M.G. Quibria | 2014-08-12 00:00:00
The rankings of world economies have shifted quite a bit in recent years. While emerging economies such as China and India have surged ahead, traditional powerhouses like Japan and Germany have slipped. According to the World Bank estimates for 2013,...
The Israeli-Palestinian war has now entered into the sixth week. Much negotiated second round of 72-hours ceasefire has been agreed and comes into effect from Monday, August 11, 2014. This break is expected to allow the negotiators to evolve a...
On the face of it, the idea of a legal compulsion for energy-efficient equipment at the consumer level looks somewhat premature right at this moment but given the ground reality it has no alternative. Even if the country had been...
Wasi Ahmed | 2014-08-12 00:00:00
Why a slump in exports to India causes concern in this country more than it should have, given the small volume, is because of a number of pertinent reasons. First and foremost, India is Bangladesh's closest neighbour with a contiguous...
Md. Ashraf Hossain | 2014-08-12 00:00:00
The Financial Express on August 10 quoted the health minister as advising newly-recruited 6,221 doctors to serve rural people at least for the first two years of their service life with full dedication. Unauthorised absence of on-duty physicians from the...
I am glad to know that the government is taking steps to revoke the certificates of around 200 fake freedom fighters who are public servants; but it is sad to note that the government have not decided about taking any...
I was at my wit's end when I heard the flippant comments of the social welfare minister Syed Mohsin Ali about the journalists. The social welfare minister created controversies in the past also by his loose remarks and careless action....
The mobile courts to check food adulteration are not found to be effective. This is creating opportunities for the unscrupulous people to adulterate food items. The food served on the table looks attractive, and we enjoy it without knowing what...
The common people are mostly ignorant about medical science. Yet, they sometimes presume that something is being done wrongly to them by doctors - and even by the specialists. They keep silent during the course of the treatment for fear...
Mahjabeen Quader | 2014-08-12 00:00:00
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is a necessity to address the challenge of massive case backlog in the country's judicial system. According to Supreme Court statistics, as many as 963,081 civil cases were pending in different courts of Bangladesh as of...
M S Siddiqui | 2014-08-12 00:00:00
Our society has a long tradition of settling family, land or any other dispute through arbitration or 'shalish.' It has an impact on peace and harmony in society. The settlement of any dispute through arbitration is allowed by the judicial...
Raihan M Chowdhury | 2014-08-12 00:00:00
Bangladesh is going to hold an international conference titled 'SWIFT Business Forum Bangladesh', first of its kind in the country's financial history tomorrow (Wednesday). "The SWIFT Business Forum Bangladesh will bring the local and foreign community from financial institutions, market...
Mohammad Ali | 2014-08-12 00:00:00
Newly launched NRB Bank Limited looks to be a 'global standard' bank by rendering technology-driven and quality financial services to both the local and non-resident Bangladeshi citizens. "Within only one year of its operation, we have already been equipped with...
FE Report | 2014-08-12 00:00:00
Stocks extended their gaining streak for the six running sessions Monday with turnover improved further as investors continued to take position on large cap stocks amid optimism. The market started with an upbeat note and the upturn continued till the...
FE Report | 2014-08-12 00:00:00
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) suspended trading of Shahjibazar Power Company Limited (SPCL) Monday for an indefinite period as its share price rose abnormally. "The share prices of Shahjibazar Power Company soared 'abnormally' in recent...
MTB Unit Fund declares 11pc dividend The Trustee Committee of the MTB Unit Fund has, following a meeting held on 11th August 2014, declared a cash dividend of 11% per unit for Unit Holders of the Fund for FY 2013-2014....
HONG KONG, Aug 11 (AFP): Asian markets rose Monday following widespread falls last week, after Wall Street shrugged off fears over instability in Iraq and Ukraine. Tokyo rebounded 2.38 per cent, closing up 352.15 points at 15,130.52 and making up...
MUMBAI, Aug 11 (Reuters): Indian shares rose nearly 1 per cent on Monday to snap a three-day losing streak after auto stocks such as Mahindra and Mahindra surged on healthy earnings, while strength in global shares on easing tensions over...
KARACHI, Aug 11 (AFP): Pakistani stocks saw a huge fall of 4.6 per cent on Monday, sparked by fears of a political crisis as opposition figures called on supporters to join a march to overthrow the government. The benchmark Karachi...
An inter-ministerial meeting was held Monday at the Youth and Sports Ministry conference room for successfully hosting World Hockey League round 1 schedule to be held on September 5-7 at the Moulana Bhasnai National Hockey Stadium, reports BSS. With State...
The first semifinal between Mohammedan Sporting Club and Gulshan Youth Club of the Metropolis Women's Cricket League will be held today (Tuesday), reports BSS. The match kicks off at 9:30 am. While the second semifinal between Abahani Limited and Khelaghar...
TORONTO, Aug 11 (AP): Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the Rogers Cup on Sunday, beating second-seeded Roger Federer 7-5, 7-6 (3) for his fourth straight victory over a higher-seeded opponent. The 13th-seeded Frenchman won his first ATP Tour title of the season...
A 23-member Bangladesh contingent will leave Dhaka Friday to participate in the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games to be held in the Chinese city of Nanjing from August 16-28, hoping good results in hockey, shooting and archery, reports UNB. Captain...
HARARE, Aug 11 (AFP): Faf du Plessis fell agonisingly short of a century but South Africa moved into the lead on the third morning of the one- off Test against Zimbabwe as they reached lunch on 278 for five. Du...
The BJSA Media Cup Football Tournament-2014, exclusively for the journalists of print and electronic media houses, will begin in the city in the first week of next September, reports UNB. In a press release Monday, Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association (BSJA)...
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