Talha Bin Habib | 2015-03-02 00:00:00
Bangladesh is set to sign wheat import deal with Ukraine during the meeting between food officials and the delegation from Kiev in Dhaka today (Monday), officials said. To push the move forward a three-member Ukrainian delegation lead by Oleg Shchurin...
Munima Sultana | 2015-03-02 00:00:00
Singapore and Malaysia have shown interest to sign free trade agreements (FTAs) with Bangladesh to 'create a win-win situation for trade and investment for each country'. Officials said the issue of the FTA is likely to be figured prominently in...
Khairul Islam | 2015-03-02 00:00:00
Singer Asif Akbar has threatened legal action against the cellular-phone operators including Banglalink and Grameenphone (GP) for their unauthorised use of his songs for customers. The 42-year old pop-star Asif has issued the threat on his Facebook account and warned...
Babul Barman | 2015-03-02 00:00:00
Net foreign investment in the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dipped by 86 per cent in February compared to January, 2015 as foreign fund managers were in selling spree amid ongoing political unrest. Foreign investors bought shares worth Tk 2.50 billion...
Neil Ray | 2015-03-02 00:00:00
Among an array of footpath displays, bed sheets are no exception. But appearance can be deceptive. Usually a vendor displaying his wares is hardly suspect. But stay cautioned, the entire exercise of selling and buying can simply be playacting. Both...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2015-03-02 00:00:00
The parliamentary standing committee on the ministry of planning the other day recommended for strengthening of the local government (LG) institutions during the upcoming seventh five-year plan period to, what it said, lessen the usual pressure on the central government....
Siddique Islam | 2015-03-01 00:00:00
The country's overall import growth witnessed a marked fall in the first seven months of the current fiscal year (FY) due to lower payments on fuel import and the political unrest in January last. The import growth rate came down...
Rezaul Karim | 2015-03-01 00:00:00
The government is going to take initiatives to further expedite activities of the missions abroad to boost the country's export earnings, officials said. As part of the move, a meeting of the policy formulating committee will be held on Tuesday....
Khairul Islam | 2015-03-01 00:00:00
The curtain fell on the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair Saturday with a record of sales and new titles despite the nationwide blockade and frequent general strikes. According to the Bangla Academy, total sales of publishing houses, including the academy,...
Khairul Islam | 2015-03-01 00:00:00
Spectrum, the exclusive airwave frequency, may remain unsold at the upcoming auction depriving the government of large-scale revenue earnings and the users of getting desired quality services, market players said. They said the proposed base price of the spectrum is...
Md Shariful Islam | 2015-03-01 00:00:00
Why should education be prioritised? Nelson Mandela in his book A Long Walk to Freedom mentioned that education was necessary to realise the importance of education in liberating his people, he also mentioned the tremendous negative impacts that suffered his...
Md. Joynal Abdin | 2015-03-01 00:00:00
There are many research reports that have mentioned Bangladesh as one of the most potential countries for economic development and faster growth. The economic growth rate is on an average 6-6.5 per cent per year over the last one decade....
Muhammad Abdul Mazid on the occasion of the Diabetes Awareness Day which was observed on February 28 | 2015-03-01 00:00:00
The Fifth Edition of Diabetes Altlas (2014) published by the International Diabetic Federation, says that the estimated number of adults living with diabetes has soared to 366 million, representing 8.3 per cent of the global adult population. This number is...
M. Serajul Islam | 2015-03-01 00:00:00
The White House and the Israeli Prime Minister are again set to clash. Benjamin Netyanhu would be addressing a joint session of the US Congress on March 03 over objections of the White House to encourage the Congress to impose...
Syful Islam | 2015-02-28 00:00:00
A government core group has placed 29-point recommendations aiming to support export-oriented textile sector by making existing rules pragmatic and providing attractive incentives, officials said. The body, comprising public officials and stakeholders, submitted the report recently to the ministry of...
Munima Sultana | 2015-02-28 00:00:00
Fifteen firms from 12 countries have shown interest in the management support consultancy (MSC) work of the Padma Bridge project. It is the final part of the tender for assisting the project office in taking different decisions during implementation of...
Syful Islam | 2015-02-28 00:00:00
The Mongla Port Authority has identified five key challenges the port is now facing in delivering services to the users and recommended a 13-point short, medium and long- term measures to minimise those, officials said recently. The authority has sent...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2015-02-28 00:00:00
The country's modern hospitals in the private sector have been availing tax-benefits on the import of medical equipment for year after year but they are not passing on any benefit to their patients, particularly those who cannot afford expensive treatment. ...
Babul Barman | 2015-02-28 00:00:00
The stock market passed yet another lacklustre week as worried investors over prolonged political turmoil were on selling spree, despite some better-than-expected positive earning results. The investors went for panic-sell-off, especially on the fourth day of the week, anticipating further...
Md Nayem Alimul Hyder | 2015-02-28 00:00:00
Population ageing is defined as an increase in the segment of population which is elderly. There is no universally accepted definition of the elderly but in most related literature, people above 60 years of age are considered 'old' and are...
Saleh Akram | 2015-02-28 00:00:00
At long last a bill preventing the indiscriminate abuse of formalin, a hazardous chemical, in food items has been passed. It was a welcome decision, although belated, and the government deserves genuine appreciation for the move. The Formalin Control Bill...
Sazedul Islam | 2015-02-28 00:00:00
Drug addiction has become so pervasive that it has now turned into a big problem in our country, affecting directly young generation and teenagers. Females are also taking to the negative path, resulting in severe social problem. Our national interest...
Nilratan Halder | 2015-02-28 00:00:00
In this land, now turned into a plain of death and destruction after the 1971 genocide, dreams just evaporate into flames. Widowed mothers or parents are compelled to become witness to insufferable pains and suffering their last hope and reliance...
Ismail Hossain | 2015-02-27 00:00:00
If the ongoing political deadlock lingers on in the country, the gross domestic product (GDP) growth will slow down to around 4.0 per cent in the current fiscal year (FY), says the international consulting firm Oxford Analytica. The firm also...
Syful Islam | 2015-02-27 00:00:00
Finance Minister AMA Muhith will apprise Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday of the progress in budget implementation during the first half of the current fiscal year alongside details of income and expenditure and the macroeconomic trends, officials said. The...
Siddique Islam | 2015-02-27 00:00:00
The overall excess liquidity with commercial banks fell slightly in January last because of the downtrend of bank deposits, officials said. The excess liquidity dropped by more than 5.0 per cent to Tk 1.08 trillion as of January 29 last...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2015-02-27 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue has finally detected some 757 industrial units across the country as environmental culprits, which will have to pay green taxes. The Board has issued a gazette with the names of the industries that will have...
S. M. Rayhanul Islam | 2015-02-27 00:00:00
Around the world, digital technologies as well as social media have revolutionised education. They challenge the traditional approaches of classroom teaching-learning, and the way education is managed. However, while traditional 'classroom' learning is by no means obsolete, 'networked learning' is...
Nilratan Halder | 2015-02-27 00:00:00
Innovation is not a strong point of the people here. Even when cholera, malaria, small pox and other such diseases broke out in epidemic forms, scientific research was carried out by dedicated people in laboratories in western countries. Credit goes,...
Sadiq Zafrullah | 2015-02-27 00:00:00
Developing countries like Bangladesh has to depend mostly on export, remittance and foreign direct investment (FDI). Foreign investment plays a vital role in gross domestic product (GDP). Investment increases the flow of money and accelerates growth and development. But the...
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