Morten Seja and Komal Mohindra | 2021-12-27 00:00:00
The vast majority of businesses in the world are small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). They are the backbone of any economy and play a substantial role in developing economies in generating employment, alleviating poverty and spurring growth. Yet, they often...
Neil Ray | 2021-12-27 00:00:00
If Cox's Bazar is the country's prime tourist spot, it is also one of the most crime-ridden areas. A must-visit site like the Sunderbans is not for family tours, particularly when there are children. A journey to the world's greatest...
Md Mahmudul Hasan and Imtiaj Hossain Chowdhury | 2021-12-27 00:00:00
Injury to eye is a major cause of vision loss or blindness. A review completed for the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 1998 estimated that eye injuries caused 1.6 million people to become blind in both eyes, 2.3 million people...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2021-12-26 00:00:00
All is set to launch the bus route franchise (BRF) service on a pilot basis from Ghatarchar to Katchpur in Dhaka today. On the opening day, a total of 50 buses will provide the service. Of them, 20 buses from...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2021-12-26 00:00:00
Most banks are about to miss the target of lending from the second tranche of recovery stimulus also to cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs). Now close to the December deadline to a bifurcated target, the banks are still...
Nilratan Halder | 2021-12-25 12:00:00
Winter is the time when people of this part of the world have traditionally given indulgence to their gastronomical luxuries and made time for various cultural activities. No, all these are way different from the Christmas and the New Year’s...
REZAUL KARIM | 2021-12-25 12:00:00
A government body says no to a commerce ministry's proposal for allowing import of venison as well as camel meat to let the local market grow more.The ministry recently wrote to the department of fishes and livestock (DFL), seeking opinion...
Shafiul Alam | 2021-12-25 00:00:00
The Central Procurement Technical Unit (CPTU) of Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Division, Ministry of Planning, has been operating a citizen portal (citizen.cptu.gov.bd) called Sorkari Kroy Batayan since 26 Aug 2020 that allows citizens to access public procurement data. The interactive...
A.Y.M. Fazlul Hoque | 2021-12-25 00:00:00
Bangladesh has made great progress in achieving rights of children as enshrined in the convention of the rights of the child (care). Effective leadership and guidance, firm determination as well as spontaneous and whole-hearted participation of the people and the...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2021-12-25 00:00:00
With no minimum penalty range set for labour-law violation, the inspectors sometimes fine such a lawbreaker as low as Tk 100 that virtually borders on impunity for more acts of contravention. Officials say the maximum penalty for labour-law violation is...
BABUL BARMAN | 2021-12-25 00:00:00
Stocks suffered yet another setback in the outgoing week, with the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) falling to four month low, amid confidence crisis among investors.The week featured five trading days as usual and four sessions ended...
Henrietta H Fore and David Malpass | 2021-12-25 00:00:00
As the third year of the Covid-19 pandemic approaches, classrooms remain fully or partially closed for as many as 647 million schoolchildren around the world. Even where schools have reopened, many students continue to lag behind.It is now abundantly and...
Ozair Islam | 2021-12-25 00:00:00
Domestic extremist incidences in the United States have reached unprecedented highs, fueled by white supremacists, anti-Muslims, anti-Asians, anti-Hispanic and anti-government fanatics. Homegrown terrorism is defined by 'the Prevention of Violent Radicalisation and Homegrown Terrorism Act' of 2007 as "the use,...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2021-12-25 00:00:00
The US has thanked Pakistan, the host of a recently-held meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)'s foreign ministers in aid of Afghanistan. The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan has been deteriorating since mid-August when the US-led foreign forces left...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2021-12-24 00:00:00
An epoch change in Bangladesh's rail communications looks forthcoming as all train services are being converted to electric traction that would cut operational cost and travel time both, sources say. Bangladesh Railway's long-held move for switching to electric traction finally...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2021-12-24 00:00:00
The customs authority expressed deep concern after recently detecting a consignment of fake identical bandroll or stamp paper of low-brand cigarettes that a vested quarter imported to evade high tax imposed on the item.The Chittagong Customs House (CCH) seized the...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2021-12-24 00:00:00
The tenure of assured liquidity support (ALS) to primary dealer (PD) banks against government-approved securities extends as a measure to manage the funds efficiently, officials say. Under the latest provision, the dealer banks are allowed to enjoy the ALS facility...
