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...
Haseeb Md Irfanullah | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
Climate has indeed changed -- from Bolivia and Botswana to Bangladesh and beyond. The big industrial countries were supposed to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions fast to keep the average global temperature increase below 1.5 degrees centigrade compared with what...
Omar Raad Chowdhury | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
Two pertinent questions crop up regarding Bangladesh's potential BRICS (now BRICS+) membership that need to be weighed in the context of current global geopolitical shifts. First comes what could be the short-to long-term economic and trade benefits of Bangladesh joining...
Sheikh Serajul Hakim | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
While attending lectures on Solid Waste Management (SWM) as part of my Master’s in Urban (Environmental) Management and Development at Rotterdam back in 2007, I was first introduced to the concept of solid waste and the need for its management,...
Wasi Ahmed | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
When his 1993 essay The Clash of Civilizations, later made into a book with the title The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order, took readers across the globe with a sense of unease and excitement (provocation as...
Melita Mehjabeen | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
In an era of rapid technological advancements and global connectivity, the need for a workforce equipped with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) skills has become paramount. The conventional Master of Business Administration (MBA) curriculum, once the hallmark of business...
Anindeta Chowdhury | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
Almost every wishful profession holds a passionate story behind this choice. And a skillful profession should not exactly rely on any gender-based stereotype, yet the contextual concept varies from the theoretical approach. Not every profession is seen as suitable one...
Khan Muhammad Saqiful Alam | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
2022-2023 have been a couple of very eventful years, with Russia's attempted invasion of Ukraine, Twitter's takeover by Elon Musk, several large crypto businesses' meteoric crashes, rounds of downsizing in tech giants, and the very recent humanitarian crisis in Gaza....
Tanannum Azad Arufa and Sabit Ibtisam Anan | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
An alarm bell rings that, under "business as usual" levels, plastic pollution is set to double by 2040, whilst consumption likely to double by 2050. In recent years, the rapid proliferation of plastics production, primarily single-use plastics, has resulted in...
Md. Shariful Islam | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
A trailblazing start of International Relations (IR) studies in Bangladesh dates back to a period even before the emergence of Bangladesh as a sovereign nation-state when the country was known as East Pakistan. The University of Dhaka, the premier academic...
Sameera Zaman | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
It goes without saying that Bangladesh has witnessed significant strides made towards sustainability and climate awareness in its development pursuit. Several key sectors in our country have evolved to be experts in the field of climate change and are now...
Mushfiqur Rahman | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
Rooftop solar power has been gaining popularity among industry owners and entrepreneurs in Bangladesh. The Net Metering Policy of the government has offered the rooftop solar power-producing customers of grid electricity attractive financial benefits. Managing Director of Ananta Companies Engineer...
Dr. Zaidi Sattar | 2023-12-10 00:00:00
Defying a perfect economic stormFrom the start, the year 2023 was beset with macroeconomic challenges of the worst kind. The troika of macro indicators - inflation, exchange rate, and foreign exchange reserves - showed signs of volatility that lasted for...
On December 07, 2023, your esteemed newspaper published an editorial entitled 'Now loan from WB, ADB for Rohingya!,' which contains several inaccuracies. Let me reassure you that the World Bank is committed to helping Bangladesh address the needs of the...
PSV's Dutch midfielder #20 Guus Til heads the ball during the Dutch Eredivisie football match between PSV Eindhoven and SC Heerenveen at the Philips Stadium in Eindhoven, Netherlands on Thursday — AFP
SYDNEY, Dec 08 (AFP): David Warner brushed off scathing criticism from former teammate Mitchell Johnson over his selection for Australia's Test series against Pakistan, saying Friday: "Everyone's entitled to their own opinions."Johnson lashed out in a newspaper column after veteran...
TOKYO, Dec 08 (AFP): A "nervous" Naomi Osaka has targeted a place at next year's Paris Olympics and more Grand Slam titles after she makes her eagerly anticipated return to tennis.The 26-year-old former world number one is set to return...
MADRID, Dec 08 (AFP): Rafael Nadal said on Thursday he could not confirm that 2024 would be his final season before retirement, saying it "makes no sense" to set a deadline for the end of his career.The 22-time Grand Slam...
Bangladesh offspinner Nayeem Hasan believes his side is on track to take the lead past 200 runs, which is good enough to defend on this wicket in the second and final Test as they are bidding a first ever Test...
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