Sarwar Md. Saifullah Khaled | 2016-09-26 00:00:00
The conclusions reached as per a new analysis from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are that, the governments around the world have to focus on investing in education and health to help break out of the low-growth...
Xavier Vives in Bercelona | 2016-09-26 00:00:00
The banking business has fallen on hard times. The combination of persistent low interest rates, increasing regulatory compliance costs, and the rise of new competitors taking advantage of financial technologies (fintech for short) has produced, in Europe in particular, excess...
Neil Ray | 2016-09-26 00:00:00
The Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) never ceases to make news -albeit mostly for wrong reasons. The latest one concerns treatment of a patient by someone who has no business doing so. The result is that the patient died...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2016-09-26 00:00:00
Can infusion of substantial volume of liquidity alone buoy up the stock market that is now caught in a dull and drab environment? Looking at the list of proposals handed over to Finance Minister AMA Muhith recently by the Bangladesh...
Talha Bin Habib | 2016-09-25 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Competition Commission (BCC) is expected finalise its organogram and necessary rules shortly following directives by the government, officials said. The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) at a recent meeting took some decisions for gearing up the commission's activities. "We...
Syful Islam and Rezaul Karim | 2016-09-25 00:00:00
China has proposed a joint feasibility study on a bilateral free-trade agreement (FTA) to be signed with Bangladesh. Trade officials in Dhaka, however, find such pact not so beneficial to the country, officials said. In a recent letter to the...
Alexander Uvarov | 2016-09-25 00:00:00
An article titled "Option for safe power plants" by Engr. S.A. Mansoor was posted in the August 26, 2016 online edition of the Financial Express. [The article appears on Page-5 in the August 27 print edition of the paper.] The...
Abu Afsarul Haider | 2016-09-25 00:00:00
Bangladesh, a nation of 160 million people with an area of 56,977 square miles, has too many types of education systems and structures. At present, there are three main education systems: General Education, Madrasah Education, and Technical-Vocational Education System. Then...
Syful Islam | 2016-09-24 00:00:00
The state-owned Basic Bank has requested the government's finance authority to expedite bond issuance to help it out through replenishing its capital shortfall of Tk 26 billion as per requirement of the Basel-III provision. In a letter to the ministry...
Babul Barman | 2016-09-24 00:00:00
Stocks finished higher last week that ended Thursday, the first week after prolonged nine-day Eid vacation, as optimistic investors took position on some large-cap stocks. Analysts said the market maintained the upward trend for two consecutive weeks as enthusiastic investors...
Syeda Husne Ara Shelley (Husna Shelley) | 2016-09-24 00:00:00
To help Bangladesh fight the curse of illiteracy the Shwapna Foundation took a very important initiative to educate street children both in rural and urban areas. Already the foundation established 2,000 street schools all the country. Already 50,000 students are...
Masum Billah | 2016-09-24 00:00:00
Prepositions are relationship words. A preposition is a word that explains the time, space or logical relationship between the other parts of a sentence. In other words, it links all the other words together, so that the readers can understand...
Nilratan Halder | 2016-09-24 00:00:00
Holidays are magical in more ways than one. But nowhere are their magic spells more pronounced than on Dhaka city. As if by a magic wand the long holidays of Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha vanish the teeming crowds all over the...
Pratim Ranjan Bose from Kolkata | 2016-09-24 00:00:00
Ever since Narendra Modi has assumed power, nearly two and a half years ago, his National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has been working tirelessly to tie too many loose ends in the system, left behind by his predecessor, Manmohan Singh...
Abdul Bayes | 2016-09-24 00:00:00
Rural people in Bangladesh generate income through various means. Poor or rich, they have assets. Even for the poorest of the poor having no asset, health could be an asset. Five types of capital or assets can be identified in...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2016-09-24 00:00:00
It has been observed that the skill levels of workers have not been properly aligned with the stage of growth in Bangladesh, as the country continues to industrialise and undergo structural changes (7th Five Year Plan, 2016). It is in...
Asjadul Kibria | 2016-09-23 00:00:00
The latest revelation of information about offshore companies in the Bahamas, one of the world's largest tax havens, has two names linked with Bangladesh. International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) unveil the 'Bahamas Leaks' on Wednesday. It shows names of...
Siddique Islam | 2016-09-23 00:00:00
The negative relationship between classified loans and profitability has been a major concern for the policymakers in the banking industry of Bangladesh, according to a study conducted by the central bank. The study recommended that the authorities of commercial banks...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2016-09-23 00:00:00
The securities regulator has moved to resume share trading of the Summit Power by solving the complexities created during completion of the company's amalgamation process. The share trading of the Summit Power was suspended on August 24 last as the...
Talha Bin Habib | 2016-09-23 00:00:00
The government is set to set up dialysis centres at district level since only 10 per cent out of total 20 million renal/kidney patients have access to dialysis facility, officials said. The ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) has...
Siddique Islam | 2016-09-23 00:00:00
Meghna Bank Limited is going to introduce chip-based card for mobile financial services for the first time in Bangladesh by the end of October this year, the bank's top executive said. "We're still working to launch new mobile financial services...
Ismail Hossain | 2016-09-23 00:00:00
The microcredit regulator has started awarding permanent licences to 198 microfinanciers who got conditional permission to run operations for three years. The Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) began the permanent licensing process before the three- year timeframe as many of them...
Nilratan Halder | 2016-09-23 00:00:00
There is no sign that the draft Education Act 2016 with all its restrictive provisions has any effect on practices by all who have been targeted for punishment. Commercial coaching centres are doing roaring business, teachers are offering private tuition...
Asjadul Kibria | 2016-09-23 00:00:00
It was one year ago on September 25, 2015 when global leaders adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), formally dubbed as Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. The...
Siddique Islam | 2016-09-22 00:00:00
Country's foreign exchange (forex) reserves crossed US$31- billion mark again Tuesday as export earnings tipped the balance against import-payment pressures on the economy, officials said. The forex reserves rose to $31.09 billion on the day from $30.97 billion of the...
Munima Sultana | 2016-09-22 00:00:00
After a decade-long run with periodical setbacks, the project on building Dhaka-Chittagong four-lane highway now faces a final hitch as finishing one flyover and two overpass infrastructures by its December deadline looks uncertain. "Non-cooperation" from the construction firm is being...
Rafayatul Kabir | 2016-09-22 00:00:00
Decision making is an extremely crucial factor that determines our career and how we may desire to shape our character. Oftentimes, the cognitive decision making capacity becomes clouded during stressful times. Right decision making is more than simple logical thinking....
Naimul Kader | 2016-09-22 00:00:00
It has been said that many of the upcoming global jobs did not exist before this decade. Global job market is juxtaposed with the rapid innovation in technology. So how can one plan for a career that may not exist...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2016-09-22 00:00:00
The government is reviewing a proposal to reduce tax rate on biscuit after a push from local manufacturers. Economic affairs adviser to the Prime Minister Dr Mashiur Rahman recently sent the proposal of the domestic companies to cut back on...
Shaila Mahmud | 2016-09-22 00:00:00
Every year, the UN climate talks, widely known as the Conference of Parties (COP), bring together nations and provides platform for high-stakes negotiations to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and tackle dangerous effects of climate change. It is obvious that a...
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