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Prime Insurance wins SAFA award

2014-12-10 00:00:00

Prime Insurance Company Limited has won "Certificate of Merit" award under insurance sector category for "Best Presented Annual Reports Award and SAARC Anniversary Awards for Corporate Governance Disclosure 2013" among the SAFA countries from "South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA)....

News Briefs

2014-12-10 00:00:00

Business software on RMG expo begins tomorrow A three-day exposition of business software customised on ready-made garment (RMG) industry will begin tomorrow (Thursday) at BCS Computer City in the capital. Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) in association...

Photo: BATB Chairman Golam Mainuddin and members of the BATB board

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Photo: Dutch-Bangla Bank

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Photo: Adjutant General, Bangladesh Army & Vice Chairman of Trust Bank Limited

2014-12-10 00:00:00

IBA wins \\\'Battle of Minds 2014\\\' award

FE Desk Report | 2014-12-10 00:00:00

Institute of Business Administration (IBA) of Dhaka University bagged the first prize of Battle of Minds-2014.  Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) became the first runner up while Islamic University of Technology (IUT) bagged the second runner up award....

Sonali Aansh recommends 10pc cash dividend

2014-12-10 00:00:00

The board of directors of Sonali Aansh, a jute sector listed company in stock market, recommended 10 per cent cash dividend to its shareholders for the year ended on June 30, 2014, according to DSE website, reports UNB. Annual general...

Greek stocks hit as political uncertainty looms

2014-12-10 00:00:00

GREECE, Dec 9 (AP): Greek shares are diving a day after the conservative-led government brought forward the date of a crucial presidential vote, raising a strong possibility of early general elections in the austerity-weary country. The Athens benchmark general index...

HK shares end lower

2014-12-10 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Dec 9 (Reuters): Hong Kong shares fell on Tuesday hit by profit-taking and a slump in Chinese stocks after a two-week rally on the mainland. Chinese shares listed on the Hong Kong bourse fell sharply, dragging the China...

SPML Infra hits 52-week high

2014-12-10 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Dec 9 (Business Standard): SPML Infra has rallied 12 per cent to Rs 102 after the company said it has received new orders worth Rs 2.67 billion and also to raise funds worth Rs 750 million through qualified institutional...

Nifty falls to one-month low

2014-12-10 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Dec 9 (Reuters): The Nifty fell for a third consecutive day on Tuesday, closing at a one-month low, as investors cashed out positions tracking a selloff in Chinese markets, hurting blue-chips such as Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Chinese...

ONGC hits 7-month low

2014-12-10 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Dec 9 (Business Standard): Shares of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) have declined to their lowest level since May 13, 2014, down nearly 4 per cent to Rs 354 on the NSE, after Brent crude oil price hit...

Photo: Mohammodi Khanam, Managing Director of Prime Insurance Company

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Photo: Prime Bank Eye Hospital

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Photo: Paramount Textile Ltd.

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IPO Diary

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IPO Diary

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Daily Market Wrap

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DCC polls aimed at confusing people about movement: BNP

2014-12-10 00:00:00

BNP spokesperson Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged Tuesday that the government is talking about holding Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) elections only to confuse people about the opposition's ongoing movement, reports UNB. "This illegal government is making such evil designs to...

Media urged to learn lesson of self-restraint

2014-12-10 00:00:00

Prime Minister's International Affairs Adviser Prof Dr Gowher Rizvi Tuesday said the media has to learn the lesson of self-restraint and they have to control themselves, reports BSS. "Journalist should not do anything beyond their professional ethics. Only making sensational...

Equal rights of males, females a must for advancement of society, says PM

2014-12-10 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterated Tuesday her call for establishing equal rights of males and females, saying that no society could advance if half segment of the society is left behind in the process of progress and development, report agencies....

SC stays ex-BTCL MD\\\'s jail

2014-12-10 00:00:00

The Supreme Court (SC) stayed Tuesday a High Court (HC) order sentencing former managing director (MD) of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Ltd (BTCL) SOM Kalimullah to four months' imprisonment for contempt of court charge, reports UNB. Passing the order, Chamber...

Canada for dialogue for true democratic process

2014-12-10 00:00:00

Outgoing Canadian High Commissioner in Dhaka Heather Cruden encouraged dialogue Tuesday among all major political parties to ensure transparency and accountability in all democratic processes, reports UNB. "We continue to encourage dialogue between all major political parties," she said during...

10 hurt in Pabna AL infighting

2014-12-10 00:00:00

PABNA, Dec 9 (UNB): At least 10 people were injured in a clash between two factions of Awami League (AL) during a meeting of Chatmohor Upazila unit AL on  the Dakbungalow premises in Chatmohor Upazila Tuesday. Witnesses said the meeting...

Sedition case filed against Dr Tuhin Malik

2014-12-10 00:00:00

A metropolitan magistrate court here asked Shahbagh Police Station Tuesday to deem the two petition cases filed against Dr Tuhin Malik, a Supreme Court (SC) lawyer, on alleged offences of sedition and hurting religious sentiments, as the FIRs (First Information...

Jubo Dal leader killed in \\\'shootout\\\'

2014-12-10 00:00:00

A Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal (JJD) leader died in a 'shootout' with police in Lakshmipur, report agencies, reports bdnews24.com. Police have claimed that the deceased, identified as 'Rony', 24, was also a member of a criminal group, 'Jisan Bahini', of Sadar...

EC not ready for DCC polls in Jan

2014-12-10 00:00:00

The Election Commission (EC) does not have preparations to organise elections to the bifurcated Dhaka City Corporations in January, reports bdnews24.com. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad says the EC needs more time. His comments came Tuesday in response...

Officials held meeting with Khaleda \\\'identified\\\'

2014-12-10 00:00:00

State minister for Public Administration Begum Ismat Ara Sadique claimed Tuesday that the government had identified the public servants who reportedly attended a secret meeting with BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, reports UNB. Talking to reporters at her office, the junior...

Germany to provide 50m euros to country\\\'s textile sector

FE Report | 2014-12-10 00:00:00

The German government will provide 50 million EUROs as financial assistance through the Bangladesh Bank (BB) to improve the country's textiles sector. Besides, the EU country assured of increasing the prices of Bangladeshi readymade garment (RMG) items. Tofail Ahmed, minister...

JS body wants quota system for children of challenged people

2014-12-10 00:00:00

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Welfare Ministry recommended Tuesday taking measures to provide quota facilities to the children of people with disabilities like the quota system for freedom fighters, reports BSS. The recommendation was made at the 6th meeting...