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Growth of the new poor

Syed Fattahul Alim | 2023-02-27 00:00:00

With the Ramadan approaching, the prices of basic daily necessities have again started to spiral upwards. Every kind of item of daily use in the kitchen market has gone up. Prices of egg, chicken, beef, mutton and fish are on...

Global suppliers queue up for exporting food grains

REZAUL KARIM | 2023-02-26 00:00:00

Top food-exporting countries and organisations have expressed their interests in supplying food grains and commodities to Bangladesh as the country is witnessing soaring prices of the essential items in the domestic market.Officials said the offers were coming to the authorities...

Remembering AKN Ahmed, an iconic central banker

Syed Ashraf Ali | 2023-02-26 00:00:00

A K Nazir Uddin Ahmad was popularly known as A.K.N. Ahmed, or simply by the initials AKN. He served as the second governor of Bangladesh Bank, the central bank of the country, from November 19, 1974 to July 13, 1976....

A thriving partnership throughout the decades

Charles Whiteley, Winnie Estrup Petersen, Marie Masdupuy, AchimTröster, Enrico Nunziata, Anne van Leeuwen, Francisco de Asis Benitez Salas, and Alexandra Berg von Linde | 2023-02-26 00:00:00

1973 was an eventful year. The Watergate scandal, the end of the war in Vietnam and the international oil price crisis following the Yom-Kippur-war all took place in 1973. The European Union (EU) saw its first enlargement, increasing its number...

Efficient public transport system answer to motorbike menace

Asjadul Kibria | 2023-02-26 00:00:00

A lack of a farsighted public transport policy has led to a worrisome expansion of an inefficient and chaotic public transport system in Bangladesh as a whole. The situation in the capital city, in particular, beggars description. In the absence...

Higher non-operating income: State-run energy cos deviating from business norm

Mohammad Mufazzal | 2023-02-26 00:00:00

TITAS Gas Transmission & Distribution Company's profit grew at 27 per cent year-on-year for the October-December quarter of the FY23, mainly riding on non-operating income.Its non-operating income was Tk 674.89 million in the quarter while operating income was Tk 543.66...

Govt unfavours cattle import from neighbouring countries

REZAUL KARIM | 2023-02-25 00:00:00

The government is not in favour of importing cattle from the neighbouring countries with a view to protecting interest of the domestic livestock sector.A government body-- Department of Livestock Services (DLS)--says 'no' to a proposal of the commerce ministry to...

Move to spur potato production, export

TALHA BIN HABIB | 2023-02-25 00:00:00

The government has made a move to increase both production and export of potato at full length with an eye to ensuring fair prices of this spud for farmers.As part of the initiative, agriculture ministry has recently prepared a roadmap...

Salt prices halve in peak season

NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2023-02-25 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Feb 24: The salt farmers are incurring losses due to a fall in prices of the commodity. The ground-level price of salt was Tk 500 per maund and mill-gate price Tk 570 per maund in the first week of...

The perspective of Rangamati

Nuruddin Md Shibly Noman | 2023-02-25 00:00:00

People around the globe travel from one place to another either for the purpose of recreation and relaxation or economic activity. This act of intentional mobility involving a set of social, cultural, and economic doings on their part can be...

The Spring is late to announce its regal presence

Nilratan Halder | 2023-02-25 00:00:00

It is time for trees to shed leaves and the migratory birds to spread their wings on their long journey home. The deciduous forests in particular present a vacant look as if life has been taken out of them. However,...

Patient satisfaction for measuring the quality of hospital care in BD

Hasnat M Alamgir | 2023-02-25 00:00:00

When a patient's expectation in a health encounter is met, the patient is said to be satisfied and when not, the patient remains unsatisfied. Two patients receiving the exact same care from a healthcare professional or service provider can differ...

Ring road around jammed Dhaka hits roadblocks

MUNIMA SULTANA | 2023-02-24 00:00:00

Planned outer ring road surrounding the crammed Dhaka city hits roadblocks as the project's part-financier Japanese investor goes cold, sources said, while the capital smarts under nagging traffic jam.The sources said Marubeni Corporation of Japan rather showed interest in constructing...

Credit package for Bangladesh to cure financial faults

SYFUL ISLAM | 2023-02-24 00:00:00

Bangladesh's economic health will improve if the ongoing IMF loan programme is implemented properly, says an executive of the Fund that disapproves of blanket subsidies.Krishna Srinivasan, director for Asia-Pacific Department of the International Monetary Fund, is of the opinion that...

