Shamsul Huda | 2014-05-29 00:00:00
Bangladesh is likely to seek Indian finances to build the Ganges Barrage over Padma as India stands to benefit from the proposed water reservoir, officials at the Water Development Board said on Wednesday. "We've already requested the Prime Minister's Office...
FE Report | 2014-05-29 00:00:00
A three-day international tourism fair will be held next month in the city. The 4th Bangladesh International Tourism Fair (BITF), scheduled for June 19-21, is being organised by Bangladesh Foundation for Tourism Development (BFTD) and Association of Travel Agents of...
FRANKFURT, May 28 (AFP): Slowing money supply growth and declining loans to the private sector will add to pressure on the European Central Bank to ease policy next month, analysts said on Wednesday. In its latest monthly monetary data, the...
RBI chief reiterates call for global monetary coordination MUMBAI, May 28: India's central bank chief, Raghuram Rajan, reiterated on Wednesday what he said is the need for global central banks to be mindful of the impact of their unconventional monetary...
FE Report | 2014-05-29 00:00:00
The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has sought a total of Tk 9.0 billion from the government as non-availability of fund has badly affected different programmes concerning climate change. Activities of the Climate Change Trust Fund under the MoEF...
Monira Munni | 2014-05-29 00:00:00
Bangladesh along with 23 other countries has been placed in the worst category in the world for workers to work, where workers' rights are not guaranteed, according to a recent survey by The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). The report...
FE Report | 2014-05-29 00:00:00
The Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division stayed Wednesday the High Court (HC) order that earlier had halted 'all further procedures' relating to election to the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB). At the same time, the Chamber...
BEIJING, May 28 (Reuters): China urged local governments on Wednesday to quicken the pace of budgetary spending to guarantee construction of key projects and boost the slowing economy. The finance ministry also said local fiscal agencies must finish allocating 2014...
Our Correspondent | 2014-05-29 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, May 28: The authorities concerned have been urged to protect the breeding ground of sweet water fish from pollution, encroachment and salinity. President of Halda River Protection Committee Professor Monjurul Kibria made the appeal while placing an eight-point demand...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing US$ 12 million to Bangladesh to help develop four archaeological sites under its ongoing project 'South Asia Tourism Infrastructure Development', said a tourism industry leader in the city Wednesday, reports UNB. The four...
Entrepreneurs of Kobe City, the sixth largest city in Japan, have shown keen interest to invest in large infrastructure projects in Bangladesh, said its governor Toshizo Ido on Wednesday, reports UNB. They have shown interest particularly in the areas of...
State-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company (Bapex) is set to start its exploration drilling at Mobarakpur in Pabna to ascertain hydrocarbon potentiality in the country's northern district. Mobarakpur is located in Santhia upazila of Pabna, reports UNB. "We've already...
The Northern Areas Reduction-of- Poverty Initiative (NARI) project, supported by the World Bank, aims to economically empower poor and vulnerable women from the northwestern region by facilitating their access to jobs in the ready- made garment sector, reports BSS. Under...
After introducing various types of banking services for farmers, sharecroppers and some other underprivileged people, Bangladesh Bank (BB) is now set for bringing street children under institutional financial support, reports BSS Governor Dr Atiur Rahman will inaugurate the new horizon...
PARIS, May 28 (Reuters) : US conglomerate General Electric has improved its offer for French train and turbine maker Alstom, notably concerning the impact on jobs, an official at French President Francois Hollande's office said on Wednesday. The comments, which...
US seeks light on shadowy online data collection WASHINGTON, May 28 : US regulators called Tuesday for more transparency from data brokers, citing potential for abuse in a rapidly growing industry that buys and sells information on people's Internet and...
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-05-29 00:00:00
The presence of the south Asian leaders at the swearing-in ceremony of the new Indian prime minister Narendra Modi is the first "diplomatic coup" by the new government even before it took over the reins of the largest democracy of...
Maswood Alam Khan from Cockeysville, Maryland, USA | 2014-05-29 00:00:00
There is a difference between peacekeeping and peacemaking. Peacemaking is much more daunting than peacekeeping. The United Nations (UN) can do both if only they are not short of resources and have all the major powers solidly behind them. The...
Dhaka's traffic system is messy. It got messier with the capital's 13,000 compressed natural gas-run auto-rickshaws observing strike on Tuesday as part of the 72-hour strike they called. They have threatened an indefinite strike if their demands are not met....
Abu Ahmed | 2014-05-29 00:00:00
John Mayard Keynes, the famous economist of early 20th century, was also a great stock investor. But the world as a whole and the students of economics in particular know him more as an economist who was not surpassed in...
Tania Sultana and Shariful Islam | 2014-05-29 00:00:00
The World Development Report 2012 finds that 'gender equality and economic development are inextricably linked'. But unfortunately, 'despite many international agreements affirming their rights, women are still much more likely than men to be poor and illiterate, have less access...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to Japan has created a lot of positive vibes in the diplomatic circle. Japan has always been a good friend of the Bangladeshi People. Japan is one of our largest development partners and many big...
Recently I had been to the old part of the city. While passing through Kamrangir Char and Keranigonj area sitting on the back of a motor bike, I enjoyed the sites of different places of south Dhaka. Slices of roads...
Frequently we learn through media that most of the fires in the buildings are due to short circuit of electricity. Unfortunately many of the electrical cable makers and other electrical goods producers do not use the proper materials. Normally house...
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