With the onset of globalisation, the international environment for trade, business and investment has become far more competitive than any time in the past and there is but no other option for Bangladesh to be transformed into a knowledge-driven economy to survive in this fiercely competitive environment, writes Shahabuddin Rajon and Harunur Rashid THE ruling Awami League’s political manifesto, ‘Vision ...

By M. A. JABBAR : The observance of World Health Day again reminds us that adulteration or contamination of food not only affects the life of each people irrespective of gender, age, or economic status but also pose great threat to the growing children and even womb of a mother. Child health specialists have disclosed the fact that the number ...

By Fatema Miah : War crime and genocide issues are international matters because of the globalisation and international Justice System that was formed and agreed by United Nation post World War II.  During the 2nd world war according to the reports and records, it was about sixty to seventy million people were killed over the duration of six years’ war. During the ...

By MARTIN ZAPFE : The modern Middle East – understood here as the region between Egypt in the west, Iran in the east and Turkey in the north – is still largely the result of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire fol¬lowing World War I and the resulting order predefined by the Sykes-Picot ac¬cord of 1916. In it, the colonial ...

Dr. Mozammel Haque : A Round Table discussion on the “Challenges and Prospects of Islamic Banking implementation in Russia” took place on 18 March 2015 at the Russian State Duma Committee on financial market. The discussion was attended by the representatives of the Central Bank of Russia and the Federation Council, executive authorities, large financial institutions and banks of Russia ...

Striker of Bangladesh National Football team Wahed Ahmed married expatriate Shahnaz Ahmed Priya on Wednesday. The wedding programme of Wahed and Priya was held at the Sunrise Community Centre in Sylhet city. The members of Bangladesh National Football team were present at the wedding ceremony.Wahed Ahmed lived at Golapbagh in Ward No-24 under Sylhet City. Priya was an inhabitant of ...

Two dead bodies were recovered from separate places in Zakiganj of Sylhet on Tuesday night and Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Rubel Ahmed, 24, son of Salik Ahmed of Matargram area of the upazila, and Abdur Rahman, 16, son of Abdur Razzak of Dargabaharpur village under the same upazila. Police sources said on information, Zakiganj thana police recovered Rubel’s ...

Police arrested the prime accused in a case for abducting and killing a six-year-old schoolboy in Chhatak upazila of Sunamganj district on Wednesday. The arrestee is Suyabur Rahman, 32, of Bramonjulia village in the upazila, said Ashraful Islam, sub-inspector of Dakkhin Surma Police Station in Sylhet district. On secret information, a police team raided a restaurant in Sylhet Central Bus ...

Prices of hilsa, which is considered a great delicacy during celebration of Pahela Baishakh, have skyrocketed in the retail markets of Sylhet city on the back of the fish’s high demand and short supply over the week ahead of the festival. As part of the programme to welcome the Bangla New Year, different organisations in the city, like elsewhere, entertain ...

The bakery industry in Sylhet district has been badly shaken by continuous blockade that has disrupted road communication in the country. Owners of the factories said they used to send products like biscuit, cake, bread and other items to the neighboring 4 districts. Now, the transportation of the products has virtually remained suspended due to the crippling political programmes. Over ...