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A nation's economic development is often reflected by development of its capital market. As a component of this market, the stock market plays an important role in industrial development through...
The recent judgment by the Supreme Court of Bangladesh on the 16th Amendment to our Constitution is praiseworthy and historic. The amendment refers to Article 96 of the Constitution. The...
The debate about global macroeconomic imbalances is increasingly focusing on Germany's current-account surplus and economic policy. Despite the vitality of the German economic engine, and the role it plays in...
US stocks closed little changed in low volume on Monday as gains in utilities and consumer stocks offset declines in healthcare, with earnings news filtering out winners and losers across...
Asian shares slipped Tuesday as setbacks for a health care overhaul in the US cast doubt over prospects for a range of reforms backed by President Donald Trump. Expectations...
NOISE pollution is a silent killer. The source of most outdoor noise worldwide is mainly caused by machines and transportation systems, motor vehicles engines, aircrafts and trains. Outdoor noise is...
WOMEN are considered nation builders as they are the first to provide education to their children. But as most rural women in Bangladesh are deprived of even the very basic...
Most Asian stock markets rose Monday after major Wall Street indexes hit new highs and China reported unexpectedly strong economic growth. Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.3 per cent to...
The week before last, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared that the Islamic State (ISIS) had been driven out of Mosul, the city where the group first announced its self-styled...
There is a potential to unlock billions of dollars for infrastructure in the developing world, according to World Bank. Most of the development goals face hurdles due to lack of...
Special Counsel Robert Muller has been investigating into the alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The congressional committees have begun questioning former Director of FBI James Comey,...
Labour rights or workers' rights are a set of rights that have acquired legal ramifications because of their clear association with human rights as understood in international law. They relate...
Bangladesh Bank is expected to announce its monetary policy statement (MPS) for the first half (H1) of fiscal year 2017-18 (FY1 18). I argued in the past that the effectiveness...
The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading Sunday as investors continued their buying binge on sector specific large-cap issues....
The book titled "Start with Why" by Simon Sinek has stirred me a lot as the book deals with the importance of identifying the employees' "why" and its impact on...
It is true that rural credit market has undergone remarkable changes. But the market is not as inclusive as it is being thought of by the concerned quarters, revealed a...
Indian and Chinese troops have been locked in a standoff in Doka La - where the borders of Bhutan, China and India meet - for almost a month now, the...
The rising anti-European Union (EU) sentiment, largely spearheaded by populist political leaders in a number of EU member countries is being challenged by newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron along...
The implementation of the 2017-18 budget is facing challenges from the very beginning. This has resulted from withdrawal of proposed new Value Added Tax (VAT) Act. Revenue earnings will now...
Bangladesh has been performing creditably on the economic front and its gross domestic product (GDP) has been growing steadily at a rate of 6.0 to 7.0 per cent annually over...
A five-member committee was formed on Thursday after a tripartite meeting between the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) and Central Depository Bangladesh Limited (CDBL). The meeting was...
The country's band music icon Ayub Bachhu has indignantly said recently he would sell off all his guitars. They have been his prized possessions for long. Given the popular singer's...
We no longer have to wait with baited breath or scrounge every nook and corner for any artificial intelligence (AI) scent: it is already in the works, though in fits...
I gave up smoking about nine years ago and I can at least tell you that I feel quite happy about it. I am happy that I have, after prolonged...
CHILDREN in our country are subjected to torture both inside and outside their homes. Those who work as domestic helps are often subjected to inhuman torture as we come across...
The external Shariah audit is the latest development in the area of Shariah governance of the global Islamic banking industry. This is to maintain credibility of the Islamic banks' claim...
SIMPLICITY DAY is celebrated every year on July 12. The day commemorates the life, times and work of American philosopher and proponent of simple living, Henry David Thoreau. Voluntary simplicity...
PROTECTION of consumer rights is important as it protects the rights of the consumers when they buy goods or services. Law on protection of consumer rights can help the consumers...
FLYOVERS in busiest cities are built to reduce traffic jam and road accidents. Bangladesh's largest flyover, the 11.7-km-long 'Mayor Mohammad Hanif' flyover was built connecting Gulistan with Jatrabari at a...
Grave concern was aired by Bangladesh government and Readymade Garment (RMG) factory owners over a 'unilateral' decision made by the European Union (EU) brands and retailers to extend the presence...
Old people were not old in the past: they were young and strong. Over time they grew old. Growing in age is a natural phenomenon. When people grow old and...
On his trip to Brussels at the end of May to meet the European leaders for the first time, President Donald Trump did not commit his country explicitly to Article...
Theresa May is in an unenviable situation. The British Premier won't have cake and candles as she observes a year in office, though even the maverick United Kingdom Independence Party...
Customs intelligence seized 19 contraband firearms at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the capital on Tuesday, two days after two pistols were seized by them. On Sunday, a...
Bangladesh experienced a sharp decline in the inflow of remittances sent by migrant workers in the last fiscal year 2016-2017. They remitted nearly US $12.77 billion in the last fiscal...
Much G20 attention last week centred on psychological interpretations of personal relations. The man who is dominating world news after first monopolising U.S. headlines from the moment he entered the...
SHAHJALAL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT at Dhaka lacks many facilities befitting an international airport. The interior is unclean and ill maintained. Lighting is inadequate. Standard of service is disappointing and unless improved...
RIDESHARING is the sharing of vehicles by passengers to reduce vehicle trips, traffic congestion and carbon emissions. This service is commonly referred to as real-time ridesharing, and is provided by...
AFTER 46 years of independence Bangladesh now makes ocean-going ships, cold rolled steel coil, assemble air cooler, fridge, motor bike and sedan, manufacture textile products and so on. Bangladesh is...
LIVESTOCK sector plays a major role in our economy. The sector has made big strides in recent years. There are seven Universities in our country now which provide Doctor of...
THIS refers to your write-up, "Healthcare at grassroots level" (FE, July 08, 2017). Every year we celebrate the World Health Day that conveys a message to the people that every...
THIS refers to your write-up, "Healthcare at grassroots level" (FE, July 08, 2017). Every year we celebrate the World Health Day that conveys a message to the people that every...
PLENTY of workers have been going abroad from Bangladesh for employment. They have been sending a good amount of remittances every month to the country that is contributing significantly to...
If you have to mention a single word that is currently embracing the whole finance and banking world, it would be "fintech". It generally refers to a new financial industry...
Earnings from the country's exports suffered a big setback in the just-concluded fiscal year (FY17). Export earnings registered a modest 1.72 per cent growth in the past fiscal year which...
I admire Naomi Shihab Nye(1952-) because she is the one who wrote 'Your life is a poem'. She is an Arab-American poet who came into prominence when "Making A Fist",...
Self-exposure or publicity is innate in human nature. A person mostly tries to display his or her power, supremacy, distinctiveness, appearance, better achievement and positive attitude towards others. Various social...
THE case filed against a senior reporter of Jamuna TV and four others under section 57 of The ICT Act, 2013 once again demonstrates that the said Act is a...
How can one forget the mindless massacre that took place on July 01, 2016 in the Artisan Bakery in Gulshan, Dhaka? Innocent lives were lost and violence reigned supreme. Religion...
Nation states tend to be defined by their sense of nationhood and also by their territoriality and notionally fixed boundaries. People in nation states are often bound by a sense...
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