Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-04-20 00:00:00
As the general elections of India are midway through the voting, an impression is gaining the ground that the forerunner in the polls -- the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its prime ministerial nominee, Narendra Modi, are gradually...
Shamsul Huda | 2014-04-20 00:00:00
Adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting project, taken up by the government for knowing both good and bad effects of a drug, is not getting momentum in the absence of expected response from the doctors. Under the project forms are distributed...
Ismail Hossain | 2014-04-20 00:00:00
The government is going to start acquisition of nearly 50 acres of land next month in Sirajdikhan upazila of Munshiganj district for setting up a printing estate. According to sources with the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC), a...
Khalilur Rahman | 2014-04-20 00:00:00
Widespread violation of national building code, formulated in 1993, continues in the absence of proper supervision by the relevant authorities. An exclusive report, published in The Financial Express in its issue of April 14 last, says that despite a High...
F R Chowdhury from London | 2014-04-20 00:00:00
Last month this writer spent busy 15 days in Manila, capital of the Philippines. He was invited by the MARINA (Maritime Industry Authority) of the Philippines to assist them in proper implementation of the STCW (International Convention on Standards of...
Md Abdullah Al Helal | 2014-04-20 00:00:00
Public opinion is commonly taken to mean the opinion of the public. Indeed public opinion is a shared aggregate phenomenon. It is a collective social entity, and publicity and awareness is necessary for its formation. It is the knowledge for...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-04-20 00:00:00
The government is likely to extend the time limit for exporting aromatic rice to the international markets by another year, officials said. The aromatic rice export may be extended to June 15, 2015, they said. Earlier, the office of the...
Md Rezaul Karim | 2014-04-20 00:00:00
Many examples around the world prove that children are more vulnerable to disasters compared to other segments of the population. Disasters have persistent and long-term negative impacts on human development. They can destroy lives and livelihoods and disrupt/halt the progress...
ZM Aminul Islam | 2014-04-20 00:00:00
JHENIDAH, Apr 19: Built 500 years back, an Islamic edifice of the Sultan dynasty, the Shahi Mosque at Dargapara under Shailakupa municipality of Jhenidah district near the Kumar river needs renovation now. The mosque premises now covering 2 acres and...
Badrul Ahsan | 2014-04-19 00:00:00
The government has drafted a new policy to bar non-compliant sub-contracting readymade garment (RMG) factories from doing business with exporters, official sources said. The government, after consulting local and international stakeholders, is framing the new 'sub-contracting policy 2013' with a...
Syful Islam | 2014-04-19 00:00:00
Unscrupulous businessmen are now cheating jobseekers promising them jobs with high salaries in Belarus, a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, sources say. The aspirants are charged between Tk 0.5 million and Tk 0.7 million per head for work permit visas...
Talha Bin Habib | 2014-04-19 00:00:00
Bangladeshis living in the United Kingdom (UK) have expressed interest to invest in the information technology (IT) and education sectors in the country. The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) and UK-Bangladesh Catalysts of Commerce and Industry (UKBCCI) have...
B K Mukhopadhyay from Kolkata | 2014-04-19 00:00:00
Should 2014 be better than the year 2013? Indications are there - inflation and interest rates are low in most of the economies, oil prices are expected to fall, companies are sitting on cash, there's plenty of pent-up consumer demand...
Felix Salmon | 2014-04-19 00:00:00
The most interesting and provocative thing to be written of late about financial innovation in general, and high-frequency trading (HFT) in particular, comes from Joe Stiglitz. The Nobel prize-winning economist delivered a wonderful and fascinating speech at the Atlanta Fed's...
Md. Jamal Hossain | 2014-04-19 00:00:00
The controversy over the pay gap between chief executive officers (CEOs) and employees is not new and has a well-traced history. It is often argued that the CEOs are too highly remunerated. Their high remunerations seem to counter the reality...
Babul Barman | 2014-04-19 00:00:00
The stock market closed flat last week that ended Thursday with turnover remaining sluggish as investors sold shares to net short-term profit on certain stocks. The week featured four trading sessions instead of five as the market remained closed on...
Wooden chairs replacing revolving ones | 2014-04-19 00:00:00
Wooden chairs have now started replacing the luxurious revolving and foamed ones in various offices and business establishments as use of such modern flexible chairs is learnt to have caused various health hazards including back pains. It has been found...
Nehal Adil | 2014-04-19 00:00:00
Those who forecast that left has vanished in Central America with successful military coup in Honduras will be totally disappointed by the recent elections in El Salvador, Honduras and Costa Rica. Former FMLN guerrilla leader Sanchez, candidate of the FMLN...
Lutfor Rahman | 2014-04-19 00:00:00
In the age of science and technology, people realise that they need to make their life compatible to their locality. It means people need to build a new big world which is the combination of a big number of small...
Nilratan Halder | 2014-04-19 00:00:00
Want to be an orthopaedic surgeon? You need not have to enrol with a public medical college on the basis of excellent scores in the SSC and HSC results and of course the minimum required score in the medical admission...
Munima Sultana | 2014-04-18 00:00:00
Sufferings of commuters using the roads in and around the Moghbazar-Mouchak flyover construction area are unlikely to ease in the next couple of years in absence of a traffic management plan and funds to manage the huge traffic during the...
Siddique Islam | 2014-04-18 00:00:00
The global credit rating agency Moody's has projected Bangladesh's outlook as stable again for the current year, but cautioned that some factors including political disturbances and deterioration in the balance of payment might affect its rating. The outlook for Bangladesh...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-04-18 00:00:00
The ministry of science and technology (MoST) has sought an additional allocation of Tk 1.44 billion for the proposed Rooppur Nuclear Power Project (RNPP) in Revised Annual Development Programme (RADP), official said. The MoST Secretary Khandaker M Asaduzzaman sent a...
Shah Alam Nur | 2014-04-18 00:00:00
The government has taken up a number of initiatives including road show, seminar and discussion meeting in order to boost confidence of the foreign investors, officials said. They said Bangladesh is going to hold a road show in Hong Kong...
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury reviewing the book | 2014-04-18 00:00:00
Syed Ragib Ali is no stranger in the realm of business and commerce in Bangladesh since he is a leading figure in this field. His presence is felt in many branches of trade and industry - ranging from tea plantation...
Saleh Akram | 2014-04-18 00:00:00
The latest round of US-brokered peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators suddenly came to a grinding halt -- not unexpected, but unfortunate. After years of incongruent meetings, such an end was not inconceivable. This time the negotiations plunged into...
Shahana Bilkis | 2014-04-18 00:00:00
Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited is responsible for supplying gas to Dhaka, Narayanganj, Munshiganj, Narsingdi, Manikganj, Gazipur, Tangail, Mymensingh, Netrokona, Sherpur, Jamalpur and Kishoreganj districts. According to Titas officials, around 250 km of illegal gas pipeline and two...
Nilratan Halder | 2014-04-18 00:00:00
They are not the last frontiers of Bangladesh but one nestled between a meandering and translucent lake and hills and the other between enchanting hilly peaks and a sea of gathering velvety clouds are natural choices for a retreat after...
M. Serajul Islam | 2014-04-18 00:00:00
An Awami League (AL) leader's anger on Tareque Zia is understandable but not the way he expressed it. Tareque Zia served a number of salvos from 1971 that challenged the claims of the ruling party on issues of our independence/liberation...
FE Online Report | 2014-04-17 00:00:00
Stocks returned to the green Thursday after previous session's correction with lower turnover as investors moved cautiously. The market started with upward trend and the positive trend continued till the market closure amid modest see-saw, eventually ended marginally higher. At...
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