ISMAIL HOSSAIN | 2023-10-21 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is planning to create a new licence category for alternative credit scoring -- the process of assessing someone's creditworthiness using non-traditional data, such as payment history for utilities or mobile phone bills. BTRC thinks...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2023-10-21 00:00:00
The construction of the Bay Terminal in Chattogram is now making headway, with the shipping ministry finalising the master plan last week, officials said.According to them, it will be sent to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) soon for approval.The Chittagong...
DOULOT AKTER MALA and SHAHMINA ISHA MANNAN | 2023-10-21 00:00:00
Participation of women in formal businesses is still poor in Bangladesh. Many of the women entrepreneurs refrain from entering the trading or manufacturing sector as they incur higher cost of doing business than that of their male counterparts. It is...
Nilratan Halder | 2023-10-21 00:00:00
US President Joe Biden did not wait long for declaring his solidarity with Israel following the war that broke out between Hamas and the Jewish state. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), Rishi Sunak took more than a week...
Nilratan Halder | 2023-10-20 12:00:00
The inauguration of the country's first automatic vehicle inspection centre (VIC) at the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority's Mirpur office on Thursday has the potential to be a milestone achievement in terms of the BRTA's capability. This infrastructural addition to the...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2023-10-20 00:00:00
The construction of Dhaka's second high-speed elevated expressway -- the Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway -- is progressing slightly behind the target, with 9.5 per cent of work completed nearly a year after the construction began.Project officials pointed the finger at a...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-10-20 00:00:00
Now the government mulls over introduction of 'seasonal tariffs' on import of agricultural commodities to ensure fair prices to the farmers and tame the sky-rocketing prices at the consumer end.The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) would prepare product-wise calendar on production...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2023-10-19 12:00:00
Dara Shikoh, the Mughal prince who should have succeeded his father, the Emperor Shah Jahan, on the throne but for the machinations and murderous instincts of his younger brother Aurangzeb, was an erudite man. He was a scholar, delving into...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-10-19 00:00:00
Customs has detected a tactic used by a section of people involved in the gold business to smuggle in the precious metal by flying frequently abroad and returning.The Dhaka Customs House (DCH) has identified a recent surge in the number...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2023-10-19 00:00:00
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its latest update has said the world economy is limping. This assessment is the aggregate of economic performances of all countries — developing, developed and emerging. Bangladesh as a developing country, recently elevated to...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2023-10-18 00:00:00
Both the securities regulator and asset managers see Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) as a tool to help grow the mutual fund sector, with the scheme showing some success by bringing in funds from small investors. The investment vehicle that encourages...
Nusrat Sharmin Jemima and Najmul Hasan | 2023-10-18 00:00:00
Underserved communities, such as those living in hard-to-reach areas, encounter a wide range of inequalities, notably the technological divide compared to the mainstream population. Financial inclusion for all is a major drawback, among other factors, although it has been seen...
KHALID SAIFULLAH KHAN | 2023-10-18 00:00:00
Open Libraries bear cultural significance in society, and so does the one that exists at the centre of the city of Dhaka-at the entry of Suhrawardy Udyan, on the southwest of Raju Memorial Sculpture, or as people say, TSC. The...
REZAUL KARIM | 2023-10-17 00:00:00
The government's move to introduce smartcards for the 10 million low-income families is facing a setback due to lack of required databases, sources said. Although Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi is frequently expressing his desire to distribute the smartcards as soon...
ISMAIL HOSSAIN | 2023-10-17 00:00:00
Trust Bank Ltd is planning to proceed 'slow and steady' after acquiring 100 per cent ownership of its subsidiary, Trust Axiata Digital Limited, a mobile financial service established by the bank in collaboration with Malaysia-based Axiata Digital Services Sdn Bhd...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2023-10-17 00:00:00
Youths (aged between 15 and 29 years) comprise 27.9 per cent or about 28 per cent of Bangladesh's total population of 169.8 million, according to the last 'Population and Housing Census 2022'. During the release of the census data by...
Eric M Walker | 2023-10-16 12:00:00
Chevron is one of the world's leading integrated energy companies, involved in virtually every aspect of the energy industry. As a global energy provider, we have helped deliver many of society's most important advancements. We have a vital role to...
Engr. Mohammad Serajul Mawla | 2023-10-16 00:00:00
The transport sector is a leading contributor of carbon emission and greenhouse gas effect in any country. Equally important is that of all transport-related pollution, nearly 95 percent comes from road transport in the country.Research has even shown that vehicular...
Mohammed Saidul Islam | 2023-10-16 00:00:00
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) industry in Bangladesh has navigated many ups and downs in the last decade and gradually positioned itself as an alternative to natural gas. In 2022 Bangladesh imported about 1.4 million metric tonnes of LPG at its...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-10-16 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Sunday launched an updated online tax return submission platform to facilitate individual taxpayers to comply with the November 30 deadline.The portal would provide an extended facility this year, allowing all the taxpayers to...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2023-10-16 00:00:00
The push on the government to enhance clean energy generation has been growing, with fossil fuel prices having risen significantly in recent months amid their short supply caused by foreign currency scarcity, officials said.Last week, a visiting team of the...
Three held on extortion charges | 2023-10-16 00:00:00
SIRAJGANJ, Oct 14 (UNB): Three people were arrested on the charge of extorting Tk 0.1 million holding two college students hostage in the science college intersection area of Sirajganj's Ullapara municipality.The arrestees are Babu Talukder (39), son of Md Tipu...
Neil Ray | 2023-10-16 00:00:00
In its quarterly report, the Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK), a frontline non-government legal aid and human rights body, reveals that at least 128 children were murdered in the first three months of this year. Another 225 children were subjected...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2023-10-16 00:00:00
The present challenge before the world is meeting the rising demand for food amid the climate-change-induced natural calamities affecting crop production. According to an estimate, pests and crop diseases destroy 20 to 40 per cent crop yield worldwide. Notably, pests...
Munima Sultana | 2023-10-15 00:00:00
Launched in three city routes to offer comfortable services, the Dhaka Nagar Paribahan has allegedly turned into an unpleasant commuting by now as the passengers have to wait for a long time to get a bus for their destination.Initially more...
REZAUL KARIM | 2023-10-15 00:00:00
Dhaka is expected to persuade Delhi for not imposing fresh countervailing duty (CVD) on jute goods as such products are already facing an anti-dumping duty (ADD) by the Indian authorities.India has started conducting an investigation recently on the import of...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2023-10-15 00:00:00
Retail investors' participation has remained insignificant in mutual funds (MFs) whereas these investment instruments are especially designed to ensure good returns for small investors with the help of professional fund managers. There is a lack of data on investments of...
Asjadul Kibria | 2023-10-15 00:00:00
Even with immense potential, the Islamic financing industry in Bangladesh has faced various challenges, especially in the last couple of years. The lack of diversification of the industry, primarily dominated by banking, is a big barrier to tapping its potential....
SYFUL ISLAM | 2023-10-14 00:00:00
Foreign feeder vessels carrying cargos to and from Chittagong seaport now lament severe operation disruptions and resultant penal costs for getting caught in toils of law.Operators and port sources said the complications arose as the authorities started strict application of...
Mohammad Anwarul Karim | 2023-10-14 00:00:00
Since 1970, 14th October has been celebrated as the World Standards Day. Around the globe, various activities are chosen by national standards bodies and intergovernmental organizations to commemorate the date. In Bangladesh, two regulatory agencies are working on setting, implementing,...
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