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The publication of the now-defunct Bangla literary-cultural monthly Sachitra Sandhani is inextricably associated with Gazi Shahabuddin Ahmad (1939-2017). Coming to the market in 1956, its publication was considered in the...
The education system that we find in today's Bangladesh is basically inherited from the British-India period. Expansion of education among the mass people started during this time. Little improvements in...
Surveying vastly dissimilar communities as those in the secular modern 'west' and relatively faith-based traditional 'east' may seem a cumbersome approach in pinpointing the social causes of Islamic extremism, but...
The Saudis invited Donald Trump to visit their country as his first overseas destination on becoming the US President. They also provided him the forum to lecture the Muslims worldwide...
Given the recent contentious development in Sino-Indian bilateral relations, it would think it to be most unlikely for India to do things that would be remotely beneficial to China. But...
Bangladesh did not have a thriving electronics industry decades ago. Only in 1980s, the country used to observe a few operations assembling televisions of foreign brands only for local consumption....
Rice is the staple food for Bangladeshis. It is the main crop covering more than three-fourths of arable lands. It is called a strategic or political commodity in some Asian...
Sometime last year, a BBC report exposed that millions of email ids were in the hands of hackers who then try to sell anti-hacking solutions. The targeted wrong doers were...
The recent diplomatic offensive led by Saudi Arabia and Egypt against Qatar might appear to be outlandish but was not surprising. The Gulf States joined the Saudi-led offensive and broke...
Festivals are common to all societies and cultures. With the change of social and economic structures, the nature of festivals also changes. But some festivals are so deeply ingrained in...
With every tweet or meeting with a foreign leader that US President Donald Trump completes, American officials find themselves struggling to reassure allies that the United States remains committed to...
I LIVE IN Bonosree. As I was passing through Bonosree-Rampura road the other day, I found half of the road was occupied by construction materials and it was nearly impossible...
THE foreign exchange reserve of Bangladesh has touched US$33 billion mark for the first time and it is a great news for the economy. The expatriate Bangladeshis are sending more...
AT LEAST 17 people were killed and eight others injured in Pirganj upazila of Rangpur after a truck carrying Eid holidaymakers skidded off road. Identities of the victims could not...
Jatiya Party MPs, Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu and Kazi Firoz Rashid are coming in for flak after their comments on the proposed budget took personal aim at the Finance Minister. Even...
The government has, of late, given utmost importance to blue economy and set a time-frame of five years to start exploring newly owned maritime areas within the next few years. ...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has resurrected an old technique - commonly used in the 1980s during the Latin American debt crisis - that would allow Greece to avoid a...
Indian commentators, mostly former star players, were discussing the possible outcome of the match with their Pakistani counterparts on the leading Indian TV stations in the evening prior to the...
The people of France have made history by ensuring a thumping victory of newly-elected President Emmanuel Marcon's brand new party of LA Republique en Marche ( centrist Republic on the...
The importance of inclusiveness for economic development has gained momentum as a result of findings about financial exclusion and its direct correlation to poverty. Microcredit as a concept and system...
DHAKA is home to 16 million people. But it is indeed sad to see that most of the Dhaka city walls are disfigured by various kinds of posters and banners...
BUDGET for a country's economy is like an air-tight balloon in which air consists of revenue, expenditure and financing. It is the knot that ties all these components together. If...
In the turmoil of the bigger picture whirling like a kaleidoscope, not too many have noticed the rapid leadership changes in less than a year in four political parties in...
If food security means availability of staple and other essentials at affordable prices, it now appears that it is now in a flux. Rice is the price leader in the...
As the White House is preparing to a political war for its survival, the Trump-Xi 100-day plan should overcome long-term pressures on US-China ties. After the two-day summit at Mar-a-Lago,...
Much of the pre- and post-budget public discourse has centred around one aspect of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Budget - the launch of the new Value Added Tax (VAT)...
During the troubled days in Dhaka University more than two decades ago, we often enjoyed 'EL' just as a full-time job-holder does. But this EL was not 'Extended Leave' as...
Despite the increasing jubilation and fanfare around Pahela Baishakh--the Bangla New Year in the recent times, the Eid celebrations are far too overpowering to be compared with. Even if one...
Pre-war Germany (late 1930s) and today's post regional-war USA has leadership similarities: and these are: 1. Both use racism as the key issue of their political campaign! 2. One perpetuated...
Bangla Movies are a big attraction during the Eid holidays. During the coming Eid, two Bangla movies "Boss 2" and "Nabab" will be released and both these movies have already...
Education is a vehicle of social progress and socio economic transformation. It is the process by which people acquire knowledge, skills, values and attitudes. The word 'education' is also used...
Never before did so much uncertainty prevail over the fate of the national budget as it is doing now in the case of the budget for the upcoming financial year...
Even a layman can realise that climate is changing for the worse. But this does not prompt one such person to reach the conclusion that the end of human civilisation...
Economic resources can produce Islamic extremism in at least four ways: the very absence of any meaningful economic resources; the extension of economic resources for non-economic purposes; the diversion of...
There have been differing interpretations about the term climate change. Sociologists and environmentalists have at times disagreed with politicians and traders involved with energy over connotations and possible consequences that...
Empowering women as well as promoting gender equality is crucial to the accelerating sustainable development in Bangladesh. Ending all forms of discrimination against women and girls is not only a...
The proposed FY 18 Budget will increase tax burden on the middle-income families. On the other hand, the debt service burden of the government would be growing. In order to...
STRESS is a part of modern urban life and unavoidable. Stress is a response to pressure or threat. Under stress we may feel tense or nervous. As causes of stress...
BANGLADESH BANK issued a guideline on May 11 of this year to put a cap on credit card interest rate as the banks were charging unusually high interest rates ranging...
IF you want your income should rise more than 10 per cent and continue to increase long-term capital appreciation then Bangladesh is the right place. But you need to pick...
As increasing number of rural people are migrating to the cities and towns to find jobs and better civic facilities, the demand for housing in the urban centres is on...
It would appear from the proposed FY 18 Budget that it was made to make the livelihood of the middle class more difficult although the budget-makers will never agree to...
British Prime Minister Theresa May suffered a major setback at the general election held on June 08, 2017. In less than two weeks' time talks began on June 19 over...
Mobile telecom services have boosted productivity in the overall economy of Bangladesh. By facilitating efficient and cost effective ways to communicate and access information, the mobile technology has transformed the...
THE BANKING sector of Bangladesh may be in for trouble due to increased excise duty on bank deposits as proposed in the next year's budget. Small and medium level depositors...
THE haor people of Sunamganj, Habiganj and Netrokona have been up against untold hardships in the aftermath of flash flood. Two months have passed since the onslaught of flash flood...
A deadly fire broke out at Grenfell Tower London a few days ago where at least 79 people are either dead or missing. As the fire that tore through the...
South Asia is among the fastest growing regions of the world but it has always provided highly contrasting images. On the back of a long period of robust economic growth,...
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned on June 14 that Congress should not pass any legislation that would undercut "constructive dialogue" with Russia. Yet, the Senate voted 97-2 to...
Payment for and delivery of goods in international trade can be challenging and are fraught with risks for trading partners. These risks can be minimised or mitigated by choosing the...
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