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A unique marketing strategy

A unique marketing strategy

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...

The urge for a change

The urge for a change

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...

Weed management in boosting food output

Weed management in boosting food output

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...

The achievements in 70 years of PRC

The achievements in 70 years of PRC

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...

Bengali leadership in pre-partition freedom struggle

Bengali leadership in pre-partition freedom struggle

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...

From sea beach to temple and back to beach

From sea beach to temple and back to beach

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...

Teaching English language the wrong way

Teaching English language the wrong way

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...

A long way to go before full manning

A long way to go before full manning

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...

New messages for Education Day 2019

New messages for Education Day 2019

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...

In love with enchanting Kerala

In love with enchanting Kerala

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,...

Who has benefitted from growth?

Who has benefitted from growth?

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...

Trumpolitics

Trumpolitics

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...

Matiul Islam and his look at the past

Matiul Islam and his look at the past

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...

Both sunrise and sunset elude us at Kanyakumari

Both sunrise and sunset elude us at Kanyakumari

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...

Customers' retail banking insights

Customers' retail banking insights

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...

Muzaffer Ahmed - a tribute

Muzaffer Ahmed - a tribute

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...

Rohingya and public health problems

Rohingya and public health problems

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...

Two seas and an ocean pay tribute to Kanyakumari

Two seas and an ocean pay tribute to Kanyakumari

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....

Service sector: High time for new HR policies

Service sector: High time for new HR policies

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...

FTA with MERCOSUR: To early to call

FTA with MERCOSUR: To early to call

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)....

Southernmost tip of India where sea meets land

Southernmost tip of India where sea meets land

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...

The state of crop insurance in Bangladesh

The state of crop insurance in Bangladesh

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...

Indo-European influence on language evolution

Indo-European influence on language evolution

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...

How inverted yield curve flashes impending recession?

How inverted yield curve flashes impending recession?

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...

Belt and Road Initiative -- a critical analysis

Belt and Road Initiative -- a critical analysis

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...

On way to Salem at ungodly hour

On way to Salem at ungodly hour

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...

Artificial Intelligence transforming real estate biz

Artificial Intelligence transforming real estate biz

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...

The high-growth promise of an integrated Africa

The high-growth promise of an integrated Africa

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...

Success in Sudan

Success in Sudan

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...

Could Bangladesh Bank successfully sterilise its reserve purchase?

Could Bangladesh Bank successfully sterilise its reserve purchase?

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...