A brief history of Islamic banking in BD

Foyasal Khan | 2023-02-24 00:00:00

M Azizul Huq (1935-2020) was undoubtedly a pioneering figure who made unique contribution in the early stages of the establishment of Islamic banks in Bangladesh. He started his banking career with Habib Bank in1958 in Karachi, Pakistan. Since then, he...

Livelihood options for internal refugees

Nilratan Halder | 2023-02-24 00:00:00

A study titled, "Impact of climate change on livelihoods & its alternative solutions for the people living in south-west coastal & slum areas in Bangladesh" has come up with findings quite unsettling if not surprising. The three-month study conducted between...

BRT project faces setback again

MUNIMA SULTANA | 2023-02-23 00:00:00

The implementation progress of the troubled BRT project slowed down again as the two Chinese contractors have failed to achieve the monthly targets, sources said.They said the contractors could not mobilise construction materials for not being able to pay the...

Prelude to pruning tax exemptions ensues

DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-02-23 00:00:00

An analysis of loss of revenues incurred in the incentives provided to industries is to begin soon to help prune the waiver facility prudently.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are giving the joint backup to...

Save LafargeHolcim, cement industry takes severe blow in 2022

BABUL BARMAN | 2023-02-23 00:00:00

2022 was a year of bad business for the overall cement industry. Out of the seven cement companies listed, three went into the red and three others saw their profit slowing down at 15-30 per cent. LafargfeHolcim is the only...

In quest of a perfect education system

Ramesh Mudgal | 2023-02-23 00:00:00

Education is indeed the most significant area of discussion for any country. Every day, hundreds of people, including academics, politicians, and investors, talk about this because all of them believe that the education sector is getting bigger. While talking about...

BRAC University Economics Club organises career counselling seminar

Mridula Das | 2023-02-23 00:00:00

Brac University Economics Club (BUEC) organised a career counselling seminar on February 16 at the BRAC University campus in collaboration presented by Kore Search with the goal of connecting students with the prospects of the corporate world. The three invited...

Bracing for another difficult summer

Meer Saiful Islam | 2023-02-23 00:00:00

With the end of winter and a steady rise in temperature, the demand for electricity has started increasing just before the onset of summer. The demand primarily goes up due to the extensive use of electrical fans and airconditioners. The...

As twilight approaches Jimmy Carter

Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2023-02-23 00:00:00

Jimmy Carter is an ailing man today.In November 1976, when we were young, Jimmy Carter became President of the United States. He had defeated Gerald Ford. And for those of us who watched post-Watergate politics unfold in distant America from...

Digital marketing & sustainable rural tourism

Mohammad Shahidul Islam and Youssef El Archi | 2023-02-23 00:00:00

The countryside and other rural areas of Bangladesh provide some of the most splendid natural landscapes. As a result, one of the sectors that have significantly aided in the growth of rural regions is tourism. This mostly has to do...

Bond facility expands for exporters

DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-02-21 00:00:00

One bonded-warehouse licence can now be used for importing duty-free raw materials by three active factories as the government expands the facility for the export-oriented apparel industry to flourish further. Officials say the measure taken by the revenue board will...

Ekushey February . . . and the repercussions

Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2023-02-21 00:00:00

The city of Dhaka was shocked by the gruesome acts carried out by the state on February 21, 1952. Tragedy struck Dhaka, indeed the whole of East Bengal, on the day when the police fired on the student demonstrators gathered...

Problems and prospects of using Bangla in higher education

Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2023-02-21 00:00:00

Bangla is the mother tongue of the Bangalis and the state language of Bangladesh. With a heritage spanning more than a millennium, its progress carries the imprints of innumerable struggles and sacrifices. Supreme sacrifices had to be made with loss...

How to explain listed MFs' latest double-digit returns on investments

MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2023-02-21 00:00:00

Half of listed mutual funds (MFs), which have been receiving lukewarm responses from investors since the 2010 stock market debacle, surpassed all other listed securities in terms of latest annual yields. The fund units trade mostly around the face value...

Revisiting the Language Movement

Syed Fattahul Alim | 2023-02-21 00:00:00

Seventy-two years ago this day, students of Dhaka University were staging a demonstration protesting the then-Pakistan government's move to deny Bangla the status of a state language of Pakistan. The police opened fire on the protest marchers. Salam, Barkat, Rafiq,...

Strengthening policies to support sustainable development

Saleemul Huq and Mizan Khan | 2023-02-21 00:00:00

As discussed in the previous pieces, growth is the priority for policymakers, and this is likely to continue for at least the next decade. Bangladesh has also fared well in the social dimensions of sustainable development compared to other South...