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Ensuring food safety

If foods manufactured industrially have to maintain a certain quality, those prepared in kitchens of restaurants or hotels cannot claim maintenance of an acceptable standard. Sure enough, not all units of the food industry are particular about complying with best practices and official regulations. Then there are low category manufacturers...

Biman's Achilles' heel

With the addition of a brand new Boeing aircraft to the existing Biman fleet, a clear move is in sight to revamp the national airline. Akashbina is the first of four new 787-8s aircrafts Biman is going to have by the next year end. The second aircraft is scheduled to...

Corruption at ports can and should be contained

Mongla seaport and Burimari land port have not only become 'dens' of corruption but also keep an eco-system alive for bribery. This is the impression one gets from the findings of research done by the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Mongla seaport and Burimari land port between July, 2017 and...

Foreign investment in banking sector

Norfund, a fund raised by Norwegian government for the developing countries, is going to purchase 10 per cent shares of local Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTBL). As such, Norfund will invest around BDT 1.73 billion to purchase the shares. The bank's board of directors has recently taken a decision that...

Skilled electricians are necessary

Electricity is an indispensable driving force for development of countries in today's world. The number of new power plants in Bangladesh has been on the rise since 2009. While increasing the power generation capacity, transmission and distribution services to urban and rural areas have also been expanded. A big portion...

Negative effects from Indian drama serials

A few days back, while waiting outside a doctor's chamber along with other patients, I tried to concentrate on the television in the room. A Hindi serial was going on. Most of the ladies waiting in the room, along with the doctor's assistant, were virtually immersed into the show.Despite Hindi...

Correction (26-9-2018)

The identity of the writer of the article titled, "Achieving SDGs: Bangladesh Bank strategises financial inclusion goal', printed on Page 4 in the September 25, 2018 issue of the Financial Express, should actually be: SK Sur Chowdhury is Banking Reform Adviser and Former Deputy Governor, Bangladesh Bank. [email protected]