Ensuring equity for women
Md. Sazedul Islam :International Women’s Day (IWD) is annually held on March 8 to celebrate women’s achievements throughout history and across nations. It is also...
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Much to be hopeful, more to be careful
Prometheus Siddiqui :In its 43rd year of independence Bangladesh has emerged as nation to reckon with in the global arena. Holding a significant position in...
Make kidney treatment affordable
THE number of kidney patients and deaths from the disease is alarmingly high in the country and available treatment facilities is not enough, besides being...
Clean Dhaka Central Jail of drug traffickers
A story in a national English daily on Friday told a terrible story about how the Dhaka Central Jail turned into a heaven of drug...
Reception to Engr Mosharaf Hossain
Chittagong Bureau :Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharaf Hossain was accorded a reception by Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) Officers and Workers’ Association on Thursday...
CITF-2014 opens today
Chittagong Bureau :The 22nd Chittagong International Trade Fair (CITF)-2014 will be jointly inaugurated by the Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed MP and Housing and Public Works...
Pak diplomat calls on CWCCI leaders
Chittagong Bureau :Commercial Councilor of Pakistan in Bangladesh Mr.Farah Faruk paid a courtesy call on leaders o f Chittagong Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry...
Malaysia jails Anwar Ibrahim for five years for sodomy
BBC Online :A Malaysian court has sentenced opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to five years in jail after overturning his acquittal on sodomy charges.Anwar led the...
Kerry in Jordan for talks on ME peace
Reuters, Aqaba :US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Aqaba, Jordan, on Friday in an unscheduled visit to discuss Middle East peace with Jordan’s...