Syeda Manarat Mowla and Syeda Aida Mowla | 2021-12-24 00:00:00
Uddome Uddoge Unnoyone: M. A. KashemBy Dr. S.S.M. Sadrul HudaPublisher M Kashem TrustFirst Published February 2021 Price Tk. 500 "Uddome Uddoge Unnoyone: M. A. Kashem" penned by Dr. S.S.M. Sadrul Huda and published by M. Kashem Trust takes you on...
Nilratan Halder | 2021-12-24 00:00:00
It may be called a plastic deluge or invasion or even hegemony. What is important is to understand the role of this cheap material in human and other life forms on this planet. In other words, how plastic is helping...
Maswood Alam Khan | 2021-12-24 00:00:00
Inflation kills the savers and awards the borrowers. At times, inflation is transitory, it does go away. But in today's world inflation stays for years if the government fails to control it. The tools are there to deal with inflation,...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2021-12-23 12:00:00
Japan may consider funding the Joydebpur-Ishwardi double-line construction project after China pulled out of the project for developing the country's important rail corridor.Upon request from the Bangladesh Railway through the Economic Relations Division (ERD), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM and SYFUL ISLAM | 2021-12-23 00:00:00
Now the government mulls over an upward adjustment to electricity, gas, and fertiliser prices at one go as a measure to lower state subsidy burden, sources say.On Wednesday, a high-level meeting discussed an immediate need for the adjustment, and if...
Jannatul Ferdous | 2021-12-23 00:00:00
From Arthur Conan Doyle's ‘Sherlock Holmes’ to Satyajit Ray's ‘Feluda’, freelancing has always been famous in the world of fiction because it can provide a person with the power of self-employment. On the other hand, full-time jobs bring forth security....
Monirul Haque Rony | 2021-12-23 00:00:00
Bangladesh is a riverine country. Numerous rivers make a network that crisscrossesthe country. There are also thousands of haors, baors, canals, reservoirs, etc. scattered in different parts of the country. These have made the nature of Bangladesh diverse, attractive and...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2021-12-21 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has finally decided to outsource the services related with Electronic Fiscal Device (EFD) for retail VAT collection to the private sector to popularise it.The EFD-related services would be provided by the private companies, having...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2021-12-21 00:00:00
Dhaka is set to see maiden electric bus service as 130 such vehicles are being booked for the first Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line, sources say.They say Dhaka BRT Company now considers lifecycle cost of an EV bus less than...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2021-12-21 00:00:00
The government will raise Tk 100 billion by issuing two Islamic bonds, the first one worth Tk 50 billion on December 29, to finance public-sector development projects, officials say. One auction is scheduled to be held on the day at...
Mohammad Ashraful Islam Khan and Rageeb Shahryar | 2021-12-21 00:00:00
The ready-made garments sector of Bangladesh is said to be the powerhouse of Bangladesh. 'Made in Bangladesh' has earned its respect worldwide. RMG sector has played a vital role in the growth of the country's economy, contributing up to 83...
Debapriya Bhattacharya, Towfiqul Islam Khan, Muntaseer Kamal, Najeeba Mohammed Altaf and Marfia Alam | 2021-12-21 00:00:00
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to a range of adverse socio-economic and health impacts. These fallouts have exponentially increased the demand for reliable data - coming from healthcare professionals, policymakers, and the public at large. Indeed, data deficits...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2021-12-21 00:00:00
Europe is seeing the spectre of the new, Omicron variant of the coronavirus. After Alpha, Beta, Gamma and the Delta variants, now it is the Omicron. Preparations are afoot to ward off this fifth new wave of the pandemic. The...
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