FE Report The High Court (HC) asked the government and the telecom operators Tuesday to take measures to immediately deactivate all the unregistered cell-phone SIMs (subscriber identification module) in the country. At the same time, the HC issued a rule...
Indian High Commissioner Pankaj Saran on Wednesday said the 1320 MW Rampal coal-fired power plant will not be harmful to the Sundarbans as “supercritical technology” will be used in the plant. “Rampal plant will have no impact on the Sundarbans...
Mr. A Rouf Chowdhury was re-elected Chairman of Bank Asia at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Bank held on Monday. He is a Sponsor Director of the Bank. Mr. Chowdhury is an eminent businessman and industrialist...
Babul Barman | 2014-04-02 00:00:00
Net foreign investment into the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dropped to a three-month low in March as foreign investors adopted a 'go-slow' policy amid cautious stance. Month-on-month net foreign investment dropped 20 per cent in March as foreign investors bought...
MUMBAI, Apr 1 (Reuters): The BSE Sensex and Nifty rose to a record high for a seventh consecutive session as blue chips such as Larsen & Toubro extended a rally after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) left interest rates...
FE Report The visiting British minister of State for International Development Alan Duncan expressed Tuesday his government's willingness to support the initiative taken by Bangladesh authorities to upgrade safety standards in the country's apparel industry. He also suggested a coordinated...
FE Report Speakers at a symposium Tuesday identified deep-rooted discrimination, insufficient networks and limited access to credit as some of the major hurdles for South Asian women to become successful entrepreneurs, although they represent half of the population of the...
Khairul Islam | 2014-04-02 00:00:00
The lists of unidentified Rana Plaza victims published by the government and labour organisation contradict each other. Labour organisations alleged that the authorities concerned have failed to publish an authentic list of the missing apparel workers even nearly a year...
MUMBAI, Apr 1 (AFP): India's central bank kept key interest rates steady on Tuesday in a widely anticipated move less than a week before the start of national elections. After a meeting in the financial capital Mumbai, the Reserve Bank...
Citi was named Best Bank in Asia at the annual Triple-A 2013 regional banking awards from The Asset Magazine. This was the 15th year in a row Citi has won the Best Bank in Asia award from the magazine. Citi...
The 23rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Bangladesh Garments Accessories and Pack-aging Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGAPMEA) was held recently in the city.BGAPMEA President Rafez Alam Chowdhury presided over the meeting. Annual and Auditors Report for the year 2013 were...
WASHINGTON, Apr 1: The World Bank plans to nearly double its annual lending to emerging economies like China and India as part of its effort to eliminate extreme poverty by 2030. The Bank announced Tuesday that it would add $100...
BEIJING, Apr 1: Price rises for new homes in China slowed in March for the third straight month, an independent survey showed, as authorities say they are looking to curb high housing costs. The average price of a new home...
European Union (EU) Commissioner for Climate Change Connie Hedegaard has said they expect that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would use her high-profile climate diplomacy initiatives to play an effective role in the Climate Change Summit convened by the UN Secretary...
SYDNEY, Apr 1: Australia's central bank on Tuesday kept interest rates at a record low 2.5 per cent for a seventh straight board meeting amid only tentative signs that the non-mining economy is improving. The central bank indicated a "period...
HONG KONG, Apr 1 (AFP): The Asian Development Bank on Tuesday said growth in developing Asia will edge higher over the next two years, but faces being constrained by China's campaign to cool its economy. The Manila-based lender said in...
TOKYO, Apr 1 (AFP): Japan on Tuesday lifted a self-imposed ban on weapons exports, introducing new rules covering the arms trade in a move supporters say will boost Tokyo's global role, but which unnerved China. The cabinet of Prime Minister...
ATHENS, Apr 1 (AFP) : France's incoming cabinet and Italy's recently installed new team must stick to reforms to help make Europe more competitive, Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on Tuesday. "We need to continue working on the stabilisation of...
JAKARTA, Apr 1 (AFP) : Indonesia swung to a higher-than-expected trade surplus in February as a jump in palm oil prices and slowdown in imports boosted Southeast Asia's top economy, official data showed Tuesday. The surplus of $785.3 million came...
SAN JOSE, Apr 1 (Reuters): Apple and Samsung return to federal court on Tuesday for opening statements in their latest patent battle, with the iPhone maker expected to present more detailed evidence in its attempt to win a US ban...
Mexico City, Apr 1 (Reuters): Citigroup's Mexican subsidiary Banamex fired two bond traders after uncovering rogue trading last year, two sources close to the matter said, raising fresh questions over what controls the troubled unit had in place to police...
A bill, tilted ‘Bangladesh Journalists Welfare Trust Bill, 2014’, was placed in Parliament on Wednesday, aiming to provide support to ailing, insolvent and injured journalists. Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu placed the bill in the House that was sent to...
TOKYO, Apr 1 (AFP): The dollar held steady in Asia Tuesday as investors await the release of US jobs data later in the week, while they largely ignored a Bank of Japan survey that showed business confidence at a more...
SINGAPORE, Apr 1 (AFP) : Oil prices dipped in Asian trade Tuesday as reports of a partial withdrawal of Russian troops along the Ukrainian border raised hopes of an easing in the worst East-West standoff since the Cold War. New...
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