Nilratan Halder | 2024-04-05 00:00:00
As long queues behind TCB (Trading Corporation of Bangladesh) tracks get longer for procurement of subsidised essentials, the disclosure, as made by the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP's) "Food Waste Index Report 2024", that a Bangladesh national wastes annually more...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2024-04-05 00:00:00
April is the cruellest month, as T S Eliot put it. And then there was Robert Browning who longed to be in England in April. William Shakespeare, in his jocular way, had this to place before his readers: 'Men are...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2024-04-04 00:00:00
Finance officials are stitching up a contractionary budget for the next fiscal year, officials said, giving top priority to taming inflation and employment generation.As the government walks tightropes to make ends meet amid both internal and global economic adversities, the...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-04-04 00:00:00
Oral saline is taxed at above 98 per cent in Bangladesh now due to the inclusion of its prime packaging material on a high import tariff list.Local manufacturers say that changes in HS code by the customs authority have led...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2024-04-04 00:00:00
Sea Pearl Beach Resort & Spa is at the risk of being labelled as defaulter if it fails to covert bonds worth Tk 1.2 billion into shares meeting the conditions put forth by the bondholder, state-run Investment Corporation of Bangladesh...
BABUL BARMAN | 2024-04-04 00:00:00
Yusuf Flour Mills, a little known SME stock, exceeded Tk 5,000 on the Dhaka Stock Exchange's SME platform on Wednesday, becoming the most-expensive share in the stock market. The stock more than doubled to Tk 5,183.5 per share in the...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-04-04 00:00:00
Article 17 of the Bangladesh Constitution stipulates that the state shall establish a uniform, mass-oriented, and universal system of education, extending free and compulsory education to all children up to a stage as determined by law. The National Education Policy...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2024-04-03 12:00:00
I have often asked myself why Justice S M Murshed went into a state of silence in the 1970s. And I have not yet been able to respond to that query. But why do I raise the question in the...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2024-04-03 00:00:00
The securities regulator considers some amendments to the recently approved REIT rules to pave the way for investments on development projects in "satellite cities". The rules were formulated, keeping in mind that funds will go in rental projects but now...
MEHENAZ SULTANA TISHA | 2024-04-03 00:00:00
Every day, you wake up to look at your screen, and there is a new drama on Facebook. Some dramas even last for two or three days. Whether it is simply another memetic catchphrase resurfacing from an old TV show...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-04-02 00:00:00
Taxmen are freezing tax-defaulter private universities' bank accounts in a clampdown to realise long-overdue taxes that came to Tk 8.31 billion, sources said. And the drastic move launched by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) began paying off for the...
GULAM RABBANI | 2024-04-02 00:00:00
At least 80 per cent of domestic flight tickets of Biman Bangladesh Airlines and most private airlines have been sold out much ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr festival.Most of the tickets for domestic flights to Jashore, Syedpur and Rajshahi from April...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-04-02 00:00:00
A UN report titled, 'Global Humanitarian Overview 2024,' says hunger is not inevitable, but it is almost always manmade. And the manmade reasons for hunger according that report include armed conflict, economic shocks, climate extremes, poverty and inequality. These are...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-04-01 00:00:00
Bangladesh Railway (BR) has finally decided to shelve a flawed project to upgrade the country's important Akhaura-Sylhet line after nearly seven years of delays in negotiations over a costly Chinese proposal.At a recent meeting, the Ministry of Railways decided to...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-04-01 00:00:00
Amid inflation hovering around a double-digit level for around a year, the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FBCCI) has proposed exempting all agro-based essential commodities from source tax. The country's apex chamber called for the withdrawal of...
ISMAIL HOSSAIN | 2024-04-01 00:00:00
Grameenphone seeks policy support from the government so that it can sign Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (CPPA) in fulfilling its commitment to cut carbon emission by 50 per cent by 2030. The country's largest telecom operator has been taking preparation...
Neil Ray | 2024-04-01 00:00:00
Reverse migration could be a most welcome demographic trend but unfortunately this homecoming from urban settlements is not out of choice but forced. The situation is so dire that more people are now leaving the major cities for their ancestral...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-04-01 00:00:00
A report prepared by the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCAD) in collaboration with the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and published this year (2024) says that Bangladesh's geography and low-lying delta topography make it particularly...
Mohiuddin Rubel | 2024-04-01 00:00:00
Bangladesh's Ready-Made Garment (RMG) industry stands as a cornerstone of the nation's economy, driving growth and employment while commanding a significant presence in the global fashion market. However, the industry faces pressing challenges in an era of rapid technological advancement...
Tasnimul Islam | 2024-03-31 12:00:00
Green entrepreneurship, which focuses on sustainable and environment- friendly business practices, has the potential to create numerous job opportunities in Bangladesh. This is particularly relevant for the youth who are the future of the nation. This article will focus a...
Asma-ul-husna | 2024-03-31 00:00:00
Nothing destroys relationships among a group of people like backbiting. It affects friendships, creates misunderstandings, and destroys the foundation of respect for one another. Understandably, it has a significant impact in a sensitive environment such as academia or work-place. Starting...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2024-03-31 00:00:00
General investors and the country's capital market repeatedly become victims of accumulated burden of margin loans disbursed to big investors. The recent rapid market erosion is the latest such event that befell them.The regulatory bodies have always claimed that they...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2024-03-31 00:00:00
In market economy consumer is sovereign, according to text book of Economics 101. Consumers convey their needs through their purchasing power transforming them in to ‘effective demand’. Market is to respond and comply with this particular demand. The fact that...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-03-31 00:00:00
Certain statistics are disconcerting, especially those that portray a grim picture of the country's socio-economic reality. Urban poverty in Bangladesh has increased significantly over the last five years due to the rising cost of basic needs. A study jointly conducted...
Asjadul Kibria | 2024-03-31 00:00:00
Being one of the five pillars of Islam, it is critical to mobilise Zakat properly so that the ultimate objective of obligatory charity can be achieved. And the objective is to reduce poverty in society by a balanced distribution of...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2024-03-30 00:00:00
A rush for approving renewable energy-based power plants is evident as 350-megawatt projects have already been given the go-ahead in last three months, auguring well for green transition.Moreover, some 506MW green power projects have been in the queue for tariff...
GULAM RABBANI | 2024-03-30 00:00:00
Almost half of the quarries of Maddhapara Granite Mining Company Limited, the country's lone granite stone producer, remained unsold in the last fiscal year, despite achieving its highest production in five years. This has resulted in a large stockpile of...
Shahidul Islam | 2024-03-30 00:00:00
This is a memoir of the author's life covering the later part of twentieth century as he grew up, from being a student to engagement in business in various roles from executive to consultant to retirement as Professor at the...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-03-30 00:00:00
If Ramadan is a time for self-abnegation or asceticism, it is also an occasion for sharing and caring. Unfortunately, self-control and self-denial are not matched by the reaching out to others in need. Yet, the fact remains that this period...
Matin Saad Abdullah | 2024-03-30 00:00:00
Last year's COP marked a significant milestone for the global community. For the first time, all countries acknowledged the need to move away from fossil fuels to meet the goals laid out in the Paris Agreement. Considering the politics surrounding...
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