Syed Jamaluddin | 2015-12-12 00:00:00
The President of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has recently said in an interview with a local newspaper that high interest rate is the main obstacle to the rise in investment. It will not be...
Asjadul Kibria | 2015-12-12 00:00:00
This week is the last busy week for global leaders as trade ministers and negotiators are now gathering in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, to put their final efforts for reaching a minimum consensus on future course of action on multilateral...
Syful Islam | 2015-12-12 00:00:00
After exporting coarse rice to Sri Lanka on government-to-government (G-to-G) basis Bangladesh has now taken a move to offer the staple to private importers of other countries, officials said. The move has been taken, as the country's buffer stock of...
Talha Bin Habib | 2015-12-12 00:00:00
The government will start providing loans to the marginalised people for rearing cows from January 13 aiming to make the country self-reliant in milk and beef production, officials have said. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the loan distribution programme...
Babul Barman | 2015-12-12 00:00:00
Stocks slipped into the red last week, after remaining upbeat for the two consecutive weeks, as risk-averse investors opted for quick-profit booking, especially on large-cap stocks. Analysts said the weakness that emerged on the prime bourse was partly due to...
Tarequl Islam Munna | 2015-12-12 00:00:00
Everybody knows this phenomenon: After slicing an apple, it loses its appetising white colour very quickly, which does not only scare off children. Although browned fruit is not harmful, we unwillingly eat "old-looking" fruit and throw away huge quantities of...
Masum Billah | 2015-12-12 00:00:00
It is our common observation and experience that children like to play with the pictures, picture books and sometimes we see them talk to pictures. They love remaining busy with drawing pictures. That means children have a strong affinity towards...
Nilratan Halder | 2015-12-12 00:00:00
Bangles, meshing stone (pata puta), cooking pot, other kitchen utensils and dolls make it to the list. An uninitiated person might think that this list has been prepared by a newly married couple who are starting life together in a...
Lynn Stuart Parramore | 2015-12-12 00:00:00
Ridley Scott's sci-fi smash-hit, "The Martian," which led the box office for almost a month, let loose a blazing rocket of American can-do spirit. At a time when troubles like terrorism, climate change and economic malaise often seem intractable, the...
Abdul Bayes | 2015-12-12 00:00:00
While the pace of urbanisation in Bangladesh has been growing fast over time, the condition of the urban poor - mostly residing in slums - has obviously assumed greater importance. It would perhaps not be an exaggeration to say that...
Sarwar Md. Saifullah Khaled | 2015-12-12 00:00:00
China's top leadership on November 28, 2015, pledged resolute measures to help the remaining 70 million poor people shake off poverty and enjoy essential social services by 2020. According to a two-day high-profile conference on poverty alleviation and development, which...
Asjadul Kibria | 2015-12-12 00:00:00
Just one week in hand to start the four-day long multilateral trade talks. Member countries of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) are well aware that they are going to sit together with a lot of differences. And it is hardly...
Md Joynal Abdin | 2015-12-12 00:00:00
In September 2000, global leaders signed a historic declaration and agreed to achieve eight measurable targets by the year 2015 which is commonly known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Several countries took multi-prong strategies and techniques to achieve the...
Christine Lagarde in Washington, DC | 2015-12-12 00:00:00
November's terrorist attack in Paris and the influx of refugees into Europe are but the latest symptom of sharp political and economic tensions in North Africa and the Middle East. And these events are by no means isolated. Conflicts are...
Sarwar Md. Saifullah Khaled | 2015-12-11 00:00:00
China's top leadership on November 28, 2015, pledged resolute measures to help the remaining 70 million poor people shake off poverty and enjoy essential social services by 2020. According to a two-day high-profile conference on poverty alleviation and development, which...
Christine Lagarde | 2015-12-11 00:00:00
November's terrorist attack in Paris and the influx of refugees into Europe are but the latest symptom of sharp political and economic tensions in North Africa and the Middle East. And these events are by no means isolated. Conflicts are...
Md Joynal Abdin | 2015-12-11 00:00:00
In September 2000, global leaders signed a historic declaration and agreed to achieve eight measurable targets by the year 2015 which is commonly known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Several countries took multi-prong strategies and techniques to achieve the...
Asjadul Kibria | 2015-12-11 00:00:00
Just one week in hand to start the four-day long multilateral trade talks. Member countries of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) are well aware that they are going to sit together with a lot of differences. And it is hardly...
Abdul Bayes | 2015-12-11 00:00:00
While the pace of urbanisation in Bangladesh has been growing fast over time, the condition of the urban poor - mostly residing in slums - has obviously assumed greater importance. It would perhaps not be an exaggeration to say that...
Lynn Stuart Parramore | 2015-12-11 00:00:00
Ridley Scott's sci-fi smash-hit, "The Martian," which led the box office for almost a month, let loose a blazing rocket of American can-do spirit. At a time when troubles like terrorism, climate change and economic malaise often seem intractable, the...
Siddique Islam | 2015-12-11 00:00:00
Private-sector credit growth increased further in October as the country's overall import payments moved up slightly following higher import of capital machinery, officials said. "Rising trend of the private-sector credit growth continued until October last as the country's overall business...
Syful Islam | 2015-12-11 00:00:00
The government has decided to include four more export items for offering cash incentives, raising the tally to 18, aiming to help boost their overseas shipment, officials said. While reviewing the cash incentive package on Thursday, however, a meeting held...
Rakibul Hassan | 2015-12-11 00:00:00
In Bangladesh child issues have many dimensions. There are infant mortality, malnutrition, child labour, school drop-outs, child abuse etc. The street children are a constant reminder that there are serious problems in society. It seems that in its quest for...
Nilratan Halder | 2015-12-11 00:00:00
By the look of it, the objective certainly is pious. But whether the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) can deliver on it is yet to be clear. The DMP move concerns preparation of a database for the residents of the capital...
Nilratan Halder | 2015-12-10 00:00:00
By the look of it, the objective certainly is pious. But whether the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) can deliver on it is yet to be clear. The DMP move concerns preparation of a database for the residents of the capital...
Rakibul Hassan | 2015-12-10 00:00:00
In Bangladesh child issues have many dimensions. There are infant mortality, malnutrition, child labour, school drop-outs, child abuse etc. The street children are a constant reminder that there are serious problems in society. It seems that in its quest for...
Nilratan Halder | 2015-12-10 00:00:00
By the look of it, the objective certainly is pious. But whether the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) can deliver on it is yet to be clear. The DMP move concerns preparation of a database for the residents of the capital...
Asjadul Kibria | 2015-12-10 00:00:00
Inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Bangladesh increased by 16.7 per cent during the first four months of the current fiscal year (2015-2016). Statistics released by Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Thursday revealed that net inflow of FDI stood at...
FE Online Report | 2015-12-10 00:00:00
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw positive trend in early hour of trading on Thursday amid volatility, the last session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 2.24...
Asjadul Kibria | 2015-12-10 00:00:00
Illicit financial flow (IFF) or outflow of dirty money from Bangladesh marked a phenomenal rise in recent years, as a global research organisation just revealed around 34 per cent increase to $9.66 billion in 2013 over the previous year. The...
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