Syed Manzur Elahi, appointed FBCCI administrator by the government on Thursday, took over charge of the apex trade body Saturday, reports UNB. He met the executives and employees of the FBCCI secretariat, and sought their cooperation in holding an acceptable...
S M JahangirThe experts' committee on finalisation of the proposed National Coal Policy has agreed, in principle, to make some major recommendations, including the development of a single open-pit mining project as a 'test case', amid strong opposition from various...
In a second installment of government allocation of money for building houses for the cyclone-affected people, a total of Tk 600 million (60 crore) has been sanctioned for Bagerhat and Barguna districts. An official announcement Saturday said the money, sanctioned...
Prof. Latifa Akand and Prof Dr Hosne Ara Begum have been awarded Begum Rokeya Padak-2007 for their outstanding contribution to socio-economic development of the country's women folk. Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed will distribute the award at a ceremony at...
Naim-Ul-KarimBangladesh's export of ready-made garments (RMG) is unlikely to start to India from January next as the authorities concerned of that country is yet to complete necessary formalities in line with a deal singed between the two governments, sources said....
FE Report The Bangladesh Bank (BB) is likely to send tender documents on sale of nearly 60 per cent share of troubled Oriental Bank Limited to six potential buyers by the end of this week.A draft bidding document has already...
As some companies, banking and non-banking financial institutions and NGOs received good-performance recognition, Finance Adviser of the caretaker government Dr Mirza Azizul Islam Saturday said transparent financial audit report assures proper corporate governance, reports UNB."Based on the report, investors buy...
FE ReportNoted economist Professor Wahid Uddin Mahmud said Saturday endowment by any philanthropic people or organisation should be fully tax-exempted in order to establish social responsibility among all the individuals and groups.Prof Mahmud was speaking at a seminar on corporate...
BRAC official Noor Islam, abducted from his office in Afghanistan province of Lugar, was released unhurt late Friday night, nearly three months after his abduction, reports UNB.M Anwarul Islam, director, Public Affairs and Communi-cations of BRAC, told the news agency...
The remains of liberation war hero Sepoy Hamidur Rahman will be repatriated to his long cherished dreamland Bangladesh, after 36 years of the country's independence, from Indian state of Tripura through Bibir Bazar land port in Comilla at 3.0pm on...
The draft of the Truth and Accountability Commission has been completed, an official said Saturday, reports bdnews24.com. A four-member committee designed the structure and legal affairs of the commission, which will continue for one year. Corruption suspects-especially businesspeople-will be able...
NEW DELHI, Dec 8 (UNB): Foreign Affairs Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury paid a courtesy call on Indian Vice President Dr Hamid Ansari at his residence here today (Saturday). The adviser thanked the vice president for India's offer of relief...
US Congressman McDermott has urged his congressional colleagues to support the New Partnership for Development Act 2007 (NPDA) to help Bangladesh recover the economic losses caused by Cyclone Sidr, reports UNB.The NPDA would eliminate tariff and quotas on all products...
Acting Awami League President Zillur Rahman has demanded of the government to release party chief Sheikh Hasina by December.He also demanded lifting of the State of Emergency as the government claims that a normal situation is prevailing in the country.Zillur...
RANGAMATI, Dec 8 (UNB): Discussants at BBC Bangladesh Sanglap demanded full implementation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) peace accord, introduction of cellular phone network, balanced development for all including ethnic and Bangalee communities and development in the tourism sector...
The nation celebrates Begum Rokeya Day today (Sunday) marking the birth anniversary of the pioneer of an awakening for women's rights in the sub-continent. Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed would give away Begum Rokeya Padak 2007 to Professor Latifa Akand...
NEW DELHI, Dec 8 (UNB): Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed has deeply appreciated Afghan President Hamid Karzai for securing the release of abducted BRAC employee Noor Islam in Afghanistan.Foreign Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury conveyed the "deep appreciation" to Afghan...
DINAJPUR, Dec 8 (UNB): A Jama'atul Mujaheedin Bangladesh (JMB) cadre, who was a charge-sheeted accused in August 17 countrywide simultaneous bombings, was arrested from Ramsagar crossing under south Kotwali police station Friday.The arrested was identified as M Nazrul Islam, son...
BARGUNA, Dec 8 (UNB): Kewrabunia Union Parishad (UP) member in Sadar Upazila was arrested Friday on charge of taking bribe while distributing vulnerable group feeding (VGF) cards among cyclone-hit families.Acting on a tip-off, joint forces arrested UP member Selim Khan...
M A Islam | 2007-12-09 00:00:00
THE way lectures are delivered in the class is important as far as conducive learning environment is concerned. At college or university level, many teachers are following interactive ways of giving lectures and both students and teachers find it very...
President Iajuddin Ahmed Saturday urged the surgeons to take appropriate measures to gain confidence of the country's patients to prevent them from flying abroad for treatment, reports UNB."… a good number of Bangladeshi patients fly abroad for treatment and spend...
Sifat Siddiqui | 2007-12-09 00:00:00
"Get up! Get up! Get up for heaven's sake! Again, you are going to be late for the class as usual. When will you ever develop some sense of responsibility...........!"Are you not aware of this very dialogue? Why, this is...
As part of USAID's effort to improve the overall health condition of the Bangladeshi people, it will provide US$173 million over the next five years for the programmes supporting maternal and child health, family planning, tuberculosis eradication and HIV/AIDS mitigation...
AIM Jakaria Rahman | 2007-12-09 00:00:00
THE internet is not based upon a single location nor it is a centrally managed network. The internet is an international computer network encompassing thousands of smaller interconnected networks. This offers breadth, flexibility, world scale interconnectivity and a self-expanding system...
THAKURGAON, Dec 8 (UNB): Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead a Bangladeshi farmer and injured another one at Bujrukh frontier in Haripur upazila early Saturday.Sources said when some 8/10 farmers went near border pillar No 358 for harvesting, the...
Triangle Bangladesh Society of North Carolina (TBSNC) and Bangladesh Medical Association (BAMNA), North Carolina Chapter donate US$ 31,600 to Chief Adviser's Relief Fund, reports UNB.Responding to the appeal by Bangladesh Embassy in USA, many organisations and individuals from all over...
Chairman of the United News of Bangladesh Amanullah Khan left Dhaka (Saturday night for Singapore en route to Bandung, Indonesia to attend the three-day Fifth AsiaNet Forum, beginning on December 16, reports UNB.The Forum is likely to discuss regional sales...
An Indian naval ship, 'INS Chita', arrived at the Chittagong port with huge relief materials for Bangladesh's cyclone victims, reports UNB.Two other Indian naval ships, 'INS Kumvi' and 'INS Mohish', are scheduled to reach the port with relief materials on...
Sadrul Alam DuluBANGLADESH'S biggest surface water irrigation project is in trouble. The Teesta Barrage Irrigation Project has a precarious existence. Why? India's unilateral withdrawal of water using Gozaldoba Barrage in the upstream of the Teesta river is causing problem to...
Ripan Kumar BiswasPedestrians busy grabbing the Thanksgiving sale were stuck by news clips on a giant TV screen at Times Square, New York. This was more severe than the last Hurricane, Katrina, the most destructive natural disaster in U.S. history....
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