Sébastien Blanc of AFP in Washington | 2016-07-03 00:00:00
US conservatives were expecting some major wins at the Supreme Court this year, but several dramatic twists -- including the death of a justice -- reconfigured the bench and liberals ended up scoring the most influential victories. The high court's...
Aida Alami of Al Jazeera in Rabat, Morocco | 2016-07-03 00:00:00
As a ban on the production and use of plastic bags came into effect across Morocco on Friday, green campaigners say that the country's consumers may need years to fully comply with the new law. A landmark bill passed by...
Sayed Kamaluddin | 2016-07-03 00:00:00
A few weeks ago, America's new military commander of NATO, General Curtis Scaparriti had warned that the US-led alliance "Must be prepared to go to war against Russia at any moment" because of Russia's alleged "aggression towards East Europe and...
Yoon Young-kwan in Seoul | 2016-07-03 00:00:00
Populism, nationalism, and xenophobia all contributed to the victory of the "Leave" campaign in the United Kingdom's recent referendum on membership in the European Union (EU). But these forces float on the surface of a larger sea change: a fundamental...
A.K. Enamul Haque | 2016-07-03 00:00:00
On June 23, 2016 the United Kingdom (UK) voted for YES to exit from the European Union (EU). The news was a surprise for many. No one, including the Prime Minister David Cameron, expected this to happen but it has...
Talha Bin Habib | 2016-07-02 00:00:00
A government delegation will visit Indian north-eastern states in October aiming to increase country's export, bilateral trade and investment with the next-door neighbour, officials said. The 12-member delegation will include businessmen of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and...
Babul Barman | 2016-07-02 00:00:00
The last week of the outgoing fiscal year (FY) year ended higher, breaking three weeks losing spell, as optimistic investors took position on large-cap stocks, riding on post-Eid optimism. Analysts said the market witnessed roll-back from losses as pre-Eid sale...
Masum Billah | 2016-07-02 00:00:00
In order to continue raising academic standards we need to constantly examine and explore our methods of teaching. We need to observe other teachers' lessons at school and let other teachers do the same in our classes. This will help...
Sarwar Md Saifullah Khaled | 2016-07-02 00:00:00
A new United Nations (UN) report said wars and persecution have driven more people from their homes than any time before since the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) started to keep records. The UN Refugee Agency released the...
Burhanul Hassan Palash | 2016-07-02 00:00:00
Fifty-six scheduled banks are now operating in Bangladesh with 9,197 branches out of which state-owned commercial banks have 3,673 branches and share of rural branches was 56.80 per cent having 5,224 branches. In these days of open market economy and...
Burhanul Hassan Palash | 2016-07-02 00:00:00
Fifty-six scheduled banks are now operating in Bangladesh with 9,197 branches out of which state-owned commercial banks have 3,673 branches and share of rural branches was 56.80 per cent having 5,224 branches. In these days of open market economy and...
Rokshana Alam | 2016-07-02 00:00:00
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) flow rose by 38 per cent to $1.76 trillion in 2015, the highest level since the global economic and financial crisis of 2008-2009. However, it still was some 10 per cent short of the 2007...
Asjadul Kibria | 2016-07-02 00:00:00
Time to operationalise the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) is approaching near. So far, 83 members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have ratified the agreement. The agreement will enter into force once two-thirds of the WTO members complete their domestic...
Altap Hossen | 2016-07-02 00:00:00
June 23, 2016, is a black day for the European Union as the people of the United Kingdom voted in favour of leaving the union. Clearly, it is a massive drive to the European experiment in post world war-II. It...
Abdul Bayes | 2016-07-02 00:00:00
Bangladesh's cities are growing at a rapid pace. Reportedly, about one-fourths of population, as per the Census of 2011, reside in cities. The most recent 'guesstimates' say that urban population constitutes roughly one-thirds of the total population. Dhaka alone accounts...
Syful Islam | 2016-07-01 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has sought waiver from paying advance income tax (AIT) as it has moved to offload 10 per cent more shares of Dhaka Electric Supply Company (DESCO) in the stock market, officials said. According to...
Asjadul Kibria | 2016-07-01 00:00:00
The amount of money deposited by Bangladeshi nationals with the Swiss banks has increased by 10 per cent in 2015, according to the latest data of the central bank of Switzerland. Total funds held by the Bangladeshis with the banks...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2016-07-01 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has introduced a new and simplified income tax return for individual taxpayers to ease the process of submission of tax returns. Taxpayers, having no income from salary, household and business sources, will be able...
Siddique Islam | 2016-07-01 00:00:00
Private-sector-credit growth crossed 16 per cent in May-the highest in last three and a half years-as sustained political stability encouraged entrepreneurs to borrow more for expanding their businesses, bankers said. Falling trends in interest rates have also contributed to the...
S. M. Rayhanul Islam | 2016-07-01 00:00:00
Enterprises are the principal source of economic growth and employment, and their importance is universally accepted today. Economic growth is fuelled, first and foremost, by the creativity and hard work of entrepreneurs and workers. Driven by the quest for profits,...
Imtiaz A. Hussain concluding his nine-part "Second-string sector survey" series | 2016-07-01 00:00:00
A rapid riffle through seven second-string industries helps identify their individual strengths and weaknesses, as well as positive and negative impacts on the larger national economy. Before turning to them, it is equally helpful to conceptualise the broader changes at...
Special Correspondent | 2016-06-30 00:00:00
Millennium Information Solution Ltd (MISL), one of the leading software companies of Bangladesh has won a prestigious award from Global Finance, a US-based monthly business magazine. Global Finance usually reports on the international finance sector, covering such topics as corporate...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2016-06-30 00:00:00
Some 10 companies and one mutual fund (MF) have raised an aggregate amount of above Tk 8.58 billion through IPOs in the outgoing fiscal year (FY), 2015-16, as against above Tk 13.06 billion raised by 15 companies and one MF...
Mohammad Wazed Ali | 2016-06-30 00:00:00
Money transfers via mobile financial services have increased significantly as people are sending increased amount of money to their near and dear ones on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, business insiders have said. Among the mobile financial service providers,...
Muhaiminul Islam | 2016-06-30 00:00:00
Helpfulness is one of the ingredients that play a vital role to make the society a better place to live in. We cannot imagine any society without this virtue as it provides the binding force to make the society a...
M. A. Muid Khan from London | 2016-06-30 00:00:00
Prime Minister David Cameron had urged the country to vote 'Remain' claiming to remain but his plea was defeated by 52 per cent to 48 per cent in the EU referendum held in the UK on June 23, 2016. As...
Syed Ashraf Ali | 2016-06-30 00:00:00
A renewed interest on capital flight has been triggered by the data recently released by the Global Financial Integrity (GFI), a Washington-based research organisation that keeps a tab on 'Illicit Financial Flows' (IFF) from developing countries. According to GFI, the...
Sharjil Haque | 2016-06-30 00:00:00
Global foreign exchange markets just took a hammering from Britain's shock exit from the EU. In our own neck of the woods, the exchange rate does not float freely to fall prey to such volatility. But that does not mean...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2016-06-29 00:00:00
Past mayors of Dhaka city did demand an authority for themselves over the all utility service providers for the sake of better coordination in the matters of ensuring improved civic amenities and reducing the hassles the Dhakaites faced very often. ...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2016-06-29 00:00:00
The government may make some changes to the tax measures in the new finance bill before it gets through parliament today (Wednesday), in final consideration of demands from stakeholders. Finance Minister AMA Muhith would move the Finance Bill 2016 in...
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