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Shrimps transmuted their woes into boons
2007-10-09 18:44:00
Maswood Alam KhanFaltita is a remote village of 200 families most of whom belong to Hindu community. One of 19 villages of Mulghar Union under Fakirhat Police Station of Bagerhat District, Faltita village is dotingly called 'Kuwait of Bangladesh'. Indeed, the way the villagers elevated themselves from below the lowest line of abject poverty to their present status, when they cannot think of skipping a single episode of a popular Hindi drama serial in their home televisions-all networked by a dish antenna downlinking programmes from dozens of Satellite TV stations-should qualify them as Kuwaitis metamorphosed from Bangladeshis.In 60s and 70s, there was not much difference between Faltita people and aquatic plants of 'white water lily', the national flower of Bangladesh, in the pattern of their livings. White water lily blooms in flowering plants, botanically known as nymphaeaceae, which are rooted in soil under shallow bodies of water with their round leaves and multi-petalled fl...
More About: Boon , Tran , Mute

Cruel behaviour with students contributes to dropout
2007-10-09 18:43:00
Laila NoorStudents stop attending a school in Barisal for punishing a female schoolmate by stripping her naked,' reads a headline in a national daily. This news must have caused panic among many guardians of school going children. Undoubtedly, they will be worried sick for the safety of their loving kids.Punishing children in the name of disciplining is too common in Bangladesh. For instance, Russell, a nine-year-old boy from a remote village in Comilla, is ready to work hard with his father on the field for all day long. But, he would not go to school because he is weak in mathematics. The math teacher beats up students for any mistakes. Russell's mother simply could not manage to persuade her son to go to school. His elder brother Kawser, 14, does not want to attend school as well for fear of being caned and other forms of punishment at school.But, Russell's classmate Javed gladly goes to school everyday. Although, he too is weak in mathematics, the teacher would not beat him u...
More About: Behaviour , Cruel , Drop , Utes

BSC public limited company
2007-10-09 18:40:00
AFTER Biman Bangladesh Airlines, now it is, perhaps, the turn for Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) to turn into a public limited company as some national print media reported recently. According to the media report, the interim government, the other day, decided 'in principle' to turn the state-owned BSC into a public limited company to check irregularities and improve efficiency of its management. The decision was taken at the 245th board meeting of the corporation held at the shipping ministry with the concerned adviser in the chair. After the meeting, the shipping corporation has been asked to place a complete proposal for turning itself into a public limited company at the next board meeting. A highly placed official was quoted by the media to have expressed the hope that the authorities would be able to make significant progress in turning the shipping corporation into a public limited company by the end of this year with the objective of making it commercially viable.In...
More About: Company , Public , Limited

Case for lowering remittance fees
2007-10-09 18:39:00
REMITTANCES sent home by migrant Bangladeshi workers continue to be a major source of support for the economy. The foreign currency reserve crossed the highest ever record of well above the $ 5.0 billion mark recently and this positive development is owed notably to growth in remittances. The remittances growth signifies that the remitters are sending their monies more through official channels. But this preference can be even stronger provided better policies are adopted. First of all, it is seen that the commercial banks and exchange houses charge fees for remittances which are still comparatively higher in contrast to other regional countries. The fees have been decreased only marginally, recently, and the same can reach as high as 10 to 15 per cent of the money sent home. This is regrettable when one considers the fact that a money transfer operation is a simple task with little financial risk. The banks and exchange houses can certainly decrease the fees they currently charge w...
More About: Fees , Case , Mitt , Remi , Erin