From Our Correspondent | 2015-08-01 00:00:00
A Dhaka-bound flight of Biman from Dubai has escaped a fatal accident. The Biman plane which arrived in Sylhet from Dubai narrowly averted a major accident on Saturday morning when a bird entered one of the engines of the aircraft...
Classes will resume at Dhaka University on Sunday morning after 42-day vacation for the summer season and the Holy Eid-ul Fitr. However, offices of the Dhaka University (DU) started functioning in last week. The Public Relations official of the DU...
At least thirty-four people have gone missing two trawlers (large, motor-propelled boat) with 59 aboard capsized in Padma River at Lauhajang upazila in Munshiganj amid inclement weather. The Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Munshiganj district on Saturday evening said, two cargo...
Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB) organised a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Programme on “The Finance Act-2015” recently at the head office of ICSB in the city. A large number of Members of ICSB participated in this programme. Sadhan...
The death toll in Bandarban hill slip has reached 7. Police, rescuers and local people said Saturday’s hill slide in Lama upazila, caused by heavy rains, buried six people alive, while another died after being rescued. The incident occurred below...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Saturday awarded 31 non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) for sending home the highest amount of remittance and investing in bonds in 2014. The central bank for the first time also awarded two exchange houses for their contributions to...
BNP chief Khaleda Zia has congratulated the residents of erstwhile enclaves for becoming citizens of Bangladesh following implementation of the Land Boundary Agreement with India. “BNP is happy at this glorious moment. BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia also shares the joy...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the killing of Bangabandhu was not only an attack on a family, the massacre was a blow to the whole nation. Anti-liberation forces brutally killed Bangabandhu along with most of his family members, nephew...
Asjadul Kibria | 2015-08-01 00:00:00
The enactment of the Financial Reporting Act (FRA) and subsequent formation of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) are faced with hurdles mainly due to strong opposition by the country's chartered accountants (CAs). From the very beginning the Institute of Chartered...
M. Serajul Islam | 2015-08-01 00:00:00
There is a 15-minute video on YouTube that everyone interested in pre-1947 Indian history of which India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are all equal stakeholders, must watch. It is a speech by Shashi Tharoor in London recently. There were seven other...
Thrust on services sector in the upcoming Export Policy 2015-18 is no doubt an appropriate move in the context of the country's services sector and its potential for growth. The export policy, now at its draft stage waiting to be...
Rahman Jahangir | 2015-08-01 00:00:00
The 2015-16 agricultural and rural credit policy announced by the Bangladesh Bank (BB), providing for Tk 164 billion, has given a shot in the arm of agricultural development in the country. The growth in credit disbursement has been projected to...
Md Moniruzzaman | 2015-08-01 00:00:00
I still remember my first investment in stock market. It is so fondly remembered because the investment was done with the little savings I could manage from my scholarships. It was during my student life in Malaysia. And I still...
Charismatic leaders are passionate visionaries who inspire others through selflessness. They embrace life opportunities, believe in employees' potential, provide motivation and share their own talents. The term charismatic is derived from the ancient Greek word "Charis" denoting "grace" and implies...
Born in a modest surroundings in a Muslim family in rural Tamil Nadu, a young boy who sold newspapers to support his family, rose to the highest office in India. And he did so not through the orthodox route of...
Steven Belmain, Rokeya Begum Shafali and Bastiaan Gezelle Meerburg | 2015-08-01 00:00:00
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury told Parliament recently that food grains, including paddy, rice and wheat, worth around Tk 7.23 billion (723.72 crore) were damaged by rats in the fiscal year 2014-15. The Renewable Natural Resources Research Strategy (RNRRS) research has...
Md. Ansar Uddin Anas | 2015-08-01 00:00:00
Remittance, the money migrants are send home, has become a driver of welfare of poor families around the world. Many countries are heavily dependent on remittances sent by their nationals working abroad. Asian countries are on top in receiving remittances...
Nilratan Halder | 2015-08-01 00:00:00
It is said not for nothing that violence takes place in the mind. When mind goes deranged, a person can do the unthinkable. Even then there should, for rationality's sake, a limit to cruelty a human being is capable of....
Tahseen Rashid | 2015-08-01 00:00:00
Since the 16th of June till the 24th of July, most of our students had nothing to do. We, the younger generation, at first, thought of the holidays as a relief, but after a few days we had nothing to...
Jewel Kumar Roy | 2015-08-01 00:00:00
Production of goods and services, investment, laws and policies all have their respective impact on the environment. There are many eco-friendly financial instruments available in the world today. Some of these are eco-investment, green investment, green banking, green stocks, green...
Nargis Sultana | 2015-08-01 00:00:00
Born into the modest surroundings of a Muslim family in Tamil Nadu, a young boy once traded newspapers both to support his family and make ends meet. Somehow, the brilliant lad was destined to become the formal head of the...
Mohammad Amjad Hossain | 2015-08-01 00:00:00
I came into contact with Atiqul Alam while I was serving News section of Radio Pakistan as Assistant News Editor in Chittagong following being selected by Central Public Service Commission of Pakistan in 1963. I joined in December of 1963....
Saad Al Rouhan | 2015-08-01 00:00:00
Long lasting negotiation between Iran and P5+1(Five permanent members of UN Security Council and Germany) on Iran's nuclear issue came to an end with the historic 'Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action' in Vienna on 14th of July, 2015. In the...
An exciting mix of internationally significant industry clusters form the backbone of Switzerland's economy - networks of producers, suppliers, research institutes and service providers. These are closely interwoven through links between purchasers and suppliers or shared technologies and skills, facilitated...
August 1 is the National Day of Switzerland. On this momentous occasion, I wish to extend, on behalf of the Government of Switzerland, the best wishes and greetings to the people and the Government of Bangladesh. I also seize the...
Swiss aviation pioneers Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg have started their expedition to become the first human beings to fly around the world in a solar-powered aircraft. They intend to use this unique adventure to show that with a clear...
The Swiss Vocational Education and Training (VET) system enables young people to enter the labour market and ensures that there are enough qualified workers and managers in the future. The VET sector is closely correlated with the labour market and...
Ismail Hossain | 2015-08-01 00:00:00
The country's motorcycle sales further dropped after Supplementary Duty was raised in the 2015-16 budget, industry insiders said. The sales of motorcycles have been continuously decreasing in last five years due to higher prices, manufacturers and dealers said. Almost all...
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