Women entrepreneurs in districts of the country are going to be connected with cellular phones and ICT based network, delivery and service, which would help them expand their business along with empowerment, reports BSS. The platform aims to provide networking...
Rupee down 21 paise against dollar in early trade MUMBAI, Apr 22 : The Indian rupee declined by 21 paise to trade at fresh one-month low of 60.80 against the US dollar in early trade today due to appreciation of...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-04-23 00:00:00
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has sought Tk 2.0 billion from the government to procure essential commodities for uninterrupted supply aiming to keep the market stable and tolerable. An official said the top priority of the present government is...
The BGMEA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) with a view to bringing sustainable development in the garment manufacturing industries in the country. Bangladesh Garment Manufactures and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Vice-president (Finance)...
COLOMBO, Apr 22 (Xinhua): Sri Lanka's central bank kept its rates unchanged on low inflation and a conducive environment for private sector credit to pick up, a statement said here on Tuesday. Releasing its Monetary Policy statement, the central bank...
BEIJING, Apr 22 (Reuters): China's central bank will cut the amount of deposits rural banks must hold as reserves by between 0.5 and 2.0 percentage points, it said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of measures to help combat...
Dhaka: Hannah Jones, Nike’s head of sustainable business, had been lecturing colleagues for years about the dangers of manufacturing in Bangladesh. Yes, the country featured some of the cheapest factories in the world, she argued, but the athletic-gear maker could...
CARACAS, Apr 22 (AFP) : Venezuela hopes to boost its oil exports to China by more than half to a million barrels a day, President Nicolas Maduro said yesterday after talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The two countries...
CHICAGO, Apr 22 (Xinhua) : Chicago agricultural commodities dropped across the board Monday due to liquidation by funds. The most active corn contract for May delivery dropped 6.75 cents, or 1.35 per cent, to close at 4.9375 dollars per bushel....
FE Report | 2014-04-23 00:00:00
Bangladesh and the United States maritime and border security cooperation is meant for regional security and not for checking piracy alone, a Bangladesh foreign ministry spokesman said Tuesday. "There is no piracy in the coastline of the Bay of Bengal,...
Awami League-led 14-party alliance termed political stunt BNP's long march-cum-car march towards the Teesta, reports BSS. The remark came from the spokesman of 14-party alliance and Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim at a press conference following a meeting...
FE Report | 2014-04-23 00:00:00
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) Tuesday filed three cases against former Secretary of Housing and Public Works Ministry Dr Khondaker Showkat Hossain on charge of taking government plots abusing official power. Commission's deputy director Jatan Kumar Roy filed the cases with...
JHENIDAH, Apr 22 (UNB): A daylong hartal, enforced by local unit of Jamaat-e-Islami in Kotchandpur and Maheshpur upazilas protesting the killing of Jamaat worker and UP member Abul Kalam passed off without any incident of violence Tuesday. During the hartal...
RAJSHAHI, Apr 22 (BSS): Newly elected chairmen, vice-chairmen and women vice-chairmen of 25 Upazila parishads (UZs) of different districts under Rajshahi division took oath here today. Commissioner of Rajshahi division Helaluddin Ahmed administered the oath to the public representatives at...
LAXMIPUR, Apr 22 (UNB): Two schoolboys were killed and another 10 people injured in a clash between two rival political groups at Chandraganj Bazar in Sadar Upazila Monday night. The deceased were identified as Rabiul Islam Shimul (14), a class...
FE Report | 2014-04-23 00:00:00
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) Tuesday called for an effective partnership of trust among apparel manufacturers and labour leaders for greater sustainability and better working atmosphere in Bangladesh. The UN agency, which deals with issues like international labour standards and...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith Tuesday urged the developed countries to bring changes in their trade policies to ensure duty free market access for least developed countries (LDCs), reports BSS. "Developed nations need to bring changes in their trade policies for...
A writ petition was filed with the High Court (HC) Tuesday seeking its directives to stop the construction of illegal structures in Dhanmondi playground and open it to all, reports UNB. Six green activists, including former president of Institution of...
English Medium School Students-Guardians Forum Tuesday urged the political parties not to enforce any agitation programme like hartal, blockade and long march during the upcoming O-level and A-level examinations beginning on May 6 under the Cambridge and Edexcel syllabuses, reports...
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has asked the Bangladesh Bank to provide necessary information regarding 'irregularities and corruption' in the Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited, reports bdnews24.com. The PMO in a letter sent on Apr 15 made the request to the...
RAJSHAHI, Apr 22 (UNB): Two cases were filed against 300 interns of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) in connection with Sunday's attack on journalists. Officer-in-charge (OC) of Rajpara Thana Khan Mohammad Erfan said President of Bangladesh Photo Journalists' Association, Rajshahi...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country today (Wednesday). Severe heat wave is sweeping over the regions of Sitakunda, Rangamati, Jessore, Kushtia, Rajshahi and Khulna and moderate to mild heat wave is sweeping elsewhere over...
CDA chairman’s tenure extended CHITTAGONG, Apr 22: The term of CDA Chairman Abdus Salam has been extended for one year until April 2015 upon expiry of the contractual service, this year. A circular to that end reached the office of...
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