CHICAGO, Nov 11 (Reuters): The United States is importing record amounts of beef this year and exporting less after ranchers slashed the nation's cattle herd to its lowest level in decades, tightening margins for meat companies like Tyson Foods.The decline...
Jin Air is keen to enhance its flight operation with regular direct scheduled flights between Bangladesh and South Korea as the carrier has already operated 126 direct chartered flights between Dhaka and Incheon in last three years, reports BSS.The Airline...
SINGAPORE/LONDON, Nov 11 (Reuters): China, the world's top importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), is increasingly re-selling some of the super-chilled fuel to other Asian buyers as it looks to profit from price swings.Armed with a growing portfolio of long-term...
The dust around Poirtola bus stand in Brahmanbaria district causing trouble to pedestrians as well as passengers — Focus Bangla
Twins drown in Sitakunda pondCHATTOGRAM, Nov 11: Two sisters drowned in a pond while playing near their house in the Barowalia area of Chattogram's Sitakunda upazila on Friday. The deceased were identified as Samia Sultana Sneha and Safia Sultana Synthia,...
COX'S BAZAR, Nov 11 (UNB): An eye-catching railway station built in the shape of an oyster stands just three kilometers away from Cox's Bazar sea beach, which is expected to become also a recreation destination.The impressive station was also unveiled...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-11-12 00:00:00
SYLHET, Nov 12: The harvesting of early and short-duration varieties like Bina evolved Bina-7 and Bina-17 as well as Bridhan-71, Bridhan-74, Bridhan-75 and Bridhan-87 has begun in Sylhet region.Rahim Uddin, a farmer at a village in Golapganj upazila, said, "Bina...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-11-12 00:00:00
BOGURA, Nov 12: Advanced variety of potatoes has appeared at different markets in the northern region including Bogura, Sirajganj, Rangpur, Dinajpur and Rajshahi districts.The traders assume that the prices will come down soon with the sufficient supply. During a visit...
Nasim Ahmed | 2023-11-12 00:00:00
The Light Engineering (LE) sector makes a remarkable contribution to the economy of Bangladesh. The sector has innumerable prospects in poverty alleviation through employment generation; increasing contribution to GDP; growth of the local industries, reduction in import of LE products,...
Mymensingh city is historically renowned for its educational institutions. However, this city is nowadays known for horrific traffic congestion too. Traffic jam has now become an everyday experience for Mymensingh city dwellers, as battery-run auto-rickshaws, mostly unregistered, occupy almost all...
The University of Dhaka is one of the most renowned universities in the country, where more than 40 thousand students study. It is a dream university for most of our HSC (higher secondary certificate)-passed students. The university has a big...
Bishakha Devnath | 2023-11-12 00:00:00
Omar climbed up and down the stairs of a footbridge to go across the road at the Science Lab intersection for years. But with ageing, his knees began protesting. He slowed down his pace first, then moved to the railings...
Asjadul Kibria | 2023-11-12 00:00:00
It was 40 years ago when the foreign ministers of the seven South Asian countries met in New Delhi to adopt the declaration of 'South Asian Regional Cooperation' (SARC). At the meeting held in August 1983, they also adopted the...
That pneumonia is a widely prevalent disease among children is more or less known in Bangladesh. But not many people are aware of its severity. At least 24,000 children, one of the highest in the world, dies of pneumonia every...
Muhammad Mahmood | 2023-11-12 00:00:00
Hamas (Harakah al-Mukawamah al-Islamiya), an Arabic phrase meaning Islamic Resistance Movement, on October 7, 2023, launched a surprise attack on Israel by surging through Israel’s heavily fortified separation fence and crossing into the country from Gaza. In the wake of...
Mustafa K Mujeri | 2023-11-12 00:00:00
As the 170 million people of Bangladesh wake up every morning to face another day, they do so under very different circumstances. Some live in comfortable homes, have more than enough to eat, are well-clothed and healthy, and have a...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2023-11-12 00:00:00
The people of the Indian subcontinent faced a new situation following the 1947 Partition along religious lines. Achieving freedom after almost 200 years of the British colonial rule, the people of East and West Bengal thereafter became entangled in two...
Syed Raiyan Amir | 2023-11-12 00:00:00
Over the recent decades, Bangladesh has experienced a profound shift in its energy acquisition and utilisation methods, demonstrating a marked move towards a more varied and sustainable energy panorama. Traditionally reliant on Middle Eastern nations for its oil and gas...
M Azizur Rahman | 2023-11-12 00:00:00
Bangladesh increasingly relies on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to feed mounting energy demand in households, automotives, commercial entities and industries as private firms are building the alternative fuel empire countrywide amid piped-gas freeze.The private sector itself is developing necessary infrastructure...
Salehuddin Ahmed | 2023-11-12 00:00:00
Nobel laureate Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore, in his poem nearly 89 years ago, lamented about the ill effects of environmental degradation on human beings.In his poem 'Prashna', Tagore wrote:['Today, my voice is choked, my flute is tuneless,/The prison of moonless...
Bangladesh can claim remarkable success in terms of a number of important socio-economic indicators, giving its post-independence journey an important distinction. Several factors have shaped and contributed to this, with both state and non-state actors playing important roles. As is...
Farzana Munshi | 2023-11-12 00:00:00
Accumulation of human capital by investing in education, training and other forms of learning has been considered as a critical source of economic growth by many economists including Nobel laureates Gary S. Becker, Paul Romer and William Nordhaus. Appropriate education...
K A S Murshid | 2023-11-12 00:00:00
The topic, by its nature, is controversial and difficult to navigate given the expansive and tortuous literature and acute differences in opinion amongst key, influential scholars. This writeup is focused on exploring the social-justice space in Bangladesh. It has adopted...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2023-11-12 00:00:00
A decade has elapsed in neglect by now since Bangladesh introduced the Transfer Pricing (TP) law aimed at checking illegal profit shifting through cross-border transactions. Unfortunately, the fiscal measure has been kept ineffectual until now. The revenue authority could not...
Shafiq R. Bhuiyan | 2023-11-12 00:00:00
A fundamental question in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is whether it is financially viable or rewarding. After years of implementation, the top management still debates whether CSR is a cost that gives an image-building opportunity that companies must pursue or...
M Rokonuzzaman | 2023-11-12 00:00:00
Like a few other aspiring lower-middle-income countries, Bangladesh would like to reach high-income status. The country has already exhausted its natural resources and low-skilled workforce to reach lower-middle-income status. The next option, likely the only one, that is left is...
Muhammad Zamir | 2023-11-12 00:00:00
In various dimensions within our socio-economic paradigm, we have been facing difficulties that have been casting shadows. This has partially been due to the current geo-strategic paradigm and issues emanating from conflicts in different parts of the world. These factors...
M. Kabir Hassan and Mashuk Rahman | 2023-11-12 00:00:00
Bangladesh's contemporary macroeconomic condition is positively trending as it continues to impress globally as one of the fastest-growing economies in the Asia-Pacific region. Since the initial shocks of the pandemic and lockdown measures a few years ago, Bangladesh has seen...
Atiur Rahman | 2023-11-12 00:00:00
Ups and downs aside, Bangladesh's economy remains a fascinating story that is still unfolding. Indeed, it deserves to be told more cogently. The only other day, while sharing the "Economic Outlook for Asia Pacific', IMF Director for the region Krishna...
Syed Abul Basher and Salim Rashid | 2023-11-12 00:00:00
Universities have an important role in helping students understand the difference between doing things for quick, personal benefits and making choices for long-term goodness and morality. They should teach students to think about the future, encouraging actions that are good...
© 2025 - All Rights with The Financial Express
