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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...

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...

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...

IFC urged to increase financial support to Bangladesh

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

FE Report Leading local business leaders have urged the visiting International Finance Corporation (IFC) officials to increase their financial support to Bangladesh as the country has many potential fields. They said textiles, ready-made garments, jute, shoes and home textiles of...

CNG price hike by next week likely

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

FE ReportBangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) is set to raise compressed natural gas (CNG) price by next week. The commission help a public hearing on Petrobangla's CNG tariff hike proposal Tuesday. "We have heard from public today. The decision on...

Enhanced growth demands investment in dredging

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

FE ReportThe country's economic growth is demanding more and more importance to investing in river dredging by formulating an integrated plan to improve the water-based traffic activities, experts said at a seminar Tuesday. They attached importance to increasing private investment...

Govt seeks back five fish farms from GB

Syful Islam | 2011-03-09 00:00:00

Syful IslamThe Department of Fisheries (DoF) has sought back five fish seed multiplication farms from the Grameen Bank (GB), taken under lease agreement from the government in 1987, official sources said. The DoF director general in a letter last week...

Our lady colleagues

Mamun Rashid | 2011-03-09 00:00:00

Mamun RashidWhen I put in my resignation in my bank last December, the first person to burst into tears in my room was a lady colleague, the first person to send me a personal short message(SMS) from abroad was a...

Govt gives nod to tax adminreform points placed by IMF

Doulot Akter Mala | 2011-03-09 00:00:00

Doulot Akter MalaThe government has agreed on some major points to reform the tax administration as per recommendation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) providing US$ 1.0 billion External Credit Fund (ECF) for Bangladesh. The recommendations include introduction of new...

Ctg roads named after language martyrs, BDR victims

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

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Mar 8: Six roads in the port city have been named after the martyrs of 1952 Language Movement and army officers of the BDR Peelkhana carnage of 2009. The roads around the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup...

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...

Citi Asia Pacific Ratings Advisory Group Head now in town

2011-03-09 00:00:00

Charles Hulac, Managing Director and Head of Citi's Asia Pacific Ratings Advisory Group arrives in Dhaka today (Wednesday) on a 1-day official visit. Mr. Hulac provides advice to clients at all stages of the ratings process, with a focus on...

DSE sees highest single-day turnover since Jan 31

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

FE ReportThe DSE experienced the highest single-day turnover since January 31 Tuesday. The total turnover increased to Tk 9.64 billion, in value term, on the day from that of Tk 8.22 billion in the previous session. The turnover rose on...