M Riaz Hamidullah | 2018-12-29 00:00:00
Past two years, the global spheres have been abuzz with the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). The 4IR narrative, tools and applications continue to evolve in diverse contexts and circumstances. Individuals across countries and societies are embracing, adopting and adapting to...
Md. Mazadul Hoque | 2018-12-29 00:00:00
In the recent couple of years migration of female workers from Bangladesh to different countries for jobs had been a much-talked-about issue, among others. Now both host and destination countries are under pressure to make sure no more untoward incident...
Nilratan Halder | 2018-12-29 00:00:00
A new branch of journalism has flourished rather imperceptibly in this part of the world. There is nothing as trendy as the Harper's Magazine, GQ or the likes here. Once, the Chitrali was a naïve imitation of the highly rated...
Munima Sultana | 2018-12-28 00:00:00
The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has moved to upgrade and rehabilitate 22 more bridges in the country's western zone to manage a Japanese assistance given for the purpose, officials said.They also said Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) provided Tk...
Syful Islam and Sajibur Rahman | 2018-12-28 00:00:00
Amid fear of chaos before and after the national polls, a significant number of foreigners left Bangladesh, leaving occupancy rate in upmarket hotels and guest houses in the capital to fall.Many posh hotels are seeing record low turnout of guests...
Siddique Islam | 2018-12-28 00:00:00
Nine banks including state lenders suffered a total capital shortfall of over Tk 190.63 billion in the third quarter (Q3) of this calendar year as growing classified loans sapped their profits.The banks-four state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs) and three of private...
Babul Barman | 2018-12-28 00:00:00
The capital market ended 2018, a gloomy year for it, as the core index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) suffered a 14 per cent loss amid lack of investors' confidence.People familiar with the capital market said lack of investors'...
Nilratan Halder | 2018-12-28 00:00:00
The concentration of 99 per cent of world's wealth in one per cent of its inhabitants has made screaming headlines -- and genuinely so. That the 99 per cent of the world population has to do with just one per...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2018-12-28 00:00:00
Equal rights for women and affirmative action for promoting gender equality are guaranteed in the Constitution of Bangladesh. According to the Constitution, all citizens are equal before law and are entitled to equal protection of law (Article 27). According to...
Sarwar Md Saifullah Khaled | 2018-12-27 00:00:00
The rising United States (US) interest rates, tanking emerging market currencies and a bitter US-China trade spat could push the world towards its next financial crisis. But still there is time to avert such disaster. The International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
Shamsul Alam | 2018-12-27 00:00:00
The challenge of maintaining sustainability in the context of prevailing patterns of growth and development began to be recognised at the global level since the early seventies. The UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm in 1972 and several...
Hyonhee Shin and Joyce Lee in Seoul | 2018-12-27 00:00:00
The two Koreas on Wednesday launched a project to reconnect rail and road links severed since the 1950-53 Korean War, but actual construction cannot start while sanctions remain in place against North Korea, officials said. The two sides agreed in...
Asjadul Kibria | 2018-12-27 00:00:00
The capital market of Bangladesh is small, weak and largely immature. Despite being a pillar of the overall financial market, it is continuously struggling to become an effective and vibrant market for financial intermediation. Money market, the other pillar of...
Munima Sultana | 2018-12-26 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Railway (BR) finds it difficult to go ahead with the memorandum of understanding (MoU) it signed with a British company two years back for establishing Dhaka-Payra port rail link.Sources said the BR signed the MoU with the DP...
Siddique Islam | 2018-12-26 00:00:00
The country's money market is now facing liquidity pressure following higher withdrawal of cash from the banks ahead of the national polls, bankers said.Some cash-hungry banks have also availed liquidity facilities from the central bank in the form of repo...
Rezaul Karim | 2018-12-26 00:00:00
The government is considering allowing more than 300 lighterage vessels for next year to facilitate transportation of the growing export-import cargoes.To this end, shipping ministry is planning to form a high-powered committee to be headed by the director general of...
Babul Barman | 2018-12-26 00:00:00
Funds raised by listed companies through issuance of rights shares fell sharply by 76 per cent year-on-year in 2018, hitting three years low.Two listed firms netted about Tk 2.68 billion by issuing more than 268 million rights at par in...
Erik Berglöf in Beijing | 2018-12-26 00:00:00
Since beginning its reform and opening up 40 years ago this month, China has been a very good student. And now, after four decades of rapid development, the country is increasingly presenting itself as a teacher. As it commits more...
Siddique Islam | 2018-12-25 00:00:00
The central bank has started taking preparations to formulate its next monetary policy, giving top priority on creating employment opportunities through boosting financing in the productive sectors.The priority was suggested at an internal preparatory meeting on the monetary policy statement...
Mitchell Baker in San Francisco, USA | 2018-12-25 00:00:00
After a prolonged honeymoon for the digital economy, the dark side of the Internet, social media, and "Big Tech" has become increasingly apparent in recent years. Online, what is good for business is not necessarily good for individuals or societies....
Siddique Islam | 2018-12-24 00:00:00
The regulators concerned have asked the top management of BASIC Bank Limited for taking effective measures, including boosting loan recovery drives, immediately to improve its overall performance, officials said.The instruction was given at a special meeting of BASIC Bank management...
Babul Barman | 2018-12-24 00:00:00
Small-cap companies dominated the initial public offering (IPO) market in the outgoing year 2018 that has seen a constantly bearish market, said an analyst.The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) data show 13 companies raised a total of Tk 5.46 billion by...
John Lloyd | 2018-12-24 00:00:00
Christmas is invariably the time for a grouch that neither Christ nor mas(s) feature much in a festival meant to rededicate Christian believers to the worship of the son of God. Materialism, especially for children, swamps, on this view, any...
Neil Ray | 2018-12-24 00:00:00
The world is fast losing its plant and animal species. With forests and woodlands depleting or disappearing, the days of some of both species are now numbered. Yet one thing is baffling, human knowledge of the plant world is limited....
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2018-12-24 00:00:00
The truth about the quality of financials prepared by the companies listed on the country's bourses has started coming out, but only partially. The securities regulator, the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) had amended a relevant order in 2015...
Quamrul Islam Chowdhury | 2018-12-24 00:00:00
How can I disagree with my longstanding French negotiator friend Paul Watkinson when he says, "Katowice … marks the moment where the Paris Agreement came of age: from now it runs its own affairs directly." True, the government delegates from...
Siddique Islam | 2018-12-23 00:00:00
Modhumoti Bank Limited (MMBL) wants to become a SME-focused bank gradually aiming to facilitate developing entrepreneurship particularly in the rural areas of Bangladesh, the bank's top executive has said.The private commercial bank (PCB) has also planned to boost its financing...
Syful Islam | 2018-12-22 00:00:00
The World Bank (WB) is likely to adopt a new reference rate from next year in calculating the interest of its high-cost loans, officials have said.Presently, the interest rate of WB's high-cost loans is calculated on the basis of LIBOR...
Babul Barman | 2018-12-22 00:00:00
Stocks posted a marginal gain last week that ended on Thursday, as smart investors collected shares despite growing political tensions in the run-up to the national election.Week-on-week, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), rose 14.20 points...
Muhammad Abdul Mazid | 2018-12-22 00:00:00
The concept and the practice of zakat is very comprehensive in the many ways that it can assist the poor, those facing risks as well as the destitute in a society. The practice of zakat does not only offer positive...
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