Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) inaugurated its 97th branch 'Sayedpur Branch' at Altaf Tower, Shahid Dr Zikrul Hoq Road, Sayedpur, Nilphamari on Thursday, said a statement. Chairman of the board of directors of the bank Maj (retd) Dr Md Rezaul...
Talha Bin Habib | 2014-11-28 00:00:00
Participants of the upcoming meeting of the Asia-Pacific fisheries industry to be held in Dhaka early next month (December) will draw up an action plan for boosting the sector, officials said. The 29th Governing Council meeting of INFOFISH, an intergovernmental...
The third international conference on 'Responsible Business Conduct in Poverty Alleviation & Financial Inclusion through Green Banking & CSR' will begin tomottoe (Saturday) at 9:30am at the Bangladesh Bank Training Academy in the city's Mirpur area, reports UNB. Governor of...
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) will organise a seminar on 'Housing for Public Welfare' tomorrow (Saturday) at DCCI Auditorium in the city's Motijheel area on Saturday, reports UNB. Housing and Public Works Minister Engr Mosharraf Hossain will...
New chairman of BDBL Md Yeasin Ali has joined Bangladesh Development Bank Limited (BDBL) as the chairman of its board of directors. Prior to joining BDBL, he was the chairman of Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation. He served Rajshahi Krishi...
The member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have been urged to come up with investment -- both directly and joint ventures -- under Public Private Partnership (PPP) in Bangladesh's tourism sector to help turn it a global...
Our Correspondent | 2014-11-28 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Nov 27: Senior official of Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) of Tokyo Yumiko Ando exchanged views with Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) president Mahbubul Alam at the latter's office in the port-city on Wednesday (Nov 26). CCCI...
The Bangladesh Railway (BR) will procure 100 metre gauge and 50 broad gauge coaches at a cost of Tk 5.62 billion from Inca PT, an Indonesian firm. In this connection, an agreement was signed between the two organisations in the...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the members of a high-profile panel, including Bangladesh scientist Firdausi Qadri, to advise on the organisational and operational aspects of the proposed Technology Bank and Science, Technology and Innovation Supporting Mechanism dedicated to the...
TOKYO, Nov 27 (Reuters) : Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it would recall 57,000 vehicles globally to replace potentially deadly air bags made by Takata Corp, as a safety crisis around the Japanese auto parts maker looks far from...
SHANGHAI, Nov 27 (Reuters) : China hopes that last week's interest rate cut will increase lending into the economy to shore up flagging growth, but measuring any rise will be impeded by a number of tricks the country's bankers use...
KARACHI, Nov 27 (AFP) : Pakistan has sold $1 billion in Islamic bonds to raise its foreign exchange reserves in line with IMF demands. The government had initially planned to float $500 million worth of the bonds -- known as...
FRANKFURT, Nov 27 (AFP) : The German labour market continued to shine in November, shrugging off the current economic weakness, with unemployment now at its lowest level since unification, official data showed on Thursday. The number of people registered as...
MANILA, Nov 27 (AFP): Growth slowed sharply in the Philippine economy in the third quarter because of typhoon damage and falling public spending, officials said Thursday. The economy grew by 5.3 per cent in the three months to September --...
FRANKFURT, Nov 27 (AFP) : Loans to the private sector in the euro area, a gauge of economic health, fell year-on-year in October, but by slightly less than in September, the European Central Bank said on Thursday. The volume of...
SEOUL, Nov 27 (AFP) : South Korea's current account surplus in October rose to $9 billion on growing exports of ships, memory chips and steel, state data showed Thursday. The preliminary figure compared with a revised surplus of $7.4 billion...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2014-11-28 00:00:00
Performance measurement in public administration is a management process whereby the quality and success of a government programme can be ascertained. It entails continuous collection of data on progresses achieved towards realising the set objectives of any organisation. Performance indicators...
Diwakar Dayal | 2014-11-28 00:00:00
The cyber world is continuously evolving. Organisa-tions and consumers alike are witnessing complex threats which not only possess the ability to disrupt business operations resulting in information leakage and also cause serious financial losses. For instance, a recent news article...
The gathering of hundreds of women entrepreneurs at a summit arranged exclusively for them is itself a major development in the context of Bangladesh. Indeed, the first ever such summit held at Chittagong's Agrabad Hotel has naturally generated tremendous enthusiasm....
Nilratan Halder | 2014-11-28 00:00:00
A discussion on "Good governance in climate financing: Global and national perspective" organized by the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) ascertains that Bangladesh has not qualified for the $9.3-billion international green climate fund. The reason cited for this failure is the...
Tania Tasnin | 2014-11-28 00:00:00
A white paper covering a cigarette stick looks harmless until one wishes to light it up. It's actually one's wish that releases a dangerous cocktail of over five thousand chemicals in his body. It's this person who lets nicotine to...
The Tigers have won the third one-day international against their lacklustre opponents Zimbabwe without much problem. It seems the Tigers' opponent is not the visiting team, but rather they are guarding themselves against being over overconfidence or complacence. Sill two...
Adulterated paracetamol producers got ten years imprisonment after twenty one years. In the mean time, several hundred children died after taking poisonous paracetamol. This reminds us of the old adage that 'justice delayed, is justice denied! Punishment awarded is too...
I am very glad to know that the Bangladesh government is taking steps to fix single digit interest rate for all the commercial banks. It will largely boost our economy and bring more people in the industrial sector with big...
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