FE Report | 2015-02-17 00:00:00
At least 10 people were injured on Monday in explosion of several crude bombs in a rally in the capital's Gulshan area to protest the ongoing nationwide blockade-hartal, enforced by the BNP-Jamaat-led 20-Party Alliance, police and eye witnesses said. The...
Four Bangladeshi peacekeepers have been injured in a blast at the UN mission in Mali. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Directorate in a media statement Monday said four members of an infantry unit from Bangladesh were injured in an explosion...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) directed Monday all the banks to display the charges for using automated teller machine (ATM) at an easily viewable place of all ATM booths. The central bank in a directive said in absence of display of fees,...
A delegation of the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights starts their four-day visit today (Tuesday) to witness human rights and political situation in Bangladesh. Vice-Chair of the subcommittee Christian Dan Preda is leading the three-member delegation, scheduled to arrive...
Waliul Huq Khandker | 2015-02-16 00:00:00
Over the years the nature and technique of auditing has undergone lot of changes in developed as well as in some developing countries. The ripple has also touched Bangladesh. As a result, new ideas and techniques are replacing old ones...
Muhammad Zamir | 2015-02-16 00:00:00
Six weeks have passed and yet violence continues to rage on in the name of achieving democracy for the common man. On the plea of recovering the inherent and inalienable rights of the people, the 20-Party coalition, led by the...
Information communication technology (ICT) has opened up enormous opportunities for countries like Bangladesh. The sector in this country now employs a sizeable number of its educated jobless youth and is also earning an increasing amount of foreign exchange through export-related...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2015-02-16 00:00:00
Various government agencies have a very poor record as far as the rate of implementation of development projects initiated by them is concerned. It seems that the situation is turning from bad to worse with the passage of time. The...
Neil Ray | 2015-02-16 00:00:00
Now that cricket's ultimate gala gets going, the game's followings the world over are bracing themselves for some thrilling and pulsating encounters. The media in particular are smart enough to fan emotion, passion, individual or collective obsession and general euphoria...
The Bangladesh Railway is a state-owned rail transport body of Bangladesh. It runs and maintains the entire railway network of the country. It launched its online internet ticket service to ease the sufferings of the passengers. Railway Minister Obaidul Kader...
A recent article on Syed Mujtaba Ali, a renowned author and scholar in an English daily brought back my childhood memories, of meeting him and having our meals together in our house in Calcutta way back between 1940 to late...
Mobile banking is a system that allows customers to conduct a number of financial transactions through a mobile device such as a mobile phone or tablet. Mobile banking is a banking process which provides financial services to unbanked communities efficiently...
Md. Saifullah Azad | 2015-02-16 00:00:00
Partnering with and placement of skilled, experienced and responsible workforces is a daunting task for HR (human resources) function in any business arena, particularly in service-oriented industry. HR professionals in general hire and fire workers, assist with employment paperwork, manage...
Liton Chandro Sarkar concluding his two-part article on global competitiveness | 2015-02-16 00:00:00
The table, Pillars of Performance, highlights the score that Bangladesh gets for 29 of the 114 parameters and juxtaposes them with the average for the world. The scale runs from 1-7 with 7 being the best and 1 the lowest....
Munima Sultana | 2015-02-16 00:00:00
At least Tk 100 billion will be needed to transform the flexibly built road network into a durable one as per the desire of the prime minister, according to estimates done by experts. The concrete roads have better life-span and...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2015-02-16 00:00:00
Latest socioeconomic status of the population is expected to feature prominently in the country's first-ever national household census scheduled to kick off in April next. Top officials working on the census project told the Financial Express (FE) Sunday that, through...
FE Report | 2015-02-16 00:00:00
The High Court directed the government Sunday to take effective steps to stem the current tide of violence and anarchy in the country amid hartal and blockade, as the turmoil generated in the political arena lasted 41 days. An HC...
FE Report | 2015-02-16 00:00:00
Two leaders of BNP and Islami Chhatra Shibir were killed in clashes with police on the 41st day of the non-stop blockade and the first day of 72-hour hartal on Sunday. The indefinite blockade and shutdown called by the BNP-led...
COPENHAGEN, Feb 15: Two people have been killed and five injured in twin shootings in the Danish capital, with one attack targeting a cultural centre hosting a debate on Islam and free speech. A gunman sprayed bullets at the Krudttonden...
Four banks out a total of 56 operating in Bangladesh sustained losses last year, Finance Minister AMA Muhith has told the Parliament. The losing banks are state-owned Bangladesh Krishi Bank and BASIC Bank, the private ICB Islami Bank and the...
Asjadul Kibria | 2015-02-16 00:00:00
Bangladesh will become the world's 23rd largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP) by 2050, says the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in its latest report on global economy. The PwC projection showed that Bangladesh would outnumber developed countries like Australia...
US Ambassador Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat Sunday said her country is committed to helping Bangladesh protect and continue its democracy, reports UNB. "We value your democracy, we're committed to helping you protect your democracy as we want the continuation of...
Pankaj Dastider | 2015-02-16 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Feb 14: Bangladesh Bank's Chittagong office is running with less than the required number of officials and employees in different categories. Due to the shortage of manpower the people are not getting due services from the only central bank...
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said Sunday it is ready to welcome any initiative for forging a national consensus and holding talks aiming to arrange an inclusive election, reports UNB. In a statement, BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed said,...
FE Report | 2015-02-16 00:00:00
Hundreds of overseas job-seekers rushed to Probashi Kallyan Bhaban (PKB) at Eskaton in the capital on Sunday despite suspension of enrollment by the authorities concerned. A large number of job-seekers thronged PKB within 9.30 am on the day to enlist...
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