FE Report Trade unions represent only 4.0 per cent of the country's total labour force of 47.4 million, said a Bangladesh Bank report.Although labour unions are often considered as a major source of labour market rigidities, they represent a small...
FE ReportDhaka stocks edged higher amid dull trading in the week that ended Thursday after heavy losses in the previous two straight weeks. The benchmark DSE General Index gained 3.46 per cent or 85.18 points, to close at 2544.66 on...
NEW DELHI, Dec. 5 (Agencies): India cut retail fuel prices for the first time since February 2007, joining other Asian nations in lowering energy costs, after global crude oil prices slumped from a record and economic growth slowed. Gasoline prices...
FHM Humayan Kabir back from SwedenDemand for Bangladeshi garments in Sweden is growing gradually as the consumers, facing hardship following the financial downturn in Europe, are preferring cheaper goods, businessmen said."Now-a-days consumers look for cheap garments. Since the Bangladeshi products...
Many eligible candidates have been left out of the polls race because of the tough new electoral laws, the BNP Secretary General Khandakar Delwar Hossain has complained, reports bdnews24.com. "A number of otherwise competent candidates are being deprived of the...
BNP chairperson and former premier Khaleda Zia and Bangladesh Awami League president and former premier Sheikh Hasina Friday greeted the countrymen on the occasion of the 'Democracy Day', reports BSS.In a message on the eve of the day, Khaleda Zia...
Jatiya Party (JP) Friday announced the name of 47 candidates out of a total of 50 seats allocated to it as nominees of the 14-party grand combine to contest the upcoming ninth Jatiya Sangsad polls, reports BSS.The rest three seats...
The people of the country are only hoping that things would change for the better and the beginning would be made through the forthcoming general election. They are thinking that the events of the last two years, plus exposure to...
Syed Fattahul AlimTo meet its budgetary deficit, the government borrows from both internal and external sources. The internal borrowing is made usually from banks and other non-bank institutions. But the banks are also the sources of credit on which the...
Abul Kalam AzadABOUT 200 people including 22 foreigners were killed and another 300 people were wounded in the recent terrorist attack in Mumbai. The siege was finally ended 60 hours later where the most high-profile target was the Taj Mahal...
THERE was an action by militants in Dhaka as well, just a few days ago but those people didn't attack other human beings, just a sculpture work near the Balaka cinema hall. The object of their ire was a bunch...
In many countries, the entrepreneurs are allowed the vital level playing field. They are not spoon-fed but government policies at least try to keep them competitive. This means that they are given vital supports in areas where they deserve such...
Mohammad Shahidul IslamSelf-identification in culture and heritage can be a great theme to pride ourselves on as Bangladeshis. For eras, we have been honoured for inheriting more than two thousand-year old civilization. The glorious background we belong to can easily...
Md. Mahbubur Rahman Bulbul MOST functionaries of the important microfinance institutions (MFI) of the world come to Bangladesh for learning ASA's micro finance model because it is cost-effective and very simple. Accordingly, a 15-member Filipino MFI team came to Bangladesh...
ISLAMABAD, Dec 4 (agencies): Pakistan's president has vowed to take "strong action" against any elements in his country involved in last week's attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai,.Asif Ali Zardari made the pledge during a meeting with US Secretary...
OTTAWA, Dec 4 (AFP): Prime Minister Stephen Harper urged Canadians in a televised address Wednesday to reject an opposition bid to oust his ruling Conservatives and install a leftist-separatist coalition without elections."Canadians take pride in our history as one of...
Authorities in Zimbabwe have declared a cholera outbreak that has killed more than 550 people to be a national emergency, state media reports, reports BBC .Health Minister David Parirenyatwa said hospitals were in urgent need of medicine, food and equipment...
BANGKOK, Dec 4 (AFP ) : Flights have resumed at Bangkok's international airport following the end of a week-long blockade by anti-government protesters, reports BBC.Thirty-six aircraft were scheduled to take off, 12 of which are international flights, but officials say...
Taliban rocket attack kills policeman in NW Pakistan MIRANSHAH, Dec 4: Rockets fired by Taliban militants early Thursday killed a policeman and wounded three of his colleagues in a northwestern Pakistani town, police said — AFP. Top doctor witnesses Mumbai...
NEW DELHI, Dec 4 (CNN): Indian authorities stepped up security at the nation's airports on Thursday after receiving intelligence reports that terrorists might be planning an air attack."There have been intelligence inputs about some terrorist activity, and therefore security has...
BAGHDAD, Dec 4 (AFP): Two suspected suicide car bombs have exploded in the Iraqi city of Falluja killing at least 10 people and injuring dozens more, police have said, The attacks targeted two police positions, both of which were badly...
Cancer researchers may have underestimated the power of some cancers to spread and cause new tumours, say US researchers, reports BBC.They found just one skin cancer cell was often enough to generate a whole new tumour.The finding, published in the...
BEIJING, Dec 4 (AFP): US and Chinese officials joined forces today against the world financial crisis, vowing to ward off the threat of a world recession as major US automakers appeal to be rescued from bankruptcy. "Jointly dealing with the...
HANOI, Dec 4 (AFP): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted today that Vietnam's economic growth will slow to five per cent next year, below the communist government's 2009 target of 6.5 per cent. The gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate...
MOSCOW, Dec 4 (AFP): Russia said yesterday it was preparing fresh measures to boost its economy as President Dmitry Medvedev urged the government to try to take advantage of an anticipated fall in prices. Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said the...
SYDNEY, Dec 4 (AFP): Australia posted a record trade surplus of nearly three billion dollars (1.94 billion US) in October, buoyed by a jump in exports and the decline of its currency, official figures showed today. The seasonally adjusted 2.95-billion-dollar...
MANILA, Dec 4 (AFP): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan package to Pakistan's populous Sindh province that could be worth up to 300 million dollars, the Philippines-based lender said today. The loan is designed to upgrade water...
SEOUL, Dec 4 (AFP): South Korea's export-driven economy faces growing downside risks as fears of a worldwide slowdown grow, the finance ministry said today. "Despite easing inflationary pressures, South Korea faces increased downside risks such as contraction of production, domestic...
SINGAPORE, Dec 4 (AFP): Oil prices sunk further in Asian trade today, falling below 46 dollars a barrel at multi- year lows in a market dominated by declining demand and dismal economic news, analysts said. New York's main futures contract,...
The winners of the second Holcim Awards Competition-2008 for sustainable construction from across Asia Pacific were announced in New Delhi recently, says a press release. Total prize money of US $270,000 was handed over to ten projects that show future-oriented...
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