Enayet Rasul BhuiyanThere is a Bengali proverb that says and means that an infant bird which will fly well shows its likely true colours to be or zest by flapping its wings vigorously in the nest even before its mother...
Asmaa Alsharif Accused of promoting the religious radicalism that inspired the Sept. 11 attacks, Saudi Arabia has stepped up efforts to reform its school curriculum, but clerical opposition means change will be slow, analysts say.King Abdullah appointed a new team...
Dongying Wang and Rob Welham Recent optimism seen on Wall Street has boosted crude oil prices but the increase in turn may force up filling station prices and reduce consumer confidence. Britain is particularly vulnerable to increased oil prices. The...
Syed Fattahul Alim Bangladesh is very ill-prepared against any major earthquake in case one strikes the land with its potentially devastating fury. Historical records show that in the past major earthquakes struck this country from time to time. The highlands...
Ratna Bharali Talukdar When the Saron Lower Primary School in Saron village, Assam, was burnt down by militants during an ethnic clash in 2003, Bimala Hmar, an assistant teacher there, took it upon herself to ensure that the education of...
Ameer HamzaEver since the Western media started using the word 'fundamentalist' to describe the fanatic fringe within one or the other religious faiths, we seem to have totally forgotten its original meaning. Isn't it supposed to apply to someone who...
FE ReportPrices of edible oil, vegetables, potato and fish increased at the city's retail markets last week while that of other essentials including rice remained unchanged.Traders said prices of edible oil increased by Tk 6.0-Tk 11.0 per litre in the...
Premier Bank Limited, one of the leading new generation banks of the country, recently signed an agreement with Bangladesh Bank (BB) to step up house building refinance under the House Building Refinance Scheme of the central bank, said a press...
Sarwar ZahanThe interbank call money rate stayed at its record low last week due to the reluctance of the central bank of Bangladesh to withdraw cash from the market, fund managers said.The call rate fluctuated mainly in its extreme range...
FE Report ACI Limited recently organised a seminar on "To See the Future Development Collaboration with Private Organisation and Development Organisation" in the city.Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Representative in Bangladesh Ad Spijkers attended the seminar as the chief guest....
Distinguished businessman and industrialist Md Nasiruddin has been unanimously elected chairman of Social Investment Bank Limited (SIBL).Munshi Alkhtaruzzaman and Sayedur Rahman have been elected vice chairmen, Humayun Kabir Khan executive committee chairman and Abdul Awal Patwary audit committee chairman of...
FE Report Bank Asia Limited installed a new ATM and a cash deposit machine at the city's North South Road recently to help customers withdraw and deposit cash independently anytime, said a press release. Bank Asia President and Managing Director...
April 12-April 16, 2009Commercial Bank of CeylonUnited States (US) dollar maintained its stable tone against Bangladeshi taka in the last week. The foreign exchange market enjoyed sufficient liquidity because of lower import payment caused by decline in fuel and commodity...
Nur-Taz RahmanPRIMA facie, Adam Smith's explanations in favour of capitalism sound perfect. His concepts of people's moral right to property and economic success in a freely competing market seem to be the only socio-economic solution to the human misery brought...
Md. Joynal AbdinTHOUGH South Asia covers 4,488,300 sq kms of the world's surface area with a population of 1.5 billion, still it has only a negligible share of the world's total volume of trade. Most of the people of this...
THIS year's World Health Day, April 7, called for making health facilities safer and more capable of dealing with emergency situations at all times. Bangladesh, being a geographically vulnerable piece of land, packed with largely powerless people, and prone to...
Syed Fattahul AlimInfamous operators of the criminal underworld are learnt have become very active in different areas of the city. The print and the electronic media have been carrying reports on the return of such criminals from abroad. The city...
Mohammad Ataul HoqueIN an instant reaction to the directive by the central bank to cap the lending rate at 13% the Bankers Association of Bangladesh (BAB) Chairman threatened the measure would reflect in the reduction of the deposit rates by...
THE air quality in Dhaka city improved by 25 per cent after the withdrawal of the polluting two-stroke vehicles from its roads. This was no small gain. But clearly the gain needs to be consolidated. It appears that air quality...
WE remember the years from 2001 to 2005, when Bangladesh got championship in corruption. The then caretaker government tried to rid this nation of this notoriety for such kind of championship! In 2007, it reformed Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Hasan Mashhud...
DECENTRALISATION can reduce the population burden on the capital city.The main problems facing Dhaka city include its traffic congestion, scarcity of water, load shedding and accommodation for its too many people.The government can, with the needed steps, reduce the severity...
WASHINGTON, April 9 (AFP): The United States said yesterday it could begin to recover next year from prolonged recession as Germany reported its exports had slumped again and a top banker raised the specter of a Russian banking crisis. Amid...
Apollo Hospitals Dhaka, the only JCl accredited tertiary care hospital of the country signed a corporate agreement with Gemcon Group to provide priority corporate benefits and medical services for their employees recently, said a press release. Acting CEO of Apollo...
PATTAYA, (Thailand), April 9 (AFP): Senior Southeast Asian finance ministry officials fear that the problem of bad debt held by banks in Western nations could soon spread to their region, a Thai official said yesterday. The officials from across the...
Rapport Bangladesh Limited organised a daylong workshop on training of trainers on training methodology at Summer Palace Hotel recently, said a press release..The workshop was conducted by eminent trainer from India Sharu S Rangnekar. Chairman and Managing Director of Rapport...
TOKYO, April 9 (AFP): Japan's ruling party said today that it had approved record stimulus spending of about 154 billion dollars to resuscitate the recession-hit economy. Spending on the emergency economic measures should total some 15.4 trillion yen, the party's...
BRUSSELS, April 9 (AFP): Non-governmental organisations lashed out yesterday at the European Union, after its executive arm unveiled a package to help developing nations weather the economic crisis but offered no new money. The European Commission announced three main measures,...
SINGAPORE, Apr 9 (AFP): Oil prices were higher in Asian trade today, pushed up by a smaller-than-expected rise in US crude reserves, analysts said. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for May delivery gained 70 cents to 50.08 dollars....
MUMBAI, Apr 9 (AFP): The world's cheapest car, the Tata Nano, goes on sale from today, with the company behind it and dealers confident of strong demand. Bookings open for orders of the sporty, jellybean-shaped car at Tata Motors dealerships...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Apr 09: A month-long sales festival at Binimoy Tower in Reazuddin Bazar in the city began Tuesday. Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) President MA Latif, MP, inaugurated the festival arranged on the occasion of the first...
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