TOKYO, Oct 1 (Reuters): Asian shares slumped on Wednesday as continued civil unrest in Hong Kong and a downbeat day on Wall Street sapped confidence, while the dollar index was close to a four-year high after marking its best quarterly...
Jafar Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-10-02 00:00:00
Many critical issues about management of the state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs) have been raised by various quarters in the recent times. Such issues relate to accountability, transparency and good governance. The latter, according to competent observers, are largely absent in...
Dipok Kumar Roy | 2014-10-02 00:00:00
Since the inception of financial institutions (FTs) in Bangladesh in the 1980s, their operation has not been cost-effective. Their cost of borrowing is always higher than banks' because of the limited sources of fund at higher rates of interest. As...
The jubilation over unprecedented high achievement by students at the secondary and higher secondary levels has dissipated rather ungracefully. At the entry point of higher education, even the more equal among candidates -- so far as performance in the secondary...
Abu Ahmed | 2014-10-02 00:00:00
This writer has a great fund of respect for two groups of people: teachers and judges. But now-a-days, such respect is on the wane. A teacher is he who teaches, who helps his students to learn and who infuses ethics...
Waliul Huq Khandker | 2014-10-02 00:00:00
Prevention is better than cure, though a very age-old saying, has become very much relevant to our lives these days due to the fact that the problems we are facing are many and multifarious in nature and, therefore, the preferred...
The admission test results of Dhaka University have bared the miserable state of our education system. We must start soul searching to seek answers for this depressing degradation. Education is the backbone of a nation and we can not dream...
We are glad to know that Mashrafee, who is known as Narail Express, has been appointed as the new captain of one-day cricket team of Bangladesh. Mashrafee will get Shakib's able support as a vice-captain. We are now eagerly waiting...
Incidents of suicide are rising alarmingly in the country. With the advent of technology people are becoming more attached to the virtual world and are increasingly being disconnected with the real-life situations and real people who live nearby. Nowadays, even...
Syed Mahbubur Rashid | 2014-10-02 00:00:00
Warren Buffett, the number one share investor in the world, considers Benjamin Graham`s book The Intelligent Investor as the beacon for investors. Behind his success as the top share investor lies the secret of this book. Benjamin Graham is treated...
M S Siddiqui | 2014-10-02 00:00:00
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that nearly a third of the world's population lacks access to the most basic essential medicines, while in the poorest parts of Africa and Asia this figure climbs to a half. Total health expenditures...
The BNP-led 20-party alliance alleged Wednesday that the government is trying to create smokescreen over its stand on Abdul Latif Siddique to escape public wrath, reports UNB. "The government is trying to create a smokescreen over its stand on (Abdul)...
A coalition of Islamist groups has threatened to enforce shutdown on October 26 if minister Abdul Latif Siddique is not arrested for his remarks against Hajj, reports bdnews24.com. 'Sammilito Islami Dal-samuho' has also scheduled countrywide protests for Friday. Maulana Zafrullah...
Observing that the country's politics is no longer on the right track, eminent jurist Dr Kamal Hossain said Wednesday it has now turned into a profession where politicians use it to make quick bucks, reports UNB. "In the past, politics...
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said Wednesday political parties will not be allowed to hold rallies anywhere except four designated points at the city's Suhrawardy Udyan, report agencies. The minister disclosed the decision while talking to reporters during...
Indian National Investigation Agency (NIA) is set to launch an inquiry into allegations that funds could have been channelised to Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and that a Trinamool Congress MP might have had some role in it, reports UNB. Investigation into the...
FE Report | 2014-10-02 00:00:00
Speakers at a technical session stressed Wednesday on the importance of reforms in the existing social safety-net programmes (SSNPs), saying that the government should consider what kind of social safety-net transfers is most effective for rural ultra poor. There are...
Dhaka University (DU) will relax the entry requirements for its English Department after spectacularly failing to get eligible students, reports bdnews24.com. Vice-Chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique said the minimum marks for passing compulsory 'Elective English' in 'Kha' and 'Gha' unit tests...
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 50,000 pieces of Yaba tablet in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar district early Wednesday, reports UNB. Commanding officer of BGB-42 Lieutenant Colonel Abu Jar Al Zahid said sensing the presence of a patrol...
A month-long breast cancer awareness and screening campaign has begun in Dhaka, reports bdnews24.com. The National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital (NICRH) and Bangladesh Breast Cancer Awareness Forum jointly launched the campaign on Wednesday at the hospital at Mohakhali....
FE Report | 2014-10-02 00:00:00
Palli Karma Sohayak Foundation (PKSF) requests people not to panic in purchasing and taking sacrificial cattle meat as in the PKSF-financed farms harmful medicines or steroid hormones are not used. In a press release the PKSF said Wednesday they guide...
Customs officials seized 12 gold bars, weighing 1.2 kg, and arrested a man in this connection at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Tuesday night, reports UNB. The arrestee was identified as Shah Zaman Akon Mohammad Tajul Islam, 42, hailing from...
ULAB talk on 'Archaeological Excavations at Bhitargarh' held University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) arranged a discussion session on Archaeological Excavations at Bhitargarh on its Dhanmondi campus in the city Tuesday marking the 10th founding anniversary of the university. Ranjit...
Highways experiencing frequent congestions Highways connecting capital city with other major cities and towns of the country are frequently turning into severe congestion as a large number of vehicles carrying people are heading home and trucks ferrying sacrificial animals. People...
Light rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Barisal and Chittagong divisions until 6pm today (Thursday). Weather may remain mainly dry with partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country,...
Yasir Wardad | 2014-10-02 00:00:00
A fleet of nearly 20,000 unfit vehicles are set to ply the roads amid a rush ahead of two major festivals. The matter is all the more worrying as many highways are also in run-down conditions, observers said. Apart from...
Our Correspondent | 2014-10-02 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Oct 01: Bangladesh will emerge as the next Asian tiger provided it meets challenges of education revolution to build up a skilled and trained workforce. The country needs also to develop a strong physical infrastructure including Dhaka-Chittagong 4-lane highway,...
Talha Bin Habib | 2014-10-02 00:00:00
Duty-and quota-free market access and revival of the suspended generalised system of preferences (GSP) facility on the American market will be on top of Dhaka's agenda when Bangladesh and the United States sit in Washington for a dialogue. Officials gave...
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