Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2016-11-25 00:00:00
To say that globalisation is at a crossroads would be an understatement; it is very much under threat. Even in its heydays globalisation had its critics among whom were policy makers, economists and hard-nosed trade unionists. Of late they have...
Siddique Islam | 2016-11-24 00:00:00
A high-powered delegation headed by Law Minister Anisul Huq is scheduled to leave for Manila Saturday to expedite efforts with the Philippines to retrieve the remaining $65.75 million of Bangladesh's heisted foreign-exchange reserves. During the November 28-30 visit, the five-member...
Syful Islam | 2016-11-24 00:00:00
The number of products for low-tariff trading under the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA), previously known as the Bangkok Agreement, may more than double as the member-countries finally agreed to conclude soon the fourth-round negotiations, officials said. Trade ministers of the...
Munima Sultana | 2016-11-24 00:00:00
Despite improvements in policy support to women entrepreneurs in small and medium enterprises (SMEs), the financing gap between the demand and supply of loans remains as high as 60 per cent, according to a new study. It showed that women's...
[email protected] | 2016-11-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh has outshone many others in accomplishing many of the MDGs tasks with national poverty cut to 24.8 per cent against the targeted 29 per cent by 2015, government evaluation report said Wednesday. The progress report, however, recognizes that the...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2016-11-24 00:00:00
The securities' regulator has moved to set a new provision to make use of proceeds from the Initial Public Offerings (IPO) available to investors through the websites of listed companies and stock exchanges. The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC)...
Rezaul Karim | 2016-11-24 00:00:00
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has asked the ministries concerned to decide within one month the fate of incomplete and abandoned projects taken up during the period from 1996 to 2001 and from 2009 to 2015, officials said. The PMO...
Albab Maswood | 2016-11-24 00:00:00
MUN minutes, a collaborative effort from Advent Initiative and PAUDCs (Primeasia University Debate Club) event titled MUN minutes took place in the university premises on November 12 this year. The event was a combined workshop and practice of MUN (Model...
Rehnuma Jahan Islam | 2016-11-24 00:00:00
Every morning as I travel to work on a rickshaw, I almost run over pedestrians, narrowly avoid multiple head on collisions with reckless cars, bang my head a few times into the hood of the rickshaw as it suddenly falls...
Nabil Azam Dewan | 2016-11-24 00:00:00
Since the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was signed between Iran and the P+1 countries (United States, Russia, China, United Kingdom, France and Germany; along with the European Union) last year, the world has seen light at the end...
Salman Zahir | 2016-11-24 00:00:00
Energy scarcity has been identified as a strong constraint on the growth of the economy, hampering the quality of life. Bangladesh, a fast growing economy with depleting gas reserves (10-15 years left), might run into a critical condition soon. Understandably,...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2016-11-23 00:00:00
The latest indications suggest that some key government policymakers are toeing different lines on the issue of petroleum products' pricing. A few, among whom Finance Minister AMA Muhith is included, are willing to pass, at least, partially the benefit of...
Asjadul Kibria | 2016-11-23 00:00:00
US president-elect Donald Trump's announcement to quit the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal on his first day in the office might bring a short-term relief for Bangladesh, opined a senior economist. But such an announcement signalled his determination to move...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2016-11-23 00:00:00
Government's revenue authority asked the mobile operators to pay forthwith Tk 2.69 billion in VAT arrears against 2G licence spectrum charge trapped in complexities. Officials said the Value Added Tax (VAT) wing of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) pressed...
Zeenat Khan from Maryland, USA | 2016-11-23 00:00:00
Back in 2010, in an opinion article I described a picture of a group of displaced people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts. In the photograph, there were about thirteen of them walking in a single file, along a narrow winding...
Md. Tahmid Zami, Md. Joynal Abedin, Rakib Rahman and Shituma Tajrin | 2016-11-23 00:00:00
World Bank (WB) President Jim Yong Kim, during his Dhaka trip on October 16-17, 2016 announced a major investment to help Bangladesh adapt to climate change. Under the plan, the bank would invest US$ 2 billion in the next three...
Siddique Islam | 2016-11-22 00:00:00
The central bank warned nine new private commercial banks (PCBs) against 'aggressive lending' for the sake of discipline in the country's banking sector. Officials said the PCBs in question at a meeting Monday were also asked to cut down volumes...
Talha Bin Habib | 2016-11-22 00:00:00
The construction work of three new land ports is likely to be delayed as the Planning Commission (PC) has yet to give approval to the proposals sent by the Bangladesh Land Port Authority (BLPA), officials said. The BLPA sent development...
People's Daily of China | 2016-11-22 00:00:00
Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming state visit to Peru is of milestone significance in bilateral ties, Chinese Ambassador to Peru Jia Guide wrote in an article published in the People's Daily early this week, before Xi kicked off his tour....
People's Daily of China | 2016-11-22 00:00:00
The goal of building an equal, innovative, open and safer cyberspace that Chinese President Xi Jinping put forward for global Internet governance at the start of the World Internet Conference (WIC) injects Chinese wisdom into the construction of a cyberspace...
Alicia Barcena | 2016-11-22 00:00:00
Chinese President Xi Jinping's Latin American trip will be a milestone for both sides to deepen their exchanges and cooperation. The UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) holds great expectations from Xi's visit. China is the...
Nabil Azam Dewan | 2016-11-22 00:00:00
Dhaka along with its suburbs has a population of 17 million, according to the latest data published by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFA). That makes the city the 11th highest populated metropolitan...
Abdul Bayes | 2016-11-22 00:00:00
Anindita Bhattacharjee and Md. Kamruzzaman, two researchers of BRAC's Research and Evaluation Division, recently completed a research on impact of skill development on livelihoods of the recipients. It is based on a pilot project initiated by BRAC in 2012: 'Skills...
Meer Saiful Islam | 2016-11-22 00:00:00
Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) as well as a UN agency have pledged financing climate-change adaptation and- mitigation projects in Bangladesh. The World Bank has made a commitment which is dedicated to the climate-change programmes while the Asian Development Bank and...
Rafiqul Islam | 2016-11-22 00:00:00
Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam. There is no denying the fact that every pious Muslim, irrespective of gender, dreams of performing Hajj at least once in his/her life time. To materialise the dream, they take preparation...
Syful Islam | 2016-11-22 00:00:00
People who deal with domestic and global economy and development may have noticed that once a regulatory body, the International Monetary Fund, (IMF) has brought major changes in its policies and areas of focus. Apart from working on its core...
Munima Sultana | 2016-11-22 00:00:00
Finally, the Dhaka-Chittagong highway has been readied for traffic movement after its widening into a four-lane broadway. The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has already set a target to close the Dhaka-Chittagong Four-lane Project office by December. If the department...
Zamilur Rashid | 2016-11-22 00:00:00
In 2016, the Global game industry stands at $99.6 Bn. However, despite the tremendous potential, we failed to capitalise this growing market. As of 2016, our total revenue from games has not reached $5 Million in one year. At this...
Shamsul Alam | 2016-11-22 00:00:00
Being one of the role models in achieving the MDGs, the incumbent government of Bangladesh has its full political commitment towards implementing the SDGs properly and has the thrust to perform well more than it did in implementing the MDGs....
Asad Islam | 2016-11-22 00:00:00
Education is central to economic development and was recognised as the second of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Many countries, including Bangladesh, achieved impressive progress in primary school enrolment, including increased female enrolments, although much still remains to be...
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