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PM to lay foundation of AUW in Ctg Apr 26

2011-04-22 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina will formally lay the foundation of Asian University for Women (AUW) on its Chittagong campus on April 26 (Tuesday), reports UNB. The AUW is being built to groom women as skilled and innovative professionals, service-oriented...

Police constable killed in Gazipur

2011-04-22 00:00:00

A police constable was killed as a microbus of robbers ran over him at Pubail Meerer bazar in Sadar Upazila Wednesday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Mamunur Rashid (25), of Shyamnagar village in Kushtia. Police and local sources...

Qulkhwani

2011-04-22 00:00:00

Qulkhwani of Jahangir Jabbar, a former student leader of sixties and president of Bangladesh CoalCoke Importers Association and Sole Agent of Sika India Pvt Limited for Bangladesh, will be held after Asr prayer today (Friday) at his Banani residence in...

BGMEA opens Mahabub Ali Hall in own building

2011-04-22 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, April 21: The BGMEA Chittagong region today opened its Mahabub Ali Hall at the BGMEA Bhaban at South Khulsi of the port city. President of the association of garments manufacturers and exporters Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin inaugurated the hall...

Housewife throttled to death

2011-04-22 00:00:00

NOAKHALI, Apr 21 (UNB): A young housewife was strangled to death by her husband over dowry at Harinarainpur village in Sadar Upazila near the town Wednesday evening. The deceased was identified as Amena Begum (20), daughter of Abdul Mannan of...

'Cricket diplomacy' shows some positive result

2011-04-22 00:00:00

positive than before, Zaglul A.ChowdhuryIn diplomatic parlance, we all are quite familiar with different expressions like the "Ping Pong" diplomacy or the "Mango-Lichi" diplomacy or even the "Tennis Diplomacy". These all are euphemisms of tough diplomatic maneuvering that sought to...

Are rivers being killed slowly but surely?

2011-04-22 00:00:00

The nexus of power-abusing people -- district administration, politicians, private resource-grabbers -- are reportedly out to reduce the key rivers of Dhaka into 'large size drains' by willfully misreading a High Court judgement to demarcate the river areas. According to...

Share market scandal

2011-04-22 00:00:00

There is pressing demand for publication of the full report of the enquiry committee on share market scandal and trial of those who are responsible for looting the money. Those who have plundered Tk 20 billion (20,000 crores) and transferred...

Tasks for entrepreneurs

2011-04-22 00:00:00

Sajjad KhanArtificial rearing of enterprises is never good. Under a wall of protection, such enterprises never develop the urge, creativity or efficiency to become enterprises in their own right to produce quality goods at competitive prices in a dynamic business...

Application of law must be equitable to be respected

2011-04-22 00:00:00

No notion about law being only on the side of the ruling establishment should be nurtured or nourished by any powerful political quarters. There are reasons to note this. A good many number of cases started earlier against members of...

PM to lay foundation of AUW in Ctg Apr 26

2011-04-22 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina will formally lay the foundation of Asian University for Women (AUW) on its Chittagong campus on April 26 (Tuesday), reports UNB. The AUW is being built to groom women as skilled and innovative professionals, service-oriented...

Police constable killed in Gazipur

2011-04-22 00:00:00

A police constable was killed as a microbus of robbers ran over him at Pubail Meerer bazar in Sadar Upazila Wednesday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Mamunur Rashid (25), of Shyamnagar village in Kushtia. Police and local sources...

Qulkhwani

2011-04-22 00:00:00

Qulkhwani of Jahangir Jabbar, a former student leader of sixties and president of Bangladesh CoalCoke Importers Association and Sole Agent of Sika India Pvt Limited for Bangladesh, will be held after Asr prayer today (Friday) at his Banani residence in...

BGMEA opens Mahabub Ali Hall in own building

2011-04-22 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, April 21: The BGMEA Chittagong region today opened its Mahabub Ali Hall at the BGMEA Bhaban at South Khulsi of the port city. President of the association of garments manufacturers and exporters Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin inaugurated the hall...

Housewife throttled to death

2011-04-22 00:00:00

NOAKHALI, Apr 21 (UNB): A young housewife was strangled to death by her husband over dowry at Harinarainpur village in Sadar Upazila near the town Wednesday evening. The deceased was identified as Amena Begum (20), daughter of Abdul Mannan of...

