It is reported that the government has decided to make teaching swimming mandatory for all school children. Letters from the authorities will be issued to all schools in the next few days. According to reports, many rivers and canals of...
'Made in Bangladesh' is a great branding activity to promote the Bangladeshi brand in international arena. Bangladesh has significantly improved in ICT (Information and Communication Technology) sector. It is indeed heartening to know as a citizen of Bangladesh when Bangladeshi...
Md Nurul Islam Sohel | 2015-03-21 00:00:00
There is a direct relationship between the level of development in a financial system and economic development in general. Banking industry of our country has 2.67 per cent contribution in GDP (gross domestic product). Apart from this direct contribution in...
Nilratan Halder | 2015-03-21 00:00:00
In this age of random offers of an extra thing free for purchase of something, no one in the wildest of imagination could come close to the offer made by an Indonesian widow. She had put up an advertisement for...
Pamelia Khaled | 2015-03-21 00:00:00
The 7th March, 1971 is denoted as a historic day for Bangladesh. On this day a speech was given at the Ramna Race Course Maiden in Dhaka in front of two million people by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who is known...
Mohammed Norul Alam Raju | 2015-03-21 00:00:00
The share of urban poverty in the developing world has jumped from 17 per cent to 28 per cent in the past 10 years. In eastern Asia, nearly half of all poverty is found in urban locations while in sub-Saharan...
Mohammad Arifur Rahman | 2015-03-21 00:00:00
The book 'The Future of Human Resource Management' edited by three vanguard HR professionals: Mike Losey, Dave Ulrich, and Sue Meisinger sparked me. The book is an eclectic mix of articles written by 64 HR thought leaders. These stellar academics,...
Sarwar Md Saifullah Khaled | 2015-03-21 00:00:00
There lies a close correlation between people's economic conditions and crimes committed by them. The type of crimes and their structural status changes with the economic conditions of such people. Most of the people in Bangladesh like other third world...
Dipok Kumar Roy | 2015-03-21 00:00:00
The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken an initiative for a clean-up movement. He calls on countrymen to fulfil Gandhi's dream by ridding the country of dirt by 2019 to make the towns and cities of India more livable....
Babul Barman | 2015-03-21 00:00:00
Stock extended their losing streak for the five straight weeks that ended Thursday as investors' confidence eroded further in the wake of the prolonged political turmoil. Analysts said that the lack of investors' confidence coupled with two and a half...
Md Bayazid Khan | 2015-03-21 00:00:00
Development of a country never takes place overnight. It is a continuous process and is the outcome of a blend of development-friendly policies and smooth implementation of policies by corruption-free government administrative machinery. Development of a country can never occur...
USD/BDT maintained stable tone last week as well. The country has received so far USD 657 million as inward remittances in first two weeks of this month. Bangladesh Bank also purchased foreign currency from the interbank to mop up excess ...
Hundreds of Bangladesh cricket supporters Thursday burnt an effigy of Pakistani cricket umpire Aleem Dar and marched in the capital Dhaka after the country was knocked out of the World Cup, reports AFP. They chanted "Shame, Shame. No to ICC...
MELBOURNE, Mar 20 (AFP): Captain Mashrafe Mortaza's woes after Bangladesh's exit from the World Cup were compounded by a suspension and fine for his team's slow over-rate in the losing quarter-final against India. Mortaza was banned for one limited overs...
Khanjarpur High School, Joypurhat and Armanitola Government High School confirmed their semifinal berths of the First Security Islami Bank Ltd National School Hockey Tournament beating their respective rivals in the quarterfinals at the Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium Friday, reports...
Prantik Krira Ckakra (248/10 in 50 overs) notched 150-run victory over Nabin Sangha (98/10 in 31 overs) in a match of the Dhaka Metropolis Second Division Cricket League at the BKSP Ground-4 in Savar Friday, reports UNB. In the day's...
FE Report | 2015-03-21 00:00:00
A two-day international cotton summit began in Dhaka Friday with a call to remove all barriers relating to cotton trade and establish good networking in cotton value chain. Textiles and Jute Minister Mohammad Emaze Uddin Pramanik formally inaugurated the summit...
Prime Minister's Energy Adviser Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury on Friday urged the power and energy sector officials to take their decisions considering the country's social and political perspectives. "While taking decisions, you should always keep in mind the social and political...
FE Report | 2015-03-21 00:00:00
Citizens' cost for vegetables has increased with the falling supply of winter crops, according to the traders and consumers. Apart from the massive price hike of meat and fish, prices of vegetables have increased significantly in last two week, according...
FE Report | 2015-03-21 00:00:00
Novo Nordisk, a global insulin maker, has vowed to create awareness among the people about diabetes in Bangladesh to help them prevent the disease, which is avertable by practicing disciplined lifestyle. "Bangladesh is very important for us and we want...
A 6-member delegation of Bangladesh Indenting Agents' Association (BIAA) led by its President M. S. Siddiqui met with Shubhashish Bose, Vice-Chairman of Export Promotion Bureau recently in his office. Senior Vice-President of BIAA Dr. S. M. Jaglul A Mozumdar, Vice-President...
Shamsul Huda | 2015-03-21 00:00:00
The government's green energy policy is helping to increase use of solar irrigation systems, saving cost of fuel oil and giving other benefits to farmers. Dipal Chandra Barua, president of Bangladesh Renewable Solar Energy Association (BSREA), said in the off-grid...
Some 88 projects saw no expenditure while in some 92 projects there was zero real progress in the Revised Annual Development Programme (RADP) of the last fiscal year (2013-14), although its implementation rate fared better with 95 percent success rate,...
A large of number of city commuters who depend on CNG-driven auto-rickshaws are apparently in double trouble for lack of monitoring as they have to pay excess fare but in many cases their journeys end up with their belongings robbed...
Rezaul Karim | 2015-03-21 00:00:00
The government is likely to direct 19 commercial wings of foreign missions to boost the country's export and explore new markets for jute and jute goods, officials said. The Ministry of Textiles and Jute (MoTJ) recently sent a letter to...
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