A view of the annual general meeting for the fiscal year
A view of the annual general meeting for the fiscal year 2017-18 of the International Publications Limited (IPL), the owning company of The Financial Express (FE), held in the IPL board room on Saturday. The meeting was presided over by IPL Chairman Mahbubur Rahman — FE photo
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Overlooking Rohingya crisis is frustrating, say experts
The overlooking of Rohingya issue in the just-concluded summit of the Bay of Bengal regional grouping has frustrated foreign relations experts.They noted that the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSEC) should have at least called upon the stakeholders for a peaceful resolution of the 'most-pressing'...
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Customs seize container for 'laundering money'
Our CorrespondentCHATTOGRAM, Sept 01: Chattogram customs officials seized on Saturday a container for reported money laundering by a paper importer.The ship, MV Happy Bee, was supposed to carry imported white paper from China.A team of the AIR (Audit, Investigation and Research) of Chattogram Customs House seized it.They went for a...
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IDB chief due in city Friday to open regional hub office
FE ReportPresident of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Dr Bandar M.H. Hajjar arrives in Dhaka this weekend to inaugurate its regional office in Bangladesh, officials said on Saturday.The Jeddah-based Islamic lender will set up its regional hub office in the capital city to conduct its operations for some Asian countries,...
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India's GDP growth hits over 8.0 pc
India's annual economic growth surged to a more than two-year high of 8.2 per cent in the three months through June, giving Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government a political boost in the final year of his term before elections, reports Reuters.Modi has been under pressure to make good his promise...
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