I've got good and badThis old man visits his doctor and after a thorough examination, the doctor tells him, "I have good news and bad news, what would you like to hear first?"Patient: Well, give me the bad news first.Doctor:...
WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (AFP): US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he hopes US troops can be drawn down to 10 combat brigades or about 100,000 troops by the end of 2008. "My hope is that when he does his...
ISLAMABAD,Sept 15 (Agencies): Pakistan's ruling party has enough votes to re-elect President Gen. Pervez Musharraf to a new five-year term, and the vote will likely take place in the first week of October, top party officials said Saturday. An announcement...
VANCOUVER, (Canada), Sept 15 (AFP): Human security and technologies from cell phones to weather forecasts are more at risk than ever from anti-satellite weapons and space junk, said a research report released Friday. An anti-satellite test by China in January,...
TOKYO, Sept 15 (AFP): Yasuo Fukuda, a moderate ruling party veteran, was Saturday seen pulling ahead in the two-way race to become Japan's next prime minister, reports saidFukuda and former foreign minister Taro Aso submitted their applications to lead the...
ALGIERS, Sept 15 (AFP): Three people were killed and five others wounded when a homemade bomb exploded Friday outside a police residence east of the Algerian capital, security forces said. Two people had to have their legs amputated after the...
NEW DELHI, Sept 15 (AFP): Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh underwent prostate surgery Saturday to remove a benign growth and was recovering well, his office said. The operation on the 75-year-old prime minister was performed at the country's premier hospital,...
Democrats believe they may accelerate US troop pullout WASHINGTON, Sept 15: Democrats in the US Senate say one of their proposals aimed at shifting the president's strategy in Iraq is finally close to winning enough Republican support for a real...
DURBAN, South Africa, Sept 15 (AFP): India defeated Pakistan in a bowl-out after the arch-rivals played a heart- stopping tie during the Twenty20 world championships here Friday. With Pakistan needing one run to overtake India's 141-9, Misbah-ul Haq was run...
A recent ILO report emphasised that 20 to 35 per cent of the labour force in Bangladesh engage in at least 50 hours of work per week. This is reflective of the tenacity of the workers in this country. The...
Qazi Azad IN respect of development in several sectors, this country should arrive at a firm decision to rigidly follow a set of fixed ideas. Otherwise, the search for national advancement may be as vexing as the outcome of our...
Md ShahidullahTHE government should move with a real sense of urgency to effectively promote new uses of jute. If this is done and done successfully, then the misgivings in some quarters about the closure of the Adamjee Jute Mills (AJM)...
Ben Hall TOUGHER regulation of hedge funds, protection of strategic industries and the creation of European industrial champions are essential if the French are to be reconciled with globalisation, according to a report commissioned by President Nicolas Sarkozy and published...
REPORTS appeared in the press sometime ago that donors want a 'senior service pool' in the civil services of Bangladesh with its members drawn from the existing cadres of the civil services and also from the private sector. This would...
NOT only solar power, it is high time to try and popularise other non conventional forms of energy to decrease dependence on conventional forms of energy like petroleum, diesel and gas. The uses of such types of energy are relatively...
Maswood Alam KhanTHERE are three easy ways in our society you can pick anyone from to kill an enemy. One, persuade him to go for a second marriage when his children are young; two, cheer him up to contest an...
Md. Mahfuzur Rahman SiddiqueNO sooner had I finished the most humble article captioned "The ever growing sports organisations", which was published in this paper, than it came to my knowledge that another baby had since been born in our sports...
Md. Mahfuzur Rahman SiddiqueNO sooner had I finished the most humble article captioned "The ever growing sports organisations", which was published in this paper, than it came to my knowledge that another baby had since been born in our sports...
Abdullah MohibuddinWHEN I joined Biman towards the end of 1972 leaving Lufthansa and Airbus job offer, at that time Biman had only 2000 employees and two F27 aircraft and the highest salary was Taka 2000 per month. Today after cutting...
Syed Fattahul AlimNatural calamities of all kinds and denominations are crashing against the shores of every continent more frequently than anytime in the past and with greater fury and intensity. Storm surges, hurricanes, typhoons, downpours, floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, heat waves,...
Farjana Mir Nipa Tamim and Mohona, final year students at a well-known university, are more than just friends. Their four-year friendship has blossomed into an affair. They have recently gone physical. "We love each other. Our physical relationship has developed...
Ben Nimmo As the finance ministers of the 13 states which have joined the euro boarded a Portuguese river-cruiser Friday morning, their message was clear: don't rock the boat. 'Europe is that strong that we are able to handle situations...
Enayet RasulNotwithstanding the importance of morals in the present context of Bangladesh society-- gripped extensively as it is by loss of ethics, corruption and delinquent behaviour -- one is led to questioning also what should constitute proper moral values in...
Ishrat FirdousiHasina was born in Jagathberh village, 6 kilometres from Patgram Upazila, to an extremely poor family. They were seven brothers and sisters and rarely managed to eat three times a day. At age 7, instead of going to school,...
Rita Bhowmick Ramakanta Dhar uses an iron bar to break a huge seashell that will eventually see the making of conch shell bracelets worn by married Hindu women. Ramakanta, 48, has been in this work for the past 35 years....
Richard LapperLast month, as a crisis in a small sub-section of the US housing market created havoc around the globe, media attention has focused on high finance and the linkages between the world's big economies.But there is another compelling story...
Gideon RachmanAre we still scared of the Germans? Even asking that question in the corridors of the European Union is likely to provoke sorrow and incredulity. The conventional answer is: of course not! Fear of Germany is primitive and backward-looking....
Stefan SternWhen Phil Mickelson tees off today in the first round of the British Open golf tournament in Carnoustie, on the east coast of Scotland, he will do so happy in the knowledge that he has had the best possible...
John KayThe inveterate spending habits of rich American households are financed by the thrift of poor Chinese peasants. The explanation of this paradox has several elements, but the contribution of financial market deregulation is a paradox in itself. The more...
Russian President Vladimir Putin's flurry of meetings with Asia-Pacific leaders here in recent days inspired the inevitable headline in at least one Australian daily: "The Russians Are Coming." On the sidelines of a regional summit along with 20 other world...
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