US wants free, fair, credible, participatory elections by Dec 2008: Geeta Pasi
The Charge-de'-Affairs of the United States, Geeta Pasi, has said that they want the upcoming election in Bangladesh to be held not later than the end of December, 2008.
Sheikh Hasina's personal physician Dr Pran Gopal Dutta said Sunday that the former prime minister ran the risk of total hearing loss deaf if she was not immediately treated.
He said that the hearing aid planted in the ears and run by software made in the United States was almost ineffective and that the software was not available elsewhere.
The government is likely to revise the budget for the current fiscal year, by downsizing the development budget and expanding the revenue budget.
The revenue budget might be expanded by 16 percent -- mainly to cover additional expenditures in subsidies, social safety net programmes and interest payments on government borrowings.
THOUSANDS of events held throughout the world on the occasion of International Women's Day (IWD) on March 08 are aimed at inspiring women and celebrating their achievements. This day is designated in many countries as a national holiday.
A group of doctors and nurses refused to turn up for duty at Apollo Hospital in the city Saturday to protest against a decision to retrench some 200 hospital employees, protesters and a hospital spokesperson said.
The work abstention interrupted patients' healthcare but hospital authorities said everything was normal and management planned to retrench only surplus staff.
On January 29, 2008, Canon Singapore Pte Ltd has officially introduced its digital camera products in Bangladesh and on the same day simultaneously declared J.A.N. Associates Limited as its official distributor for Canon camera products, in Bangladesh.
