Why currency values are so important to us ? It is important for the simple reason or in most cases from the concern of millions and millions of people who are not wheeler-dealers and know no way of doubling, trebling...
Ameer Hamza'Incredible India' is an apt description, often proudly applied to the multi-faceted peninsula, subcontinental India. Unfortunately, this vast land is also home to some of the most inhuman socio-cultural conditions that does no decent man, or woman, proud. For...
Danish Khan'Each one, teach one', one of the most effective schemes to promote education today, was popularised by a woman few remember but who was a pioneer in the field of adult literacy in India. Kulsum Sayani's name might not...
One evening in 1969 I was sitting beside my father's bed. He was then 79 years of age. I had just married a year and a half prior to that. He passed away the following year. He served as District...
Kevin Ong A very much debated topic in the Malaysian economy lately is no other than the liberalisation of ringgit, the Malaysian currency, since the Malaysian government hinted that there is possibility for the liberalization.While many people are looking forward...
Kaniz Fatima WHAT language should get priority in our country: Bangla or English? The language movement was the foundation of Bangladesh's independence. It is said that Bangladeshis are very much emotional about language. So the nation has given priority to...
HAS there been any real, significant successes in the absolute number of people worldwide who have escaped poverty? The United Nations (UN) is otherwise convinced the developing world as a whole remains on track to achieve the poverty reduction target...
FE ReportThe prices of edible oil and onion further shot up last week while prices of most of the essential commodities remained stable in city's kitchen market. Prices of packed edible oil witnessed an upward trend by Tk 7-10 per...
Standard Chartered Bank, Bangladesh (SCB) has opted for exclusive Zoom Ultra service, one of the fastest mobile broadband facilities in Bangladesh from Citycell.A corporate agreement between Citycell and Standard Chartered Bank has been signed in this connection recently, said a...
FE ReportA council meeting of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institute (BSTI) put emphasis on better quality of industrial products apart from increasing their export to foreign countries.The meeting also demanded of the government to take necessary steps to improve and...
FE ReportSpeakers at a function stressed the need for developing women entrepreneurship in the country and enhancing their skills through various programmes, as now there are a number of organisations providing credit facilities to them.They said women need to be...
Prime Bank Limited, through Prime Bank Foundation, has been playing a pivotal role in the society as a part of its corporate social responsibility.The Foundation has been implementing its education support programme for underprivileged but meritorious students who are pursuing...
A workshop on "Sensitisation Programme to Increase the use of Bio gas as Alternative Source of Energy to resolve the Power Crisis" organised by Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL), the state run non banking financial institution, in cooperation with GTZ...
Sept 26 - Sept 30, 2010Commercial Bank of CeylonThe local currency, Bangladeshi Taka (BDT), depreciated nearly one per cent last week against the US dollar (USD) due to heavy import covering and declining inflow of remittances. In September, nearly USD...
THE rationale of the contention of Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority (PA), that the current US-brokered peace talks between him and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank cannot go...
A recent seminar in Dhaka on what needs to be done to ensure the safety of food and beverage seems to have missed the very vital role that people's basic knowledge about nutrition, health and hygiene can play in this...
According to a recent study conducted by Bangladesh Bank (BB), 18 among 29 financial institutions and many banks have invested in the capital market. As of Jun 30, more than 25 per cent of their paid up capital and reserves...
THE recent media reports about adoption of a plan by the government of India to build dams over the Brahmaputra and Barak rivers are disconcerting, particularly in the context of the earlier reported understanding at the head of government level...
SAFETY of movement of private transports on the roads is a matter that should concern the authorities. In the not so-distant past, one of the most galling aspects of the social and political scenes in Bangladesh was the car bashing...
People in the developed countries may have difficulty in understanding why we cannot diversify our products. But this is precisely what transitional economies mean. Here, lack of necessary infrastructure, energy, skilled labour contribute to poor productivity which together with lean...
To what extend are the economic factors responsible for the poor development in TNT Colony, Dhaka, Bangladesh? For better understanding of this particular area (TNT Colony), there is a brief description of Bangladesh's economic and social background. Bangladesh is one...
CHITTAGONG, Oct 01: The other day Satish Chakma was counting the sale proceeds from his vegetables sitting under a tree on the Laksmichhari Road, about 500 yards off the newly built Dhurang Bridge. He looked happy with the money he...
MAGURA, Oct 01: At least 100 families of 10 villages under Mohammadpur Upazila in the district are now under serious threat of erosion by the river Madhumati. Of them, Kashipur, Dhalzuri, Volanatpur, Ruijne, Palla, Gopalnagar, Alankhali, Shindhi are mainly affected.The...
Our CorrespondentGAIBANDHA, Oct 01: Fish fries worth Tk 0.44 million are being released in the natural water bodies of all the seven upazilas in the district during the current season. The aim of the programme is to enhance the fish...
RANGPUR, Oct 1 (BSS): Leaders of the female workers' association 'Karmojibi Nari' demanded recognition of the female farm-labourers as workers and formation of a special commission for enacting necessary laws to protect their rights.The demands were raised during a human...
Rangpur, Oct 01(BSS): Police in separate anti- crime drives arrested a total of 87 people and seized contraband goods from different places of the district during the past 24 hours till morning, police sources said. The arrested included absconding warrantees,...
RAJSHAHI, Oct 1 (UNB): Rajshahi City Corporation has taken up 53 development schemes aiming to develop the city as a modern one as well as to raise its earnings. Work on 50 percent of the schemes has already started while...
NILPHAMARI, Oct 01: The cultivation and production of jute of both Tossa and local varieties exceeded the target this year, the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said.DAE sources said the jute cultivation target of the district was in 11,659...
BRAHMANBARIA, Oct 01: National Bank Limited (NBL) opened its newly decorated Brahmanbaria branch and arranged a clients' get together at bank premises Thursday. NBL Managing Director (MD) Abdur Rahman Sarker presided over the function. Chairman of NBL Executive Committee Mrs...
India turned a bad morning into a bright afternoon despite the committed effort of Shane Watson, who collected his third century in a week, according to website cricinfo. Watson, who posted twin hundreds in the tour game, survived two chances...
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