Shamsul Huda | 2014-03-03 00:00:00
Protein-rich spirulina of local quality is getting popularity as a food supplement among consumers to meet their protein deficiency. With the help of French scientists and the Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) this food is currently harvested...
FE Online Report | 2014-03-02 00:00:00
Stocks went down sharply on both the bourses Sunday, the opening day of the week and the key index of the prime bourse dipped below 4,700-mark after seven sessions with declining turnover as investors went for selling spree. The market...
FE Online Report | 2014-03-02 00:00:00
Five listed banks – Eastern Bank, Brac Bank, United Commercial Bank, Pubali Bank and Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd-- on Sunday recommended dividends for the year ended on December 31, 2013, according to the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) website. Eastern Bank...
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-03-02 00:00:00
Despite the return of a semblance of normality in Ukraine with Russia apparently reconciling itself with the pro-Western influence there, fears continue to swell that the Kremlin may resort to something that may seek to reverse the latest trend in...
Khalilur Rahman | 2014-03-02 00:00:00
A five-storey building in city's Roopnagar area tilted last weak causing panic among the inmates and neighbours. Police and Fire Brigade personnel rushed to the spot and quickly evacuated occupants of the building. None was, however, injured in the incident....
Shah Alam Nur | 2014-03-02 00:00:00
Some airlines - both local and foreign ones -- have been cutting the number of their international flights following a drastic fall in Bangladesh's manpower export over the months, the sector insiders said. The airlines had been doing good business...
Badrul Ahsan | 2014-03-02 00:00:00
The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) has re-introduced the One District One Product (ODOP) scheme, with a view to generating scope of employment and boosting export earnings of the country, officials said. They said promoting at least one product would also...
Shamsul Huda | 2014-03-02 00:00:00
With a view to reducing the present level of harmful caffeine in the carbonated beverages and energy drinks, Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has taken a move. A BSTI source told the FE, "We have proposed the government to...
Talha Bin Habib | 2014-03-02 00:00:00
The Probashi Kallyan Bank (expatriates' welfare bank) plans to set up exchange houses to help expatriate Bangladeshis send remittance to the country, said the chief of the bank. With this end in view the bank has applied to the central...
Masum Billah | 2014-03-02 00:00:00
The International Mother Language Institute (IMLI) of Bangladesh has initiated a commendable job. It has begun a survey on languages of indigenous communities to revitalise and preserve them through documentation. It is expected to complete surveying at least four to...
Kazi Mukitul Islam | 2014-03-02 00:00:00
Over the last five centuries, more than 50 per cent of the languages spoken all over the world were abolished. According to a recent study of Ethnologue, number of living language in the world is 7,105. There are only 1,300...
Syed Ejaz Ahsan and Ali Yusuf Hossain | 2014-03-02 00:00:00
In Bangladesh, the banking sector is growing steadily. At present, over 50 commercial banks are in operation. Most of them are in the private sector. A few are state-owned and some are multinational banks. The Bangladesh Bank is the prime...
M. Serajul Islam | 2014-03-02 00:00:00
The BNP-backed candidates have again won more seats in the second round of upazila elections. In 115 posts of chairmen, the BNP-backed candidates backed by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the Jamaat-e-Islami secured 51, the ruling Awami League (AL)...
Syful Islam | 2014-03-01 00:00:00
A team of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) will visit several apparel units and shrimp processing plants in the country to get a firsthand experience on the progress Bangladesh has made so far on labour rights and safety issues,...
Khairul Islam | 2014-03-01 00:00:00
The month-long 'Amor Ekushey Grontho Mela' (Ekushey Book Fair) concluded Friday. According to many book lovers, the fair this year has failed to meet their demand as the event witnessed lower numbers of new titles including fictions and popular books....
Ismail Hossain | 2014-03-01 00:00:00
Frozen fish export to Russia, suspended for allegedly not maintaining quality up to the market, would resume soon. The government has initiated moves to clear the way for resumption of shrimp and other frozen fishes exports to Russia, Fisheries and...
Babul Barman | 2014-03-01 00:00:00
The stock market edged marginally lower last week that ended Thursday with significant improvement in turnover as the market lacked any clear direction. The week featured all five trading sessions and the market lost three trading sessions while two sessions...
Ruma Halder | 2014-03-01 00:00:00
Bangladesh is a country of immense potential having a rapidly developing market-based economy. It has an aim to attain the middle-income-country status by the year of 2021. Approximately half of the total population of this country is women. It cannot...
Md Jamal Hossain | 2014-03-01 00:00:00
An article was published in the Financial Express on February 26, 2014 titled "On the issue of VAT on superstores" which has raised views different from those raised in this writer's article published in the same newspaper on February 23,...
Mohammed Norul Alam Raju | 2014-03-01 00:00:00
Because of its geological location, Bangladesh is a country highly susceptible to earthquakes and their secondary effects. This vulnerability, however, is continuing to increase as the consequences of rapid urbanisation, unplanned growth, the lack of governance, the unskilled labour force...
Md Sazedul Islam | 2014-03-01 00:00:00
The IT industry in Bangladesh is an untapped mine brimming with possibilities. The industry operators tipped Bangladesh to be the next destination for business process outsourcing (BPO). Bangladesh has now become one of the most potential outsourcing destinations in the...
ABM Ahsanullah | 2014-03-01 00:00:00
During our extended holiday in USA, my wife and I were travelling mostly in California, Oregon and Texas; transiting through Arizona. We went to Texas twice; first in Austin in December, 2012 while my eldest son-in-law, M Zahid Khondokar (Russel),...
Nilratan Halder | 2014-03-01 00:00:00
It is not unusual for the most joyous moments turning into a nightmare or tragedy. Whoever is involved, the sense of loss reverberates across the known circles and beyond. When none other than young children become the casualty, the poignancy...
Niamat Ullah Sarker | 2014-03-01 00:00:00
We are living in an era that turns out to be a boom time for use of technology. In Bangladesh, particularly in the capital Dhaka, we observe significant changes in lifestyle of the urbanites due to technology that could not...
Nehal Adil | 2014-03-01 00:00:00
British Prime Minister David Cameron, in the midst of global change and geopolitical shift of power visited China. Before that the Chinese leaders had received the European Union leaders in Beijing and the Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang met the...
Siddique Islam | 2014-02-28 00:00:00
The interest rate spread in the country's banking sector came down to below 5.0 per cent again in January with the increase in competition among the banks for attracting well performing clients. "We're are now offering lower interest rate on...
Talha Bin Habib | 2014-02-28 00:00:00
The government is optimistic about achieving its wheat import target during the current fiscal year (FY) 2013-14 due to its lower price in the international market compared to the previous year, a high food official said. "We will be able...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-02-28 00:00:00
The government is considering setting up a garment village on the unused land under Bangladesh Sugar & Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC). The ministry of commerce (MoC) would seek opinions of the Privatisation Commission (PC) on approval of the proposal, a...
Selina Sheuly reviewing the book | 2014-02-28 00:00:00
Physical or sexual violence is a public health problem that affects more than one-third of all women globally, according to a new report released by WHO. Some 35 per cent of all women experience violence either by intimate partners or...
Muhammad Abdul Mazid | 2014-02-28 00:00:00
Diabetes is a chronic condition that occurs when the body cannot produce enough or effectively use insulin. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that allows glucose from food to enter the body's cells where it is converted into...
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