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West Indies political entity

Nehal Adil | 2011-04-09 00:00:00

Nehal AdilDuring the Cricket World Cup West Indies draws our attention. For half a century, the West Indies team has a dominating presence in the cricket world. But does it have a unified national entity? No, though it was once...

Report on share market: People demand transparency

the names of alleged scamsters in it wo | 2011-04-09 00:00:00

the names of alleged scamsters in it wosmall alike, who crashed recently as the market nosedived, seem to be yelling furiously for complete disclosure of the report, Enayet Rasul Bhuiyan The eagerly awaited report of the committee that was set...

BTMC drafts divestment policy for its sick units

Syful Islam | 2011-04-09 00:00:00

Syful IslamThe Bangladesh Textile Mills Corporation (BTMC) has drafted a policy on the divestment of the loss-incurring state-owned textile mills, allowing foreigners along with local investors to buy those mills. The draft policy, to be finalised this week, will also...

Love lost but not forgotten

wishful fantasies in spite of warning fr | 2011-04-09 00:00:00

wishful fantasies in spite of warning frMaswood Alam Khan from Maryland, USA He is very young. He studies in the seventh grade in an American high school. I am close to his family. I am very friendly with him, so...

Same group played key role in rise and fall of stock prices

Mohammad Mufazzal | 2011-04-09 00:00:00

Mohammad MufazzalThe investigation committee on the recent stock market scam has identified one particular group of major market players who were active during both unusual rise and fall of the market. A member of the committee told the FE Friday:...

'Emission Tax' on private cars likely

Doulot Akter Mala | 2011-04-09 00:00:00

Doulot Akter MalaThe government may introduce emission tax from the next fiscal in a bid to check import and use of substandard vehicles that pollute air and create pressure on the country's traffic system. An expert committee of the Ministry...

SEC in for overhaul

Nazmul Ahsan | 2011-04-09 00:00:00

Nazmul AhsanThe government will go for a drastic restructuring of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), highly placed sources in the government said Friday. The overhaul will take place as per the recommendations made by a probe committee on the...

Duty on waste cotton soon to check export

Syful Islam | 2011-04-08 00:00:00

Syful IslamThe government is set to contain waste cotton export through imposing duty on the item and raising its export price to ensure supply of adequate raw material for terry towel and home textiles industry, officials said Thursday. The Ministry...

Gaddafi urges Obama to stop air strikes

From Fazle Rashid | 2011-04-08 00:00:00

From Fazle Rashid NEW YORK, Apr 07: There have been earth-shaking news around the world during the past 24 hours. Col. Muammar Gaddafi, the eccentric Libyan dictator yesterday sent a letter to US president Barack Obama urging him to stop...

Teaching and private tuition

good marks but not for real learning, | 2011-04-08 00:00:00

good marks but not for real learning, Shafiqul Alam Teaching is a noble profession, a giving profession and a caring profession. Teaching has its rewards. However, the rewards are quiet internal. All of us can recall one or more teachers,...

Teaching and private tuition

good marks but not for real learning, | 2011-04-08 00:00:00

good marks but not for real learning, Shafiqul Alam Teaching is a noble profession, a giving profession and a caring profession. Teaching has its rewards. However, the rewards are quiet internal. All of us can recall one or more teachers,...

Understanding Islam, not envying it

Maswood Alam Khan | 2011-04-08 00:00:00

Maswood Alam KhanA catholic by faith, the great playwright George Bernard Shaw, who had influenced the literary world in the later part of the 19th century and the earlier part of the 20th century and who is the only person...

Bangladesh needs a number of global standard universities

teaching excellence and research aptitud | 2011-04-08 00:00:00

teaching excellence and research aptitudGopal Sengupta At a time when globalization has become the order of the day, it is sad that there is not even a single university in the country recognized for its excellence abroad. Knowledge promotion must...

The growing culture of political mismanagement and poor governance

progressively moving toward a situation | 2011-04-08 00:00:00

progressively moving toward a situation as the highest priorities and all others can wait, Shamsher Chowdhury We often hear of Golden Bengal but did we ever see the face of it? With the growing culture of political mismanagement and poor...

Islamic banking: A gross accounting misnomer

it is virtually attributed to Islam and | 2011-04-08 00:00:00

it is virtually attributed to Islam and knowledge-base of the people concerned, Afzalul Haq Now-a-days accountancy has become an important academic and professional discipline. It does no more remain a mere tool but has now been recognised as a very...

