A.K. Enamul Haque | 2015-11-28 00:00:00
The twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) and the eleventh session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP) will take place from November 30 to December...
Rezaul Karim | 2015-11-28 00:00:00
The government has asked all the ministries and divisions to speed up the implementation of different projects under the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the current fiscal year (FY), officials said. It has also directed them to take necessary measures...
Munima Sultana | 2015-11-28 00:00:00
State-owned Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) was suffering losses by operating its articulated bus service in the capital due to an increase in operational costs, sources said. Within three years of plying, they said, the buses imported from India under...
Syful Islam | 2015-11-28 00:00:00
Four state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs) bear a burden of 9,223 unsettled audit objections which involve a hefty amount of nearly Tk 200 billion, statistics show. The banks and financial institutions division (BFID) under the ministry of finance (MoF) is now...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2015-11-28 00:00:00
The government is considering yet another hike in import duty on both crude and refined sugar to help protect the local public-sector sugar mills from going bust as market prices have hit rock bottom. Officials said the move came following...
Mohammad Abdul Mannan | 2015-11-28 00:00:00
Inclusive growth has recently become one of the world's most important policy goals and an issue of worldwide discussion, relevant equally in economies of the under-developed, developing and developed countries. Governments, development partners and economists have given attention to inclusion...
Mohammed Haider Ali Miah | 2015-11-28 00:00:00
Financial inclusion or inclusive financing is the delivery of financial services at affordable cost to disadvantaged and low-income segments of people in contrast to financial exclusion where those services are not available or affordable. The United Nations defines the goals...
Abdul Bayes | 2015-11-28 00:00:00
S.R. Osmani, Professor of Economics at Ulster University, has dealt with the concept of equity and growth in a paper he prepared for the Seventh Five Year Plan. Professor Osmani is one of those who have the competence of presenting...
Polin Kumar Saha | 2015-11-28 00:00:00
Industry, innovation and infrastructure are one of 17 SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) that form the framework of the 2030 UN mission for sustainable development. There is no doubt that the sustained investment in innovation is a key driver of economic...
ABM Ahsanullah | 2015-11-28 00:00:00
Usually, I write an article on the occasion of the Officers' Club Open Bridge Tournament highlighting the virtues of the game of contract bridge and pay tributes to its inventor, William Venderbilt and its exponents who made the game popular...
Nilratan Halder | 2015-11-28 00:00:00
Those who walk on the footpath right in front of a cluster of eateries or hotels opposite to the secretariat, the hub of the country's administration, are unlikely to miss the uncanny figures. Some of them are in a kind...
Mohammad Abdul Mannan | 2015-11-27 00:00:00
Inclusive growth has recently become one of the world's most important policy goals and an issue of worldwide discussion, relevant equally in economies of the under-developed, developing and developed countries. Governments, development partners and economists have given attention to inclusion...
Mohammed Haider Ali Miah | 2015-11-27 00:00:00
Financial inclusion or inclusive financing is the delivery of financial services at affordable cost to disadvantaged and low-income segments of people in contrast to financial exclusion where those services are not available or affordable. The United Nations defines the goals...
Abdul Bayes | 2015-11-27 00:00:00
S.R. Osmani, Professor of Economics at Ulster University, has dealt with the concept of equity and growth in a paper he prepared for the Seventh Five Year Plan. Professor Osmani is one of those who have the competence of presenting...
Syful Islam | 2015-11-27 00:00:00
Vessels are sitting idle and looking for alternative routes failing to get adequate consignments for carrying on the Chittagong-Pangaon route, officials said. Two years have passed since the inland container terminal (ICT) was inaugurated in November 2013, but until now...
Siddique Islam | 2015-11-27 00:00:00
Kamrul Hasan, who has obtained a Masters Degree in Marketing from the United Kingdom and has been engaged in businesses since 2002, is interested to expand his business with bank financing. He was seen collecting information of loan at a...
S.M. Rayhanul Islam | 2015-11-27 00:00:00
"Young men and women are not passive beneficiaries, but equal and effective partners. Their aspirations extend far beyond jobs; youth also want a seat at the table - a real voice in shaping the policies that shape their lives. We...
Sarwar Md. Saifullah Khaled | 2015-11-27 00:00:00
Poverty alleviation, healthcare and education are the three focal points in the newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Bangladesh government has attached due importance to healthcare. The concerned authorities have sent in strong messages for the physicians as regards...
Polin Kumar Saha | 2015-11-27 00:00:00
Industry, innovation and infrastructure constitute one of 17 SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) that form the framework of the 2030 UN mission for sustainable development. There is no doubt that sustained investment in innovation is a key driver of economic growth...
Nilratan Halder | 2015-11-27 00:00:00
Gender-based violence is a curse the modern civilisation is yet to get rid of. In fact, violence against girls and women is not confined to poorer and less developed communities alone, it has its manifestation in myriad forms in both...
FE Online Report | 2015-11-26 00:00:00
Australia expressed willingness to strengthen cooperation with Bangladesh by looking into issues including relaxation of student visas, recruitment of workers and border protection. The eagerness was evinced at a meeting on Thursday between the visiting Bangladesh Expatriates Welfare and Overseas...
S.M. Rayhanul Islam | 2015-11-26 00:00:00
"Young men and women are not passive beneficiaries, but equal and effective partners. Their aspirations extend far beyond jobs; youth also want a seat at the table - a real voice in shaping the policies that shape their lives. We...
Sarwar Md. Saifullah Khaled | 2015-11-26 00:00:00
Poverty alleviation, healthcare and education are the three focal points in the newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Bangladesh government has attached due importance to healthcare. The concerned authorities have sent in strong messages for the physicians as regards...
Polin Kumar Saha | 2015-11-26 00:00:00
Industry, innovation and infrastructure constitute one of 17 SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) that form the framework of the 2030 UN mission for sustainable development. There is no doubt that sustained investment in innovation is a key driver of economic growth...
Nilratan Halder | 2015-11-26 00:00:00
Gender-based violence is a curse the modern civilisation is yet to get rid of. In fact, violence against girls and women is not confined to poorer and less developed communities alone, it has its manifestation in myriad forms in both...
FE Online Report | 2015-11-26 00:00:00
Dhaka stocks started the week’s last session with a positive note and continued the upbeat trend for first one and half-an-hour. The DSE benchmark index rose 0.23 per cent or 10.85 points to 4578 on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). Shariah...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2015-11-26 00:00:00
The Prime Minister's Office has moved to assess the total economic losses involving some 2000 imported cars stuck up at the Mongla seaport following duty disputes. Bank liabilities and arrears of the importers are among the factors to be taken...
Asjadul Kibria | 2015-11-26 00:00:00
Activities in the country's large and medium-scale manufacturing industries showed a sluggish trend in the first two months of the current financial year after registering a double-digit growth in the last fiscal. Activities of the country's large and medium scale...
Saadman Khan Nabil | 2015-11-26 00:00:00
Each and every available figure on national growth suggests that Bangladesh is making a good progress and will head towards a stable economic growth within a short span of time. However, when it comes to meet the basic demands for...
Erik Berglof in London | 2015-11-26 00:00:00
The board of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) recently approved China's application to join - an application a decade in the making - and sent it on to member governments for final approval. But EBRD membership is...
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