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Final mock trade on new system tomorrow

FE Report | 2014-11-23 00:00:00

Final mock trade for running new Automated Trading System will be held on November 24 next on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), officials said. The premier bourse has almost completed its preparation required for new Automated Trading System that will...

News Briefs

2014-11-23 00:00:00

NAV of MTB Unit Fund disclosed The total NAV of MTB Unit Fund stood at Tk  290,878,064.56 on the basis of cost price and Tk  255,624,575.14 on the basis of market price at the close of business operation on 20...

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2014-11-23 00:00:00

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2014-11-23 00:00:00

Strong indicators in favour of 4G, LTE

Special Correspondent | 2014-11-23 00:00:00

Airtel Bangladesh Ltd has planned to cover all the districts of Bangladesh under  3G blanket within 2016.   "Presently we have established 3G network in 21 districts and within 2016, we will cover the whole country since our expansion plan fits...

Some insurance cos under NBR scanner

2014-11-23 00:00:00

The National Board of Revenue ((NBR) has decided to put the country's insurance companies under its scanner amid the detection of tax evasion cases by some of them, reports UNB. The NBR, the central authority of the country's tax administration,...

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2014-11-23 00:00:00

Photo: Jamuna Bank Limited

2014-11-23 00:00:00

IPO Diary

2014-11-23 00:00:00

Linde Bangladesh Limited

2014-11-23 00:00:00

Association of micro, small, medium enterprises sought

FE Report | 2014-11-23 00:00:00

Speakers at a seminar stressed the need for an effective association for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector for its sustainable development. They said such an association of MSMEs and SMEs can play an important role in real development...

Maritime Forum formed

Our Correspondent | 2014-11-23 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Nov 22: For the first time in Bangladesh the leading associations of the maritime sector and maritime bodies have joined hands in forming "The Maritime Forum". The 3rd meeting of the forum was held today at Western Marine's office....

$400m pledged at Summit to crank up clean cooking

A.Z.M. Anas | 2014-11-23 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Nov 21: Donors and private sector players have pledged $400 million to promote clean cooking at the Cookstoves Future Summit in the US. The Summit, organised by the UN-led Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, ended on Friday in...

News Briefs

2014-11-23 00:00:00

WEAB holds experience sharing session on 'Financing MSME's in BD' Women Entrepreneur Association of Bangladesh (WEAB) has arranged a day-long programme to share the experience on 'Financing MSME's in Bangladesh' with APRACA-CENTRAB in the city recently. A statement said APRACA-CENTRAB,...

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2014-11-23 00:00:00

Photo: A day-long experiencing sharing session

2014-11-23 00:00:00

Photo: Goods-laden trucks waiting in a long queue

2014-11-23 00:00:00

Pharmaceutical sector supporting measures yet to be implemented

Shamsul Huda | 2014-11-23 00:00:00

The supportive measures taken a decade back as backward linkage facilities to boost growth of pharmaceuticals sector are yet to be implemented due to apathy of the government. The Active Pharmaceuticals Ingredients Park (API Park) and the National Control Laboratory...

SREDA devises EECMP to improve energy efficiency

2014-11-23 00:00:00

Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) has initiated a move to formulate an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Master Plan (EECMP) to improve the overall efficiency of energy use in the country. The official sources said the SREDA has already...

China cuts interest rates to spur growth

2014-11-23 00:00:00

BEIJING, Nov 22 (Reuters): China cut interest rates unexpectedly on Friday, stepping up efforts to support the world's second-biggest economy as it heads towards its slowest expansion in nearly a quarter of a century, saddled under a mountain of debt....

Myanmar seeks Austrian help in energy sector

2014-11-23 00:00:00

YANGON, Nov 22 (Xinhua): Myanmar has sought cooperation with Austria for the development, operation and transfer of Deedoke Hydropower project in Mandalay region, official media reported Saturday. Myanmar Ministry of Electric Power and Austria-based ANDRITZ Hydro GmbH, a global supplier...

Photo: GREE Brand Fridge

2014-11-23 00:00:00

Photo: The Third Dealers\\\' Conference 2013-14 of BBS Cables

2014-11-23 00:00:00

Photo:BARVIDA and Carmudi Bangladesh

2014-11-23 00:00:00

India targets reforms in new parliament session

2014-11-23 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Nov 22 (AFP): India's Finance Minister Arun Jaitley promised Friday to make progress during the upcoming parliamentary session on a string of economic reforms, including a national tax to create a single internal market. The right-wing government led...

Greece battles lenders over projected budget gap, Fitch affirms rating

2014-11-23 00:00:00

ATHENS, Nov 22 (Reuters): Greece's government on Friday pushed ahead with plans for a near-balanced budget next year, ignoring objections from its international lenders who say Athens is set to miss its deficit forecast. The government and the European Union...

Bank of England \\\'probes money-market rigging\\\'

2014-11-23 00:00:00

 LONDON, Nov 22 (AFP): The Bank of England has opened a formal investigation into the possible manipulation of money-market auctions held at the start of the financial crisis and whether its officials were involved, the Financial Times reported on Saturday....

Banker to be named Brazil finance minister: Newspapers

2014-11-23 00:00:00

BRASILIA, Nov 22 (Reuters): Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will name banker Joaquim Levy as her new finance minister, three leading newspapers reported on Friday, signaling a shift toward more market-friendly policies that could breathe life into a stagnant economy. Levy's...

Boeing welcomes Japan decision to buy V-22s

2014-11-23 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Nov 22 (Reuters): Boeing Co on Friday welcomed a decision by Japan to buy V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft that it builds together with Bell Helicopter, a unit of Textron Inc. "The Bell Boeing team is honored the Japanese Ministry...

Zimbabwe says worst is over as it courts S African investors

2014-11-23 00:00:00

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 22 (AFP): Zimbabwe's economy is on the mend as the worst is over, the country's finance minister said Friday in a bid to assure investors in South Africa that its neighbour was "not a basket case". "We are...