Asjadul Kibria | 2017-03-16 00:00:00
Bangladesh, though still a least developed country (LDC), has already caught up with the modern trend of electronic commerce or e-commerce. It means business transactions, buying and selling of products and services, or transmitting funds or data, are done over...
Baher Kamal of IPS in Rome | 2017-03-15 00:00:00
New evidence is deepening scientific fears, advanced few years ago, that the Middle East and North Africa risk becoming uninhabitable in a few decades, as accessible fresh water has fallen by two-thirds over the past 40 years. This sharp water...
Moklasur Rahman Jubair | 2017-03-15 00:00:00
Bangladesh Flag Vessel (Protection) Ordinance (BFVPO) 1982 is a legal regime for the international maritime transportation industry of Bangladesh. It was enacted pursuant to the UN Convention on Code of Conduct of Liner Conference, 1974. The ordinance, which was promulgated...
Jamaluddin Ahmed in the first of a four-part article, titled Transparency of a modern central bank for democratic accountability | 2017-03-15 00:00:00
This article deals with some of the key issues related to audit committees in central banks. Among the issues to consider, when designing an appropriate governance structure, are the prevailing legal tradition and the type and complexity of the central...
Muhammad Abdul Mazid | 2017-03-15 00:00:00
The concept of regional connectivity is not new. As most of the countries of South Asia became independent and sovereign after the end of colonisation, these countries felt the need for being aligned to their legacy. They formed small groups...
Mohammad Shafiul Alam | 2017-03-15 00:00:00
Social protection programmes, designed to respond to the vulnerability of poor people in times of chronic hardship, can play a strategic role in mobilising social change. To facilitate this, the Government of Bangladesh has developed a National Social Security Strategy...
Siddique Islam | 2017-03-14 00:00:00
Bank deposits had a slower growth than that of credits in 2016 as depositors these days feel discouraged from putting money in banks for lower interest rates, sources said. According to central bank statistics, the growth in deposits, on a...
Syful Islam | 2017-03-14 00:00:00
All of the seven state-owned banks (SoBs) are facing capital shortages worth a total of Tk 150 billion, landing them in problem in operating business at home and abroad, sources said. As of last December, Sonali Bank had a capital...
Talha Bin Habib | 2017-03-14 00:00:00
Hydropower cooperation and the establishment of a Transit Transport Co-ordination Council will top the agenda when commerce secretaries of Bangladesh and Bhutan meet this month, officials said. The commerce secretary-level meeting between the two countries is scheduled to take place...
Special Correspondent | 2017-03-14 00:00:00
The United Commercial Bank (UCB) will expand its SME credit line as it reaps higher yields from this segment. The Bank is also putting thrust on ready-made garments (RMG) business considering its competitive advantages and huge income availability from non-funded...
BEIJING, Mar 13: China will gradually open up its bond market to foreign investors, central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan pledged last week, while stressing that the country will not deliberately seek to incorporate its bond market into global indexes. He...
Anna Malpas of AFP in Moscow | 2017-03-14 00:00:00
Saint or playboy, blood-stained autocrat or family man, incompetent leader or just a victim of circumstance? A century after he ended Romanov rule, Russia's last tsar still prompts heated debate. Nicholas II abdicated on March 02, 1917, or March 15...
Abdul Bayes | 2017-03-14 00:00:00
A lot is being heard about micro-credit possibly because Bangladesh is its birthplace. But micro-insurance (henceforth abbreviated as MI) is now emerging as a policy tool to shield micro-credit clients from adverse circumstances. MI is meant for protection of low-income...
M. Serajul Islam | 2017-03-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh Team's Sri Lankan Coach Chandika Hataurasingha had given the Bangladesh fans reasons for optimism for the just-concluded Galle Test. He had declared the Bangladesh team as the favourite for the two-Test series. Captain Mushfiqur Rahim did not say so...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2017-03-13 00:00:00
Bangladesh's transfer-pricing cell under the revenue authority has partnered international economic forum OECD to check alleged profit shifting by the multinational companies (MNCs). The cell of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the...
