies): Royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton will take place Friday amid pomp and pageantry in Westminster Abbey. Prince and Kate have been deeply touched by the affection they have felt from many people since...

Worst storm hits US: 220 dead so far

2011-04-29 00:00:00

BIRMINGHAM (Alabama), Apr 28 (AFP): The worst storms to slam southern US states in years flattened buildings and overturned vehicles, with intense tornados and floods leaving a trail of destruction and 220 people dead. The severe weather killed 131 people...

5 divisions created in two ministries

2011-04-29 00:00:00

Ministry of Science, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been divided into two divisions -- Science and Technology Division and Information and Communication Technology Division, said an official release Thursday. Besides, Roads Division, Railways Division and Bridge Division will reform...

Govt cancels 10 more Hajj agency licences

2011-04-29 00:00:00

The government has cancelled licences of 10 more hajj agencies for various irregularities during the holy hajj in 2010. The agencies are: R H Majumdar Travel, Shaheen Travels International, Liberty Travel, RS Travel International, Goodwill Aviation Services, Jiban Travels Ltd,...

Myanmar, China to build rail link

2011-04-29 00:00:00

YANGON, Apr 28: Myanmar and China plan to build a railroad together that will link China's landlocked Yunnan province to a deep-sea port being built in Myanmar's Rakhine state. The state-run newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported Thursday the project...

weather

2011-04-29 00:00:00

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...

Treating females like human beings

2011-04-29 00:00:00

Shafiqul AlamThe recent death of a minor girl, after struggling to survive for about ten days, in Jamalpur has made us wonder that what kind of society is this where we live in. According to media reports, the girl was...

Apriler Poddo Paath 2011: A poetry recitation event in Boston

2011-04-29 00:00:00

Maswood Alam Khan from Maryland, USAIn his youthful days, Sunil Gangopadhyay, the legendary writer in Bangla, composed a poem---the very first in his life---with a kind of a naughty intention to win the heart of a sweet lady who was...

Medical tourism to India: An analysis

2011-04-29 00:00:00

Prof. Muhammad Mahboob Ali and Anita MedhekarTourism has become one of the world's largest service sector industries with enormous potentials for further growth. However, it is sensitive to external factors, like terrorism, natural disasters and various viruses which can cripple...