The Truth and Accountability Commission (TAC) is actively considering extending the deadline beyond September 30 for submitting clemency applications, reports UNB.The time extension for the second time was under active consideration of the Commission, TAC sources told the news agency.The...
The council of advisers of the caretaker government (CG) Saturday gave its final approval to the Right to Information (RTI) Ordinance 2008, aimed at ensuring free flow of information to the people, reports UNB.Under the much-debated new law the responsible...
Former ruling party BNP and its coalition partners Saturday demanded withdrawal of the Representation of People Order (RPO) made by the caretaker regime and asked for holding the stalled parliamentary elections first following the old electoral laws, reports UNB.The Bangladesh...
ISLAMABAD, Sept. 20 (Bloomberg): Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari said the country wouldn't brook any breaches of national sovereignty in the fight against terrorism, reiterating his government's anger at raids on its territory by US-led forces. ``We will not tolerate...
The United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union made guarded response to Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed's speech last night announcing the dates for parliamentary and upazila parishad elections, reports UNB."We are still analysing the Chief Adviser's remarks, but...
FE Report Speakers at a roundtable Saturday underlined the need for making the people aware of the problem of tuberculosis (TB) side by side with efforts for taking the TB control programme at the doorstep of the people, particularly of...
Chief Adviser (CA) Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed Saturday night left for New York (NY) via Dubai to attend the 63rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN Headquarters there, reports UNB.He will make country statement in the UNGA session on...
The newly created state-owned public limited companies (PLCs) in the power sector are facing problems in decision making due to appointment of non-technical persons as their chairmen, reports UNB.According to official sources, the government has appointed some retired and in-service...
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 20(CNN): South Africa's ruling party on Saturday called on the country's president, Thabo Mbeki, to resign from office -- several months ahead of next year's elections.Gwede Mantashe, secretary-general of the African National Congress (ANC) made the announcement at...
The Bangladesh Bank-BB-- after a gap of about three years has gone for a rise in the rate of one of the key policy tools, the repurchase agreement-Repo. The increase, though marginal, only 0.25 per cent, does otherwise highlight a...
Shahiduzzaman KhanA foreign specialist on NGO affairs gave a broad hint in the recent past that large non-government organisations (NGOs) in Bangladesh are running parallel to the government and are sometimes dictating terms. The sizes of some NGOs are so...
Mohammad Shahidul IslamWHY are the Bangladeshi cricketers behaving the way they are? Returns are important in life. There cannot be one-sided love. A big politician's love for his party ideology inspires the activists of that party. The big politician is...
Achievement of higher economic growth and its fruits-- jobs and income for people -- is the direct outcome of a proper business environment existing in a country. The most important feature of such an environment is the confidence of the...
The challenge now on the part of the authorities is how to have rickshaw-free roads within a timeframe. Clearly, the livelihood of the rickshawpullers in the city, their dependants and business associated with the rickshaws must not be put into...
It is surprising that about 1.5 million primary-age girls still remain out of school in the country. According to a Unicef data, the situation is worse in urban slums, areas where enrollment rate is only 61 per cent, 23 per...
M A IslamEnglish is a compulsory subject for graduation level students who are either in degree pass or honours classes under National University in Bangladesh. Students study the subject in the second year of their graduation period. Everyone has to...
Sifat SiddiqueCell phones have been one of the greatest discoveries science has ever made. It is not only the most cherishable and desired commodity to anyone, it has become more of a human part rather than human possession. And since...
As long as learning is connected with earning, as long as certain jobs can only be reached through exams, so long must we take this examination system seriously. If another ladder to employment was contrived, much so-called education would disappear,...
John Cox, The IEEE working group that is putting the finishing touches on the 802.11n 100Mbps wireless LAN standard is about to launch a new project, for a 1Gbps WLAN standard.That would mean gigabit Wi-Fi.Last year, group members formed the...
After years of anticipation, the coming-out party for Electronic Arts' new evolution game Spore seems to be getting rained out. Spore was one of the most highly anticipated games in recent years, in part because it's the brainchild of Will...
Denise Dubie, IT professionals looking to cash in on hard-earned certifications may be surprised to learn that many IT skills continue to lose value as others experience increases in pay.Foote Partners, a research firm focusing on pay and compensation for...
Erica OggThere are a lot of bad economic winds swirling, but the high-definition television industry doesn't appear to be moved. Here at DisplaySearch's HDTV Conference, there is far less handwringing than in past years, when manufacturers complained about rapidly falling...
Sekai is an iPhone-exclusive social tagging service developed by Tokyo-based mobile application provider Tonchidot. Despite language barrier, Sekai Camera turned out to be a crowd-pleaser nonetheless.The key idea is to use the iPhone as a mobile information terminal, linking the...
Richard BoulterImprovement in payment systems is a must for a modern economy. This will, for example, allow migrants' funds to be transmitted faster, cheaper, and more securely. New payment systems will encourage more rapid payment of salaries and wages by...
Maswood Alam Khan from Cockeysville, Maryland, USAFor those in America who don't own or drive a car, subway is their best mode of transportation. Subway, an underground railway system, is very popular in a megacity. As a visitor with a...
Mohammad Ataul HaqueWith the "banning" of the cricketers joining Indian Cricket League (ICL) from playing of cricket for ten years by the (Bangladesh Cricket Control Board (BCCB), the episode has now turned into an interesting one. Nobody understands why this...
The national income tax day was observed recently. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) honoured, for the first time, 316 top taxpayers of the country, on the occasion. This has been a refreshing move aimed to inspire all categories of...
Humayun Khadem THE high profile activities of the present caretaker government against corruption earned wide attention and appreciation at one stage. But it is also asked whether the application of laws and courts against the corrupt ones would prove to...
Abdur RahimCONTRARY to claims by government officials that they can do with less aid, the reality is that aid still remains a big source of support for the economy. Specially, as revenue collection is yet not up to the mark,...
Saiful IslamGarments producers and exporters have been making serious charges of sabotage against them. They are saying that buyers' growing disinterest in them stems from various factors but the most pronounced ones seem to be a kind of apprehension that...
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