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Flaw in feasibility study frustrates projects

2011-03-31 00:00:00

In its simplest outline, a feasibility study represents an explanation of a problem or opportunity to be studied, an analysis of the current mode of operation, a definition of requirements, an evaluation of alternatives, and an agreed upon course of...

Expansion of medical education

2011-03-31 00:00:00

PEOPLE at large in Bangladesh have a common complaint against the doctors. They complain that most doctors do not behave rationally with the patients. They charge exorbitant fees for their advice and other health services which are not commensurate with...

Capital punishment

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Amnesty International and other human rights organizations' observation that the country should move towards the abolition of capital punishment is clear evidence of the recognition in principle that there can be no rational justification for that extreme penalty in a...

PM seeks Italian investment

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina has sought more Italian investment in Bangladesh in infrastructure, energy and power, port expansion, telecommunication, civil engineering and construction projects, reports UNB. Hasina made the request when Italian Ambassador to Bangladesh Giorgio Guglielmino paid a...

13th amendment Amici curiae for strengthening EC

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Senior jurists Barrister Rafiq-ul Haque and Dr M Zahir expressed identical views Wednesday for strengthening the Election Commission (EC), reports BSS. They also submitted alternative opinions to amend the existing caretaker system by taking part in the hearing as amici...

Vested property to be returned to affected people: Minister

2011-03-31 00:00:00

The vested property will be returned to the affected people soon for the interest of nation, said Land Minister Rezaul Karim Hira Wednesday, reports UNB. "The government is going to pass an act aiming at returning the vested properties to...

Govt plans rickshaw-free Dhaka: Sahara

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Home Minister Sahara Khatun Wednesday said gradually all the city roads will be rickshaw-free. Speaking to reporters after a meeting of the parliamentarians of Dhaka at her ministry, she said they decided to uphold the decision of gradually withdrawing all...

6,000 hens culled in Manikganj

2011-03-31 00:00:00

The Shibaloy upazila administration in Manikganj culled 6,000 bird-flu infected hens and 29,000 eggs at Pioneer Breeders at North Kashadah village Wednesday. Upazila Livestock Department sources said bird-flu virus was detected in sample of perished hens and eggs of Pioneer...

All about corporate social responsibility

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is the responsibility recognised by the companies for acting in socially responsible manner. There is no single universally accepted definition of CSR. It has generally come to mean business decision-making linked to ethical values, legal compliance,...

Research on formal and non-formal schools

2011-03-31 00:00:00

I have gone through the book titled 'Qualitative Methods in Educational Research Studies from BRAC' edited by Samir Ranjan Nath and A Mustaque R Chowdhury with much interest. Actually it's a compilation of a series of five collections. There is...

Wild tiger population on the rise

2011-03-31 00:00:00

The latest tiger census in India reveals that the number of tigers in the country has gone up by 20 per cent. The census surveyed the whole of India for the first time. The Indian Express newspaper quoting the 2009-10...

Expansion of medical education

2011-03-31 00:00:00

PEOPLE at large in Bangladesh have a common complaint against the doctors. They complain that most doctors do not behave rationally with the patients. They charge exorbitant fees for their advice and other health services which are not commensurate with...

Capital punishment

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Amnesty International and other human rights organizations' observation that the country should move towards the abolition of capital punishment is clear evidence of the recognition in principle that there can be no rational justification for that extreme penalty in a...

PM seeks Italian investment

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina has sought more Italian investment in Bangladesh in infrastructure, energy and power, port expansion, telecommunication, civil engineering and construction projects, reports UNB. Hasina made the request when Italian Ambassador to Bangladesh Giorgio Guglielmino paid a...

13th amendment Amici curiae for strengthening EC

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Senior jurists Barrister Rafiq-ul Haque and Dr M Zahir expressed identical views Wednesday for strengthening the Election Commission (EC), reports BSS. They also submitted alternative opinions to amend the existing caretaker system by taking part in the hearing as amici...

