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Tuning in to the market demand

Tuning in to the market demand

S.M. Arifuzzaman 2017-09-22 08:43:01

The most important factor for sustainable progress of a country is how the graduates are equipped with the skills required for jobs today and also tomorrow. Solid bridges between skills learned at uni...

Rohingya: A trail of misfortune

Rohingya: A trail of misfortune

Farid Ahmed of IPS in Cox's Bazar 2017-09-21 12:17:39

Forsaken and driven out by their home country Myanmar, tens of thousands of Rohingyas are struggling to survive in Bangladesh's border districts amid scarcities of food, clean water and medical care,...

Two hundred years of 'Comparative Advantage'

Two hundred years of 'Comparative Advantage'

Syed M Ahsan 2017-09-19 09:01:36

In a recent seminar, an economics entrant asked a question: what can a small country like Nepal offer for trade to say, India or other SAARC countries that can lead to win-win outcome on both sides? I...

Three die in Nilphamari road crash

Three die in Nilphamari road crash

-- 2017-09-18 12:00:00

Three people died after a truck rammed into another in Nilphamari’s Saidpur, police have said.   The accident occurred on the Saidpur bypass road around 2 a.m. on Monday, said Md Jahangir...

Caregivers to offer a service with difference

Caregivers to offer a service with difference

Nilratan Halder 2017-09-16 12:45:26

Caregivers they are called. Although unfamiliar to most people, the very term by itself conveys the compelling sense of the service. In many countries of the Western world, though, the service has pic...

Working towards greener world

Working towards greener world

MA Rahman 2017-09-16 12:33:37

FE: As a young professional, how do you look at the crisis of climate change from an academic point of view? What will you say about the global climate change policy? Islam: We have surpassed 410 ppm...

Malaysia: An inspiration or lesson on dev?

Malaysia: An inspiration or lesson on dev?

Lamia Mohsin 2017-09-16 12:25:13

Uttering the name 'Malaysia' conjures up a cornucopia of images in the mind of even a layman and quite conceivably some of them will be associated with the country's landmark tourist destinations like...

The Rohingya crisis: A genocide unfolding

The Rohingya crisis: A genocide unfolding

Muhammad Mahmood 2017-09-16 09:02:40

Almost 400,000 Rohingyas have now poured into Bangladesh following the latest  Myanmar military  attack on the Rohingyas in the Rakhine state of Myanmar. United Nation agencies estimate that...

Where the solution lies

Where the solution lies

Saifur Rashid 2017-09-16 01:05:13

According to the United Nations estimate, more than 400,000 persecuted Rohingya people have already sought refuge in Bangladesh over the past three weeks. The global communities including the civil so...

Flood disrupts academic activities at 21 schools in Moulvibazar, Dinajpur

Flood disrupts academic activities at 21 schools in Moulvibazar, Dinajpur

Our Correspondent 2017-09-13 12:00:00

Academic activities of 20 educational institutions in Juri upazila of Moulvibazar remain suspended due to prolonged floods and water stagnancy.   Some of the institutions located on the Hakalu...

Al Qaeda warns Myanmar of 'punishment' over Rohingya

Al Qaeda warns Myanmar of 'punishment' over Rohingya

Reuters 2017-09-13 01:58:02

Al Qaeda militants have called for support for Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims, who are facing a security crackdown that has sent about 400,000 of them fleeing to Bangladesh, warning that Myanmar wou...

The paralysis in policy decisions

The paralysis in policy decisions

Hasnat Abdul Hye 2017-09-12 12:00:00

The very name of the venue evokes a feeling of not only ordinariness but also of a non-event. Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the town with 15000 population, that has been hosting summit of the world's most po...

Another N power plant  in southern region: PM

Another N power plant in southern region: PM

-- 2017-09-11 12:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Sunday that another nuclear power plant would be set up in the southern region for which the government is working to select an island there, reports UNB.   Sh...

Stephens takes down Keys to clinch US Open title

Stephens takes down Keys to clinch US Open title

FE Online Desk 2017-09-10 11:43:55

Unseeded Sloane Stephens completed a spectacular return from injury by beating fellow American Madison Keys to win the US Open at Flushing Meadows.   Stephens, ranked 83rd, beat 15th seed Keys...

Reflecting on the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis

Reflecting on the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis

Muhammad Mahmood 2017-09-10 09:48:23

Twenty years ago in July a run on the Thai currency (Baht) triggered a financial crisis which quickly engulfed the entire region. Countries very severely affected were Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea...

