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JS to pass Hotel & Restaurant Act soon

Talha Bin Habib | 2014-09-05 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Hotel and Restaurant Act 2014 is set to be passed in the Jatiyo Sangsad (JS) soon with some new provisions. These include empowering the DCs as the registrar for hotels and restaurants, and stipulating timeframe for starting business...

Russian firm begins work this month

M Azizur Rahman | 2014-09-05 00:00:00

Russian company JSC Atomstroyexport will start preparatory works for construction of Bangladesh's first nuclear power plant of 1,000-megawatt capacity this month as Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) has issued permission, a top official said. "We have permitted the Russian firm...

BKMEA guide to help exporters enhance price

FE Report | 2014-09-05 00:00:00

The knitwear sector grouping has published a directory for the first time, which will help local exporters increase their shipment prices. In the book titled 'Global Buyers Information Directory', it has detailed information about foreign buyers, and comparative import prices...

News Briefs

2014-09-05 00:00:00

Int'l denim trade show begins in city Nov 11 A two-day International denim trade show will begin in the city on November 11 next aiming to help flourish the denim sector. Denim Expert Limited will organise "Bangladesh Denim Expo" to...

Photo: A session of the second Bangladesh Investment Summit

2014-09-05 00:00:00

Photo: A delegation of the ICMAB headed by its President

2014-09-05 00:00:00

Photo: Winners of the MasterCard\\\'s \\\'Spend & Win\\\' campaign titled \\\'Char Chakka Hoi Hoi\\\'

2014-09-05 00:00:00

Aid in ensuring energy security, infrastructure dev to rule Abe\\\'s visit

2014-09-05 00:00:00

Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali said on Thursday that investment issues, including Japanese assistance in ensuring energy security and infrastructure development, will dominate the Bangladesh-Japan summit meeting to be held in the city tomorrow (Saturday), reports UNB. "We're giving highest...

DoE fines Gazipur dyeing factory

2014-09-05 00:00:00

GAZIPUR, Sept 4 (UNB): The Department of Environment (DoE) on Wednesday fined a dyeing factory in Sreepur Upazila of the district for causing pollution through discharging untreated effluent into Nablong canal. After a hearing at the DoE headquarters in Dhaka,...

GOB seeks JICA help for training of trainers

Faruque Ahmed | 2014-09-05 00:00:00

The government has requested Japan to take initiative to set up an institute of training of trainers in the country to help develop skilled manpower to cater to the growing need of industries and other sectors of the economy. Senior...

Govt takes Tk 12.34b housing projects at Mirpur for officers

Kamrun Nahar | 2014-09-05 00:00:00

The government has initiated two residential projects in the capital's Mirpur area with an estimated cost of Tk 12.34 billion to mitigate housing problem of its class-one officers, a housing ministry official said. The proposed two projects were recommended in...

IT experts for improving standard of skill

2014-09-05 00:00:00

Improving the standard of skill seen vital for creating skilled manpower for the country's information and communication technology (ICT) sector. IT experts at a seminar in the city on Thursday made the observation, reports UNB. They said Bangladesh needs to...

NSDS to ensure digital BD stressed

2014-09-05 00:00:00

KHULNA, Sept 4 (BSS): Speakers at a workshop here today said that National Strategy for Development of Statistics (NSDS) is needed for building digital Bangladesh. They said this while addressing a workshop on NSDS organised by Khulna Divisional Statistics Office...

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2014-09-05 00:00:00

Photo: Airtel Bangladesh

2014-09-05 00:00:00

Photo: Janata Bank Training Institute

2014-09-05 00:00:00

ECB in surprise rate cut to avert deflation

2014-09-05 00:00:00

FRANKFURT, Sept 04 (AFP): The European Central Bank surprised financial markets on Thursday by paring back its key interest rates to new all-time lows to ward off deflation, and it also cut growth forecasts. The news sent the euro down...

Auto export gains narrow US trade deficit in July

2014-09-05 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Sept 04 (AFP): The US trade deficit shrank for the third straight month in July helped by gains in exports especially from the automotive sector, Commerce Department data showed Thursday. The monthly trade balance came in at a negative...

German factory orders shrug off \\\'Putin effect\\\'

2014-09-05 00:00:00

FRANKFURT, Sept 04 (AFP): German industrial orders, a key measure of demand for German-made goods both at home and abroad, jumped in July, suggesting the fallout from the Ukraine crisis remains limited for now, data showed on Thursday. Factory orders...

China to need more than 6,000 new planes by 2033: Boeing

2014-09-05 00:00:00

BEIJING, Sept 04 (AFP): China will need more than 6,000 new aircraft over the next 20 years, US manufacturer Boeing forecast Thursday-an increase of almost 500 on its equivalent prediction last year. Flight demand in the world's most populous country...

Tourism helps Cyprus\\\'s economic recession to slow down

2014-09-05 00:00:00

NICOSIA, Sept. 4 (Xinhua): Increased tourism arrivals have helped the recession of the crisis-stricken economy of Cyprus to considerably slow down in the second quarter this year, according to statistics released Wednesday. The Statistics Service of the eastern Mediterranean island...

Photo: KABUL, Afghanistan: An Afghan worker dyes thread at a carpet manufacturer

2014-09-05 00:00:00

Turnover on DSE rises to Tk 6.02 billion

FE Report | 2014-09-05 00:00:00

Dhaka stocks posted marginal gain Thursday for the fourth consecutive session with turnover improved slightly as profit booking in last hour narrowed the early gain. Stocks have largely maintained a positive bias over the course of the trading session amid...

BTCL to develop countrywide broadband wireless access network

Khairul Islam | 2014-09-05 00:00:00

The state-owned telephony firm will develop a broadband wireless access network across the country soon with Korean help to provide uninterrupted upgraded services to its clients, officials said. They said the Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) in cooperation with Korean...

BD \\\'most attractive investment destination\\\' in Southeast Asia

2014-09-05 00:00:00

Bangladesh is now the most attractive and potential destination for investment in Southeast Asia as it has had a stable gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate for the last one decade. Prime Minister's Foreign Affairs Adviser Dr Gowher Rizvi said...

News Briefs

2014-09-05 00:00:00

IBBL allocates Tk 20 million for flood victims Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has allocated Tk. 20 million for flood- affected people of the country. The Bank will distribute relief materials including food and cash money among the flood-affected poor people...

Photo: Dutch-Bangla Bank donated Tk 50 million to the Prime Minister\\\'s Relief Fund

2014-09-05 00:00:00

Photo: An awareness programme titled \\\"Public Issue Application Process (Pilot Project)

2014-09-05 00:00:00

Photo: Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited

2014-09-05 00:00:00

DSE news in brief

2014-09-05 00:00:00

Intention to sell shares Pioneer Insurance Md. Nasirullah , one of the Sponsors of the Company, has expressed his intention to sell 60,000 shares out of his total holding of 3,65,696 shares of the Company at prevailing market price through...