Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-07-20 00:00:00
A pall of gloom has descended over the globe for a unbelievably shocking incident. The aircraft of the Malaysian passenger airlines on way to Kuala Lumpur from Amsterdam was shot down over the sky of Ukraine, killing all the passengers...
Md. Azharul Islam | 2014-07-20 00:00:00
An agreement was signed among its member-states at the sixth BRICS summit meeting held in Fortaleza, Brazil on July 15, 2014 to establish a US$100 billion BRICS Development Bank. Scheduled to be based in Shanghai, China, the BRICS (Brazil, Russia,...
Ajoy Paul | 2014-07-20 00:00:00
In a developing economy like that of Bangladesh, the banking system mainly mobilises and allocates financial resources directly to the ultimate beneficiaries in an institutional way and thereby enhances the country's economic growth. However, to establish good governance in banking,...
Maswood Alam Khan from Maryland, USA | 2014-07-20 00:00:00
One hundred years back, on the morning of June 28, 1914, in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, a 19-year-old Bosnian nationalist named Gavrilo Princip shot and killed Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. Franz Ferdinand was the future heir to...
Saleh Akram | 2014-07-20 00:00:00
A landmark verdict by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), The Hague, on July 07 awarded Bangladesh an area of 19,467 square kilometres out of total 25,602 sq km under dispute with India in the Bay of Bengal. The PCA...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2014-07-20 00:00:00
The securities regulator has asked Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) to submit their observations regarding the IPO (initial public offering) proposals promptly so that the regulator can evaluate observations while giving consent to IPO proposals, officials said. The Bangladesh Securities and...
Shah Alam Nur | 2014-07-20 00:00:00
Local branded apparel and leather goods are gradually replacing the foreign ones. As a result, the volume of imported products has fallen sizeably in recent times, industry insiders said. For world-class quality and reasonable prices, customers now prefer local branded...
Masum Billah | 2014-07-20 00:00:00
Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) is the parent of junior secondary, secondary, madrasa and college level education of Bangladesh. The administration of these institutions across the country is run and controlled from DSHE exhibiting the typical form of...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-07-19 00:00:00
The holders of old tax identification number (TIN) would not be able to avail various services using the same from the current fiscal year as the tax authority has decided to make the e-TIN only valid for the purpose. Twenty-five...
Syful Islam and Rezaul Karim | 2014-07-19 00:00:00
China has formally invited Bangladesh to join its initiative to establish the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as a founder-member, sources said. The bank, with US$100 billion as its capital, is scheduled to make its debut by the end of...
Shamsul Huda | 2014-07-19 00:00:00
The export of pharmaceutical products over the last three fiscal years (FYs) increased on an average by 20 per cent every fiscal. The products are now being exported to more than ninety countries across the world. The exports stood at...
Babul Barman | 2014-07-19 00:00:00
Stocks returned to the green last week that ended Thursday after the previous week's major correction as optimistic investors took position on lucrative stocks. The investors were also stimulated with cashing out tendency throughout the week over upcoming Eid festival...
Shaikh Saleque | 2014-07-19 00:00:00
"Hurry spoils the curry" is a proverb and it looks like our policy-makers do not agree with the inherent message. If not, the dynamic communications minister would give a second thought before ordering the ministry officials and engineers to repair...
Md Jamal Hossain | 2014-07-19 00:00:00
We live in a society where corruption, robbing, stealing and mugging are increasing day by day. These problems often make the headlines in the dailies in our country. We have become almost accustomed to seeing news that somebody has been...
SMR Arfanul Alam | 2014-07-19 00:00:00
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang when they visited Southeastern Asian countries in October of 2013, is being seen as a threat to the Asian Development Bank's dominance in this...
Sazedul Islam | 2014-07-19 00:00:00
Young people in any country represent the future of that country. They have a vital role to play in the development of the country - a duty they must perform. There are many ways that youth can contribute to national...
Md Shamsul Arefin | 2014-07-19 00:00:00
To make train a popular mode of transport only ensuring comfortable, safe and economical journey is not enough. Easy accessibility and connectivity with the railway stations from all locations of the city are also important. Therefore, a short trip to...
Masum Billah | 2014-07-19 00:00:00
The newspaper industry has been passing through a tough time. Can it compete with the electronic media? Both audio and visual needs satisfying the demand of the readers are met through electronic media. The advertisements also gain momentum in electronic...
Nilratan Halder | 2014-07-19 00:00:00
A great festival brings both the best and the worst in man. One of the reasons why economy goes bubbling at this time is that people go on a spending spree. The 'shopaholics' in particular are so frenzied about their...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-07-18 00:00:00
The large sum of money given by the government in subsidy to the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) every year appears to have largely gone to waste as it yielded little benefit to the people. The amount of subsidy for...
Syful Islam | 2014-07-18 00:00:00
Trade and Economic Affairs Ministers from eight South Asian countries will meet in Thimpu next week to decide on further trade liberalisation under the South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) agreement, sources said. Before the meeting titled 'SAFTA Ministerial Council',...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2014-07-18 00:00:00
The securities regulator has opposed some clauses in the proposed Finance Company Act (FCA), 2014 to avoid possible conflicts with the central bank while regulating subsidiaries of finance companies, officials have said. The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) submitted...
Ismail Hossain | 2014-07-18 00:00:00
The microcredit regulator is going to seek restructured and expanded new organogram of 265 positions instead of previously proposed organogram of 207 posts to meet the demand of the sector which has expanded substantially over the years. The new organogram...
Munima Sultana | 2014-07-18 00:00:00
Bangladesh is going to participate in the Girl Summit in the United Kingdom as a progressive partner and highlight the government's commitment to eliminate child marriage by incorporating it in visions 2021 and 2040, sources said. They said though the...
Masum Billah | 2014-07-18 00:00:00
South African author and 'crusader for equality', Nadine Sylvia Gordimer passed away peacefully in her sleep on July 13, 2014, at her home in Johannesburg at 90 years of age. The country's ruling African National Congress (ANC) praised her as...
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-07-18 00:00:00
These days honesty in public life appears to be a rare quality, although it has not completely vanished. Simplicity is missing from politics much to the concern and anxiety of the people, who want to see a clean image of...
Nilratan Halder | 2014-07-18 00:00:00
The day the High Court issued directives, binding as it is on the government, to bring an end to the malpractice of chemical treatment of fruits, a factory producing spurious ghee (clarified butter) at the city's Begumbazar was unearthed by...
M Jalal Hussain | 2014-07-18 00:00:00
The recent large-scale financial scams in banks and financial institutions in Asian countries including Bangladesh, in Africa, the European Union and the United States and the ethical scandals from Enron to WorldCom, have brought to the fore once again the...
Shaiful Hossain | 2014-07-18 00:00:00
'Robbery' and 'misappropriation' are two different words having quite a similarity in meaning. But sometimes we get confused as the dividing line between the two often gets blurred. The embezzlement of funds that happened in the banking sector over the...
Mark Hosenball, Missy Ryan and Warren Strobel of Reuters from Washington | 2014-07-18 00:00:00
Jordan, where the US Central Intelligence Agency has been covertly training Syrian rebels for more than a year, is reluctant to host an expanded rebel instruction program, US officials said. Jordan's reticence, confirmed by four US officials, is a potentially...
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