THE decision of the government to introduce from this year the system of holding nation-wide public examination at the primary school level was initially received with marked scepticism. It was apparently a hurried decision. There were doubts whether the examinations,...
Shahiduzzaman KhanBANGLADESH as a most vulnerable country sought 15 per cent of the US$30 billion fund agreed at the Copenhagen climate conference to tackle the adverse impact of the climate change. The country argued at the United Nations (UN) climate...
Sirajur RahmanBANGLADESH, as was reported earlier, decided to take the issue of sea boundary demarcation with India and Myanmar to the UN Arbitration Tribunal. This belated move would save further setbacks for Bangladesh. Both the neighbours put Bangladesh at a...
A large number of students go abroad every year for higher studies. They take help from students' consultancy firms. In most cases, the guardians of the students are allured by the advertisement of these consultancy firms. Many firms are alleged...
INSTEAD of withdrawing, the US sent 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan.Can the US and NATO say whether their troops would solve or escalate the problems in Iraq and Afghanistan?The US possibly wasted opportunities to solve the Afghan, Iraq and Israel-Palestine...
For the overburdened Ministry of Industries, the RMG industry is only a part of its responsibilities. Understandably, the RMG sector cannot get its total attention. A separate ministry for RMG industry would lighten the burden of the industry ministry. The...
Maswood Alam KhanTHIS week is the last week in 2009. Last year in this week I had tried to visualise what was likely to happen in the next year. I painted on a canvas in my mind a picture of...
Fazle RashidGood governance, transparency and accountability and political stability, once the core conditions for the eligibility of funding from the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) but relaxed during the height of recession to help survive the...
Md. Masum BillahThis is for the first time the country has witnessed the holding of public examination of primary school students of Class Five, drawing appreciations for, and little criticisms of, the authorities concerned. Among the students who sat for...
Iftu AhmedIn 46 BC, the Roman ruler Julius Caesar (100 BC- 44 BC) established January, as the New Year's Day. The Romans were dedicated to Janus, the God of gates, doors, and beginnings. The month of January, named after Janus,...
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, Dec 26 (Reuters): China's key index ended up 2.59 per cent, partly led by China State Construction Engineering Corp, on news that its parent was buying more shares in the listed unit, as institutional investors returned to the...
KARACHI, Dec 26 (Business Recorder): The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is all set to launch first-ever Electronic Bond Trading Platform (e-bond) in January 2010 to develop a secondary market for trading of the government securities. Sources in the banking...
Fareast Islami Life Insurance Co Ltd Chairman Md Nazrul Islam, Vice Chairman Md Muqaddes Hossain and Executive Committee Chairman M Tajul Islam left the country for Malaysia Saturday to receive Global Economist Forum Award on behalf of the company.London-based Global...
The annual sales conference 2010 of Incepta Pharmaceuticals Limited was held at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city Thursday, said a press release. Incepta Pharmaceuticals Limited Managing Director Abdul Muktadir inaugurated the day-long programme while Planning and Commercial...
Emirates again offers Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) packages this year with exceptional value for money, said a press release.This exceptional value for money packages must begin and end within the validity of the offer from January 28 to February 28,...
MUMBAI, Dec 26 (Business Standard): National carrier Air India (AI) has sharply increased its share of the domestic market thanks to increased travel and higher capacity. The news is particularly welcome for the carrier as its market share had dipped...
LONDON, Dec 26 (AFP): Oil prices rallied and sugar futures struck 28-year highs this week amid light trading volumes, with markets winding down activities ahead of the Christmas and New Year festive season. OIL: Oil prices jumped as a larger-than-expected...
TOKYO, Dec 26 (Bloomberg): The dollar was poised to end three consecutive weeks of gains against the euro on speculation the Federal Reserve will maintain stimulus measures to secure the US economy's recovery.The greenback traded near the lowest level in...
The total energy consumption in the OECD economies is expected to continue to witness a decreased growth in 2009. However, with the global economy expected to recover in 2010, energy consumption in the OECD economies is expected to grow. The...
NEW DELHI, Dec 26 (Commodity Online): India Government has approved the National Policy on Bio-fuels. The Indian approach to bio-fuels is based solely on non-food feedstocks to be raised on degraded or wastelands that are not suited to agriculture, thus...
Mohammad lqbal Karim has been promoted as Additional Managing Director of Islami Insurance Bangladesh Limited (IIBL) recently. Prior to this position he was Deputy Managing Director of IIBL. Mr. lqbal started his insurance career in 1991with different reputed organisation including...
WASHINGTON, Dec 26 (Commodity Online) : US Environmental Protection Agency urged federal government to encourage farmers to spread a chalky waste from coal-fired power plants on their fields to loosen and fertilise soil even as it considers regulating coal wastes.The...
DINAJPUR, Dec 26 (UNB): Setabganj Sugar Mills, the lone heavy industry in the district, has started operation with a loss of Tk 887.2 million (Tk 88.72 crore).Local Awami League lawmaker Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury inaugurated the operation of the mill as...
FE ReportRepresentative and Chief Executive Officers (CEO) of Asset Management Companies in Bangladesh Thursday decided to form a professional association in line with other regional markets. The primary objective of the association would be developing the local mutual fund industry,...
FE ReportSoutheast Bank Ltd has expanded its network further by opening its 56th branch at Pragati Sarani in the city.Alamgir Kabir, chairman of the bank, formally inaugurated the new branch as the chief guest Thursday. Rehana Rahman and Syed Shahid...
Citibank, NA Bangladesh has been recently awarded ISO certification by Moody International for providing whole-sale banking for Institutional Clients Group. Citi's Operations Procedure and Quality Management System were assessed and found compliant with the requirements of the certification, said a...
ICB Asset Management Company Ltd (ICB AMCL), a subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), has announced Net Asset Value (NAV) of two of its unit funds recently, said a press release. The total NAV of ICB AMCL Unit Fund...
FE ReportCommerce Minister Md Faruk Khan has called upon Thai investors to invest more in Bangladesh's potential sectors as the country has a liberal investment policy in comparison to other South Asian countries. The minister's call came in the recently...
FE ReportWarid, a mobile operator in the country, launched Thursday 'Smart' value added services (VAS) for the customers with the aim of providing a variety of features fulfilling their communication requirements."Warid offers a wide range of 17 infotainment VAS for...
FE ReportSpeakers at a dialogue on 'Financing Water Infrastructure in Bangladesh' stressed the need for a sizable investment in the country's water sector.Organised by Bangladesh Water Partnership, the dialogue was held in the city Saturday. Dr Wais Kabir, executive chairman...
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