The CEO Magazine, Bangladesh

06/01/2013

Bangladesh ahead of India in gender equality: Amartya Sen

Amartya Sen was delivering the G.L. Mehta Memorial Lecture in the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) on ‘India: A Defense and a Critique’ on Saturday January 5, 2013.

Bangladesh has left India behind in all social indicators--Amartya Sen

06/01/2013

The Ethics of CEO Leadership: The Message of John Wooden (1910-2010)

In addition to all the other possible reasons, I think it is because 60 years ago he created a philosophy that he called his “Pyramid of Success” which speaks to athletes as well as CEOs about how to dominate in one’s field and achieve maximum results.

Newspapers across the country today are honoring the life of legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden who died yesterday. The outpouring of praise might seem unusual given his long life (99) yea...

06/01/2013

Walmart Ethics

I am confident that our commitment to ethics and integrity will continue to guide us well as we continue on our journey together. ----Mike Duke, CEO Walmart

Walmart started out with a single discount store in Northwest Arkansas and in less than 50 years grew to become the world’s largest retailer, with thousands of stores and clubs and millions of associates. Our culture of ethics and integrity has been a constant throughout that transformation. From th...

06/01/2013

BB plans to launch new refinancing schemes

"The refinancing schemes of the central bank have received good response during the last couple of years. So we are mulling to take more such schemes for increasing financial inclusion across the country," a BB high official told the FE Friday.

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) is planning to launch one or two new refinancing schemes for some thrust sectors and take steps to make its existing schemes more attractive, official sources said.

06/01/2013

All banks to come under NPS very soon, says BB Governor

Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Atiur Rahman said all banks will come under National Payments Switch (NPS) by January to ensure smooth financial transaction through credit and debit cards, mobile phone and internet.

Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman addressing the opening session on 'e-commerce week' at a city hotel Saturday.

06/01/2013

Atiur spurs banks on e-commerce

Atiur Rahman, governor of Bangladesh Bank, speaks at the launch of the weeklong e-commerce events organised by the central bank and Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services at the Westin hotel in Dhaka yesterday.

The governor spoke to businessmen at the launch of weeklong e-commerce events, at the Westin hotel in Dhaka as the chief guest.
Bangladesh Bank and Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) have jointly organised the series to create awareness on benefits of e-commerce.

04/01/2013

Bangladesh is promising big things from a growing small software industry

Since 2005 I have been privileged to visit Bangladesh six times – most recently earlier this month. A small software industry in a big country (population about 150 million, three times that of the UK and with a much younger age profile) with ambitions to become a serious player in the global software and services market place. I have had the opportunity to see progress being made as an advisor, paid by the International Trade Centre (ITC), a joint venture of the WTO and UN trade and development body UNCTAD.------Richard Sykes

Bangladesh should stop comparing its ICT industry with that of its bigger neighbour. Its outsourced offerings are on a much smaller scale but are no less innovative for it

04/01/2013

SME sector witnesses Tk 151.47b investment in last 4 yrs: Barua

SME sector witnesses Tk 151.47b investment in last 4 yrs: Barua

FE Report The SME sector has been blessed with Tk 151.47 billion investment in last four years, Industries Minister Dilip Barua said Thursday. Products worth Tk 1009.32 billion were produced both a...

04/01/2013

Branding BD model in ICT

FE Report The emerging Bangladesh model in information communication technology (IT) sector is the small & medium enterprise (SME - smaller, focused and potentially more agile. BASIS, the trade association of software & services sector in Bangladesh, is home to well over 800 such SMEs. Its branding -- Bangladesh-the Next India -- should be focused on them.

FE Report The emerging Bangladesh model in information communication technology (IT) sector is the small & medium enterprise (SME - smaller, focused and potentially more agile. BASIS, the trade association of software & services sector in Bangladesh, is home to well over 800 such SMEs. Its branding...

03/01/2013

Invitation for article writers

03/01/2013

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