Md. Mostaque Ahmed, Deputy Managing Director of Dhaka Bank PLC, Akhlaqur Rahman, Deputy Managing Director of Dhaka Bank PLC, and Major General Md. Moin Khan, NDC, PSC, Area Commander, Headquarters, Logistics Area, Dhaka Cantonment and President, Army Golf Club, inaugurating...
PARIS, Dec 09 (AFP): FIFA on Saturday confirmed that three bids to host the Women's World Cup in 2027 had been lodged "across three confederations" before the bidding process closed.From Europe comes a joint bid between Belgium, Netherland and Germany...
Former Bangladesh cricket team captain Mushfiqur Rahim has initiated legal proceedings against Ekattor TV, a private TV station, in response to a report aired during the ongoing Bangladesh-New Zealand Test series, reports UNB.Aired on December 06, the report alleged spot-fixing...
Glenn Phillips scored an unbeaten 40 under pressure as New Zealand beat Bangladesh by four wickets in the second Test on Saturday to finish the two-match series level, report agencies.Set a chase of 137 in Dhaka, the visitors reached 139-6...
US appeals court upholds most ofgag order imposed on TrumpWASHINGTON, Dec 09: A US federal appeals court on Friday upheld most of a gag order imposed on former president Donald Trump in his election interference case. "We do not allow...
PYONGYANG, Dec 09 (Reuters): North Korea is determined to launch more spy satellites in the near future to collect information on the military activities of its enemies, a commentary carried by state news agency KCNA said on Saturday.The satellites will...
PARIS, Dec 09 (AFP): Ultra-processed foods are commonly portrayed as a modern health scourge: a threat lurking on the shelves of every supermarket linked to obesity, heart disease, cancer and early death.Researchers warning of their dangers have called for taxation...
ROME, Dec 09 (AP): A fire broke out in a hospital on Rome's outskirts, killing at least four people and forcing the evacuation of the facility and its patients, officials said Saturday.Patients in intensive care at St. John the Evangelist...
DUBAI, Dec 09 (AP): Teams of veteran negotiators fanned out Friday at the United Nations climate conference with orders to get the strongest, most ambitious agreements possible, especially on the central issue of the fading future of fossil fuels for...
MOSCOW, Dec 09 (Reuters): Russia's paramount leader, Vladimir Putin, was not even looking at the television camera when he announced that he would run for presidency in 2024 election and aim to stay in the Kremlin for at least another...
GAZA, Dec 09 (BBC/Reuters): The southern Gaza city is surrounded by Israeli tanks on two sides. The Israeli military says it is fighting with Hamas fighters from house to house.A hospital boss in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, says his team...
Muhammad Mahmood | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
There is a swirl of uncertainty surrounding the global economic outlook for 2024. The reasons for such an uncertainty include the failure of global economy to recover from the effect of the pandemic, the continuing Russia-Ukraine conflict, Israeli invasion of...
Human Rights Day is observed globally every year on December 10. On this day in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It was a milestone document which proclaims that everyone is inherently entitled...
According to a study by Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, at least 74 per cent of the country's students who are seeking university admission are suffering from depression. What is more worrying is that among them, 22 per cent...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
The government is supposed to ensure availability of all the text books for students before their first school-day of the year. It is a key expectation of the people, especially of students and guardians, from their government.In our country, schools...
Asjadul Kibria | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
For the last couple of years, external debt has become one of the major concerns of the country's overall economic management, mainly due to the sharp fall in the foreign exchange reserve coupled with the fast depreciation of the local...
Women the world over are increasingly joining the international labour market. As per data of International Labour Organisation (ILO) 2017, women constituted 42 per cent of the 164 million migrant workers globally. "ILOSTAT (ILO Labour Statistics) data show that the...
Rehnuma Tasnim Sheefa | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
On Sunday mornings, we all feel pissed off to get back to offices after the weekend leisure. I bet there are hardly any employees who like to work. But just think how people would survive without working. Work or want--this...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
The deep-sea port being constructed at Matarbari in Cox's Bazar under a project of the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has started to become visible now. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Matarbari deep-sea port channel at Maheshkhali in Cox's Bazar...
FE: Please describe the situation of the business sector in the country now.Shahriar Jahan Rahat: The recent development that happened in Bangladesh's infrastructure like roads and highways, railways and port facilities is creating opportunities to develop the business sector all...
FE: Please describe the situation of the business sector in the country now? Nurul Qayyum Khan: First and foremost, the business sector of our country should not be compartmentalized, since it is intricately affected by the global economic ups and...
Fakhrul Alam | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
FE: Please describe the situation of the business sector in the country now? Alihussain Akberali: Due to the political unrest, the situation in Bangladesh is highly precarious these days. We have reduced our production levels due to low demand and...
Mohammed Salman Rahman | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
When I was younger, I used to watch a film on the television called 'Water World'. The 'used to watch' part mainly stems from networks re-running popular films multiple times, and my parents would not let me finish a movie...
A K Enamul Haque | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
Bangladesh has made incredible strides in improving its economic standing, particularly in the measurement of per capita income. Per capita income essentially represents the average income earned per person in a country. Back in 1973, each person in Bangladesh, on...
Bijon Islam | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
There is no denying that Bangladesh has achieved remarkable success in the last decade or so with higher-than South Asia average of GDP per capita. The economy touches almost half a trillion dollars alongside emergence of a growing middle and...
Anita Ghazi Rahman | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
Amid a change of wind over the past decade, board diversity has become a major consideration in entrepreneurship - globally. Dialogue about stakeholder- versus-shareholder capitalism has gained momentum and there has been a steady growth of ESG-focused investing since 2013....
Geographical location at the approach of the Bay of Bengal, land structure involving low-lying terrains, great rivers, and the socioeconomic dynamics of coastal, riverine, and remote communities, have all combined to make Bangladesh the seventh most climate-vulnerable country in the...
Md Rubaiyath Sarwar | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
Bangladesh needs to expand and diversify its export base. The need is immediate given the declining dollar reserve, the poor balance of payment and the global economic crisis. Our search for a diversified export market base has so far been...
S M Jahangir | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
Bangladesh faces some challenges on the economic front -- persisting dollar crisis, depleting foreign-exchange reserves and steep inflation being daunting ones. Liquidity pressure on the banking system, much of it believed stemming from bad-loan buildups, is also among major areas...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
Bangladesh is tangibly deficient in providing better healthcare to its burgeoning population. So far, universal healthcare remains a far cry in the country, with resultant rise in foreign medical bills. Government expenditure for healthcare is much lower than in other...
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