A total of 26,55,731 acres of agricultural land have been transferred to non-agricultural uses in rural areas of the country in the past 11 years. In the same time, the total area of water bodies transferred to non-agricultural uses in...
Yousuf Kamal | 2014-12-24 00:00:00
The incident happened in the early morning of December 09, 2014 when an oil container (OT Southern Star 7) carrying more than 350,000 liters of furnace oil collided with another cargo vessel 'Total' amid dense fog. It was reported that...
Sayed Kamaluddin | 2014-12-24 00:00:00
Recession, skyrocketing prices, and a huge devaluation of Russian ruble against US dollar are tormenting Russia. How long will Moscow be able to sustain before changing its policy on Ukraine? The pro-establishment mainstream Western media groups - both print and...
The Election Commission's (EC's) move to introduce smart national identity cards (NIDs), replacing the existing ones, has evidently been prompted more by practical needs than any cheap motive. In fact, the NID card a citizen of this country now proudly...
Wasi Ahmed | 2014-12-24 00:00:00
One may feel buoyed. According to the latest HSBC's Trade Confidence Index survey, Bangladesh's trade confidence has risen by 38 points in six months, the second highest among 23 countries globally. It is a survey-based assessment of how the business...
Mamun Chowdhury | 2014-12-24 00:00:00
Good economic relation with the USA is important for Bangladesh. The USA is the most important trading partner of the country. The USA is not only the highest importer of Bangladeshi products, it also stands out as more important than...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said besides establishing new structures for Bangladesh Army, a process is under way to procure significant amount of military equipment from various countries including China and Serbia to make Army more modern, time befitting...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has instructed the law-enforcement agencies to arrest criminals regardless of their party affiliations. In the past, similar instructions were not unfortunately complied with that has made common people sceptical about the result of such directives. The...
I fully endorse the views of Imran Aziz expressed in his letter, published in Tuesday's issue of The Financial Express, suggesting that Indian visit visa be made more traveller-friendly. In last few weeks I have seen similar letters published in...
I went to Malaysian Embassy at Baridhara with my friend a few days back for student visa submission. We saw a public notice at the notice board in front of the entry gate that informed "Malaysia Embassy will not receive...
Md Jamal Hossain, from Denver, USA | 2014-12-24 00:00:00
A few days ago Professor Muhammad Yunus has observed in two articles in The Financial Express that every person is an entrepreneur and should be viewed as such. He rightly blamed the current trend of education which prepares students as...
Ferdaus Ara Begum | 2014-12-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh has been making significant progress in reforming foreign trade regime and reducing protection since 1980s. These have been reflected in the simplification of import policy, tariff policy and industrial policies by reducing quantitative restriction and implementation of a flexible...
FE Desk Report | 2014-12-24 00:00:00
BRAC Bank has received USD 70 million (BDT 5.46 billion approx.) syndicated loan from the Dutch development bank FMO to expand its SME financing. The landmark transaction is the largest internationally syndicated loan for any bank in Bangladesh. . The...
FE Report | 2014-12-24 00:00:00
The securities regulator Tuesday formed a 3-member body to submit its primary observation on issuance of Exchange Traded Fund (ETF), officials said. The ETF is similar to an open-end mutual fund (MF) which is normally issued under the Collective Investment...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2014-12-24 00:00:00
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has advised the securities regulator to ensure strict implementation of relevant rules and regulations while determining the prices of primary shares for the greater interest of general investors, officials said. The Ministry's advice came in...
IFAD Autos lottery today Initial Public Offering (IPO) lottery of IFAD Autos Limited (IAL) will be held today (Wednesday) to allocate shares among the investors, officials said. The lottery will be held at 10:30am at Seminar Hall of the Institution...
FE Report | 2014-12-24 00:00:00
Stocks slipped in the red again Tuesday amid thin turnover as investors went for short-term profit booking due to the lack of clear market's direction. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) went down by 29.83 points...
FE Report | 2014-12-24 00:00:00
The stock price of RAK Ceramics fell 9.5 per cent in the last two consecutive trading sessions to Tk 57.8 per share despite the disclosure that Middle-Eastern drug manufacturer Julphar and its partners will acquire 77.5 per cent stake in...
FE Report | 2014-12-24 00:00:00
Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited (TGTDCL) has earned revenue worth Tk 77.732 billion for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013-14. The state owned company has earned the revenue through selling 14732.08 million cubic feet gas and the earning was 4.16...
RAJSHAHI, Dec 23 (BSS): Many of the Union Parishads have adopted various measures for recovering hundred-percent holding taxes with the main thrusts of building strengthened and effective local government institutions in the district. In this regard, Huzripara and Damkura UPs...
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