Mashiur RahamanThe country's fast booming aviation market has proved to be a bonanza for the foreign airlines, as they continued to grab Biman's market share, cashing in on its image crisis and diminished fleet strength.Figures by the Civil Aviation Authority...
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Lift Kara De On SONY SET Saturday at 8-30 pm.How many times in life have you thanked that one person, who came at the right time to give the much required boost in your hindered existence? How often have you...
The dream of a world without nuclear weapons got a tremendous boost when President Barack Obama declared in his Prague speech on April 5, 2009: "I state clearly and with conviction America's commitment to seek the peace and security of...
Nerun YakubLast Monday a much-circulated national daily front-paged the extraordinary story of one Amjad Fakir, erstwhile vegetable peddler/rickshawpuller who recently, and quite suddenly, metamorphosed into a self-proclaimed faith healer and 'pir' of Munshiganj. The paper captured in graphic detail ---...
Syed Rizvi NewazThe investment climate or a conducive environment for the functioning of businesses depend on many factors in a country. Specially, in Bangladesh, the same are dependent on the lending rate, state of infrastructures, macro economic fundamentals, political stability,...
A revolution in food grain production can occur in Bangladesh if only the areas under higher yielding seeds are expanded to cover some 60 per cent of the farmlands instead of the present 20 per cent or so now covered...
Banking in the context of Bangladesh, cannot be entirely divorced from the needs and principles of extending vital services in neglected areas or extending uniform facilities in the country to meet the requirements of equity and justice.The private banks, so...
A good number of reforms commissions have submitted several reports with suggestion of improving working methods to run the banks efficiently. But so far nothing new have been added to the on going system. Initially, CIB of BB was very...
FE Report Upward trend in the disbursement of credit to the private sector continued in February last, officials and bankers said. The private sector credit was 19.52 per cent in February this year up from 19.25 per cent in January...
Agrani Bank Limited and CashLink have jointly launched a new product titled 'Probashi Agrani Remittance Card' for its clients living abroad, said a press release. Any cardholders will be able to withdraw money from 400+ATMs throughout the country connected to...
FE ReportPrices of some selected vegetables, especially brinjal, tomato and carrot marked an upward trend in the city markets while that of fish and chicken maintained their previous high during last week.Brinjal was selling between Tk 30 and Tk 36...
FE ReportDirector General (DG) of the South Asia Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Sultan Hafeez Rahman arrives in the city today (Saturday) on a five-day official visit.During his visit, Mr Rahman will take part in ADB's Country Programming...
United Commercial Bank (UCB) Limited has signed a corporate agreement with Augere Broadband Bangladesh Limited (Qubee).UCB Deputy Managing Director Shafiqul Alam and Augere Broadband Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jerry Mobbs signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations in...
Mehdi Musharraf BhuiyanTechnology enthusiasts from Bangladesh may have to wait until June this year before their dream Apple iPads start to hit the local computer outlets, in spite of many customers reportedly placing online orders by now for purchasing the...
The US dollar maintained a stable tone against Bangladesh Taka in the local money market last week with most of the deals taking place between the level of Tk 69.25 and Tk 69.26. Bangladesh's resilient garment exports sector and a...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Apr 16: British High Commissioner in Bangladesh Stephen Evans made a courtesy call on President of the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) MA Latif MP Thursday.They exchanged views on trade and business, economics and investment and...
FE Report The government has granted a cash incentive of 5.0 per cent against exports from the crust leather and shipbuilding sectors. The exporters of the two sectors will receive the cash subsidy against the net repatriation of the free-on-board...
Enayet Rasul BhuiyanThe peace and quiet of a residential area is shattered in the early morning from the arrival of a vendor with a push-cart fitted with a loudspeaker. The man probably sells quack medicines and draws customers by playing...
Shamsher ChowdhuryWE were 14 brothers and sisters with three gone, we are now 11. We received the best of education. The man responsible for imparting quality education to the entire clan was our father, one-time senior civil servant during the...
Ameer HamzaFriends of the underdog would be pleased to learn that the Bangladesh government has made it mandatory for low-skilled women workers, aspiring to go abroad, to undergo some training before taking up jobs in alien lands. The bureau for...
Nehal AdilBangladesh is said to be the only country of the world to have naturally-enriched uranium. It is said to be in its nuclear sand in Cox's Bazaar: For long this sand has cured cancer and related diseases. The fast...
Mahbub SaeefBangladesh has recently made a significant stride towards reducing poverty and improving its ranking on the Human Development Index. Since 1990s the country has made good progress towards posting a 1.0 percent drop in the proportion of people living...
A Z M Anas Back from USAEconomic stories including the Great Recession hogged American media spotlight last year as news organisations raced to cover banking bailout and stimulus plans, the price tag of which totalled US$ 787 billion, according to...
Brian LoveAid from European governments will give Greece a good chance of success in its struggle to curb its national debt, but only if it can emerge from recession in no more than two years, Reuters calculations suggest.A simple spreadsheet...
There is immense potential for jute geo textile both in domestic and international market, as it has many more advantages than the synthetic fibres."Jute geo textile has got immense potential. It is used in controlling soil erosion-of roadside, riverbanks and...
DU Correspondent A three-day campaign organised by Dhaka University Rover Scouts began in the campus Friday with the slogan: 'No to eve-teasing'. The campaign includes collecting mass signatures and organising rallies and processions initially in different educational institutions in the...
FE ReportNurbas Samayween, a Bangladeshi architect, has won the first prize in an international competition to design an Islamic Centre in Zurich.The competition was organised by the Foreign Architect Switzerland and the Islamic Centre will be built along Limmat River,...
FE ReportArmy personnel will be engaged at nine regional passport offices in the country aiming at providing technical support in making machine-readable passport (MRP) and machine-readable visa (MRV), an ISPR press release said.The release said necessary military personnel will be...
NOAKHALI, Apr 16 (UNB): Miscreants swooped on a fish enclosure at village Diara Valua under Companiganj Upazila and looted fish worth Tk 0.15 million Wednesday night.Local people said a group of 20/25 bandits wearing masks raided the enclosure of Helal...
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