A Z M AnasWith the global downturn increasingly crimping demand for labour, a top IOM official has said Bangladesh needs to map out plans for the potential "reintegration" of return migrants into the local job market and economy. "You should...
Munima Sultana from SingaporeA single worry, which is now haunting hundreds of Bangladeshi workers in Singapore, is nobody knows who would be asked next morning to take the next flight home. Everyday 20 to 50 Bangladeshi workers are being sent...
Sheikh Shahariar ZamanBangladesh's manpower export to South Korea has hit a snag due to the current global recession."Last year, we predicted that 5,000 people would be recruited in 2009, but it has become uncertain as the recession has hit the...
FE ReportThe Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) witnessed a bearish mood for the second consecutive week that ended Thursday amid a sharp decline in turnover.During the week, the benchmark DSE General Index (DGEN) shed 98.99 points to end at 2523.78. The...
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) submitted final reports on 263 graft cases involving 439 individuals in the last 14 months, as the allegations against them could not be substantiated, reports UNB.According to official sources, the anti-graft watchdog submitted the final reports...
Dozens of Islamist activists were injured and 10 arrested following a clash between police and Hijbut Tahrir outside the north gate of Baitul Mukarram national mosque after Jum'a prayer Friday, reports UNB.The clash ensued at about 2:00 pm when police...
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed Friday said the government is determined to fulfill the constitutional rights of the people of the country, reports BSS.Constitutionally there is no disparity, but it has been created on social, financial...
Dhaka will talk to friendly states on coordinated efforts to halt terror funds, said the state minister for home Friday, reports bdnews24.com. "We have to tackle militancy and terrorism by joining hands with others who believe in cooperation," Tanjim Ahmed...
FE Report'Ekatturer Chithi', a book comprising a collection of letters written by freedom fighters (FFs) during the 1971 Liberation War, was launched Friday. The book, a joint-venture initiative by Grameenphone Ltd and the national daily Prothom Alo, has been launched...
The Bangladesh High Commission in Canberra, Australia celebrated the 39th Independence and National Day of Bangladesh in a befitting manner, reports UNB.The national flag was hoisted by High Commissioner Lt Gen Masud Uddin Chowdhury at the Chancery in the morning...
RAJSHAHI, Mar 27 (BSS): Minister for Post and Telecommunications Raziuddin Ahmed Razu here today urged all to forge unity against conspirators who are hatching conspiracies against the nation and also against the present democratic government. In this context, he also...
JAMALPUR, Mar 27 (BSS): Minister for Land Mohammad Rezaul Karim Hira said here Friday that agricultural khas lands would be allocated among 8,500 landless families by June 30 this year."The lands would be brought under government control from the land...
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Friday said more Bangladeshi students would get opportunities of higher education and research in Japan every year, reports BSS.JICA's chief representative in Bangladesh Nobuca Suzuki Kiwasima made the assurance while addressing a seminar on 'Education...
RAJSHAHI, Mar 27 (BSS): Speakers at a meeting here Friday underlined the need for ensuring interest-free bank loans for the disabled people to help their income generating activities. They suggested a sound and friendly atmosphere for the disadvantaged persons to...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Mar 27: There is a serious crisis of housing in Chittagong city. Housing facilities on offer under both government and private initiatives are beyond the reach of the middle income group.The skyrocketing price of land-it has gone up...
A woman and her daughter were killed and another daughter injured as a bus rammed into their rickshaw in city's Kakrail area Friday, reports UNB.The deceased were identified as Reshma Akhter (35), wife of Habibur Rahman, and her daughter Aksa...
FARIDPUR, Mar 27 (BSS): State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Advocate Shamsul Huq Tuku said here Friday that power production had to be raised for carrying forward the country's development activities."The government has taken up different plans for...
Our correspondent KHULNA, Mar 27: Akij Jute Mill of Nawapara has been closed for indefinite period following a clash between villagers and security guards of the mill recently. Abdul Hakim, General Manager of the Mill said that the mill was...
FE Report Trade depends on functional knowledge about import and indenting procedures. Md Zahurul Alam, additional secretary and chief controller (Imports and Exports) of the Ministry of Commerce said this while addressing as the chief guest the concluding session of...
A recent seminar-workshop at Gazipur revealed that the ministry of environment has a new project coming up in July to clean up the air in Dhaka, which is so laden with pollutants as to turn this capital city of about...
Moazzem HossainCombating corruption presents a daunting challenge everywhere in today's world. This is all the more so in developing countries like Bangladesh where corruption is systemic and embedded institutionally.A democratic polity cannot be promoted and sustained without unrelenting efforts to...
Shamim ChowdhuryTHE dominant view of the experts at a recent seminar in Chittagong has been that the current global economic melt-down has provided an opportunity to the country's readymade garments (RMG) for improving its efficiency, in terms of higher productivity,...
Traffic jam is a common scene in Dhaka city. Everyday it kills our valuable time. All city dwellers are victims of jam. It is really bothering and disturbing. We can not do our work timely. This jam is not a...
Whether the government wants to acknowledge it or not there is a serious crisis of water and electricity in much of the capital city. The chill of winter is gone and the weather is much warmer. In fact it is...
A report, titled "Begging business using children is run by a criminal group" was published in a national daily on March 17, 2009. A group of criminals are reportedly using children in well-arranged begging business in Dhaka city, though it...
Ameer Hamza GAPS between the poor and the rich will always be part of human societies everywhere, though the degrees of deprivation or wealth may differ from place to place. But never in the history of the world have there...
Salahuddin A Khan and M Bakhtear U Talukdar concluding their two-part articleCOMMODITY futures contracts, which can eventually include everything from orange juice, raw hides, precious metals to even treasury bonds stock indices etc., for trading purpose. Some of these items...
Salahuddin AhmedDEVELOPMENT requires participation from all categories of people. Countries like Bangladesh face tremendous obstacles to ensuring involvement of all people in the development process; especially, women in Bangladesh face social and economic impediments to contributing to its development process...
FE ReportPrices of vegetables, potato, eggs and sugar increased at the city's retail markets during the past week while prices of onion, garlic and atta declined.Prices of other essential commodities, including rice and different brands of edible oil remained almost...
The nation celebrates its 39th Independence Day today. It is a day of great joy and merriment, because the nation was born on this day. As in the life of a person, the day of a nation's birth is not...
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