Maximilian Martin | 2015-01-22 00:00:00
The 2014 Dhaka Apparel Summit (December 07-08) marks a watershed in setting ambitions for the future of Bangladesh's textile and garment industry. Our research indicates an annual efficiency savings opportunity in Bangladesh worth over one billion dollar that, if seized,...
Mohammed Norul Alam Raju | 2015-01-22 00:00:00
Bangladesh is undergoing a transformation toward urbanisation at a remarkable pace. Its urban population has grown at an average rate of 6.0 per cent per annum since independence. About 40 million people now live in urban areas, 21 per cent...
Any information having notable impact on the operation, financial or otherwise, of a listed company is considered important as far as the interests of investors are concerned. However, the controlling shareholders and management personnel -- described as company insiders --...
S M Ibrahim Hossain | 2015-01-22 00:00:00
Marketing is a human-oriented activity and process. We know that the nature of human being is dynamic and the environment of marketing is continuously changing. Insurance marketing is a different one from other product marketing because of its intangible nature....
Rahman Jahangir | 2015-01-22 00:00:00
The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) can help Bangladesh harness huge unexploited resources in the vast Bay with its expertise. But unfortunately, as its representation indicates, the country is not giving the importance to the bloc it merits. The 14th...
Absence of democracy is suffocating and oppressive, the struggle to attain it is painful and dangerous. Current state of affairs in the country is pretty straight forward. There are only two groups: those who have power and those who do...
The people of Bangladesh in general have very little access to medical services mainly because of shortage of qualified doctors, particularly in the rural areas. Usually, the graduate and post-graduate doctors are reluctant to serve in rural areas. They accept...
In the first sentence of the third paragraph of the editorial published in Wednesday's issue of FE, 'stable food' should actually read 'staple food'.
B K Mukhopadhyay from Kolkata | 2015-01-22 00:00:00
Whither global economy? IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde has very rightly reflected the latest goings-on. Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington on January 15 she observed: Strong headwinds from weak investment, substantial debt burdens and high unemployment...
Md. Matiur Rahman | 2015-01-22 00:00:00
The importance of human resource cannot be over exaggerated. It occupies a key position in the development process of modem economy. Exploitation of natural resources, availability of financial services and foreign aid play important roles in the development of a...
Khairul Islam | 2015-01-22 00:00:00
Anxiety of SSC examinees heightened as a cloud of uncertainty hangs over their examinations for the nationwide nonstop blockade, punctuated with frequent general strikes. The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations are scheduled for February 2 -- barely...
Accusing the government of adopting scorched earth policy, BNP alleged Wednesday that it has also given law enforcers a free hand for committing crimes against humanity like secret killings and enforced disappearances in a bid to suppress its movement, report...
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury told parliament Wednesday that actions were taken against some 28 officers and employees of the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) on corruption and bribery charges since its inception in 2004, reports UNB. The minister, who is in-charge of...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Miah said Wednesday they have already identified the bombers, their financiers and patrons and raids have already been started to capture them, reports BSS. "We know those responsible for the recent violence and anarchy....
BNP alliance exempts O-level examinees from protest programmes The BNP-led 20-party on Wednesday announced that the O-level examinations will remain out of the purview of its ongoing protest programmes, including the blockade and hartal. An alliance statement, signed by BNP...
Police arrested five activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, including its Banani thana unit president Mustafizur Rahman, from TB gate area of Mohakhali in the city early Wednesday, reports UNB. On secret information, a team of police from Banani Police Station...
Locks on several building accesses and department doors of Dhaka University (DU) have been jammed with super glue during a strike called by pro-BNP student front Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), reports bdnews24.com. Members of the proctorial body managed to enter...
Police arrested Narayanganj city unit BNP general secretary ATM Kamal from Hajiganj M Circus area in Narayanganj city Wednesday morning, reports UNB. Sources at Sadar Model Police Station said a team of them arrested Kamal while a group of BNP...
FE Report | 2015-01-22 00:00:00
The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) submitted to the High Court on Tuesday guidelines with provision for forming a national committee to monitor the use of harmful chemicals in fruits, sources said. The MoC prepared the guidelines as an interim measure...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched a probe into an allegation against an executive engineer of Public Works Department (PWD) that he embezzled about Tk 70 million from the department, reports UNB The commission at its recent meeting decided...
A visiting US Assistant Secretary of State has said Rohingyas deserve citizens of Myanmar to end their "statelessness", which she identified as "a root cause" of their plight and displacement, report agencies. Anne Richard of the Department of Population, Refugees...
FE Report | 2015-01-22 00:00:00
The government has decided to allow oil tankers having double hull and double bottom only to carry heavy grade oil on inland coastal routes from February next aiming to evade incidents like that occurred in the Shela River in the...
RAJSHAHI, Jan 21 (UNB): Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered three human skeletons from Schoolpara area under Rajpara thana in the city early Wednesday. A team of Charmajardia BGB camp conducted an anti-smuggling drive in the area and recovered...
BENAPOLE, Jan 21 (UNB): Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a suspected gold smuggler along with 11 piece of gold bars weighing 110 tola along Daulatpur bordering area here on Wednesday. The arrestee was identified as Babul Hossain, 32,...
Our Correspondent | 2015-01-22 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Jan 21: Businesses and common people were facing irreparable losses due to the blockade enforced by the opposition parties led by BNP. Junior Chamber International (JCI), a forum of the young business people and industrialists disclosed it at a...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina handed over on Wednesday a cheque of financial assistance of Tk 0.5 million for the treatment of SSC examinee Minhajul Islam Anik who suffered injuries in a bomb explosion in Feni during the blockade enforced...
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