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Muhith leaves for Paris

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Finance Minister AMA Muhith left Dhaka for Paris Wednesday on an official visit to boost bilateral relations between the two countries, reports UNB. This visit is likely to increase the FDI (foreign direct investment) flow to Bangladesh as well as...

Tobacco industries 'violating human rights'

2011-03-31 00:00:00

DU Correspondent Human Rights Commi-ssion (HRC) Chairman Mizanur Rahman has alleged that tobacco-based industries are promoting their products violating human rights as they forced farmers to grow tobacco. He was addressing the concluding session of a two-day workshop titled "Impact...

Arms case: another 45 days for probe

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, March 30: Investigators in 10 trucks loaded arms and ammunition case have got 45 days for further investigation. CID's senior assistant police super M Moniruzzaman prayed for extension of 60 days time and submitted case docket as per...

Permanent solution to monga lay in long-term programme : Study

2011-03-31 00:00:00

FE ReportLong term development planning through microeconomic involvement and macroeconomic policy interventions is needed to eradicate Monga permanently, a study said. "Lack of policy and development programme intervention with long term vision is at the centripetal of the food insecurity...

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...

Uncovering Grameen Banks interest rate riddle

2011-03-31 00:00:00

In last December, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, accused Professor Muhammad Yunus of treating Grameen Bank (GB) as his personal property and claimed the group was "sucking blood from the poor". This article examines the premises of such a disparaging comment:...

Bangladesh Independence Day in America amid cherry blossoms

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Last Saturday, on March 26, Bangladeshis in America while celebrating their Independence Day of this year must have been a little more excited with a colourful gift from the nature: 2011 Cherry Blossoms, an annual American festival that has officially...

Tobacco industries 'violating human rights'

2011-03-31 00:00:00

DU Correspondent Human Rights Commi-ssion (HRC) Chairman Mizanur Rahman has alleged that tobacco-based industries are promoting their products violating human rights as they forced farmers to grow tobacco. He was addressing the concluding session of a two-day workshop titled "Impact...

Arms case: another 45 days for probe

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, March 30: Investigators in 10 trucks loaded arms and ammunition case have got 45 days for further investigation. CID's senior assistant police super M Moniruzzaman prayed for extension of 60 days time and submitted case docket as per...

Permanent solution to monga lay in long-term programme : Study

2011-03-31 00:00:00

FE ReportLong term development planning through microeconomic involvement and macroeconomic policy interventions is needed to eradicate Monga permanently, a study said. "Lack of policy and development programme intervention with long term vision is at the centripetal of the food insecurity...

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...

Teacher-crisis needs addressing

2011-03-31 00:00:00

The Ministry of Education is said to have identified about five hundred tertiary and secondary level teachers in Dhaka who could be transferred to the most crisis-ridden institutions in the country. This came as an effort to be seen doing...

Why harnessing the potential of solar power is lagging behind?

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Apart from the non dependability of adequate supply from the national grid, there are many rural areas where it would take no one knows how long for power from the national grid to reach. This is because of vast resources...

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,...