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The land and railway ministries have got their basics wrong in terms of handling important development projects. The least said about the projects' phase-wise implementation as per the original development...
Since the culmination of 2005 as the International Year of Microfinance, success of microfinance in Bangladesh and elsewhere led to a reassessment of the world's development process. Thanks to the...
The implementation of Annual Development Programme (ADP) plays a very important role in the socio-economic development of the country. In spite of criticism, data show that Bangladesh has experienced, on...
The government has decided to set up complete television centres in six divisional headquarters. A project on this initiative received nod of the Executive Committee of National Economic Council on...
For emerging economies, investment works as a lifeline. Bangladesh enjoys the status of a lower middle-income country on one hand and of a Least Developed Country (LDC), on the other....
MOUCHAK flyover, a two year project, was started in 2013, but is yet to be completed. The suffering of the people living in the area knows no bounds. It has...
THE Tigers outplayed the hosts Sri Lanka in the first One Day International (ODI) beating them comprehensibly by 90 runs. Tamim and Shakib took the game away from the Lankans...
HELAL UDDIN, a poor farmer, who lives from hand to mouth, was still dreaming of a better life as his only son Akbar graduated from the university. His dreams were...
Bangladesh has planned to launch a campaign to explore newer markets for jute products as the country is facing a setback in its export to India, a major destination of...
Demographic characteristics play an important role in rural livelihood system in terms of earning members or dependency ratio. A society might be poor in terms of endowments of natural resources...
Traced back to the late 18th Century, the "Flying Dutchman" sobriquet refers to a phantom ship, since it cannot land (George Barrington so observed in A Voyage to Botany Bay...
Whether the country's economic growth is generating required or sufficient employment is a matter of debate. Policy makers believe that 7-plus growth rate of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is...
INTERNET is becoming increasingly popular in our country and around the globe. But there remain some small obstructions due to which majority of our people are not being able to...
AGRO business is one of the most profitable and 'quick-return-on investment' businesses in Bangladesh. But there is a very negative mindset about it in the society. Most young people look...
ANOTHER incident of death of an alleged terrorist due to bomb blast has taken place near Dhaka international airport which has grabbed the attention of local and international media. Although...
Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson may have used the wrong script as he addressed the anti-Islamic State (IS) coalition in the United States. The 'We are superior' statement, no matter...
After 46 years of independence, Bangladesh has indeed effectively overcome the legacy of the so-called 'basket case'. The country has now achieved considerable progress in many sectors. The historical day...
There is a sense of jubilation across Europe among European political establishment leaders that Mark Rutte, the Dutch prime minister, fended off a challenge from the far-right, anti-Islam and anti-EU...
Professor Klaus Schwab, Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), describes the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) in his book, The Fourth Industrial Revolution, as fundamentally different from the earlier...
THIS refers to your editorial "Promoting women entrepreneurship" (FE- March 21). Women entrepreneurship has been recognised as an important source of economic growth. Women entrepreneurs create new jobs for themselves...
TO be stuck in a traffic gridlock is a common phenomenon in Dhaka city, capital of one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Pathao.com, a new logistics...
A national daily reported recently that the government was going to create posts of senior teachers for government secondary schools. This is a welcome move as promotion of government school...
The relationship between the government and the non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has never been comfortable in this part of the world. Some people tend to describe the relationship 'antagonistic'. But the...
At long last, the government has swung into action in saving fertile arable lands across Bangladesh from being misused and destroyed. The cabinet last week approved the draft of Urban...
A book titled 'Creation of Bangladesh: Myths Exploded' was published from Islamabad in 2016, authored by Junaid Ahmed. Few copies of the book were sent to Bangladesh High Commission in...
President Donald Trump received German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House by on March 17 after spending much of 2016 bashing her, and accusing her of ruining Germany by...
International security experts carried out intensive discussions in the "Chiefs of Police Conference of South Asia and neighbouring countries'', held in Dhaka from March 12-14, on several aspects and facets...
One of the most enigmatic questions we often ask ourselves is: What are the chances of life on another planet or are we alone in this massive and ever expanding...
Every nation has its chapters of glory. These are mostly involved with their heroic struggles for freedom. In spite of being replete with sacrifices and myriad types of ordeals and...
It has not exactly been a path of roses for Bangladesh garment sector as it began its momentous journey over three decades ago. There were various domestic problems to contend...
IT is indeed sad to see that most of the Dhaka city walls are disfigured by various graffiti and posters and banners. It is an eyesore for all those who...
This refers to your article "Facing health hazards of climate change" (FE- March 21). Every year we celebrate the World Health Day and give the message to the people that...
THE other day I was going through a newspaper report on a young man called Akhtar who was arrested wrongly by the members of the law enforcing agency. I fail...
The government has, of late, approved a draft law that proposes official clearance mandatory for building houses in rural areas as well as use of land across the country. The...
Measuring happiness is an impossible proposition. It is a mental state of an individual and therefore varies from person to person. Also mood swings can make the same person react...
Chief Risk Officer (CRO) has been accorded a very important position in a bank with direct access to the CEO and the board, specially the Audit Committee and the Risk...
FOOD adulteration is rampant in our country. Unscrupulous people add chemicals to edible items to increase their weights. Sand, chalk-powder, crushed rocks, seeds of similar crops, bricks powder, wood powder...
I have to go to Admajee Export Processing Zone (EPZ) quite frequently and to my utter surprise, I find that the road under the Kanchpur bridge has been in a...
RESIDENTS of Dhaka city are facing immeasurable distresses resulting from excavation of roads for several months in the name of improving utility services. Excavating roads throughout the monsoon season every...
The Meghna Bridge was constructed almost three ago. When it was constructed, its tariff-clearance capacity was alright but now it has turned out to be incapable of clearing increased traffic...
By virtue of a growing rank of dynamic, opportunity-seizing and forward-looking entrepreneurs we are industrialising at a rapid pace. We are growing quietly -- no drum-beating by the captains of...
Bangladesh's least developed country (LDC) status has come under scrutiny by policymakers and development practitioners alike. In a Policy Research Institute (PRI) analysis titled Bangladesh in LDC status, published in...
Recent newspaper reports highlighted the fact that the role of Chief Risk Officer (CRO) is not clearly understood by bankers including board members. The Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM)...
The Earth is the only planet in the universe where water is available in a substantial quantity. Water is an essential commodity not only for development of industrial and agricultural...
A recent posting on my Facebook page gave me a great deal of food for thought. This was an article in a journal about world's 10 biggest economies in 2017....
THIS refers to your article "Cyber crimes and loss of privacy" (FE- March 18). Internet banking fraud is undoubtedly an alarming issue. People across the country continue to lose money...
SCENE 1: Mr Samim Ahmed, a banker, was going by bus to Chittagong on official business. He was suddenly yelling at the bus driver when he tried to talk to...
DESPITE laudable development, illiteracy among the older generation remains to be a major problem in the country. To strike the SDG goals it is urgent to create awareness of education...
The rapid growth in mobile and internet penetration has broadened the horizons for entrepreneurs and consumers alike. No one is likely to begrudge the comfort of shopping at home. It...
It did sound good to hear the state minister for textiles and jute forecasting phenomenal growth prospect of the jute sector in the next five years so much so that...
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