Indian microfinance sector seeks a dedicated funding institution in line with Bangladesh modelThe small and medium-sized microfinance lenders more than often struggle to mobilise funds while banks are generally more liberal in openin...
12 May, 2023, 05.14 PM IST
From India to Kazakhstan, suddenly everyone is hunting for alternatives to the US DollarSeveral economies are chipping away at dollar use as a by-product of efforts to build new payment networks — a campaign that pre-dates the ...
26 Dec, 2022, 09.34 AM IST
Dhaka "carefully observing" Afghan situation; speculation on Bangla extremists joining TalibanThe brutal war in Afghanistan reached a watershed moment on Sunday when the Taliban insurgents closed in on Kabul before entering the city ...
16 Aug, 2021, 10.33 PM IST
Australia announces support to India's neighbours to fight Covid amid China's active roleAustralia will assist to procure critical supplies, including oxygen and ventilators. Australia will also support frontline health workers ...
25 May, 2021, 06.28 PM IST
What happens when wine connoisseurs lose their sense of smell or taste due to coronavirusFor some sommeliers, the experience of pleasure and desire without senses is amputated.
12 Mar, 2021, 05.30 PM IST
Bandhan Bank to grow retail only when its field force learns the trick of the tradeInvestors have backed his strategy generously. Its Rs 4,473-crore public offer was subscribed 14.62 times, braving all odds in a jittery ma...
03 Apr, 2018, 08.57 AM IST
From bicycle to a Land Rover: How Chandra Shekhar Ghosh of Bandhan Bank rose from poverty to richesBandhan on Tuesday made a dream market debut. The scrip got listed at Rs 499 on the NSE, a 33 per cent premium to the issue price of Rs 375.
28 Mar, 2018, 10.49 AM IST
How more and more Indians are turning to restaurant business & living out their gourmet dreamsSome have invested vast sums — partnering with friends, particularly those endowed with property — calling in consultants to do everything ...
11 Jan, 2015, 07.04 AM IST
Custom made jewelery, clothes on display at Pakistan lifestyle expoCustom made jewelery sported by international celebrities are being exhibited at the ongoing Pakistan lifestyle show - "Aalishan Pakistan".
12 Sep, 2014, 12.36 PM IST
Bandhan founder Chandra Shekhar Ghosh: From sweet shop to bank ownerFor Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, it has been a long journey from working in his father’s small sweet shop in Agartala to emerge as one of the two...
04 Apr, 2014, 05.15 AM IST
US curbs on Bangladesh can be Tirupur's new lifelineThe sops snatched away from Bangladesh don't pertain to garments. But it could further heighten the pressure on global brands that outsourc...
01 Jul, 2013, 12.24 PM IST
Indo-Bangla trade barriers coming in way of open trade: ExpertsExperts from India and Bangladesh feel it is the trade barriers between the two neighbours that are coming in the way of open trade.
24 Apr, 2013, 12.35 PM IST
- Hillary Clinton backs Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus
Hillary Clinton asked Bangladesh not to "undermine & interfere" in the effectiveness of the micro-lender Grameen Bank.
06 May, 2012, 02.53 PM IST
NS Raghavan on way to change Indian philanthropyWhat NSR hopes to do is chaperone Indian philanthropy from a charitable, crisis-alleviation mode to a sector that can perhaps take on, and ...
02 Jul, 2011, 11.11 AM IST
- Bangladesh mutiny could trigger revenge, instability: Analysts
Anger in Bangladesh army over mutiny can trigger instability.
01 Mar, 2009, 10.31 AM IST
- Rahul Gandhi ends Bangladesh tour
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi wrapped up his five-day Bangladesh visit today during which he examined the micro-credit projects run by the G...
05 Aug, 2008, 11.00 AM IST
- 'Tween maria 'n mozart
Looking for the ‘real’ Salzburg, conditioned by the reel version, there was much more to the city amid the spirit of Maria and ,of course, ...
26 Oct, 2006, 12.15 AM IST