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Govt firm to reach healthcare to villages: Azad

2011-03-09 00:00:00

Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad Tuesday said the government is committed to reaching healthcare to the doorsteps of the people by establishing community clinics at union level, reports BSS. At present, he said, 9,722 community clinics are functioning at union...

BGB-BSF annual talks begin in New Delhi today

2011-03-09 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Mar 8 (BSS): Bangladesh is likely to hand over a list of persons wanted by it to India and raise the issue of killing of its civilians by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along the frontier when...

Clean Dhaka miss­ion starts

DU Correspondent | 2011-03-09 00:00:00

DU Correspondent The week-long "Clean Dhaka", a joint mission of International Volunteer University Students' Asso-ciation (IVUSA) of Japan and Dhaka University (DU), began in front of the registrar building of the university Tuesday. DU Vice-chancellor Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique inaugurated...

1,257 killed for dowry in six years

2011-03-09 00:00:00

A total of 1,257 women were killed in six years for their failure to pay dowry, according to human rights organisation Odhikar, reports bdnews24.com. Two hundred and forty-three women also committed suicide from Jan 2005 to Dec 2010 failing to...

IOJ calls countrywide hartal on April 4

2011-03-09 00:00:00

Islami Oikya Jote (IOJ) has called for countrywide dawn to dusk hartal on April 4 to protest the government decision of awarding equal right of women to paternal property in the National Women's Policy. IOJ chairman Fazlul Huq Aminee announced...

DIU student killed in city

2011-03-09 00:00:00

A private university student has been killed in a road accident at Farmgate in the city. Police said Mojibul Arefin Basunia (20), a student of Dhaka International University (DIU), was critically injured when a bus hit him in front of...

A case for intellectual empowerment

2011-03-09 00:00:00

Our Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina promises to build a country free from hunger and poverty. She pledges to build a country where economic prosperity, cultural richness, peace and stability will become the defining features. Inspiring thought indeed! On the same...

Quite disturbing signals on economic front

2011-03-09 00:00:00

The 'capitalism' has gone sour. The collapse of 158-year old bank, 'Lehman Brothers' on September 15, 2008 raised an alarm bell. This was the largest bank closure in the history of the USA. More banks and credit unions in the...

Mobile transports to vote for Sundarbans

2011-03-09 00:00:00

Department of Forests has deployed six mobile voting transports at divisional headquarters and districts from Tuesday to facilitate people to vote for the Sundarbans to elect the mangrove forests as one of the seven new wonders of the nature, reports...

Keel laying ceremony of ship today

Our Correspondent | 2011-03-09 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Mar 8: Western Marine Shipyard will organise a keel laying ceremony tomorrow (Wednesday) to start construction of a catamaran type passenger vessel for Chittagong Boat Club. Ceremony for building of the new ship will be held in the...

One beaten to death by nephews

FE Report | 2011-03-09 00:00:00

FE ReportA middle aged man was beaten to death at Khilgaon in the capital Tuesday by his nephews during an arbitration over land dispute, the police said. The deceased was identified as Salah Uddin (50). A sub-inspector of Khilgaon police...

Govt firm to reach healthcare to villages: Azad

2011-03-09 00:00:00

Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad Tuesday said the government is committed to reaching healthcare to the doorsteps of the people by establishing community clinics at union level, reports BSS. At present, he said, 9,722 community clinics are functioning at union...

BGB-BSF annual talks begin in New Delhi today

2011-03-09 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Mar 8 (BSS): Bangladesh is likely to hand over a list of persons wanted by it to India and raise the issue of killing of its civilians by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along the frontier when...

Clean Dhaka miss­ion starts

DU Correspondent | 2011-03-09 00:00:00

DU Correspondent The week-long "Clean Dhaka", a joint mission of International Volunteer University Students' Asso-ciation (IVUSA) of Japan and Dhaka University (DU), began in front of the registrar building of the university Tuesday. DU Vice-chancellor Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique inaugurated...

1,257 killed for dowry in six years

2011-03-09 00:00:00

A total of 1,257 women were killed in six years for their failure to pay dowry, according to human rights organisation Odhikar, reports bdnews24.com. Two hundred and forty-three women also committed suicide from Jan 2005 to Dec 2010 failing to...

