Babul Barman | 2015-12-07 00:00:00
The government's revenue earnings from the prime bourse fell 22 per cent in November compared to a month ago as earnings from the share sales by sponsor-directors dropped significantly. The government bagged tax worth Tk 136.16 million in November, which...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2015-12-07 00:00:00
Many borrowers are reluctant to receive funds under the capital market refinancing scheme mainly due to poor response from clients of institutional investors who got affected during the 2010-11 stock market debacle, officials said. Due to poor response from affected-investors,...
Zeenat Khan from Maryland, USA | 2015-12-07 00:00:00
No matter wherever in the world mass killings or terrorist attacks happen - our feelings elicit shock, fear and revulsion. With endless reports about deaths and destruction due to mass shootings and bombings, the psychological sequelae of any kind of...
Neil Ray | 2015-12-07 00:00:00
Like other variants, addiction to computer has now become a serious problem for many, particularly among the youths. When certain behaviour or habit becomes compulsive beyond control, it tends to be addictive. Now why does use of computer becomes an...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2015-12-07 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) is still being cursed by a section of market players ---some of them were actively involved in stock price manipulation and some others are doing it as natural reaction to the loss they had suffered--- holding...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2015-12-07 00:00:00
Social safety through public social security programmes came of age after the Second World War when a number of developed countries adopted policies to provide pension, unemployment benefit, health services free of charge or at minimal cost, and subsidised education....
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2015-12-06 00:00:00
Social safety through public social security programmes came of age after the Second World War when a number of developed countries adopted policies to provide pension, unemployment benefit, health services free of charge or at minimal cost, and subsidised education....
Neil Ray | 2015-12-06 00:00:00
Like other variants, addiction to computer has now become a serious problem for many, particularly among the youths. When certain behaviour or habit becomes compulsive beyond control, it tends to be addictive. Now why does use of computer becomes an...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2015-12-06 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) is still being cursed by a section of market players ---some of them were actively involved in stock price manipulation and some others are doing it as natural reaction to the loss they had suffered--- holding...
FE Online Report | 2015-12-06 00:00:00
Stocks edged marginally higher on Sunday with volatile trading as late hours sale pressure wiped off most of the early gains. The market opened higher, gaining nearly 38 points in the mid-session, but late hour profit booking offset most of...
FE Online Report | 2015-12-06 00:00:00
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened higher on Sunday, the opening trading session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 24.63 points or 0.53 per cent to reach...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2015-12-06 00:00:00
Some 28 per cent of the aggregate revenue targeted from value-added tax (VAT) remained stuck with a logjam of court cases while alternative dispute resolution (ADR) failed to sail through. Officials said only one VAT case could be resolved so...
Asjadul Kibria | 2015-12-06 00:00:00
With less than two weeks in hand, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) have nothing to do but wait for the 'final drama' of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), to be staged in Kenyan capital, Nairobi. It is the 10th ministerial conference...
Carlo Ratti in Cambridge | 2015-12-06 00:00:00
During the last decades of the twentieth century, Silicon Valley was the unparalleled epicentre of high-tech innovation. Other regions tried to imitate its success, but none succeeded. France's Sophia Antipolis, a top-down attempt by the government to create an innovation...
Asjadul Kibria | 2015-12-05 00:00:00
With less than two weeks in hand, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) have nothing to do but wait for the 'final drama' of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), to be staged in Kenyan capital, Nairobi. It is the 10th ministerial conference...
Carlo Ratti in Cambridge | 2015-12-05 00:00:00
During the last decades of the twentieth century, Silicon Valley was the unparalleled epicentre of high-tech innovation. Other regions tried to imitate its success, but none succeeded. France's Sophia Antipolis, a top-down attempt by the government to create an innovation...
FE Online Report | 2015-12-05 00:00:00
Prices of gold decreased by Tk 1,225 per bhori (11.664 gram) in the local market on Saturday, jewelers said. In a statement, Bangladesh Jewellers Samity (BAJUS) said they had refixed the prices in conformity with those on the international market. ...
FE Online Report | 2015-12-05 00:00:00
Eminent economist Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud on Saturday stressed on ensuring good governance and accountability in public expenditure. Professor Mahmud said that for better outcome of the development goals, accountably should be ensured in public expenditure. He said that specific targets...
Munima Sultana | 2015-12-05 00:00:00
Bangladesh Railway (BR) plans to seek US$ 200 million from China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for its five projects after getting the bank's positive indications. Officials said the BR move came after an AIIB delegation met with the railway...
Ismail Hossain | 2015-12-05 00:00:00
Sales of security devices including close-circuit (CC) camera, archways and metal detectors have marked a significant rise in recent months following growing security concerns among the people in the capital and elsewhere in the country. Some recent acts of violence...
Syful Islam | 2015-12-05 00:00:00
The government is set to make a close scrutiny of the cash incentives given to different export sectors to help trim up the packages as per needs and outcome in the present perspectives. In this regard, Finance Minister AMA Muhith...
Talha Bin Habib | 2015-12-05 00:00:00
Due to a sudden fall in mercury across the country, sales of warm clothes and blankets have shot up at different markets and makeshift shops in the capital, according to traders and customers. Mercury may drop further within a couple...
Babul Barman | 2015-12-05 00:00:00
Stocks extended their winning streak for the third straight week that ended Thursday with higher participation as the regulatory move prompted the investors to take position on lucrative stocks. Analysts said the regulatory decisions, especially imposition of two year lock-in...
Nilratan Halder | 2015-12-05 00:00:00
It was not long ago that one had to negotiate the heavy traffic on narrow roads in old Dhaka to enjoy a Haji biriyani treat. Today the treat has been made available at your doorsteps. An outlet of the premier...
Abdul Bayes | 2015-12-05 00:00:00
A good sleep is always needed for a healthy and productive life. Sleep is believed to be the fuel for the brain, and brain is the wheel of all actions and reactions. Many of our stomachic, cognitive, and psychological processes...
John Foley | 2015-12-05 00:00:00
What do Swedish supergroup Abba, the Nigerian central bank and UK economist Andy Haldane have in common? All three are helping to speed the demise of cash. The news that banknote printer De La Rue is shuttering a quarter of...
Sharjil Haque | 2015-12-05 00:00:00
Should banks lower lending rates to productively utilise growing volume of excess liquidity? According to press reports, excess liquidity now stands at around BDT 1.15 trillion. Advance-deposit ratio has fallen to 70 per cent compared to 80-85 per cent in...
Abdul Bayes | 2015-12-04 00:00:00
A good sleep is always needed for a healthy and productive life. Sleep is believed to be the fuel for the brain, and brain is the wheel of all actions and reactions. Many of our stomachic, cognitive, and psychological processes...
Sharjil Haque | 2015-12-04 00:00:00
Should banks lower lending rates to productively utilise growing volume of excess liquidity? According to press reports, excess liquidity now stands at around BDT 1.15 trillion. Advance-deposit ratio has fallen to 70 per cent compared to 80-85 per cent in...
John Foley | 2015-12-04 00:00:00
What do Swedish supergroup Abba, the Nigerian central bank and UK economist Andy Haldane have in common? All three are helping to speed the demise of cash. The news that banknote printer De La Rue is shuttering a quarter of...
© 2024 - All Rights with The Financial Express
