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Institute of Kabaddi win

2015-05-20 00:00:00

Institute of Kabaddi earned a facile 48-24 points victory over Maniknagar Unyan Samity with three creditable lonas in the 18th Metropolis First Division Kabaddi League at the Kabaddi Stadium in the city Tuesday, reports UNB. In the day's other match,...

Abahani take on MSC today

2015-05-20 00:00:00

Abahani Limited take on their arch-rival Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited in the lock-horn match of Manyavar Bangladesh Premier Football League scheduled to be held today (Wednesday) at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city, reports BSS. The match kicks off...

DU teachers, students receive IFIC Bank Trust Fund grants

FE Report | 2015-05-20 00:00:00

Teachers and students of Dhaka University Tuesday received research grants and stipends from IFIC Bank Trust Fund in a simple function at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Hall of the varsity. Presided over by Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University Professor...

BD Thai plans to issue rights

FE Report | 2015-05-20 00:00:00

Bangladesh Thai Aluminium, an engineering sector listed company, has decided to issue rights shares and increased authorized capital subject to approval of the regulatory authorities, officials said. "The company has informed that the board of directors of the company has...

Exim Bank to use `Ababil\\\' software

FE Desk | 2015-05-20 00:00:00

Export Import Bank of Bangladesh Limited (EXIM Bank) Tuesday signed an agreement with Millennium Information Solution Ltd. (Millennium). Under the agreement, Millenni­um will deploy "Ababil Offshore Banking Solution" to run the operations of Offshore Banking Unit (OBU) of EXIM Bank....

News Briefs

2015-05-20 00:00:00

Ifad Autos Q3 profit disclosed Net Profit after tax from January 15 to March 15 of Ifad Autos was Tk. 106.15 million with EPS of Tk. 0.92 as against Tk. 184.48 million and Tk. 1.97 respectively for the same period...

Photo: Mutual Trust Bank Ltd

2015-05-20 00:00:00

Asia markets mostly up after Wall Street records

2015-05-20 00:00:00

HONG KONG, May 19, 2015 (AFP) - Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday following a record close on Wall Street, but concerns about Greece's long-running debt-reform talks sent the euro tumbling after a recent rally. Another weak US indicator further dampened...

IPO lottery of Olympic Accessories today

FE Report | 2015-05-20 00:00:00

The initial public offering (IPO) lottery of Olympic Accessories Ltd (OAL) will be held today (Wednesday) to allocate shares among the investors, officials said. IPO lottery will be held at 3:30pm at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, Dhaka to allocate...

Thrust on credit access to SMEs

FE Report | 2015-05-20 00:00:00

Bank and Financial Institutions Division Secretary Dr. M Aslam Alam Tuesday said the government is considering movable collateral reforms for ensuring credit access to small and medium enterprises. "Almost 80 per cent of our businesses are SMEs and they generate...

Photo: Dr. Atiur Rahman, Governor of Bangladesh Bank

2015-05-20 00:00:00

Photo: Central Shariah Board for Islamic Banks of Bangladesh and Trust Bank Ltd.

2015-05-20 00:00:00

Photo: Bank Alfalah Limited

2015-05-20 00:00:00

IPO Diary

2015-05-20 00:00:00

Today\\\'s Market Review

2015-05-20 00:00:00

Shipping

2015-05-20 00:00:00

An alleged robber killed in Meherpur \\\'gunfight\\\' with police

2015-05-20 00:00:00

It\\\'s time to restructure tariff regime

Zaidi Sattar in a paper presented at a seminar titled \'Fiscal Policy for 2015-16 Budget in the Context of the Seventh Plan\' organised by the Policy Research Institute (PRI) on May 09, 2015 in Dhaka. The Financial Express was the media-partner of the eve | 2015-05-20 00:00:00

TRENDS IN AVERAGE INPUT AND OUTPUT TARIFFS:  The trends in nominal protection rates (NPR) of import categories reveal that in the recent past the average NPR for imported input categories (basic raw materials, intermediate and capital goods) have been declining...

From MDGs to SDGs

2015-05-20 00:00:00

A development paradigm shift from the high sounding Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is nothing if not a change in the strategic approach. This has become all the more evident in the deliberations on the 'Asian...

The long journey to Education for All

Wasi Ahmed | 2015-05-20 00:00:00

The government is visibly in a state of complacency on what it considers a laudable achievement in the education sector. This is prompted by issues not totally innocuous to the public eye. The large number of students coming out with...

Nepalese traumatised following another quake

Mohammad Amjad Hossain from Virginia | 2015-05-20 00:00:00

Sandwiched between India and China, the people of Nepal are traumatised following another earthquake of 7.3 magnitude that hit Nepal on May 12. This is the second time in three weeks that hit Nepal. The quake that killed more than...

The IPL magic

2015-05-20 00:00:00

The Indian Premier League has stolen the attention of the cricket lovers of our country. The presence of Shakib pushed the barometer further up. Shakib has not played many IPL matches in this season as he was busy with the...

Domestic violence in Bangladesh

2015-05-20 00:00:00

Domestic violence and abuse can happen anywhere and to anyone, yet the problem is often overlooked, bypassed, or even denied. It refers to any abuse-including physical, emotional, sexual, or financial-involving people in the same household. This is especially true when...

Human trafficking

2015-05-20 00:00:00

Human trafficking incidents are making headlines these days. Innocent people are being lured by well organized and ruthless international gangs. People are dying on their way to illegal immigration seeking better future abroad. Hundreds of fortune seekers are now stranded...

June syndrome in project execution again?

Mahfuz Kabir | 2015-05-20 00:00:00

The Medium-Term Budgetary Framework (MTBF) has provided an opportunity to ministries, divisions and agencies (MDAs) to prepare their own budget in a bottom-up approach. The recent flexibility granted to MDAs to prepare and get approval of  development projects has given...

Kim Jong-un: A ticking time bomb?

Zeenat Khan from Maryland, USA | 2015-05-20 00:00:00

About three years ago, I had a laughing fit when the late night TV talk show host funny man David Letterman in his show Late Night with David Letterman joked about Kim Jong-un by saying that Kim is "spending more...

Detailed DSE Trading

2015-05-20 00:00:00

Varendra Research Museum showcases centuries-old artifacts

2015-05-20 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, May 19 (BSS): Varendra Research Museum, the first museum established in erstwhile East Bengal in 1910, is a popular tourist attraction. The museum, located at the heart of the metropolis and maintained by Rajshahi University, houses the monuments that...

Bus-truck collision kills one in Natore

2015-05-20 00:00:00

NATORE, May 19 (UNB): One person was killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Airmari Bridge area of Baraigram upazila on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Ali. Police...

Drug addict killed by younger brothers

2015-05-20 00:00:00

MADARIPUR, May 19 (BSS): A man was killed by his younger brothers over a trifle matter at Launch Ghat area in the district town last night. The deceased was Jabbir Hossain Moin, 32, son of Advocate Jahangir of the same...