Maswood Alam Khan from Maryland, USA | 2015-10-01 00:00:00
The 1993 bombing of World Trade Centre and the ghastly attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on September 11, 2001 have so vastly shaped the American perception of the Muslims that politicians find issues with Muslims as easy tools...
Syed Jamaluddin | 2015-10-01 00:00:00
Seasonal raw hide traders this year suffered losses as they bought skins of sacrificial animals at prices higher than the rates set by merchants and tanners ahead of Eid-ul Azha. When the seasonal traders approached the merchants and tanners for...
FE Online Report | 2015-09-30 00:00:00
Stocks closed almost flat on Wednesday with higher turnover as investors were active both side of the trading ahead of third quarter earnings declaration. The market opened positive for a brief period, but slowed down later part of the session,...
FE Online Report | 2015-09-30 00:00:00
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed downward trend in early hour of trading on Wednesday with choppy trading. After the first 30 minutes, DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went down by 6.93...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2015-09-30 00:00:00
The Urdu saying 'Jo dikhta hai woh hota nahi aur jo hota hai woh dikhta nahi' (what you see is not the reality and whatever is the reality you don't see), seemingly, explains well the ongoing developments surrounding the BASIC...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2015-09-30 00:00:00
The tax authority has moved to compile a statement of international transaction (SIT) for the first time by collecting details of all of the cross-border financial transactions conducted by the taxpayers across the country. The Income Tax wing under the...
Siddique Islam | 2015-09-30 00:00:00
The government is going to issue four more foreign-currency bonds for the non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) who live in the European countries to make risk-free investment on high stakes. Officials said the proposed Euro Premium Bond, Euro Investment Bond, Pound Sterling...
Siddique Islam | 2015-09-30 00:00:00
BRAC Bank has vowed to create entrepreneurial ecosystem supported by all the stakeholders to take the growing SME businesses in new height. "BRAC Bank Limited is giving emphasis on creation of an entrepreneurial ecosystem through providing collateral-free loan for strengthening...
Syful Islam | 2015-09-30 00:00:00
Only one-third of the diplomatic missions of the country could help achieve export targets during the July-August period of the current fiscal year, officials said. Most others miserably missed the marks set for them. Out of 53 diplomatic missions, they...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2015-09-30 00:00:00
US oil major Chevron is expected to launch an enterprise development programme in Bangladesh today (Wednesday) as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). BRAC, one of the largest non-government organisations (NGO) in the world, will implement the 18-month pilot...
Md. Joynal Abdin | 2015-09-30 00:00:00
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established on December 08 of 1985 although its idea was floated earlier on May 02 of 1980 by former Bangladeshi President Ziaur Rahman. The organisation's principal objective is to undertake a...
Greg Williams | 2015-09-30 00:00:00
Pope Francis promoted a series of specific economic policies on debt, trade and tax to alleviate poverty in his address on Monday to the United Nations General Assembly. The Pope's UN speech followed his address to a joint session of...
Taslima Ahmed | 2015-09-30 00:00:00
While global attention is now focused on refugees from trouble-torn Middle Eastern countries, the issue of the Rohingyas from Myanmar has sadly been left to the backyard. They face similar brutalities as the Arabs face in their home countries. Influx...
Sayed Kamaluddin | 2015-09-30 00:00:00
The UN's Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that will end in December next has been replaced by another 15-year Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the 70th session of the UN general Assembly in New York. According to information available here, the...
FE Online Report | 2015-09-29 00:00:00
Stocks slipped into the red on Tuesday after remaining positive in the five consecutive days as investors booked marginal profit. The market opened with a positive note, but could not sustain amid profit booking. DSEX, the prime index of the...
FE Online Report | 2015-09-29 00:00:00
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw positive trend in early hour of trading on Tuesday amid volatility, the second session after Eid holiday. After first 30 minutes of the day’s trading, DSEX, the prime...
Siddique Islam | 2015-09-29 00:00:00
The central bank has intensified its monitoring the use of foreign-currency loans under a changed stance following allegations of abuse of the facility. Officials said the Bangladesh Bank (BB) has taken the latest initiative on detection of various irregularities in...
Syful Islam | 2015-09-29 00:00:00
Dhaka is going to request New Delhi soon to double the amount it pays annually as maintenance cost of the Indo-Bangla protocol water route to ensure smooth navigability for plying vessels. Officials said the decision about higher royalty was taken...
Rezaul Karim | 2015-09-29 00:00:00
The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism has requested the Ministry of Finance to exempt the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), a unit under its control, from paying Tk 1.0 billion in non-tax revenue during the current fiscal year...
Abdul Bayes | 2015-09-29 00:00:00
The 'Development Paradox' that Bangladesh is reported to be facing has many dimensions. Happily, one of those dimensions tends to belie the so-called "Asian Enigma' - implying usually high rates of child under-nutrition relative to its income levels as well...
Sarwar Md. Saifullah Khaled | 2015-09-29 00:00:00
Over 770 pilgrims were killed in a horrific stampede at Mina in Saudi Arabia on September 24, 2015. The tragedy occurred when Muslims around the world were observing the Islamic festival Eid-ul Azha. It seems that the available media reports...
FE Online Report | 2015-09-28 00:00:00
Stocks edged higher Monday, the first trading session after five-day Eid holiday, as investors took position on lucrative stocks amid optimism. However, the participation of investors was thin as many investors are yet to resume routine jobs after Eid vacation....
FE Online Report | 2015-09-28 00:00:00
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw upward trend in early hour of trading Monday, the opening day after week-long Eid holiday. However, the presence of the investors is thin on the trading floor as...
Syful Islam | 2015-09-28 00:00:00
The debut of much-talked-about Indo-Bangladesh coastal shipping service is facing delays as New Delhi is yet to approve the final standard operating procedure (SOP), officials said. Bangladesh sent the final version of the SOP, a crucial prerequisite for starting voyage...
Munima Sultana | 2015-09-28 00:00:00
The government is set to have a detailed designing of the dedicated Jamuna rail bridge for greater passenger and freight train services within the country and beyond. Officials said Bangladesh Railway authorities have begun the preparation after the project's Japanese...
Babul Barman | 2015-09-28 00:00:00
The initial public offerings (IPOs) witnessed sluggish activity in the first nine months of 2015 compared to the same period a year ago, when a record number of IPOs hit the stock market. A total of Tk 5.38 billion has...
M. Serajul Islam | 2015-09-28 00:00:00
If the two national debates of the Republican Party or GOP (Grand Old Party) candidates have underlined anything thus far, it has established that the Party is short of real issues with which to fight the Democrats in the November...
write Bazlul Khondker, Sayema Haque Bidisha, Abu Eusuf and Mohammad Abdul Khaleque | 2015-09-28 00:00:00
Recognising the importance of science and technology in general and of ICT (Information and Communications Technology), in particular, the government of Bangladesh has formulated the National Science and Technology Policy and National ICT Policy, 2009. The ICT Policy has articulated...
Saleh Akram | 2015-09-28 00:00:00
While people are reeling under the pressure of spiralling commodity prices, statements by three agencies of the government namely, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) and the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) give conflicting as well...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2015-09-28 00:00:00
A court in the US state of Georgia in a verdict delivered last week sent the former owner of Peanut Corporation to jail for 28 years for marketing of peanut butter contaminated with salmonella (a genus of rod-shaped bacteria that...
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