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A man who abhorred greed and pretension

2019-08-01 00:00:00

Remembering Moazzem Hossain

I first met Moazzem in 1964 when we both got admitted in the Economics Department of Dhaka University as undergraduate students. I met him last...

The guiding light that we lost

2019-08-01 00:00:00

Remembering Moazzem Hossain

A long distance call helped change my work plan in the USA. It was Moazzem Hossain from Dhaka. 'What are you doing Shahid over there...

In the eye of his successor

2019-08-01 00:00:00

Remembering Moazzem Hossain

The one outstanding feature of Moazzem's professional persona was that he wore many hats. Most people identify him as the founding editor of The Financial...

Innovation, technology with a gender perspective crucial

2019-03-08 00:00:00

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2019

At a time when innovation is dominant, shaping and changing the way people live in every part of the world, we have to be intentional...

Maternity benefit for working women: Does one size fit all?

2019-03-08 00:00:00

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2019

Maternity is a cherished event of life for women. However, for a working woman, the happiness of becoming a mother is accompanied by various contradictions...

The nightmare for women in city

2019-03-08 00:00:00

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2019

Prapti, Priya and Prokity were standing beside a busy road in the city to catch a bus. After classes, they were going back home like...

Counting the cost of gender gap in pay

2019-03-08 00:00:00

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2019

Is the gender gap in pay on the downward trajectory in Bangladesh? The answer could be 'yes' or 'no.' But this gap is not worse...

International Women’s Day 2019

2019-03-08 00:00:00

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2019

On the eve of International Women's Day 2019, I on behalf of Dhaka Women Chamber of Commerce & Industry express our solidarity and heartfelt felicitation...

Registration cost needs to be reduced

2019-02-25 12:00:00

State of Construction Industry in Bangladesh

The following are the excerpts from the interview of Engr. Iftekhar Hosen, Managaing Director of CPDL, in an interview with The Financial Express.FE: Would you...

Gypsum board, an eco-friendly construction material

2019-02-25 00:00:00

State of Construction Industry in Bangladesh

The government's infrastructure projects, increased construction activities in rural and suburban areas and growth of the real estate sector are the factors which are fuelling...

Berger to produce high-end construction chemicals

2019-02-25 00:00:00

State of Construction Industry in Bangladesh

Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited (BPBL) is ablolaely the market leader in the paint industry, having notched up more than 55 per cent market share. It...

Customers regaining confidence in housing sector

2019-02-25 00:00:00

State of Construction Industry in Bangladesh

The following are the excerpts from the interview of Mufakkharul Islam Khasru, Managing Director of Finlay Properties Limited, an affiliate of JF (Bangladesh) Ltd, in...

We need a sustainable, business-friendly duty and tariff structure

2019-02-25 00:00:00

State of Construction Industry in Bangladesh

The following are the excerpts from the interview of Md. Shahidullah, Managing Director, Metrocem Group, in an interview with The Financial Express:1. Would you please...

Sale of bricks, sand to rise in coming days

2019-02-25 00:00:00

State of Construction Industry in Bangladesh

Demands for bricks and sand have been on a downward trend in the recent days amid price hikes of the major construction materials, insiders said....

Tiles manufacturing industry expands over the years

2019-02-25 00:00:00

State of Construction Industry in Bangladesh

Tiles manufacturing industry in the country has been expanding over the years thanks to mainly ever-growing use of the construction materials in the country.Cheaper labour,...

Steel rod sector witnesses growth

2019-02-25 00:00:00

State of Construction Industry in Bangladesh

The country's steel rod manufacturing sector has been witnessing a positive growth over the years on the back of rapid infrastructure development, insiders said.The sector...