Forrest Cookson 2017-11-29 01:54:46
This article describes the unfortunate situation facing Bangladesh garment exporters in gaining access to markets in two key economic allies, India and China. Both countries have very important econo...
Fauzia Haque 2017-11-29 01:40:46
Generally, we all say, finance is the heart of any company, but do we believe it wholeheartedly? Maybe the answer is "No". Why? As an argument for such an answer, it may be mentioned that in our count...
Md. Sharif Hasan 2017-11-27 09:17:32
In the current reality, for many people migrating abroad as workers is a 'right' decision. There are many reasons for this. Major development programmes of the government to improve the agricultural s...
Nilratan Halder 2017-11-24 12:00:00
At a time when the mayor of the Dhaka South City Corporation has waged a war on footpath vendors at Gulistan and in adjoining areas, Shahbagh and Farmgate appear to be the happy hunting ground for the...
Md. Golam Sarwar 2017-11-24 11:42:52
As the saying goes, ship salvage is a science of vague assumptions based on debatable figures taken from inconclusive instruments, performed with equipment of problematic accuracy, by persons of doubt...
A.K. Enamul Haque 2017-11-24 11:41:06
The Brahmaputra is one of the largest Asian rivers that runs through China, Nepal, India and Bangladesh. On its journey from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal (around 3800 km), it has hosted civilisa...
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The fuel and power sector was flat in Dhaka Stock exchange in the last six months, failing to generate any total return to the shareholders. Price performance of the three government-owned oil compa...
Nilratan Halder 2017-11-18 12:11:37
Ashamed and stigmatised, a village housewife in Vedarganj under Madaripur District has left her locality for an unknown place, another, whose husband is a migrant with employment abroad, equally victi...
Mehnaaz Pervin Tuli 2017-11-18 12:10:28
Now a days, the topic of child abuse has become a burning issue even in our country. In order to unravel the causes behind child abuse, it is indispensable and absolutely important to talk about the m...
Helal Uddin Ahmed 2017-11-18 12:00:00
National and international sports bodies and organisations from Albania to Zimbabwe joined in the global celebrations of the first-ever International Day of Sport for Development and Peace in 2014. La...
Peter Apps 2017-11-14 12:00:00
As President Donald Trump tours Asia, three US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier battle groups are exercising together in the Pacific. It's an awesome display of US military power and reach, a reminder...
Friday Phiri 2017-11-13 12:00:00
As negotiators meet in Bonn to put together a deal to implement the Paris Agreement, John Holdren, a professor of environmental policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University,...
Nilratan Halder 2017-11-11 12:44:32
The capsize of a boat with JSC (Junior School Certificate) examinees in the Pagla River in Nabinagar Upazila of Brahmanbaria should have mortified the national conscience but, it seems, it has not. Th...
Shihab Sarkar 2017-11-11 12:43:20
Unlike many other major literatures, the one of Bangla has long been gifted with a rich genre comprising writings for children. However, there are exceptions found in English literature with Lewis Car...
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The SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) form a set of strategic pathways to guide our development agenda over many challenges like poverty, inequality, climate change etc. To overcome these mega chal...
Minhazur Rahman Rezvi 2017-11-11 12:40:33
Clean drinking water and healthy sanitation are essential for health. Bangladesh has ensured 87 per cent people's access to safe water and 61 per cent's access to improved sanitation. The government o...
Muhammad Mahmood 2017-11-11 09:44:44
There has been a sharp rise in income equality over the last four decades in developed economies but the process has been accelerating since the global financial crisis (GFC) of 2007-08. This ri...
Md Fuad Mondal 2017-11-10 09:29:45
Edible insects refer to the insects that are brought under human consumption or consumption as animal feed. Edible insects contain high quality protein, vitamin, fibres and amino acids for humans and...
Asjadul Kibria 2017-11-06 06:28:16
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched an initiative under its South Asian Sub-regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) programme to conduct country and regional diagnostic studies on Sanitary and...
Nilratan Halder 2017-11-04 12:33:15
A quiet revolution has taken place on the bread and biscuit manufacturing front. Not long ago, tinned biscuits, sealed cakes from a few South-east Asian countries captured the market here. Even parata...
Syed Badrul Haque 2017-11-04 12:32:15
October 26 is a date with an asterisk in our national life. On this day, 144 years ago, Sher-e-Bangla A K Fazlul Huq was born at his grandparents' village home at Saturia in Jhalakathi district. A uni...
Raihan M Chowdhury 2017-11-04 12:30:22
The literary journal Natun Diganta's stepping into its 16th year of publication is undoubtedly a remarkable event in our world of journals. The 61 issues, published so far included assorted contributi...
Saifur Rashid 2017-11-04 12:29:20
Over the last few years some light has fallen on the education system, especially madrasas and other Islamic religion-based institutions, with questions being raised by governments, local and internat...
BBC 2017-11-01 01:10:28
A newlywed woman in Pakistan has been arrested on suspicion of killing her husband and at least 14 of his relatives with poisoned milk. Police claim Asiya Bibi had intended the deadly substance for h...
Christian Schindler 2017-10-30 00:00:00
The International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) is one of the oldest non-governmental and non-profit international trade organisations. It was founded in 1904 and comprises members from the...
Zillul Hye Razi 2017-10-30 00:00:00
During last few years, a lot of positive reports and studies were published showing Ethiopia becoming a major clothing or apparel source for the EU and US importers. In 2014, one Bangladeshi corporate...
Monira Munni 2017-10-30 00:00:00
Labour rights situation in the country's readymade garment sector has improved in recent years thanks to the mid-level managements and workers for reducing their gap, according to BGMEA president Sidd...
Shaharbanu Ahmed 2017-10-30 00:00:00
The readymade garment (RMG) industry is the leading sector in Bangladesh in terms of foreign exchange earnings. The sector witnessed on average 16 per cent year-on-year growth since 1990 up to fiscal...
Bill Humphries 2017-10-30 00:00:00
Bangladesh's position in the RMG industry is based on its bountiful supply of cheap labour and the relatively simple technology needed to establish an RMG enterprise. Foreign investment has been impor...
Labiba Fairooz 2017-10-30 00:00:00
The Readymade Garments (RMG) industry in Bangladesh has been under considerable scrutiny owing to a range of high-profile disasters over the last decade. Overview of RMG Industry in Bangladesh: The h...
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