Nilratan Halder | 2019-02-09 12:00:00
The greatest crisis of the modern time is the lack of human relations based on sincerity and integrity of soul. Human bond of this order as against indiscriminately and often thoughtlessly used love is a rare commodity. Love governed by...
Munima Sultana | 2019-02-09 00:00:00
The Dhaka-Sylhet four-lane project has once again been left hanging in the balance over the complexity of arrangement of funds for constructing the country's important highway that will serve as a regional corridor, sources said.They said construction work on the...
Ismail Hossain | 2019-02-09 00:00:00
The government has taken a fresh move to find foreign cooperation with tuna-rich countries under government to government partnership to catch tuna fish in the deep-sea. The fisheries department took the move after being failed to initiate private companies launch...
Syful Islam | 2019-02-09 00:00:00
The government targets to lower time and cost of overseas trading taking into consideration Singapore's success in this case, sources said.In the World Bank's latest 'ease of doing business' index, Singapore stood second and Bangladesh 176th.The target was set at...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2019-02-09 00:00:00
Businesses having annual turnover of Tk 50 million and above will have to procure tailored Value Added Tax (VAT) processing software from 11 selected companies.The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has selected the firms to help businesses procure the prescribed...
Muhammad Abdul Mazid | 2019-02-09 00:00:00
The UN Sustainable Development Goal number 16 aims to 'Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels'. It remains a crude fact that the...
Asjadul Kibria | 2019-02-09 00:00:00
The first week of the month-long Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela has drawn a moderate crowd. Publishers participating in the fair with new titles besides their already published books are expecting better sales in the weeks ahead. Bookstalls have been spread...
Abdul Bayes | 2019-02-09 00:00:00
The General Economics Division of the Ministry of Planning (GED) prepared a document titled, 'SDG Bangladesh Progress Report 2018'. The exercise was due because "our governments have the primary responsibility for follow-up and review, at the national, regional and global...
Anatole Kaletsky in London | 2019-02-09 00:00:00
Has British Prime Minister Theresa May outmanoeuvred all her opponents? By defeating Parliament's effort to rule out a disorderly "no-deal" rupture between the European Union (EU) and its second-largest trading partner, May has redoubled pressure on EU leaders to accept...
Abdur Rahman Chowdhury from Falls Church, Virginia, USA | 2019-02-09 00:00:00
In summer 2010, I met a handsome young man at a social event in the suburb of Washington DC He was accompanied by his wife and a beautiful daughter. He said that he had returned from Iraq after serving one...
Babul Barman | 2019-02-09 00:00:00
Stocks extended their losing streak for the second straight week that ended on Thursday as investors sold financial shares.Market analysts said most of the investors adopted a 'cautious' stance after announcement of the Bangladesh Bank's monetary policy statement (MPS) while...
Kazi Nurmohammad Hossainul Haque | 2019-02-09 00:00:00
Australia Day on January 26 is the national day of Australia and a big event in the country like national days elsewhere in the world. It is the largest celebration in the harbour district in downtown Sydney, accompanied by festivities...
Asjadul Kibria | 2019-02-09 00:00:00
Dhaka was a quite city at that time and there was a lot of greenery in many parts of the city. There were some dedicated men in the city who felt the urge to enlighten the people and society in...
Talha Bin Habib | 2019-02-08 00:00:00
The ready-made garment (RMG) sector has been brought under the digital mapping system, which will provide credible data of the factories, a Commerce Ministry official said. Commerce minister Tipu Munshi inaugurates the project at the headquarters of the Bangladesh Garment...
Munima Sultana | 2019-02-08 00:00:00
A move has been made to introduce an electronic toll collection system at four major bridges on the national highway aiming at faster transportation.Meghna Gumti, Bhairab, Lalon Shah and Rupsha bridges on Dhaka-Chattogram, Kushtia and Khulna highways are being brought...
Siddique Islam | 2019-02-08 00:00:00
Banks can now write off increased amount of bad loans without filing lawsuits after the issuance of new policy, experts said. This will also help reduce troubled loans in the near future, they said.The central bank on Wednesday issued the...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2019-02-08 00:00:00
It is no secret that the number of people suffering from diseases, including flatulence, gastric ulcer, chronic dysentery, involving their digestive system is very high in Bangladesh. Almost every third person does very often complain about acidity or other problems...
Nilratan Halder | 2019-02-08 00:00:00
Words are making rounds now for sometime about transforming villages in the country into towns. Actually, the issue of taking urban facilities to the doorsteps of villagers figured as a major agenda in the Awami League's election manifesto. Now that...
Yilmaz Akyüz in Geneva | 2019-02-08 00:00:00
At a time when the world economy is seen poised for yet another financial turmoil, there is a widespread recognition that emerging economies (EMEs) are particularly vulnerable because of their deepened integration into the global financial system. What is less...
Siddique Islam | 2019-02-07 00:00:00
Senior bankers and law minister are likely to meet the High Court judges and Attorney General's Office to discuss the ways of reducing troubled loans through effective implementation of existing laws.The decision came at a special meeting on Wednesday with...
Labiba Fairooz | 2019-02-07 00:00:00
It was a day for team Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)-A, consisting of debaters Nazifa Raidah and Zobayer Ahmed . They sweeped the floor at Flamingo Drishty Game of Logic 2019 in Chattogram. The champions IUB-A team defeated teams of North...
Masihul Huq Chowdhury | 2019-02-07 00:00:00
The other day, this writer was talking with a banker about the various ways through which fraudsters use fake land documents to get loans approved. The banker said that the chain of title and land deeds is matched discreetly. The...
Line Gordon | 2019-02-07 00:00:00
Our current diets are bad for our health and are harming the planet. Two billion people are now overweight or obese. Poor diet is the biggest cause of noncommunicable disease in the world, posing a greater risk of morbidity and...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2019-02-07 00:00:00
Monetary Policy has the unenviable and often daunting task of simultaneously promoting or sustaining growth in gross domestic product (GDP) and containing inflation within reasonable bounds. The task set for monetary policy is daunting because, as it is known to...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2019-02-06 00:00:00
The securities regulator has asked the Central Depository Bangladesh Limited (CDBL) to strictly enforce the 'mandatory declarations' requirement in the case of share transfer by the sponsor-directors and placement shareholders of listed companies.The instruction came in the wake of transfers...
Siddique Islam | 2019-02-06 00:00:00
The central bank is trying to find a way out to ease pressure of defaulted loans that have already reached an alarming level in the country's banking system.It has already formed three committees to prepare a set of recommendations for...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2019-02-06 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) opined that the existing tax provisions on depreciation of intangible assets are not investor-friendly in line with the economic advancement, officials said.It also sought rationalisation of the tax provisions on amortisation to attract more...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2019-02-06 00:00:00
Believed to be widespread, especially in developing countries of the world, electoral fraud may be defined as illegal, immoral and unethical interferences in the election process. In an oft-quoted paper titled 'The Menu of Manipulation' (2002), Andreas Schedler proposed the...
Md Touhidul Alam Khan | 2019-02-06 00:00:00
Leaders from 193 countries around the world met in September 2015 to ponder about the future of the generations yet to come. They dreamt of a world with no-poverty, no-hunger and safety from the extreme weather events by 2030. Thus...
Sarwar Md. Saifullah Khaled | 2019-02-06 00:00:00
Despite stringent government measures against drug peddling in the country, presence of substances has become ubiquitous. From lanes and by-lanes in cities and towns to the remotest corner of the rural areas the invasion of drugs has been unrelenting. It...
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