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All the member-countries of the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) have been celebrating, since 1980, the World Tourism Day on September 27 with a specific theme. This year the theme is...
Bertil Linter's recent book, Great Game East, is best summarised by its very own subtitle: "India, China, and the Struggle for Asia's Most Volatile Frontier." Of course, the frontier is...
Foreign investors invest in a country with a hope that they will earn more money than they can in their own country and they will be able to send home...
The banking business has fallen on hard times. The combination of persistent low interest rates, increasing regulatory compliance costs, and the rise of new competitors taking advantage of financial technologies...
It should not be interpreted as a déjà vu if one says Dhaka at the moment has many hanging gardens almost like the ones that existed in ancient Babylon. Those...
IT was indeed a moment of glory for the nation as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received women empowerment award titled "Agent of Change" for her outstanding contribution towards bringing our...
MAYOR Hanif Flyover from Gulistan to Jatrabari is a pride of Dhaka and it is by far the longest flyover in the city. It was opened three years ago and...
IT is difficult to gauge daily actual demand of electricity since this is managed to an extent by low-level distribution personnel of Electric Supply Authorities of Dhaka, who may shut...
Bangladesh, a nation of 160 million people with an area of 56,977 square miles, has too many types of education systems and structures. At present, there are three main education...
THE police department is responsible for maintaining law and order. It is expected that the police will ensure peace and happiness for the general mass. Nowadays, terrorism has spread throughout...
THIS is about a back page report published by a local English daily on September 21 about China's frantic attempt at setting up wind power generation. Compared to generating wind...
It was one year ago on September 25, 2015 when global leaders adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), formally dubbed as Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in...
The spectacle of vast tracts of land beside a river lying for decades without even a faint trace of vegetation is now quite common in this country. These lands are...
EARLY marriage is a social problem in our country that needs to be eradicated from the society on an urgent basis. We must include it in our national agenda as...
THE Minister for Roads and Bridges has owned responsibility for road accidents that are happening. This is how it should be in a democracy. Stiff financial penalties as well as...
I wrote on the issue in this column a couple of days ago. Now I feel morally obliged to write again as wastes of sacrificial animals are yet to be...
The sizzling hot question that's been asked in the red-carpeted corridors of power and throughout the United States right now is why did the State of Alabama paddle 19,000 students...
A new flyover connecting New Eskaton road to Mouchak market has been inaugurated on September 16 which has already started bearing fruits and is contributing to reduce traffic congestion in...
I wrote in this column before also on the issue and expressed my growing concern about women's safety in our country. Lack of women's safety bothers me a lot because...
BROCCOLI is a winter vegetable which is very popular around the world. Many tasty and mouth watering dishes are prepared with broccoli as their main raw material. All eminent and...
Responses by banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) to the policy initiatives related to sustainable banking and finance are inspiring. Notable changes have taken place in terms of greater financial...
AS reported in a local daily on September 18, both the supplier and safety assessor of the potentially hazardous U236-fuelled nuclear power plant are from Russia and both are closely...
ACCORDING to the International Energy Agency (IEA), Saudi Arabia is increasing its crude oil production which is a great surprise as at present Saudi Arabia is the highest crude oil...
The single important factor with which Donald Trump made his way from a rank outsider to win the Republican Party's nomination and now has come within striking distance of the...
Policymakers/regulators and market players are the key supply-side stakeholders of the sustainable financing initiatives that are mainly related to financial inclusion, agricultural and SME financing, green and sustainable energy financing....
FACEBOOK has become an integral part of our urban life. We cannot spend a day without logging in to the Facebook account. It is a convenient way to stay in...
TODAY'S women are playing important roles everywhere in the world. They are no longer confined within the four walls. They have come out of the kitchen and joined men in...
DEPRESSION is a mental illness and in existence since time immemorial. There are both internal and external reasons that lead to depression. Most depressed people do not want to talk...
The possibility of making women irrelevant for reproduction of the humankind has been unveiled. A British team led by Dr Tony Perry, a molecular embryologist at the University of Bath,...
The Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Angel Gurria made an interesting observation about the G-20 Summit convened in Hangzhou, China by the Chinese government...
IN most countries of the world drink-driving is considered a serious crime and an accident leading to death of a person due to drink driving is looked upon as a...
MOB beating is a common occurrence in our country. People tend to take law in their hands when a person is found allegedly guilty of some crime and beat him...
THE whole nation was visibly shocked when a helicopter crashed near Inani beach in Ukhiya immediately after dropping Bangladesh ace cricketer Shakib Al-Hasan and his wife. The accident that caused...
Over the last 30 years, consumers have reaped the benefits of dramatic technological advances. In many countries, most people now have in their pockets a personal computer more powerful than...
Bangladesh is a low-cost emerging economy with the status of lower middle-income country, where apparels manufacturing and exports have become an important livelihood of millions of people from both urban...
BANGLADESH-INDIA joint venture movies were released on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha this year. It was good news for all cine-lovers of the country. We expect that this will help us...
THE whole country was grievously shocked by a deadly explosion at a packaging industry just before Eid. The death toll has already reached 34 and some more people are feared...
THE recent government decision for extended Eid holidays is indeed a commendable one. This has made possible for more people to celebrate Eid in their village homes with near and...
If both US presidential candidates - Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump - stick to their election platforms, one can really say bye-bye to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), at least in...
Dhaka and the nearby Keraniganj have recently witnessed two events of a fast-disappearing folk sport --- boat race. Those were held on the Buriganga River, and the Shuvadya canal in...
Child Friendly Schools, Published by UNICEF, 2009, Pages: 244, ISBN: 978-92-806-4376-3 On any given day, more than a billion children across the world go to primary and secondary schools. But...
Bangladesh produced record quantity of tea last year. The Tea Board suggests that the way things are moving, production this year is expected to beat that record too. Rise of...
A big explosion took place at Tampaco Foils ltd, a packaging factory in Tongi. This has cast a shadow of gloom over the country. The death toll so far is...
Every year in monsoon flash floods occur in some parts of the country due to increase in water levels of the surrounding rivers. As the floods hit several districts and...
VERY often we talk about keeping ourselves physically fit to stave off dangers of multiple diseases. Regular physical workout is an effective way to keep fit and a gymnasium provides...
The latest forecast says agriculture could become Russia's second biggest export after energy. The country is gaining momentum as one of the world's leading exporters of agricultural products. Russian agriculture...
EVERY year on the eve of Eid holidays home-bound people have to undergo immense sufferings to reach their homes to celebrate Eid with their near and dear ones. Serious traffic...
THE cine lovers will throng into the theatres to watch the latest movie to be released during the Eid holidays made under Bangladesh-India joint venture. It is indeed great news...
ENGLAND tour of Bangladesh is on despite Eoin Morgan, the limited over skipper of the English side, withdrawing himself from the squad on security ground. It is indeed great news...
The growth of gross national product (GDP) is important for increase in national output, income and last but not least, for employment generation. In this equation employment generation has a...
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