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Fashion businesses cry for tax cut to recoup unwarranted losses

FE Report | 2015-04-19 00:00:00

Fashion houses Saturday placed four-point demands, including reduction of the 5.0 per cent VAT on their clothing items to 2.0 per cent, for recouping the losses they incurred due to political turmoil. In a post-Baishakh press conference held at the...

News Briefs

2015-04-19 00:00:00

Benetton pays $1.1m to Trust Fund ROME, Apr 17 : Italian fashion retailer Benetton announced Friday it would pay US$1.1 million into an international fund to compensate victims of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh two years ago in...

Photo: The Farmers Bank Limited

2015-04-19 00:00:00

Photo: Bangladesh Finale of HSBC Bangladesh - IBA Business Case Competition.

2015-04-19 00:00:00

No interpreters, lawyers to help expats

Arafat Ara | 2015-04-19 00:00:00

Bangladeshi expatriates do not get proper legal support from its mission offices abroad in the absence of required lawyers and interpreters, experts and family members of victims have said. They say the victims have to serve longer jail terms despite...

Thrust on promoting agro-SMEs in Sylhet

2015-04-19 00:00:00

Despite having much potential the number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the agro-processing sector in Sylhet Division is less than that of other regions of Bangladesh for various reasons. These include lack of linkage with relevant associations, absence...

Malaysia, China extend currency swap deal

2015-04-19 00:00:00

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 18 (Xinhua): The Malaysian central bank said Saturday that it has signed an agreement with China's central bank to extend currency swap deal. The People's Bank of China and Bank Negara Malaysia signed an agreement to renew...

Photo: First Finance

2015-04-19 00:00:00

EU audit team due today

Sonia H Moni | 2015-04-19 00:00:00

An audit team of the European Union Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) will arrive in Dhaka today (Sunday) to check whether frozen foods destined to the bloc meet safety standards. "A three-member EU audit team will arrive Sunday to check...

Govt help sought to set up packaging institute, lab

FE Report | 2015-04-19 00:00:00

About 1,300 entrepreneurs of garments accessories and packaging sector have sought government cooperation to establish a packaging institute and a testing laboratory, officials said. The entrepreneurs have also sought incentive for the sector, they said. Bangladesh Garments Accessories and Packaging...

Thailand looks to be BD\\\'s new potential manpower market

2015-04-19 00:00:00

As the government has intensified efforts to diversify its labour market abroad, Thailand offers a bright prospect where Bangladesh may have an access soon to two areas-deep sea fisheries and construction sectors, reports UNB. Both the countries are now in...

Photo: Janata Bank Limited

2015-04-19 00:00:00

Tigers eyeing series win today

2015-04-19 00:00:00

Eyeing to series victory Bangladesh will face visiting Pakistan in their second encounter of the three-match Dan Cake One Day International (ODI) Cricket series with a 1-0 advantage at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur Sunday, reports UNB. The...

B\\\'desh U-19 team win Youth ODI series beating SA U-19

2015-04-19 00:00:00

A superb bowling by Mohammad Saifuddin steered Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team to win the seven-match Youth ODI series 4-1 beating South African Under-19 side by 8 runs in the 5th match at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong Saturday,...

Nat\\\'l Women\\\'s H\\\'ball begins today

2015-04-19 00:00:00

The Exim Bank 25th National Women's Handball Championship, organised by Bangladesh Handball Federation, begins in the city today (Sunday) at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium, reports UNB. Vice President of Bangladesh Olympic Association Sheikh Bashir Ahmed,...

Mashrafe hails Mushfiq as \\\'run-machine\\\'

2015-04-19 00:00:00

Bangladesh Captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has lauded the performance of Mushfiqur Rahim calling him the 'run-machine' of the team, reports bdnews24.com.  Mushfiqur scored a blistering 106 runs off 77 balls in Bangladesh's long-awaited win against Pakistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National...

U-14 eve team leave for Nepal today

2015-04-19 00:00:00

An 18-member of Bangladesh under-14 girls football team will leave for Nepal today (Sunday) to take part in the AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship scheduled to be held on April 20-25 in Kathmandu, reports BSS. Bangladesh placed in Group B...

New transfer pricing monitoring unit to detect illicit outflows, says Atiur

FE Report | 2015-04-19 00:00:00

Bangladesh authorities are working with counterparts abroad to recover proceeds of corruption ('stolen assets'), in terms of the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr. Atiur Rahman has said. The central bank chief disclosed this while speaking...

CSE shareholders for disbursement of dividend

FE Report | 2015-04-19 00:00:00

Shareholders of Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) have stressed on dividend disbursement, income diversification and publication of quarterly report at the 20th annual general meeting (AGM) held Thursday at the port city. The participants said the shareholders made the demand of...

LUBRIZOL, RFL to set new benchmark in hot & cold plumbing market

FE Desk | 2015-04-19 00:00:00

The Lubrizol CPVC Piping Systems business announces the introduction of its new, advanced FLOWGUARD™ PLUS Pipe & Fittings to the Bangladesh plumbing industry. High performance FLOWGUARD™ PLUS plumbing pipe and fittings are engineered with Lubrizol's specially formulated chlorinated polyvinyl chloride...

News Briefs

2015-04-19 00:00:00

Business Case Competition winners announced Three winning teams were selected Saturday as the Gold, Silver and Bronze award winner from a group of six finalist teams at the Bangladesh Finale of HSBC Bangladesh - IBA Business Case Competition. In the...

Photo: MCCI president Syed Nasim Manzur addressing an interactive session

2015-04-19 00:00:00

Photo: Export Import Bank of Bangladesh Ltd

2015-04-19 00:00:00

Photo: Standard Bank Limited

2015-04-19 00:00:00

Photo: The 1st Quarterly Business Conference - 2015 of Jamuna Bank Limited

2015-04-19 00:00:00

Photo: The 543rd branch of Rupali Bank Limited

2015-04-19 00:00:00

Photo: National Finance Limited

2015-04-19 00:00:00

Photo: Bangladesh Brand Forum (BBF)

2015-04-19 00:00:00

Photo: Midland Bank Limited (MDB)

2015-04-19 00:00:00

IPO Diary

2015-04-19 00:00:00