Asjadul Kibria | 2015-07-04 00:00:00
The new fiscal year 2015-16 starts with a new budget that provides some protection to the country's domestic industries. Although most of the local manufactures and producers are not happy enough as they find the protection measures, mostly through tariffs,...
Saleh Akram | 2015-07-04 00:00:00
Most people, including experts, are of the opinion that economic development is the ultimate goal in a nation's life. Critically speaking, it is not so, because fulfillment in a nation's life is subject to development in various spheres at the...
Nilratan Halder | 2015-07-04 00:00:00
Youth is a time for pursuing dreams. Some like to romanticise all they behold, others only love to take fancy for sports and yet others for daring and thrilling hobby or occupation. In uncountable ways do young people chase their...
Sajjad Hosen Fahim | 2015-07-04 00:00:00
Institute of Energy at the University of Dhaka has become one of the lead promoters of the solar energy across the country by providing research and innovations. The institute recently invented Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) which will make solar irrigation...
Saifur Rashid | 2015-07-04 00:00:00
Bangladesh is a country with a diversity of culture, religion, ethnicity, language and ecology; and home to a variety of natural, archaeological, architectural and religious heritages. It is also considered as one of the world's richest banks of culture with...
Rabeya Ferdous | 2015-07-04 00:00:00
Erb's Palsy is a very common disorder in our country. After birth or between one or two months parents can easily find out this condition. But they don't know about proper treatment of Erb's Palsy. Most of the doctors show...
Md Harunur Rashid | 2015-07-04 00:00:00
There has been much talk on child marriage for the last few years but, most probably, in vain. Of course, we should keep in mind child marriage is a violation of human right. Not only that it adversely affects education,...
Nargis Sultana | 2015-07-04 00:00:00
India is one of the largest markets in the world for instant noodles. According to market research institute Euromonitor International, Nestle has a market share of almost two-thirds. The noodles make up only a fraction of Group sales of converted...
Marcia Bernicat | 2015-07-04 00:00:00
Two hundred and thirty-nine years ago, the United States of America was founded on the belief that "all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and...
Americans realized early on that easy access to information would be fundamental to the proper functioning of their new democracy. They would not be able to make sound decisions about candidates and policies without it. To be effective, moreover, this...
Samier Mansur The country's founders recognized that the fragile alliance of states that made up the early United States would survive only if it could unify its diverse, competing - and at times, conflicting - religious and ethnic groups into...
G. Willow Wilson The week before Ramadan, I ordered a $65 jumbo box of medjool dates. "By the grace of God, 100% organic," the advertisement read. "Highest quality." I find myself thinking, "At that price, they'd better be." One more...
Munima Sultana | 2015-07-04 00:00:00
The government has started the process of short-listing bidders before inviting tenders from them for constructing the 10-kilometre metro rail route in the city that is scheduled to be opened to commuters by 2019. Officials said the pre-qualification bids for...
South African gave a strong warning to the Bangladesh national side ahead of their main battle of Npoly National Polymer Cricket Series with an emphatic eight-wicket victory over BCB XI in the only T20 practice match on the tour at...
Abahani Limited blanked Soccer Club, Feni by 3-0 goals in the Manyavar Bangladesh Premier Football League (BPFL) Friday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city, reports BSS. After a barren first half, Feni Soccer would have taken the lead...
Babul Barman The last week of the outgoing fiscal year closed higher that ended Thursday with increased turnover as investors went for buying spree with additional funds. The week featured four trading sessions instead of five as trading remained closed...
(June 28-July 2, 2015) USD/BDT maintained stable tone last week as well. Bangladesh Bank continued buying foreign currency from the market. The foreign exchange reserve of the country stood at USD 25.01 billion on the last day of June, 2015....
RANGPUR, July 3 (BSS): Tea cultivation has been expanding fast boosting economy of Panchagarh to bring fortune for local farmers and creating large number of job opportunities for the poor cutting poverty and ushering in a new hope for their...
Our Correspondent | 2015-07-04 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Jul 3: Rotana Jet, an Abu Dhabi-based airline, has launched passenger flights between Chittagong and Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates from July 2. A flight with 89 passengers landed at Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport on Thursday...
Yasir Wardad | 2015-07-04 00:00:00
When most girls are rushing for foreign fashion wears, the picture is quite different in case of males. From lungi to jeans, T-shirt to punjabi and cap to shoes, local brands and designs almost are dominating men's fashion choice, said...
FE Report Prices of green chilli further shot up by 60-70 per cent in a week due to heavy rain that disrupted supply-line and damaged many crop fields in the chilli growing hubs, said traders. Prices of some vegetables and...
Ismail Hossain Solaric, a Bangladeshi renewable energy company, has inked an agreement to set up solar home system (SHS) at 1,500 branches of India's leading finance corporation -- Infrastructure Development Finance Company Ltd (IDFC). The company, a third generation SHS...
Ziaur Rahman | 2015-07-04 00:00:00
The country fetched about US$ 0.2 million in the just-concluded fiscal year 2014-15 by exporting crocodile skins to the world market.A private crocodile farm-Reptile Farm Ltd (RFL) at Bhaluka, Mymensingh - exported skins of about 400 crocodiles to a Japanese...
Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation provisionally posted a net profit of about Tk. 1.85 billion (185.02 crore) in the fiscal year 2014-2015. During the fiscal year, BHBFC sanctioned Tk.311.21 crore and disbursed Tk. 271.73 crore with the part of that...
Mahindra Comviva, the global leader in providing mobile financial and mobility solutions, signed a strategic agreement with the Pole SCS (Secured Communicating Solutions) of Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur region, France, a worldwide recognized technology cluster dedicated to the development of...
Oracle has hired more than 800 new salespeople in Asia Pacific as part of its enterprise cloud strategy. This positive momentum occurs just three months after the company launched a campaign to increase its sales workforce by 1,000 in an...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and her eldest son Tarique Rahman are likely to go to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to perform Umrah as the royal guests of the KSA government, reports UNB. The BNP chief is scheduled to fly from...
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