Babul Barman | 2014-04-05 00:00:00
The market witnessed a positive week after five consecutive weeks of negative trend as investors went on a buying spree, mainly multinational companies' stocks. "The market closed higher as the investors reacted positively on time extension of the margin loan...
Shah Alam Nur | 2014-04-05 00:00:00
The country's 1,200 sub-contracting readymade garment (RMG) factories are yet to implement the new wage board even after more than four months of its announcement, which could spark violence in apparel industrial hubs, officials said. The state-run Department of Inspection...
NEW YORK, Apr 4 (AFP): US technology giant Google Thursday exited the rarified club of $1,000 stocks after creating a new class of shares that some say could be used to finance acquisitions. Google granted to holders of its existing...
KARACHI, Apr 4 (Reuters): Pakistan's main stock exchange closed higher on Thursday, with the benchmark 100-share index of the Karachi Stock Exchange rising 1.45 percent, or 404.34 points to 28,336.36. Continuous foreign and local fund managers' support index kept rising...
TOKYO, Apr 4 (AFP): Tokyo investors will be looking to the Bank of Japan's policy meeting next week for signs of further stimulus measures, a year after policymakers unleashed an unprecedented easing campaign to stoke the economy. Brokers said investor...
MUMBAI, Apr 4 (Economic Times): The Nifty closed in the negative territory for second consecutive session as investors chose to shift focus to broader markets after a sharp upmove in benchmark indices. The 50-share index ended at 6,692.55, down 43.55...
Local currency remains stable March 30-April 3, 2014 Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC The local currency was steady against the green back last week and it was traded at 77.67 levels. Bangladesh received USD 1.27 billion as inward remittances in...
Shamsul Huda | 2014-04-05 00:00:00
The construction work of the Karnaphuli Water Treatment Plant at Rangunia in Chittagong is likely to be completed this year. After completion the plant will be able to supply 143 million litres drinking water per day to Chittagong Water Supply...
FE Report Public universities are gradually adopting WiFi technology to facilitate information communication technology service to their students free of cost. Different government and non-government organisations have come forward to collaborate in setting up WiFi in the universities to provide...
The government has taken up a plan to set up at least one training centre in each upazila of the country as it puts more emphasis on creating skilled manpower as this force proved more dependable in bringing foreign exchange...
The National Vitamin A-plus campaign will be observed across the country today (Saturday) in a bid to prevent childhood blindness and reduce child mortality, reports UNB. Over 22.0 million children, aged between six months and five years, will be fed...
After producing biogas from animal wastes and of late electricity, Bangladesh has now embarked on a plan to generate power through effective management of human waste, making a significant milestone in sanitation in South Asia, reports BSS. Development partners came...
SYLHET, Apr 4 (BSS): Three persons were killed and 11 others injured in a road crash in Pairchar area on the Sylhet-Fenchuganj Highway today. The victims were Rakib Ali, 75, M Zahur Ali, 55, and another unidentified man aged 20-25....
A housewife was electrocuted in the city's Pallabi area early Friday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Nurjahan, 40, wife of Md Abdus Samad of Rahmat Camp in Mirpur-11. Quoting victim's family members, police said the woman came in...
RAJSHAHI, Apr 4 (BSS): Ansar-VDP are playing pivotal role in women empowerment besides removing gender disparity in the grassroots, said the speakers here at a workshop. They said many women are becoming self-reliant after getting Ansar and VDP-sponsored income-generating training...
Nazrul Sangeet Evening at IGCC today Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) in association with Asian Paints, IRCON and Marico Bangladesh has organised an Evening of Nazrul Sangeet by one of Bangladesh's most popular artistes, Shahid Kabir Polash, at 6:30 PM...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur with hail at one or two places over Khulna, Barisal, Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi and Sylhet divisions until 6:00 pm today (Saturday), reports UNB. Weather may remain...
FE Report The government has set a priority to arrange over 10,000 acres of land for industrial plots across the country in the next three years, sources have said. The government will set up five special economic zones and seven...
Monira Munni | 2014-04-05 00:00:00
Leaders of three global trade unions (TUs) have expressed their resentment over progress in the labour leader Aminul Islam's murder case. They have called upon Bangladesh's Prime Minister to reopen investigations into the killing incident. "We are extremely disappointed that...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-04-05 00:00:00
Next development programme for the MDGs, pinpointing areas of regional and south-south co-operation, will be high on the agenda of the upcoming 2nd meeting of cabinet secretaries of the SAARC countries, officials said. The high-powered meeting will be held in...
SYLHET, Apr 4 (UNB): Finance Minister AMA Muhith said on Friday the size of the national budget will be increased by three times during the present tenure compared to that during the last BNP-led alliance government. Speaking at a discussion...
Md Shah Jahan | 2014-04-05 00:00:00
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is now reluctant to take part in any drive against some 9,000 buildings constructed violating the designs approved by Rajuk (Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha) saying that it is not the task of the Commission. The anti...
The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has contradicted a news item published in the March 31, 2014 issue of the Financial Express (FE) under the headline 'CPA counts costs on old vessels procured for Ctg-Pangaon route'. In a rejoinder issued on...
BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan alleged Friday that the government has extended the tenure of the Speedy Trial Act (STA) by five years 'to keep their party and others out of elections and send party men to jail,'...
Senior Awami League (AL) leader Suranjit Sengupta criticised Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakib Uddin Ahmad Friday for enjoying long vacation during the upazila polls, reports UNB. "It becomes tough for us to defend his long vacation. People think it...
Cabinet Economic Affairs Committee turned down a proposal of the Foreign Ministry to follow Japanese law in appointing contractor for the construction of Bangladesh chancery complex in Tokyo, reports UNB. Rather, the cabinet body asked the Foreign Ministry to go...
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