Shah Alam Nur | 2014-12-12 00:00:00
National flag-carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBA) moves for joint 'ground handling service' at the country's three international airports in partnership with foreign companies to improve the substandard quality of work, officials said. Tender floating soon to select international partners to...
A.Z.M. Anas | 2014-12-12 00:00:00
The dominance of four players has spawned 'natural' consolidation in Bangladesh's mobile telephony market, India's telecom tycoon Sunil Bharti Mittal has said. "Six operators are too many. Three to four is an ideal size (for Bangladesh)," chairman of Bharti Airtel...
Munima Sultana | 2014-12-12 00:00:00
Bangladesh should make its investment packages lucrative in real sense to lure more foreign investors to build huge infrastructures as a prerequisite for achieving the aspired middle-income status. Such a suggestion came from outgoing US Ambassador Dan W Mozena who...
Wahid Uddin Mahmud honoured Bonik Barta, a concern of BizBangla Media Limited in a joint effort with BIDS, acclaimed the eminent economist of the country Wahid Uddin Mahmud for his outstanding contribution in the field of economics, development studies and...
The sixth Private Sector Development Policy Coordination Committee (PSDPCC) meeting chaired by Principal Secretary Abdus Sobhan Sikder was held at the Conference Room of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in the city recently. At the meeting, Business Initiative Leading Development...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-12-12 00:00:00
The government's move to sign Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with half a dozen countries has seen no visible progress till date. According to an official at the ministry of commerce (MoC), though the government took an initiative to sign FTAs...
The government is planning to adopt a programme under National Skill Council for increasing skill and labour capacity of farmers. State Minister for Labour and Employment Mujibul Haque Chunnu said this while speaking at discussion meeting organised by Karmajibi Nari...
Austrian President Dr Heinz Fischer has stressed the need for further bolstering trade between Bangladesh and Austria. The Austrian President said this when First Resident Ambassador of Bangladesh to Austria Mohammed Abu Zafar presented his credentials to the President at...
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has agreed to provide US$40 million to Bangladesh for alleviating poverty in the country. In this connection, a loan agreement was signed between the government and IFAD in the city on Thursday, report agencies....
MUJIBNAGAR, Meherpur, Dec 11 (BSS): Inhabitants of Mujibnagar of Meherpur have demanded setting up of a land port at this western frontier town to attract foreign tourists to the historic site having crucial links to the creation of independent Bangladesh...
SYDNEY, Dec 11 (AFP) : Australia's jobless rate hit a 12-year high in November, data showed Thursday, as more people looked for jobs in a softening economy hurt by falling commodity prices and weak Chinese demand. Unemployment edged up to...
SHANGHAI, Dec 11 (AFP) : China's central bank has stepped up its efforts to pump more cash into its banking system with a $65 billion fund injection, Dow Jones Newswires reported Thursday. The People's Bank of China (PBoC) on Wednesday...
MUMBAI, Dec 11 (AFP) : Christie's hopes to consolidate its foothold in the Indian art market Thursday with only its second sale in the country, showcasing a range of work by homegrown modern artists. The London-based auction house is offering...
TOKYO, Dec 11 (AFP): The dollar was mixed in Asia on Thursday, after taking a hit in New York as dealers shifted to safer investments such as US government bonds. The greenback climbed to 118.15 yen in Tokyo afternoon trade,...
BERLIN, Dec 11 (Reuters) : Planemaker Airbus is working on four campaigns to sell more of its A380 super jumbo, its sales chief said on Thursday. "We're negotiating incremental orders," John Leahy told investors at an event in London. Airbus...
Khondkar Ibrahim Khaled | 2014-12-12 00:00:00
Banking is a vibrant sector of economy in Bangladesh. With rapid economic growth in the country, banks have expanded their branch network and business operations. Now banking services are available far beyond Upazilla (sub-district) and even Union levels. During recent...
FHM Humayan Kabir in the first of his two-part article | 2014-12-12 00:00:00
It is indeed pertinent to question the scale of development in the country given the raise in Annual Development Programme (ADP) over the last five years. The fund allocation for the ADP during this period has increased more than three...
A study on Dhaka City's traffic conducted by a Japanese consulting firm has put forward a rational explanation of the intractable traffic congestion on its roads. Done for the Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development (DMRTD) project, the study finds that...
Nilratan Halder | 2014-12-12 00:00:00
The two separate incidents of mugging in which Tk 11 million were snatched from employees of a bKash agency and a manager of a store at Mirpur and Khilgaon bring to the fore the danger of carrying cash in the...
Rahman Jahangir | 2014-12-12 00:00:00
The just-concluded three-day 'Dhaka Apparel Summit-2014' has brought into sharp focus the fact that the readymade garment industry (RMG) in Bangladesh no longer stands where it once was even a couple of years ago. It has now embarked on a...
Last week I had to go to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) along with my friend's relative who was suffering from stomach pain. We somehow managed a ticket but failed to manage a bed. One of the cleaners came to...
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