Paris Hilton Not Dating Pauly D
June 5, 2010
Paris Hilton has laughed off rumors she’s dating Jersey Shore star Pauly D.
The socialite was linked to the TV personality, real name Paul DelVecchio, last month, when they were photographed together on a night out in Las Vegas.
However, Hilton is eager to dismiss claims they are dating, insisting she only met the Jersey Shore star ” Read more
Cancer will kill 13.2 million a year by 2030: U.N.
June 3, 2010
LONDON: Cancer will kill more than 13.2 million people a year by 2030, almost double the number who died from the disease in 2008, the United Nations’ cancer research agency said.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) also said that almost 21.4 million new cases of the disease will be diagnosed Read more
Hasina launches Machine Readable Passport
June 3, 2010
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday launched the much-desired Machine Readable Passport (MRP) and Machine Readable Visa (MRV) taking the country a step forward towards Digital Bangladesh.
“From today we have entered into the digital era and the country’s passport and visa system has been raised to international standard with the introduction of MRP and MRV,” she said Read more
’79pc returnee migrants not aware of HIV infection risks’
June 3, 2010
Speakers at a dissemination seminar yesterday said 79 percent of the returnee migrant workers have no knowledge of modes of the HIV transmission that increases the risk of their being infected with the virus.
Currently around seven million Bangladeshis are working as migrant worker at around 100 countries and sending remittance worth $10 billion dollars. So, their health, Read more
Overseas job minister fears ‘dangerous’ future
June 3, 2010
The overseas employment minister himself fears a ‘dangerous’ future for the sector, if the migration cost is not reduced.
“They spend Tk 2 lakh to Tk 2.5 lakh to go abroad, but fail to earn the amount they spend during the tenure of service. At one stage they overstay and become irregular,” Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain Read more
Call for branding Bangladesh rings louder
June 3, 2010
Bangladesh is not known well enough outside and it deserves better.
This was the tone of the discussants at a seminar on branding Bangladesh as they said the country has good ingredients for a strong brand, but lacks initiatives both from the public and private sectors for brightening Read more