Vested property to be returned to affected people: Minister

2011-03-31 00:00:00

The vested property will be returned to the affected people soon for the interest of nation, said Land Minister Rezaul Karim Hira Wednesday, reports UNB. "The government is going to pass an act aiming at returning the vested properties to...

Govt plans rickshaw-free Dhaka: Sahara

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Home Minister Sahara Khatun Wednesday said gradually all the city roads will be rickshaw-free. Speaking to reporters after a meeting of the parliamentarians of Dhaka at her ministry, she said they decided to uphold the decision of gradually withdrawing all...

6,000 hens culled in Manikganj

2011-03-31 00:00:00

The Shibaloy upazila administration in Manikganj culled 6,000 bird-flu infected hens and 29,000 eggs at Pioneer Breeders at North Kashadah village Wednesday. Upazila Livestock Department sources said bird-flu virus was detected in sample of perished hens and eggs of Pioneer...

Taxes are coming

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Mahmudur RahmanIt's not unusual for governments to be left red-faced after meeting the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or World Bank. The list of 'conditions' attached to future loans grows with most of them difficult to swallow. What is rare is...

Japan to scrap stricken reactors

2011-03-31 00:00:00

TOKYO, Mar 30 (agencies): Japan is to decommission four stricken reactors at the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, the operator says. Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) made the announcement three weeks after failing to bring reactors -- one to four -- under...

PM asks exporters to maintain quality of frozen foods

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the exporters of frozen foods to maintain quality of shrimps and other frozen foods in the greater interest of the industry and national economy, report agencies. The Prime Minister (PM) gave the directive when...

Govt dithers on mode of setting up two compression stations

2011-03-31 00:00:00

M Azizur RahmanThe government is now caught in a dilemma over the mode of installing the much-needed compression stations at Ashuganj and Elenga as it has not yet decided whether it will go for negotiation or competitive bidding to select...

Capital punishment

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Amnesty International and other human rights organizations' observation that the country should move towards the abolition of capital punishment is clear evidence of the recognition in principle that there can be no rational justification for that extreme penalty in a...

PM seeks Italian investment

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina has sought more Italian investment in Bangladesh in infrastructure, energy and power, port expansion, telecommunication, civil engineering and construction projects, reports UNB. Hasina made the request when Italian Ambassador to Bangladesh Giorgio Guglielmino paid a...

13th amendment Amici curiae for strengthening EC

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Senior jurists Barrister Rafiq-ul Haque and Dr M Zahir expressed identical views Wednesday for strengthening the Election Commission (EC), reports BSS. They also submitted alternative opinions to amend the existing caretaker system by taking part in the hearing as amici...

Vested property to be returned to affected people: Minister

2011-03-31 00:00:00

The vested property will be returned to the affected people soon for the interest of nation, said Land Minister Rezaul Karim Hira Wednesday, reports UNB. "The government is going to pass an act aiming at returning the vested properties to...

Govt plans rickshaw-free Dhaka: Sahara

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Home Minister Sahara Khatun Wednesday said gradually all the city roads will be rickshaw-free. Speaking to reporters after a meeting of the parliamentarians of Dhaka at her ministry, she said they decided to uphold the decision of gradually withdrawing all...

6,000 hens culled in Manikganj

2011-03-31 00:00:00

The Shibaloy upazila administration in Manikganj culled 6,000 bird-flu infected hens and 29,000 eggs at Pioneer Breeders at North Kashadah village Wednesday. Upazila Livestock Department sources said bird-flu virus was detected in sample of perished hens and eggs of Pioneer...

Stock prices on DSE steady

2011-03-31 00:00:00

FE ReportShare prices on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) remained steady with main index DGEN up by 27.68 points Wednesday amid a see-saw movement. The markets opened in a bullish mood with 50 points rise within five minutes of start of...

DSE suspends trading of Padma Oil

2011-03-31 00:00:00

FE ReportThe country's prime bourse ---Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE)---Wednesday suspended the share trading of Padma Oil, as the company breached securities laws by changing its dividend declaration, officials said. The move comes after an opinion of the Securities and Exchange...