Rezaul Karim | 2014-12-21 00:00:00
The new state-owned Palli Sanchay Bank is unlikely to go into operation within the stipulated timeframe as there has been little spadework done so far, officials said. They said the bank is yet to show any visible progress regarding the...
Our Correspondent | 2014-12-21 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Dec 20: The first-ever women's entrepreneurs' conference and product display will be held in Chittagong tomorrow (Sunday). The daylong event has been organised at Agrabad Hotel in the city. Chittagong Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CWCCI) and the...
RANGPUR, Dec 20 (BSS): The government has been urged to take opinions of the common people in formulating budget so that the hopes and aspirations of the common people are reflected in the budget. Speakers made the request while speaking...
BEIJING, Dec 20 (Xinhua): The Chinese Cabinet announced new rules on Saturday that will ease market access for foreign banks in a move to further open up the domestic banking sector. The State Council published the amended rules on Saturday,...
NICOSIA, Dec 20 (AFP): The International Monetary Fund held back 86 million euros ($106 million) in bailout funds for Cyprus Friday after the island's parliament delayed a vote on foreclosure legislation demanded by lenders. The money is part of a...
SINGAPORE, Dec 20 (Reuters): Singapore's port operator PSA International has joined hands with Indonesia's largest port operator and two Japanese companies to build and operate a container terminal in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, the companies said. Inadequate infrastructure development...
Mr Mohammad Ismail, a former bureaucrat who went on voluntary retirement, has joined Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) recently as the chairman of the board of directors of the bank, said a press release. Prior to joining the BKB, Mr Ismail...
FE Report | 2014-12-21 00:00:00
Total transaction volume of the state-run Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) and its subsidiaries on both the bourses stood at Tk 135 billion in the fiscal year (FY) 2013-14, officials said. The ICB Saturday said this in a statement after...
Fortis Escorts Heart Institute (FEHI), one of the most advanced cardiac care centres in Asia, joined hands with AFC Health Limited, Bangladesh, a leading healthcare company in the region, to inaugurate a dedicated cardiac institute at Sonadanga in Khulna Town....
Mohammad Ali | 2014-12-21 00:00:00
Petitioner of the public interest litigation (PIL), filed regarding the much-talked about IPO of Khulna Printing and Packaging Ltd (KPPL), have finally stepped back from the legal fight, court sources said. "We took the decision due to lack of available...
Jute Spinners Limited has been trying to boost exports, despite turbulence in the international jute market, the company's managing director Shams uz Zoha said. Mr Zoha, who is also the chairman of Bangladesh Jute Mills Association, the private spinner has...
Professional Advancement Bangladesh Limited (PABL), a subsidiary of Green Delta Insurance, joined hands with Insurance Institute of India (III) to organise a workshop on Health Insurance at the capital Saturday. The workshop was inaugurated by Mr. Zuber Ahmed Khan, Member,...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday directed the authorities concerned to distribute blankets in the country's cold-hit areas by giving priority to the people above 60, orphans and the physically-challenged ones, reports UNB. The Prime Minister gave the directives while...
NEW DELHI, Dec 20 (PTI): In its biggest crackdown on suspected tax evasion and laundering of black money via stock-trading platforms, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi0 on Friday barred 260, including individuals and companies, from the securities...
The total NAV of MTB Unit Fund stood at Tk 295,847,508.90 on the basis of cost price and Tk 252,912,424.85 on the basis of market price at the close of business operation on 18 December 2014. The face value per...
The shareholders of Shurwid Industries Limited have elected its director Engineer Mahmudul Hasan as its new managing director for next five years. The decision was taken in the company's 10th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and 4th Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM)...
Md. Joynal Abdin | 2014-12-21 00:00:00
Economic development without socio-economic challenges is inconceivable. The journey to development has never been easy for any nation and it is always a long hard battle to turn promises into achievements. Bangladesh is a developing economy growing with an annual...
Abdur Rahman Chowdhury from Virginia, USA | 2014-12-21 00:00:00
The US Senate Intelligence Committee after much procrastination has released its investigative report on the horrendous atrocities inflicted on the prisoners detained in secret locations in Afghanistan, Poland, Romania, Lithuania and Thailand. The prisoners were arrested soon after the attack...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), according to a report published in this paper a couple of days back, has assured the government of making available $250 million fresh fund to carry out further reforms in the country's scam-hit capital market...
Abdul Bayes | 2014-12-21 00:00:00
There are three rice-growing seasons in Bangladesh for Aus, Aman and Boro. While the Aus is an upland pre-monsoon crop with low yields, the Aman is a rain-fed monsoon crop. The Boro is a dry-season irrigated crop. For ages, Aus...
Saleh Akram | 2014-12-21 00:00:00
The fragile Sundarbans region is now staring helplessly at an ecological nightmare caused by oil spillage after a vessel carrying oil sank after a collision. Furnace oil spread over more than 100 sq. km area along the Shela River, polluting...
It is not raining for about two months, but the surface drains, household waste water disposal pits, manholes etc., are full of dirty water coming out of the households. DCC or Dhaka WASA or whoever is responsible for the matter...
It is shocking to know that an amount of Tk.1.7 billions has gone out of the country. It only points to the extent of corruption prevailing in our society. When our fellow countrymen are working hard abroad and remitting valuable...
A report along with a photograph by the Lalmonirhat correspondent of a local English daily was published on 16th December. It was the usual and sad saga of negligence of our authorities. The report stated: "The bridge collapsed at least...
Khawaza Main Uddin | 2014-12-21 00:00:00
It's passion which is found to be rare in our context where paradoxically almost everyone conscious wants to become an entrepreneur. Most people, in business in particular, talk about entrepreneurship, reckoning each of themselves to be nothing less than a...
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