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Overseas BD workers need proper service from missions

FE Report | 2014-09-10 00:00:00

Bangladesh is unable to provide necessary services to the migrant workers following shortage of skilled labour attachés in Bangladesh missions abroad, said speakers at a programme Tuesday. They also emphasised the need for two years' field level experience as requirement...

News Briefs

2014-09-10 00:00:00

BB takes steps to check activities of fake note syndicates Bangladesh Bank (BB) has taken special measures to prevent the activities of currency-forgery syndicates ahead of Eid-ul-Azha and Durga Puja. Steps have been taken for disseminating the information required to...

Photo: Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources

2014-09-10 00:00:00

Photo: ASUS pavilion at the \\\'ASUS Week\\\' campaign at BCS Computer City

2014-09-10 00:00:00

Economists, trade leaders suggest steps to woo Japanese investment

Faruque Ahmed | 2014-09-10 00:00:00

Economists and private sector entrepreneurs want that Japanese investors should be provided with land as soon as possible to help them start relocating industries in Bangladesh. They have laid emphasis on taking concrete steps to show the Japanese investors that...

BD-India regular coastal shipping service soon

2014-09-10 00:00:00

All set to start regular coastal shipping service between Bangladesh and India. This may happen after the forthcoming visit of Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood AIi to New Delhi, reports bdnews24.com. Till date, there is only a riverine protocol between...

Foreign investors invited to invest in BD ICT sector

2014-09-10 00:00:00

Terming Bangladesh as a potential investment destination for ICT sector, State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam has invited foreign investors to invest in the sector to further its growth and for mutual benefit. The state minister made the...

Food grain procurement target fails in Khulna

2014-09-10 00:00:00

KHULNA, Sept 9 (UNB): The target to procure paddy and rice could not be achieved in the district this season due to various reasons, including higher prices of the food grains, at the local markets compared to the government-offered rates....

Maldives to recruit more doctors, nurses from BD

2014-09-10 00:00:00

The Maldives will recruit more doctors and nurses from Bangladesh and will send students for medical education here. In this connection, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Bangladesh and the Maldives at the 32nd meeting of the Ministers...

Photo: Senior Secretary of Home Affairs Md Mozammel Haq Khan and Secretary of Energy and Mineral Resource Division Md Abu Bakar Siddique

2014-09-10 00:00:00

2 fake medicine factories unearthed

2014-09-10 00:00:00

A Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) mobile court on Wednesday unearthed two fake medicine factories in old Dhaka and Keraniganj on the outskirts of the capital. During the drive, the mobile court also seized huge quantities of fake medicines, medicine-making ingredients...

Photo: The newly-elected Executive Board members of Bangladesh Jute Goods Association (BJGA)

2014-09-10 00:00:00

Photo: Secretary of the Statistics & Informatics Division of the Ministry of Planning Suraiya Begum, ndc,

2014-09-10 00:00:00

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2014-09-10 00:00:00

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2014-09-10 00:00:00

WB warns of global jobs crisis

2014-09-10 00:00:00

SYDNEY, Sept 9 (AFP): The world is facing a global jobs crisis that is hurting the chances of reigniting economic growth and there is no magic bullet to solve the problem, the World Bank warned on Tuesday. In a study...

Germany hits back at austerity critics

2014-09-10 00:00:00

BERLIN, Sept 9 (AFP):  German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble hit back on Tuesday at critics of austerity in Europe, saying economic growth cannot be boosted by easing the bloc's budget rules or cutting interest rates. "One can't simply buy jobs...

China’s promised reforms moving too slowly: EU businesses

2014-09-10 00:00:00

BEIJING, Sept 9 (AFP):  European businesses in China on Tuesday warned the Communist Party urgently to implement promised reforms or risk seeing growth in the world's second-largest economy plummet and incomes stagnate. "The 'golden age' for business in China is...

News in Brief

2014-09-10 00:00:00

Dollar extends gains in Asia TOKYO, Sept 9 : The dollar extended its gains in Asia Tuesday, hovering around a six-year high against the yen, while the British pound struggled to recover from a sell-off fuelled by fears of Scottish...

Public subscription of Hamid Fabrics allowed from Sept 28

FE Report | 2014-09-10 00:00:00

The securities regulator has banned the activities of the chief executive officer (CEO) of First Securities and Services for five years and also fined Tk 1.0 million due to his involvement with securities business and unlawful activities, officials said. The...

City Bank wins int\\\'l award

2014-09-10 00:00:00

City Bank has recently been named the 'Best Commercial Bank in Bangladesh 2014' by FinanceAsia, a leading financial publication in the Asia-Pacific region. This is for the second time City Bank has won this prestigious award after becoming the inaugural...

Ex-chairman of DSE expires

FE Report | 2014-09-10 00:00:00

Khurshid Alam, a former chairman of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) passed away Tuesday at the age of 84. He breathed his last at 5.00 am at the city's United Hospital. He had been suffering from old-age complications for long. He...

Investors take position on MNCs, newly listed stocks

FE Report | 2014-09-10 00:00:00

Stocks returned to the green Tuesday after two sessions' correction with turnover remained sluggish as investors took position on multinational and newly listed stocks. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) went up by 38.47 points or...

News Briefs

2014-09-10 00:00:00

EXIM Bank Agri University extends admission form collection deadline EXIM Bank Agricultural University, Bangladesh, the only private research-based University of the country, located in Chapainawabganj, has extended its admission form collection deadline till 30th September, 2014. Interested candidates can collect...

Photo: Pubali Bank Ltd.

2014-09-10 00:00:00

Telenor eyes 45m mobile internet users in six Asian markets

2014-09-10 00:00:00

Telenor Group on Tuesday announced its internet-user projections in its six Asian markets for the rest of the year. Telenor expects to increase its mobile internet subscriber base in Asia to 45 million users by the year end, an increase...

NBR to discuss VAT, SD law with policymakers, trade leaders today

Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-09-10 00:00:00

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will sit with the policymakers and business leaders today (Wednesday) to discuss pros and cons of new VAT and SD law, 2012 in a bid to resolve confusion about implementation of the law. The...

Biman offers discount sale on tickets

2014-09-10 00:00:00

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will offer discount sale on tickets to seven destinations from Dhaka on the occasion of the 3rd Asian Tourism Fair to be held at Bangabandhu International Conference Center on September 11-13, reports UNB. Tickets will be sold...

Photo: A workshop titled \\\'Impact of BASEL-II implementation on the national economy

2014-09-10 00:00:00

Photo: CIMA Country Manager, Zareef Tamanna Matin handing over certificate of award

2014-09-10 00:00:00