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Washington has been witnessing political events since the assumption of office by President Donald Trump that no one would have imagined possible even in a nightmare. An administration is in...
THE frequency of sexual harassments in the country is rising alarmingly. A recent report on women support and investigation reveals that women in our society are being sexually harassed at...
Over the last two thousand years China has enriched human civilisation with its innovative ideas. The latest example is President Xi Jinping's introduction of the Belt and Road Initiative in...
THE Tigers have booked their berth into the semi-finals of the ICC champion's trophy and the whole country is proud and elated with the success. It is like getting Eid...
THE FINANCE MINISTER AMA Muhith placed the budget for the FY 2017-18 in parliament on June 01, 2017. The salient features of the budget are its huge financial outlay and...
Eight of the top ten deadliest cyclones on record have occurred in the Bay of Bengal, according to one list on Weather Underground, according to a report by /www.weathernationtv.com. Some...
We remember Azimuddin Ahmed, our uncle on his 2nd death anniversary on June 11, 2017, by paying tribute to his departed soul. Time really does fly. It was just like...
Let us start with some numbers that give shape to the issue of non-performing loans (NPLs): As per data from the Bangladesh Bank (BB), the volume of non-performing loans (NPLs)...
AMID widespread criticism, it has been reported in the media that the government has put aside Tk 20 billion from the budget to replenish recapitalisation for the state owned banks...
IT was a must win situation for both New Zealand and Bangladesh. But suddenly all seemed lost when Bangladesh had lost their top order by the 12th over and looked...
The Astana Expo 2017 has now kicked off. The China pavilion there would the nation's concepts and visions for the development of future energy, said Wang Jinzhen, deputy director of...
In recent years, South Asia has become the fastest growing region in the world. According to the Asian Development Bank's Outlook of 2017, the impressive growth performance of South Asia...
The Bangladesh budget, 2017-18 has set a uniform rate of value added tax (VAT) at 15 per cent. The finance minister also foreshadowed that this rate would remain in place...
THE concept of a "digital Bangladesh" is noble and the relevant progress is praiseworthy. However, we must remember that it can be taken at higher levels. An omnipresent mobile connectivity...
BANGLADESH has a mission to strike 8.0 per cent growth rate and wants to be known as a middle income country by 2021. But it is very difficult to achieve...
Africa's enormous economic potential is not news. But, until now, policymakers around the world have not successfully defined the political and economic steps that must be taken to enable Africa...
The number of high-rise buildings in Bangladesh's major cities has mushroomed in recent years. Already having a scarcity of land, Bangladesh does need high-rise buildings to save the few available...
The water sector in Bangladesh is being managed by a number of government organisations. With the increasing importance of green growth, water security, climate change and many other global issues,...
The Middle East has been burning for the last six years because of civil war in Syria while Iraq is struggling to get rid of ISIS from its territory in...
Deconstruction and demarche have become the pivotal policy arsenals of Trump administration. Whatever agreements Obama administration made with the foreign countries have topped the list of the government to repudiate....
Many commentators have described Emmanuel Macron's victory in the French presidential election as a triumph for the centre-right, because he received votes that otherwise would have gone to the scandal-plagued...
READING for pleasure is a habit which is sharply declining. These days we do not see many young people reading books as much as we used to see in the...
WATER crisis is the last thing Dhaka's people would expect in the midst of Ramadan, although the city has a history of frequently-interrupted water supply. Every summer, people face the...
TAXING the education sector including private educational institutions can never be a solution. Thus, the government's fresh VAT on English medium schools can hardly be considered a sign of progress....
The number of feature films now being made and released in the country a year stand nowhere near the quantity witnessed in their glory days. Compared to the filmdom's activity...
Modern history has partly been shaped and written by Anglo-Saxons. Two of its world leaders were Anglo-Saxons, and if we add race and religion to this ethnic group/nationality, as in...
Raising the level of nutrition and improvement of public health are among the primary responsibilities of the state. Healthcare thus figures very prominently in government policies all over the world....
Ferdous Ara Begum Bangladesh is one of the most densely-populated countries in the world with approximately 1,052 people per square kilometre. As many as 160 million people live in a...
Bangladesh is one of the most densely-populated countries in the world with approximately 1,052 people per square kilometre. As many as 160 million people live in a 148,460 sq. km...
A large segment of potential labour force of Bangladesh remains unutilised or underutilised as nearly one-third of its youths are either unemployed or underemployed. The situation is worse in case...
Contrary to expectations of the investing public in the stock market, the budget for the FY 2017-2018 contains no good news for them. The finance minister, however, talked about some...
Like too many times before, British police declared a "major incident" on London Bridge after a van reportedly hit multiple pedestrians. The terrorist incident took place only days before a...
Nearly a year ago, the British voted - 52 per cent to 48 per cent - to leave the European Union (EU). Many expected the vote to produce severe economic...
It's just as well that the opposition in Parliament is 'friendly' and the biggest opposition party is sleepwalking. Otherwise, the one uniformity in reaction to the budget, that no one's...
Turkey captain Arda Turan has announced his retirement from international football after he allegedly abused a journalist on the Turkish team's plane. The 30-year-old Barcelona midfielder was reported to have...
The shipping minister recently informed that mobile courts have been directed to realise hefty amount of fines from those involved in encroaching or polluting rivers. He said this after the...
RECENTLY, Cyclone Mora claimed six lives and displaced many in Bangladesh's coastal areas. Besides, thousands of houses and few coastal shelters including the Rohingya camps were destroyed. However, the cyclone...
EXTORTION on footpaths has been associated with our everyday experience. It is a very common phenomenon in Dhaka City. But the police and people involved with it deny it. It...
IT is indeed heart-rending to see the United Kingdom becoming a victim of terrorist attack once again. The attack which was carried out in a Manchester concert took away 22...
THIS refers to your article "2017-18 budget: Need for Quality Education" (FE- June 6). Good & Quality education is not only desirable in itself but is also essential for empowerment...
For most people the annual budget brings no cheer. What, however, keeps them looking for is a status quo -- continuation of their existing state of living, and no more...
Procurement is a key economic and political activity of the government. In general term, any procurement that is done by the public money or to be more specific, by the...
Mobile phone operators Grameenphone (GP) on Monday launched a nationwide "Mobile Handset Recycling" campaign for greener environment. Under this campaign, GP urges interested patrons to deposit their unused/discarded mobile handset...
Asian stocks were mostly lower during the early day trading on Tuesday, according to the agencies. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 dropped 0.7 per cent in morning trading. Australia's S&P/ASX 200...
MJL Bangladesh dominated the transaction chart of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Monday while top ten traded companies captured nearly 37 per cent turnover. Turnover, the crucial indicator of the market,...
IN spite of the government's previous efforts to ensure food autarchy in the country, such progress has been interrupted either by natural hazards or a certain level of incompetence. According...
BUS is the most used mode of public transport in Bangladesh. With expanding growth, cities are also under increasing pressure of public transportation and as it is the cheapest, bus...
THE readymade garments (RMG) factories have been facing a prolonged battle defending its reputation in recent times. Among others Rana Plaza tragedy badly tarnished the image of RMG sector. However,...
Record pass percentage in primary and secondary levels without strictly examining exam papers simply strikes at the root of quality education in the country. This is suicidal not only for...
It is really an irony that the United States, under the leadership of President Donald Trump, is gradually becoming isolated in international affairs. The US now seems to be withdrawing...
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