Syed Fattahul Alim | 2021-12-07 00:00:00
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on November 26 designated the new variant of the SARS-CoV-2, B.1.1.529 as Omicron. Emergence of this yet another Variant of Concern (VOC) was reported from South Africa. The global attention is now focused on Omicron,...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2021-12-06 00:00:00
Indonesia has slapped safeguard duty, ranging between US$1.33 and $4.34 per piece, on its import of almost all apparel items from Bangladesh and other countries to protect the interests of its local industry, officials said.The apparel products put under the...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2021-12-06 00:00:00
The government is going to issue shortly a couple of Shariah-compliant bonds, generally known as Sukuk, worth some Tk 50 billion each to finance public-sector development projects.Officials say these bonds are designed primarily as part of its effort to implement...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2021-12-06 00:00:00
Dhaka Elevated Expressway (DEE) construction still eludes desired pace to keep the three-and-a-half-year timeline as per the project's public-private partnership (PPP) modality, sources said. For the delay, they added, the tenure of the deal on toll collection under the project...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2021-12-06 00:00:00
The net loss of Bangladesh Services is ballooning.The company which provides hospitality services and pioneered the establishment of country's first luxury hotel InterContinental Dhaka incurred losses in last three years.Besides, the company's liabilities also crossed current assets during the years.Bangladesh...
Neil Ray | 2021-12-06 00:00:00
The country gets its first sky dining restaurant called Fly Dining appropriately at its most sought-after beach resort Cox's Bazar boasting the world's longest ever sea beach. At 160-feet high, the dining facility arranged on a platform hung from crane...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2021-12-06 00:00:00
It is quite difficult to ignore some interesting developments on the capital market front. Instead of depending on the inherent strength of the listed stocks, the market, it seems, relies more on the relations between two key regulatory bodies---the Bangladesh...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2021-12-05 00:00:00
Being one of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world, Bangladesh is going to make compliance with a disaster verification tool mandatory for assessing risks of the development projects across the country, officials said.It is expected to help check wastage...
Abdur Rahman Chowdhury from Falls Church, Virginia, USA | 2021-12-05 00:00:00
December 5 marks the death anniversary of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy. He is not well known to the present generation. Suhrawardy was a great leader, a rare statesman of his generation in the region who enjoyed profound popularity. He was the...
Asjadul Kibria | 2021-12-05 00:00:00
The extension of the deadline for submitting income tax returns by one month is not surprising. Following the previous trend, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) made the official announcement of the one-month extension of the deadline in the evening...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2021-12-04 00:00:00
Bangladesh does not want inclusion of labour issues in any trade deal, contrary to the richer nations' view on the same, officials said.In a recent preparatory meeting on the just-postponed ministerial conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), officials of...
Nazimuddin Shyamol | 2021-12-04 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 03: Asian elephants are facing the risk of extinction as vast areas of forest are being cleared day by day in Bangladesh. A total of 22 elephants were killed in Greater Chattogram in 2020 while 11 in 2019....
BABUL BARMAN | 2021-12-04 00:00:00
Stocks bounced back in the outgoing week, snapping the previous week's big fall, as buoyant investors renewed their appetite for lucrative shares amid positive expectations as the finance ministry has stepped in to resolve a row between the central bank...
Bhavani Shankar and Mohammad Jahangir Alam | 2021-12-04 00:00:00
A diverse diet is the key to good nutrition. In South Asia, however, diets have been traditionally cereal-heavy - in Bangladesh, about 70 per cent of daily energy intake per person comes from cereals. Our diets need to be diversified...
Nilratan Halder | 2021-12-04 00:00:00
The mercury has dipped but not by much. This is the beginning of December and the third week of Agrahayan on the Bangla calendar. Gone are the days when farmers carried huge bundles of freshly harvested Aman paddy on their...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2021-12-04 00:00:00
Scientists at long last have been able to develop a biological machine that can not only self-replicate, but also 'give birth to' babies! The feat has been achieved by scientists at the University of Vermont, Tufts University and the Harvard...
