New Nation-the trend-setter
`I.H.Sharif :When Syed Altaf Hossain, my former colleague in the New Nation, asked me to give him a write-up for their 36th anniversary issue. I got delighted because Altaf’s offer gave me the opportunity...
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We must prove we deserve better
We, in The Daily New Nation celebrate its 36th anniversary, keeping very much in mind our commitment that journalists can never remain silent and more so when the nation is in crisis. Journalism without...
Special issue on 36th anniversary: A comparison: The German and American Educational System
Professor Dr.-Ing. Saifullah Khandker :German public education makes it possible for qualified kids to study up to university level, regardless of their families’ financial status. The German education system is different in many ways...
Special issue on 36th anniversary: Democratic deficits and the media’s role in reducing it
Dr. Mizanur Rahman Shelley :Democratic deficits negate peoples’ participation in the affairs of the state. When this deficits increase disproportionately, states start failing. State failure can be viewed from three angles: the Colonial, Marxist...
Unchecked power weakens democratic environ
M. Mizanur Rahman :The word ‘democracy’ is inert until and unless it becomes activated by the state machinery like fair election commission with its impartial adaptation of universal adult franchise having implication of human...
Special issue on 36th anniversary: Issue is not what BNP is gaining, but how much we are losing
It is reported that the government has advised all concerned to watch the sources of fund for financing political violence. What the government means is a fight against terrorism and the government is also...
Management approach in Bangladeshi culture
Mohammad Mosaddek Hussain :Needless to say that cultural trend in business is an important issue in our country that needs cultural fit in managing business properly. Consumers are aware of the product standard and...
Special issue on 36th anniversary: Confrontational politics dashes our hopes
Amanullah Kabir :Absence of democracy radicalises society. Once radicalised, a society becomes democratically ungovernable. Military attempts, even joined by global powers, to impose a solution to such a violence-ridden situation created due to long...
Special issue on 36th anniversary: Urban governance in Bangladesh : Myth or reality?
Md. Nasir Uddin :Bangladesh is a unitary system of state with the constitutional obligations for local government to provide every kind of facilities to mass people. For urban citizen, local governments such as city...
Special issue on 36th anniversary: Taxation in Bangladesh: A social perspective
A F Nesaruddin, FCA :Like any other country, tax is the main source of government revenue in Bangladesh. Three major taxes of Bangladesh are customs duty, income tax and VAT (Value added tax). All...
Designing welfare-oriented banking products
Masuma Begum :New product development (NDP) is crucial to the success and sustainability of any Business Organization. Bank is a business oriented service industry. Service is its’ only product. Unlike industrial goods, products related...
Addressing malnutrition in early childhood
Dr. A M M Anisul Awwal :Malnutrition (both under and over) is a global problem with definite trend of inclination towards developing countries. The extent and magnitude of the problems of malnutrition varies significantly...