Babul Barman Back from Chittagong | 2014-04-14 00:00:00
Golden Son Limited (GSL), a listed company involved with manufacturing variety of products and a cent per cent export oriented company, aimed to double its net profit within next three years. "Currently we are undergoing a massive expansion of production...
FE Report | 2014-04-14 00:00:00
(continued from yesterday’s issue) According to Ferdaus Ara Begum, CEO of the Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD), 'Deemed Export' is essentially one of the critical building blocks, laying the foundation for export diversification and growth. "Yet, there is no clear...
Robi Axiata Limited (Robi), has announced two key appointments as part of ongoing efforts towards developing talent and strengthening its human capital. Accordingly with effect from Sunday, Mr. Mahtab Uddin Ahmed, was appointed as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Mr....
The Venture Investment Partners Bangladesh Ltd. (VIPB), the first venture capital company for SME (small and medium enterprise) financing in the country, approved 13 per cent cash dividend for its shareholders in its 7th Annual General Meeting (AGM) recently. VIPB...
MUMBAI, Apr 13 (PTI): Top seven blue-chip Sensex companies saw a cumulative addition of Rs 282.34 billion in their market capitalisation (m-cap) last week. Out of the seven companies, Coal India Ltd and SBI were the top gainers in an...
ZM Aminul Islam | 2014-04-14 00:00:00
JHENIDAH, Apr 13: A wonderful instrument for retention of water level has been innovated by Md. Abdus Sobhan, a retired professor of mathematics of Government Nurunnahar Women' College, Jhenidah. The device can be used for flood control, arsenic-free water and...
CHANDPUR, Apr 13 (UNB): Although more than one hundred school buildings in the district have been declared abandoned and unfit in a recent government inspection, classes are still being held in the risky buildings. Teachers concerned admitted that they fear...
FE Report | 2014-04-14 00:00:00
The state-run cooperative dairy Milk Vita in collaboration with Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) will provide free milk to 2000 poor students of 10 primary schools of Tala Upazila in Satkhira district for one year, a release said Saturday. The...
RANGPUR, Apr 13 (BSS): State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mashiur Rahman Ranga has said the digitisation process has been progressing fast leading Bangladesh towards a middle income nation. He was addressing launching ceremony of the two-day...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Apr 13 (BSS): As part of the national programme, seeds and fertiliser distribution free of cost among the small and marginal farmers is nearing completion here. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has been distributing the seeds of Aus of...
RU Correspondent | 2014-04-14 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Apr 13: Two teachers of the Rajshahi University (RU) under science faculty were given 'Dean's Award-2014' for their outstanding contribution in research arena. The teachers are Prof M. Khaled Hossain, of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department and Dr....
NARSINGDI, Apr 13 (BSS): The election of the executive committee of the Narsingdi press club was held at club hall room on Friday. Habibur Rahman, a district correspondent of Baishakhi TV and Makhan Das of Ekusey TV were elected president...
Our Correspondent | 2014-04-14 00:00:00
CHUADANGA, Apr 13: Chuadanga thana police recovered the body of an unidentified youth from a mango orchard beside Chuadanga-Alamdanga road under Chuadanga sadar upazila of the district Sunday morning at 8 am. The identity of the deceased aged 25 could...
SLAVYANSK, Ukraine, Apr 13 (AFP): Kiev said Sunday that several had been left "dead and wounded" in fighting to oust pro-Russian gunmen holed up in a police station in the restive east, as Washington warned Moscow to de-escalate the crisis...
GUJARAT, Apr 13 (Reuters): Modi, candidate of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was asked by a television interviewer to explain his refusal to wear a skullcap offered to him by a Muslim cleric in Gujarat three years ago. "I...
PERTH, Apr 13 (AP): After a week of optimism over four underwater signals believed to be coming from the missing Malaysian plane, the sea has gone quiet and Australia's leader is warning that the massive search will likely be long....
Four killed in rebel attack in Indian Kashmir SRINAGAR, Apr 13: Militants Sunday killed two policemen guarding the home of a pro-India politician in Indian Kashmir in the first such attack in the restive region since national elections got underway,...
Forhad Reza's double century and Sanjamul Islam and Mukter Ali's tons enabled Rajshahi Division to amass 675 runs against Chittagong Division on the 2nd day of the four-day match Walton 15th National Cricket League at BKSP ground-3 in Savar Sunday,...
Four schools advanced to the semifinals in the boy's group event of the Walton Smart TV Dhaka Metropolis School Table Tennis (TT) Tournament on the 2nd day of the five-day meet at Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium in the city...
LONDON, April 13 (AFP): Kenya's world record- holder Wilson Kipsang won the men's London Marathon in a new unofficial course record of two hours, four minutes and 27 seconds Sunday. Fellow-Kenyan Stanley Biwatt came second. Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia, last...
Bangladeshi GM Ziaur Rahman upset tournament's 4th seed GM Andrei Istratescu of France (rating 2667) in the 6th round match of the 16th Dubai Open Chess Championship held in Dubai, UAE Saturday, reports UNB. After the 6th round matches, Zia...
Badrul Ahsan | 2014-04-14 00:00:00
More than one hundred sub-contracting apparel factories, mostly non-compliant ones, have been closed and many others are at the verge of closure mainly for want of sufficient work, industry insiders said. They said the sub-contracting factories have long been facing...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-04-14 00:00:00
The government has directed commercial wings of its foreign missions to boost the country's exports and explore new markets for jute and jute goods, officials said. The ministry of commerce (MoC) has taken up the initiative with a view to...
Our Correspondent | 2014-04-14 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Apr 13: Communications Minister Obaidul Quader said planning for construction of the multi-lane under the Karnaphuli, including the process of acquisition of 1,100 acres of land, has been completed. The Chittagong-Dhaka four-lane highway project will also be completed by...
Huge progress made in revamping RMG industry: Mozena US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena on Sunday said the government of Bangladesh has made a huge progress in revamping the readymade garment (RMG) industry during the last one year after the...
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