Trading of country's two stock exchanges will remain suspended from tomorrow (Friday) for a nine-day period in observance of Sheb-e-Qadr and Eid-ul-Fitr. "Today (Thursday) is the last trading day ahead of Eid as the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) board has...
Bangladesh Bank has ordered private banks to open some of their branches in Dhaka and Chittagong half day Sunday, although the day falls on a public holiday, following appeals of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Bangladesh Knitwear...
FE Report The central bank has asked the commercial banks to submit reports on profit repatriation by the foreign airlines, shipping lines and courier services within 15th of next month. "We have taken the decision aiming to strengthen our monitoring...
Mahmuda ShaolinAuthorities have planned to shut down 120 post offices including 20 in the capital Dhaka and port city of Chittagong, this month due to lack of business growth and manpower shortage, an official has said. Bangladesh Post Office (BPO)...
FE ReportThe energy sector stakeholders including trade bodies, consumers' associations and members of the civil society in a public hearing Wednesday opposed Petrobangla's proposal of raising the gas price by 65 per cent on an average for all categories of...
The Awami League-led 14-party alliance, Jatiya Party, Liberal Democratic Party, Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh and several Islamic parties Wednesday promised to revive their grand alliance to defeat the BNP-Jamaat coalition in the upcoming elections, reports UNB.Top leaders of the parties, who...
FE Report Eid shoppers in large numbers are turning out in the markets with the big festival only a week away.Shop keepers in all areas of the city have show-cased their special products since the start of Ramadan to see...
FE ReportThe tenure of the Truth and Accountability Commission (TAC) has been extended by one more month until October 30 as the response from businessmen and bigwigs has been unexpectedly low since its inception.A total of 252 applications have been...
FE Report The country's foreign exchange reserve stood at US5.84 billion Wednesday marginally up from $5.74 million of the previous day following increased inflow of foreign currency in the market, officials said. The flow of foreign exchange recorded a rise...
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has claimed that the vast majority of ready-made garment (RMG) units pay their workers timely, reports bdnews24.com. "I would like to assure you that almost 95 per cent of RMG factories pay their...
Jorge HeineThe collapse of the Doha Round, the first post World War II multilateral trade round has brought to the fore the issues that need to be moved forward for trade liberalisation. This has coincided with the publication of an...
Mohammad A SattarTHE question that disturbs many now is whether Bangladesh would revert to the past politics of irresponsible utterances and erratic conduct of leaders. Many of them tend to forget that it is the responsibility of the politicians to...
There has been no dearth of government initiatives in recent years to beef up generation of power to meet the rising demand for the same. But for reasons best known to the authorities concerned, most plans and programmes for setting...
Fazle Rashid from New YorkMORE women are getting involved in politics worldwide than in the past decade, revealed a UN study. Women parliament members worldwide account for 18.4 per cent. The survey was conducted by the UN Development Fund for...
Syed Ashraful HasanThe traditional concept of security has undergone a sea change. Previously, a state's security was identified mainly with military security. Developments at the international, regional and local levels over the last three decades or so, proved this to...
Whether we realise it or not, the poultry sector of the country is facing disaster. Reports of the grim situation have been highlighted by the media. About 220 billion takas had been invested in the sector. Currently, that investment has...
Bangladesh is one of the countries which import powdered milk from China. In China, milk added with melamine, used in plastics, has been blamed for causing severe renal problems and kidney stones among children. It caused death to a number...
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Mohammad Shahidul IslamTHE first Peace Day was observed in September, 1982. The United Nations General Assembly, in 1981, declared in a resolution sponsored by Costa Rica, the third Tuesday of September (the opening day of regular sessions of the General...
Mohammad Ataul HoqueWith the sudden change in the national political scenario, there are suggestions for holding a meeting between the leaders of two "major" parties. But no one has specified anything about its agenda or its ultimate goal. These two...
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23 (AFP): A UN summit on Africa's development wrapped up here yesterday with a call on rich countries to honor their pledge to double their annual aid to the continent, which is struggling to meet poverty reduction...
NEW YORK, Sept 23 (Reuters): The tumultuous economic climate will constrain US holiday sales growth to its lowest level in six years and a turnaround is not likely until the second half of next year, a leading retail trade group...
PARIS, Sept 23 (Internet): The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) grouping of 30 leading economies welcomed the 700-billion-dollar US plan to bail out the financial system Tuesday, saying markets should stabilise as policymakers worked on the details. In...
NEW DELHI, Sept 23 (AFP): Indian companies building badly needed infrastructure, seen as key to economic growth, can now borrow more abroad, the government announced, to counter a domestic borrowing crunch. Firms working to improve dilapidated roads, gas, ports and...
SINGAPORE, Sept 23 (AFP): The government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), one of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds, said today its nominal annual rate of return over the past 20 years was 7.8 per cent in US dollar terms....
SINGAPORE, Sept 23 (AFP): Crude oil traded lower in Asia today after the benchmark New York futures contract soared more than 16 dollars for its biggest one-day gain ever. The massive price surge stemmed partly from hopes that a US...
NAIROBI, Sept. 23 (Xinhua): International aid agency Oxfam yesterday called on world leaders to redouble their efforts to fight the impact of rising food and fuel prices, which it said are eroding real gains in poverty reduction. Oxfam said in...
SINGAPORE, Sept 23 (AFP): The dollar traded mixed today but remained volatile as traders waited for more details on a US government plan to buy mortgage-related assets at the root of a global financial crisis, dealers said. The greenback eased...
KATHMANDU, Sept 23 (PTI): To explore hydro power cooperation between India and Nepal, Minister of State for Commerce and Power Jairam Ramesh along with a 60 member delegation will participate in a two day power summit beginning today. The Third...
Our CorrespondentFARIDPUR, Sept 23: There has been no adverse effect of Ramadan on the rural markets in the district of Faridpur. The price of the essential commodities has not increased during the month, rather, in some cases, the price has...
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