Muhammad Zamir 2018-05-06 21:05:49
World attention was focused during the last days of the month of April on the changing political dynamics in the Korean Peninsula. There has been symbolism, show of pomp, exhibition of rituals and tra...
Syed Tashfin Chowdhury 2018-05-06 20:59:54
Media outlets which report on business and economic developments across the globe had their eyes on Bangladesh during the last week of April as bKash Limited, the leading mobile financial services (MF...
Sarwar Md. Saifullah Khaled 2018-05-05 20:19:58
It is essential that the country's banks and financial institutions take more interest in investments with green initiatives than others to save the environment. So it is heartening to see that a much...
Muhammad Abdul Mazid 2018-05-04 21:20:01
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is the second largest inter-governmental organisation after the United Nations spread over four continents. The organisation is the collective voice of th...
Syed Jamaluddin 2018-05-04 20:35:44
Lives are being lost one after another in road accidents. In most cases, drivers are responsible for accidents. If the drivers are trained and licensed, so many accidents would not have occurred. Upto...
Shihab Sarkar 2018-05-03 20:57:00
Over the last few years, there were apparent signs of a spectacular revival of the Dhaka film industry. True to the expectations of the movie industry people, viewers returned to the theatres in drove...
S. M. Rayhanul Islam 2018-05-03 20:50:56
Education is a shared responsibility; and accountability is obviously a major concern when it comes to ensuring an inclusive, equitable and quality education for all. Despite enormous progress in educ...
Kamal Uddin Ahmed 2018-05-02 20:36:25
The Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited Sydney (26-28 April) at the invitation of the Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and the organisers of the Global Summit of Women (GSW) to receiv...
Mahmudur Rahman 2018-04-28 21:38:08
There's a refreshing youthfulness in Mr. Emmanuel Macron. As refreshing is that the accompanying brashness is visible in its absence. The French leader has reacted in a unique way to comparisons of he...
Syed Mafiz Kamal and Noor A Ahsan 2018-04-27 21:22:20
App-based ride-share services, including Uber, Pathao and the like, are transforming Dhaka's transport sector. Ride-share operations have emerged mostly in Bangladesh's capital, although they are expa...
Abdul Bayes 2018-04-26 21:35:29
"It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams" - Gabriel Garcia Marquez Today is the 82nd birthday of Sir Fazle Hasan Abed KC...
Shihab Sarkar 2018-04-26 21:32:53
Perhaps there are few countries in the world where the subterranean demon in man pops up as appallingly as it does in Bangladesh. The monstrous force comes out not on its own or spontaneously. It has...
Sopho Kharazi 2018-04-25 21:47:08
The 25th celebration of World Press Freedom Day will be led by UNESCO and the government of Ghana in Accra on May 2-3. The theme is "Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and The Rule of Law," coveri...
Md. Monirul Islam 2018-04-23 21:30:01
The gross domestic product (GDP), export and import of goods and services are very significant macroeconomic indicators and integral part of the total developmental efforts and national growth in all...
M Serajul Islam 2018-04-21 21:14:21
I am writing this piece seeking the indulgence of the majority of those who ride motorbikes on Dhaka roads aware that they are law-abiding users of the road. Unfortunately, a significan...
Azmina Azad Rede 2018-04-17 21:24:34
After a two-year suspension of direct Dhaka-London air cargo flights, the UK government has lifted the ban on airfreight, following strenuous efforts made by the Bangladesh authorities to improve stan...
M Rokonuzzaman 2018-04-16 22:26:45
Modern industrial economy started its journey with the burning of coal for powering machinery-and emitting carbon. With the invention of internal combustion engine, although our dependence on coal low...
M. Serajul Islam 2018-04-15 21:10:50
New Indian Foreign Secretary (FS) Bijay Keshav Gokhale completed a two-day official visit to Dhaka from April 8-9. He held official meeting with his Bangladeshi counterpart Shahidul Huq during the vis...
Safwan Rob 2018-04-11 21:11:29
The decisions of the government that came to light after a recent closed door meeting with the Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB) would illustrate amply well how weak the country's economic and fin...
M Rokonuzzaman 2018-04-10 20:22:34
Contrary to the idiomatic metaphor 'Don't Reinvent the Wheel', China deliberately spelled out a re-invention strategy in its ambitious Science and Technology (S&T) Development Plan. For the full-f...
Bazlul Haque Khondker 2018-04-09 21:38:35
We usually have to wait about five years at a time in assessing progress on poverty reduction in Bangladesh. Information for use in poverty evaluation is contained in the Household Income Expenditure...
Shah Md Ahsan Habib 2018-04-08 20:30:42
In Bangladesh, the financial system is bank-based. Securities market has started developing, but market of Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFIs) is a recent development. In such a scenario, banks ha...
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As the venture industry has gained acceptance and expanded, venture capital funds have become effective ways for IFC to invest in a large number of firms too small for it to invest in directly. In a r...
Muhammad Mahmood 2018-04-07 20:55:42
Bangladesh has achieved an annual average growth rate of about 6.0 per cent over last two decades. This is a spectacular performance achieved by the country in the face of enormous odds, both ec...
Patricia Grogg 2018-04-06 19:54:08
Cuba's tense relations with the United under the administration of Donald Trump reflect a scenario of conflict that is not alien to the generation that will take over the country on April 19, when Pre...
Shihab Sarkar 2018-04-05 21:20:31
The urge for learning, for that matter knowledge, is inherent with man. This human trait cuts across age, social positions and regional barriers. In the poorer and less advanced countries, this feelin...
S. M. Rayhanul Islam 2018-04-05 21:03:10
Family is the fundamental unit of human society. It provides all its members with security, identity and values, regardless of age. When a member of the family feels insecure or unsafe, he or she turn...
Shamim Sahani John 2018-04-04 21:04:55
Five new profiles are created on Facebook every second--ALL Facebook 2012 An US consumer spends 40 minutes on an average on Facebook per day--Nielsen Report Facebook users create 3.2 billion likes...
Zhong Sheng 2018-04-03 21:20:32
The US' "strategic decision", based on trade protectionism, is not at all wise. The decisions will hurt others, injure the US, and disturb the international trade order. "While it's more fashionable...
M Serajul Islam 2018-04-03 18:38:07
The cricket world is now talking about little else but the ball tampering incident of three Australian players -- Captain Steve Smith, Vice Captain David Warner and opening batsman Cameron Bancroft an...
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