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The 2008-2009 financial crisis exposed a serious weakness in the global financial system's architecture: an overnight market for mortgage-backed securities that could not handle the implosion of a housing bubble....
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud began a month-long visit to various locations across Southeast and East Asia from February 26 on what may become a path-finding trip. Among...
BANGLADESH still ranks high on the list of the most corrupt countries of the world. It is really unfortunate that even after 46 years of our independence we are branded...
THIS refers to your thought-provoking editorial on Exploitation of poor migrant workers (FE- March 12). Migration takes place under the pathariya system, wherein a work unit comprising a husband, wife...
ELECTRONIC Voting (also known as E-Voting) is casting one's vote using electronic means to either aid or take care of the chores of casting and counting votes. In general, there...
A story carried in accompaniment with a picture in a vernacular contemporary is more than heart-warming. Published on the last page, it tells about an off-track passion and noble mission...
The success of microfinance in Bangladesh and elsewhere led to re-evaluation of the development process by the global development community. This culminated in the UN recognition of 2005 as the...
The current state of the country's stock market can be understood well from the level of participation of beneficiary owner (BO) account holders in daily trading. Barring occasional buoyancy, the...
The tax performance of Bangladesh fares rather poorly, relevant international evidence shows. The most telling weakness is that the Bangladesh tax effort (9.0 per cent of gross domestic product or...
With a view to bringing order into Dhaka's unwieldy traffic chaos, Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has for some time been running mobile courts in the capital. Given the daunting...
We do not see any hawkers in the commercial hub of Dhaka city, Motijheel, because of the recent eviction drive by the City Corporation. But still, many cars are found...
CHILDREN are the most vulnerable beings in Bangladesh society. They are subjected to abuse and repression. It is unthinkable how could some one hurt innocent children when they deserve to...
YOUR article titled "Gender equality & human relation" (FE- March 10) clearly shows that women today are no longer satisfied being confined within four walls of a house and are...
THE report that 90 per cent of our migrant workers who keep our economy stable fell victims of corruption last year is really frustrating. Regrettably, the people who aspire to...
Today is the birthday of one of our iconic teachers. Born in Calcutta on March 12, 1935, Rehman Sobhan (82) rose to the peak of his fame through his rich...
The 1,376 foreign and joint venture industrial units, registered by the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) from January 2009 to October 2016, have proposed investment of about US$ 27.64 billion....
Bangladesh has made tremendous development progress over the past several years and now aspires to reach upper middle-income status by the World Bank's income grouping criteria by fiscal year (FY)...
With a series of tax and trade moves being considered in the United States this year, emerging-market (EM) economies are likely to face devaluation pressure and volatility. Three sources of...
The rise of extreme far-right populist forces in Europe and North America is not simply rooted in the personality or psychology of Trump, Le Pen and their likes but also...
Efficient public procurement plays a significant role in successful management of public resources, and acts as one of the problem solvers in implementing the government's annual development programme (ADP). Efficiency...
AS we all know that Dhaka is one the mega cities in the world and it is the most populated one in Bangladesh. The Greater Dhaka Area has a population...
RAINY season is just around the corner and we are indeed worried to think about the days ahead. Dhaka is one of the mega cities of the world. Compared to...
IN many areas of our society, men have a dominated attitude towards women particularly in leadership positions. We can see this domination in the business sector where not too many...
Dhaka requires a radical restructuring of its transportation network in alignment with its dynamic growth - physical and social. Since Dhaka consists of an aquatic geography, a waterborne transportation system...
That Bangladeshis can do it successfully, given the 'do-it-yourself know-how', is amply evident from successes in many sectors including poultry. Today, entrepreneurs are poised to export poultry products. Thanks to...
Finally the 10-day grand cultural pageant, Bengal Sangskriti Utsab: Sylhet 2017, turned out to be a great achievement on the part of Bengal Foundation. The house, based in Dhaka, has...
THE word leadership can bring to mind a variety of images. For example, a political leader, pursuing a passionate, personal cause; an explorer, cutting a path through the jungle for...
MOTOR cycles are considered by some people as a better means of transport due to the traffic situation in Dhaka city. They prefer it to many other transports as it...
THE world observed the International Women's Day on March 8 and Bangladesh was no exception. Bangladesh observed the day with due importance. We cannot hope for a progressive nation, keeping...
Last year, according to official documents, the food office at Savar upazila procured 857 tonnes of Boro rice from 291 farmers. Investigation carried out by a newsman of a national...
The overpouring exuberance centring around the International Women's Day gives, more often than not, a misleading impression. Does it celebrate what in conventional sense is understood as womanhood or feminism?...
Interpreted as an economic decline, a recession is underway when the gross domestic product (GDP) falls for at least two consecutive quarters, reflected in stagnating or dipping income, employment, industrial...
Swami Vivekananda said, "The best thermometer to the progress of a nation is its treatment of its women." Women continue to have a long way to go to guarantee equality...
BONOSREE canal in Rampura is now in a much better condition than before. The city corporation deserves to be appreciated for bringing about some improvement in the canal. But it...
A carbon tax is a fee for users of fossil fuels to be paid for damaging the environment by using petrified power sources- oil, coal and natural gas. Their fuel...
The country observed the National Jute Day this week for the first time in its history. The objective was to revive the past glory of the golden fibre and boost...
The world's number one economic powerhouse United States (US) has already made it clear that it is not bound to abide by rules of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). If...
The Russian Revolution's centennial this year coincides with the Trump Revolution in the United States, which itself followed the Brexit Revolution in the United Kingdom. Like the Bolsheviks in 1917,...
Global geo-politics is becoming increasingly volatile. No wonder, it is the President of the United States Donald Trump who is fuelling the volatility. His steps in the last seven weeks...
In Bangladesh, the economic and social contribution of women is substantial but largely unacknowledged. They have made their mark in multiple fields, from the kitchen to the Gono Bhavan, from...
Laws are necessary for safety, security and welfare of the people from the point of view of 'social contract theory', which forms the basis of the state. All laws veer...
DAY by day, the traffic situation of Dhaka city is going from bad to worse. Too many private cars have been choking the lifeline of our traffic system. I think...
TWO long write-ups on "Energy sufficiency" and "Bio-gas" were published in your 'views & review' page on March 5 last. As an interested reader on the 'energy and power' sectors,...
WHEN we go to doctors they hand us a long list of pathological tests that usually costs us a big chunk of money. Many patients cannot afford such expenses and...
Bangladesh has received a jolt in earnings from remittances from abroad. It is not one-off decline, rather a continuing downtrend which is concerning. Last February wage earners' remittances stood at...
The call of President Md. Abdul Hamid to revive the glory of student politics is not only timely but it also demands serious attention from all conscientious sections of society....
Senator Lindsey Graham, the Republican Senator from South Carolina, has finally said what is now becoming the central focus of the Trump administration: the alleged role of Russia in the...
Urban experts opine that unless there is an inclusive urbanisation policy and strong political commitment, it will be very difficult for Bangladesh to make its cities sustainable by 2030 in...
In a recent report, the World Bank has sounded a note of warning that protectionism and threats to undo or rewrite trade agreements on global scale in the Trump era...
Dangerous chemicals are still stored and sold openly in parts of old Dhaka. The people who are selling the flammable chemicals have no idea about highly flammable chemicals. Old Dhaka...
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