SHANGHAI, Nov 24 (Reuters): Smaller Chinese banks that have raised deposit rates higher than their large rivals may be rewarded with a short-term inflow of money, but are unlikely to break the trend of investors parking cash in big banks...
Chairman of Greenland Group Mohammad Abdul Hye has been elected Chairman of Trust Islami Life Insurance Ltd. The election was held at the 14th assembly of managing board of the company, said a press release. Mr Hye is a sponsor...
LONDON, Nov 24 (Reuters): The euro flirted with a two-year trough against the dollar on Monday as investors bet the European Central Bank would ease monetary policy more aggressively to ward off deflation in the stuttering euro zone. On Friday...
In a bid to expedite development activities at the grassroots level, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday initiated a new move to strengthen the government’s communication with the local tier of the administration through videoconferencing at least twice a month...
BNP alleged on Monday that sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique who had been staying abroad since his disparaging remarks against Islam came out of the airport on Sunday night safely with the government’s help despite having arrest warrants, reports UNB....
Dr Hasan Mahmud, publicity and publication affairs secretary of the ruling Awami League (AL), called upon the BNP leadership Monday not to become a laughing stock by announcing movement programme, reports BSS. “You had announced movement programmes many times in...
Awami League (AL) Advisory Council member and former Railway Minister Suranjit Sengupta, MP, said Monday Latif Siddiqui, who has been expelled from the party and relieved of his post in the cabinet, could return home as he is not an...
KHULNA, Nov 24 (BSS): Awami League- led 14-party alliance-backed Sammilito Ainjibi Samonnay Parishad obtained seven posts including president and general secretary while BNP-led 20-party alliance backed Sarbodoliyo Ainjibi Oikkyo Parishad secured seven posts including one vice president in the annual...
UNDP, KOICA’s new project launched The government, Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and UNDP Bangladesh jointly launched Monday a new project, titled 'Accelerating Efforts to Prevent and Respond to Sexual and Gender Based Violence. The significant feature of this pilot...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka for Nepal today(Tuesday) afternoon to attend the 18th Saarc Summit to be held in Kathmandu on November 26-27, reports UNB. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines will leave Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport...
Minister for Water Resources Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmood told the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Monday that the government has undertaken various projects to mitigate navigational crisis in the country's rivers, reports BSS. Initiatives have been taken to curb navigational crisis and...
Garment workers demanded on Monday the arrest of Tazreen Fashions Ltd owner Delwar Hossain in connection with the devastating fire at the factory that claimed over 100 lives in 2012, reports UNB. The demand was made from a protest rally...
RAJSHAHI, Nov 24 (UNB): A court here placed eight people on a fresh one-day remand on Monday in connection with the murder of Rajshahi University (RU) teacher Prof AKM Shafiul Islam. Magistrate of the Rajshahi Metropolitan Magistrate Court-3 Sharmin Akhter...
FE Report | 2014-11-25 00:00:00
Journalist leaders at a view exchange meeting Monday vowed to work for formulating a gender policy for all media houses to improve coverage on women and create a women-friendly working environment in media. The opinion exchange meeting with media policymakers...
RAJSHAHI, Nov 24 (UNB): Police recovered the throat-slit bodies of a woman and her son from their house at Deulia village in Bagmara upazila on Monday morning. The deceased were identified as Aklima Begaum, 50, wife of late Majibar Rahman,...
NARAYANGANJ, Nov 24 (UNB): A court here sentenced two people to death and another one to life term imprisonment on Monday for killing a businessman in 2011. The two death convicts-Rana Miah and Moslemuddin - and lifer Amir Hossain remain...
FE Report | 2014-11-25 00:00:00
Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety Monday launched fire safety training programme for security guards of readymade garment (RMG) factories on safe evacuation, aiming to help protect lives of workers in any untoward incidents. The course, aligned with guidelines produced by...
Navy chief leaves for Myanmar Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Navy Vice Admiral M Farid Habib along with his wife left Dhaka for Myanmar Monday on a five-day visit on the invitation of Myanmar Navy Chief. During the visit,...
Weather is likely to remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky till 6:00 pm today (Tuesday). Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country, Met Office said. The country's highest temperature of 30.1...
FE Report | 2014-11-25 00:00:00
Finance Minister AMA Muhith said Monday the government will consider issuing sovereign bonds next year to mobilise the required foreign currencies. "Our foreign currency reserve is quite well this year. So, we are not thinking of issuing the bonds this...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) has rejected two leave to appeal petitions BNP chief Khaleda Zia had filed over a case accusing her of graft in the Zia Orphanage Trust, report agencies. A five-member bench headed by...
BEIJING, Nov 24 (PTI): China today partly commissioned its largest hydropower station in Tibet, built on the Brahmaputra river that could restrict the flow of water in the major river in the riparian regions in India and Bangladesh. The first...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-11-25 00:00:00
The government is going to pay US$9.87 million for purchasing 1,364 more shares of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), a wing of the World Bank (WB) Group, officials said Monday. "All the official formalities have been completed....
Our Correspondent | 2014-11-25 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Nov 24: Entrepreneurs at a women business summit in Chittagong on Monday emphasized more business-friendly environment in respect of VAT and tax regime to encourage small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to be more creative and innovative. Hundreds of women...
Siddique Islam | 2014-11-25 00:00:00
The central bank resumed its foreign-exchange support through selling the US dollar to the commercial banks after nearly two years and a half to keep the market stable, officials said. As part of the move, the Bangladesh Bank (BB) sold...
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