On the 20th of September, The Daily Star and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) jointly organized a roundtable at the Silver

Mutual Trust Bank has one feature that sets it apart from the crowd: its board that consists of the country's most successful business leaders.

Rubana Huq is praised for steering one of the most successful apparel companies in Bangladesh: Mohammadi Group.

He ventured into businesses in 1973, at a time when there was hardly any track record of the country producing successful entrepreneurs.

The best and the brightest of the business community were once again feted at the Bangladesh Business Awards, the country's premier event for entrepreneurs, in the presence of Finance Minister AMA Muhith. Initiated in 2000 by DHL Express, the world's top logistics company, and The Daily Star, the country's leading English-language newspaper, the award ceremony has gone on to become a widely-anticipated event in the calendar for business leaders.

2000 OUTSTANDING WOMAN IN BUSINESS Salina Akther (Aakor)

The awardee should be involved in private business enterprise and must be a Bangladeshi citizen or ordinarily resident in Bangladesh. He/she must have clean

To publicly acknowledge the vital contributions made by the companies and individuals to Bangladesh business.

SK SUR CHOWDHURY Deputy Governor Bangladesh Bank

There are thousands of importers in Bangladesh and many of them have become assemblers over time. But they have seldom turned into bona-fide manufacturers like Walton has.

In Bangladesh, different types of floor system, such as edge supported slabs (One way, two way), column supported slabs (Flat slab, flat plate slab), ribbed slabs, waffle slabs etc. are commonly employed in reinforced concrete building structures.

Cement sector is the largest growing sector in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is self-sufficient in fulfilling local market demand for cement. Even so, installed production capacity is higher than local demand.

It is admittedly a positive side that the development trend in Bangladesh is attributed to the upward growth trend of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the big challenge is to keep this trend steady.

No one or nothing on earth can really keep an earthquake from coming, such a hard and harsh natural reality it is! However, some amount of watchfulness while building a home can minimize the damage we might have to suffer. There is a strong and specific side or

Starting as a business of "Hides and Skins" in 1834, the late Lakku Mia's foray into the world of business would eventually turn into a family heirloom, responsibility passed down the years and a steady expansion of efforts leading to the massive business entity that is

We are confronted with the warning sign of “SAFETY FIRST” in front of buildings under construction or if there is some road repair work going on. Perhaps most of us never stop to reflect on the importance of this seemingly very simple, sometimes mandatory sign.

A home of our own is the dream and necessity of everyone. A home brings about social status and dignity. But above all else it provides shelter and protection from natural disasters like cyclone, flood, earthquake etc. It's a enclosure of comfort and durability which isn't always possible if not done right.

Given the haphazard growth of the current capital city, Dhaka, the question of sustainable development has become a pressing concern. With the advent of a new Detailed Area Plan for Dhaka Metropolitan, it is now the right time to explore the issues of

The most recent development that has further increased the value and usefulness of slag cements is the high costs and prospective shortages of energy. The slag does not need to be burned in a kiln. Pointing out that slag is the only cement component other than

Concrete is basically a mixture of two components: aggre­gates and cement paste. The cement paste, comprised of Portland cement and water, binds the aggregates into a rocklike mass as the paste hardens because of the chemical reaction of the cement and water.