The Qur'anic Treasures hidden in the Surah Faatihah
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds,(1:1)
The Beneficent, the Merciful.(1:2)
Owner of the Day of Judgement.(1:3)
Thee (alone) we worship; Thee (alone) we ask for help. (1:4)
Show us the straight path,(1:5)
The path of those whom Thou hast favoured; (1:6)
Not (the path) of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who go astray. (1:7)
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Finance Minister AMA Muhith said on Wednesday that the government is planning to go for open pit coal extraction to get the maximum benefit of coal reserve. Large scale dislocation of inhabitants, which is obvious in the case of open pit method, would not be a big concern for the government, Muhith said, adding “Appropriate…
Refinancing women entrepreneurs stressed Bangladesh Bank (BB) has directed all scheduled banks to streamline their refinancing scheme for women entrepreneurs up to the branch level in line with the central bank’s earlier directive. The central bank earlier directed all banks to offer women entrepreneurs at least 10 per cent of their refinancing fund, formed with…
Is economic teaching keeping up with the changing economy? This column presents a new way of teaching economics in light of the continuing crises. It argues that if we are to create a better-informed public debate we must begin by improvin Economics students have started to establish new student societies, which focus not on how…
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An amendment to the Constitution is being drafted to enable the exchange of 111 Indian enclaves in Bangladesh and 51 Bangladeshi enclaves in the Indian territory, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna has said. “Government is committed to the earliest implementation of the Protocol and Land Boundary Agreement (between the two countries) that would result…
As U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives in Dhaka, she urges feuding factions to settle their differences. She’s also expected to encourage greater U.S.-Bangladeshi cooperation. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday urged Bangladesh’s squabbling political factions to resolve their differences as she arrived in the country, which has been beset by…
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D-8, also known as Developing-8, is an arrangement for development cooperation among the following countries: Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey. The establishment of D-8 was announced officially through the Istanbul Declaration of Summit of Heads of State/Government on June 15, 1997. The objectives of D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation are to…
Dhaka and Washington during their substantive dialogue on security issues here yesterday agreed to enhance partnership in the UN peacekeeping, counterterrorism and disaster management. Both sides at the first-ever US-Bangladesh Dialogue on Security Issues exchanged views on the ongoing engagement between the two countries in the areas of counterterrorism, disaster management, maritime security and peacekeeping…
Bangladesh’s energy ministry has approved allocation of Taka 11 billion ($135 million) from the gas development fund for various development and exploration projects, a senior official said Tuesday. This the first time the ministry will be accessing the fund since it was set up following an order from the country’s energy regulator in August 2009.…
The UN envoy responsible for disaster risk reduction today commended Bangladesh for issuing a policy directive requiring that risk assessment be integrated into all development projects, as the country expands its cyclone preparedness to include earthquake readiness. “I am heartened to hear that the same dedication which the country has devoted to protecting the population…
Bangladesh will launch its first satellite into space by 2015 in a landmark move towards opening a new era in communication and broadcasting and creating new businesses. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission yesterday signed a Tk 82.5 crore consultancy deal with a US firm, Space Partnership International (SPI). The firm will design the satellite, named…
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