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2014-08-27 00:00:00

Training can help women entrepreneurs widen products

FE Report | 2014-08-27 00:00:00

Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury Tuesday underlined the need for training programme for women entrepreneurs so that they can develop and diversify their products. She made the emphasis at an award giving ceremony on 'Grassroots Women Entrepreneur Award -2013' and...

‘Channel i’ presenter Faruqui slaughtered

2014-08-27 00:00:00

Unidentified miscreants slaughtered ‘Channel i’ programme presenter Maulana Nurul Islam Faruqui in the city’s East Razabazar area on Wednesday night. Police said a group of miscreants stormed into the house of Faruqui, presenter of ‘Kafela’, a popular programme of the...

Fresh tender soon to pick developer for Mongla SEZ

Kamrun Nahar | 2014-08-27 00:00:00

The government will float fresh tender shortly to appoint a site developer for the proposed Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Mongla in Bagerhat after the past invitation got poor response from international contractors, an official said. Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority...

BTRC to develop mobile app to get users\\\' complaints

Khairul Islam | 2014-08-27 00:00:00

The telecom regulator has planned to receive users' complaints against the mobile phone operators directly to protect the rights of individual subscribers, officials said. The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will develop a mobile app soon with a view to...

IMF mission ‘likely next month to review economic reforms’

2014-08-27 00:00:00

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is likely to send a mission to Bangladesh next month to review the progress in the country's economic reforms under its credit support, said IMF resident representative Stella Kaendera Tuesday, reports UNB. "We can say...

News Briefs

2014-08-27 00:00:00

Burger King, Tim Hortons to merge Burger King has confirmed that it plans to buy Tim Hortons, the Canadian coffee and doughnut chain, for about $11 billion (£6.6 billion; 8.3 billion euros). The deal would create the world's third-largest fast-food...

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SME sector dev for enhancing national uplift stressed

2014-08-27 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Aug 26 (BSS): Speakers at a meeting here have stressed for flourishing of the local small and medium enterprises (SME) to create more jobs for accelerating national uplift and enhance economic growth through poverty alleviation. They put special emphasis...

Japan govt turns more cautious on weak factory output

2014-08-27 00:00:00

TOKYO, Aug 26 (Reuters) :  Japan's government turned slightly more cautious about factory output and flagged a risk that April's sales-tax hike could have prolonged effects, a sign that the world's third-biggest economy is struggling with the higher tax and...

Hungary keeps base interest rate at record low

2014-08-27 00:00:00

BUDAPEST, Aug 26 (AFP):  Hungary's central bank MNB kept its base interest rate at a record low of 2.10 per cent on Tuesday, the first time for 25 months it did not cut the benchmark rate. The move was in...

US durable goods’ orders shoot up 22.6pc in July

2014-08-27 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (AFP) : A large jump in aircraft orders sent US orders for durable goods rocketing 22.6 per cent in July to a new monthly record, Commerce Department data showed Tuesday. Civilian aircraft orders led by aircraft manufacturer...

Euro under pressure after weak German data

2014-08-27 00:00:00

TOKYO, Aug 26 (AFP) : The euro was stuck around $1.32 in Asia Tuesday after falling to an 11-month low against the dollar on a weak batch of German data and hints the European Central Bank could unveil easing measures...

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Amu to open 3 expos at BICC Sept 3

FE Report | 2014-08-27 00:00:00

Three expositions named 15th Textech Bangladesh, 8th Dhaka International Yarn and Fabric and 18th Dye+Chem Bangladesh 2014 Expo will kick off at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) on September 3. Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu is expected to inaugurate the...

Saudi Arabia to earn $8.5b from Hajj

2014-08-27 00:00:00

MECCA, Saudi Arabia, Aug 26 (AFP): Saudi Arabia could earn $8.5 billion from this October's hajj, according to a study published on Monday, which predicted that two million Muslims would make the pilgrimage to Mecca. The Mecca Chamber of Commerce...

Kuwait Energy eager to \\\'invest more in Iraq\\\'

2014-08-27 00:00:00

STAVANGER, Norway, Aug 26 (Reuters): The recent flare-up of violence in Iraq is past its worst and Kuwait Energy is keen to invest more in the country because of its potential, Chief Executive Sara Akbar said on Tuesday. Several oil...

BOJ to keep bullish inflation outlook

2014-08-27 00:00:00

TOKYO, Aug 26 (Reuters): The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is likely to keep its bullish inflation outlook even as it cuts its economic growth forecast for this fiscal year in an October report, sources said, suggesting that the bank will...

Turkey, Japan sign $1.7b deal with Turkmenistan

2014-08-27 00:00:00

OWADAN-DEPE, Turkmenistan, Aug 26 (Reuters): Turkmenistan, holder of the world's fourth-largest natural gas reserves, signed a $1.7 billion deal with a Turkish-Japanese consortium on Tuesday to build a gas-to-liquids plant as part of its strategy to maximise revenues from its...

Students, engineers advised to use admixtures, chemicals in producing durable concrete

2014-08-27 00:00:00

The students and practicing engineers have been advised to become aware of the potential of using admixtures and chemicals in producing durable concrete. Head of the Department of Civil Engineering of Southern University Bangladesh (SUB) Prof Engr M Ali Ashraf,...

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IPO of National Feed, Mudaraba Subordinate Bond of SIBL approved

FE Report | 2014-08-27 00:00:00

The securities regulator Tuesday approved the IPO (initial public offering) proposal of National Feed Mill and Tk 3.0 billion Mudaraba Subordinate Bond of the Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL), officials said. The approvals came at a commission meeting held at...

Thrust on EFT awareness

FE Report | 2014-08-27 00:00:00

Speakers at a programme Tuesday underscored the need for popularising the Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) channel by removing various existing hassles and creating greater awareness about it, making the industry more prepared to adopt RTGS. RTGS (Real Time Gross Settlement)...

DSE turnover hits 7-month high

FE Report | 2014-08-27 00:00:00

Turnover value on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) hit a fresh seven months high Tuesday, powered by investors' buying spree mostly on large-cap stocks. Daily turnover value soared to Tk 7.95 billion, registering an increase of 12.4 per cent over...

News Briefs

2014-08-27 00:00:00

New MD (acting) of MIDAS The board of directors of Micro Industries Development Assistance and Services (MIDAS) has unanimously appointed Dr ASM Mashi ur Rahman as the DMD and the MD (acting) at a board meeting recently. Dr. Rahman obtained...