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DBL Group to diversify business in non-traditional areas

Mohammad Ali | 2014-06-01 00:00:00

Dulal Brothers Ltd (DBL) Group has moved to diversify its business especially in the non-traditional areas, facilitating reduction of the country's dependency on import, its top official said. Under its diversification programme, two separate subsidiary companies of the group are...

BB Governor wins DU award

2014-06-01 00:00:00

Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr. Atiur Rahman won an award titled 'Regulator with Human Face' from the Dhaka University on Thursday. The central bank governor was nominated for the award from the country's top public university in recognition to his outstanding...

Proposed FRA will be conflicting with CA profession: ICAB

FE Report | 2014-06-01 00:00:00

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) is ready to welcome the proposed Financial Reporting Act (FRA), if it is formulated 'based on professionalism and to ensure benefit of the nation economically, efficiently and effectively', its top official said....

News Briefs

2014-06-01 00:00:00

Auto Re-Rolling Assoc condoles death of Rahim Bangladesh Auto Re-Rolling and Steel Mills Association has condoled the death of Haji Abdur Rahim, the founder of Rahim Steel Mills Ltd. The association recalled the contribution of late Rahim in the industrialisation...

Photo: Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman inaugurating \\\'Street Children\\\'s Bank Account Opening\\\' services

2014-06-01 00:00:00

Photo: Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL)

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Photo: Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited

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Photo:South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce Bank Ltd (SBAC)

2014-06-01 00:00:00

Sensex sees best monthly gains in seven months

2014-06-01 00:00:00

MUMBAI, May 31 (Business Standard): Equity markets buoyed by election euphoria saw the benchmark indices posting gains of about 8 per cent in May, the highest since October last year. In October last year, the Sensex and the Nifty had...

Tokyo investors watching US data, ECB meet next week

2014-06-01 00:00:00

TOKYO, May 31 (AFP): Tokyo investors will keep a close eye on data releases next week, including US jobs figures, as well as a European Central Bank (ECB) meeting where policymakers may launch further easing measures. On Friday, the benchmark...

Leading investors cut cash holdings in May

2014-06-01 00:00:00

LONDON, May 31 (Reuters): The world's top investors cut cash holdings this month to their lowest since November and put money to work in risky assets, on the expectation that developed market interest rates will remain low, Reuters polls showed...

Photo: City Bank

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Photo: NCC Bank Ltd.

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Photo: A singer performing at a song contest \\\'Esho mili shure Shure\\\', organised by EBL.

2014-06-01 00:00:00

Photo: State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives speaking

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IPO Diary

2014-06-01 00:00:00

Making teaching profession attractive

Mouli Tasnuva | 2014-06-01 00:00:00

A huge number of students are failing to master the desired competency due to a flawed teaching system, observes the World Bank (The Daily Star, May 10, 2014). How degrading a statement for us, teachers! Where the government is digitizing...

Increasing pass rate vs quality of education

Masum Billah | 2014-06-01 00:00:00

The results of Secondary School Certificate examination came out with the message of significantly high pass rates and higher grades. And this has become a common picture for the last six years which definitely make us elated as it shows...

From the finite to the infinity

Nilratan Halder | 2014-05-31 00:00:00

Thirteen years of age is considered raw and tender by any standard but for a handful of specially gifted persons this is enough to gain immortality. Two teenagers of this age have created history by becoming the world's youngest ever...

British DPM hits out at \\\'arrogance\\\' of Lutfur

2014-05-31 00:00:00

British Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Nick Clegg has accused the controversial mayor of Tower Hamlets of ‘arrogance’ as he backed an investigation into the borough's chaotic election process. The Deputy Prime Minister launched an extraordinary attack on Lutfur Rahman amid...

Politicians are ensnared: is there any way out?

M Jalal Hussain | 2014-05-31 00:00:00

The welfare, development, peace and plethora of a country are at the hands of the politicians who are responsible and vested with the specific tasks. The duties and responsibilities of the politicians, political leaders and the citizens at large are...

For public toilets in capital free of cost

Manjushree Maharjan and Aminul Islam Sujon | 2014-05-31 00:00:00

In 1925, the great Indian politician Mahatma Gandhi said, "Sanitation is more important than independence". This sentence is very simple but important and meaningful. He realized that people are suffering lots of health and environmental problems due to lack of...

Need to utilise Bangladesh\\\'s religious tourism potential

Sabrina Khandakar | 2014-05-31 00:00:00

Religious tourism is one of the newer forms of tourism in Bangladesh with a tendency to develop. Religion has been a way of life and is an integral part of the Bangladeshi tradition permeating into the day to day life...

The necessity of a transport research institute

Md Shamsul Arefin | 2014-05-31 00:00:00

Road and transport research work now-a-days is not only confined to developed nations but it is now also being exercised in developing nations like India, Malaysia, etc. Bangladesh is one of the emerging nations, but its higher population density with...

The history of soccer

Iftu Ahmed | 2014-05-31 00:00:00

Soccer as well as football is the world's most popular sport. More than 240 million people over 200 countries play soccer. As a result, soccer has been world's beautiful global sport. It has ancient origin, history and heritage: China Football...

Thai activists plan rally to defy coup protest ban

2014-05-31 00:00:00

BANGKOK, May 30 (AP): An anti-coup activist in Thailand called Friday for a weekend rally to defy the military government's ban on demonstrations, urging those opposed to the takeover to wear masks and be ready for cat-and-mouse chases with soldiers...

New threats will not distract US from Asia

2014-05-31 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, May 30 (agencies): The United States will not be deterred from plans to strengthen its military position in Asia by emerging threats elsewhere, the US defense secretary said Thursday as he prepared to meet allies in the region worried...

New Delhi seeks report on grisly rape

2014-05-31 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, (Reuters): India's new home minister weighed in on Friday in a grisly case in which two teenage girls were raped and hanged from a tree this week, as public anger and political controversy over the attack gain momentum....

Ukraine army will push on with offensive against rebels

2014-05-31 00:00:00

UKRAINE, 30 (agencies): Ukrainian forces will press ahead with a military offensive against rebels in the east until peace and order have been restored there, Ukraine's acting defense minister said on Friday. Speaking after 14 servicemen, including a general, were...

news digest

2014-05-31 00:00:00

Crude bombs kill 2000 in Syria BEIRUT, May 30: Crude bombs dropped by Syrian government forces on rebel-held parts of the northern city of Aleppo have killed nearly 2,000 people so far this year, an activist group said Friday.   The...