Raheem Salman and Michael Georgy of Reuters from Baghdad | 2014-08-18 00:00:00
Tribal leaders and clerics from Iraq's Sunni heartland offered their conditional backing last week for a new government that hopes to contain sectarian bloodshed and an offensive by Islamic State militants that threatens tear the country apart. One of the...
Ahmed Elumami | 2014-08-18 00:00:00
Libya's parliament last week voted to disband the country's militia brigades and called on the United Nations to protect civilians in an effort to end the worst fighting between armed factions since the 2011 fall of Muammar Gaddafi. Lawmakers appeared...
Irene Klotz | 2014-08-18 00:00:00
A European resupply line to the International Space Station closed last week with the arrival of a fifth and final freighter to the orbital outpost. Europe's Automated Transfer Vehicle 5, known as ATV-5, blasted off two weeks ago with more...
Natalia Zinets and Richard Balmforth | 2014-08-18 00:00:00
Ukraine said its artillery destroyed part of a Russian armoured column that entered its territory and said its forces came under shellfire from Russia last week in what appeared to be a major military escalation between the ex-Soviet states. Russia's...
Khalilur Rahman | 2014-08-17 00:00:00
Yet another four-storey building in city's Siddik Bazar area developed cracks for faulty construction last week forcing panic-stricken inmates to evacuate. Occupants of two other adjacent semi-pucca houses also left their homes out of fear. The Financial Express (FE) in...
Shamsul Huda | 2014-08-17 00:00:00
Five hundred tonnes of toxic DDT (Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloroethane) powder remain unused at a regional health store in Chittagong for 30 years, a World Bank-employed consultancy firm said in a report. An official in the ministry of health and family...
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-08-17 00:00:00
Iraq's embattled, but defiant prime minister Nuri-al-Maliki has finally succumbed to national and international pressure to make way for a new government to effectively tackle the threats posed by the 'jihadists' to the country. His successor, Haider-al-Abadi, a fellow member...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-08-17 00:00:00
Manual clearance system and repetition of checking procedures are causing unusual delay in clearance of goods at the county's largest land port, Benapole, a study revealed. In the study, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has found both import and...
Khairul Islam | 2014-08-17 00:00:00
The government is going to set up a special bench at the High Court (HC) to settle the long-pending lawsuits against a section of dishonest private universities for what is described as education commerce, according to a senior official. Earlier,...
Talha Bin Habib | 2014-08-17 00:00:00
The government plans to amend the law protecting consumers' rights, aiming to make it time-befitting for the greater benefit of consumers, a senior trade official said. The move comes against the backdrop of a series of public reactions and problems...
Shah Alam Nur | 2014-08-17 00:00:00
A large number of buildings go mushrooming in and around the capital city unauthorised or without RAJUK approval and, as its fatal fallout, accidents and house collapse are on the rise, experts and officials said. According to BUET findings, nearly...
Badrul Ahsan | 2014-08-17 00:00:00
The government is expected to undertake a Tk 5.09 billion project for dredging twelve important river routes across the country to increase navigability along the waterways for safer movement of water transport round the year, sources said. Bangladesh Inland Water...
Shamsul Alam | 2014-08-17 00:00:00
The lack of diversity in Bangladesh's food crop sector poses a challenge and more emphasis on the production of non cereal crops, such as pulses, fruits, and vegetables is needed. Crop diversification strategies should be demand-driven for success and sustainability....
Parvez Babul | 2014-08-17 00:00:00
Research shows that women are the most vulnerable and disadvantaged in mountain areas due to many reasons including gender-based violence. These women are rarely acknowledged as agents of change with responsibilities, knowledge and skills. Mountain women are excluded from political...
Syful Islam | 2014-08-16 00:00:00
Bangladesh has decided to persuade other least developed countries (LDCs) to join its efforts for extension of the special transition period of TRIPS agreement so that production of patented drugs at low cost can be continued, sources said. The Ministry...
Khairul Islam | 2014-08-16 00:00:00
A proposal of the University Grants Commission (UGC) for introducing unified financial rules for all public universities in the country has been cold-shouldered by a section of the institutions, officials have said. They alleged that big and reputed universities were...
Talha Bin Habib | 2014-08-16 00:00:00
The government is set to appoint members of the board of directors (BoD) of the Palli Sanchay Bank (PSB) to intensify poverty alleviation efforts through various income-generating activities, a high official of the ministry of finance (MoF) said. "We are...
Babul Barman | 2014-08-16 00:00:00
The key index of the major bourse surpassed the 'psychological' cut off of 4,500 points as optimistic investors went on the buying spree. Last week featured all five trading sessions as usual. Of them, four sessions closed higher while one...
Sarwar Md Saifullah Khaled | 2014-08-16 00:00:00
For the last two decades or more the traditional economy of Bangladesh has been undergoing a rapid change tracking the model of a rapidly growing capitalist economy. Its per capita income in 2012 was estimated at US$ 2,800 {adjusted by...
Shamsul Alam | 2014-08-16 00:00:00
Over the past four decades since independence, Bangladesh has increased its real per capita income by more than 130 per cent, cut poverty rate by 60 per cent, and is well set to achieve most of the Millennium Development Goals...
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-08-16 00:00:00
These days, several key persons figure in debates and discussions for their comments or acts which are simply unworthy of their position. Some people do it out of sheer indifference, ignorance or even in a fit of anger. A minister...
Md Jamal Hossain | 2014-08-16 00:00:00
The government has taken up an ambitious insurance plan to ensure health for all by 2032. The aim is to reduce private spending for healthcare services from 64 per cent now to 32 per cent by 2032, reduce the household...
Mohammed Norul Alam Raju | 2014-08-16 00:00:00
During this monsoon, water-logging disrupts normal life in Chittagong. Due to the weeklong torrential rains many areas of the port city went under water, bus services were suspended on most of the routes, leaving the residents to commute on rickshaws,...
Enamul Hafiz Latifee | 2014-08-16 00:00:00
In these modern times, tourism & hospitality has appeared to be one of the most money grossing industries. According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, demand for international tourism remained very high in the first four months of 2014....
Masum Billah | 2014-08-16 00:00:00
Humans are not angels. No human being is beyond criticism. The system of feedback has developed as a means to push forward the performance of an individual, organization and state. The colleagues give feedback to officials and professionals, senior officials,...
Nilratan Halder | 2014-08-16 00:00:00
Barsha (rainy season) was a favourite season with Rabindranath Tagore. So it is with many Bangalees. Yet it can be said without fear that had Tagore not opened the eyes of the average Bangalees to the many shades and shines...
Shamsul Huda | 2014-08-15 00:00:00
The business of highly-caffeinated energy drinks worth Tk 12 billion (1200 crore) being marketed annually goes unregulated as there is no government wing to look into their standard and ensure health safety. Neither the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) nor...
Siddique Islam | 2014-08-15 00:00:00
The disbursement of industrial term loans registered a slight downward trend in the last fiscal year over the previous fiscal because of political turmoil and inadequate supply of gas and power. The disbursement of industrial term loans decreased by 0.51per...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-08-15 00:00:00
Some 2500 industries may have to pay the newly introduced 'green tax' from the current fiscal year as a penalty for polluting environment. The Department of Environment (DoE), under the environment ministry, has sent a list of the industries including...
Talha Bin Habib | 2014-08-15 00:00:00
Bangladesh Samabaya Bank Ltd (BSBL) has planned to double its loan disbursement in the current fiscal year, following increase of net profit over the years, a high official of the bank said. BSBL is set to disburse Tk 1.5 billion...
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