Asjadul Kibria | 2021-10-10 00:00:00
Another set of leaks is now in hand and it is quite massive. Dubbed Pandora Papers, some 11.90 million documents on financial transactions and taxes, it has exposed how the wealthy and the powerful in different countries use the global...
Nazimuddin Shyamol | 2021-10-09 12:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 08: GPH Ispat Limited has exported a total of 120,000 MT billet to China and earned a total of 71 million US dollar so far. The GPH exported the billets by five shipments since November last year till...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2021-10-09 00:00:00
The Indian line of credit (LoC)-funded projects in the road-transport sector are still slow in progress, excepting those taken to procure goods.Eight projects are under implementation under three LoCs at an estimated cost of $947.61 million to upgrade infrastructure facilities...
REZAUL KARIM | 2021-10-09 00:00:00
Different state agencies show reluctance to pay over Tk 3.72 billion they owe the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), officials said.State-run Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBA) tops the list of defaulters, they added.It owed the CAAB over Tk 3.28 billion...
ISMAIL HOSSAIN | 2021-10-09 00:00:00
The country's insurance sector had gone through intensive reforms during the last half a decade and the efforts paid off remarkably, said Sena Kalyan Insurance Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Brig Gen (Retd) Shafique Shamim. The trust deficit and malpractices in...
Abul Quasem Haider | 2021-10-09 00:00:00
Chinese President Xi Jinping calling on the world's political parties said everyone must work together to build a one-size-fits-all economic globalisation that is more open, inclusive, and participatory and win-win. He was speaking at the Great Hall of the People...
Mohammad Jahangir Alam and Lin Crase | 2021-10-09 00:00:00
Regardless of the remarkable progress of some industries across South Asia, agriculture remains the primary source of employment and income for a large portion of the population. In Bangladesh, for instance, 38 per cent of the working population was employed...
Nilratan Halder | 2021-10-09 00:00:00
It was an essay on the biography of a thief many veteran of today in their school days have read. The thief narrates how once he was caught red-handed and being meted out merciless physical punishment by the assembled crowd....
BABUL BARMAN | 2021-10-09 00:00:00
Stocks posted a modest rise in the outgoing week, extending the gaining streak for the third straight week, riding on selective large-cap issues.Week-on-week, DSEX, the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up 13.93 points or 0.13 per...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2021-10-09 00:00:00
In 2013 the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), a global collaborative platform of media organisations and journalists, obtained 260 gigabytes of leaked offshore data contained in 2.5 million documents from Portucullis offshore group in Cook Islands. In 2016, the...
Francesca Caselli and Prachi Mishra | 2021-10-09 00:00:00
The economic recovery has fuelled a rapid acceleration in inflation this year for advanced and emerging market economies, driven by firming demand, supply shortages, and rapidly rising commodity prices.We forecast in our (International Monetary Fund or IMF) latest World Economic...
BABUL BARMAN | 2021-10-08 00:00:00
The government's revenue earnings from Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) marked a whopping 85 per cent rise in the first quarter (Q1) of the current fiscal year, compared to the same period of the previous fiscal.With the rising trading volume, government's...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2021-10-08 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 07: All is set for opening on trial basis the multilane Bangabandhu Tunnel under the River Karnaphuli in the port city Friday.Planning Minister MA Manan has said that the 9.092 kilometres (km) long four-lane tunnel under the river,...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2021-10-08 00:00:00
If everything goes as planned, Bangladesh is set to gain the developing country status by 2026. The United Nations reportedly has again recommended the graduation. But the country has to deal with a few challenges during the five years it...
Nilratan Halder | 2021-10-08 00:00:00
A study titled "Secondary education programme: Governance challenges and way out" unveiled by the Transparency International, Bangladesh finds massive irregularities, particularly exchange of bribe money for teachers' appointment, transfer and approval of monthly pay order (MPO). The TIB based its...
Chuck Collins | 2021-10-08 00:00:00
The Pandora Papers, a massive expose about the secret shell games and tax avoidance schemes of the world's ultra-wealthy, has hit headlines around the globe. This colossal undertaking involved 600 journalists from 117 countries and was coordinated by the International...
Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana | 2021-10-08 00:00:00
The growing number and share of older persons in Asia and the Pacific represent success stories of declining fertility and increasing longevity; the result of advances in social and economic development. This demographic transition is taking place against the backdrop...
Sirajum Munira Tuli | 2021-10-07 00:00:00
Year 2019. Maliha Rahman (pseudonym) always wanted to prepare for 'D' Unit exam in admission test with the dream of studying at Dhaka University. Her father, however, told her either to be a doctor or an engineer. "You don't even...
Tofael Mahmud | 2021-10-07 00:00:00
The university admission battle has started once again. These exams often focus on testing the aspirants on their group subjects. However, falling short here doesn't mean the end of the world. There is always a plan B for smart ones....
Tchuda Na Blaga | 2021-10-07 00:00:00
The Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has clearly affected all areas of social and economic activity, and both governments and nongovernmental organizations around the world are mobilising to find ways of arresting its harmful impact. However, in order to respond and build...
Yann Duval, Witada Anukoonwattaka, and Mia Mikic | 2021-10-07 00:00:00
The world's topmost decision-making body on trade will meet in Geneva on 30 November, having only four days at the World Trade Organization (WTO) 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) to deliver a package of declarations and decisions to convince the world...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2021-10-06 12:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 05: Onion prices continue to be on the uptrend in the port city even as the local market saw an apparent a stable supply in the last one week.At the retail level, onion was selling at Tk 60-62...
Mohammad Towhidul Islam | 2021-10-06 00:00:00
Law is one of the most sought-after subjects in universities. By studying law, one can become a lawyer, law-trained and above all a good citizen rich in legal knowledge. In addition to many other things that can be done by...
Nasrin Akther Lubna, Md. Salim Al Mamun, Md Yousuf and Md Ezazul Islam | 2021-10-06 00:00:00
Inflation measurement has two key dimensions which include economic and statistical factors. Economic factors arising from price movement of different commodities of CPI basket can be ascribed as momentum. On the other hand, the statistical factors are stemmed from the...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2021-10-05 12:00:00
Tax-revenue collection in Bangladesh marks an upturn amid economic rebound, both globally and locally, following reopening from corona lockdowns.Transitional period in economy after the anti-Covid lockdowns has helped the tax authority hammer in a 14.55-per cent growth in the first...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2021-10-05 00:00:00
The loss-incurring Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) is turning profit-making with its new truck service, saving nearly Tk 157-million in surplus earnings in the first eight months of this year.The BRTC imported 500 trucks from India for cross-country goods transportation...
M M Khalekuzzaman | 2021-10-05 00:00:00
All the hard earned progress is now at risk due to loan management failure. Improper lending, dismal foreclosure law to recover the bad loans can increase nonperforming loans. Coherent strategies backed by legal instruments offer a way forward for economic...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2021-10-05 00:00:00
Rohingya leader Mohib Ullah's killing in the evening of September 29 by unidentified assailants has drawn international condemnations. In fact, except the Rohingyas living in different camps in Ukhia and Teknaf in Cox's Bazar, few in Bangladesh was aware of...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2021-10-04 00:00:00
Bangladesh's apparel industry could not grab its share up to the potential in a multibillion-dollar global technical textiles trade for a lack of awareness of market requirements and adequate technical expertise.A German agency in a study revealed such missed opportunity...
Rain likely today | 2021-10-04 00:00:00
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind are likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions until 6:00 pm today (Monday), according to Met office.Day and night temperature may fall slightly over...
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