Khalilur Rahman | 2014-12-07 00:00:00
The Non-government Organisation (NGO) Forum for Public Health has, for the first time in the northern region of Bangladesh, introduced aquifer recharge facility in Nachole Upazila of Chapainawabganj district. The method aims at recharging the aquifers with rainwater for keeping...
Md. Atiqul Islam | 2014-12-07 00:00:00
The story of the readymade garment industry (RMG) in Bangladesh reads almost like a miracle. Over the last three decades, this industry has established itself as a global player. Its contribution to the economy of Bangladesh, and in providing employment,...
Syed Manzoorul Islam | 2014-12-07 00:00:00
It is generally understood that a country that aims to provide quality education to its young population needs an investment the size of 6.0-8.0 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) at the minimum. And that investment has to...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2014-12-07 00:00:00
New Automated Trading System which will go live on December 11 next on the premier bourse will accelerate trading platforms along with resolving some existing problems, officials said. The traders at different brokerage firms have also hailed the upcoming trading...
Ziaur Rahman back from Malaysia | 2014-12-07 00:00:00
Malaysia can be a potential market for Bangladeshi merchandise, especially readymade garments (RMG), frozen foods and leather goods if measures are taken accordingly as people of the South-East Asian country are increasingly showing interest to buy these products. According to...
Masum Billah | 2014-12-07 00:00:00
When a school welcomes all students irrespective of their caste, creed, colour, religion, ethnicity and country and they are allowed to participate in all aspects of school life we can call that the school offers inclusive education to the students....
Syful Islam | 2014-12-06 00:00:00
Bangladesh will have to pay nearly US$100 million to get a stake in the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as a founder-member, officials have said. "So far, 22 countries have joined hands in establishing the bank. We may need...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-12-06 00:00:00
The government moves to launch four new investment bonds with tax-free facility on stake for expatriate Bangladeshis to encourage them to invest their remittances in various sectors in the country. Officials said the Internal Resources Division (IRD) under the Ministry...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-12-06 00:00:00
Funds constraints have been hampering the operational activities as well as effectiveness of the Equity and Entrepreneurship Fund (EEF) for agro-processing sectors, officials said. They said, "The EEF agro-fund has dwindled while the information technology (IT) fund has a significant...
Shamsul Huda | 2014-12-06 00:00:00
The government measures taken to improve highway transport service across the country are failing to make any headway amid scarcity of trained drivers, lack of fitness certification and meagre insurance coverage, sources said. According to a source at Bangladesh Road...
Danish Siddiqui and Nita Bhalla of Reuters in Bhopal/New Delhi | 2014-12-06 00:00:00
Beyond the iron gates of the derelict pesticide plant where one of the world's worst industrial disasters occurred, administrative buildings lie in ruins, vegetation overgrown and warehouses bolted. Massive vessels, interconnected by a multitude of corroded pipes that once carried...
Taher Ali | 2014-12-06 00:00:00
Extortion is becoming an increasingly complex phenomenon for those living in the capital as its dimension always keeps on changing. The people of this over populated city live their lives in the most unliveable conditions with fear and anxiety. That...
Md Nayem Alimul Hyder | 2014-12-06 00:00:00
The Constitution of Bangladesh provides the basis for legal aid mechanism through its different Articles though there is no clearly spelt out expression in any Article on the subject concerned. Firstly, article 27 says that all citizens are equal before...
M. Shafiqul Karim | 2014-12-06 00:00:00
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury left us for good on November 29 in a tragic road accident. He was going to ATN Bangla to take part in a talk show with Bhorer Kagoj editor Shaymal Dutta. As he was trying to get...
Special Correspondent From Rajshahi | 2014-12-06 00:00:00
An environment-friendly cold storage with 300 metric tonnes capacity got off the ground today here in this northern city. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) provided Tk 1.40 million for building the cold storage from its corporate social responsibility (CSR) fund. "We'll...
Siddique Islam | 2014-12-06 00:00:00
From Rajshahi The central bank has asked the commercial banks to take effective measures under the anti-money laundering and anti-terror financing laws to check illegal fund transfer and associated pecuniary offences. Such strict directive came at a regional conference on...
Babul Barman | 2014-12-06 00:00:00
Driven by large cap issues, stocks turned around last week after a bearish mood that spanned for four consecutive weeks. The week featured all five trading sessions and of them, the first and last sessions saw marginal correction while mid-three...
Md Sazedul Islam | 2014-12-06 00:00:00
Considered by many scholars to be the oldest healing science, Ayurveda is a holistic approach to health that is designed to help people live long, healthy, and well-balanced lives. The holistic practice is based on creating harmony between body, mind...
Nilratan Halder | 2014-12-06 00:00:00
Of the few artists who breathed art, lived in art and dreamed of art soaked in the very sustaining fluid of the soil, Qayyum Chowdhury was definitely one. The country's simple beauty and vibrancy was so exquisitely delineated in his...
Munima Sultana | 2014-12-05 00:00:00
BUET has withdrawn its partnership with Bangladesh Army from the Padma Bridge supervision work, putting the project in fresh quandary. The Bureau of Research, Testing and Consultation (BRTC) of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) decided to discontinue the...
Nilratan Halder | 2014-12-05 00:00:00
Had the mini bus not taken away the life of Zaglul Ahmad Chowdhury, Advisory Editor of this newspaper, his column, 'Off the Cuff' or news analysis would have appeared by now. At 65, quite a ripe age, he was prolific...
Saleh Akram | 2014-12-05 00:00:00
According to a survey, construction sector has accounted for the highest number of workers' deaths so far this year. In last ten months, there were 105 accidental deaths at construction sites at a staggering rate of more than 10 deaths...
Syful Islam | 2014-12-05 00:00:00
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has sought no objection from the government of Bangladesh before lending $75 million to Summit Bibiyana Gas Power Project II from its non-sovereign operations, official sources said. The ADB will give the loan for development...
Shamsul Huda | 2014-12-05 00:00:00
The government may not be able before 2016 to apply for the WHO pre-qualification seal for its laboratory that needs to be well-equipped and well-manned for testing drugs as required by most importing countries. Currently the importing countries require drugs...
FE Online Report | 2014-12-04 00:00:00
Stocks edged marginally lower today (Thursday) after three sessions’ upturn with turnover remaining above Tk 5.0 billion-mark as investors went for quick profit. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended at 4,961.84 points, shedding 30.15 points...
FE Online Report | 2014-12-04 00:00:00
The prices of most of the shares at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw negative trend in early hours of trading on Thursday, the last session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE,...
Siddique Islam | 2014-12-04 00:00:00
The central bank moved to ask the commercial banks to take all-out measures to reduce the increasing volume of classified loans by the end of this calendar year through a vigorous recovery drives across the country. A decision to this...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-12-04 00:00:00
The government is going to review the yield rates of different national savings instruments aiming to keep the sale volume normal, officials said. The trend of the country's capital market is positive now. The trend of investment on the savings...
Syful Islam | 2014-12-04 00:00:00
The central bank has intensified its monitoring and supervision on sanctioning and disbursement of agri credit to ensure its proper utilisation, official sources said. The latest move aims to ensure that at least 60 per cent of farm credit goes...
Shah Alam Nur | 2014-12-04 00:00:00
Top international brands are turning to Bangladesh to source lured by sportswear, lower price and higher quality, trade-insiders said. This development is being seen as a new opportunity for the readymade garment (RMG) sub-sector. In recent times, they said, a...
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