Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-12-26 00:00:00
Bangladesh Railway, which this country inherited from the British colonial era, is more than 160 years old. It is the pioneer of land transportation in the country. Even in this age of style and speed, the railway has not lost...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2024-12-26 00:00:00
The issue is one of the contributions political appointees to diplomatic positions are able to make. Or do such appointments fail to raise a nation's standards where a projection of foreign policy is concerned? Should there be phases in a...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-12-25 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 24: The detailed design of a project to upgrade the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway from four lanes is expected to be completed by 2025. The work will begin in June 2026, officials of the Road and Highway Department (RHD) said....
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2024-12-25 00:00:00
Domestic technology companies are seeking opportunities to be involved in the collection of tolls from roads and bridges built with public funds.The Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) recently sent a letter to the Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-12-25 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 24: Gates of six factories here of the embroiled S Alam Group, including power plant and sugar refinery, were shut on the staffs indefinitely without citing grounds.Witnesses said the suddenly laid-off staffers kept staging factory-gate demonstrations, in one...
MAHMUDUL ISLAM | 2024-12-25 00:00:00
"You just arrived and will leave tomorrow morning? What will you see as a tourist then?" the hotel receptionist was confused when he handed me the room key. I explained to him I was not in Khulna to visit the...
TANGILA TASNIM | 2024-12-25 00:00:00
There was a time when sports, dancing, singing, and painting were all part of our leisure hobbies or cultural activities. Still, we gradually started to get acquainted with the different ways of young people's careers. They have earned the country's...
Mirza Manbira Sultana, Iqbal Hossain and Munir Ahmed | 2024-12-25 00:00:00
Eye health is a critical aspect of overall well-being, yet it remains a neglected issue, particularly for women and marginalised communities worldwide. The World Health Organization's first World Vision Report reveals that 2.2 billion people worldwide suffer from vision impairment,...
Sarker Nazrul Islam | 2024-12-25 00:00:00
It is indeed a good development that the country's labour-intensive apparel industry is advancing along the path of automation to accelerate the production process and reduce the cost of production. Automation has gained greater importance for Bangladesh when its competitors...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2024-12-25 00:00:00
After years of fiscal profligacy, monetary policy came to the forefront as the saviour of the economy in a large swath of the world. From the financial crisis of 2008 to the Covid pandemic, loose fiscal policy was found to...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2024-12-24 12:00:00
Experts and investors smell a rat in the recent decision of Daffodil Computers to issue shares to non-listed Creative International at face value in repayment of a debt of Tk 467 million. Both the organisations belong to the Daffodil Family,...
REZAUL KARIM | 2024-12-24 00:00:00
Amid some disarray in local banking situation, a private organization wants licence to establish a global-standard unconventional climate bank, first of its kind in Bangladesh, sources said.A cardinal objective of the bank is to preserve nature and address environmental issues...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2024-12-24 00:00:00
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will extend the ongoing $4.7-billion loan programme for Bangladesh by six months until December 2026, officials have said.It was decided at the two-week-long third review of the programme held this month after the multilateral lender...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-12-24 00:00:00
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Baharul Alam's frank admission that they (the police) committed no end of wrongful acts during the previous regime at the dictates of the party in power is a statement of fact. He said...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2024-12-24 00:00:00
A number of mega projects have been implemented in the country's communication sector during the past few decades. But experts opine that not much economic benefits could be derived from those despite facilitating transportation, mainly due to lack of a...
Serajul I. Bhuiyan | 2024-12-24 00:00:00
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." - Martin Luther King Jr. The publication of the White Paper on Bangladesh’s economy, revealing widespread corruption under the Awami League-led regime, stands as a defining moment for accountability and a catalyst...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-12-23 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 22: The 16.5-kilometer Chattogram Elevated Expressway, the longest freeway in the country, will formally be opened to traffic in January next.The Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges has already approved the new toll rate proposed by the Chattogram...
Neil Ray | 2024-12-23 00:00:00
Tapan Kumar Biswas, additional secretary and chairman of the polythene monitoring committee formed under the ministry of environment, forest and climate change came up with the performances accomplished so far since November 3. Following a drive against polythene in the...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-12-23 00:00:00
The country's economic growth projection measured in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the current fiscal year has been revised downwards to 3.8 per cent by the global lender, the International Monetary Fund (IMF). A review mission of the...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-12-22 00:00:00
Work on the extension of the metro rail corridor from Motijheel to Kamalapur station is likely to fail the mid-2025 deadline due to slow progress by its Thai contractor for fund crunch.However, sources said it might take another year for...
FHM Humayan Kabir, back from Ashulia | 2024-12-22 00:00:00
As the Economic Census is going on across the country, the national statistical organisation is struggling to collect data especially from the medium to large industrial and commercial units.Most of the enterprises in the segment are reluctant to share necessary...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2024-12-22 00:00:00
Some Tk 896.21 billion has been invested for railway development over the past decade since a separate ministry for the sector was established in 2012 yet Bangladesh Railways (BR) fails to earn and run on its own largely for what...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-12-22 00:00:00
An investigation by the Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) in the revenue sector has uncovered that Summit Group has evaded payment of Tk 11.12 billion in taxes in the single-largest case of tax-dodging in Bangladesh, officials say.The tax avoidance has occurred...
SEYED MOSAYEB ALAM | 2024-12-22 00:00:00
Starting a new job can feel overwhelming. You're excited to prove yourself, but figuring out how everything works can be tricky in Bangladesh, where relationships and respect for seniority matter, understanding the workplace culture is critical to doing well. If...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-12-22 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 21: A ship carrying goods directly from Pakistan has arrived in Bangladesh waters for the second time. The Panama-flagged carrier, Yuan Xiang Fa Zhan, arrived in Chittagong Port waters on Friday and is scheduled to berth at the...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2024-12-22 00:00:00
Writing off bad debts behind negative equity partially or fully is the ultimate solution of the problem that has been gnawing away at the market's growth potential for more than a decade. Market intermediaries -- merchant banks and brokerage firms...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-12-22 00:00:00
As Bangladesh prepares to graduate from a Least Developed Country (LDC), aligning business enterprises with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting standard is becoming a mandatory practice to boost their global competitiveness. ESG reporting is a globally recognised tool for...
Asjadul Kibria | 2024-12-22 00:00:00
As the world is preparing willy-nilly to embrace Donald Trump's trade regime, which will take effect from January 20, 2025, there is uneasiness about what will happen immediately after he takes the oath on that day. He will officially become...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-12-21 12:00:00
In this age of feverish competition for drawing attention, courtesy of social sites, the buzz words are 'going viral'. Some would go to the extra length, even to the point of their own bodily harm for going viral. If the...
TALHA BIN HABIB | 2024-12-21 00:00:00
Traffic police have realised nearly Tk 430 million in fines from different vehicles for violation of traffic rules during a special drive in the capital, an official said.The Traffic Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) fined the vehicles by...
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