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2015-04-20 00:00:00

HSBC regional head due today Tim Evans, Regional Head of Mid Market Enterprises, Commercial Banking, Asia Pacific of HSBC, is visiting Bangladesh from 20 April - 22 April 2015. During his visit Tim Evans will meet colleagues from Bangladesh, a...

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2015-04-20 00:00:00

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2015-04-20 00:00:00

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2015-04-20 00:00:00

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2015-04-20 00:00:00

North American buyers to work together with BD RMG cos

FE Report | 2015-04-20 00:00:00

North American buyers on Sunday expressed their willingness to work together with the country's apparel makers to help address some existing challenges of the local garment industry aiming to boost their sourcing from Bangladesh, officials said. They expressed the keenness...

LankaBangla Finance, Asian Holidays Ltd ink MoU

2015-04-20 00:00:00

LankaBangla Finance Limited (LBFL) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding  (MOU) with Asian Holidays Limited for its customer privilege. Under this MOU, LankaBangla Master Card & VISA Card members will enjoy installment facility @ 0% under "ezypay" scheme. Khurshed Alam...

Mymensingh Region confce of Pubali Bank held

2015-04-20 00:00:00

The '1st Managers Conference-2015' of Mymensingh Region of Pubali Bank Limited was held recently. Md. Abdul Halim Chowdhury, Managing Director of Pubali Bank Ltd. graced the conference as the Chief Guest. Deputy Managing Director Safiul Alam Khan Chowdhury and Chief...

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2015-04-20 00:00:00

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2015-04-20 00:00:00

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2015-04-20 00:00:00

IPO Diary

2015-04-20 00:00:00

Today\\\'s Market Review

2015-04-20 00:00:00

Printers prosper as poll campaign picks up steam

Ismail Hossain | 2015-04-20 00:00:00

Paper sales and printing business are booming on the back of forthcoming city corporation election campaign, with traders expecting to ring up as much as Tk 300 million in income. The traders have got the chance to do brisk business...

BD needs ‘salesman’ as it battles to build brand

FE Report | 2015-04-20 00:00:00

Bangladesh should tap into its youth resources to build country branding as the nation suffers from negative image worldwide, an expert has said. "The perception of Bangladesh outside the country is like that of India in 1960s in the UK...

Foreign bidders vying for satellite contract

Khairul Islam | 2015-04-20 00:00:00

The telecom regulator has drawn positive response from foreign companies as they bid for Tk 30 billion contract for the country's first satellite, officials said. The officials said four companies have already collected necessary documents to participate in the international...

Spl zone for Chinese investors, says Tofail

FE Report | 2015-04-20 00:00:00

Many Chinese investors are interested to invest in various potential sectors in Bangladesh such as container terminal and deep-sea port, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said Sunday. Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ma Mingqiang showed interest when he met with the commerce...

News Briefs

2015-04-20 00:00:00

Dhaka-Delhi shipping meeting today Shipping secretaries of Bangladesh and India will sit together Monday in a three-day meeting in New Delhi to discuss renewal of validity of river protocol and operation of cargo and coastal passenger vessels, officials have said...

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2015-04-20 00:00:00

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2015-04-20 00:00:00

PM for sincere implementation of Ekti Bari Ekti Khamar project

2015-04-20 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday asked all concerned to work with utmost sincerity for implementing the "Ekti Bari Ekti Khamar" (One House One Farm) project to expedite poverty alleviation and reducing income discrepancies between urban and rural people, reports BSS....

Reduce customs duty for Mongla port users: JS body

2015-04-20 00:00:00

The parliamentary committee on public undertaking on Sunday suggested reducing customs duty in Mongla Seaport for a particular period to attract businesspeople to increasingly use it, reports UNB. The committee came up with the suggestion at its 14th meeting held...

Better marketing facilities to accelerate rural progress stressed

2015-04-20 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Apr 19 (BSS): The present government puts due importance on enhancing marketing facilities for the locally produced products through developing and setting up markets to accelerate economic development in rural areas. Lawmaker from Rangpur-2 constituency Abul Kalam Md. Ahsanul...

JBL workshop on IT risk solution in Chittagong

Our Correspondent | 2015-04-20 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Apr 19: Janata Bank Ltd (JBL) organised a two-day IT Risk Solution and Hardware Software Maintenance workshop at the bank's Agrabad divisional office on April 18 and 19. Abu Naser Chowdhury,  GM of Janata Bank attended the workshop as ...

Sonargaon celebrates \\\'GHA\\\' week

2015-04-20 00:00:00

Keeping in line with the participation in Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) Week all around the world from April 13-17, Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel hosted an eventful cocktail reception for their corporate clientele recently, according to a statement. The gathering was...

Printers demand duty hike in textbook import

FE Report | 2015-04-20 00:00:00

Bangladesh Mudran Shilpa Samity (BMSS) has demanded that the government impose 25 per cent duty on import of textbooks for primary and secondary levels instead of existing 12 per cent to safeguard local printing industry. BMSS, a platform of the...

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2015-04-20 00:00:00

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2015-04-20 00:00:00

Exchange Rate

2015-04-20 00:00:00

Tax incentives galore for investors in hi-tech parks

Doulot Akter Mala | 2015-04-20 00:00:00

The government has prepared a comprehensive incentive package for attracting both local and foreign investment in hi-tech and software technology parks. The investors in the technology parks, according to the proposed package, will be entitled to full waiver of corporate...