M Aminul Islam | 2018-12-11 00:00:00
"Mama, when will you take me to a food court?" an impassioned plea a past-master nephew makes to his maternal uncle to go outdoors for yummy wafers. "Mama, where to go?" "Dhaka Housing-will you get there?" Such is the common...
Abdullah M. Hasan | 2018-12-11 00:00:00
Cruise vessels are expected to start plying the Guwahati-Dhaka-Kolkata route from March 25 next year following the recent signing of the Inland Water Transit and Trade Protocol in New Delhi. Cruises are costly and are likely to be patronised by...
Rezaul Karim | 2018-12-10 00:00:00
Lending to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) by foreign commercial banks (FCBs) operating in Bangladesh is much lower than expected level over the years, banking sources said.According to the data available with the Bangladesh Bank, nine foreign banks disbursed only...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2018-12-10 00:00:00
MJL Bangladesh, country's largest lubricant company has exhibited a steady growth in revenue earning and dividend disbursement, among others, in last five consecutive years through 'operational excellence'. During the period, the company registered growth rates between 1.88 per cent to...
Neil Ray | 2018-12-10 00:00:00
A car-free Manik Mia Avenue is a sight to behold! If children converge on it to run and do what they love to do most, the spot suddenly turns out to be an oasis of innocence cut out from a...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2018-12-10 00:00:00
The banking sector is ailing. This is no news. But what is a matter to worry about is that the authorities concerned do not seem interested to take remedial measures. This may cause people to feel nervous about the future...
Nazneen Ahmed and Mitali Parvin | 2018-12-10 00:00:00
The textile industry of Bangladesh, for quite a long time, has been making significant contribution in expanding our exports, employment generation, women empowerment and socio-economic development. The industry not only contributes to primary textile needs of the households, but also...
Mariana Mazzucato in London | 2018-12-09 00:00:00
The United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS) marked its 70th birthday this year, so this is a good time to reflect on the NHS's past and consider its future. The NHS has long been a source of inspiration in health-care...
Jasper A. Bovenberg in Amsterdam and Bartha M. Knoppers in Montreal | 2018-12-09 00:00:00
A Chinese scientist's claims to have created the world's first genetically edited babies have injected a new sense of urgency into the discussions about ethics and social and personal responsibility surrounding the capacity to create and genetically modify human embryos....
Rezaul Karim | 2018-12-09 00:00:00
Women entrepreneurs have fallen far behind others in getting access to SME loans over the years though the overall SME financing keeps rising.According to data available with the central bank, the women entrepreneurs could manage only Tk 52.65 billion or...
Asjadul Kibria | 2018-12-08 12:00:00
Almost all the cities in Bangladesh are rapidly becoming unfriendly towards pedestrians. Dhaka and other big cities have already allowed motor vehicles to rule the roads. The chaos on the roads of Dhaka thanks to unruly motor vehicles couple with...
Syful Islam | 2018-12-08 00:00:00
Bangladesh is yet to find the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's involvement in the reserve heist though it plans to sue the US-based bank, a top official said on Friday. "We are yet to get anything absolute that proves...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2018-12-08 00:00:00
Local bottling plants are in dire straits after bulk suppliers have suspended supplies of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) since November 12.Prices of LPG cylinders for household use rose significantly in the local market.A number of consumers said they have to...
Teresa Ghilarducci | 2018-12-08 00:00:00
Every economics student knows that when demand outpaces supply, prices should go up. But, despite an historically low 3.9 per cent unemployment rate in the United States, the "prices" for American workers - their wages - are stagnating. Why?There are...
Shamsul Alam | 2018-12-08 00:00:00
December 3 was celebrated globally as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD). Originally, annual observance of the IDPD was proclaimed for the first time in 1992, through a resolution by the United Nations General Assembly. The day has...
Abdul Bayes | 2018-12-08 00:00:00
Some young and talented researchers - Fakir Md Yunus, Safayet Khan, Tanjilut Tasnuba, Paroma Afsara Husain, and Amanda Misiti - undertook a research on transfer of money via mobile phones. Their insights could make important policy suggestions regarding the future...
Babul Barman | 2018-12-08 00:00:00
Stocks bounced back this week, as optimistic investors went on a buying spree, snapping up financial issues.Thursday was the last trading session of the week. Week-on-week, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), jumped 51.55 points or...
Helal Uddin Ahmed and Mehrabul Ferdausi | 2018-12-08 00:00:00
Japanese philosophers have wielded considerable influences on the society and culture of Japan as well as the Eastern and Southeast Asian countries since the medieval era. This article presents a chronological review of some of the major Japanese philosophers of...
Tahira Islam | 2018-12-08 00:00:00
Being a recent graduate of computer engineering in the field of digital technology, my aspiration is directly linked to the digital revolution of the late 20th century. Digital revolution marks the transformation from analogue to a digital era which his...
Nilratan Halder | 2018-12-08 00:00:00
Addiction and crime stay like cosy chums huddled together. Not all addictions, however, show the symptom of criminality initially. It is like a trap into which one steps never to turn back. The situation becomes compulsive at certain point when...
Siddique Islam | 2018-12-07 00:00:00
The central bank has so far sold nearly US$1.0 billion this fiscal year directly to the commercial banks for settling their import payment obligations, officials said."We're providing such foreign currency support to the banks for making import payment bills," a...
Munima Sultana | 2018-12-07 00:00:00
A China-led consortium is set to build Dhaka bypass as the country's first toll expressway with high-tech road facilities under public-private partnership (PPP).Officials claimed the first-ever real-time PPP project followed the PPP guideline, including design and selection of concessionaire under...
S. M. Rayhanul Islam | 2018-12-07 00:00:00
The human mind is the most complex system in living creatures. It is the source of all human thoughts and behaviours. Although we cannot notice the mind, everything we do, think, feel and say is determined by the functioning of...
Nilratan Halder | 2018-12-07 00:00:00
Taking one's own life -- and that too by a student of class IX -- suddenly brings an entire society face to face with some ugly and searching questions. On the face of it, the tragic incident simply involves the...
Harold James in Princeton, New Jersey, USA | 2018-12-07 00:00:00
The European Union (EU) has gained member-state approval for an agreement setting the terms of the United Kingdom's exit from the bloc. But it is still unclear whether a majority of British parliamentarians will approve the deal, given that it...
Asjadul Kibria | 2018-12-06 12:00:00
Bangladesh economy has been registering a consistent upward growth for the last few years. At the same time, inflation rate has also been maintaining a modest hike. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose to 7.86 per cent in the past fiscal...
Siddique Islam | 2018-12-06 00:00:00
The amount of classified loans in the country's banking sector reached an all-time high of nearly Tk 1.0 trillion in September ahead of the upcoming national election. The volume of non-performing loans (NPLs) jumped by nearly 34 per cent or...
Babul Barman | 2018-12-06 00:00:00
The net foreign funds in the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) remained negative in November as foreign investors were reluctant to put fresh stakes.Market insiders said depreciation of taka against the US dollar coupled with political tension surrounding national elections played...
Arafatul Islam Akib | 2018-12-06 00:00:00
With a growing number of startups in Bangladesh, it is essential that they are provided with proper guidelines, given knowledge about the existing and changing infrastructures, provided information about raising capital etc. One such organisation that plans to work for...
Bertrand Badré, Emmanuel Faber, Bertrand Piccard, Paul Polman and Ronald Cohen in Paris | 2018-12-06 00:00:00
In the decade since the global financial crisis, mechanisms to boost the financial system's resilience have been widely discussed. But while some progress has been made, the largely piecemeal approach that has been pursued may yet prove inadequate to support...
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