Islamic banking: The recent crisis and its aftermath

2011-04-22 00:00:00

Afzalul Haq This write-up is an endeavour to draw a portrait of the scenario of an offsite case study of Islamic banking in Bangladesh. At the very outset of the article let us have a look into some recent key...

Are rivers being killed slowly but surely?

2011-04-22 00:00:00

The nexus of power-abusing people -- district administration, politicians, private resource-grabbers -- are reportedly out to reduce the key rivers of Dhaka into 'large size drains' by willfully misreading a High Court judgement to demarcate the river areas. According to...

Share market scandal

2011-04-22 00:00:00

There is pressing demand for publication of the full report of the enquiry committee on share market scandal and trial of those who are responsible for looting the money. Those who have plundered Tk 20 billion (20,000 crores) and transferred...

Tasks for entrepreneurs

2011-04-22 00:00:00

Sajjad KhanArtificial rearing of enterprises is never good. Under a wall of protection, such enterprises never develop the urge, creativity or efficiency to become enterprises in their own right to produce quality goods at competitive prices in a dynamic business...

Application of law must be equitable to be respected

2011-04-22 00:00:00

No notion about law being only on the side of the ruling establishment should be nurtured or nourished by any powerful political quarters. There are reasons to note this. A good many number of cases started earlier against members of...

PM to lay foundation of AUW in Ctg Apr 26

2011-04-22 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina will formally lay the foundation of Asian University for Women (AUW) on its Chittagong campus on April 26 (Tuesday), reports UNB. The AUW is being built to groom women as skilled and innovative professionals, service-oriented...

Police constable killed in Gazipur

2011-04-22 00:00:00

A police constable was killed as a microbus of robbers ran over him at Pubail Meerer bazar in Sadar Upazila Wednesday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Mamunur Rashid (25), of Shyamnagar village in Kushtia. Police and local sources...

Qulkhwani

2011-04-22 00:00:00

Qulkhwani of Jahangir Jabbar, a former student leader of sixties and president of Bangladesh CoalCoke Importers Association and Sole Agent of Sika India Pvt Limited for Bangladesh, will be held after Asr prayer today (Friday) at his Banani residence in...

BGMEA opens Mahabub Ali Hall in own building

2011-04-22 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, April 21: The BGMEA Chittagong region today opened its Mahabub Ali Hall at the BGMEA Bhaban at South Khulsi of the port city. President of the association of garments manufacturers and exporters Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin inaugurated the hall...

Housewife throttled to death

2011-04-22 00:00:00

NOAKHALI, Apr 21 (UNB): A young housewife was strangled to death by her husband over dowry at Harinarainpur village in Sadar Upazila near the town Wednesday evening. The deceased was identified as Amena Begum (20), daughter of Abdul Mannan of...

The imperative for property taxation in Bangladesh

2011-04-22 00:00:00

Sadiq Ahmed There is a healthy ongoing debate in Bangladesh on the subject of the introduction of property taxation. Opponents of this tax argue that this is a difficult tax to administer and the yield would be low relative to...

8-pt Dhaka Declaration adopted

2011-04-22 00:00:00

The 4th Colombo Process Ministerial Meeting concluded in Dhaka Thursday adopting Dhaka Declaration containing eight-point recommendation to promote rights, welfare and dignity of migrant workers, reports UNB. The declaration was adopted after two-day deliberations by Ministers and senior officials of...

Petrol pricejumps in US

2011-04-22 00:00:00

From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, April 21: The price of petrol has surged. A gallon of petrol in New York city now costs $4.25. The price is not likely to come down. There are two reasons for this. Some oil producing...

Aus farmers to get fertiliser free of cost

2011-04-22 00:00:00

Syful Islam The government from next week will start supplying fertiliser free of cost to some 5,37,000 Aus farmers to encourage them to produce the rice variety, official sources said. Every farmer will get 20 kilogramme (kg) of urea fertiliser,...

Bhutanese business delegation in city

2011-04-22 00:00:00

Talha Bin Habib A high-powered business delegation of Bhutan has arrived in the city on Thursday to enhance bilateral trade between Bangladesh and Bhutan through establishing regional connectivity, officials said. The eight-member business delegation, led by Bhutanese Department of Trade...