Tahmina Sultana and Faroque Ahmed | 2021-12-04 00:00:00
Bangladesh has made significant improvements in the health of women and children and has achieved its Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 4 (to reduce child mortality) and is on track to MDG 5a (to reduce maternal mortality). In 2010, the United...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2021-12-03 00:00:00
Highly Dhaka city-concentrated development and population share cast adverse impact on Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP), reducing its growth by 6.0 per cent or more, according to findings revealed Thursday at a BIDS conference. Such Dhaka-centric growth also lowers growth...
Abdul Bayes | 2021-12-03 00:00:00
At universities, more in colleges, economics students stare out at their teachers with wonder; outside the class they find little relevance of their theoretical learning with the ground reality. This kind of allegation loomed large on the horizon of economics...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2021-12-03 00:00:00
It is heartening to note that the government is actively considering inoculating the elderly people with booster Covid-19 vaccine doses. Health Minister Mr Zahid Maleque on Tuesday last disclosed this to the newsmen when a large segment of the country's...
Nilratan Halder | 2021-12-03 00:00:00
Under the principle of universal jurisdiction, the Argentinian judiciary has decided to hold a trial of the Myanmar military including army general Min Aung Hlaing and other senior officers, accusing the armed forces of genocide against the Rohingya. As the...
Hasnat M Alamgir | 2021-12-03 00:00:00
Here is a brief description of the latest incident of fire death of workers in Bangladesh-- compiled from several newspaper sources. Five workers died after a fire broke out at a shoe factory in old Dhaka's Shuarighat area on November...
Mohammed Imrul Hasan | 2021-12-02 00:00:00
Presentation PRO organised an Interactive Master Class on ‘Post Pandemic Career Guideline and How to be Future Fit’. This session was held on November 26, featuring Mr Saad Hussain- a people management strategist and HR Manager at Abul Khair Steel.As...
Tofael Mahmud | 2021-12-02 00:00:00
Thanksgiving is an occasion worth celebrating among the youths especially for the appealing connotations it brings forth. Being an integral part of the western culture, thanksgiving gives people the opportunity to take a step back and be grateful. It presents...
REZAUL KARIM | 2021-12-01 00:00:00
Bangladesh will seek further extension of duty-free and quote-free (DFQF) facility for Bangladeshi products in Thai market to enhance bilateral trade volume, officials said.As part of the exercise, Dhaka is getting prepared to negotiate with the Southeast Asian country in...
Nazimuddin Shyamol | 2021-12-01 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 30: Chattogram and its adjoining areas are at high risk of earthquake, experts said. If an earthquake measuring 7 on the Richter scale hits Chattogram, more than 0.15 million buildings could be destroyed, they said, adding that it...
Badrun Nessa Ahmed and Hermann Waibel | 2021-12-01 00:00:00
Homestead pond aquaculture is one of the prominent aquaculture technologies in Bangladesh. It can play a significant role in ensuring nutritional security at the household level. As most of the rural households rely on home production for fish, homestead ponds...
MUNIMA SULTANA Back from COX'S BAZAR | 2021-11-30 00:00:00
Although the project to establish the rail link from Chattogram's Dohazari to Cox's Bazar has overcome its initial hurdle like land acquisition, it is likely to miss the deadline next year since a lot of work is yet to be...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2021-11-30 00:00:00
Saturday's online edition of the Bengali daily ProthomAlo carried the report of how a Nilgai, said to be the largest Asian antelope, died at Bhabanipur, a village under HaripurUpazila in the northern district of Thakurgaon. The antelope crossed the barbed...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2021-11-29 00:00:00
Banks' capital base has been weakened further by higher growth of non-performing loans (NPLs), officials said Sunday, based on their September situation.The capital-to-risk weighted asset ratio (CRAR) of all the scheduled banks in Bangladesh came down to 11.22 per cent...
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