By virtue of solar power, the lifestyle of around two lakh people, living in some 200 remote and hardly reachable riverine char villages of all five districts in greater Rangpur region, is changing fast.
Category: Economy
Why we need to socialise competition law
Until January 2018 Carillion was a huge British conglomerate before going bankrupt. From its roots as a construction company, it expanded into a grand-scale facilities management company: The construction projects such as schools, prisons and road-building that it undertook were…
Asia markets rise as Seoul, won extend gains after Moon-Kim talks
Hong Kong led a rally across most Asian markets on Monday as traders brushed off a slowdown in the US economy, while the boost from last week’s historic North-South Korea summit continue to support Seoul and the won.
Jordan woos back nervous tourists after years of regional turbulence
Jordan woos back nervous tourists after years of regional turbulence With its rock-hewn ancient city of Petra, lunar-like landscape of Wadi Rum and a medical tourism drive, Jordan is luring back foreign visitors scared off by regional upheaval and jihadist…
Five-fold rise in private healthcare centres in 17-years
Dhaka, April 28 – Bangladesh has witnessed a five-fold growth in the number of registered private hospitals and clinics since 2000. According to the government’s Health Bulletin 2017, the number of registered private hospitals and clinics under Directorate General of…
PM seeks Australia’s support for BD’s further economic progress
Noting that Bangladesh needs greater human capacity as it is going to the next stage of development through graduation from the LDC, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday sought Australian cooperation to this end.
Mexico’s Pemex back in black, but production drops
Mexican state oil company Pemex returned to profit in the first quarter of the year, it reported Friday, but falling production continued to dog the firm.
Revving up green growth
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Apr 27 2018 (IPS) – While sustainable development may still seem elusive to some, a new initiative wants to pave a path for nations working towards a greener future.
Post modern illusion
Once, postmodernism and its protagonists identified themselves as freedom fighters – and probably still do. Their argument goes like this: The universalism of modernity and the logic of the general in industrialized societies, as the German sociologist Andreas Reckwitz calls…
Another Metro-rail project to connect Airport with Kamalapur
DHAKA, April 27 – After the country’s first metro rail from Uttara to Motijheel, now under implementation, the government is planning to construct another metro rail from Airport to Kamalapur linking Purbachal to make the city’s road transport system more…
Oil prices to average $65 a barrel, commodities to be dearer
Washington, April 24 – Oil prices are forecast to average $65 a barrel over 2018, up from an average of $53 a barrel in 2017, on strong demand from consumers and restraint by oil producers, while metals prices are expected…
Development prospects for hundreds of millions in jeopardy
By Amina J. Mohammed UN, Apr 24 (IPS) – The global economy is strengthening. A broad-based economic upturn has underpinned progress in many areas.
Issue gazettee notification on job quota abolition by April
Dhaka, April 26 – Leaders of quota reform movement on Thursday issued an ultimatum to the government for issuing a gazette notification on abolishing the quota system in government job as per the prime minister’s words within April. Otherwise, they…
Globalisation: New deal on labour mobility
What do you think is the crisis of globalisation and how did it come about? The crisis is the result of a lot of people not being particularly happy about the way that globalisation has gone. I think it’s rooted…
Movement if gazette on job quota not issued by April
Dhaka, April 26 – Bangladesh General Students’ Rights Protection Council, a platform of students that led the recent quota reform movement, on Thursday threatened to a wage tougher movement if the gazette on abolishing the much-talked-about quota system in government…
Have 10pc power from renewable energy; govt urged
Dhaka – Speakers at a discussion at Metropolitan Chamber on Wednesday urged the government to ensure specific policy, budgetary allocation and project approach to achieve the goal of generating 10 percent of electricity from the renewable energy by 2020.
World is changing ten years after the great recession
Dhaka-A decade after the outbreak of the global economic crisis, the deepest since the Great Depression, a question remains open: what has changed in the international economy? For some analysts, there is a shared feeling of a return to business…
New tax paradigm in the digital age
Dhaka-Much of the western world is experiencing a social crisis. Basic public services—in the UK, for instance, the National Health Service—are set at unsustainably low levels of funding. Unemployment, already high amongst the young, is set to rise rapidly as…
Shire board says it favours o46 billion Takeda takeover bid
The board of Irish pharmaceutical company Shire will recommend a new o46 billion ($64 billion) takeover bid by Japanese firm Takeda to its shareholders, it said in a statement released Tuesday night. The decision comes after Dublin-based Shire rejected a…
Will automation create jobs, or destroy them?
Asia’s economic evolution from agriculture to manufacturing shows how technology helped create prosperity. In an era of sweeping transformations, one of the most important has been the dramatic reduction in poverty in developing Asia. Since 1990, more than one billion…
Dollar strengthens with bond yields, boosts Japanese exporters
The dollar extended gains against its main peers and most other currencies Tuesday as rising US bond yields fan speculation of a sharp rise in interest rates, while most of Asia’s major markets edged up after recent losses.
Unplanned shrimp farming in Satkhira damaging
Satkhira, April 23 – Unplanned cultivation of shrimp, known as white gold and the main source of income for people in Assasuni upazila, are damaging roads and dams, putting the lives of local residents at risk.
4-day Thai trade show begins in city today
A four-day Thai trade show has begun today aiming to build relation, especially in trade, between the people of Bangladesh and Thailand.
Kick single use plastic out of your life
Learn why plastic is so deadly and how you can do your part in your life and your community to take action. Creating a sustainable world for future generations requires that we commit to managing deadly waste from our modern…
Blast hits Boro crops in Netrakona
Fungal disease blast has turned into an epidemic in different upazilas of the district, hindering Boro production during the harvesting season.
Conscious DU teachers form human chain for students’ security
Dhaka, April 22 – Teachers of Dhaka University (DU) formed a human chain on the campus on Sunday morning with a call to ensure security of the university students as well as to protect students’ right.
EU, Mexico reach agreement on free trade deal
The EU and Mexico said Saturday they had reached an “agreement in principle” to modernise an existing free trade deal, as the Latin American country faces pressure from protectionist measures threatened by US President Donald Trump.
US-China trade tension dominates IMF gathering
Trade tensions between the United States and China, which threaten to spill over into the global economy, are dominating a gathering of world finance officials even as the Group of 20 avoided the topic on Friday. Official after official has…
Dev gains from e-commerce and digital platforms for South
Geneva, 19 Apr (Kanaga Raja) – Digital platforms lead to efficiency gains such as from lower transaction costs, lower consumer prices and increased access to markets, but also raise concerns that the market power of certain platforms may lead to…
Fresh trouble at DU; some resident students forced out
Dhaka, April 20 – Bangladesh General Students’ Rights Protection Council on Friday demanded resignation of Dhaka University’s Kabi Sufia Kamal Hall Provost Sabita Rezwana Rahman over ‘forcing’ several students out of the dormitory, triggering a fresh trouble on the campus.