Ghulam MohammadTHE privately run centres of higher education are, in many cases, found to be deficient in respect of quality. The inadequacies of a good number of private universities are too well known. There is no need to repeat them...
Nasim AhmedMANY litigants find no use for the delayed judgements coming as they do with hundreds of thousands of cases remaining pending in the lower courts for years. Completion of the appeal process similarly requires another long and indefinite waiting....
Amy YeeWhen Priya Paul took the reins of Park Hotels in 1990, India's hospitality industry was "in the dumps", she says. "We were faced with lots of empty hotels." Before the country's economic reforms of 1991 ushered in an era...
The government needs to set up skill training centres throughout the country, at its own cost, to train as many people as possible in diverse skills. The establishment of such institutions should be viewed as investment to get, in the...
BANGLADESH has earned a good amount of foreign exchange by exporting fruits since the entry of related items to its export basket. This is one area of non-traditional export goods. On its part, Thailand earns several billion US dollars a...
Dhaka WASA collects Tk. 13.00 for supplying one cubic meter of water in case of domestic consumers while this rate is Tk. 42.00 in case of commercial consumers. It supplies water through one water meter to one building, comprising different...
Mohammed HossainIN both new and mature democratic societies, police remain under growing pressure from citizens not only to control crime but also to fairly treat suspects. In theory, the police are the most visible instrument of enforcement of the law...
Badrul IslamTHE caretaker government should facilitate reforms of political parties and transfer power to the elected government by holding polls. Turkey overcame, through recent elections, a political crisis that grew because the military and the opposition party had blocked then...
Laila Noor'STUDENTS stop attending a school in Barisal for punishing a female schoolmate by stripping her naked,' reads a headline in a national daily. This news must have caused panic among many guardians of school-going children. Undoubtedly, they will be...
Alan BealtieTHE effects of the farm bill are felt well beyond the borders of the US, largely in lower prices for subsidised basic commodities such as rice, corn and cotton that might benefit consumers but undercut farmers in other countries,...
Detained BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has reportedly urged the party leaders and workers to remain united under Khondoker Delwar Hossain whom she had appointed BNP secretary general, reports UNB.Talking to reporters at his Dhaka Housing apartment at Adabar in the...
The 31st anniversary of the jail killing of four national leaders and Liberation War heroes will be observed today (Saturday), reports UNB.On this day in 1975, Syed Nazrul Islam, acting president of Bangladesh provisional government in 1971, Tajuddin Ahmed, prime...
The Election Commission (EC) can bar religion-based parties from getting registered even without a major policy decision by the government, the Workers Party (WP) said Friday, reports bdnews24.com. If the Commission follows the preamble of the Constitution, Representation of the...
Awami League Acting General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam Friday said the Bangali nation cannot be united as long as the court verdicts against killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and four national leaders will not be implemented, reports UNB."Jail killing...
KHULNA, Nov 2 (UNB): A case was filed against Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Mayor Sheikh Tayubur Rahman and Public Relations Officer Sarder Abu Taher Thursday on charge of corruption.NM Hafizur Rahman, a suspended employee of the KCC, filed the case.In...
Health Adviser Maj Gen (retd) Dr ASM Matiur Rahman Friday urged the country's youths to come forward with positive intention to save the lives of affected people through safe blood donation, reports UNB."There are some 40 million young people in...
Ohio State University (OSU) of USA will assist Bangladesh to address the arsenic challenges, reports UNB.The university also proposed to arrange workshops on climate change issue in Bangladesh shortly, said a message received here from Bangladesh Embassy in Washington Friday.Ohio...
NARSINGDI, Nov 2 (UNB): The officer-in-charge (OC) of the Model Police Station S Alam was closed to the district Police Lines Thursday night following the death of a transport employee in police custody. Police sources said Narsingdi Police Super (SP)...
The Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested eight members of 'agyan (dope) party' from different parts of the city Thursday midnight, reports UNB.The arrested persons are Babu (42), Rafiqul Islam alias Raja (35), Shahidul Islam alias Shuvo (18), Rabiul Islam...
Bikalpa Paribahan Group will arrange a press conference at 11:30 am tomorrow (Sunday) at the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) auditorium in the city.At the press conference the Group will clear its position on the news 'Policy being framed for passenger...
Four people were critically injured when a speeding bus hit two rickshaws, a CNG-run auto-rickshaw and two restaurants in the city's Mouchak area Friday morning, reports UNB.Witnesses said the accident took place at about 8:00 am when a city service...
Deputy Managing Director of IFAD Multi Products Limited Tanvir Ahmed has recently obtained the Award of the Year-2006' for his outstanding contribution to the industrial sector. Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury handed over the award to Tanvir Ahmed at a...
FE Report Prices of most of the essential commodities including rice, onion, edible oil, coarse flour, potato and newly arrived vegetable items marked further rise while prices of other commodities were unchanged in the city markets over the past week.Market...
FE ReportNational Bank Limited (NBL) Chairperson Parveen Haque Sikder inaugurated its 97th branch at Jatrabari in the city recently. The chairperson said that NBL would make a remarkable contribution to business development of Jatrabari area. Managing Director of the bank...
FE ReportGary Shorb, chief executive officer (CEO) of Methodist Hospital, the third largest healthcare chain of the USA and an affiliate partner of Square Hospital, accompanied by Cam Welton, is currently in Bangladesh. They are already on serial visits over...
Sarwar ZahanThe inter-bank call money rate was steady with a downward bias last week despite withdrawal of large amounts of cash through auctions of reverse repurchase agreement (repo), treasury bills and Bangladesh Bank (BB) bills, fund managers said.The market enjoyed...
Commercial Bank of CeylonOctober 28 -- November 01, 2007Last week observed some movements in USD/BDT after the Bangladesh Bank intervened in the local foreign currency market to impede the continuous rate hike. Only in two days, Bangladesh Bank gave support...
ANKARA, Nov 2 (AFP): US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Turkey on Friday, offering an "effective strategy" against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq in exchange for Ankara holding off on its threat of cross-border military action. Heavy security...
LONDON, Nov 2 (Reuters): The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany will discuss imposing a third round of sanctions on Iran because of its nuclear programme on Friday. Iran has refused to stop enriching uranium and...
NEW YORK, Nov 2 (Reuters): Improvements in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have led to increased detection of minor brain abnormalities that may worry the patient, but often will never cause any problems, according to study findings reported in The New...
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