What is the total number of residents of Dhaka city ? Nobody knows for sure and guess estimates are that the same may be between 13 and 15 million. Dhaka has been growing like wild weeds since the independence of...
Nerun YakubThe Copenhagen Climate summit ended last Saturday after thirteen days of heated debate and drama in the Danish capital, leaving many participants, and observers around the world, deeply disillusioned. It was denounced as an 'abject failure' by some, while...
Amirul IslamMEDIA reports indicate, the rate of inflation is about to surge, once again. It rose to 4.69 per cent in August from 3.46 per cent in July and the current trends would indicate no abatement of such price pressures....
A year or so ago, we would speak of really bad traffic situations as once or twice a week phenomenon. Not any more. A year on and we are experiencing it as a daily thing. These days people experience it...
WHEN a murder or hit, as it is sometimes called is planned the planners or those who order the act also agree on the amount of money to be paid to the killer or killers. The amount fixed depends on...
Ziauddin ChoudhuryThe last instalmentI will skip details of more mundane food of Rajshahi to a hallmark of my gastronomic experience in the town that came from a wedding feast that I attended there. On the third day of our stay...
Saud Abu Ramadan Grief could be easily seen in his eyes when Marwan al-Attar, a 55-year-old resident of Biet Lahiya town in northern Gaza Strip spoke about his camp life. Al-Attar and his family, as well as thousands of Palestinian...
Ameer HamzaThere can be no disagreement with the view that newspapers have a role to play in nation-building, and to do that, in the best interest of the public, they must be as objective as possible, regardless of their political...
Dr Hasan-Askari RizviMost political circles are celebrating the Supreme Court judgement on the NRO without realising that it is yet another example of the civilian-political government finding its political future in jeopardy because of extra-parliamentary developments. If the military is...
Ulf LaessingSaudi Arabia faces a long mountain war with Yemeni rebels that might complicate efforts to prevent infiltration by al Qaeda militants based in its unstable southern neighbour, diplomats and analysts say.Last month, the Saudis launched a military offensive against...
Anne Gearan Pakistan will not go as far as Washington wants, and there's nothing the U.S. can do about it: That's the sobering reality as the U.S. tries to persuade a hesitant Pakistan to finish off the fight against terrorists.Expand...
As U.S. President Barack Obama wraps up an eventful inaugural year in office, November midterm elections loom on the horizon and will provide the backdrop for the White House and the Democratic Party to convince voters of tangible success, especially...
Shamsher ChowdhuryI do not think things are changing for better.The traffic jam is worse than what it was a year ago or so. The only thing new is various directives by a number of busy bodies from the police chief...
Dr. Md. Anwarul Azim Majumder "Knowing is not enough; we must apply." -- Goethe A doctor needs to continuously update his medial knowledge from the every first day of his or her professional life and it continues until retirement from...
Nurul IslamTHE Burmese military regime brought an amendment to the Burma citizenship law in 1982 to deprive the Rohingyas of their citizenship. The law made the Rohingyas homeless in their own country. The authorities in Myanmar, as Burma is called...
ISLAMABAD, Dec 25 (AP): Pakistani police are pursuing terrorism charges against five detained American men, the police said Friday, a move that could complicate efforts to bring the men back to the United States (US) where they could also land...
VATICAN CITY, Dec 25 (Reuters): A woman the Vatican described as unstable jumped over a barricade, lunged at Pope Benedict and knocked him to the floor at the start of his Christmas eve mass in St Peter's Basilica. The 82-year-old...
SEOUL, Dec 25 (AFP): South Korea protested Friday about Japan's reasserted claim in an educational handbook to islands controlled by Seoul, saying it could damage efforts to improve relations.Foreign Minister Yu Myung-Hwan summoned ambassador Toshinori Shigeie and "expressed worries and...
GULMARG, Kashmir, Dec 25 (AFP): Indian Kashmir's tiny Christian community Friday prayed for the return of peace to the revolt-hit region as Muslims joined them in festivities.Overnight the region's tourism minister Rigzin Jora joined scores of Christians in a mass...
WASHINGTON, Dec 25 (AP): A controversial policy that put pregnant soldiers in war zones at risk of discipline will be rescinded under an order from the top US commander in Iraq.General Raymond Odierno has drafted a broad new policy for...
Croatia elects president to lead it into EUZAGREB, Dec 25: Croatians elect Sunday their third president since the country's independence in 1991, with the winner expected to lead the former Yugoslav republic into coveted membership of the European Union (EU)....
Mohammedan Sporting Club (MSC) advanced to the top slot with holders Abahani Limited drubbing Chittagong Abahani by 3-0 goals in the day's lone match at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mostafa Kamal Stadium at Kamalapur in the city Friday, reports...
The government's recent move to upgrade the status of nurses, it is hoped, would have a positive impact on the quality of service as well as the general standing of the professionals concerned, vis-à-vis the medical establishment and the public...
Syed JamaluddinPrices of essentials normally remain under control at this time of the year(end of December).This year it is different. The prices of most food items have been on the rise in recent weeks. The prices of rice, wheat and...
E. R. BhuiyanTREE plantation activities have been better in recent years compared to the past. But in the absence of equal enthusiasm to stop deforestation, the goals of afforestation are not getting fulfilled. Bangladesh has to perform in this vital...
ACCORDING to media reports, the government is busy with plan to import electricity from India. But it would take at least two years to establish the infrastructure on both sides of the border to import power from India. It raises...
IN an article, the world famous McGill University's School of Environment makes the case for abandoning emission reduction targets in favour of a technology-led climate policy. Let the global technology race begin to set out an alternative route to emission...
THE results of the first ever primary school certificate examination were published the other day. There was a great deal of enthusiasm and hope. The results have been satisfactory.It is, indeed, a good sign that the authorities are doing a...
As far as our politicians go, Prof Muzaffar Ahmed of National Awami Party (NAP) is a revered personality. He has also the courage of his convictions and is always ready to air his views even if they may upset some...
DOES India provide any reason for Bangladesh to allow it transit through Bangladesh? India built and commissioned its Farakka barrage without the consent of Bangladesh. India flouted an agreement with Bangladesh, which allowed test running of Farakka barrage for 40...
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