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Girls U-14 football final abandoned due to earthquake

2015-04-26 00:00:00

Bangladesh-Nepal qualifying final match of the AFC U-14 Girls Championship scheduled to be held Saturday at the Dashrath Stadium in Kathmandu was abandoned after a massive earthquake struck the country, reports BSS. Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) women's wing sources confirmed...

Ctg Division, BKSP move into final

2015-04-26 00:00:00

Chittagong Division and BKSP moved into the final of the Young Tigers Under-14 National Cricket Championship eliminating their rivals in the semifinals in two venues in Rajshahi Saturday, reports UNB. Chittagong Division beat hosts Rajshahi Division by 34 runs at...

Siam emerges champion

2015-04-26 00:00:00

Ikramul Haq Siam of Brac University emerged unbeaten champion in the Shaheed Kazi Sadek Hasan International Rapid Chess Tournament held at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room in the city Friday, reports UNB. Siam earned maximum seven points from seven...

In search of \\\'dream\\\' clunkers

Khairul Islam | 2015-04-26 00:00:00

Tamanna Mitu has been pushing her banker spouse to buy a car. For the young couple, it was a long-cherished dream. But it was price that stood in the way. The bargain-hunting couple, who live near the capital's commercial hub...

Policy being drafted to ease gold import

Badrul Ahsan | 2015-04-26 00:00:00

The government is set to formulate a national gold import policy soon to facilitate expansion of jewellery business in the country, a senior official at the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) told the FE Saturday. The local jewellers for long have...

Cancellation of new VAT law demanded

FE Report | 2015-04-26 00:00:00

A number of civil society organisations (CSOs) Saturday at human chain demanded cancellation of the new VAT law that imposes a single rate of 15 per cent value added tax (VAT) for all goods and commodities. Experts present there said...

News Briefs

2015-04-26 00:00:00

StanChart official in town Daniel Mobley, Regional Head of Corporate Affairs, India & South Asia of Standard Chartered, is in Dhaka for a short visit. During his stay in Dhaka, he will be meeting with important external & internal clients...

Photo: Export Import Bank of Bangladesh Limited

2015-04-26 00:00:00

Govt urged to devise mechanism to measure progress

FE Report | 2015-04-26 00:00:00

Speakers at a seminar urged the government on Saturday to undertake a mechanism to measure the progress towards sustainable development goals (SDGs), their targets and means of implementation. They also asked the policymakers to introduce a national sustainable development strategy...

Attracting investment, PPP highest priority: Rizvi

2015-04-26 00:00:00

Prime minister's foreign affairs adviser Dr Gowher Rizvi on Saturday said the government has attached topmost priority to attracting investment to Bangladesh to help achieve the country's economic goals, reports UNB. "In recent years, numerous laws have been passed and...

JICA to provide assistance for making vulnerable RMG buildings safe

2015-04-26 00:00:00

The Japanese government has taken an initiative to make vulnerable building of the country's garments factories safe for the RMG workers through conducting retrofitting, a technology to make vulnerable building jolt resistant, reports UNB. "Japanese technology and experience to make...

200MW electricity to be added to national grid from tomorrow

2015-04-26 00:00:00

The total electricity generation capacity of Bangladesh will be 13,301 MW by the end of this year with the addition of 200MW to the national grid from tomorrow (April 27). "The national grid would get 200MW from April 27 from...

Farmers-friendly banking needed for boosting crop production

2015-04-26 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Apr 25 (BSS) :  Speakers have asked the branch managers and other field staffs of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) to speed up its farmers-level lending activities for boosting agricultural production to meet up the gradually increasing food demand....

Photo: Janata Bank Limited (JBL)

2015-04-26 00:00:00

Shipping

2015-04-26 00:00:00

Photo: Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank

2015-04-26 00:00:00

Pension scheme for NRBs: BB Governor

2015-04-26 00:00:00

FE Report The government is planning to introduce a pension scheme for expatriate Bangladeshis which will benefit millions of non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) working abroad and help attract more foreign investments.    "If every NRB contributes US$ 5, there will be a...

Western Marine to build 10 cargo ships for Jindal Group

FE Desk | 2015-04-26 00:00:00

Western Marine Shipyard (WMS) has announced that the company has made a deal with the Indian business conglomerate Jindal Group for building ten (10) cargo ships. The company disclosed this at a press conference in the city Saturday. Industries Minister...

10 banks win Remittance Award

FE Report | 2015-04-26 00:00:00

The Centre for Non-Resident Bangladeshis (CNRB) Saturday honoured two distinguished personalities -- Khondkar Ibrahim Khaled and Nasir A Chowdhury - Lifetime Achievement Awards 2015 for their contribution in their respective fields. The centre also gave away the Top Ten Remittance...

SAFE AGM today

FE Report | 2015-04-26 00:00:00

South Asian Investment Conference (SAIC) will be held in Colombo on 27 April with a view to promote investments in South Asian stock markets, said the officials of the Chittagong Stock Exchange. The annual general meeting (AGM) of South Asian...

CAPM Unit Fund NAV disclosed

2015-04-26 00:00:00

CAPM Company Limited has declared the Net Asset Value (NAV) of CAPM Unit Fund. The total NAV of CAPM Unit Fund stood at Tk 74,359,095.45 on the basis of cost price and Tk 70,472,163.03 on the basis of market price...

MTB Unit Fund NAV disclosed

2015-04-26 00:00:00

The total NAV of MTB Unit Fund stood at Tk 349,917,482.53 on the basis of cost price and Tk 264,718,988.69 on the basis of market price at the close of business operation on 23 April 2015. The face value per...

ICB AMCL discloses NAV of MFs

2015-04-26 00:00:00

The Total Net Asset Value (NAV) of Mutual Funds managed by the ICB Asset Management Company Limited at the close of business operation on 21 April 2015 is as follows:

ICB AMCL discloses NAV of three funds

2015-04-26 00:00:00

The Net Asset Value (NAV) of different open-end Mutual Funds managed by the ICB Asset Management Company Limited at the close of business operation on 21 April 2015 is as follows:

Photo: National Life Insurance Company Ltd

2015-04-26 00:00:00

Photo: Green Delta Insurance

2015-04-26 00:00:00

Over 1,100 die in Nepal quake

2015-04-26 00:00:00

A powerful earthquake struck Nepal and sent tremors through northern India on Saturday, killing at least 1,130 people until filing this report at 10:00 pm. A senior home ministry official of Nepal said the devastating quake toppled a 19th-century tower...

Tortuous rules dealing with tax evasion up for a change

Doulot Akter Mala | 2015-04-26 00:00:00

Tax intelligence seeks to create a legal window for taxpayers to pay their evaded taxes, detected by the taxmen, in a simpler way without having to pass through a tortuous process. The Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) under the National Board...

Quake leaves 4 dead, hundreds hurt in BD

FE Report | 2015-04-26 00:00:00

At least four people died and several hundred others were injured in Bangladesh as a powerful earthquake struck Nepal and sent in shocks and aftershocks through the region Saturday. Measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale at its origin, the quake...

BD to import refined oil from India thru onshore pipeline

FE Report | 2015-04-26 00:00:00

Bangladesh and India will form a joint venture (JV) firm to build the first-ever onshore pipeline between the two neighbouring countries in South Asia to carry petroleum products from India's Numaligarh refinery to Bangladesh, said officials. The state-run Bangladesh Petroleum...