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NCC Bank to expand business

FE Report | 2014-05-18 00:00:00

NCC Bank Ltd Saturday vowed to continue the expansion of its business along with excellence of services especially in the semi-urban areas in the coming days. Marking the 21st founding anniversary of the bank, its managing director and CEO Golam...

Int’l tech confce for network engineers and professionals begins tomorrow

FE Report | 2014-05-18 00:00:00

The country is going to host first ever international technology conference for the network engineers and professionals on May 19 in order to educate them regarding maintenance the internet protocol with highest protection. Engineers mainly from different telecom operators, Banks,...

News Briefs

2014-05-18 00:00:00

NAV of MTB Unit Fund disclosed Alliance Capital Asset Management Limited has declared the Net Asset Value (NAV) of MTB Unit Fund, according to a press release. The total NAV of MTB Unit Fund stood at Tk  351,853,589.71 on the...

Photo: EXIM Bank

2014-05-18 00:00:00

Photo: Bank Asia

2014-05-18 00:00:00

Bangladeshi child prodigy included in UK publishing house

Mohammad Ali | 2014-05-18 00:00:00

A Bangladeshi child prodigy has recently got one of its fiction stories published by a British publishing house, encouraging the local publishers to capitalise on such talents of the country's new generation and develop the knowledge industry. The newly published...

Those excited at BJP victory are fools: Ashraf

2014-05-17 00:00:00

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and LGRD Minister Syed Ashraful Islam on Saturday termed ‘fools’ those who are too much excited at the landslide victory of BJP in the Indian Lok Sabha elections. He also came down heavily on those...

1 killed in AL factional clash in Ctg

2014-05-17 00:00:00

365 were on board MV Miraj-4 when it sank

2014-05-17 00:00:00

‘MV Miraj-4’ was carrying at least 365 people on board, almost double of its capacity, when it capsized in the Meghna River in Gazaria of Munshiganj on Thursday, according to a log recovered from the launch on Saturday. A group...

Int\\\'l focus on Bangladesh economic prospects

Sarwar Md Saifullah Khaled | 2014-05-17 00:00:00

The New York Times reported on 23 April, 2012, that Bangladesh has a huge prospect of becoming one of the emerging economies. The country is running on a strong promise of growth despite various challenges the nation of 160 million...

First ever women only insurance policy in Bangladesh

Md Mahfuzur Rahman Siddique | 2014-05-17 00:00:00

With a view to widening the brand identity, Green Delta Insurance Company (GDIC), a first generation and top of the list general insurance company of the country, has set to pace for the first time a new insurance policy styled...

Battery-run cycle-rickshaws and easing traffic jam

Md ShamsulArefin | 2014-05-17 00:00:00

The battery-run cycle-rickshaw has now become a common mode of transport in the capital city. It is banned; yet it has been emerging as a burgeoning mode of transport in the Dhaka City. It is an ordinary cycle-rickshaw but is...

African leaders declare \\\'war\\\' on Boko Haram

2014-05-17 00:00:00

African leaders meeting in Paris have agreed to wage "war" on Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamic militants. President Hollande of France, who hosted the summit, said regional powers had pledged to share intelligence and co-ordinate action against the group. Last month...

AL man shot dead by rivals in Ctg

2014-05-17 00:00:00

A local Awami League (AL) activist was shot to death by his party rivals at Puichhari in Banshkhali upazila of Chittagong on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Shamsul Alam, 38, son of late Ezahar Miah of the area....

DSE

2014-05-17 00:00:00

Greetings from the Ambassador

2014-05-17 00:00:00

When Norway celebrates its National Day on 17 May, we pay tribute to our Constitution, which was signed on that very day in 1814. 200 years ago, the construction of our modern, democratic society started with the adoption of the...

1814 - The birth of Norwegian democracy

2014-05-17 00:00:00

1st January 1814. Norway was firmly under the rule of Denmark. All the important decisions that affected Norway were made in Copenhagen, and the state was an absolute monarchy. Just one year later, the picture was quite different. Norway was...

Children’s parade on 17 May

2014-05-17 00:00:00

Already in 1815, the year following the signing of the Constitution, enthusiasts and independence advocates would get together on Constitution Day to celebrate. That was controversial, as Norway was part of a union with Sweden at the time. People, and...

Norway and Bangladesh cooperation on climate change issues

2014-05-17 00:00:00

Climate change is a major challenge of our common future.It poses a grave threat to our efforts to eradicate poverty and ensure sustainable development. The new sustainable development goals (SDGs) should therefore boost efforts to reduce emissions, build climate change...

Message

2014-05-17 00:00:00

This year's World Telecommunication and Information Society Day focuses on leveraging information and communication technologies to help advance sustainable development. ICTs are powerhouses of the global economy, offering solutions for sustainable economic growth and shared prosperity. Broadband connectivity is a...

Message

2014-05-17 00:00:00

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2014 marks the 149th anniversary of the establishment of ITU in 1865. The remarkable history of ITU exemplifies its stellar role in connecting the world to the most advanced and innovative means of communication,...

About WTISD

2014-05-17 00:00:00

The purpose of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is to help raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICT) can bring to societies and economies, as well as...

National budget: The issue of political stability

Jafar Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-05-17 00:00:00

Every year a national budget is prepared. From an accounting point of view, it is a statement of income and expenditure to be incurred in a financial year. From the point of view of an economist or a planner, the...

It\\\'s time to return to the Constitution

M. Serajul Islam | 2014-05-17 00:00:00

The seven murders in Narayanganj have underlined that the country is caught in a political quicksand because of the way the Awami League-led government is conducting politics. Bangladesh's politics is breaking at the seams like a cricket ball. When a...

Focus on civil society, good governance

Mohammad Anisur Rahaman | 2014-05-17 00:00:00

Civil society is part of the broader society that consists of organisations and institutions that look after people, their health, and their rights. It does not include the government or the family. Civil society is the aggregate of non-governmental organisations...

Let\\\'s talk openly about defecation, drinking water

Nicholas Alipui | 2014-05-17 00:00:00

Do you remember the scene in the hit film Slumdog Millionaire, where the little boy plunges under a pool of faeces to get to iconic Indian movie star Amitabh Bachchan? Remember that the boy had been using a shared latrine,...

Industrial land crisis

2014-05-17 00:00:00

Insufficiency of land for setting up industries at appropriate locations has come up as a major obstacle to the country's much-desired industrial growth. Finding out industrial lands with required facilities has been a key constraint for long. Lately, the situation...

Obama bids fond farewell to Manmohan

2014-05-17 00:00:00

US President Barack Obama called India's outgoing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday to convey "gratitude" for "his critical role" in deepening ties between the two allies. India is a key part of Obama's policy of pivoting US power to...

Roping in hostage-takers abroad

Rahman Jahangir | 2014-05-17 00:00:00

A recent FE report said innocent Bangladeshi 'newly-recruited' workers were cheated by a section of dishonest recruiting agencies into believing that they would land in good jobs in Iran. The jobs would change their lives for the better. But they...

Why power cuts despite sufficient production?

Shahana Bilkis | 2014-05-17 00:00:00

Bangladesh, producing 3,267MW electricity against the demand for 5200MW just five years ago, now has reached the milestone of 10,000MW power generation capacity. In the previous election manifesto of the present government, it had made a commitment to enhance the...