Agriculture is important to man, perhaps the earliest occupation after hunting. It provides a basic need, nourishment for subsistence. As civilization progressed, agriculture, too, adopted new forms and met new demands. Agricultural production met the needs of a growing populace...
When Bangladesh emerged from its 1971 liberation war desperately poor, overpopulated, and ravaged by acute food shortages and famines, it was designated as a 'test case of development'. Four decades after, Bangladesh still remains a poor country, but it can...
No cane ever. As an anti-corporal punishment crusader I took my 'No cane ever again' campaign into the lion's den this week and met with Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid MP. I had written to the minister proposing that all...
Soon after emerging from the devastating effects of the global economic recession, the world economy once again is entering into another unsettling and challenging environment/period due to the rapidly unfolding Euro debt crisis. As Bangladesh is getting integrated with the...
Though climate change is very usual in the geographical history of the earth, due to relentless change in environment coupled with global warming and some other anthropogenic activities it has gained enormous importance all around the world. A quest for...
We may have made progress in more ways than one but seem to have gone back in the overall development of the society. Contradictions in any society are universal. But here it seems to be too wide and open ended....
The nation is now in the midst of celebrations of the 40th year of its independence. Delight and exuberance characterised the 16th December, the red-letter day marking the liberation of the country following a bloody war for nine months in...
It is undoubtedly a reality that a firm's financial performance is not sufficient for enhancing its effectiveness in today's highly competitive business world. As an ornament of sound corporate governance, the term 'CSR' (Corporate Social Responsibility) has, in the recent...
The holding of a small and medium enterprise (SME) fair for the fifth time this year since its introduction in 2002 cannot help giving a mixed feeling. Clearly the fair could not be arranged every year -a testament to the...
On 31st October this year, world population reached seven billion. This is an important landmark in the history of mankind as this huge number of people vindicates both a success as well as an impending challenge for a sustainable world....
It is high time for us to encourage and support philanthropists to come forward to start social business and establish models that others can replicate, writes Md Nurnobi Islam The modern day capitalistic economy around the world has created an...
anagement Guru Shiv Khera says that good character is summation of good habits. Habits are formed by continuous repetition of good practices. Good practices are described in books of knowledge, scriptures and the same are passed on from one generation...
In developing economies, monetary and credit policies need to be geared to support broad-based output growth, besides aiming at price stability. While regulating monetary growth carefully to prevent buildup of demand pressures from excessive monetary accommodation, policy steps are needed...
The large magnitude of the terms of trade shock primarily owing to oil prices along with the acceleration of food prices, especially staple food grains of wheat and rice, have imposed a tremendous burden on South Asian countries, particularly on...
Fellow Hajjis who performed Hajj this year want me to write on this subject and share our experiences that may remain as reference for the intending pilgrims. When I was in dilemma with whom to go in view of offers...
Whoever thought that a day would come when middle-aged people, like this scribe, would be considered almost redundant in society not because they have graduated to become senior citizens, but for their inability to appreciate and emulate the technology that...
Munir Quddus On Monday, December 19, 2011, at approximately 8 pm Bangladesh time, just a few days shy of his 90th birthday, Brigadier M. R. Mazumdar passed away in the Combined Medical Hospital (CMH) Dhaka. (Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi...
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conventional explanation that considers The world economy is undergoing widespread changes and many countries are facing huge challenges in coping with these changes brought about by liberalisation and globalisation. One of the useful ways of meeting these challenges is to...
With an estimated population of 160 million in 2011, Bangladesh is the ninth most populous country in the world. With the highest population density in the world (more than 1000 persons per sq km), Bangladesh occupies only 0.03 per cent...
Bangladesh has one of the largest primary education systems in the world with 81,434 primary schools in 11 different categories. The government has had some achievement in ensuring better access to basic education. Still, an estimated 17.6 million children, aged...
Unlike many developing countries foreign direct investment (FDI) is not a major source of investment in Bangladesh. Total inward stock of FDI until 2010 was only US$6.1 billion which is accounted for only 6.1 per cent of gross domestic product...
Umar Gul and Aizaz Cheema each took two wickets to boost Pakistan's chances of winning the second and final Test against Bangladesh Tuesday despite Shakib Al Hasan's superb all-round display, reports AFP. The hosts were struggling at 114-5 in their...
Rule of law essentially means dominance of law for ensuring equal legal treatment, unfettered access to legal redress and end of any arbitrary power and authority. In addition to this classical meaning, rule of law has increasingly been understood as...
Meizan National Kabaddi Championship will begin December 22 and 23 at six zonal venues across the country. Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation arranged a press conference Tuesday to provide all details of the competition. General Secretary Munir Hossain, AKM Mukitur Rahman, Mahmuda...
Aid received for development of a country must be managed properly; otherwise the wheels of development will grind to a halt. Now the question comes what is effective aid? And what is development? Aid is said to be effective if...
CANBERRA, Dec 20: Ed Cowan staked a claim for selection as an opening batsman for Australia in next week's first Test against India with a century for the Chairman's XI against the tourists in Canberra on Tuesday. Cowan compiled 109...
Citibank, N.A., Bangladesh has appointed Emeka Okonkwo as the Global Banking Head. In his capacity as Bangladesh Banking Head, Emeka is responsible for all of Global Banking's Corporate, Financial Institution and Global Subsidiaries Group client relationships in the country. Prior...
LONDON, Dec 20: Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has become the latest English footballer to take up a direct involvement in racing by buying a horse set to go into training with Tom Dascombe. Dascombe's yard in Cheshire, north-west England,...
FE Report Dhaka stocks edged marginally higher for the second straight session Tuesday amid volatile trading throughout the session, as late hour sale pressure wiped off most of its early gain. The market experienced an upward rally gaining more than...
MONTEVIDEO, Dec 20: Hector "Pichon" Nunez, who coached Uruguay to the 1995 Copa America crown has died in Spain at the age of 75 after a long illness, press reports said here today. "Hector Nunez is no longer with us...
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