writes B K Mukhopadhyay from Kolkata | 2015-09-07 00:00:00
Where is the journey towards feeding the world population at a reasonable price? Food prices are going up on a continuous basis - demonstrations as well as social unrests have badly affected a number of capital cities. Time is ripe...
Neil Ray | 2015-09-07 00:00:00
The poignant picture of a Syrian migrant toddler Aylan on Turkey's Bodrum beach has aptly been described as 'humanity washed ashore'. Only three years old, the boy, his five years old brother and mother also did not survive their perilous...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2015-09-07 00:00:00
Bangladesh is still among the countries placed at the bottom of the Global Food Security Index, recently published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Among the 109 countries covered by the EIU's Food Security Index-2015, Bangladesh is placed at 89th...
FE Online Report | 2015-09-06 00:00:00
Stocks closed flat on Sunday with sluggish turnover as investors followed cautious stance amid lack of clear direction. The market opened higher, rising around 14 points within 10 minutes, but failed to sustain the positive momentum and ended slightly higher....
FE Online Report | 2015-09-06 00:00:00
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw downward trend in early hour of trading on Sunday amid volatility, the first session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went down by 0.22...
Rezaul Karim | 2015-09-06 00:00:00
The government has taken a decision not to privatise seven of its closed entities and run those on its own in a bid to ensure their contribution to the country's economy, officials have said. The state-owned enterprises (SoEs) are: Khulna...
Munima Sultana | 2015-09-06 00:00:00
An ongoing survey of metro rail project has found serious mismatch of documentation of utility services with existing underground lines of different agencies while excavating roads at some points along its corridor, officials said. They said the mismatch has made...
Muhammad Abdul Mazid | 2015-09-06 00:00:00
National Professor Dr Muhammed Ibrahim, a renowned physician, a gifted teacher, a talented organiser and a great reformer, was born on December 31, 1911 and died on September 06, 1989. His death anniversary is observed as (Diabetic) Service Day (sheba...
writes Shamsul Alam concluding his two-part article | 2015-09-06 00:00:00
On December 04, 2014, the UN General Assembly accepted the Secretary-General's synthesis report titled The Road to Dignity By 2030. The report stated that the agenda for the post-2015 SDG (Sustainable Development Goal) process would be based on the OWG...
Munima Sultana | 2015-09-05 00:00:00
The Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges (MoTB) has moved to ink deals with two more Chinese companies despite having an agreement with one for constructing costly Dhaka-Chittagong expressway which, officials said, is a breach of normal practice. Although in...
Rezaul Karim | 2015-09-05 00:00:00
The government has taken a move to allow a few more public sector banks to receive different taxes and registration fees with a view to ensuring smooth collection of its revenues, officials said. Presently, no scheduled banks in the country...
Syful Islam | 2015-09-05 00:00:00
The government has fixed new freight rates for Pangaon-Chittagong route for each 20-feet container - US$220 for loaded ones and $110 for empty ones - to attract private ship owners to ply their vessels on this alternative shipping route, officials...
Babul Barman | 2015-09-05 00:00:00
Stocks fell for the second straight week that ended Thursday with turnover remained sluggish as most of the investors were reluctant to make fresh investments due to lack of clear direction. Analysts said the investors seem to be worried over...
Asjadul Kibria | 2015-09-05 00:00:00
A Bangladeshi importer wants to import a certain product from India. While processing his letter of credits in a bank, he notices that a standard certification may be required. But, he doesn't know clearly where, how and when to get...
Ismail Hossain | 2015-09-05 00:00:00
The country's float glass manufacturing industry is growing at 20-25 per cent annually having a duopoly market structure, industry insiders said. The more-than-Tk 150 billion float glass market is shared by Nasir Glass and PHP Float Glass to the extent...
Mohammad Zihadul Islam | 2015-09-05 00:00:00
Leprosy is not only a health problem in our country but also the most stigmatised disease. Even health professionals and family members avoid the leprosy victims. Take the case of Asma Khatun (not real name), resident of Gaibandha, has three...
Md Saifullah Khaled | 2015-09-05 00:00:00
The Bangladesh economy incurs a loss to the tune of US$ 2.00 billion due to severe traffic jam every day. Experts say a bus can cover 18 kilometres an hour while the pace of buses is only seven kilometres in...
Nargis Sultana | 2015-09-05 00:00:00
Born in modest surroundings in a Muslim family in rural Tamil Nadu, a young boy who traded newspapers as a boy to support his family make ends meet, badge to the uppermost office in the land. And he did so...
Nilratan Halder | 2015-09-05 00:00:00
Newspapers now publish pictures of boat haats. One such haat is located at Kuriana under Pirojpur District. It is only natural that people in the coastal areas have to depend on boats for transportation during the monsoon. For some boats...
Mohammad Omar Faruk and Rokshana Alam | 2015-09-05 00:00:00
In the Economist Intelligence Unit 2015 Report on liveability of 140 cities around the world, Melbourne in Australia remains the most ideal location, followed by the Austrian capital, Vienna. Vancouver in Canada, which was the most liveable city surveyed until...
Nilratan Halder | 2015-09-05 00:00:00
In separate incidents, an assistant education inspector has been transferred to Hatia Dwip Government College in Noakhali on the allegation of asking for bribe and another education officer was assaulted and publicly humiliated because the amount he offered as bribe...
Shamsul Alam | 2015-09-05 00:00:00
The world has the opportunity to agree on a new global sustainable development framework between September 25 and 27, 2015 during the 70th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York. The agreed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during the...
Siddique Islam | 2015-09-04 00:00:00
The central bank has asked the commercial banks to settle all loan-rescheduling related proposals under special consideration by September 30, officials said. The instruction was issued at a meeting of bankers held in the central bank headquarters in Dhaka Thursday...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2015-09-04 00:00:00
Income tax fairs would be extended to some 150 spots including 86 upazilas this year for the first time to provide tax-related services in the growth centres. There would be some new attractions in the tax fairs this year for...
Syful Islam | 2015-09-04 00:00:00
Bangladesh will push again for duty free-quota free (DF-QF) entry of its 55 items into Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) as the Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meets in November next, officials said. "We sent a list of 55 products, seeking...
M. Serajul Islam | 2015-09-04 00:00:00
Americans have a fascination with the suffix "gate" to describe scandals or controversies in various fields, including politics. In politics, the suffix "gate" has been used to describe major political scandals following the burglaries in the headquarters of the Democratic...
Muhammad Abdul Mazid | 2015-09-04 00:00:00
After the colonial era, most countries in the South Asian region became independent and sovereign states. In order to remain aligned to their collective legacy, the nation states strived to form small groups aimed at establishing regional cooperation to enhance...
FE Online Report | 2015-09-03 00:00:00
Stocks finished the week flat on Thursday with choppy trading almost throughout the session as late buying spree offset early losses. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), settled the week at 4,765.72, after edging up 1.84...
FE Online Report | 2015-09-03 00:00:00
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw downward trend in early hour of trading on Thursday amid marginal volatility, the last session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went down by...
M. A. Taslim | 2015-09-03 00:00:00
On August 26 last the National Board of Revenue (NBR) massively increased the import tax on raw sugar from Tk 2000 to Tk 7000 per tonne and that on refined sugar from Tk 4500 to Tk 10500 less than two...
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