IOJ calls countrywide hartal on April 4

2011-03-09 00:00:00

Islami Oikya Jote (IOJ) has called for countrywide dawn to dusk hartal on April 4 to protest the government decision of awarding equal right of women to paternal property in the National Women's Policy. IOJ chairman Fazlul Huq Aminee announced...

DIU student killed in city

2011-03-09 00:00:00

A private university student has been killed in a road accident at Farmgate in the city. Police said Mojibul Arefin Basunia (20), a student of Dhaka International University (DIU), was critically injured when a bus hit him in front of...

Jute clearly regaining importance

2011-03-09 00:00:00

With the worldwide demotion of synthetics -- now known to be a proven environmental and health hazard -- both traditional jute goods and other diversifed items have happily been showing a growing trend everywhere. The Agriculture Minister is also clearly...

Political reforms needed

2011-03-09 00:00:00

The photograph of our Nobel laureate, Prof Mohammad Yunus of Grameen Bank and his defending lawyer Dr. Kamal Hossain together coming out of the High Court, which was published in almost all the newspapers in our country on Friday last,...

Whirlwind Windies trample toothless Tigers!

2011-03-09 00:00:00

One can lose a cricket match, and that is acceptable. However, the totally miserable performance of our team against the Windies; was simply beyond imagination! One can say that they have killed their fans by their sheer careless batting which...

Where perception gets precedence over rational thinking

2011-03-09 00:00:00

Emotion is one of the most essential elements in the life of a human being. Yet when it crosses a certain limit, it can be disastrous both for an individual as well as a nation. Incidentally, Bagladeshis are well known...

Roads and highways or death traps

2011-03-09 00:00:00

The other day, an Additional Secretary to the government was killed as a passenger bus knocked him down in Dhanmondi in the capital. Despite repeated media reports, there is no respite from road accident. The Acting Secretary of the Women...

Govt firm to reach healthcare to villages: Azad

2011-03-09 00:00:00

Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad Tuesday said the government is committed to reaching healthcare to the doorsteps of the people by establishing community clinics at union level, reports BSS. At present, he said, 9,722 community clinics are functioning at union...

BGB-BSF annual talks begin in New Delhi today

2011-03-09 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Mar 8 (BSS): Bangladesh is likely to hand over a list of persons wanted by it to India and raise the issue of killing of its civilians by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along the frontier when...

Clean Dhaka miss­ion starts

DU Correspondent | 2011-03-09 00:00:00

DU Correspondent The week-long "Clean Dhaka", a joint mission of International Volunteer University Students' Asso-ciation (IVUSA) of Japan and Dhaka University (DU), began in front of the registrar building of the university Tuesday. DU Vice-chancellor Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique inaugurated...

1,257 killed for dowry in six years

2011-03-09 00:00:00

A total of 1,257 women were killed in six years for their failure to pay dowry, according to human rights organisation Odhikar, reports bdnews24.com. Two hundred and forty-three women also committed suicide from Jan 2005 to Dec 2010 failing to...

IOJ calls countrywide hartal on April 4

2011-03-09 00:00:00

Islami Oikya Jote (IOJ) has called for countrywide dawn to dusk hartal on April 4 to protest the government decision of awarding equal right of women to paternal property in the National Women's Policy. IOJ chairman Fazlul Huq Aminee announced...

DIU student killed in city

2011-03-09 00:00:00

A private university student has been killed in a road accident at Farmgate in the city. Police said Mojibul Arefin Basunia (20), a student of Dhaka International University (DIU), was critically injured when a bus hit him in front of...

Prof Yunus's global image is an asset

2011-03-09 00:00:00

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), along with other UN agencies, have long enlisted the voluntary services and support of prominent individuals as Goodwill Ambassadors. Such prominent individuals are at the top of their respective fields of work. They all...

Investments at risk due to climate change

2011-03-09 00:00:00

On an average, there are around 1000 different development projects financed by the government under ADP. A BIDS study indicates that nearly 40 per cent of the projects need to be modified for possible mitigation or adaptation options. Projects in...