Nilratan Halder | 2022-03-18 00:00:00
The issuance of special cards to 10 million poor people, as announced by the prime minister, for purchasing some bare minimum essentials at subsidised rates is a pragmatic step in the context of market volatility. At the same time, it...
Abdur Rahman Chowdhury from Falls Church, Virginia, USA | 2022-03-18 00:00:00
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his military to invade Ukraine on February 24. Prior to invasion there were military buildups along the eastern and southern borders of Ukraine. The leaders of the Western Europe and the United States warned against...
Munima Sultana | 2022-03-17 00:00:00
Both Bangladesh and Japan governments are likely to start working on free trade agreement (FTA) after a survey found that the majority of Bangladeshi and Japanese companies operating here are in favour of signing it to retain competitiveness after the...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2022-03-17 00:00:00
The earnings of international technology companies having no permanent establishment (PE) in Bangladesh would come under the purview of direct tax in the next fiscal year, officials say.Also, the revenue board might define freewheeling 'e-commerce' in the income-tax law, specifically...
Shadique Mahbub Islam | 2022-03-17 00:00:00
Earlier this week, a young girl committed suicide after being violated. In her grim suicide note, she has named the culprit, and bade goodbye to her family by saying that they will not live with respect if she lives with...
Tofael Mahmud | 2022-03-17 00:00:00
It is always inspiring when someone starts their own initiatives to become self-dependent. But when a woman comes up with one despite all societal pressure, it's always worth celebrating.Proma Sarker, a second-year student at the Department of Economics, University of...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2022-03-17 00:00:00
How do I remember Bangabandhu? I remember him in a thousand and one ways.I remember him in the same way that a grateful Bengali nation does and will always do. And yet there has been that certain way in which...
Md Rashel Hasan, Raju Ahmed, Md. Habibour Rahman and Mahmud Salahuddin Naser | 2022-03-17 00:00:00
The monetary conditions index (MCI) combines the effect of interest rates and exchange rates in a single indicator and can be used for assessing the overall monetary policy stance. This paper attempts to construct MCI for Bangladesh for the period...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2022-03-17 00:00:00
Shipbuilding in Bangladesh can be traced to the medieval era that underwent gradual expansion during the British colonial rule. At the start of the new millennium, Bangladesh already had a basic shipyard industry and availability of skilled workers. According to...
Munima Sultana | 2022-03-16 00:00:00
Most local firms and the Japanese companies operating in various sectors in Bangladesh are in favour of signing a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries for maintaining competitiveness in both exports and imports.Some 85 per cent of the...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2022-03-16 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked the listed banks to deposit 'unclaimed' dividends into the central bank's account in line with a provision of the Bank Companies Act, 1991.As a result, the listed banks will have to deposit unclaimed dividends into...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2022-03-16 00:00:00
CHATOOGRAM, Mar 15: The district administration has taken steps to control price hike of essentials during Ramadan, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Mohammed Mominur Rahman said on Tuesday.He said a committee has already been formed to monitor market and supply situation in...
Md Rashel Hasan, Raju Ahmed, Md. Habibour Rahman and Mahmud Salahuddin Naser | 2022-03-16 00:00:00
Monetary Conditions Index (MCI) is a way of measuring the changes in monetary condition that influences the economic activities. To assess the changes in monetary conditions, central banks calculate MCI that combine the effect of interest rates and exchange rates...
Munima Sultana | 2022-03-15 00:00:00
Dhaka metro rail company is not getting cooperation from two government agencies causing a delay in starting the MRT-6 extension work up to Kamalapur Railway Station, sources said.They said the company also finds problem convincing the existing contractors of the...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2022-03-15 00:00:00
A man was arrested on Friday last week for hoarding a few hundred litres (512 litres to be specific) of soybean oil from the Mohammadpur area of the city. The person is a former government employee, now a private citizen....
Alexander V Mantytskiy | 2022-03-15 00:00:00
I have been fixing a large number of editorial articles, copyrights, reprints from Western news agencies, as well as publications of European and American 'analyst' disseminating anti-Russian propaganda in connection with events in Ukraine. Sometimes, published and broadcast news are...
Siddique Islam | 2022-03-14 00:00:00
The central bank asks non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) to stop inadmissible expenses for luring deposits and go by declared rates, officials say. The nonbanks have also been instructed to publish information relating to interest rates on deposits regularly on their...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2022-03-14 00:00:00
The tax-related information of some 40 companies is under scrutiny of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) as part of investigating allegations of money laundering and tax evasion against those firms.The anti-corruption watchdog singled out 132 companies for suspected tax evasion and...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2022-03-14 00:00:00
Australia has expressed the interest to develop its manufacturing hub in Bangladesh to buy back the goods to be produced here or export to the European and other rich countries, according to officials. To implement the plan, Australian trade officials...
Nilratan Halder | 2022-03-14 00:00:00
The death of two brothers aged seven and four ---the only children of a poor couple ---following oral administration of Napa syrup (generic name Paracetamol) is a stark reminder of 28 children's death from intake of toxic Paracetamol produced by...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2022-03-14 00:00:00
Official data in Bangladesh, in most cases, are taken with a grain of salt. Even some key government policymakers have made frank admission about the quality of data. The government statistics on Covid infections and deaths also have not been...
TALHA BIN HABIB | 2022-03-13 00:00:00
The government moves to increase dredging capacity aiming to ensure navigability in river routes for smooth movement of goods and passenger vessels, says a high official of shipping ministry.Under the initiative, the ministry has undertaken a project styled 'Purchase of...
Munima Sultana | 2022-03-13 00:00:00
Most of the Japanese companies operating in Bangladesh have expansion plans for 2022 and 2023 though they are facing difficulties in running their businesses here, according to a latest survey report.The companies reported complexities in rules and regulations as well...
Asjadul Kibria | 2022-03-13 00:00:00
Continual hike of prices of essentials and many other commodities has hit the low and limited income people hard. This group of people represents majority of the population that is now struggling hard for survival in the post-pandemic time. During...
BABUL BARMAN | 2022-03-12 00:00:00
Stocks witnessed an eventful week to March 10, featuring the biggest single-day fall in almost two years as well as the highest single-day rise in 14 months.Of the five trading days this week, the first two sessions saw the benchmark...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2022-03-12 00:00:00
The Ukrainian war unleashed by Russia has by now entered its third week. Hectic diplomatic efforts are on to end the senseless conflict leading to a rising number of civilian casualties. Also, according to the UN, some two million people...
Nilratan Halder | 2022-03-11 00:00:00
With the liveability of Dhaka City increasingly coming into question, quite a few alternatives have by now been suggested. The World Bank is in favour of development of the city's eastern part around Purbachachal much like Shanghai's Pudong in the...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2022-03-11 00:00:00
The country's stock market has been behaving normally until recently. Though bearish, the market was not that volatile. But the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24 last and its impact on the global market triggered a clear panic among...
Nilratan Halder | 2022-03-11 00:00:00
In his seminal work, The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order, Samuel Phillips Huntington could not be more correct in analysing and predicting the political developments, the 9/11 attacks, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and small...
Munima Sultana | 2022-03-10 00:00:00
Professional drivers of motorised vehicles were allegedly facing even more harassment than before and being forced to get middleman services while undergoing dope test, a prerequisite for obtaining a licence or its renewal.Applicants alleged that they have to go to...
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