Amy Kazmin, FT Syndication Service BANGKOK: For centuries, Burma's gem mines have supplied some of the world's best rubies, jade and other gemstones coveted by couture jewellers and their wealthy customers. In recent years, these stones have also been a...
A businessman was gunned down by unknown assailants in the city's Jhigatola area Saturday night, reports UNB.The victim was identified as Habibur Rahman alias Shahazada (30), a garment machinery trader, and son of Abdul Matin. Witnesses said, the gunmen sprayed...
The National Awami Party (Muzaffar) Sunday ratcheted up the call on the Election Commission to bar the known anti-liberation elements and war criminals from taking part in elections. The fringe political party made the demand when it joined a dialogue...
Army chief General Moeen U Ahmed returned home shortly after Saturday midnight after a tour of three countries, an official said. Wazir Uddin Ahmed, spokesman for the Inter-Service Public Relations Directorate, told bdnews24.com: "The army chief returned home soon after...
A new law is in the making to arm executive magistrates with judicial powers, law adviser Mainul Hosein said Sunday. "A draft law has already been made. It will be reviewed, amended and finalised soon. It is a separate law,"...
A lawyer Thursday served a legal notice on the government seeking cancellation of Debapriya Bhattacharya's appointment as Bangladesh's permanent representative to the United Nations Offices in Geneva. The notice asked the government to cancel the appointment by Oct 29, saying...
Three people, including a college girl, were killed and another was critically injured in separate road accidents in the city Friday. Police said Farjana Yasmin Munira (24), a 2nd year honours student of Dhanmondi City College, died on the spot...
FE Report The government expects a positive outcome after submission of all required clarification and documents in support of protection of labour rights in the country at the United States Trade Representative (USTR) in Washington DC on Friday."We are optimistic...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) appears to decide the fate of Pre-Shipment Inspection (PSI) company M/S Cotecna Inspection SA by December next as it is facing various allegations, particularly in inspection of Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs)."There are nine allegations...
A Z M AnasHatiya (Noakhali): Hatiya's business heartland Tamaraddi Bazaar is facing the risk of being wiped out in less than a year as a result of the Meghna's erosion, fuelled mainly by climatic as well as geo-morphological changes.If the...
FE ReportThe expert committee designated to finalise the proposed National Coal Policy will sit today (Saturday) to discuss certain critical issues, especially operational authority and methods of mining, which have to be reflected in it.Headed by former vice chancellor of...
DU CorrespondentAll academic activities of Dhaka, Rajshahi and Jagannath University will resume tomorrow (Sunday) after a 66-day long unscheduled closure including the vacation of Eid and Durga Puja. Classes of Jahangirnagar University however resume today (Saturday). The executive council of...
Naim-Ul-KarimA high-powered delegation of the Norwegian government is expected to arrive in the city by the end of this month to discuss areas of cooperation and review the status of the development projects funded by that country in Bangladesh, a...
FE ReportThe turnover and market capitalisation of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) reached new highs in the week ended Thursday due to investors' continued enthusiasm to buy shares, particularly those belonging to bank, power and mutual fund sectors.The daily turnover...
Yaba that sent a wave of shock and fear among most guardians in urban area after the sensational unearthing of its manufacturing unit in posh Gulshan area of the city poses a threat to society, reports UNB. Yaba, the Thai...
Joe Leahy, FT Syndication ServiceMUMBAI: India's stock market regulator eased the criteria for foreign institutional investors seeking to register to buy shares in the country's domestic market on Thursday, potentially opening the door wider for the entry of more hedge...
Campaigners against war crimes and communalism Friday rubbished Jamaat-e-Islami's claim that there were no war criminals and anti-liberation forces in the country, reports bdnews24.com. They said such claims amounted to sedition since the constitution clearly spelled out provisions for trying...
10 dead in India rebel attacksGUWAHATI, Oct 26 (AFP): An ambush by separatist rebels in northeastern India left three soldiers and a civilian dead, while a series of clashes between rival militants also killed six rebels, officials said Friday. Rebels...
Muhammad Quamrul IslamHow far the lifting of ban on indoor politics by the reconstituted Caretaker Government [CG] in post 1/11 Bangladesh to facilitate meetings in party forums to have discussions with the Election Commission [EC] achived the objective of correcting...
Md. Mahfuzur Rahman SiddiqueSeoul, once the host city of the Olympic Games, showed Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) the way to make its commitment to sports and environment. At the first meeting of the newly formed Sports and Environment Committee of...
Laila NoorRUBY Begum is an unhappy woman. She always worries because she is skinny. Ruby used to think things would change after her marriage, but it did not.Desperate to gain weight, Ruby of Chandina upazila in Comilla has started taking...
Ahmed Showkat MasudBANGLADESH is a developing country. Our population is increasing day by day. The number of villages is on the decline. Increasing urbanisation is taking place. The contribution of agricultural sector has been reducing in the national economy. Agriculture-based...
THE country's exclusive export processing zones (EPZs) have been doing better in respect of new investments in them than the areas outside of these special zones. The investments in the EPZs are largely from foreign investors although local investors do...
Mahmudul HaqueThe rate of inflation-- which has an umbilical relationship to costs of living -- is rising higher and higher in Bangladesh. From a little over 2.0 per cent in the early nineties, the rate of inflation, according to the...
John KayDONALD Rumsfeld made the distinction between known unknowns -- the things we know we do not know -- and unknown unknowns -- the things we do not know we do not know. Mr Rumsfeld's musings won awards for gobbledygook....
Frances WilliamsHigh world food prices helped cut subsidy payments to farmers in industrialised countries last year, but government support still accounted for over a quarter of farm incomes, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said this week. In...
Ferdous AhmedCASH incentives are provided to exporters of various commodities including non conventional products to give incentives to their export activities. This system of providing a financial stimulus to their exporters is noted in many countries. Bangladesh's biggest neighbour, India,...
Bangladesh like all other countries is required to submit to the prevailing environment of international trade which has become fiercely competitive. Apart from retaining competitiveness in the export markets, its industries oriented to domestic consumption can no more afford to...
A number of unwelcome developments in Malaysia and some other countries concerning export of the Bangladeshi overseas workers have dimmed the prospects for finding new avenues of employment for Bangladeshis abroad. If the temporary ban on recruitment of the Bangladeshi...
Syed Fattahul Alim Peace in the Middle East has remained a wild goose chase. However, the term Middle East peace is a blanket term that usually stands for settlement of the Palestinian problem. The Palestinian people, after they were uprooted...
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