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PRICES of different varieties of rice have gone up by 20 to 25 per cent in retail markets which are beyond the capacity of common consumers. This is happening when...
Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006 is meant to protect the right of seafarers which is treated as "Fourth Pillar" next to SOLAS, MARPOL and STCW of International Maritime Organisation (IMO)....
China's trade with countries along the Belt and Road totaled at 20 trillion yuan ($2.89 trillion) from 2014 to 2016, said an official from China's Ministry of Commerce this week,...
In its latest Annual Report, Global Financial Integrity (GFI), a Washington-based research outfit, provided an estimate of $6.0 to $9.0 billion that, it claims, was siphoned away from Bangladesh in...
ALMOST every time we proceed towards Bangla Motor signal from Janakantha Bhaban area at New Eskaton on our way to BIRDEM Hospital or Bashundhara City Shopping Complex or Eastern Plaza...
LESS than fifty years ago no one would have imagined that the service sector would become a major contributor to the economy of Bangladesh. It's surprising but true that in...
We proceeded toward Jerusalem from Mecca on April 22. We were a group of 42 persons. We boarded a bus at midnight and reached Jeddah in two hours. Dar-as Salam,...
It is necessary to adopt a collective strategy to tie information and communications technology (ICT) with the country's emerging policies and expertise of blue economy for garnering economic benefits. The...
Where have all the parks and open spaces, aptly called 'lungs' of the world's third most densely-populated city Dhaka gone? Today, the mega city is facing much difficulties in inhaling...
Recently, the government has approved a proposal to amend the Banking Companies Act of 1991. The newly proposed reforms will result in a two-fold increase in the number of directors...
The VAT rates in 19 Asian nations vary from the lowest 5.0 per cent to 20 per cent. Taiwan, Japan and Iran have the lowest rates. The rates in other...
ALTHOUGH new in business, Uber has already proved its worth as a blessing for the city dwellers. I sincerely hope that the service lasts longer and also continues to flourish...
IT is indeed alarming to note that the number of jobless people in our country is increasing every year and it is bad for its stability and progress. We need...
The holy month of Ramadan is still two weeks away but market prices of essentials are already showing an upward trend. As always, the common people are falling victim to...
Flash floods in the back swamps have wiped rice crop, causing a loss of 0.45 million tonnes of cereal. The government earlier projected the production of 19.1 million tonnes of...
Now global economies are up there to fight each other, not in freeing trades from roadblocks, but in reducing fiscal constraints such as high taxes on corporate and personal incomes....
The Cox's Bazar Beach appears to be set for a radical transformation in its overall look and character. This has been long overdue. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's inaugural on May...
THE delayed work of Mouchak flyover has become a pain in the neck for the commuters. The project is yet to be completed although it crossed the deadline by a...
HELLO to all readers from the Trumpland. Like before I was welcome by the New York immigration officer at the point of entry to the US. But surprisingly this time...
MANY of my friends and colleagues retired from sector corporation jobs which were non-pensionable in 1988-1989 before the new Pay Commission came into effect in 1990. Prior to taking effect...
We have a simplistic binary explanation for sluggish execution of development projects. The other way of putting it would be the trading of blames between the implementing authority and the...
This time the warning is not from non-descript quarters; it's a forceful one jointly issued by the three most important world bodies -- the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World...
Every year from early February on, pre-budget discussions and parleys are held between the ministry of finance and trade bodies -- ostensibly to receive and review proposals for inclusion in...
Amid televised insults and counterblasts from leading candidates last week, France's presidential election was held smoothly on May 7. Despite terrorist threat, independent centrist Emmanuel Macron won the race towards...
As opposed to a retail sales tax where the tax is collected at the final stage i.e. at the retail stage, value added tax (VAT) is collected from different stages...
The issue of Kashmir is an old and chronic one, and has festered nearly three quarters of a century. Those familiar with Kashmir's history would be aware that violence in...
The Internet along with mobile technology can be an effective tool for education. Internet is the global system of interconnected computer networks which uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to...
Although rain comes as a matter of great relief in this scorching summer heat, it also causes immense problem for the commuters. In a city like Dhaka, where public transport...
The reported refusal of the Election Commission (EC) to introduce special type of National Identity Card (NID) for the country's senior citizens citing 'technical difficulties' is indeed shocking. The Ministry...
In our everyday discourse on development in Bangladesh, many drivers of growth are discussed. But the role of two 'R's -- Remittances and Readymade Garments (RMG) -- seems to steal...
There is a notion that the VAT is hidden in overall prices. This gives rise to a concern about spending growth. As a result, the argument goes, taxpayers won't notice...
A thrilling and tumultuous election campaign in France is over. Curtain has been drawn on an unbelievable drama. The French have elected a 39-year old man with little experience in...
In Bangladesh there are ups and downs in its social fabric in terms of economic wellbeing of the people though the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is growing at a...
The exporters of the country, especially ready-made garments exporters, have been urging Bangladesh Bank for a depreciation of the external value of the domestic currency taka for some time now....
THE decision of setting up 1,320 megawatt Rampal power plant on 1,834 acres, just 14 km away from the world's largest mangrove forest, is going ahead as planned. Lot of...
A mobile phone is a lucrative item for the muggers and often they target people with expensive mobile sets. The IMEI number can help us recover stolen mobile sets. Every...
A voluntary organisation called Amra Dhumpan Nibaron Kori (Adhunik) created extensive public awareness against smoking in the eighties of the last century. The spirit and enthusiasm of the organisation appear...
What he could not do when he was alive is being done now that he is no more. Here is a 45-year old man named Hazrat Ali from village Karna...
When the findings of the Global Financial Integrity (GFI), a Washington-based research organisation, about the flight of capital from Bangladesh along with other countries for the first time hit the...
Progress of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is widely linked with Asia's development journey in the last five decades. The regional bank formally started its operation in 1966 in a...
Chinese President Xi Jinping's brainchild known as the 'Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) for International Cooperation' will begin its first two-day forum in Beijing on May 14. However, a section...
It now appears that certain sections of people in Bangladesh are increasingly becoming concerned about the country 's economic future and advocating a new regional economic trading arrangement or reinvigorating ...
CHILD labour interferes with the children's ability to attend regular school, and is considered exploitative by many international scholars and organisations. According to them, it deprives children of their childhood,...
BONOSREE means "beauty of the forest". But the area called Bonosree in Dhaka metropolitan city is a constant source of troubles for the dwellers. The main road in Rampura-Bonosree area...
STUDENTS of private universities in Bangladesh will face severe difficulties if the government continues to push for a two-semester system in the country's higher learning. Generally, students of private universities...
The first major tornado of the year struck parts of the country on April 30. It's a regular occurrence visiting the country during its summer spanning April-May. Traditionally known as...
The Chief of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Bangladesh observed that reinforcing governance in regulating the country's migration sector is a big challenge. Addressing a recent consultative meeting,...
Since the government implemented a ban on CNG-run auto-rickshaws and other slow-moving vehicles on the country's highways in 2015, many rural and suburban residents have been facing difficulties in their...
Never before had Haors (wetlands) hit the headlines of the press so extensively as these have done this year. Thanks to adequate print and electronic media focus, the catastrophic flash...
SLEEP is very important for life and without sound sleep, we cannot expect to lead a healthy life. But many of us ignore the necessity to develop a regular sleeping...
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