GULAM RABBANI | 2024-04-18 00:00:00
National Legal Aid Services Organisation (NLASO) has realised Tk 1.87 billion as compensation for the helpless litigants through the legal aid services in the last 15 years since 2009.Of the amount, Tk 1.80 billion was realised through the 64 District...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-04-18 00:00:00
The ready-made garment (RMG) industry of Bangladesh has made considerable strides in increasing the number of green garment factories. So far with 213 factories certified by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2024-04-18 00:00:00
Leadership is in crisis almost everywhere across the globe. In our era, let us admit, leadership is up against gigantic impediments. Even so, the world needs good leaders, for the world cannot afford to slip into chaos.A defining quality of...
MEHENAZ SULTANA TISHA | 2024-04-17 12:00:00
Did you know about the steampunk junk castle that can get up on its feet and travel like a car? Or perhaps you can recognise that one black ghost with a long, white face? Or a vast grey monster with...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-04-17 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 16: Family members of the crew of the hijacked ship MV Abdullah are eagerly waiting for their near and dear ones as the Somali pirates released all 23 sailors along with the Bangladeshi flag carrier ship on Sunday.The...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-04-17 00:00:00
Bangladesh Railway (BR) has taken another move to conduct a study for identifying infrastructures needed to be relocated or shifted from the Kamalapur Rail Station premises for establishing the planned multimodal transport hub.Sources said the study in this connection has...
SYFUL ISLAM from Washington D.C. | 2024-04-17 00:00:00
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday once again revised down the growth forecast for Bangladesh's economy to 5.7 per cent for the current fiscal year of 2023-24.This is the second time the IMF lowered the economic growth forecast for...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-04-16 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has issued a rule making an electronic lock and seal mandatory for transit and transshipment goods through Chattogram and Mongla ports to India.Also, e-tracking would be conducted through the GPS system to ensure accuracy...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2024-04-16 00:00:00
As if in obeisance to the prophecy of the Old Testament, the murderous regime in Israel has allowed the four horsemen of Apocalypse to run amok in Gaza, over the last six months and counting. To be precise, of the...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-04-16 00:00:00
Nowadays, financial transactions are mostly done online. Use of cash in mainstream financial transactions appears to be on the decline. The argument for a cashless society is gaining ground. At a time when plastic or digital money is on the...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2024-04-16 00:00:00
The first day of the month of Boishakh in Bangla Calendar or ‘Pahela Boishakh’ is the Bangla New Year’s Day – celebrated by the Bangalis across the globe as a folk festival. The Bangla New Year is embraced and welcomed...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-04-09 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 08: Public institutions, banks and other financial institutions will all be closed during the Eid holidays, except for the country's prime seaport Chittagong port, which will continue to operate under special arrangements.This year, people are set to enjoy...
BABUL BARMAN | 2024-04-09 00:00:00
Four companies have already raised funds worth Tk 5.50 billion through initial public offerings (IPOs) in the first three months through March, a sign that public listing regains allure as means for fund collection. Last year, only five firms and...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-04-09 00:00:00
In recent years, heatwaves are getting more intense and prolonged. Usually, heatwaves are experienced during the months of March, April and May in Bangladesh. People experienced hot to very hot summers also in the past. But the use of the...
Md. Touhidul Alam Khan | 2024-04-09 00:00:00
In the ever-evolving landscape of Bangladesh's financial sector, a profound transformation is underway, driven by strategic mergers guided by the Bangladesh Bank. These mergers represent a pivotal moment, promising to reshape the banking industry's future while addressing pressing challenges. However,...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-04-08 00:00:00
The revenue authority is facing calls to extend tax benefits for the information technology and information and communications technology-enabled services (IT-ITES) sector until 2030 in the upcoming national budget.This recommendation, included in a recent letter to the National Board of...
GULAM RABBANI | 2024-04-08 00:00:00
Different airlines in the country are facing financial burdens due mainly to excessive surcharges imposed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh, according to operators.The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has claimed a total of Tk 75.09 billion from...
Neil Ray | 2024-04-08 00:00:00
When procrastination seems to be the second nature to this nation in general and only more so with the administrative set-ups, the notice issued by the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) on April 3 last for demolition and...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-04-08 00:00:00
Already overwhelmed with incursions into border areas by Myanmar rebels as well as that country's Border Guard Police (BGP) personnel and members of the Tatmadaw (Myanmar army) in its south-eastern districts, Bangladesh is now facing a new threat from homegrown...
Golam Rasul | 2024-04-08 00:00:00
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) recently (March 27, 2024) published the global Food Waste Index 2024. This report presented data on the food waste index of different countries as well as its environmental impacts, including greenhouse gas emissions. The...
IFTEKHARUL ISLAM | 2024-04-07 00:00:00
In Bangladesh, where healthcare concerns are diverse, World Health Day is particularly significant due to the high out-of-pocket spending on healthcare. Insufficient government spending on public healthcare hampers development, pushing families into poverty and increasing their vulnerability to preventable fatal...
Tazrian Iqbal | 2024-04-07 00:00:00
World Health Organization (WHO) ‘s mantra for the year 2024 is ‘My Health, My Right.’ This is driven by the fact that at least 4.5 billion people, more than half of our world’s population, were not fully protected by essential...
Md Shafiul Alam | 2024-04-07 00:00:00
Students who opt to show their ability to run high-impact independent research with critical thinking, and enunciating difficult concepts in a meaningful way, thesis at university level could be the first step to pitch in the knowledge creation diving deep...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2024-04-07 00:00:00
NBL Securities has come up with a mobile app 'Trek' that will offer solutions to all problems tied to trading in listed securities in a move towards making the capital market more inclusive. Designed and developed by a local start-up,...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-04-07 00:00:00
Subject to the sighting of the moon for the month of Shawwal, the holy month of Ramadan will end and Eid-ul-Fitr will be observed across the country on Wednesday or Thursday. The appearance of the faint and fleeting crescent in...
Asjadul Kibria | 2024-04-07 00:00:00
Despite the apprehension that the Islamic banking industry in the country has fallen into deep trouble, the industry's overall performance last year indicated a positive trend. Many of the key indicators showed that Islamic banks are still on the right...
ISMAIL HOSSAIN | 2024-04-06 00:00:00
Telenor Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sigve Brekke has said they are not part of anything going on with Grameen Telecom and Dr Muhammad Yunus."Yes, we're reading the news about our partner Professor Muhammad Yunus and also Grameen Telecom, but we...
TALHA BIN HABIB | 2024-04-06 00:00:00
The residents of Dhaka city started leaving the capital on Friday for their roots to celebrate the upcoming holy Eid-ul-Fitr with their near and dear ones.Passengers in their multitudes were seen rushing to Kamalapur railway station, and bus and launch...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-04-06 00:00:00
The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) could not be more abrasive in its treatment of beggars. According to a report carried in a Bangla contemporary, it has rounded up as many as 167 beggars from Gulshan, Banani, Tajgaon, Natun Bazar...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2024-04-06 00:00:00
The global financial crisis of 2007-08 had shattered the intellectual consensus of economists that prevailed after the Cold War, and since then, they have failed to correctly predict repeated shocks across a number of years. Besides, economists have failed to...
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