Faruque Ahmed | 2014-06-05 00:00:00
The World Cup Football that begins in Brazil from June 12 next has opened up new business window for the Bangladesh apparel industry, mainly for production and export of World Cup jerseys by the country's knitwear factories. The boost has...
Syful Islam | 2014-06-05 00:00:00
The government has prepared a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aiming to award the job of building the deep seaport in Sonadia by a Chinese company, sources said. The MoU may be signed during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Beijing visit from...
Monira Munni | 2014-06-05 00:00:00
Local experts and those appointed by the western retailers' are yet to reach a consensus on the requirements of concrete strength in the buildings for safety assessment programmes, sources said. Technical experts from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET),...
Former Rab officer Arif Hossain, who was arrested for his alleged involvement in the abductions and killings of seven people, on Wednesday confessed before a local court to his involvement in the incident, reports UNB. Arif made a confessional statement...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2014-06-05 00:00:00
Finance Minister A M A Muhith is going to present the country's annual national budget for the fiscal year (FY) 2014-15 today (Thursday) to the Jatiyo Sangsad with an outlay of Tk 2.5 trillion. The finance minister will unveil the...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2014-06-05 00:00:00
Finance Minister AMA Muhith is set to unveil the budget for the fiscal year (FY), 2014-15, today (Thursday). He is expected to place an outlay of around Tk 2.50 trillion, 16 per cent bigger than the outgoing fiscal's revised budget....
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-06-05 00:00:00
The government is set to offer tax holiday facility for Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) for the next five years until 2019, in the budget for fiscal year 2014-15. It may also allow capital market investors...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2014-06-05 00:00:00
Country's stock market that had received severe mauling in 2010 has been able to regain stability in the outgoing fiscal (2013-14) but not the desired level of buoyancy. The capital market regulator and the government initiated a number of measures...
FE Report | 2014-06-05 00:00:00
BASIC Bank Limited's Gulshan branch manager S M Waliullah was temporally suspended Wednesday on charges of 'gross irregularities', officials said. The bank management suspended Mr. Waliullah, a deputy general manager (DGM) and in-charge of the branch, following alleged involvement in...
FE Report | 2014-06-05 00:00:00
Bangladesh and China would sign six cooperation agreements during Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina's six-day China visit starting from Friday, said Foreign Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali Wednesday. Speaking at a press conference at the foreign ministry, he said the...
HABIGANJ, June 4 (UNB): Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members recovered another cache of arms and ammunition on the second day of their drive Wednesday at Satchhari jungles along the Indian border in Chunarughat upazila. New hauls include 222 (80 mm)...
FENI, June 4: A local leader of Jubo League was chopped to death by miscreants at Adarsha village in Sonagazi upazila early Wednesday. The victim was identified as Jasim Uddin (35), president of ward No. 9 of Char Darbesh union...
The government decided Wednesday not to allow construction of commercial or private buildings in Dhaka unless they install Effluent Treatment Plants (ETP). The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Housing and Public Works Minister Mosharraf Hossain to review...
Construction of the much-desired Dhaka-Chittagong four-lane project is likely to be completed by the end of this year as the work on the wider highway is progressing fast. Carpeting work on the 66-kilometre road and 98 per cent of land...
TOKYO, June 3 (AFP): Tokyo stocks rose 0.66 per cent Tuesday on a weaker yen and continued advances on Wall Street, with the benchmark index finishing above 15,000 for the first time in two months. The Nikkei 225 index added...
Mr Mostafa Golam Quddus was unanimously re-elected Chairman of Rupali Insurance Company Limited at the company's 159th meeting of the board of directors held recently, said a press release. Former President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Mr...
HONG KONG, June 3 (Reuters): Hong Kong shares reached their highest close in five months, lifted by Chinese manufacturing surveys which reinforced hopes that China's economy may be improving after a few rough months. The Hang Seng Index gained 0.9...
Maswood Alam Khan from Maryland, USA | 2014-06-04 00:00:00
Poor people always believe in having cash in hand. They are fond of pocket accounting. What cash they have in their pocket is often how they manage their money. They do not like bank accounts because having a bank account,...
Nahida Sultana | 2014-06-04 00:00:00
The national budget for FY 2014-15 is knocking at the door. It is essential to understand the causes of declining growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The reasons are falling investment, demand-induced decreased import of capital machinery, concentration of productive...
That the government is reportedly considering to raise tax incentives to encourage companies to spend more on social well-being as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR), sounds good. It is thus likely to raise tax rebate for CSR spending...
Abu Ahmed | 2014-06-04 00:00:00
An old person feels helpless in almost all respects. He becomes detached from all sources of income and depends on others for a fair living and, in some cases, for a bare minimum. If good luck is with him, he...
Rahman Jahangir | 2014-06-04 00:00:00
A country is known by the physical condition of its capital. Such a status is very much critical both for foreign investors and foreign tourists. Last Monday showed why Dhaka had ranked the world's second least liveable city, according to...
In India, a new government, headed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has been formed following the national elections. Earlier, survey reports forecast that BJP would emerge as the majority party but might not be able to form the government...
Media reports say the Bangladesh Bank has launched a banking service for the street children, which will allow them to open a bank account with Tk 10 only. Street children are usually found at the vegetable markets for carrying back...
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