GAIBANDHA, April 8 (BSS): Farmers of Gaibandha district are expecting a bumper production of Boro paddy in the current season. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has brought a total of 124,179 hectares of land of all the seven upazilas of...
Bangladesh Under-19 Cricket team made a good start in the seven-match Youth ODI series beating Under-19 world champions South Africa by five wickets in the first match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city Wednesday, reports UNB. Visiting...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has no plans to include the coach in the process of selecting players, reports bdnews24.com. The board's position was made clear Tuesday after the coach Chandika Hathurusingha had expressed his frustration for not having the 'best...
Giants Dhaka Abahani Limited dropped points in their opening match of the Bangladesh Premier Football League after playing a 2-2 draw with old Dhaka outfit, Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society, at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Wednesday, reports UNB....
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) authority has announced Dan Cake as the title sponsor of the ensuing Bangladesh-Pakistan cricket series, reports UNB. This was announced at a press conference at BCB media conference room Wednesday. The series will be called 'Dan...
Bangladesh named Wednesday uncapped opener Rony Talukdar in a 14-man squad for the first two of their three one-day internationals against Pakistan this month, reports AFP. Talukdar has been rewarded for consistent performance in domestic competitions, having top-scored in the...
The war of words between the Tigers and Pakistan is heating up before the latter's tour of Bangladesh begins, reports bdnews24.com. Pakistan's opening batsman Mohammad Hafeez has reacted to Sakib Al Hasan's recent statement that the series was Bangladesh's best...
FE Report | 2015-04-09 00:00:00
Stocks posted marginal gain Wednesday with high volatility, snapping five sessions' losing streak as 'bargain hunters' went for late-hour buying spree. The market began with the sell-off like previous few sessions. However, early selling pressure eased later as optimistic investors...
IDLC Finance Ltd, a non-bank financial institution of the country, has launched its SME Advantage Card, a loyalty programme that provides privileges at select life-style outlets for SME entrepreneurs. Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank Abul Quasem launched the SME Advantage...
Khairul Islam | 2015-04-09 00:00:00
Finance Minister AMA Muhith will sit with top executives of the telecom regulator, revenue board and operators today (Thursday) to discuss the long-standing disputes over payment of SIM replacement tax. The ministry of finance has convened the meeting as mobile...
Rezaul Karim | 2015-04-09 00:00:00
Entrepreneurs from the information and communications technology (ICT) sector remain cool about getting financial support from the Equity and Entrepreneurship Fund (EEF). Only 20 per cent applicants qualified for the EEF financial support for the ICT sector against more than...
EXIM Bank gets new DMD Mr Mohammad Feroz Hossain has recently been promoted to the post of deputy managing director (DMD) of EXIM Bank. Prior to his promotion, Mr Hossain was the senior executive vice president of the bank. Mr...
FE Report | 2015-04-09 00:00:00
The securities regulator has sought legal opinion with regard to extension of term of eight mutual funds (MFs) managed by the state-run Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), officials said. The move came after a request from the ICB to extend...
LankaBangla Finance Ltd (LBFL) has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Rangs Industries Ltd for its customer privilege, said a press release. Under this MOU, LankaBangla Master Card and VISA Card members will enjoy installment facility at zero...
FE Report | 2015-04-09 00:00:00
Biman has initiated a move to put the lid on smuggling of gold through the national airliner by beefing up monitoring and security, its new boss said Wednesday. "We are in talks with the Dubai authorities and trying to place...
Munima Sultana | 2015-04-09 00:00:00
The government has taken an initiative to develop an entertainment and tourism village replacing its old Shaibal Hotel under a public-private partnership model for making the country's Cox's Bazar city more attractive to tourists from home and abroad. The PPP...
Team to visit 3 African states soon to explore export market The government will soon send a high-powered trade delegation to three North African countries -- Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria -- to explore export opportunities, officials said. "A trade delegation...
Shamsul Huda | 2015-04-09 00:00:00
People are deprived of benefits from the government’s drug price control as most of these medicines are unavailable in the market. According to chemist and druggist sources, maximum 30 per cent of 153 price controlled items are being manufactured now....
FE Report | 2015-04-09 00:00:00
Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) have to take prior approval if they change the address of head office of the credit-lending non-government organisations. The Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) recently issued a guideline in connection with the addresses of their member MFIs...
The parliamentary standing committee on Agriculture Ministry Wednesday recommended recruiting manpower against the vacancies for strengthening research work of Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC), reports BSS. The committee also recommended ensuring promotion of BADC employees by removing complexities relating to...
Standards and Technology (NIST), a Washington-based institute, will provide assistance for increasing the capacity of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institute (BSTI) and improving the efficiency of its officials, reports UNB. The high officials of the institute agreed to provide the...
Election Commissioner M Shah Newaz said on Wednesday the Election Commission (EC) will take legal action against those who will violate electoral code of conduct, reports BSS. "I urge all ministers, state ministers and government aided persons not to participate...
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