Mohammed Norul Alam Raju | 2015-10-27 00:00:00
In 2014, Urban October was launched by UN-Habitat to emphasise the world's urban challenges and engage the international community towards the New Urban Agenda. This has created scopes for raising awareness and interest on different urban challenges, opportunities to the...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2015-10-27 00:00:00
Renewable energy has been seen as the alternative to finite energy sources and also as a solution to greenhouse gas problem including carbon emission. Hydel, solar and wind power have figured in this discussion and strategy for quite sometime. Harnessing...
Imtiaz A. Hussain in the seventh of a ten-part write-up on \'Infrastructure-building and diplomacy\' | 2015-10-27 00:00:00
When Bangladesh enthusiastically ratified China's equally assertive Asian Infrastructural and Investment Bank (AIIB) initiative, this year, it was no doubt ventilating some of the frustration spawned by the World Bank backtracking from the 2013 Padma Bridge commitment. As China stepped...
Silvia Ribeiro and Jim Thomas in Las Vegas | 2015-10-27 00:00:00
Las Vegas seems to be an apt place to launch a risky corporate gamble that could destroy the livelihoods of millions of small-scale farmers. Earlier this month, the international food conglomerate Cargill chose the city's famous Strip to introduce what...
FE Online Report | 2015-10-26 00:00:00
Stocks closed lower on Monday after remaining flat in the previous session as remained followed cautious stance. The market opened with a downbeat note and tried to recover in the middle of the session, but failed amid sale pressure in...
FE Online Report | 2015-10-26 00:00:00
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw upward trend in early hour of trading on Monday marginal volatility, the second trading session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 8.42...
Rezaul Karim | 2015-10-26 00:00:00
The government has decided to assess the outcome and impact of cash incentives or subsidies which are being provided to some exportable items, officials said. Under the move, the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has already formed an 11-member committee, headed...
Siddique Islam | 2015-10-26 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Oct 25: The people of former enclaves in Panchagarh district came under financial supports as they received Tk 25 million on Sunday from different commercial banks. The banks committed to extend the financial supports under their corporate social responsibility...
Zeenat Khan from Maryland, USA | 2015-10-26 00:00:00
Curiosity is an innate and deeper drive as it forms the very basis of awareness or sense in any life form. Evolution has evolved for centuries; as a result, we humans have the advantage over other living species. Therefore, with...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2015-10-26 00:00:00
This time none other than the top global lender, the World Bank (WB), has made an allegation identical to one that is very often levelled against traders by the Bangladesh consumers. The allegation is simple: Bangladeshi traders, who are slow...
FE Online Report | 2015-10-25 00:00:00
Stocks closed almost flat on Sunday with choppy trading as late hours buying spree offset early losses. The market opened with a downbeat note and lost around 24 points within first hour of trading, but late hours buying spree on...
FE Online Report | 2015-10-25 00:00:00
The country's twin-bourse Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), opened with losses in early hour of trading on Sunday with marginal volatility, the first trading session of the week. DSEX – the prime index of the DSE...
Syful Islam | 2015-10-24 00:00:00
Funding for building of the Paira deep-sea port in Patuakhali district will come up for discussion during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to Amsterdam on November 3-6, officials said. Three Dutch companies have expressed their interest to be involved in...
Munima Sultana | 2015-10-24 00:00:00
The Ministry of Railway has finalised the draft 'tariff reform policy' to revise train fares annually. The policy, when and if approved, will meet one of the major conditions set by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for releasing the last...
Saiful Islam | 2015-10-24 00:00:00
Every year World Mental Health Day is observed on October 10. The theme for this year's day was "Dignity in mental health". This year, WHO (World Health Organisation) rose awareness of what can be done to ensure that people with...
Shahidul K K Shuvra | 2015-10-24 00:00:00
Mostly through Information and Communication Technologies, ICTs, globalisation has integrated into the world trade as an inevitable part. In the past some historical components were determining the destiny of mankind. Since we are entrapped in the cyberspace, internet-fuelled globalisation is...
Abdullah Mohibuddin | 2015-10-24 00:00:00
I have been living in Canada for the last two years. By this time, I have spent two summers and two falls. I came across the beautiful scene while travelling during fall season. The simplicity of a colourful maple leaf...
Abdul Bayes | 2015-10-24 00:00:00
It is true that rural credit market has undergone a remarkable change but the market is not as inclusive as is claimed by the concerned quarters, reveals a recent household level survey. Over time improvement can be gleaned from the...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2015-10-24 00:00:00
This year's winner of Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences Angus Deaton has been awarded the honour for his analysis and pioneering work on the determinants of poverty, consumption and welfare. He has enhanced our understanding of individual consumption choices that...
Siddique Islam | 2015-10-23 00:00:00
The country's commercial banks are going to enhance their corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities for improving lifestyle of the residents of 111 former enclaves, officials said. The banks are also set to extend agriculture loan disbursement facility along with other...
S. M. Rayhanul Islam | 2015-10-23 00:00:00
Research comprises "creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of humans, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications" (Organization for Economic Co-operation...
Masum Billah | 2015-10-23 00:00:00
Academic certificates do not give us the skills to meet certain situations we face in our everyday life. Some of these skills may be termed social skills as we need them in our day-to-day activities. So, educational institutions need to...
Saleh Akram | 2015-10-23 00:00:00
The government's Vision-2021 is mainly focused on achieving a middle income status. To materialise the vision, a strategy paper has been prepared for development of the agriculture sector under the 7th five year plan wherein performance of the 6th Five...
writes Imtiaz A. Hussain in the sixth of a ten-part write-up on \'Infrastructure-building and diplomacy\' | 2015-10-23 00:00:00
Very much like the United States, the 2013-4 EU (European Union) concern about our democracy translated into a drive to reform our institutions, but unlike the United States, no GSP (general system of preferences)-type wrinkle dangled like a Damoclean sword...
Asjadul Kibria | 2015-10-22 00:00:00
JAKARTA, Oct 21: Tax amnesty has worked little so far to recover or bring back money already stashed from the developing countries.This has been the consensus of views, expressed by experts, civil social members and activists from around the world,...
Talha Bin Habib | 2015-10-22 00:00:00
Bangladesh is expected to seek more foreign direct investment (FDI) and bilateral cooperation for developing trade and investment during the two-day BCIM Economic Corridor Development Forum meeting next month in China, officials said. Besides, the participating countries will also discuss...
Nabeela Mobashwer | 2015-10-22 00:00:00
In this era of competitiveness and the relentless thirst to prove one's worth, student competitions have created an irrevocable buzz. Globalisation today has settled in on every shape. Everyone pursues excellence of a global standard. Students now venture into platforms...
Dilip Barua | 2015-10-22 00:00:00
In this globalised world political parties around the world play extremely important roles in political, economic and social life. So this type of conference may help enhance deeper multidimensional understanding for enjoying fruits of regional, continental and world connectivity. Comrade...
Sarwar Md. Saifullah Khaled | 2015-10-22 00:00:00
This year's raw hides' price rates during the Eid-ul Azha was fixed on October 02 at a joint meeting of the Bangladesh Finished Leather, Leather Goods and Footwear Exporters' Association (BFLLFEA), Bangladesh Tanners Association (BTA), and Bangladesh Hides and Skin...
Nadia Neheli | 2015-10-22 00:00:00
Like all other innovations, microcredit is not flawless. But it seems controversy over microcredit is exaggerated. A survey was undertaken on impact and client satisfaction of microcredit by the BRAC this year. It was found that the only demand of...
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