Controversy over connectivity charges

Syed Jamaluddin | 2011-04-08 00:00:00

Syed JamaluddinIndia is being given connectivity without any charges. The word connectivity is used because transit is given to a third country. No third country is involved here. What is being given to India is a corridor facility. The recent...

Harassment of passengers at Benapole identified

Doulot Akter Mala | 2011-04-08 00:00:00

Doulot Akter MalaThe Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) has identified irregularities and harassment of passengers, especially those from India and other countries, at the immigration and customs points of the country's largest land port at Benapole. The agency said...

Probe body on stock mkt debacle recommends SEC reform

Mohammad Mufazzal | 2011-04-08 00:00:00

Mohammad MufazzalThe probe body on recent stock market scam has strongly recommended to the government to reform the securities regulator, identifying its "complete failure" to remove irregularities as one of the prime factors leading to the largest ever fall of...

SEC for conditional approval to go public

Syful Islam | 2011-04-06 00:00:00

Syful IslamThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has opined to offer conditional approval of floating initial public offerings (IPO) by the insurance companies with low paid up capital, officials said Tuesday. The Insurance Act 2010 has set paid up capital...

Commission soon to settle Jubok issues

Nazmul Ahsan | 2011-04-06 00:00:00

Nazmul AhsanThe government is set to establish a permanent commission soon to settle the outstanding issues of the Jubo Karmasangsthan Society (Jubok) and its clients, as per the recommendations made by probe body. The proposed commission might be given two...

Obama launches re-election campaign

From Fazle Rashid | 2011-04-06 00:00:00

From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, Apr 5: The US President Barak Hossain Obama yesterday launched his re-election campaign for 2012 race for the White House roughly 20 months ahead of the poll. Obama's re-election team hopes to build up a campaign...

WCO diagnostic mission to review Bangladesh Customs

Doulot Akter Mala | 2011-04-06 00:00:00

Doulot Akter MalaThe World Customs Organisation (WCO) is trying to help Bangladesh to strengthen the capacity of its Customs Department, by identifying its operational shortcomings. A high-powered diagnostic mission of the WCO is now visiting the country's major customs points...

Commission soon to settle Jubok issues

Nazmul Ahsan | 2011-04-06 00:00:00

Nazmul AhsanThe government is set to establish a permanent commission soon to settle the outstanding issues of the Jubo Karmasangsthan Society (Jubok) and its clients, as per the recommendations made by probe body. The proposed commission might be given two...

Lessons from the Fukushima disaster

A S M Sulaiman | 2011-04-06 00:00:00

A S M SulaimanSafe nuclear power is a contradiction in terms. The nuclear lobby has used the lack of major nuclear accidents since Chernobyl 25 years ago as the "proof" of new generation reactors' "safety" to lull the world into...

Commission soon to settle Jubok issues

Nazmul Ahsan | 2011-04-06 00:00:00

Nazmul AhsanThe government is set to establish a permanent commission soon to settle the outstanding issues of the Jubo Karmasangsthan Society (Jubok) and its clients, as per the recommendations made by probe body. The proposed commission might be given two...

Lessons from the Fukushima disaster

A S M Sulaiman | 2011-04-06 00:00:00

A S M SulaimanSafe nuclear power is a contradiction in terms. The nuclear lobby has used the lack of major nuclear accidents since Chernobyl 25 years ago as the "proof" of new generation reactors' "safety" to lull the world into...

Developing alternative sources of energy

of energy on a sustainable basis, from a | 2011-04-06 00:00:00

of energy on a sustainable basis, from aShihab Ahmed The power crisis in the country is such that any additional supply of energy from any source would be most welcome and relieving for the economy. In this context, the prospects...

Commission soon to settle Jubok issues

Nazmul Ahsan | 2011-04-06 00:00:00

Nazmul AhsanThe government is set to establish a permanent commission soon to settle the outstanding issues of the Jubo Karmasangsthan Society (Jubok) and its clients, as per the recommendations made by probe body. The proposed commission might be given two...

Japan's extended recovery period

The extent of damage to farmlands in a r | 2011-04-06 00:00:00

The extent of damage to farmlands in a rroads, real estate, factories and industries, points to an extended period of reconstruction for Japan, Anu Mahmud Although Prime Minister Naoto Kan termed the earthquake followed by the tsunami as Japan's most...

Who will rule Egypt?

ruler because they now know the ways of | 2011-04-06 00:00:00

ruler because they now know the ways of Ashraful Azad and M. Mizanur Rahman Arab autocrats are falling down. The situation can be compared with the fall of communism in Eastern Europe. None could predict such mass uprisings against the...