A.S.M. Sabbir Hossein Khan 2019-10-04 19:54:21
Rashida lives in Debigonj, an upazila in Panchagarh, a district far away from Dhaka. Her only daughter works in Dhaka and sends money to her mother regularly for her smooth living. But sending money t...
Professor Quazi Faruque Ahmed 2019-10-04 19:50:58
World Teachers' Day is being observed globally today with the theme this year being: `Young Teachers: The Future of the Profession'. Every year UNESCO fixes a theme for the day in consonance with cont...
Prof. Sarwar Md. Saifullah Khaled 2019-10-04 00:00:00
Weed in the crop field is a real hazard that reduces the yield of food nay all crops per hectare. Crop field's weed competes with crops for light, nutrients and water thereby resulting in yield loss o...
Shahiduzzaman Khan 2019-09-28 00:00:00
The next October 01, 2019 will mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. President and Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xi Jinping, who will be the guest...
Abdur Rahman Chowdhury 2019-09-28 00:00:00
It is undeniable that the leaders in Bengal and in Utter Pradesh spearheaded the freedom struggle against the British rule at the dawn of the 20th century. It was in Dhaka; the Muslim League was creat...
Nilratan Halder 2019-09-28 00:00:00
It was not for nothing that the Keralites call their land the God's own country. Richly endowed with backwaters like those of Poovar, Kochi and beaches like the Golden Sand Beach and Kovalam beach, it...
Md. Abu Abdullah 2019-09-21 00:00:00
It was during the time of Lord William Bentinck as a governor general that English was first introduced in this sub-continent. The proposal had then met with strong opposition from many influential qu...
M. Zamiul Ahmed 2019-09-21 00:00:00
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) decided in 1979 to establish the 27th September as World Tourism Day (WTD) and subsequently it started just in 1980. Since its beginning there has...
Quazi Faruque Ahmed 2019-09-21 00:00:00
September 17 was the Education Day which reminds us of the eventful activism of students backed by a cross-section of people with the participation of the common masses in 1962 in the then East Pakist...
Nilratan Halder 2019-09-21 00:00:00
The full-day package tour arranged by the Vivekananda Kendra could not be more cherishing. Although Kerala is our destination, we begin from a temple called Suchindram Thanumalayan. Like most temples,...
Ahmad Ahsan and Ahsan H. Mansur 2019-09-20 20:29:26
During the current decade Bangladesh has grown on average at about 6.6 per cent per annum. In the last three years growth has accelerated to above 7.0 per cent and almost reached 8.0 per cent last yea...
Prottoya Chowdhury 2019-09-14 00:00:00
The 45th U.S President's first term has-without an iota of doubt-electrified the global political stage, emitting a shockwave of such unprecedented magnitude that global headlines are replete with the...
Raihan M Chowdhury 2019-09-14 00:00:00
Past and present have become inextricably intertwined in a book, authored by Md Matiul Islam, Bangladesh's first finance secretary. 'Recollections Of A Civil Servant-Turned Banker', the 268-pag...
Nilratan Halder 2019-09-14 00:00:00
Early at dawn next day, the first must-do routine was to reach the sea front where a rough quay of stones and boulders reaches some distance into water. It is from there the sunrise can be viewed. I w...
A.S.M. Sabbir Hossein Khan 2019-09-07 00:00:00
Banking is one of the most sensitive businesses in the world the core value of which is the trust of the customers. People repose trust in terms of money. Therefore, it is imperative that the banks fo...
Abdur Rahman Chowdhury 2019-09-07 00:00:00
Muzaffar Ahmed, former president of the National Awami Party (NAP), had an extraordinary political career. Following post-graduation degree in Economics from the Dhaka University he began his career a...
Jakaria Fahim, Faiyaz Islam and Mahmudul Islam 2019-09-07 00:00:00
Rohingya refugees are from Myanmar and now living at two officially registered refugee camps in Bangladesh. For decades, the Rohingya have experienced ethnic and religious persecution in Myanmar. The...
Nilratan Halder 2019-09-07 00:00:00
On arrival at Kanyakumari we took full rest for the day. After the hectic journey, this was overdue. Our plan is to spend a few days here. So, we could afford the luxury of visiting sights at leisure....
Syed Tashfin Chowdhury 2019-08-31 14:56:02
The economy of Bangladesh has been enjoying a gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate at over 7.0 per cent over the last four fiscal years. Economists have pointed towards several reasons behind the...
Asjadul Kibria 2019-08-30 21:17:19
The recent visit of the commerce minister to a number of Latin American countries concluded with an expectation to sign a free trade deal with the Southern Common Market or MERCOSUR (Spanish acronym)....
Nilratan Halder 2019-08-30 20:22:01
This is my second trip to Kanyakumari. Our start of the journey from Salem could not be considered highly auspicious, although there was no mishap except that I personally had to dispense with sleep f...
Arup Kumar Chatterjee 2019-08-30 20:20:54
My destination was Rajshahi, located on the north bank of the Padma River in Bangladesh, near the border with India. Here one can understand what more likely than not encouraged Rabindranath Tagore to...
Muhammad Zamir 2019-08-30 20:19:38
Recently, several scholars had an interesting debate. It related to the origin of languages. The discussion started with the principle of migration and how it had influenced cultural and linguistic as...
Abdullah A Dewan 2019-08-27 20:48:35
As alluded in my August 21 article "Asymmetric effects of monetary policy", this explains the essential paraphernalia as they relate to business cycle and monetary policy. Financial market experts an...
Kazi Anwarul Masud 2019-08-24 20:37:20
The Asia Pacific region appears to be enthralled by China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) which is basically aimed at developing infrastructure in the participating countries. According to Eric Brown...
Nilratan Halder 2019-08-23 21:42:34
Ooty left us spellbound. It was really hard to extricate us from the hypnotic spell the resort cast on us. We lamented that we could not spare another day. This time our driver also did not show much...
Mark Nosworthy 2019-08-23 21:39:52
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the breakthrough invention of technology which emphasises the creation of intelligent machines that work and react like humans. It has the capacity to exceptionally cha...
Landry Signé and Ameenah Gurib-Fakim 2019-08-23 21:38:42
At a time when the United States, once a standard bearer of multilateralism, is embracing protectionism, Africa has taken a bold step in the opposite direction, creating the world's largest free-trade...
Paul Mulindwa 2019-08-23 21:37:30
Mediating a deadlocked political dispute is difficult work in the best of times. Mediating the conflict in Sudan between military rulers and opposition demonstrators - following the dramatic ouster of...
Saidul Islam 2019-08-23 20:43:48
Reserve accumulation has direct implications for the balance sheet of a central bank. A central bank may finance reserves build up either by increasing the high powered money i.e., monetary base known...
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