Community fridge to feed the poor

Community fridge to feed the poor

Nilratan Halder 2017-09-08 12:00:00

They call it community fridge. It is not because the fridge is used for storing foods for many users under a communal system. Rather, those storing foods there do so for a noble purpose-to feed the hu...

The impact of partition: A life sketch

The impact of partition: A life sketch

Abdul Hannan 2017-09-08 09:56:07

The partition of the Indian Subcontinent 70 years ago, when the British rule ended in August 1947, has generated much interest in the American and British press and television recently. Surprisingly,...

Why nationalisation of edn institutions matters

Why nationalisation of edn institutions matters

Masum Billah 2017-09-08 09:55:06

Different organisations of teachers have been on the streets for several months pressing for implementation of the demand to nationalise education. We remember the retired education secretary, Nazrul...

The curse of illiteracy in a digital world

The curse of illiteracy in a digital world

Professor Quazi Faruque Ahmed 2017-09-08 09:54:10

The theme of the International Literacy Day this year is: `Literacy in a Digital World'. The decision to celebrate a day highlighting literacy was taken at the meeting of education ministers in Tehran...

Paperless trade requires regional cooperation

Paperless trade requires regional cooperation

Asjadul Kibria 2017-09-06 08:24:11

During the last week of August this year, Bangladesh along with Cambodia and China singed the Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific (FA-PT). It is...

China's ties with Saudi Arab taking a new turn

China's ties with Saudi Arab taking a new turn

Sayed Kamaluddin 2017-09-05 07:41:19

While China's oil majors Petro China and Sinopec Corporation had shown interest in Saudi crown jewel Aramco IPO earlier this year, Riyadh is now showing eagerness to borrow funds in China's yuan denom...

Demystifying the fear of Industry 4.0

Demystifying the fear of Industry 4.0

M Rokonuzzaman 2017-09-05 07:28:34

Industry 4.0 is the nickname of robotics and automation. The scare scene of human-free factories of future is being perceived to be the manifestation of Industry 4.0. How long will it take to show up?...

Traditional physical security system and beyond for Bangladesh's garment & textile industry

Traditional physical security system and beyond for Bangladesh's garment & textile industry

Sha Jalal Haider 2017-08-30 21:44:30

Bangladesh has set an export target of USD 50 billion by 2021 for the readymade garment (RMG) sector. The target appears slightly ambitious and sceptical about its attainability after the Holy Artisan...

Water security is prerequisite to  economic growth, sustainable dev

Water security is prerequisite to economic growth, sustainable dev

Faruque Hassan 2017-08-30 21:43:22

Many of us may not be aware of the fact that the World Water Day is an annual event observed on March 22 as a means of focusing attention to the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustain...

Avoid becoming a boss from  hell—don't micromanage!

Avoid becoming a boss from hell—don't micromanage!

Eric Hwang 2017-08-30 21:36:42

One of the common reasons why someone is being labelled by his/her staff members as a "boss from hell", quite not surprisingly, is micromanagement. Other descriptions associated with this "crime" incl...

Affordable health insurance scheme  for RMG workers in Bangladesh

Affordable health insurance scheme for RMG workers in Bangladesh

Jamal Uddin 2017-08-30 21:34:28

SNV Netherlands Development Organisation piloted an inclusive business project in the readymade garment (RMG) industries of Bangladesh with funding support from The Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlan...

Facing up to reality

Facing up to reality

Forrest Cookson 2017-08-30 21:27:17

FE Photo Someone has to tell the truth.The RMG sector faces difficulties that have been growing steadily and have reached crisis levels. These difficulties must be faced and remedied. Otherwise, the...

Opportunity coming Kenya's way in global garments trade

Opportunity coming Kenya's way in global garments trade

Mehdi Mahbub 2017-08-30 21:24:42

Kenya is rapidly becoming one of the biggest players in the world's textile manufacturing industry, and is tipped to be one of the next centres for apparel sourcing in East Africa alongside Ethiopia.F...

Sustaining RMG industry growth

Sustaining RMG industry growth

Md Ridwanul Huq 2017-08-30 21:22:47

The RMG industry has been at the helm of Bangladesh exports for over the years and a significant contributor to GDP. This industry has, till date, absorbed an estimated 4.4 million people, of whom 80...

How serious is it for Bangladesh's RMG export?

How serious is it for Bangladesh's RMG export?

Zillul Hye Razi 2017-08-29 12:00:00

Export of 'Made in Bangladesh'-tagged garment items to the European Union (EU) or its duty-free access under a relaxed rule of origin unilaterally given by the EU through GSP for the LDCs may be facin...