FE Report | 2014-05-13 00:00:00
Agriculture experts at a workshop in the city on Monday opined that environmentally and economically sustainable business could be launched with agricultural waste. With approximately 65 million metric tons of agricultural waste generated per year, Bangladesh faces an agro-waste management...
LONDON, May 12 (AFP): European stock markets rose on Monday as investor attention focused on the Ukraine-Russia crisis following disputed referendums at the weekend, analysts said. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index rose 0.20 per cent to stand at 6,828.29 points...
NEW DELHI, May 12 (PTI): Quantum of funds raised by Indian companies from the retail issuance of debt securities or bonds hit a 10-year high of over Rs 420 billion in 2013-14, says a report. In comparison, the financial year...
TOKYO, May 12 (AFP): Tokyo stocks lost 0.35 per cent Monday after range-bound trading as investors waited for the release of fresh data slated for later in the week. The headline Nikkei index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange lost 50.07...
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, May 12 (Reuters): China's main stock index closed at its best level in two-and-a-half weeks on Monday, underpinned by Beijing's pledge to push ahead with a broad range of capital market reforms and a surging commodities sector. The...
MUMBAI, May 12 (Business Standard): NSE's volatility index, or India VIX, hits its highest level since March 11, 2009, and is headed for a fourth consecutive session of gains ahead of exit poll results later in the day. India VIX...
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-05-13 00:00:00
The crisis in Thailand triggered by the dismissal of prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and nine other ministers by a court seems to be deepening further as the supporters of the axed prime minister have come out with programmes to counter ...
Anu Mahmud | 2014-05-13 00:00:00
Accidents in the country's apparel sector have come as a severe blow when it is struggling hard to comply with global outcry for workplace safety. The fire at the Aswad Composite Mills in Gazipur may add to the concerns of...
Some major government hospitals have earned infamy in recent days because of strikes by doctors following violent incidents involving them and patients or their relatives. The Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), the largest of these health facilities, which is familiar...
Wasi Ahmed | 2014-05-13 00:00:00
Cooperative societies in the country are now better known for their well-orchestrated schemes of cheating the people. This has been confirmed by the recent disclosure that a large number of the societies are run with the primary motive of making...
Abdulla Al Imran | 2014-05-13 00:00:00
Money laundering refers to illegal transfer of money from one place to another. It also indicates hiding of the source of money. Money laundering is a transnational organised crime. On the other hand, terrorist financing is an issue of high...
Recently, frequent strikes being enforced by doctors have made us deeply worried about the problem. I went to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) on May 6 for treatment of my cousin during strike called by the DMCH doctors. As...
It is sad that the government failed to issue a single machine-readable passport (MRP) from 33 regional passport offices in the last six months due to non-cooperation of a Malaysian company. It is hampering our manpower export as many people...
The FIFA World Cup Football tournament is only four weeks away for its grand opening. The football fans of the world are eagerly waiting for this mega event. This time, the World Cup tournament will be held in Brazil and...
B K Mukhopadhyay | 2014-05-13 00:00:00
A high official of the Indian central bank, Reserve Bank of India, very rightly opined that "most business activities and operations are driven by considerations of returns or profitability. However, the search for returns exposes the businesses to risks. Banks...
Leaking of examination questions has become a serious problem in our country. Leaking of university entrance examination questions, BCS questions, medical entrance examination questions, and even secondary and higher secondary school certificate examination questions has become a common phenomenon. How...
FE Report | 2014-05-13 00:00:00
The cabinet approved Monday the draft Bangladesh Bridge Authority Act-2014 updating the existing law for construction, operation and maintenance of the bridges with 1500-metre length or more. "There will be a board to run the authority. The communications minister will...
CHITTAGONG, May 12 (UNB): Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami called a daylong hartal Monday in greater Chittagong tomorrow (Wednesday) protesting arrest of its 21 leaders and activists. City Jamaat nayeb-e-ameer Prof Ahsan Ullah said that they would enforce the shutdown in Chittagong, Bandarban,...
Defending his party chairperson's demand for disbanding RAB, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir branded Monday it as a killer force that could be hired, reports UNB. "Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has now become a killer force that...
Report on BDPFA to be sent to UN by May 20 The government has decided to send the final report on Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BDPFA) to the United Nations (UN) by May 20. The women and children...
Police rescued a businessman from forest at Ranipur in Gazipur Sadar Sunday evening, after hours of his abduction, reports UNB. The victim was identified as Gopal Biswas, an exporter of crabs and fishes and resident of Uttara area of the...
State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said Monday militant financing continues in the country through the loopholes of financial institutions, reports UNB. "An action plan is being worked out to curb the financing of militants," he told reporters...
FE Report | 2014-05-13 00:00:00
The Japanese government has donated 12 more low-carbon waste collection vehicles worth Tk 930 million to increase the waste collection capacity of Dhaka city. With these, the total number of low-carbon type waste collection vehicles stood at 112. Under the...
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