CARBON dioxide is the key causative factor for global warming, along with other gases like carbon monoxide, CFC etc.Such gases are emitted from vehicles, brick fields and other industrial plants. Excessive use of air coolers, air conditioners and refrigerators also...
Enayet Rasul BhuiyanMost of the information most of the time-- indicating the future of Bangladesh -- appear to be pessimistic ones. It is generally made out that the future of this country is rather hopeless. Far too many people are...
Wen Chihua When the doctor advised her to get a mammogram done, Chen Ying's first reaction was one of despair. "The thought that my worst fear could come true sent chills down my spine," said Ying, 46, a manager at...
Ameer Hamza The South Asian Network of Gender Activists and Trainers (SANGAT) recently observed South Asian Women's Day -- its fifth, on 30 November, as designated in 2005 when the network was born in the Indian city of Puri --...
Ziauddin ChoudhuryThe trilogy of my food travelogues (Sylhet, Noakhali, and Chittagong) kindled an interest among some of my friends to know if my repertoire contains any knowledge of foods from other regions of Bangladesh. My response is, yes it does....
Mashiur RahamanThe effect of climate change is causing a lasting damage to the country's only existing coral colony in St Martins Island faster than forecast.Marine experts predict a serious disruption in the ecological balance will adversely affect the human settlers,...
Elena Masilungan To get an accurate picture of the situation of women, we need an accounting of how far power holders and duty bearers in government have fulfilled their commitments to gender equality. In other words, women need accountability. And...
International Criminal Court (ICC) President Sang-Hyun Song expressed his full trust and confidence in the Bangladesh judicial system's "ability and willingness" to bring the war criminals of 1971 to justice, reports UNB.Talking to the news agency during his visit to...
Awami League (AL) joint general secretary Mahbub-Ul-Alam Hanif called upon the grassroots supporters to stand up to the wrong politics of BNP, reports bdnews24.com. Ahead of the Martyred Intellectuals' Day and the Victory Day, the young AL leader gave the...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia would declare 'partial committees' in the next one or two days, said senior BNP leader Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury MP Friday, reports bdnews24.com. "The chairperson will name those who made sacrifices in the past two years for...
Agriculture Minister Motia Chowdhury said Friday the developed countries would have to compensate Bangladesh for the adverse effects of climate change, as they were liable for it, reports UNB."They (developed countries) will have to compensate us. If the whole world...
ALL the world's attention is currently on the Copenhagen summit. Earnest climate change experts and activists are hoping that there would be some kind of global deal on how best to keep carbon emissions down to rescue the planet from...
Saloni Ramakrishna"All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger (it's impossible), but calculating risk and acting decisively." — Niccolo MachiavelliAs bankers across the world go back to their strategy tables to rework their risk management...
Enamul HaqueLACK of allocation in the country's annual development programmes (ADPs) for land reclamation reflects absence of government initiative on the issue. Dams and other structures could be put up to accelerate the process of accretion off the coast. Undoubtedly,...
THE other day I went to a pharmacy to buy a 114 ml bottle of Milk of Magnesia produced by Acme. The price printed on the bottle is Tk. 13.14, and I had purchased it for that price just a...
Proper quality control of drugs, manufactured by local companies, has become a very big concern. The demand for ensuring quality control of drugs has become very loud following the recent tragedy of children dying from taking substandard paracetamol tablets produced...
THE gravest threats do not emanate from states. Real threats mostly come from religious, linguistic, racial and fanatics with frozen thoughts, who transform into terrorists. The alleged state excesses arise only in the processes of combating terrorist activities. In the...
The enforcement of the new traffic management system with automatic signaling lights and different paths for the movement of different types of vehicles, have already led to notable improvement in traffic movement. It only goes to show that if realistic...
Md. Masum BillahTHE largest and most important UN climate change conference in history started in the Danish capital Copenhagen on December 7. Delegates from 192 countries are gathering for the opening of this long-awaited summit as climate change concerns the...
Md Ashraf HossainSRINAGAR upazila under Munshiganj district could be developed as satellite town, 25 km off the Zero Point in the capital city. The Padma Bridge would begin at Srinagar, situated on the bank of the mighty Padma. Low lying...
Nizam AhmadIt is forbidden to kill; therefore, all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. -- Voltaire (1694-1778)Death penalties for murder, robbery, and theft were most common in the long past. Put...
Dance Premier LeagueOn SONY Ent TV Friday at 9-30 pm.Dance Premier League is a unique format, where for the first time on Indian Television we will have teams (selected through All India Auditions) from all zones of India - North,...
Dec 8: Amisha Patel has been unwell for a while and has been diagnosed with gastro infection. She is getting treated at a suburban hospital by the same doctors who treated Amitabh Bachchan, when he had been admitted there a...
BTVAm07:00 Announcement, Recitation From The Holy Quran, Programme Outline And The Holy Tripitak Paath07:15 Suvechaa Nin08:00 Morning News08:15 Bishaw Paricroma08:30 Alor Dishari09:00 Sangbad Shironam09:05 Children Drama - Sisimpur09:30 Natun Kuri10:00 The News10:05 Natun Kuri Cont...11:00 Sangbad Shironam11:05 Hello Apnake Bolchi12:15...
HONG KONG, Dec 10 (Reuters): Government bonds in Australia and South Korea fell Thursday as investors pushed forward expectations for interest rate rises in 2010 because of bullish growth views, while Asian stocks slid on year-end profit taking.Major European stocks...
Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) urged the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to exempt Magura Paper Mills Limited from paying VAT for the next three years to avert its closure that is likely to create social disorder and political instability,...
MOMBAY, Dec 10 (Economic Times): Dubai's real estate was characterised by buildings that were the tallest, widest, biggest and so on. So, when two companies announced that they will need six more months to service their debt, reactions went into...
MUMBAI, Dec 10 (Economic Times): Tata Motors, India's largest marker of commercial vehicles, is negotiating to acquire Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo's 53.5 per cent stake in Swaraj Mazda as it attempts to strengthen its position in the light commercial vehicle or...
DUBAI, Dec 10 (Reuters): Dubai's finance chief once again moved to reassure markets Thursday saying the emirate was better at implementing change than publicising it and investors were softening their view on Dubai's debt woes.A shock announcement by Dubai on...
TOKYO, Dec 10 (Reuters): Japan's Panasonic Corp said it acquired 50.2 per cent of Sanyo Electric Co Ltd, the world's largest rechargeable battery maker, for 403.8 billion yen ($4.6 billion), as shares of Sanyo jumped the most in six months...
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