Bangladesh Telecommuni-cation Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has proposed a maximum fine of Tk 5.0 billion (500 crore) for breach of terms and conditions of licence, reports UNB. The proposal was made in the draft amendment to the existing Bangladesh Telecommunications Act...
FE Report An initiative to take the responsibility of insurance sector by the finance ministry started Tuesday when it sought policy papers and documents from the commerce ministry, official sources said.In a letter, the finance ministry said it is essential...
FE ReportHealth and Family Welfare Secretary A.K.M. Zafar Ullah Khan has urged the pharmaceutical industries not to compromise with 'quality' of their products.His remarks came on the eve of the 37th annual general meeting and seminar of Bangladesh Aushad Shilpa...
FE Report The Bangladesh Bank (BB) issued show-cause notices on chairmen of two private commercial banks (PCBs) Tuesday asking them to explain within the next seven days why their posts should not be declared as vacant following their convictions by...
Adrian Michaels FANCY shopping for your next holiday in Spain? Try some red swimming trunks from the "Ibiza Style" section of Armani Exchange's website, part of the "sexy looks" on offer that are "perfect" for a Spanish island often associated...
Quentin Peel FALL-out from the independence of Kosovo, including its recognition by the US and most of the European Union (EU), continues to reverberate through the Balkans and all the way to the fringes of the former Soviet Union.It now...
Dalton McGuinty FOR the past few months, we Canadians have had our ears pressed to the border, listening with great interest as our American friends discuss the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).As a partner in the agreement, we have...
Wolfgang Munchau WITH the local elections now behind him, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France has an opportunity to relaunch his faltering reform agenda. It is impossible to underestimate the significance of such an effort, or its failure, to the Sarkozy...
Syed Fattahul Alim Who was the first person to record human voice on material surfaces in the form of graphs? It is believed that American inventor Thomas Alva Edison was the first to achieve the feat. Very recently, a group...
She was not rich. But she had the average solvency of a well-to-do farmer of Bangladesh. She had enough land to grow sufficient food to feed her family throughout the year, had livestock, a small but cosy cottage in Chandpur...
Shanta Sultana At 7 Ankhi has learned the worst of police. The sight of policemen makes her nervous. "I still get scared when I see policemen. It seems to me that they will arrest me," says the little girl from...
Enayet RasulManpower export has been the pivotal sector for the Bangladeshi economy. The economy has been kept afloat notwithstanding the worsening circumstances in large measure by the steadily improving performance in the manpower sector. The number of our overseas workers...
Ishrat FirdousiAccording to the BBS report of 2000, between 20 to 25 percent of the population of Bangladesh are ultra poor. This ultra poor segment is deprived of all services and benefits enjoyed by the rest of the society. They...
Rupa SarkerAt 18 Nilufar is awaiting her first baby. The woman from Kamrangirchar has come to a maternity hospital for healthcare. She does not know what she should do during pregnancy. She is also unaware of the special care a...
BAGHDAD, Mar 28 (Reuters): Fighters loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr have seized the centre of the southern Nassiriya city, a Reuters witness said Friday. A four-day-old Iraqi army crackdown on Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army in Basra, Iraq's...
SEOUL, Mar 28 (AP): North Korea underscored its anger over South Korea's tough new stance toward the communist country with the test-firing of short-range missiles. The launches Thursday night also came as the North issued a stern rebuke to Washington...
BEIJING, Mar 28 (AFP): China Friday let the first foreign diplomats visit Tibet following deadly riots there, amid debate in Europe over whether the Chinese crackdown should trigger a boycott of the Olympics opening. Two weeks after the protests in...
LONDON, Mar 28 (AP): Nicolas Sarkozy did most of the talking, but it was his wife who made the headlines. On his first state visit to Britain, the French president discussed matters of international importance, sealed a string of big...
HARARE, Mar 28 (Reuters): Zimbabwe placed security forces on full alert ahead of Saturday's poll to quash any violence and will not allow candidates to declare themselves winners before official results, police chief Augustine Chihuri said Friday. "We wish to...
GAZA, Mar 28 (Reuters): Israeli troops killed one Hamas militant and wounded two during clashes in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, the Islamist group and the army said Friday. An Israeli army spokesman said troops opened fire on...
CHITTAGONG, March 28 (BSS): Over 2000 poor people of remote Nalua union under Satkania Upazila in the district have received free treatment facilities at a day-long medical camp.Nalua union parishad authorities organised the "Free Medical Camp-2008" on the union parishad...
The use of its coal reserves by Bangladesh at the soonest is now too pressing a need. Already, very valuable time has been wasted on dithering, indecision and brooding and engaging in controversies over the use of coal. If such...
Syed Fattahul AlimGLOBALLY, price of food grains have been forced up due to a complex mix of factors. These include frequent droughts, downpours, floods and various other kinds of natural calamities as well as shift in the use of food...
Sheila McNulty in Houston WHEN Direct Energy, the power producer, realised it was only a matter of time before federal legislation was introduced penalising carbon emissions, it decided to set up a business that would help soften the blow.The electric...
Munir AhmedTHE buyers of readymade garments (RMG) products from Bangladesh have been more and more insisting on the observation of various standards in the RMG industries. In fact, these have become like non-tariff barriers in the way of export of...
BANGLADESH spends a great deal of resources on imported petroleum based fuels. These imports can be decreased by using ethanol produced at home to save and ease pressure on the country's foreign exchange reserve. At a time when prices of...
BANGLADESH has taken a praiseworthy initiative to properly utilise the facilities under the Equity Entrepreneurs Fund (EEF). The central bank is paying attention to information technology (IT) and software development in the country. According to a newspaper report, the bank...
Mohammad Shahidul IslamA COMMUNITY, with a sense of feasting and merry-making, long ago, created interest for people to gather to spend time and buy their products. Townsfolk realised that visitors from afar would need places to relax. Someone knew enough...
Michael SkapinkerEVERY year, Gareth Penny, managing director of De Beers, has an HIV test. He wears a badge with a tick on it and the words "I know", which means he knows his HIV status. His test and badge are...
Jharna Moni of News Network PAYEL Islam, a class VIII student of Srimongol in Sylhet, returns home from school in the evening everyday and falls victim to eaveteasers. Payel does not feel like disclosing it to her parents lest they...
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