The long-awaited parliamentary election will now be held on December 29 and upazila on January 22, announced the Election Commission (EC) yesterday, meaning most likely an end to the impasse over the polls.................
WASHINGTON/LIMA, Nov 23: President-elect Barack Obama has picked two experienced policymakers, Timothy Geithner and Lawrence Summers, to spearhead the fight against the global financial crisis-appointments which should bring some cheer to world markets, reports Reuters. ..................
Army will be deployed during the elections as per desire of the Election Commission, government authorities decided Sunday, reports UNB. The decision came from a meeting convened at the Home Ministry to discuss law-and-order situation and the dos during the polls planned for next month . ..................
The economy is showing signs of recovery with the commodity prices falling in the world markets and it will regain a firm footing if the global crisis does not linger on and post-elections politics gets back to normal, the finance adviser says, reports bdnews24.com.
The economists and business leaders agreed. ...............
Emergency may go from Dec 12-Govt responds positively to EC proposal
The Daily Star
The state of emergency is going to be lifted finally on December 12 as the caretaker government has agreed to the Election Commission's (EC) proposal to that end.
The EC at a meeting with Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed at his office yesterday proposed to lift the emergency from December 12 on expiry of the deadline for withdrawal of candidacy in the national polls, sources say. ................
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) bounced back sharply to make substantial recovery on Tuesday from a 4-day consecutive fall amid panic selling, reports UNB.
The DSE General Index (DGEN), the benchmark index, rose 87 points or 3.29 percent to close at 2,720 from 2,634 points on Monday....................
Constituency advocacy can ensure education for all
The Daily Star
Primary and Mass Education Adviser Rasheda K Choudhury yesterday underlined the importance of constituency advocacy to ensure education for all (EFA) and reach the target of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015...................
The central bank is going to appoint a foreign vendor to modernise its credit information bureau (CIB), which bankers said would help clear off negative perceptions about the bureau's poor services. Senior bankers said they want implementation of the project as soon as possible so that checking borrowers' credit history can be faster and efficient for the betterment of the banks and clients as well.....................
3G licences by March - BTRC chief assures mobile operators
News Source - The Daily Star
The telecom regulator yesterday assured mobile phone operators that it will issue 3G licences by March next year, at the time when WiMax will be ready for launch ..................
MYANMAR'S drilling for oil in the disputed water-zone of the Bay of Bengal has probably been accelerated by similar activities by Bangladesh in the Chittagong area during the recent past. Both Myanmar and Bangladesh have vast deposits of natural gas that can meet their industrial and domestic energy needs for quite a long time. Both can be benefited if drilling for oil is deferred ................
The relationship with radio and the people of Bangladesh dates back to the pre liberation war era when Radio Pakistan used to broadcast its transmission in the region now known as Bangladesh, which was liberated on December 16, 1971. In those days the only source of entertainment was listening to the radio.................
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) bounced back sharply to make substantial recovery on Tuesday from a 4-day consecutive fall amid panic selling, reports UNB.
The DSE General Index (DGEN), the benchmark index, rose 87 points or 3.29 percent to close at 2,720 from 2,634 points on Monday....................
Global retailer giant Tesco has started outsourcing jute-made shopping bags from Bangladesh as part of its move to promote environment-friendly products worldwide....................
Bangladesh making progress in global e-government readiness
Ahmed Imran
This e-government readiness index is based on a weighted average composite figure calculated from website assessment, telecommunications infrastructure and human resource endowment. E-government in its simplest term implies the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to improve the activities of government organisations....................
Bangladesh Program Targets Private Sector, Gender Equity and Governance
MANILA, PHILIPPINES
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) lending program to Bangladesh for 2005-2006 will rise to an average of US$495 million per year, according to its Country and Strategy Program (CSP) Update endorsed by ADB's Board of Directors. ...................
Electricity from tidal power is a form of pollution free renewable energy which has a lot of potential. This potential has not been realised yet, due to two major problems - high capital costs and environmental concerns. This paper discusses how the two problems could be resolved utilising small-scale technologies ......................
Prospects Of Electricity from Tidal Power in Coastal regions of bangladesh
M. Salequzzaman, Peter Newman, Mark Ellery and Brendan Corry
Electricity from tidal power is a form of pollution free renewable energy which has a lot of potential. This potential has not been realised yet, due to two major problems - high capital costs and environmental concerns. This paper discusses how the two problems ......................
Pakistan is the 2nd largest Muslim country and it is mostly ruled by military junta. Its major political leaders were either hanged or forcibly exiled. The founder of new Pakistan , Z. A. Bhutto was hanged by Gen. Ziaul Huq, the military dictator that introduced anti-women Hudud Law in ..................
