Md. Harunur Rashid | 2014-12-04 00:00:00
Long time ago Bangladesh had a fully agro-based economy. These days the economy also depends on industries. It is predicted that after two decades, the country's economy will become knowledge-based. The government has taken steps to ensure workers' health and...
Chowdhury Shahed Akbar | 2014-12-04 00:00:00
Since its introduction in 1983, the Islamic bank sector has grown considerably in terms of size and market share. In 2013, Islamic banks' deposit growth was 25.83 per cent compared to 20.58 per cent in conventional banks. However, it is...
Prime Bank Cricket Club maintained the top slot in the Walton Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Cricket League (DPL) beating holder Legends of Rupganj by 95 runs in their eighth match at BKSP-3, Savar Wednesday, reports UNB. With the win, the...
Bangladesh Under-12 Football team was due to leave Dhaka for Malaysia Wednesday night to participate in the 16-team Super Mokh Cup Football to be held Dec 4-7, eyeing at least to reach the Cup quarterfinals, reports UNB. Sixteen teams, split...
Oman maintained all-win run in the Islami Bank Men's Junior AHF Cup Qualifiers beating Sri Lanka by 3-2 goals in their 2nd match at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in the city Wednesday, reports UNB. Oman made a good...
Ashraful Hossain Babu's unbeaten century of 103 and Nadim Sheikh's 96 runs enabled Eskaton Sabuj Sangha to win against Dhaka Wanderers Club by 3 wickets in a match of the Dhaka Metropolis First Division Cricket League at Fatullah Outer Stadium...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is optimistic about getting former India captain Sourav Ganguly on board as batting consultant, reports bdnews24.com. However, he will not be available before the World Cup next year, confirmed board chief Nazmul Hasan at the Sher-e-Bangla...
DUBAI, Dec 3 (AFP): Pakistan and New Zealand dedicated the trophy for their two Twenty20 matches in the Dubai starting Thursday in memory of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes who died last week. Hughes died last Thursday, two days after being...
Jatrabari Krira Chakra defeated Dhaka Wanderers Club 3-1 in the only match of the Bengal Group Senior Division Football League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Wednesday, reports UNB. Jasim, Bipul and Shamim scored one goal each for...
Nurpur Young Tigers beat Desh Krira Chakra 3-0 in the Sheikh Kamal Nitol-Tata Habiganj DFA league at the Habiganj Stadium Wednesday, reports UNB. In the day's other matches, SB Sporting Club defeated Rainbow Club 3-1 in the Kishorganj DFA league...
Bangladeshi pair Ahsan Habib Parash and Shapla Akhter reached the mixed doubles pre-quarterfinal of the Yonex-Sunrise Bangladesh Open International Badminton Challenge beating Pankaj Chand-Amita Giri pair (Nepal) 21-11, 21-13 at the Shaheed Suhrawardy National Indoor Stadium in the city Wednesday,...
KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia), Dec 3 (UNB): Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina said Wednesday her government is simplifying processes to ease foreign investment as she made sales pitch to attract Malaysian entrepreneurs. "We're revisiting our entire investment facilitation regime to simplify...
Shah Alam Nur | 2014-12-04 00:00:00
Top international brands are turning to Bangladesh to source lured by sportswear, lower price and higher quality, trade-insiders said. This development is being seen as a new opportunity for the readymade garment (RMG) sub-sector. In recent times, they said, a...
Sonia H Moni | 2014-12-04 00:00:00
The price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the international market dropped further, but it is still dearer in the local market. State-run Saudi Aramco has set its December contract price for propane at $550 a tonne, down by $60...
Quantum Consumer Solutions celebrates 10th anniversary Quantum Consumer Solutions has recently celebrated their 10th anniversary at a function at a city hotel. Quantum, a leading qualitative research agency in the Asia Pacific region, set up office in Dhaka in a...
Syful Islam | 2014-12-04 00:00:00
The central bank has intensified its monitoring and supervision on sanctioning and disbursement of agri credit to ensure its proper utilisation, official sources said. The latest move aims to ensure that at least 60 per cent of farm credit goes...
Lamudi Bangladesh, a wing of the Rocket Internet family and also an online venture builder across the globe, organised a "Real Estate Summit 2014" in partnership with Cityscape in Bangladesh recently. It also organised conferences across Asia, the Middle East,...
CHITTAGONG, Dec 3 (BSS): The entrepreneurs of the country's private sectors have been urged to play more proactive role to further accelerate the economic growth. Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed made the appeal while speaking as the chief guest at the...
The government is going to prepare the seventh five-year plan (SFYP) with a view to shifting the country's economy to investment-driven from the factor-driven development. Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said this while delivered a lecture on "Vision 2021: Prospect...
NEW DELHI, Dec 03 (AFP): India Wednesday announced a move to speed up approval for US investments, just weeks after the two countries settled a global trade dispute and President Barack Obama agreed to visit. A new Indian government committee...
GENEVA, Dec 03 (AFP): The Palestinian Authority lost at least $310 million in customs and sales tax in 2011 as a result of importing from or through Israel, the UN said Wednesday, urging a radical change to the system. The...
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters): The United States called on Japan to keep fiscal support in place for its flagging economy and said there was an "urgent case" for structural reforms to spur faster economic growth. The Treasury Department's top official...
WASHINGTON, Dec 03 (AFP): Chief executives of major US companies are slightly less optimistic about the economy than three months ago and plan to cut capital spending next year, according to a survey published Tuesday. The Business Roundtable, an association...
BEIJING, Dec 3 (Reuters): China is increasing its support for agriculture by renewing select tax breaks that have expired, the government said on Wednesday, in another move to support the real economy. China's stumbling economy this year has pared banks'...
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