Back from Fenchuganj, Sylhet | 2017-08-13 00:00:00
The simple cycle unit of the 163 megawatt (MW) combined-cycle power plant at Fenchuganj in Sylhet district has gone into production in only 17 months. The gas-fired Kushiara Power Company Ltd (KPCL), which was constructed by MAX Group's subsidiary MAX...
Kazi Anwarul Masud | 2017-08-13 00:00:00
Brexit and President Trump's 'America First' rhetoric notwithstanding it is unlikely that nationalism and economic nationalism would be able to arrest the march of globalisation. The world has become too complex and politico-economic relations have become intertwined for other ideologies...
Chen Ling | 2017-08-13 00:00:00
In a world beset by an economic downturn, China has remained an anchor of stability that continues to inject confidence into the global economy. The resilience and sound fundamentals of the Chinese economy have won praise from foreign scholars, think...
Talha Bin Habib | 2017-08-12 00:00:00
The rural development and cooperatives division has sought an additional Tk 7.50 billion for 'one house one firm' project in the current fiscal despite its poor performance, officials said. The project, known as Ektee Bari Ektee Khamar, failed to achieve...
Syful Islam | 2017-08-12 00:00:00
The government is set to approve more Inland Container Depots (ICDs) and Inland Container Terminals (ICTs) in the private sector to help ease acute congestion at the Chittagong port, officials said. The ICDs facilitate quick clearance of FCL (full container...
Mohammad Wazed Ali | 2017-08-12 00:00:00
Many plastic recycling and manufacturing units in old Dhaka are switching over to production of different kinds of toys and other small diversified products mainly for their sustainability and profitability, sector insiders have said According to them, as toy market...
Ismail Hossain | 2017-08-12 00:00:00
A move to bring the country's courier service operators under monitoring and regulation still remains a far cry as the concerned authority is functioning with inadequate manpower. Amid rapid growth of courier business by private sector companies, the 'Mailing Operator...
Prof. Sarwar Md. Saifullah Khaled | 2017-08-12 00:00:00
The Bay of Bengal is one of the world's largest marine ecosystems and it is also known for its biodiversity. It is assumed that Bangladesh has plenty of marine resources in the water within its sea limits. But the country...
Saleh Akram | 2017-08-12 00:00:00
Mobile financial service (or mobile banking as it is commonly know) has consolidated its position in the country. All this happened in less than four years since it was first launched in 2011. Since then, it registered an unprecedented growth...
M Serajul Islam | 2017-08-12 00:00:00
The Trump administration celebrated a rare victory in foreign relations last week. Its Ambassador to the United Nations Nickey Hailey succeeded in getting the other 14 UN Security Council members, including China and Russia, behind a resolution it sponsored on...
Syed Jamaluddin | 2017-08-12 00:00:00
Prices of essentials are rising by leaps and bounds. Onions have become pricier in the markets of the capital by Tk 15 to Tk 20 a kg in one week alone. Last week, it sold at Tk 22 per kg...
Abdul Bayes | 2017-08-12 00:00:00
It is estimated that roughly two-thirds of households in Bangladesh have access to electricity. There is almost a consensus that rural roads, electricity and irrigation - rural infrastructure at large - are main tools of pulling people out of poverty....
Masum Billah | 2017-08-12 00:00:00
We have long heard of introduction of a 'unified' or 'cluster system' of admission test at our public universities. But no progress to that end has yet been discernible. In the absence of a 'uniform' or 'cluster system' of admission...
Nilratan Halder | 2017-08-12 00:00:00
An alarming rise in reported rapes over the past weeks has set many people thinking what has suddenly gone wrong with society. It is not the rising incidence alone but also the ways of victimising girls, students in particular, that...
Ismail Hossain | 2017-08-11 00:00:00
Some 16 local and foreign firms have sought license from the fisheries department to catch Tuna and other pelagic species beyond the depth of 200 metres in Bangladesh's maritime area in the Bay of Bengal and in international waters. The...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2017-08-11 00:00:00
Ruposhi Bangla Hotel, previously known as Dhaka Sheraton, will resume commercial operation in the name of 'InterContinental Dhaka' by early 2018 on completion of ongoing renovation work and necessary certification of all machinery. The hotel was shut on September 1,...
S. M. Rayhanul Islam | 2017-08-11 00:00:00
The growing interest in the role of men in the family has been triggered by diverse demographic, socio-economic and cultural transformations that have occurred over the past several decades, impacting the formation, stability and overall well-being of families. Enormous changes...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2017-08-11 00:00:00
It is nothing unusual that the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) would investigate cases of corruption allegations and prepare charge-sheets accordingly. The ACC has also done the same job recently in five out of 56 cases instituted by it involving the much-publicised...
Nilratan Halder | 2017-08-11 00:00:00
Rising healthcare cost renders 6.4 million people without any means for survival each year. Of the total population, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 3.4 per cent become poorer on account of medical treatment cost and the percentage of...
Bazlul H. Khondker | 2017-08-11 00:00:00
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which include 17 goals and 169 targets, are global and applicable to all countries. It covers every aspect of a society and leaves no one behind. All of them are to be attained in the...
Siddique Islam | 2017-08-10 00:00:00
Overall excess liquidity with country's commercial banks increased, as of June, for a lending downturn. Sources in banking circles find two cardinal causes --- lower credit growth, particularly in the private sector, and lesser government borrowing from the banking system...
FE Special | 2017-08-10 00:00:00
South Asian Youth Research Institute for Development (SAYRID) organised a day-long summit on July 15, 2017 from 9 am to 5 pm titled 'Young Scholar Summit 2017' at R C Mozumdar Auditorium of Lecture Theatre building in the University of...
Tahmid Phils | 2017-08-10 00:00:00
Entrepreneurs do get into the dilemma with the precious business idea generated to be shared or locked up; not within others' reach. From spiritual perspective, the rationale can be argued on the point that these new, yet potential ideas should...
Sarwar Md. Saifullah Khaled | 2017-08-10 00:00:00
A group of United Nations (UN) experts and specialist bodies has warned that the indigenous peoples face huge challenges worldwide even after a decade of the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by the UN...
Asjadul Kibria | 2017-08-10 00:00:00
Consolidation of the Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal (BBIN) sub-regional cooperation has been under process for the last couple of years. The Motor Vehicle Agreement (MVA) signed by the four countries could be a landmark move in this direction. But Bhutan backtracked in ratifying...
Munima Sultana | 2017-08-09 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) has taken an initiative to build four bridges in the eastern and southwestern parts of the country to facilitate smooth connectivity. One of these bridges might be a little longer than the Padma bridge, the...
Rezaul Karim | 2017-08-09 00:00:00
Less than one per cent of companies registered with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSCF) are listed on the country's bourses, sources concerned said. Currently, approximately 0.15 million companies are registered with the RJSCF. But of them,...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2017-08-09 00:00:00
The VAT Online Project (VOP) may linger for two more years at an extra cost of Tk 1.0 billion following the deferment of the new VAT law. The project, undertaken for introducing online payment of VAT under the Value Added...
Siddique Islam | 2017-08-09 00:00:00
The country's overall imports grew by more than 10 per cent in the fiscal year (FY) 2016-17 due mainly to higher import of capital machinery, officials said. The actual import in terms of settlement of letters of credit (LCs) grew...
Le Hong Hiep in Singapore | 2017-08-09 00:00:00
During his visit to Hu?, Vietnam's former royal capital, earlier this year, Japanese Emperor Akihito and his entourage were reminded of their country's longstanding cultural connections with Vietnam. In the eighth century, Phat Triet, a Cham Buddhist monk from what...
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