SYFUL ISLAM | 2024-10-12 00:00:00
Shipping officials are in a quandary over the Delhi-funded Mongla port-upgrading project as the Indian consultant now seeks a steep 84-percent cost hike from the approved expense, sources said.They are in doubt whether the project will be financially viable after...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2024-10-11 00:00:00
The task force recently formed by the securities regulator has been mandated to study the market and recommend necessary reforms, without a deadline.While the lack of deadline and the weight of the responsibility have raised skepticism about the ultimate outcome...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-10-10 12:00:00
It is a known fact that local government is a basic element of a democratic government. If it fails, the democratic system fails. This is because local governments are considered to be the arteries that play an essential role in...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-10-10 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 09: After two fire incidents on oil tankers, the government has expedited the process of implementing a Single Point Mooring (SPM) with a Double Pipeline.Specifically, following the fires on the Banglar Jyoti and Banglar Sourav tankers that transported...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2024-10-10 00:00:00
Private-sector credit flows ebbed down with economic activity hitting the rock bottom amid the August mass uprising that led to the fall of Sheikh Hasina regime, officials said.Under domino effect of the political unrest, the country's overall economic activities remained...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2024-10-10 00:00:00
One wishes there were more politicians able and willing to write books. When political figures write tomes —- and many have done this commendable work in the past —- it is not only their intellectual abilities which manifest themselves but...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM AND JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-10-09 00:00:00
Bangladesh's current-account balance returned into green zone in August, after months of negativity, mainly as lower import expenses and higher inflow of remittances tipped the balance up, officials said.The country recorded a current-account surplus of US$111 million during the July-August...
BABUL BARMAN | 2024-10-09 00:00:00
The bond market plays a crucial role for economic development and has the potential to replace banks for long-term financing, but Bangladesh is yet to tap into the alternative source of funds, said UCB Investment chief.In a recent interview with...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2024-10-09 00:00:00
Some regulatory actions, though mostly hailed as corrective measures, caused the market to take a U-turn to a persistent decline. Market experts say it is the doing of a handful of influential people who have been penalized. In the last...
NOWSHABA ACHAL | 2024-10-09 00:00:00
Winter will soon arrive in Bangladesh as the days get shorter and the temperature lowers. Though not as severe as in other areas of the world, the winter season here nevertheless brings considerable weather changes and adjustments to everyday schedules...
Mashiat Khaled Prapti | 2024-10-09 00:00:00
A global concern for environmental sustainability has created widespread awareness among low and middle-income countries. Bangladesh is one of the vulnerable countries to climate change. It experiences extreme weather like heatwaves, unusual rainstorms, and frequent natural disasters like cyclones and...
CAF Dowlah | 2024-10-09 00:00:00
Exactly two months have passed since the interim government assumed office on August 8. Although it may be premature to fully assess its performance, it is worth reflecting on its progress and the challenges it faces. The “July Revolution” —...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-10-08 00:00:00
The soft opening of the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) could not ensure completion of the rest 10-percent physical work even after the lapse of a year.Although the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) recorded 98.6-percent progress...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-10-08 00:00:00
Biman Bangladesh Airlines is going to take lease of two aircraft to operate its Hajj flights next year as its decision to buy new aircraft will take time to finalise.Officials said the decision to take the lease was taken this...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2024-10-08 00:00:00
Emerald Oil Industries experienced an astounding 508 per cent stock price hike in the five months to July 12 last year, which, according to the Dhaka bourse, was the outcome of purposeful price sensitive information.On several occasions, the information did...
REZAUL KARIM | 2024-10-08 00:00:00
Dhaka and Tokyo are expected to start second-round negotiations on November 10 to pen the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between Bangladesh and Japan in principle to boost bilateral trade.A wide range of areas, including trade in goods and services, e-commerce,...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-10-08 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) says the inflation rate has been showing a falling trend over the last two months (August-September) and that the decline in the prices of food and non-food items bears testimony to that. The Consumer Price...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2024-10-08 00:00:00
The rapid expansion of readymade garments industry (RMGI) over the past four decades has made significant contribution to the socio-economic uplift of Bangladesh. It is also a matter of satisfaction that a majority of workers employed in this sector are...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2024-10-08 00:00:00
What is known as 'corporate media' today is not the same that media was in the past. At birth, infancy and when it came of age, it was not an outgrowth of the business model of the corporate world and...
ISMAIL HOSSAIN | 2024-10-07 00:00:00
From July 14 to August 5, 2024, Bangladesh witnessed an unprecedented internet shutdown, disconnecting the entire country from the rest of the world for over five days. This period of total blackout, compounded by partial disruptions and social media blocks,...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-10-07 00:00:00
Six financially distressed banks pose a significant challenge for the revenue authority in achieving its corporate tax-collection target for the current fiscal year as their submissions so far plummeted into a pit.Tax officials have reported a precipitous 73.48-per cent fall...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2024-10-07 00:00:00
The newly-appointed chief of the prime bourse emphasizes the need for capacity building for changing the dynamics of the market.The foremost job of the board of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) should be to take over the responsibility of approving...
Neil Ray | 2024-10-07 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has reckoned that the inflation for September has dropped with both food and non-food prices registering a decline. According to the BBS, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) settled at 9.92 per cent in September...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-10-07 00:00:00
An orgnanisation styled, Dhaka Traffic Congestion Relief Committee (DTCRC), at a press conference in the city on Saturday last presented an 11-point proposal to the interim government aimed at resolving the capital city's tormenting traffic tangle. The suggestions put forward...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-10-06 00:00:00
The disagreement among partners over share of the first Dhaka Elevated Expressway (DEE) is yet to be resolved as both parties have gone to international arbitration for justice.The Italian-Thailand Development Public Company (ITD) as the key builder and two other...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2024-10-06 00:00:00
Core inflation fired up over double-digit count for the first time in Bangladesh last August amid price spikes, especially as non-food prices rose significantly, officials said.The core inflation rose to 10.57 per cent in August on a point-to-point basis from...
Nazimuddin Shyamol | 2024-10-06 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 05: Just five days after an explosion on a ship, another oil tanker named 'MT Banglar Sourav' caught fire at the outer anchorage of Chittagong port, resulting in the death of a crew member. The accident occurred at...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2024-10-06 00:00:00
The Central Pharmaceuticals has misled regulators and investors in various ways, including providing inaccurate information about its financial status, according to an inspection by the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). The loss-making company's manipulated financial statements concealed significant discrepancies in operations,...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-10-06 00:00:00
Many countries prohibit the honking of vehicle horns at random, which is distressingly common here. Horn is supposed to be used solely as a warning to prevent accidents. However, in Bangladeshi cities, where traffic intersections are perpetually chaotic and lawless,...
Asjadul Kibria | 2024-10-06 00:00:00
The central bank has further tightened its monetary stance by hiking the policy rate to pull down the inflationary pressure. It increased the overnight repo rate by 50 basis points to 9.50 per cent from 9.0 per cent on September...
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