FE Report | 2015-02-20 00:00:00
Realtors Thursday called for resolving the political stalemate through dialogue for the greater interest of the housing and its backward linkage sector The current political impasse has posed a threat to some Tk 250 billion investments made in the real...
FE Report Agriculture minister Begum Matia Chowdhury Thursday expressed her hope that Bangladesh's poultry sector will be able to export poultry products in the near future. "Exports of poultry products in near future are possible if the industry people have...
FE Report | 2015-02-20 00:00:00
State minister for labour and employment Mujibul Haque Chunnu Thursday said there is no plan to enact a Corporate Social Responsibility law to bring the corporate sector under legal bindings as this is a new concept. He also said it...
FE Report | 2015-02-20 00:00:00
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said Thursday the volume of trade between Bangladesh and Italy would increase to US $ 2 billion (200 crore) within the next two to three years. "Our export to Italy has increased US $ 300 million...
Thailand to open labour market for BD workers Thailand has given assurance to open its labour market for Bangladeshi workers, reinitiating negotiation for finalizing the proposed memorandum of understanding (MOU) at an early date. Thai Labour Minister Surasak Karnjanarat expressed...
FE Report | 2015-02-20 00:00:00
Bangladesh looks upbeat about support from all least developed countries (LDCs) at their meeting in Geneva next month on getting the transitional period for pharmaceutical products extended by the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The LDC members meet in Geneva in...
Biman, Bangladesh Airlines, Thursday announced a major expansion in its flight operations on domestic routes to be effective from April 6, reports BSS. In addition to adding more frequencies to the existing domestic routes between Dhaka and Chittagong and Dhaka...
FE Report | 2015-02-20 00:00:00
The ministry of textiles and jute (MoTJ) has requested the ministry of power, energy and mineral resources (MoPEMR) to re-fix the price of Jute Batching Oil (JBO), a petroleum by-product, to help the jute mills have smooth production. In a...
FE report | 2015-02-20 00:00:00
Expressing their concern over the latest move to send female workers to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), a number of former diplomats have suggested that government should take their security issues into consideration before sending the women there. The...
Syed Jamaluddin | 2015-02-20 00:00:00
A day-long discussion on 'Jatiya Oikya Process' (national unity process) was held on February 07 at the Institute of Engineers in the capital under the banner of the Nagorik Samaj, a civil society platform. Apart from solving the current crisis,...
Md. Nayem Alimul Hyder | 2015-02-20 00:00:00
Intellectual property law concerns legal rights associated with creative works or commercial reputation and goodwill. The concept of intellectual property is very wide and it includes literary and artistic works, films, computer programmes, inventions, designs and marks used by traders...
When people of a neighbouring country like Nepal had insufficient knowledge of the products Bangladesh produces, the situation in other countries can easily be imagined. It is the recently-held Bangladesh-Nepal Expo 2015 that has largely been able to remove the...
Nilratan Halder | 2015-02-20 00:00:00
The country's elevation from a severely food-deficit one to a self-sufficient one is not a fairy tale. Rather, it is a reality made possible by concerted efforts from all beginning with agricultural scientists at the top to farmers at the...
Rahman Jahangir | 2015-02-20 00:00:00
The international courts' verdicts over disputes with India and Myaninar have made the maritime boundary crucially vital for Bangladesh, an overpopulated country with scarce resources. The Bay of Bengal has now offered new opportunities for the country to exploit hitherto...
A great job done by Bangladesh! The Tigers excelled in all departments of the game, batting, bowling and fielding, and achieved their first victory in the opening match against Afghanistan in 2015 World Cup cricket. The Tigers scored 267 runs...
It is already too well known that there is a mounting pressure on the government to hold dialogue with the 20-party alliance to resolve the current political crisis. The government has so far rejected the offer and so the unrest...
We continue to hear from different sources about an 'ombudsman' in our society. This is also provided in our constitution but nothing has happened so far although four decades have passed since our independence. Anna Hazare gave the government of...
Shahed Hassan | 2015-02-20 00:00:00
The vast treasure of knowledge is concealed in nature. In fact, nature itself is a hidden transcript that contains information pertaining to different branches of science. Our efforts to decode the concealed knowledge into human language are obstructed as we...
Asjadul Kibria | 2015-02-20 00:00:00
People work for living a worthwhile life and ensuring for themselves a livelihood. For this, they have to search for jobs or work most suitably for them. They have to look into the job market. Again, firms and enterprises require...
Foreign diplomats discuss solution to crisis | 2015-02-20 00:00:00
Bangladesh's political situation has become a common issue at the UN's regular media briefing in recent days with the latest one being on the contents of the letters written to two top leaders by Ban Ki-moon, reports UNB. A questioner...
FE Report | 2015-02-20 00:00:00
Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim asked on Wednesday the authorities concerned to open special units in all district Sadar hospitals as precautionary measures following the outbreak of the swine flu in neighbouring India. The health minister's directive came...
FE Report | 2015-02-20 00:00:00
Stakeholders of the country's textile and apparel sector have asked for providing special credit support and enhancing the existing cash incentive to help exporters recoup their losses caused due to the prevailing political stalemate. Their other demands included suspension of...
Khairul Islam | 2015-02-20 00:00:00
The prevailing political stalemate is taking its toll on academic activities of the country's around 50 million (5.0 crore) students studying at the primary to higher education levels. The regular classes and examination schedules at most of the educational institutions...
Mamata Banerjee arrived in city Thursday night. It is her first Dhaka visit since she became chief minister of West Bengal in May 2011. An 'Air India' plane carrying her entourage that includes ministers, eminent cultural, business and media personalities...
Awami League-led 14-party alliance will bring out a mass procession in the city today in protest against BNP-Jamaat's violence. As part of its central programme, the mass procession will be brought from Bangabandhu Square at Gulistan intersection at 4 pm...
JOYPURHAT, Feb 19 : A severe hailstorm lashed different areas of Joypurhat district Wednesday night. The hailstorm, which continued for about half an hour, damaged robi crops, including vegetables, wheat, mastered and Boro plants. Assistant Director of Agriculture Extension Department...
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