Secretary General (SG) of United Nations (UN) Ban Ki-moon expressed profound shock at the death of Bangladeshi army officer and a member of UN peacekeeping mission in Sudan Captain Md Iftekhar Alam, reports UNB. In a condolence message he expressed...
The government is committed to transform Bangladesh into a tech-savvy as well as middle- income country by achieving Vision-2021 to build Bangabandhu's vision of sonar Bangla, State Minister for Science and ICT Architect Yeafesh Osman told the House Thursday, reports...
Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Barrister Shafique Ahmed has refuted part of the UNB report on his statement at the workshop on "Implementation of CEDAW for Reducing Violence against Women (ICRVAW) Project", which was carried by certain dailies...
KHULNA, Feb 24 (UNB): A sepoy of Border Guard, Bangladesh (BGB) was sentenced to three months in jail for contempt of a special court-12, which is trying the BGB mutineers. The special court of BGB set up at Khulna sector...
President Md Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday felicitated their Kuwaiti counterparts on the occasion of the national day of Kuwait, reports BSS. The President, in his message to Kuwaiti Amir on the eve of the day, said:...
State Minister for Housing and Public Works Advocate Abdul Mannan Khan Thursday told the Parliament that the government has undertaken a plan to provide accommodation facilities to all government officials and employees working in the city, reports BSS. Responding to...
FE Report | 2011-02-25 00:00:00
FE ReportThe proposal for dredging 36 rivers of the country will soon be submitted to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) with a view to increasing navigability and saving the endangered rivers. Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan disclosed...
FE Report | 2011-02-25 00:00:00
FE ReportGlobal Affairs Forum of BRAC University arranged Ekushey Book Fair titled 'Jagoron' at its campus Tuesday marking the International Mother Language Day, said a press release. Dr Md Golam Samdani Fakir, pro-Vice-Chancellor of BRAC University formally inaugurated the day-long...
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid Thursday told the Parliament that the government has a plan to establish a university in each district in phases for pursuing higher education at home, reports BSS. The Minister said this in reply to a...
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food and Disaster Management Ministry has recommended appointing one dealer for Open Market Sale (OMS) in every union to keep price of food grain affordable, reports UNB. The recommendation came from the committee's 22nd meeting, held...
Daffodil International School (DIS) observed the International Mother Language Day on February 22, 2011 on the school premises at Dhanmondi in the city. The day-long programme included cultural programme and art competition. At the end of the programme a discussion...
The 34th annual Command Safety Conference of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) was held at the Falcon Hall in the city Thursday, said a press release. Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal SM Ziaur Rahman attended the conference as the chief...
Our Correspondent CHITTAGONG, February 24: Fire gutted a synthetic foam factory and a padding factory at Nasirabad industrial area in the city today. The fire broke out from electric short circuit at the Foam Industries Ltd at the Nasirabad Textile...
The poverty alleviation programme of Social Assistance Programme for Non-Asseters (SAPNA) 2nd phase started at Kaliganj Upazila in Gazipur district Thursday, reports UNB. Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs Ministry Meher Afroz Chumki inaugurated the...
The National Human Rights' Commission (NHRC) Chairman Dr Mizanur Rahman Khan has come down heavily on the physicians, saying they are doing business 'making people fool', reports bdnews24.com. "People do not know about medical procedures. They don't know what to...
A seemingly intractable stalemate in Indian parliament was finally resolved as the government agreed to vociferous opposition demand of a joint parliamentary investigation into the sensational telecommunications scandal that had cost the country billions of dollars. With the settlement of...
IT was in mid November when 'Mizan bhai', the popular tea seller of our area entered into the secondary (stock) market with all his savings; he hardly had any idea about this tricky place. As I along with my friends...
Much has been written about Sakib's decision of fielding first after winning the toss. It is to be understood that the decision was not taken by the captain alone; rather, it was a decision of the team's think-tank. Our coach...
COUNTRY'S fifth population census is set to begin from the 15th of the next month and it will continue for the next four days. The countrywide population census conducted after every 10 years to enumerate the number of people and...
The fears of the overpopulated conditions of Bangladesh have been termed baseless and unfounded by a number of analysts. Rather, they have been pointing to its growing agricultural productivity, particularly cereal production, that maintained a balance of sorts between population...
The unrest now engulfing one Arab country after another should be a matter of great concern for international security analysts. Oil prices, having a vital impact on the world economy, is shooting up as a consequence of such troubles and...
Muammar Gaddafi is not going to leave quietly. He will leave no stone unturned to cling to power. He will not hesitate to kill any number of people to continue his 42-year tyranny. More than one thousand Libyans have already...
Recently, I attended the United States Animal Health Association's 114th Annual Meeting and American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians' (AAVLD) 53rd Annual Conference and USAHA/AAVLA Plenary session-One Health: One-Way Street or Are There Opportunities for Animal Agriculture at Minneapolis, Minnesota,...
Shaheed Colonel Quadrat Elahi Rahman Shafique, ndc, psc was born on Thursday November 14, 1962 in Rangpur. My family surname being Rahman, his mother and I decided to name him Rahman Shafique. Being our first child, I added Quadrat Elahi...
I was glued to the Al-Jazeera live telecast from Tahrir Square (Liberation Square) in Cairo, Egypt -- we do not have such a place -- our democratic governments have practically made it impossible for people to assemble in any of...
Dear Colonel Mojib, Family and friends have gathered today to honour your memories, your courage and your selfless service to your country. As we think about all the joy that you brought into our lives, we are always able to...
Move after move is failing to control th | 2011-02-25 00:00:00
Move after move is failing to control thThe first thought was that more scrips made available would cool the market down. Then it dawned that those mere scrips without fundamental probability of acceptable returns would only exacerbate matters. And now,...
The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations of 2011 will begin from April 05 under 10 education boards, reports bdnews24.com. Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid gave his approval Thursday on the proposed exam schedules, prepared by the inter-educational...
FE Report | 2011-02-25 00:00:00
FE ReportDhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) will need an investment of around Tk 108.50 billion within next 10 years for rehabilitation, expansion and strengthening of the water supply system in Dhaka city through surface water treatment, a top...
LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters): A British court has agreed to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to Sweden where he is accused of sex crimes, dismissing claims such a move would breach his human rights. Swedish prosecutors want to question Assange...
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