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Hacktivists for information in bottom-up baskets

2010-12-13 00:00:00

Maswood Alam Khan in Maryland, USAACTIVISTS claiming they have the right of access to any secret information have waged a war of hacking by what is technically called "Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks" to bring down the websites of...

Operationalising an effective road fund

2010-12-13 00:00:00

MA SamadThe absence of regular maintenance activity, according to one estimate, alone costs the country in the neighbourhood of $1.0 million every day, in terms of the depreciated value of the roads from wearing and tearing. No estimate is available...

Building barriers against the rising sea

2010-12-13 00:00:00

BANGLADESH has a 134-point programme to enhance the country's coping strengths against climate change. But there are concerns-- internal as well as external -- about how sound and appropriate such plans would be to raise Bangladesh's protection against the most...

Testing laboratory for pharmaceutical sector

2010-12-13 00:00:00

A major demand from pharmaceutical industries is for the establishment of a government operated central testing laboratory for export- oriented pharmaceutical industries. The laboratory can be very useful in strengthening the reputation of local pharmaceutical products abroad through dependable quality...

For objective assessment from TIB

2010-12-13 00:00:00

According to respondents to a TIB questionnaire , the greatest number gave their view that the police are the most corrupt. This was no wonder. Most of the respondents are from the ordinary strata of society. They come across the...

Crop farming in riverbeds gets momentum in N-region

2010-12-13 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Dec 12 (BSS): The landless people, small and marginal farmers have already started farming various Rabi crops in the vast tracts of the dried up beds and chars of the major rivers and tributaries in the northern region. They...

4 killed in Netrakona, Sirajganj incidents

2010-12-13 00:00:00

NETRAKONA, Dec 12 (UNB): Two people were killed in separate incidents at Durgapur and Modon Upazilas of the district Friday.In Drugapur, Abdul Aziz of Badua village asked his wife to bring some money and one maund of paddy from her...

Bad weather holds dry fish processing

2010-12-13 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentKHULNA, Dec 12: Processing of dry fish has been suspended in different fishermen colony in the coastal area of Sundarbans due to rough weather and low sunshine for last few days. Sea fishes worth about Tk 10 million has...

Rangpur farmers expecting high yield of mustard

2010-12-13 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentRANGPUR, Dec 12: Farmers of Rangpur district are expecting a bumper production of mustard this season as the weather seems to be very conducive to mustard cultivation, sources said. According to Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources, a total...

Garlic production target fixed in Nilphamari

2010-12-13 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentNILPHAMARI, Dec 12: Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has fixed a target of producing 5,952 tonnes of garlic is 9,92 hectares of land during the current Robi season of 2010-2011 in Nilphamari district. Sources said the farmers have already...

Two killed in road mishaps

2010-12-13 00:00:00

CHUADANGA, Dec 12 (BSS): Two children were killed in two separate road accidents at Alamdanga and Jibannagar upazilas of the district Saturday. The deceased were Israil (3) of Khadimpur village in Alamdanga Upazila and Shumi (6) of Piaratala village in...

Bumper cauliflower production likely in Panchagarh

2010-12-13 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentPANCHAGARH, Dec 12: A bumper production of cauliflower and cabbage are likely in Panchagarh district in the current winter season. The vegetables have met the local demand and are being exported to other places of the country and thus...

Human Rights Day observed

2010-12-13 00:00:00

Our Correspondent KHULNA, Dec 12: World Human Rights Day was observed in Khulna, as elsewhere in the country Friday with a renewed call for the establishment of human rights. The day also observed in Bagrhat and Satkhira. Various groups arranged...

News in brief

2010-12-13 00:00:00

Housewife killed over trivial incident A housewife succumbed in her injuries in the Rajshahi Medical College Hospital early Saturday who was critically injured by her neighbors on Thursday afternoon. The victim was identified as Beauty Khatun (32), wife of Babul...

Twin blasts in Stockholm leave one dead

2010-12-13 00:00:00

STOCKHOLM, Dec 12 (agencies): Twin blasts in central Stockholm killed one person and injured two others, in what Sweden's foreign minister said was a "terrorist" attack that could have had "catastrophic" consequences.The explosions Saturday, in a busy part of the...

