Wrong policy-mix failed to attain adult literacy target
THE much-hyped goal for cent percent adult literacy by 2015 has been found wanting while the literacy rate was estimated at the end of 2014...
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Police in USA have to rise above race
PROTESTS have been held for a second night over the death of a black man held in an apparent chokehold by a white New York...
Banking for financial inclusion
Dr. Atiur Rahman Governor, Bangladesh Bank :In the last few years, Bangladesh Bank has recalibrated its focus from traditional central banking to a comprehensive, all-encompassing...
Quality data needed for prudent planning
Muhammad Quamrul Islam :It gave us immense pleasure to read point- blank remarks of teacher economist Nurul Islam on the current state of affairs in...
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No clear favourites in World Cup Cricket 2015 The 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup will be the 11th ICC Cricket World Cup scheduled to be...
School teacher gunned down in Khagrachhari
UNB, Khagrachhari :A school headmaster was gunned down and a local leader of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS-Santu Larma faction) injured in a gun...
Goyeshwar fears Khaleda’s arrest anytime
UNB, Dhaka :BNP senior leader Goyeshwar Chandra Roy on Saturday feared that their chairperson Khaleda Zia is likely to be arrested anytime as per the...
Power gen inventor seeks funding
UNB, Dhaka :The local inventor of a new technology for power generation using gravitational energy is seeking financial support from the government or local entrepreneurs...
Wanted BNP leader shot at by police, held in Satkhira
Satkhira Correspondent :A BNP leader received bullet injury during a clash with the police in Shyamnagar of Satkhira district on Saturday.The local BNP leader, Faruk,...