Waleed Abedin | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
A moment of much-needed breath of fresh air for Bangladesh's people comes with the emergence of an interim government, headed by Dr Yunus. It's nothing short of a turning point for the nation, for a renascence. From an economic standpoint,...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh came to pass a historical milestone when on June 5, 2024, the High Court ruled that the scrapping of the 30 per cent quota reservation for descendants of freedom fighters in government jobs was illegal. Few could have imagined...
Galib Nakib Rahman | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
Who doesn't remember Tamim Iqbal charging down the wicket to hit a 6 off Zaheer Khan in 2007? Sadly, despite all of his heroics, who doesn't remember the overuse of his 'anchor role' to defend his sudden loss of striking...
Md Shamsul Hoque | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh has achieved an impressive growth at 8.13 per cent until the pandemic hit. During the pandemic, the country witnessed GDP growth in 2020 and 2021 at 7.25 per cent alongside sustained US$ per-capita income in FY2022 containing the pandemic...
FHM Humayan Kabir, Arifur Rahman, Md Rafiqul Islam and SM Salahuddin | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
People's expectations from this interim government veritably know no bounds, in a feel-good ambiance. Since they had failed to speak freely during the unseated Sheikh Hasina government, now their expectations run sky-high from this neutral administration. But they haven't so...
Moslem Uddin Ahmed | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
Corporate ownership of news enterprise is the latest among the modes of media ownerships in Bangladesh, as also elsewhere. This ownership pattern, offering lucrative pay-and-perk packages to journalists, emerged in an evolution spanning a few centuries. This one also seems...
T I M Nurul Kabir | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
The rapid growth of digital platforms is transforming our economic landscapes and social lives. Access to high-speed internet connections and the growing usage of digital applications, tools, and communication technologies are leading to a range of improved business outcomes, such...
M Abu Eusuf and Deen Islam | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
As Bangladesh navigates a shifting political landscape, the call for economic inclusivity is stronger than ever. At the heart of these changes lies an urgent need to make sure that every citizen can benefit from the nation's economic progress. For...
Shafiun N. Shimul | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
Corruption has long been a formidable barrier to economic development, social justice, and effective governance. Traditional methods of combating corruption have largely focused on punitive measures-punishing those who indulge in corrupt activities after the corruption has been detected. While punishment...
Serajul I. Bhuiyan | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
Introduction: A new dawn for private sector growth As Bangladesh comes out of the political transitions of recent times, probably in no time in its history has the need for rejuvenation of the private sector become urgent. The private sector...
Rizwanul Islam | 2024-11-24 00:00:00
GDP growth as an indicator of progress is popular among politicians and policy makers all over the world. It is easy to use for demonstrating their performance and to convince voters to vote on their behalf (i.e., where people can...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2024-11-23 12:00:00
A risk of higher budget deficit looms as the government is set to commit to paying off all the accumulated power-sector dues by this fiscal yearend during a third review of the current IMF loan package next month.Officials say that,...
Sheikh Rashedul Islam | 2024-11-23 00:00:00
In today's digital-first economy, financial institutions are navigating an unprecedented level of complexity and risk. The arrival of new technology and platforms has brought to the fore digital banking, online investment platforms, electronic payment systems, and digital financial products and...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-11-23 00:00:00
What's the price of a banana? The answer will depend on the type of banana and where in the world it is sold. In the United States of America, it can be priced at $0.30. But in one's wildest imagination,...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-11-23 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 22: The Chattogram Elevated Expressway is likely to be opened to traffic in December, while the Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) has proposed fresh toll rates. Mahfuzur Rahman, director of the project and executive engineer of CDA, said the...
Asjadul Kibria reviewing the book | 2024-11-22 12:00:00
Just a decade ago, Barack Obama, then-president of the United States (US), ordered gradual withdrawal of American forces from the soil of Afghanistan. Thus a turning point in the history of the country started. The presence of the US and...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-11-22 12:00:00
The picture is funny and even hilarious to most viewers. Thanks to Brazil's indigenous environmental activists who could think of such a novel protest against climate inaction on the part of world leaders. The protesters took out giant cut-outs of...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2024-11-22 00:00:00
A Tk 935-million project to strengthen Bangladesh's entrepreneurial ecosystem by enhancing entrepreneurship-education infrastructure and curricula at universities is awaiting the final nod from the government.With a theme of creative Bangladesh, the project was proposed by the Secondary and Higher Education...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-11-21 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 20: Saif Powertec Limited, an international-standard domestic port operator, handled more than 20-million TEU (twenty-foot unit) containers and 14,000 vessels at Chittagong port from 2007 to October 2024.Sources said Saif Powertec handled 13,964 vessels at the country's prime...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2024-11-21 00:00:00
The Energy and Mineral Resources Division approached the Planning ministry to exempt five vital gas exploration and development projects from the mandatory third-party feasibility study requirement.The government division reasoned that rapid exploration of gas will help to reduce dependency on...
Serajul I Bhuiyan | 2024-11-21 00:00:00
Dr Muhammad Yunus, the globally renowned Nobel Laureate and the head of Bangladesh’s interim government, recently delivered a historic speech commemorating the first 100 days of his administration. At the heart of his address was the contentious issue of the...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-11-21 00:00:00
The US-based international credit rating agency, the Moody's on Monday lowered Bangladesh's long term credit rating from B1 to B2, citing lingering political uncertainty, deteriorating law and order and weak domestic demand. The B2 rating, classified as "highly speculative," signals...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2024-11-21 00:00:00
President Biden's decision to supply long range missiles to Ukraine in its war with Russia is clearly a move toward an escalation of the conflict. The missiles, capable of hitting targets as far away as 190 miles, are a new...
Nazimuddin Shyamol | 2024-11-21 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 20: Chairman of the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) Rear Admiral SM Moniruzzaman revealed that efforts are underway to eliminate the syndicate system and monopoly practices at the port. As part of the crackdown, 23 licences of operators had...
GULAM RABBANI | 2024-11-20 12:00:00
The High Court on Tuesday asked the government to constitute a high-powered body comprising internationally acclaimed energy and legal experts for preparing a detailed report based on analysis of all the terms and conditions of the deals signed with the...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-11-20 00:00:00
Once-defiant transport companies now make a beeline for a slice of the business cake as six-colour bus service under one-route, one-company franchise system begins soon in Dhaka, sources said. As planned for a much-cherished modern mass-transport system to remove chaotic...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2024-11-20 00:00:00
Bangladesh loses US$355 million in taxes annually as multinational corporations and individual tycoons are parking funds in tax havens to underpay tax, reveals a report on capital flight.The report, launched Tuesday by Tax Justice Network, says tax loss has declined...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2024-11-20 00:00:00
Stock exchanges' main boards should be cleaned up removing the companies that fail to maintain minimum financial standards. The boards have so many poor-performing companies that they engender a bad impression about the market to both local and foreign investors....
Serajul I Bhuiyan | 2024-11-20 00:00:00
Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's leaked phone conversations, reportedly broadcast from her location in India, have become a sensation among the Bangladeshi people and reveal the extent of her influence over the Awami League loyalists in Bangladesh. During those calls,...
Mahmudul Islam | 2024-11-20 00:00:00
"Is there a chance the bus could get stuck in floodwater?" I asked the Cox's Bazar counterman over the phone.Before booking my ticket for the nearly 700km journey across Bangladesh, I needed to inquire about road conditions in Cumilla and...
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