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Dhaka Bank director visits Saad Musa Park

Our Correspondent | 2014-12-09 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Dec 8: Director of Dhaka Bank Abdulla al Ahsan and other officials visited Saad Musa Industrial Park at Anwara opposite the port city on Sunday. Mr Ahsan said the industries set up at the exclusive industrial park have been...

Indian shares fall over 1.0pc

2014-12-09 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Dec 8 (Reuters): Indian shares posted their biggest falls in 7-1/2 weeks on Monday, as IT services exporter Infosys Ltd slumped after its founders sold the company's stock, while metals and mining firms tumbled on data showing an unexpected...

News Briefs

2014-12-09 00:00:00

Union Capital wins SAFA Awards Union Capital Limited, one of the leading Financial Institutions has won the 1st Runner Up prize of South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) 'Best Presented Annual Report Awards and SAARC Anniversary Award for Corporate Governance...

DSE news in brief

2014-12-09 00:00:00

Withdrawal of authorised representative Shahjahan Securities Shahjahan Securities Limited, DSE TREC No. 64, has withdrawn one of its authorised representatives, Mr. Abul Fattah Mohammad Monzur, with immediate effect. Response to DSE query Premier Leasing & Finance Limited In response to...

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Asian markets mixed to higher after US jobs data

2014-12-09 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Dec 08 (AFP): Asian shares closed mixed to higher Monday after a better-than-expected jump in US jobs creation, while weak Chinese trade figures fanned talk Beijing will introduce further economy-boosting measures. The dollar dipped slightly against the yen,...

Wanda Commercial plans $3.8b HK IPO

2014-12-09 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Dec 08 (AFP): Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co., controlled by Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin, plans to raise up to $3.8 billion in what would be Hong Kong's biggest listing this year, financial media reported Monday. The Chinese shopping...

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Today\\\'s Market Review

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IPO Diary

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Jute exports could face speed bump as India moves to ease use of goods

Yasir Wardad | 2014-12-09 00:00:00

Bangladesh's jute and jute goods exports to India may be hit hard after the neighbouring country has moved to  phase out a law governing jute use, exporters fear. Indian English newspaper The Hindu on Saturday reported the government of India...

Experts for a global secretariat for RMG

FE Report | 2014-12-09 00:00:00

Experts on Monday recommended establishment of a 'global secretariat' with representatives of buyers, suppliers and workers to look into wages, prices and production cost-related issues of readymade garment (RMG) industry. The suggestion came at a seminar on 'Reinventing the Apparel...

Politico-bureaucratic nexus blamed for daily gas theft of 200mmcf

Shah Alam Nur | 2014-12-09 00:00:00

Some 0.3 million illicit connections along some 250-kilometre pipelines under a state-owned company are gobbling up a huge amount of gas, affecting mainstream industrial production and household usage, officials and industry leaders said. Most of the illegal gas-distribution channels are...

4 RMG cos join sustainable textile partnership

2014-12-09 00:00:00

Four companies from the country's readymade garment (RMG) sector have joined the "Partnership for Sustainable Textile" initiated by German Federal Development Minister Dr Gerd Mueller. The four companies are: DBL Group, Niagara Textiles Ltd, Saiham Knit Composite Ltd. and JMS...

News Briefs

2014-12-09 00:00:00

Janata Bank gets new chairman Shaikh Md Wahid-uz-Zaman has recently joined Janata Bank Limited as its chairman. He is a former principal secretary of the Prime Minister's Office. He joined the Bangladesh Civil Service (Admin) Cadre in March, 1979. He...

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Three RMG units get $1.3m IFC-VF fund

Monira Munni | 2014-12-09 00:00:00

Local apparel manufacturers have started getting financial support from the IFC-VF Corporation for addressing fire, electrical and structural flaws of inspected readymade garment (RMG) units. Under a joint remediation support, the IFC and the VF disbursed the first round of...

Qatar wants to open office in BD

2014-12-09 00:00:00

Qatar has proposed to open an office in Bangladesh to boost its export, especially urea fertiliser, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and petrochemical products. Qatar Ambassador in Dhaka Abdullah Abdul Aziz Al Mana came up with the proposal when he met...

Chinese co to invest $8m in Mongla EPZ

2014-12-09 00:00:00

M/s HM Zipper (BD) Company Limited, a Chinese company, is going to establish a zipper manufacturing industry involving US$8.0 million in Mongla Export Processing Zone (EPZ). In this connection, an agreement was signed between Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA)...

Govt finalises gasoil, fuel oil imports for 2015

2014-12-09 00:00:00

Bangladesh Petroleum Corp (BPC) has finalised imports of 2.5 million tonnes of gasoil and 840,000 tonnes of fuel oil with 10 suppliers for 2015, two company sources said Monday, reports Reuters. State-owned BPC imported 2.85 million tonnes of gasoil and...

Dhaka takes firm steps to get maximum benefit

2014-12-09 00:00:00

Bangladesh delegation is making its sincere efforts at the Peru World Climate Summit as one of the world's most vulnerable countries to adverse impact of climate change aiming to get maximum benefit from the summit. It is vital for vulnerable...

BB relaxes rules for repatriate earnings

2014-12-09 00:00:00

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has relaxed the rules for transaction in taka-denominated accounts owned by foreign citizens who once resided in Bangladesh, but now live in their home country. According to a circular of the central bank issued on Monday, such...

Indonesia mulls management reshuffle at SoEs

2014-12-09 00:00:00

JAKARTA, Dec 8 (Reuters): Indonesia is planning to review the running of its state-owned enterprises (SoEs), a minister said on Monday, the latest move in a series of reforms aimed at boosting confidence in Southeast Asia's biggest economy. State Enterprises...

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