The flood that affected many parts of the country last month is still not a spent force. The first wave of flooding was repeated in a short period of time by another flood. Flood waters are yet to recede fully...
Shamsul Huq Zahid THE non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that have, apparently, won the hearts of both bilateral and multilateral donors must be shell-shocked. The helmsmen of the NGOs did not expect such harsh observations from an organization-the Bangladesh chapter of the...
Amy YeeINDIA'S chaotic cities may have little in common with the manicured landscapes of Singapore, but the city-state of 4.5m is imparting its signature orderliness in new development zones sprouting up across the subcontinent.Companies such as Ascendas, Surbana, Jurong Consultants,...
Amy Kazmin ON its website, Diethelm Travel describes Burma as "truly the land that time forgot". It raves that Burma's three decades of "self-imposed isolation" have left a land of "unspoiled beauty and tranquillity" and an "emerald green" countryside where...
No elected government in the last decade and a half can claim complete or near control honesty and high character in preserving the character of vital state institutions. All of them had tampered with them in their bids to leave...
MANKIND has progressed in all spheres in the last century like never before in human history. Progress in some areas has been questionable or remain controversial. But there is no disagreement in sensible quarters that the driving force of this...
Hasan MahmudBANGLADESH has started attracting the attention of both the international media and academic community concerned with development now-a-days, particularly for a steadily increasing flow of remittances. In the previous economic year, Bangladesh has earned approximately $6.0 billion of remittances...
Tarequl Islam MunnaGLACIERS are ancient rivers of compressed snow that creep through the landscape, shaping the planet's surface. They are the Earth's largest freshwater reservoir, collectively covering an area the size of South America. Glaciers have been retreating worldwide since...
BRUSSELS, Oct 7 (AFP): The euro's recent record strength will be in focus Monday when finance ministers from the 13-nation Eurozone meet in Luxembourg to hammer out a joint message to take to an upcoming Group of Seven (G7) meeting....
BEIJING, Oct 7 (PTI): China, dubbed as "world's factory", has reached the midway of industrialisation while realising fast and steady economic growth, a report here claimed. Over the past five years the nation's industrial economy has been developing in a...
NEW DELHI, Oct 7 (PTI): Commerce Minister Kamal Nath and US Trade Representative Susan Schwab will meet in London next week at the behest of World Trade Organisation (WTO) chief Pascal Lamy to renew efforts for reaching a breakthrough in...
NEW DELHI, Oct 7 (AFP): "Made in India" could be the next big economic story with the country challenging China's position as the leading global manufacturing hub within five years, says a new report. Right now China is the favourite...
NEW DELHI, Oct 7 (PTI): They still mop floors in bungalows of posh colonies and middle-class residences. They still serve at roadside eateries. And worse, their presence in hazardous occupations only seems to grow bigger and bigger. One year after...
BANGKOK, Oct 7 (AFP): For now the streets of Yangon are quiet after Myanmar's bloody crackdown on protesters, but simmering public discontent over crushing poverty is likely to spark more civil unrest, experts say. The sharp fuel price hike that...
LONDON, Oct 7 (AFP): World oil prices fell further from historic highs this week amid news of rising crude reserves in the United States, which is the biggest global energy consumer. Oil and other dollar-denominated commodities were buoyed by a...
HONG KONG, Oct 7 (AFP): Asian currencies ended the week mixed against the US dollar, with the yen falling but the Australian and New Zealand dollars up, as traders look to solid US jobs data to influence the markets this...
HONG KONG, Oct 7 (AFP): The marriage of innovative technology and financing have led to a spread of energy efficient projects that are improving the quality of life for some of the poorest people across Asia. From solar energy to...
FE Report The government borrowed Tk 7.00 billion (700 crore) Sunday through auctions of treasury bills. It will result in withdrawal of Tk 7.00 billion from the market in the week.The central bank conducted auctions of 28-day, 91-day, 182-day and...
FE ReportPubali Bank Ltd (PBL) held a seminar on 'manager and his job' for its regional heads, corporate branch managers and senior executives in the city recently.PBL Training Institute organised the seminar that was attended by Managing Director (MD) of...
FE ReportIn celebration of the forthcoming Eid al-Fitr festive holidays, Qatar Airways is offering a huge choice of post-Ramadan holiday packages to a host of international destinations served by the national airline, said a press release.Through its holiday division Qatar...
FE ReportRoyal Bengal Group, a British-Bangladeshi joint-venture, will launched domestic flights in Bangladesh.Royal Bengal Group celebrated the arrival of its first aircraft as it roared through the skies of the country.The Dash-8 flew into Zia International Airport where Royal Bengal...
FE Report Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) signed an agreement with Livingstone Limited in the city recently. SCB Head of Mortgage and Auto Tarek Reaz and Livingstone Managing Director Mohammed Iqbal signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations. SCB...
FE Report Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) organised a day-long workshop on Prevention of Money Laundering at the DBBL Training Centre in the city Saturday. DBBL Additional Managing Director AHM Nazmul Quadir inaugurated the workshop as the chief guest.DBBL Deputy Managing...
FE ReportThe 82nd meeting of the board of directors of Shahialal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL) was held at its boardroom in the city recently. The meeting was presided over by Director of the bank Anwer Hossain Khan. The board approved...
Import letters of credit (L/Cs) during the first two months of the current fiscal year increased 29 per cent to $3,590 million compared to the same period last fiscal year mainly due to huge influx of food items, reports UNB.L/Cs...
CHITTAGONG, Oct 7 (UNB): World Bank (WB) Country Director Xian Zhu visited Chittagong EPZ and Korean EPZ respectively Sunday.Xian Zhu first visited the factories of Young One, Denim Plus (Pvt) Ltd and EP Shet (Pvt) Ltd and then left for...
RANGPUR, Oct 7 (BSS): Experts in the concluding session of a five-day orientation course on 'integrated pests managements' (IPM) methods here Sunday said the overall agro-productions of all variety crops would increase significantly if the farmers properly implemented the methods.Besides,...
NEW YORK, Oct 7 (AFP): Telecom has approached providers in New Zealand, Australia and the United States to take over the hosting of corporate internet services, sources said.According to an industry source, who did not wish to be named, Telecom...
FE Report Altaf Hossain Sarker has been elected vice-chairman of Dhaka Bank Limited (DBL) in the 129th board meeting of the bank held in the city recently. Sarker is also a sponsor shareholder of the bank.He is the chief executive...
FE ReportIslami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) organised an 'Iftar mahfil' for the flood-affected people of Manikdi on the MI Dakhil Madrasah premises at Manikdi Friday.IBBL Executive Committee (EC) Chairman Mominul Islam Patwary was present on the occasion as the chief...
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