Climate talks at Cancun: a long way to go

2010-12-12 00:00:00

THE 12-day COP 16 at Cancun ends today but whether or not the climate change negotiations will yield something substantial for the protection of mankind's one and only habitat from becoming more and more 'feverish', is yet to be seen....

Putting emphasis on safe, meaningful migration

2010-12-12 00:00:00

Shahiduzzaman KhanMINISTER of Labour and Employment Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, at a meeting with a delegation of Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (BAIRA) in the city recently, lamented that high migration cost, illegal stay abroad and activities of some unscrupulous...

Cultural heritage as the fountain of intellectual activities

2010-12-12 00:00:00

Gopal SenguptaSo many questions and concerns have been raised by local artists over Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan's performance with many Indian stars in the Army Stadium in Bangladesh's capital city of Dhaka. A great excitement was noticed among the people...

Railway accidents

2010-12-12 00:00:00

Another deadly railway accident took away over a dozen valuable lives and injured hundreds apart from huge loss of properties. As per media reports, during the last ten years more than five thousand serious railway accidents occurred with no sign...

Student uprising causes a stir in British polity

2010-12-12 00:00:00

There has been massive student demonstrations in London against hiking of student fees. This is reminiscent of the student uprising of the sixties. The Swedish students, studying in Britain, have been protesting, too. At home, they pay no tuition fees.The...

Why multiple standards?

2010-12-12 00:00:00

PRIME Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina has called for a probe into the wealth statement of Khaleda Zia, the leader of the opposition. She wondered how Khaleda Zia got so many pieces of precious goods for use in her former cantonment...

Dr. Yunus and the fair image of Bangladesh

2010-12-12 00:00:00

M. Shafiullah To much relief of the people of Bangladesh the Norwegian government has cleared the thick air gathered around Nobel Laureate Professor Dr. Yunus and the Grameen Bank. The mist was created by a Norwegian TV channel and it...

Why are private companies not being listed?

2010-12-12 00:00:00

Jahangir HossainIt is now a prime concern of all -- the regulatory body, policy makers or investors -- to increase the supply of share in our capital market for cooling down its overheated condition. It is not very much difficult...

Disabled young ones can also become assets and not liabilities

2010-12-12 00:00:00

Chowdhury Md. Usman Ahmmady"ASMA, mildly handicapped with a behavioral disorder reading in class one for two years and her younger sister Salma in class three were left in my hand while their mother went to a nearby shop for milk....

EWU Environmental and Social Club organizes inter-university club fair

2010-12-12 00:00:00

EAST West University (EWU) Environmental and Social Club organized an inter-university club fair to celebrate its 11th founding anniversary at the auditorium recently.The fair was organised to project the social and environmental activities of the various student clubs. The objective...

Potato cultivation in Rangpur in full gear

2010-12-12 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentRANGPUR Dec 11: Potato cultivation is going on in full swing in 8 upazilas of Rangpur district and the farmers are expecting a bumper production of potato in this season. According to Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources a...

Shrimp export held for snag in testing machine

2010-12-12 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentKHULNA, Dec 11: The export of shrimp worth about Tk 2.0 billion of Khulna and Chittagong is greatly hampered for want of clearance from the Fisheries Department. The Department sources said that the testing machine HPLCMS (High Performance Liquid...

Raipura- Madanganj road link work inaugurated

2010-12-12 00:00:00

A Correspondent NARSINGDI, Dec 10: The foundation stone of 19 kilometre long Raipura-Narsingdi direct road part of Raipura-Narsingdi-Madanganj road was formally laid by the Post and Tele Communication Minister Raziuddin Ahmed Raju Friday.Presided over by Raipura Upazila Awami League President...

Five killed in road mishaps

2010-12-12 00:00:00

MYMENSINGH, Dec 11 (UNB): A middle aged man and his niece were killed and 10 others injured in a road accident at Maherabari on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Bhaluka Upazila Friday. The deceased were identified as Ranjit Sikder (40), and his...

Clients' get-together at B'baria ibbl

2010-12-12 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, Dec 11: Brahmanbaria branch of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) arranged a clients' get together meeting at Brahmanbaria branch under Sylhet zone Saturday, office sources said.Brahmanbaria Sadar Upazila Chairman Md. Bashir Ullah Jaru inaugurated the function as the...