Utpal Bhattacharjee | 2014-09-07 00:00:00
Food production and the economy of Bangladesh depend greatly on irrigation system. Agriculture contributes 18.68 per cent to the Gross Development of Products (GDP) of the country. According to the Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC), a total of 15,49,149 shallow...
Fredrik Dahl of Reuters in Vienna | 2014-09-07 00:00:00
Iran has failed to address concerns about suspected atomic bomb research by an agreed deadline, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said last week, a setback to hopes for an end to an international stand-off over Tehran's atomic activity. The lack of...
It is known to all that a library is a store house of knowledge. A library is a place in schools, colleges, and universities where students and teachers usually go for studying and borrowing books, journals, and also for making...
Masum Billah | 2014-09-07 00:00:00
One of my colleagues at BRAC Education wonders why only eighty or ninety percent students will pass in the public examinations. There must be hundred percent pass rate. He is not ready to listen to the feedback or criticism regarding...
Michael Georgy of Reuters in Cairo | 2014-09-07 00:00:00
Islamic State, fighting to redraw the map of the Middle East, has been coaching Egypt's most dangerous militant group, complicating efforts to stabilize the biggest Arab nation. Confirmation that Islamic Sate, currently the most successful of the region's jihadi groups,...
Shamsul Huda | 2014-09-06 00:00:00
The committee, formed a year ago to monitor drug safety and take measures in this connection is yet to get the much-needed spur. The Adverse Drug Reaction Advisory Committee (ADRAC) was formed by the government to monitor public health and...
Talha Bin Habib | 2014-09-06 00:00:00
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate direct Hajj flights from Sylhet to Jeddah from September 10 to facilitate smooth travel of the pilgrims, officials said. The national flag carrier has planned to operate a total of four direct flights between the...
Badrul Ahsan | 2014-09-06 00:00:00
Absence of a well-thought-out government policy and strict monitoring over the health care system has encouraged private hospitals and clinics to be in a mad rush to charge exorbitantly. Data showed that different service charges between public and private hospitals...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-09-06 00:00:00
A cache of government taxes amounting to Tk 18.45 billion is trapped in the frozen bank accounts of Destiny Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited (DMCSL) as the revenue authority faces legal complexities in realising the levied money from the troubled company....
Babul Barman | 2014-09-06 00:00:00
The market gained back-to-back weeks with key index of the major bourse transcending 4,600-mark last week that ended Thursday as positive market trend boosted investors' confidence. Last week featured five trading sessions as usual--of them, four sessions closed higher while...
Syful Islam | 2014-09-06 00:00:00
Bangladesh now looks to BRICS nations to further boost apparel export through exploring the new markets in the emerging bloc cutting across continents, official sources said. Dhaka has agreed in principle to be member of BRICS-Brazil, Russia, India, China and...
Akkasha Sultan Shaikh | 2014-09-06 00:00:00
Apple, Google and Coca Cola are three different brands. But they are united by one important factor: they were placed first, second and third in the Best Global Brand listing for 2013. These are organisations with good brand equity. Companies...
Malik Muntasir Reza | 2014-09-06 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) deserves thanks for taking initiatives to reduce harassment by tax officials. But, such steps should not be kept within the regime of papers/documents only. We, the people of all walks of life, feel that...
Md Nurul Islam Sohel | 2014-09-06 00:00:00
The only certainty in this world is 'uncertainty.' Risk is an integral part of our daily life, which can't be avoided fully but can be minimized and shared. To have a harmonious society, people with sharing and caring minds is...
Muhammad Abdul Mazid | 2014-09-06 00:00:00
Dr Mohammad Ibrahim was the founder of the Diabetic Association in Dhaka (1956) and in Karachi and Lahore, West Pakistan (1964). He first thought of diabetic care in the country. He realized that diabetes, a silent killer non-communicable disease, is...
Nilratan Halder | 2014-09-06 00:00:00
In this age of technological advancement, human qualities once prized highly are fast losing their grounds. Even the capacity for face-to-face personal communication is getting hampered by excessive honing the skills of modern gadgets like computer and smart phones. A...
Munima Sultana | 2014-09-05 00:00:00
The first tender will be floated in November to build a depot at Uttara in the city under the US$ 2.7 billion Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project, officials said. As per the tentative schedule, Dhaka MRT Development (DMRTD) project authorities...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2014-09-05 00:00:00
Stakeholders, including the securities regulator, expressed their concern as they are still in the dark about the content of the draft Financial Reporting Act (FRA). The draft is already being vetted in the law ministry for shaping it into law....
Khairul Islam | 2014-09-05 00:00:00
The state-owned telephony firm will develop a broadband wireless access network across the country soon with Korean help to provide uninterrupted upgraded services to its clients, officials said. They said the Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) in cooperation with Korean...
Talha Bin Habib | 2014-09-05 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Hotel and Restaurant Act 2014 is set to be passed in the Jatiyo Sangsad (JS) soon with some new provisions. These include empowering the DCs as the registrar for hotels and restaurants, and stipulating timeframe for starting business...
Balazs Koranyi and David Mardiste of Reuters from Tallinn | 2014-09-05 00:00:00
The United States plans to fight Islamic State until it is no longer a force in the Middle East and will seek justice for the killing of American journalist Steven Sotloff, President Barack Obama said on Wednesday. He added that...
S. M. Rayhanul Islam reviewing the work | 2014-09-05 00:00:00
According to World Health Organization (WHO), health is a state of complete wellbeing --- physical, social, mental and spiritual. It is not just the mere absence of diseases. And young people's health is often complex, and it requires a holistic...
Nilratan Halder | 2014-09-05 00:00:00
Bangladesh's poor ranking in the indexes of knowledge economy, innovation, education and ICT (information and communication technology), as measured by a study of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), in the Asia-Pacific region has come as a rude shock to the...
Alamgir Hossain | 2014-09-05 00:00:00
Every year many districts of Bangladesh witness flooding as the water levels in important rivers cross their danger marks at several points. It is almost an annual phenomenon in the country crisscrossed by scores of big and small rivers. In...
FE Online Report | 2014-09-04 00:00:00
Dhaka stocks closed higher for the fourth consecutive session on Thursday with turnover improved slightly as investors followed cautious stance. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended at 4,642.37 points, gaining 9.91 points or 0.21 per...
FE Online Report | 2014-09-04 00:00:00
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) witnessed positive trend while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw negative trend amid see-saw in early hours of trading on Thursday, the last trading session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE,...
Maswood Alam Khan from Maryland, USA | 2014-09-04 00:00:00
A few days back, as has been reported in the news media, a Japanese investor in Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ), preferring to remain anonymous, said: "We are worried about protecting our investment as Bangladesh government has agreed to amend...
Md Mominul Hoque | 2014-09-04 00:00:00
The decision of the Bangladesh Bank (BB) regarding repatriation of sale proceeds of non-resident owned equity in unlisted companies deserves appreciation. By adopting globally-recognised price determination methods, it will end the long-standing debate of imposing undue ceiling of repatriating sale...
M Jalal Hussain | 2014-09-04 00:00:00
The scientifically and technologically developed world is expanding very fast, being aided by the globalised nature of industries, trade and commerce. In the present hyper-competitive world, no country can thrive without sustainable investment growth. Investment in multi-dimensional areas is the...
Babul Barman | 2014-09-04 00:00:00
The government received Tk 126.58 million in tax from stock trading in August this year from Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the highest in last 13 months since July 2013. In July 2013, the government bagged Tk 153.02 million in tax...
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