Government high-ups and policy makers have hazy as well as negative ideas about tourism. They firmly believe that to attract foreign tourists to Bangladesh, the country needs to have nightlife facilities, bars, massage parlours etc., as if these are the...
All is not well with the delivery of social services in Bangladesh. There have been reports of poor performance, corruption and inefficiency in the education, health, housing and population sectors. Red tape is said to be a factor in the...
BAGHDAD, Mar 16 (AFP): Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's bloc looked likely to form parliament's single largest grouping Tuesday, after results showed the incumbent had strengthened his hold on key Baghdad province.Maliki's success in the capital, which accounts for more...
KABUL, Mar 16 (AFP): US President Barack Obama held a video call with Afghan head of state Hamid Karzai to discuss the war on the Taliban and progress in eradicating corruption, the Kabul government said Tuesday.In the Monday 'teleconference' which...
BEIJING, Mar 16 (AFP): China said Tuesday it was growing more concerned over the Iran nuclear crisis but again resisted calls to back sanctions, insisting talks were the best way to resolve the impasse.Visiting British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, who...
Thailand's red-shirt demonstrators are donating blood to throw at government offices in a symbolic protest against a leadership they say is illegitimate, reports BBC. The protests are now in their third day, in a jovial but determined mood. Thai Prime...
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, Mar 16 (AFP): US drones fired missiles into a mountain hideout in Pakistan's tribal belt on the Afghan border Tuesday, killing 10 militants including Al-Qaeda-linked suspects, officials said.The strike took place in the district of North Waziristan, a...
The military trial of the former head of Sri Lanka's military forces is underway in Columbo, reports ABC News.Sarath Fonseka faces charges of mixing politics with his military career.General Fonseka was arrested last month soon after losing Sri Lanka's presidential...
MOSCOW, Mar 16 (AFP): Russia's lower house of parliament will not ratify a future nuclear disarmament treaty with the United States (US) unless it includes links to missile defence issues, its speaker said Tuesday."We will not ratify it if the...
A state of emergency has been declared in northern and eastern parts of Fiji, after Cyclone Tomas blasted through the Pacific island nation. The National Disaster Council said troops would take food, water and other necessities to worst-hit areas. At...
JERUSALEM, Mar 16 (AFP): Hundreds of Palestinians clashed with security forces in mainly Arab east Jerusalem Tuesday amid heightened tensions in the Holy City where Israel has vowed to expand Jewish settlements.As the unrest rocked Jerusalem, US Middle East envoy...
US envoy cancels Mideast tripJERUSALEM, Mar 16: A US envoy's postponement of his Mideast trip appeared Tuesday to deepen one of the worst US-Israeli feuds in memory - even as Israel's foreign minister signaled his government had no intention of...
TOKYO, Mar 16 (AFP): Hundreds of mothers whose children attend pro-North Korean schools in Japan rallied Tuesday, demanding that the government include them in plans to make high school tuition free.Japan's six-month-old government on the same day passed a lower...
LONDON, Mar 16 (AFP): The world's shortest man, He Pingping, who stood just over two feet five inches tall (75 centimetres), has died, Britain's Guinness World Records said Monday. He was 21.He -- a native of China who had a...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has asked the government to hold some 'test' case elections, which they distinguished from midterm elections, in some constituencies to measure its popularity amongst the electorate, reports UNB. It was implied that this would show the...
In his first press conference since returning from the US, Law Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed said Tuesday that the US intelligence network would be providing assistance to curb terrorism and militancy in Bangladesh, reports UNB.Talking to the journalists at his...
The special court-5, holding trial of 310 BDR rebels of the 36th battalion under Dhaka Sector, Tuesday fixed May 9 for framing charges against the accused in the BDR mutiny case, reports UNB. The trial began at BDR Darbar Hall...
FE ReportBudget deficit is expected to be less than the projected one at the end of the current financial year (2009-10) due to lower development and revenue expenditure.Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, while placing the budget implementation progress report...
Shamsul Huq Zahid Death stalks the residents of Dhaka, which other day earned the rare honour (!) of becoming the world's second worst city, everywhere. No place is safe here. Death comes uninvited. What was the speed of Monday's brief...
FE ReportThe Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) Tuesday proposed a three-tier import duty structure in place of the existing four-tier slabs to help local industries become competitive.The proposal came at the meeting between leaders of the chamber and...
The nation will observe the 90th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children's Day today (Wednesday) with due respect and festivity, reports BSS. On this day in 1920, Bangabandhu was born in Tungipara...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina leaves the city today (Wednesday) for Beijing on a 4-day official visit to China at the invitation of Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, reports UNB.The high-profile visit is seen by politicians, businesspersons and the diplomatic...
FE ReportDhaka stocks rebounded Tuesday as the benchmark index rose sharply more than two per cent to post the biggest single-day gain in two months, spurred by the securities regulator's latest move to boost the buying capacity of investors.The benchmark...
Passenger launches countrywide were at a standstill Tuesday as workers called an indefinite strike following the collapse of talks to resolve their long-standing demands for better working conditions, reports bdnews24.com. The Water Vessel Workers Federation imposed the strike from Monday...
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved Tuesday seven development projects involving Tk 138.22 billion that included a large project to install 10 peaking power plants with total capacity of 830mw, reports UNB.Of the total amount, Tk...
This year's record bumper potato harvest looks like turning into a blight for the farmers who have failed to reserve space in the country's limited cold storage facilities. Reports from Rangpur, Rajshahi, Chuadanga, Munshigani, Comilla, Daundkandi, all testify to the...
Shamsher ChowdhuryOne of the major problems with our administration is that it focuses on the facade rather than the content. It indulges in stunts too. Whenever there is a failure it hastens to create new laws, claiming to make them...
Prof. Lutfor RahmanThe TV talk shows are more war of words than anything else. In parliament, the situation is no better. A parliament, with strong opposition, benefits the government and the citizens alike. The strength of lawmakers does not depend...
Despite all the neglect and bungling in the power sector, the actual base period deficit compared to demand is not much more than 500 to 700mw and in the peak period some 1500 mw. But why have we been faltering...
The time to act and act decisively to regenerate Dhaka was crossed long ago. But with the launching of immediate corrective actions, it should be possible to stop the city from heading towards the brink and start a process of...
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