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2015-03-26 00:00:00

Youth killed under train wheels A youth was crushed by a train in Borokhata Railway Station area under Hatibandha upazila of the district early this morning. The victim was Babul Hossain, 30, son of Ali Akbar of Gaddimari village of...

Photo: SYLHET: Apparels of the city\\\'s hospitals and clinics are regularly washed

2015-03-26 00:00:00

India confident of passing Sydney test

2015-03-26 00:00:00

SYDNEY, Mar 25 (AFP): India will go into Thursday's World Cup semi-final against Australia in Sydney confident of success irrespective of whether the wicket took turn or assisted fast bowlers, opener Rohit Sharma said. The wear and tear at the...

Gopibagh in Div II Cricket

2015-03-26 00:00:00

Imran Hossain's unbeaten 112 runs guided Dhaka Mariner Young's Club to notch a 177-run victory over the Gopibagh Friends Association in the match of the Dhaka Metropolis Second Division Cricket League at the City Club Ground in the city Wednesday,...

Chess team to leave for Nepal today

2015-03-26 00:00:00

Bangladesh chess team will leave Dhaka for Nepal today (Thursday) to take part in the Asian Zonal (Zone-3.2) Chess Championship qualifies to be held from March 27 to April 1 in Kathmandu, reports BSS. The event will be held in...

Ministerial meet on AFC U-23 held

2015-03-26 00:00:00

An inter-ministerial meeting was held Wednesday at the Youth and Sports Ministry conference room to successfully host the AFC U-23 Championship 2016 qualifiers scheduled to be held on March 27-31 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, reports BSS. Youth and Sports...

Independence Day Kabaddi Saturday

2015-03-26 00:00:00

The day-long Independence Day Kabaddi competition will be held on Saturday at the Sultana Kamal Women's Sports Complex at Dhanmondi in the city, reports BSS. A total of 40 participants from four teams will compete in the meet organised by...

Jute goods export declines

FE Report | 2015-03-26 00:00:00

Export of jute goods is on the decline in the ongoing financial year (FY'15) as the sector is going through a tough time due to the volatile global market. Jute spinners exported 0.315 million tonnes of products during the period...

Jewellers for VAT cut in next budget

Sonia H Moni | 2015-03-26 00:00:00

Jewellers in the country sought a cut in the rate of Value Added Tax (VAT) to 1.5 per cent in the national budget for the fiscal year 2015-16, Bangladesh Jewellers Samity (BJS) general secretary Enamul Haque Khan said. "We are...

Tea prices fall sharply

2015-03-26 00:00:00

Tea prices fell sharply for the third week at Tuesday's weekly auction at Chittagong amid tepid demand from local buyers despite dwindling supplies amid political unrest, reports Reuters. Tea supplies were much lower because of transport blockades by protesters, but...

Etihad Cargo awarded

2015-03-26 00:00:00

Etihad Cargo, the cargo division of Etihad Airways, has been recognised as 'Cargo Airline of the Year' by leading industry magazine, Air Transport News (ATN) recently in Geneva, says a press release in Dhaka.   The award, which is decided based...

Shipping

2015-03-26 00:00:00

Bet on Bangladesh as a secure investment place

FE Report | 2015-03-26 00:00:00

Bangladesh Wednesday projected itself as a new frontier market and a secure place to invest. The promotional pitch was made by Executive Chairman of Board of Investment (BoI) Dr Syed Abdus Samad at the Asian Investment Conference, who invited investors...

Furniture makers demand duty cut to boost exports

FE Report | 2015-03-26 00:00:00

Furniture makers have urged the government to pare back exorbitantly high import duty on raw materials to help them increase exports. President of Bangladesh Furniture Shilpa Malik Samity Selim H Raman said the sector has the potential to earn sizable...

Initiate DEA within 7 days or face action

Monira Munni | 2015-03-26 00:00:00

About 14 garment factories are set to face legal action like permanent closure upon their failure to initiate the required detailed engineering analysis (DEA) within the next seven working days, officials said. The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments...

News Briefs

2015-03-26 00:00:00

Beijing prefers PMO oversight for Chinese projects The government has responded positively after China suggested Bangladesh set up a special high-level committee under the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) for better coordination and facilitation of the various Chinese-proposed projects in the...

Photo: Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL)

2015-03-26 00:00:00

Stocks edge up amid see-saw

FE Report | 2015-03-26 00:00:00

The market saw turnaround Wednesday with high volatility, after remaining down in the past two consecutive sessions as optimistic investors took position on lucrative stocks. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) went up by 15.89 points...

New chairman of Green Delta Ins

2015-03-26 00:00:00

The Board of Directors of Green Delta Insurance Company Limited in its meeting held Tuesday elected Mr. Abdul Hafiz Choudhury as Chairman and Mr. Kamran Idris Chowdhury as Vice Chairman. This is the first time in Bangladesh an Independent Director...

News Briefs

2015-03-26 00:00:00

Prospectus of ICB AMCL Islamic Unit Fund approved The securities regulator Wednesday approved the prospectus of ICB AMCL Islamic Unit Fund, an open-end mutual fund (MF), officials said. The approval came at a commission meeting held at the office of...

Photo: Dutch-Bangla Bank Ltd

2015-03-26 00:00:00

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2015-03-26 00:00:00

Photo: Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL)

2015-03-26 00:00:00

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2015-03-26 00:00:00

ICB AMCL discloses NAV of Mutual Funds

2015-03-26 00:00:00

The ICB Asset Management Company Limited (AMCL), a subsidiary of the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), has disclosed the net asset value (NAV) of its different Mutual Funds. According to the disclosure, the total NAV of Mutual Funds managed by...

ICB AMCL announces NAV of open-end Mutual Funds

2015-03-26 00:00:00

The ICB Asset Management Company Limited (AMCL), a subsidiary of the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), has announced the net asset value (NAV) of its different open-end Mutual Funds. According to the disclosure, the NAV of different open-end Mutual Funds...

Photo: A Refreshers\\\' Training Course organised by the IFIC Bank

2015-03-26 00:00:00

Photo: A training course organised by the Bangladesh Development Bank Ltd. (BDBL)

2015-03-26 00:00:00

Journey of a transformer

Hasanul Qader Mirza | 2015-03-26 00:00:00

Imagine, you own an incredible early stage startup in Bangladesh which can become the next big thing! But you do not have proper network, investors, and other technical resources required for expansion. To help you and your startup there are...

Fifteen things helped me to learn and grow

Mashid Rahman | 2015-03-26 00:00:00

Let me take you through my career till date and its progression and at the end would suggest what I have learned so far. My work life started right after I completed my SSC from St. Joseph High School. I...