A teachers' organisation titled Bangladesh Swad-hinata Shikkhak Parisad has been floated in a bid to promote the standard of education, nationalising the country's education system and to ensure rights and dignity of teachers. A seven-member convening committee and a 153-member...
FE Report | 2011-03-03 00:00:00
FE ReportBody of a four-year-old girl who went missing since Monday from city's Mohammadpur area was recovered from a water tank of a multi-storied building Wednesday, police said. The ill-fated minor girl was identified as Sadia Akhter, adopted daughter of...
Our Correspondent | 2011-03-03 00:00:00
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Mar 2: Chittagong Metropolitan Police has taken control of the security of The Hotel Peninsula in the port city from March 5 ahead of two World Cup cricket matches at the local venue Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. The...
FE Report | 2011-03-03 00:00:00
FE ReportIslami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) clarified a news item telecast in some electronic media and also published in different national dailies quoting State Minister for Home that "Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited spends its profit on militancy". "We like to...
DU Correspondent | 2011-03-03 00:00:00
DU Correspondent Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said Wednesday quality education can ensure country's sustainable development and economic growth. " Sustainable development and economic growth largely depend on human resources development that relies on high quality of education system," he...
FE Report | 2011-03-03 00:00:00
FE ReportThe government has decided to expand the open market sale (OMS) of rice by increasing its quantity and also the number of trucks. The number of trucks, engaged under the programme, will be increased by 50 in the capital....
YANGON, March 2 (AFP): Myanmar has halted rice exports to stockpile the staple, aiming to shield food costs at home from the possible impact of rising oil prices caused by Middle East unrest, an official said Wednesday. "I think the...
BRUSSELS, Mar 2 (Agencies): NATO allies were split Wednesday on whether to unleash their military might on Libya to stop Muammar Gaddafi's reprisals against rebels, with fears raised about angering ordinary Arabs. As two US warships sailed towards Libya, ambassadors...
The Ministry of Shipping Wednesday formed a cell, named Third Seaport Construction Cell, to construct the country's third seaport in Patuakhali. The objective of the cell is to carry out feasibility study and accomplish subsequent tasks for setting up the...
The first meeting of the Cabinet Committee on the proposed Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) was held Wednesday with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. The meeting decided to rename the committee as National Committee on the Rooppur Nuclear...
AHMEDABAD, March 1: An Indian court Tuesday handed down 11 death sentences and 20 life terms to those found guilty of setting a train on fire in 2002, triggering anti-Muslim rioting that left 2,000 dead. Last week, 31 Muslims were...
SANAA, March 1: Vast numbers of protesters poured into the centre of Yemen's capital Sanaa on Tuesday for a massive anti-regime rally called by the opposition, an AFP correspondent said. Protesters crowded three streets leading to a square near Sanaa...
Poverty is a big stumbling block to progress in Bangladesh, nay the whole South Asian region. That fact has been confirmed once more by the UNDP's Multinational Poverty Index (MPI) prepared to assess the factors related to poor living conditions...
Establishment of an independent, powerful, effective and impartial Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) was one of the top electoral pledges among the five top-most commitments of the present Awami League-led government. The AL election manifesto outlined many other multi-dimensional steps to be...
FE Report | 2011-03-03 00:00:00
FE ReportBody of a four-year-old girl who went missing since Monday from city's Mohammadpur area was recovered from a water tank of a multi-storied building Wednesday, police said. The ill-fated minor girl was identified as Sadia Akhter, adopted daughter of...
Our Correspondent | 2011-03-03 00:00:00
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Mar 2: Chittagong Metropolitan Police has taken control of the security of The Hotel Peninsula in the port city from March 5 ahead of two World Cup cricket matches at the local venue Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. The...
FE Report | 2011-03-03 00:00:00
FE ReportIslami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) clarified a news item telecast in some electronic media and also published in different national dailies quoting State Minister for Home that "Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited spends its profit on militancy". "We like to...
DU Correspondent | 2011-03-03 00:00:00
DU Correspondent Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said Wednesday quality education can ensure country's sustainable development and economic growth. " Sustainable development and economic growth largely depend on human resources development that relies on high quality of education system," he...
FE Report | 2011-03-03 00:00:00
FE ReportThe government has decided to expand the open market sale (OMS) of rice by increasing its quantity and also the number of trucks. The number of trucks, engaged under the programme, will be increased by 50 in the capital....
YANGON, March 2 (AFP): Myanmar has halted rice exports to stockpile the staple, aiming to shield food costs at home from the possible impact of rising oil prices caused by Middle East unrest, an official said Wednesday. "I think the...
BRUSSELS, Mar 2 (Agencies): NATO allies were split Wednesday on whether to unleash their military might on Libya to stop Muammar Gaddafi's reprisals against rebels, with fears raised about angering ordinary Arabs. As two US warships sailed towards Libya, ambassadors...
The Ministry of Shipping Wednesday formed a cell, named Third Seaport Construction Cell, to construct the country's third seaport in Patuakhali. The objective of the cell is to carry out feasibility study and accomplish subsequent tasks for setting up the...
The first meeting of the Cabinet Committee on the proposed Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) was held Wednesday with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. The meeting decided to rename the committee as National Committee on the Rooppur Nuclear...
AHMEDABAD, March 1: An Indian court Tuesday handed down 11 death sentences and 20 life terms to those found guilty of setting a train on fire in 2002, triggering anti-Muslim rioting that left 2,000 dead. Last week, 31 Muslims were...
SANAA, March 1: Vast numbers of protesters poured into the centre of Yemen's capital Sanaa on Tuesday for a massive anti-regime rally called by the opposition, an AFP correspondent said. Protesters crowded three streets leading to a square near Sanaa...
Bangladesh nationals working in Libya have finally started 'trickling' back home from the violence-wracked, oil-rich North African country, as key Western powers moved UN sanctions against Gaddafi's regime and are even considering military action. Only a few hundred workers have...
It is common knowledge that the stock market in Bangladesh was super-heated. It was an artificial market, not reflecting the sordid realities. Shares, the value of which should not go well below their primary price offered in view of the...
Can we have a clean Dhaka? It is thought provoking. True, most of our cities are poorly planned and ill maintained. However, that is no excuse for irresponsible behaviour on the part of citizens. As suggested by the media, and...
A report, published on the back page of a local English daily on February 15 about the lighter vessel operation at Chittagong Outer Anchorage, suggests that here too is an area of corruption and connivance, between the lighter vessel operators...
Time is ripe to start considering seriously the establishment of desalination plants in Bangladesh as our rivers are experiencing leaner and more polluted flows and it is proving to be too dangerous to encourage free-style lifting of underground water for...
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