Rezaul Karim | 2018-09-29 00:00:00
Bangladesh is set to ink a deal with the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) this year to expand trade and commerce, including duty-free market access to Russia, and tap the potential of exports to East European markets, officials said.Contacted, Additional Secretary...
Kamal Uddin Ahmed | 2018-09-29 00:00:00
This year (2018) marks the centennial of the birth of the iconic leader late Nelson Mandela. He was the first democratically elected President of South Africa, "a giant of history" and the global doyen of peace and justice. The UN...
Asjadul Kibria | 2018-09-29 00:00:00
Air-conditioned (AC) bus for the regular commuters in Dhaka city is not a matter of luxury but a necessity. A good number of regular commuters are ready to pay higher fares to travel in AC buses. But they are yet...
Abdul Bayes | 2018-09-29 00:00:00
Transfer of assets to the extreme poor assumes a programme of immense importance these days. Both the government and NGOs are carrying out such programmes with the belief that it will work well to emancipate them from the clutches of...
Shafiq Alam | 2018-09-29 00:00:00
Planning Minister ANH Mustafa Kamal has recently raised a serious question of biasness towards the construction of bituminous (flexible) roads despite their poor performance. During a September 22 seminar organised by the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) in Dhaka, he...
Muhammad Abdul Mazid | 2018-09-29 00:00:00
A pioneer in the field of economic journalism, a man of exceptional probing mind, a professional journalist with a strong commitment, late Abul Hasanat Mohammad Moazzem Hossain (January 1, 1948 - August 1, 2018) , played a pioneering role in...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2018-09-29 00:00:00
The cuisines of China have evolved over the centuries into one of the best in the world. Food has played an auspicious role in nearly all aspects of Chinese society for more than five thousand years. This is true for...
Nilratan Halder | 2018-09-29 00:00:00
Love for tree is inherent in man. To see a sapling planted in one's hand to grow to maturity and, in case of a fruit tree, bearing fruit is to witness an experience similar to the growth of babies to...
Rezaul Karim | 2018-09-28 00:00:00
Bangladesh has made a move to seize an opportunity of farming in the Northeast African country Sudan through overseas investment.To this end, an 11-member committee, led by Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) executive chairman Kazi M Aminul Islam, has been...
Maswood Alam Khan | 2018-09-28 00:00:00
Two 16-year old girls unfurled a new dawn of the golden age of Indian films in 1949. One was Lata Mangeshkar and the other Madhubala. It was "Mahal" (The Mansion), India's first reincarnation thriller film based on a ghost story...
S. M. Rayhanul Islam | 2018-09-28 00:00:00
A green economy is one that "results in improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities" (UNEP, 2011, p. 2). A green economy embodies the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by, among other means, advancing...
Amy Kazmin in New Delhi | 2018-09-28 00:00:00
Hats off to the young Bangladeshi cricketers on their reaching the much-expected final of this year's Asia Cup. They defeated Pakistan by 37 runs in a pulsating match on September 26. They will play against India on September 28. Wednesday's...
Nilratan Halder | 2018-09-28 00:00:00
Education and skill gaps for students and job-seekers are always a serious concern anywhere in the world. In a country burdened with an oversize population, this turns out to be nightmarish. Three studies conducted by the World Vision have focused...
Munima Sultana | 2018-09-27 00:00:00
The government is planning to construct an 'outer' circular road surrounding the city under Roads and Highways Department (RHD) in coordination with the Public-Private Partnership Authority (PPPA).An inter-ministerial meeting held recently also decided to conduct a pre-feasibility study under the...
Talha Bin Habib | 2018-09-27 00:00:00
The government has formed two teams to identify and recover abandoned commercial property in the country, an official said.Commerce ministry has taken an initiative to identify such property located in 18 districts.Md Masukur Rahman Sikder, deputy secretary of the ministry,...
Rezaul Karim | 2018-09-27 00:00:00
The state-owned Palli Sanchay Bank (PSB) has taken an initiative to produce skilled drivers in a bid to curb road accidents as well as create employment for them, officials said.Chairman of the bank Dr Mihir Kanti Majumder submitted a draft...
Sahria Islam Trisha | 2018-09-27 00:00:00
Enjoying unbridled success since its very first session in 2016, Bangladesh University of Professionals Global Affairs Council (BUPGAC) is back once again to awestruck the MUN community with its third plenary. In just two years, BUP Model United Nations Conference...
Al Faruque Ratul | 2018-09-27 00:00:00
For three days, the campus of Independent University, Bangladesh was unrecognisable to the students. There were four models of spaceships from the 'Star Wars' in the central courtyard of the campus. The open balcony space behind the courtyard was filled...
Sarwar Md. Saifullah Khaled | 2018-09-27 00:00:00
Findings from a recently published research has revealed that urban air pollution, mostly from vehicles, is associated with an increased risk of dementia. The researchers reported in medical journal BMJ Open that the link remained after heavy drinking, smoking and...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2018-09-27 00:00:00
Behind the belligerent rhetoric against China over alleged unfair trade practices and slapping of mounting tariff on Chinese export to America, the spectre of a long-drawn-out war has been eclipsed. But that is a momentary illusion, given the continuity of...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2018-09-26 00:00:00
The faulty format of new Value Added Tax (VAT) returns has forced many of the businesses to submit their return in the older version, people familiar with the situation said.Officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) said the VAT...
Syful Islam | 2018-09-26 00:00:00
A team of the International Monetary Fund is expected to arrive in the city next week to assess the overall performance of the state owned commercial banks (SoCBs), an official said.The IMF mission chief for Bangladesh Daisaku Kihara will lead...
Siddique Islam | 2018-09-26 00:00:00
Farm credit disbursement dropped by over 25 per cent or Tk 7.04 billion in the first two months of the current fiscal year (FY), 2018-19, despite the central bank's close monitoring.Disbursement of agriculture loan came down to Tk 20.90 billion...
Polin Kumar Saha | 2018-09-26 00:00:00
In March this year, the UN Committee for Development Policy (CDP) declared that Bangladesh has gained eligibility for graduation to 'developing country' status. Bangladesh has been in the list of least developed countries since 1975. It needs to be determined...
Anatole Kaletsky in London | 2018-09-26 00:00:00
The United States cannot win its tariff war with China, regardless of what President Donald Trump says or does in the coming months. Trump believes that he has the upper hand in this conflict because the US economy is so...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2018-09-25 00:00:00
Bangladesh has offered duty benefit on import of 602 products from five countries under Asia Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA).APTA member countries - India, China, Lao PDR (Laos), Republic of Korea (South Korea) and Sri Lanka - will enjoy concessional rates...
Siddique Islam | 2018-09-25 00:00:00
Two more private commercial banks (PCBs) are going to set up representative offices in Hong Kong with no objection from the central bank, officials said.The PCBs are Exim Bank Ltd and The City Bank Ltd."We've issued no-objection certificates to the...
Munima Sultana | 2018-09-25 00:00:00
The scarcity of open space in the city is gradually limiting the scope of constructing metro rail, project officials and experts said.They said the ongoing metro rail projects have already hit a snag due to lack of adequate space for...
Md. Ziaul Haque Howlader | 2018-09-25 00:00:00
Like its many other advantages, the rapid development of digital technology has been helping global tourism industry move forward even beyond one's imagination. At present, tourism development cannot be achieved without the blessings of digital technology. A great change has...
Gene Frieda in London | 2018-09-25 00:00:00
One truism of the last three decades is that emerging markets are a leveraged play on global growth: they outperform when developed economies are growing, but they are susceptible to sharp downturns when global conditions are less favourable. This more...
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