• More killings on the border
  • Exemption of tax on education expenditure
  • Importance of maritime sector in national economy
  • Kibria Print Fair begins
  • Robiul, Anamul lift South
  • BFF takes guard as fixing threat looms
  • Syria air raid kills 12 of one family
  • Hatirjheel-Begunbari road opens to public
  • Another tight BB monetary policy in the offing
  • Nothing done to strengthen EC
  • No report yet on BAU girl assault probe
  • No let-up in extrajudicial killing
  • Banglamoti rice
  • ‘Wiping countries off the map’: who’s failing the ‘failed states’?
  • Romel Ali talks about his career and more
  • Hekmatyar vows fresh attacks on NATO troops
  • RU students rally against session jam
  • Remittance inflow crossed $14b in 2012
  • BSF again kills 2 Bangladeshis
  • BCL leader celebrates birthday closing dining hall
  • Girl still severely traumatised
  • HC halts Ashiyan City project activities
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Importance of maritime sector in national economy

We have to plan and develop a deep-sea port. This is because the larger ocean-going ships cannot enter our ports.
THE sea plays a very important part in our life. Except for some limited trade with India and Myanmar, the bulk of our international trade is seaborne. The two seaports that we have are our great assets. We must develop them and utilise them to the... Full story

‘Wiping countries off the map’: who’s failing the ‘failed states’?

Washington is in the ‘business of destroying’ a very long list of countries, writes Professor Michel Chossudovsky Across the world, a dangerous rumour has spread that could have catastrophic implications. According to legend, Iran’s... Full story


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