Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2014-02-24 00:00:00
The country's apparel industry, undoubtedly, is at a crossroads. All stakeholders are unanimous that the industry needs a transformation, at the earliest, in terms of workplace safety, workers' rights and technological upgradation not only to retain its current ranking as...
Neil Ray | 2014-02-24 00:00:00
The deepest feeling of the nation is associated with the Sheed Minar (monument erected to commemorate the sacrifice of the language martyrs). No wonder, people throng at the central Shaheed Minar to offer their floral wreaths or bouquets as a...
Bangladesh needs thousands of physicians to provide healthcare services to its citizens. Besides, for earning foreign currency, the country needs skilled professionals who can be employed overseas. The country needs professional and technical work forces in order to implement various...
Many young Bangladeshis are so desperate to go abroad with a view to earning money that they become an easy prey to local and international human traffickers. The unholy elements lure the aspirants, fleece them and endanger their lives. Recently,...
We are glad to know that the communications ministry is contemplating to impose a bar on possession of more than one private car by a family in Dhaka. We, nowadays, see too many private cars plying on the streets creating...
AMM Nasir Uddin in the first of a four-part article titled Public-Private Partnership - issues and practices | 2014-02-24 00:00:00
The supply of infrastructure such as roads, bridges, ports, power plants and other public utilities has traditionally been the responsibility of the governments, both in capitalist and socialist economies. While the private sector is often subcontracted to carry out the...
Arturo Sarukhan writing for Reuters | 2014-02-24 00:00:00
Twenty years ago the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the most ambitious free trade agreement negotiation of its time, gave birth to a profound transformation of the economies and the regional value chains of Mexico, the United States and...
Musawer Ahmad Saqif | 2014-02-24 00:00:00
Once dubbed the 'Darling of Davos' with its near double-digit growth, India is now barely staying afloat. Last year was India's worst time in a decade as economic growth decelerated to 4.9 per cent. It may reach the projected 5.35...
FE Report | 2014-02-24 00:00:00
The market edged down Sunday on the first day of the week with turnover improved further as investors booked profit amid cautious stance. The market opened with a positive note, but could not sustain. At the end of the day's...
FE Report | 2014-02-24 00:00:00
The Peninsula, luxury hotel in the port city, will invest Tk 2.0 billion to expand its services at Patenga area near the Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong. It wants to serve international air passengers, air and marine crews and...
FE Report | 2014-02-24 00:00:00
Singer Dealers' Night was held at Dhaka on 19 February 2014. Managing Director and CEO of Singer Bangladesh Limited and Vice President of Singer Asia Limited Mr. A. M. Hamim Rahmatullah inaugurated the Dealers' night. Mr. Hamim expressed his determination...
AXA to take major stake in Green Crescent Ins DUBAI, Feb 23: French insurance giant AXA Group and its partner in the United Arab Emirates, Kanoo Group, plan to become major shareholders in the UAE's Green Crescent Insurance Co (GCIC),...
NEW DELHI, Feb 23 (PTI): Drawing from hugely-popular 401k pension plans in the US, Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has proposed a new Mutual Fund Linked Retirement Plan (MFLR), which it expects to generate over Rs 180 billion...
Delta Life Insurance Company Ltd earned a total premium income of Tk 535.65 crore in 2012. Of it, Ordinary Life contributed Tk 258.30 crore and GN GRB contributed Tk 227.76 crore. This was disclosed in the Annual Conference 2013 of...
MUMBAI, Feb 23 (PTI):As the benchmark sensitive index Sensex added over 300 points last week, nine of the top 10 most valued companies saw a combined addition of Rs 1148.06 billion to their market capitalisation over the past week. ITC,...
NEW DELHI, Feb 23 (PTI): Foreign investors have poured almost Rs 110 billion into the Indian debt market so far this month after being net sellers of bonds in 2013. The inflows followed a net investment of Rs 126.09 billion...
Syful Islam and Rezaul Karim | 2014-02-24 00:00:00
The Power Division has sought US$252 million from the Ministry of Finance (MoF) as interest-free loan to build the coal-fired power plants at Rampal in Bagerhat district, officials said. "The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has no capacity to finance...
Talha Bin Habib | 2014-02-24 00:00:00
The government has decided to double its ongoing Aman rice procurement target to 0.4 million tonnes from the original 0.2 million tonnes due to positive response from the millers, a food directorate official said. "We have extended the procurement target...
Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) has organised a workshop on 'Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and UN Sanctions Compliance' in the capital recently. Over 75 senior officials from banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) of the country attended the workshop,...
FE Report | 2014-02-24 00:00:00
Experts at a workshop Sunday stressed the need for compliance of Good Aquaculture Practices (GAqP) at every stage of fish production and its marketing for a sustainable aquaculture industry in the country. Terming aquaculture a modern and quality management approach...
NEW DELHI, Feb 23 (PTI): The government of India has approved eight foreign investment proposals, including plans by L&T Infrastructure Development Projects and Welspun Renewables Energy, totalling Rs 1,024 crore. The proposals were cleared following recommendations from the Foreign Investment...
COLOMBO, Feb 23 (Reuters): Chinese officials began three days of talks on economic cooperation with Sri Lanka on Saturday, as Beijing strengthens relations with the Indian Ocean island that is a focal point for its regional rivalry with India. "This...
China to provide Tk 2.58b grant The People's Republic of China will provide Tk 2.58 billion to Bangladesh as grant under an agreement between the two countries. The deal on economic and technical cooperation was signed at the National Economic...
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