Anatole Kaletsky of Reuters | 2014-02-17 00:00:00
This has been a banner week for the world economy, inspired largely by events in the United States. In Washington, the first congressional testimony from Janet Yellen in her position as new Federal Reserve Board chairwoman on February 11 reassured...
Syed Jamaluddin | 2014-02-17 00:00:00
Within one month of assuming power for the third time, the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has initiated the process of raising power tariff. During her previous tenure as prime minister, the power tariff was raised six times, the...
FE Online Report | 2014-02-16 00:00:00
Stocks went down Sunday with turnover on the premier bourse dipped below Tk 4.0 billion-mark as investors went for selling spree amid cautious stance. The market opened with a positive note, but could not sustain. At the end of the...
FE Online Report | 2014-02-16 00:00:00
Share prices on the both bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – witnessed upward trend in early hours of trading on Sunday, the opening day of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE,...
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-02-16 00:00:00
The leader of a new political party that caused a great deal of sensation by taking a pro-people stance, has resigned as the chief minister of Delhi, failing to fulfil his electoral pledge. Arvind Kejriwal lasted for only 49 days...
Shah Alam Nur | 2014-02-16 00:00:00
The readymade garment (RMG) owners are finding it difficult to shift their factories from buildings they are sharing with others mainly due to scarcity of industrial land and its high price, industry insiders said. Shifting garment factories from shared buildings...
Khalilur Rahman | 2014-02-16 00:00:00
A report on mixing formalin in ice for preserving fish, published in some newspapers last week, has surprised consumers. It is known to all that widespread application of formalin in fresh fruits, vegetables, fishes, liquid milk and a variety of...
Shamsul Huda | 2014-02-16 00:00:00
The standard of education at private medical colleges has come into question, as most of the institutions are not following the government rules properly. As per the related rule of the government, every college must have a 250-bed general hospital....
Khairul Bashar | 2014-02-16 00:00:00
What are the possible reasons behind the poor performance of our mutual fund (MF) industry? Why are the MFs being less attractive with 41 closed end mutual funds? Why is a sophisticated industry in developed and emerging countries still in...
M. Serajul Islam | 2014-02-16 00:00:00
One must wonder whether between former US ambassador to Bangladesh Patricia Butenis and the present ambassador Dan Mozena, the United States of America has slipped from being a superpower to one that Bangladesh could ignore at will. In 2006, Patricia...
Syed Ashraf Ali | 2014-02-16 00:00:00
For the last few years TV channels are routinely treating us to a spectacular animated view of what could have been our fancied Dream Bridge across the Padma. The dream, however, remained only a dream. What we were instead treated...
Mohammad Ali | 2014-02-16 00:00:00
The High Court (HC) is set to deliver its final judgment anytime on another legal battle regarding the much-talked about mandatory 2.0 per cent share holding requirement issue, sources in the court said. "The HC has already concluded hearing on...
Md Sazedul Islam | 2014-02-16 00:00:00
Our modern world would be inconceivable without computer science. From engineering to business management, medicine to biology, and language processing to psychology, sociology and archaeology - all the sciences today need computer science for the evaluation of their data. At...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-02-16 00:00:00
The Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation (BHBFC) has sought Tk 5.0 billion budgetary allocation for the fiscal year (FY) 2013-14, and requested allocation of Tk 5.0 billion every fiscal year beginning from FY 2014-15 to continue its lending programmes, sources...
Michael Erman of Reuters from New York | 2014-02-16 00:00:00
Loans to businesses have risen to a record high and bank executives say they are increasingly optimistic about the U.S. economy. Increasing demand for bank loans often is a prelude to higher economic growth. With the U.S. government budget crisis...
FE Online Report | 2014-02-15 00:00:00
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club take on Kolkata Mohammedan Sporting Club in the IFA Shield final at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata today. The match begins at 6:30pm (BST) and will be telecast live on satellite channel Star Jalsha Movies....
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-02-15 00:00:00
The government has cut the revenue mobilisation target for the National Board of Revenue (NBR) by Tk 110 billion following a big shortfall in its collection until December last of the current fiscal year (FY). The government cut the revenue...
B K Mukhopadhyay from Kolkata | 2014-02-15 00:00:00
According to a recent US survey on senior executives, marketing will be the most important area of expertise for business leaders of the next generation. The study commissioned by the Institute of International Research sought to identify key areas for...
Shahana Bilkis | 2014-02-15 00:00:00
The term 'budget' generally refers to a detailed plan of annual income and expenditure of a government. As the present government is on record saying that it is responsive to the people's hopes and expectations, it is likely to make...
Sharmin Sultana | 2014-02-15 00:00:00
Improving the health status of people by using mobile devices is called mHealth. In a broader sense, mHealth encompasses any use of mobile technology to address health care challenges such as access, quality, affordability, matching of resources, and behavioural norms...
Masum Billah | 2014-02-15 00:00:00
Generous subsidies for farmers were a centerpiece of the platform that swept Yingluck Shinawatra to power in a landslide election in 2011, but have left Thailand with vast stockpiles of rice and a bill it is struggling to fund. Hundreds...
Jamal Uddin | 2014-02-15 00:00:00
The government has started the process of setting up hi-tech parks in some divisional cities to promote the country's information and communication technology (ICT) sector. At the first stage, hi-tech parks will be set up in Mohakhali, Kaliakoir in Gazipur,...
Babul Barman | 2014-02-15 00:00:00
Stocks ended lower last week that ended Thursday, breaking the six straight week of gaining streak as investors pocketed profit almost throughout the week. The week featured all five trading sessions. The market retraced all the sessions during the week...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-02-15 00:00:00
A 13-member mission of the World Bank (WB) will visit Bangladesh from February 16 to March 2 to review its Deepening Medium Term Budget Framework (MTBF) and Strengthening Financial Accountability Project, officials said. The mission will focus on restructuring of...
Syful Islam | 2014-02-15 00:00:00
None of the directors of the BGMEA and the BKMEA are attending the meetings of government's taskforce on labour welfare and occupational safety in readymade garment (RMG) sector causing delay in implementation of important decisions, sources said. "Mid level officials...
Md Sazedul Islam | 2014-02-15 00:00:00
Palash, aged two years, son of Rahima of Tongi, was brought to the Paediatrics department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital recently with fever and cold complications. On duty physicians at the hospital prescribed medicines for the child and advised his...
Lutfor Rahman | 2014-02-15 00:00:00
A very hopeful message was published in a national daily on February 6, 2014 quoting that the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is looking for honest and efficient resource persons to speed up the development activities in the country. She likes...
Iftu Ahmed from Aurora, IL, USA | 2014-02-15 00:00:00
No one knows when the first cricket of Mymensingh was played. No doubt that at the very outset of the nineteenth century, cricket was played in Mymensingh with great enthusiasm. It does not mean that cricket was not played in...
ABM Ahsanullah | 2014-02-15 00:00:00
During our seven months' stay, rather a long sojourn, on UCR campus we visited several historical sites and tourist resorts, after every two weeks when Farhan would come from Oregon where he took up a job in Intel Inc. On...
Nilratan Halder | 2014-02-15 00:00:00
A young officer in the revenue department posed a question the other day, 'How much money does one need?' Apparently sounds naïve but this simple question adds extra meaning when it comes from someone who has the opportunity to stash...
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