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Central banks\' way of battling cyber heist

Prof. Sarwar Md. Saifullah Khaled | 2016-10-08 00:00:00

According to two informed sources, the major global central banks have launched a taskforce to consider setting broad rules to protect the vast network of cross-border banking from cyber attacks. This has been done after the theft of $ 81...

Cave people and hermits

Nilratan Halder | 2016-10-08 00:00:00

Human beings in the prehistoric period lived in caves because they did not know how to build a better shelter. If anyone volunteers to follow the lifestyle of his ancestors millions of years ago, the person might either be an...

India takes tentative moves, reform attempts flounder in Pakistan

Helal Uddin Ahmed in the first of a two-part article | 2016-10-08 00:00:00

Within the broader context of administrative reforms, civil service reform has been a key area in the evolution of public administration and governance all over the world. As the backbone of public administration, the civil service in South Asia is...

Prospect of retail banking

Anwar Faruq Talukder | 2016-10-08 00:00:00

Retail banking in other word consumer banking is a most happening division of a bank. It is consumer-based business where individual banking needs are being addressed. This can be a complete banking package including deposit, lending, cards, internet banking, lockers...

US elections: Mike Pence wins debate for himself

M. Serajul Islam from Maryland, USA | 2016-10-08 00:00:00

Some media organisations declared Mike Pence the winner of the vice-presidential debate by a whisker while others have said he won comfortably. The bottom line is Tim Kaine did not win. CNN that is emerging as the most reliable media...

e-banking: A long way to reach optimal level

Asjadul Kibria | 2016-10-08 00:00:00

Electronic banking (e-banking) has been growing in the country at a fast rate especially in the last few years. Bangladesh Bank is playing the key role in this growth as it is providing enabling environment as the regulator of the...

Country to build three more land ports under BBIN initiative

Talha Bin Habib | 2016-10-07 00:00:00

The government has taken up an initiative to develop three more land ports along the Bangladesh border with India to facilitate export-import activities and strengthen connectivity in the South Asia region, officials said.   The new ports will be set up...

BD may disclose details if asked on sidelines of WB-IMF meet

From Syful Islam | 2016-10-07 00:00:00

WASHINGTON DC, Oct 06: Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir has said Bangladesh might disclose details of the reserve heist probe report if anyone wants to know about it on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the World Bank and...

NBR studying penalty hike in \'imported\' cattle

Doulot Akter Mala | 2016-10-07 00:00:00

The anti-smuggling central taskforce has formed a consultative committee to conduct study for increasing penalty on informal import of cattle-heads and rationalise taxes on import of gold. The committee, comprising representatives of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), Ministry of...

Seven legal gladiators of India

Asjadul Kibria | 2016-10-07 00:00:00

Public perception about lawyers in the developing countries is not very positive thanks to the nature of their job. Senior or eminent lawyers defending alleged tax evaders or bank-loan defaulters or other accused become subject to a kind of disapproval...

Quality teaching need of the hour

Masum Billah | 2016-10-07 00:00:00

The observance of the World Teachers' Day has brought to the fore challenges the teaching profession now faces across the globe. In Bangladesh which runs the largest primary education programme in the world with the state taking the largest responsibility...

Fresh sweeps of bizarre crimes

Nilratan Halder | 2016-10-07 00:00:00

Unrequited love has ever remained a source of great tragedies. With the mental makeup of today's youths changing fast, one-sided advances are increasingly growing violent. A series of violent crimes committed by jilted lovers in recent times should be considered...

Loan deal on Padma rail unlikely during Xi\'s visit

Munima Sultana | 2016-10-06 00:00:00

The agreement on loan for the Padma Bridge railway connectivity project is unlikely to be signed during the upcoming visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Bangladesh, officials said. It would delay starting the construction work of the project, as...

BB to seek information from banks on investment in CPs

Siddique Islam | 2016-10-06 00:00:00

The central bank has decided to seek information from the commercial banks about their investment in commercial papers (CPs) and relevant other issues, sources said. October 30 is the deadline for the banks to furnish such information. The banks will...

VAT moles may recheck suspect business tax status

Doulot Akter Mala | 2016-10-06 00:00:00

The revenue board has armed the VAT intelligence with authority to recheck suspect business tax records already audited by the VAT-field offices. Officials said the VAT intelligence team could launch such re-audit on the basis of authentic information about anomalies.  ...