Talha Bin Habib | 2017-03-13 00:00:00
Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) is set to procure 20,900 power distribution transformers with an expenditure of over Tk 2.0 billion for ensuring smooth supply of electricity across the country, officials said. It is a part of a project taken...
Iqbal Siddiquee | 2017-03-13 00:00:00
SYLHET, Mar 12: Different spots of frontier upazilas of Sylhet like Companiganj, Gowainghat and Kanaighat were known for stone and sand collection manually by labourers. But with the change of things, manual process is almost non-existant while organised groups had...
Jesmina Shanta Aksad paying tribute to the memory of a brilliant diplomat | 2017-03-13 00:00:00
Why good souls leave this earth all of a sudden, I do not know. Perhaps the Almighty has an answer. The sudden death news of Mohamed Mijarul Quayes just came as a disaster. Whoever knows him will not accept his...
Neil Ray | 2017-03-13 00:00:00
A story carried in accompaniment with a picture in a vernacular contemporary is more than heart-warming. Published on the last page, it tells about an off-track passion and noble mission of a man in his mid 40's. Maruf Kain by...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2017-03-13 00:00:00
The current state of the country's stock market can be understood well from the level of participation of beneficiary owner (BO) account holders in daily trading. Barring occasional buoyancy, the participation has been dismally low since the collapse of the...
Sadiq Ahmed concluding his two-part write-up on 'Modernising Bangladesh's tax structure' | 2017-03-13 00:00:00
The tax performance of Bangladesh fares rather poorly, relevant international evidence shows. The most telling weakness is that the Bangladesh tax effort (9.0 per cent of gross domestic product or GDP) is substantially below the average for even low-income economies...
Bill Emmott in London | 2017-03-13 00:00:00
Marine Le Pen, the leader of France's far-right National Front, claims that the twenty-first century's defining battle will be between patriotism and globalism. US President Donald Trump appears to believe that it will be between "the very fake news media"...
Munima Sultana | 2017-03-12 00:00:00
Bangladesh's proposal seeking necessary funds for constructing the country's first tunnel under the Karnaphuli River is now awaiting the Chinese government's response, officials said. They said the Economic Relations Division (ERD) already sent the proposal to the Chinese EXIM Bank...
Du Yifei and Wu Lejun | 2017-03-12 00:00:00
China will continue to be an anchor of international stability, an engine of global growth, a champion of peaceful development and a contributor to global governance, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the press this week, while highlighting the important...
Abdul Bayes | 2017-03-12 00:00:00
Today is the birthday of one of our iconic teachers. Born in Calcutta on March 12, 1935, Rehman Sobhan (82) rose to the peak of his fame through his rich research, particularly on political economy. On this auspicious day, we...
Rezaul Karim | 2017-03-11 00:00:00
Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the national flag carrier, is set to receive US$ 45.50 million in loan soon from Canada for payment of two aircraft, officials concerned said. The loan will be utilised for re-financing of loan that had been taken...
Talha Bin Habib | 2017-03-11 00:00:00
The government has initiated a process to form Joint Trade Council (JTC) with Cambodia aiming to help boost bilateral trade between the two countries, officials said. Under the move, the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) recently held a meeting with other...
Dilip Pal | 2017-03-11 00:00:00
Mr. Mridha, who owns 1462 shares of a mining company, one day comes across a piece of news on extension of mineral patent exemption up to 2033 securities. Questions pop up in his mind instantly" "Will it have any kind...
Andy Hazel of IPS in the United Nations | 2017-03-11 00:00:00
Religious advocacy groups have a long history of working with the United Nations, pushing back against progressive interpretations of the terms 'family' and 'marriage' as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. That effort was seemingly rewarded in 2016...
Nilratan Halder | 2017-03-11 00:00:00
This is the era of publicity. Publicity-positive and negative-can make or break anything from commodities to coordinated ventures, simple folks to celebrities. Well, of the human species, some are born with popular appeal, some achieve celebrity status and some have...
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