Bestec Accessories Limited, a Korean company, will set up a printing and accessories manufacturing industry in Chittagong Export Processing Zone (EPZ), said a press release.An agreement was signed between Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) and Bestec Accessories Limited in...
The local call money market experienced stable movement throughout the past week and the rate hovered between the range of 4.00 per cent and 4.50 per cent.Last week, Bangladesh Bank (BB) accepted a total Tk 5.00 billion worth of 91-day...
The 'Black & Gold', the world famous Australian food products, is now available at Agora superstores in the city.Australian High Commissioner in Bangladesh Dr Justin Lee inaugurated the launching of 'Black & Gold' products at Agora in the city Thursday,...
Amid the growing concern afresh over the surging prices of rice in the international market, it should be considered a good luck for Bangladesh for having reaped good major harvests of rice crops in succession in about last one and...
Nerun YakubThe State Minister for Women and Children's Affairs, Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury, let it be known recently that the government plans to announce its National Women's Development Policy soon. The revival of the post-Beijing, CEDAW-inspired 1997 policy, for which progressive...
Samiul HaqueBANGLADESHI missions abroad are limited in number. What creates more concern is that the commercial wings in the real sense of the term exist in a few of them and even these limited number of commercial wings have been...
We are always reminded that Bangladesh is one of the poorest countries of the world. But other credible statistics do not necessarily click with this description, always. For example, on the list of the countries of the world sorted by...
THE winter can be a time of distresses for the poor in Bangladesh. The poor, who cannot afford warm clothes, suffer in a colder winter. Government assistance to the poor for coping with winter has been meager so far. It...
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,...
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