Trade is commonly referred to as selling and buying of goods and services, at home or abroad. Traders can execute transactions on their own account, as a market- maker. They can as well facilitate transactions between buyers and sellers. But go-betweens like buying houses, entre-port, trade hubs and the like …
Read More »Worker shortage a new challenge for RMG
Fakir Apparels Ltd (FAL) appointed 400 new workers last month after training them for three months at its training centre as the Narayanganj-based garment factory has received 25 per cent more work orders this season compared to the last season. The factory has established a separate training centre to turn …
Read More »Assessing the performance of LDCs’ trade growth focus writing
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has recently published a comprehensive report on the trading performance of least developed countries (LDCs) during the decade of 2011-20. Alongside performance, the report has also evaluated their integration with multilateral trading system, enhancement of their trading capacity, as well as graduation of some Least …
Read More »Country’s first printing park gets a new, bigger plan
With a monthly pay of Tk50,000 and Tk30 lakh in advance, he rented a printing shop in Dhaka’s Fakirapool in early 2020. Then came the pandemic, further squeezing the printing business that had already lost its good old days. The 1,200 square feet printing shop Mati O Manush now struggles …
Read More »Forex earnings growing on exports, remittances focus writing
Bangladesh’s forex earnings keep on running on a steady lane, with both exports and remittance inflows maintaining positive growth in January this year. Last month, export earnings witnessed a 41% year�on-year growth, while remittances increased by 4.52% with many Bangladeshi expatriate workers going to overseas workplaces after the pandemic situation …
Read More »মোবাইল আর্থিক পরিষেবা প্রদান করা হয় সাশ্রয়ী
Dr Asad Karim Khan Priyo & Dr Ummaha Hazraদ্য বিজনেস স্ট্যান্ডার্ড বর্তমানে দেশে বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক এমএফএস অনুমোদনপ্রাপ্ত 15 ব্যাংক, বিশিষ্টজন বিকাশ, রকেট, ইউক্যাশ, ও নাগাদমোবাইল আর্থিক পরিষেবা (এমএফএস) কিভাবে তাকে সাহায্য করেছিল, আমেনা খাতুন (সাক্ষাৎকারের পরিচয় গোপন রাখতে ছদ্মনাম ব্যবহার করে) বলেন, ′′ ব্যাংক আলাদা । এমএফএস ব্যক্তিগত । …
Read More »Bangladesh: Journey towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the United Nations (UN) at the end of 2015 immediately after achievement of the MDGs. The SDG Agenda was adopted after extensive consultations with governments, civil societies, business and development partners to agree on a new and inspirational agenda for global …
Read More »The Advantages Of Online Learning During Coronavirus
The Advantages Of E-Learning During Covid 19 Education may have several purposes, and online courses help to fulfill it. Some even say that e-learning can revolutionize education as it provides new opportunities for traditional learning. Taking online classes has a lot of advantages and below are some of the most …
Read More »ROLE OF BANKS IN ECONOMIC GROWTH Focus writing
Commercial banks have been playing an important role in the economic development of Bangladesh. They provide investible funds to both the public sector, and specially the private sector. Further, banks have played a significant role in respect of the four major drivers of economic growth in Bangladesh as discussed above. …
Read More »Focus writing – Liquidity crisis: reasons and ways to overcome
After having excess liquidity for quite a long time, banks have been facing increasingly more demand for loans from the private sector since December last year. In this situation, a few banks have exceeded the allowable loan-deposit ratio (LDR) of 85 percent. As it is a violation of one …
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