A memorial meeting on Nazneen Akter Leena, a senior teacher of Monipur School and a brilliant student of Batch 1993, Department of Bangla under the University of Dhaka, will be held today (Friday) at the TSC's Shaheed Munier Chowdhury auditorium...
The "Land of the Nile" is in turmoil once again-somewhat unexpectedly since few had anticipated that the nation would experience this situation after the remarkable February development that opened the prospects of democracy flourishing in the country. The 'Arab Spring'...
My attention has been drawn to the news item published in a weekly newspaper: If Dhaka is unmanageable what about the whole country? I found this news heading heavily loaded. It referred to another media report that mentioned about a...
Portfolios are defined as planned groupings of investment agendas picked up by the management to accomplish specific and defined business results. Here risks and rewards are associated depending on what types of ventures are included in the portfolio management. The...
In many ways, the year 2010 could very well be dubbed the 'year of renewable energy' as the world's biggest consumers of fossil fuel including the US, China, and Europe scrambled onto the bandwagon to break the energy cost barrier...
In the aftermath of the stock market collapse last year the government stopped short of carrying out the widespread reform it called for. But this time the 21-point stock market rejuvenation package it has come up with is aimed at...
Those who read newspapers, watch TV news, and tune in radio programmes after January 2011, are much accustomed to the recurring news-'stocks fall triggers protest.' Because, share prices are falling continuously, but sometimes it gains when market friendly incentives are...
National elections in Bangladesh need to put in power parties or forces with genuine democratic spirit, who would aim for good governance of the country. And to that end parliament's proper functioning must be ensured and accountability of the government...
The title itself of the book drew my attraction and it immediately received my thorough reading. I devoured all the chapters which stand fourteen in total. While reading it seems that the book bears a document of relations between India...
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regularity Commission (BTRC) would issue International Terrestrial Cable (ITC) licence to six companies next week. "The six companies have already completed necessary process including depositing licence fee. The printing of licence document is going on and it would...
Bangladesh touched a milestone in women's cricket achieving their dream ODI status with an emphatic nine-wicket triumph over lowly USA in a play-off match of the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier at BKSP in Savar Thursday, reports UNB. At BKSP,...
FE Report Industries minister Dilip Barua has proposed to set up a food security fund to ensure food security for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs). "There is a decline in export earning and capital flow as most of the LDCs...
Talha Bin Habib Bangladesh has finalised its draft text to be presented at the ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) next month in Switzerland aiming to protect its trade interests, in tandem with those of other least developed...
FE Report The 15th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) of the International Labour Organization (ILO) begins in Kyoto of Japan on December 4 to discuss decent work and employment affected by economic turbulence. The ILO office said about...
FE Report Dhaka stocks closed flat Thursday amid extreme volatile trading with turnover declined substantially, a day after the announcement of 21-point stock market rejuvenation package, as most of the investors opted for observing the market situation. Market analysts said...
Sonia H Moni Walton, a leading local electronics, automobile and engineering products manufacturer, is going to double its export volume from next month, officials said. "The export volume of Walton is now worth around Tk 50 million monthly since last...
Monira Munni The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock has recommended a 15-point rejuvenation package in a bid to revamp the fisheries sector by raising production and export, officials said. The recommendations include a special financial package for overcoming liquidity crisis...
FE Report AMCL (PRAN) declared 31% dividend to its shareholders for the year 2010-2011 at the 26th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at Bir Muktijoddha Sadeque Hossain Khoka Community Centre Complex, Dhaka Thursday. Lt Col Mahtabuddin Ahmed (Retd), Chairman, Maj...
McQueen Institute of Fashion Design arranged a free workshop on apparel merchandising, textile design and pattern-making on December 2 to December 4 at its office at 1251, Senpara Parbata, Mirpur in the city. Experts from India, Vietnam and Bangladesh will...
Karnaphuli Fertilizer Company Ltd (KAFCO) has chosen SAP ( the world's leading business software solutions provider) Enterprise Resource Plan (ERP) ECC 6.0 solutions to improve its business efficiencies. KAFCO's decision is seen as an effort to improve functional co-ordination and...
FE Report The much-awaited Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) will kick off by January 2012 under a pilot project, paving the way for resolving disputes between the taxpayers and the taxmen through out-of-the court mutual understanding. The six month-long pilot project...
FE Report Bangladesh puts high focus on the industrial sector instead of agriculture for achieving an eight per cent GDP (gross domestic product) growth to become a middle income nation by 2021, a top official of the Planning Commission (PC)...
Yasir Wardad Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) has taken a project to set up three seed multiplication farms in Barisal and Patuakhali districts aiming to boost cultivation in salinity-affected areas. These three farms will be able to produce 11,500 tonnes...
FE Report A four-day international conference organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) will begin in the city Sunday (November 27). The theme of the conference will be Best Practices and Reporting for Sustainable Development. This was...
Shah Alam Nur Most of Bangladesh's diplomatic missions and commercial wings in foreign countries have failed to achieve their export earning targets, According to the mission wise export target and performance report during July-October period of current fiscal (2011-12), among...
Jute mills spares to be produced under jt venture The country will manufacture jute mills spares under joint venture initiative from January next, officials said. To this effect, a draft of memorandum of understanding (MoU) was finalised Thursday at an...
BRASILIA, Nov 24: Brazil's government suspended Chevron Corp's drilling rights until Chevron clarifies the causes of an offshore oil spill, the latest twist in a political firestorm threatening the U.S. company's role in Brazil's oil bonanza. The decision on Wednesday...
NEW DELHI, Nov 24 (Reuters): The sharp slide in the Indian rupee, Asia's worst performing currency, will add slightly to inflation by raising the cost of imported goods, but that may not be enough to prompt the Reserve Bank of...
COLOMBO, Nov 24 (Xinhua): Sri Lanka is to target an ambitious 13 per cent export growth to counteract negative depreciation effects after its currency was devalued by 3 per cent on an order from the president, the central bank said...
SINGAPORE, Nov 24 (Xinhua): Budget airline Jetstar launched daily low-fare flight services between Singapore and Beijing Thursday, bringing the number of its destinations in China to ten. The low-cost carrier will use an Airbus A330 plane configured with 303 economy...
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