Biman owes Tk 20.27b to CAAB

Rezaul Karim | 2016-10-06 00:00:00

Non-payment of over Tk 22.27 billion in the form of different charges by the national flag carrier and another private airline has put the civil aviation authority in trouble, officials said. Biman Bangladesh Airlines and United Airways owe the money...

First national investment competition

Durlov Hossain | 2016-10-06 00:00:00

United International University (UIU) Finance Forum along with the UIU Career Counselling Centre (CCC) has brought the first national investment competition 'The Stockers Game' for aspiring finance professionals and students. UIU Finance Forum has taken this pioneering move to develop...

Constitution: Using gender-sensitive language

Md Osman Ali | 2016-10-06 00:00:00

'Agendering' refers to gender-neutral bodies in which women and men have equal opportunities, equal access to resources and power, and are equally safe and secure.  Agendering in a constitution refers to democratic principles which include rule of law, gender equality...

SDGs: Building a sustainable, resilient world

Saleh Akram | 2016-10-06 00:00:00

Even though Bangladesh has made big strides forward towards poverty alleviation, many challenges still remain. These challenges include, among other things, natural, political, or economic threats which are constantly impeding higher growth. Additionally, in a country where more than 60...

Developing skills in demand

Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2016-10-05 00:00:00

An estimated $6.0 billion, an amount equivalent to 40 per cent of the annual remittance income of the country, is, reportedly, spent on foreign skilled hands employed in mills and factories and other establishments, a discussion meeting, organised in Dhaka...

From Tolstoy to Trump

Chris Patten in London | 2016-10-05 00:00:00

One of Leo Tolstoy's preoccupations was the nature and limits of power. What was it that made France so formidable an enemy, particularly of Russia? This question was at the heart of his greatest novel, War and Peace - so...

Building up the BRICS

Jim O'Neill in Manchester | 2016-10-05 00:00:00

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the "BRICs," the term I coined to refer to the major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, and China (South Africa was added in 2010). Recently, my brief tenure in the British government came...

The role of the banking system in achieving SDGs

Mirza Azizul Islam | 2016-10-05 00:00:00

In September 2015, 193 number states of the United Nations adopted a Declaration containing 17 goals designated as sustainable development goals (SDGs). Embedded in these goals are 169 targets. (See the list of the goals in the box). The Declaration...

ADB moves to harmonise SPS, TBT in SASEC bloc

Talha Bin Habib | 2016-10-04 00:00:00

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has mooted a process of removing roadblocks to intra-regional trade, officials said. Harmonising two technical non-tariff measures (NTMs) slowing trade among the South Asian Sub-regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) countries is on top of the ADB...

Q1 remittance falls by 18pc

Siddique Islam | 2016-10-04 00:00:00

Remittance flow into the country dropped nearly 18 per cent to US$3.23 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of the current fiscal year (FY) 2016-17 against the last corresponding figure, officials said. Experts fear a further downturn in future days...

Govt earnings from DSE down 20pc in Q1

Babul Barman | 2016-10-04 00:00:00

The government's revenue earnings from the prime bourse fell 20 per cent in the first-quarter (Q1) of the current fiscal year (FY) compared to the same period of the previous FY as trading volume was on the decline. Market insiders...

Ten IPOs to raise Tk 5.14b under revised public issue rules

Mohammad Mufazzal | 2016-10-04 00:00:00

Some 10 companies' IPO (initial public offering) proposals presently are awaiting the regulatory approval for raising capital worth around Tk 5.14 billion as per revised public issue rules. The companies have submitted their IPO proposals under fixed price method and...

In the age of digital democracy

Tahira Islam | 2016-10-04 00:00:00

The photograph of Felani Khatun hanging from the barbed-wire fence on the Indian border generated public outrage around the world in 2011.  Facing huge public outrage when the photograph went viral on social media and the Internet, the Border Security...

The marketing mileage

Abdul Bayes | 2016-10-04 00:00:00

Farming in Bangladesh is generally termed as 'mono-crop' agriculture where a single crop-paddy-- seemingly occupies most of the cultivated lands. The reasons behind mono-cropping system have been documented in available literature but, suffice it to say at the moment that...

Tapping on trade-investment nexus

Selim Raihan and Farazi Binti Ferdous | 2016-10-04 00:00:00

Bangladesh and India have long bonds in culture and history. Despite such bonds and neighbourly proximity, economic cooperation between the two countries has remained far below potential. A number of studies have shown that bilateral trade and investment offer immense...