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Photo: A School Banking Conference

2014-03-13 00:00:00

Photo: Southeast Bank Limited

2014-03-13 00:00:00

Photo: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

2014-03-13 00:00:00

From smart to wise: Igniting genius of Bangladeshi CEOs

FE Report | 2014-03-13 00:00:00

Dr. Prasad Kaipa is an Indian-American scholar and trainer in the field of leadership development, change management, innovation and personal mastery. He trained over 110 CEOs and senior executives of Fortune 500 companies in US, Europe and Asia. He worked...

Women entrepreneurs\\\' access to SME loan remains insignificant

Munima Sultana | 2014-03-13 00:00:00

Access of women entrepreneurs to credit facility under the small and medium enterprise (SME) has been showing an upward trend in recent years though their share in the total credit portfolio still remains very insignificant. Total SME loan disbursement for...

Sensex posts its sixth gain

2014-03-13 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Mar 12 (Reuters): The BSE Sensex edged higher on Wednesday, to post its sixth gain in seven sessions as drugmakers such as Sun Pharmaceutical and software services exporters such as Tata Consultancy Services recovered from recent steep losses. Still,...

China H-shares hit 8-month closing low

2014-03-13 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Mar 12 (Reuters): Chinese shares listed in Hong Kong closed at their lowest since July on Wednesday, led by resources-related counters after commodities markets again slumped to multiyear lows, with further losses feared ahead of more macroeconomic data....

Photo: ONE Bank Limited

2014-03-13 00:00:00

Photo: Social Islami Bank Limited

2014-03-13 00:00:00

Photo: International Women\\\'s Day

2014-03-13 00:00:00

B\\\'desh beat UAE by four wkts in warm-up match

2014-03-13 00:00:00

Hosts Bangladesh beat ICC associate member-cum-World Cup playing United Arab Emirates by four wickets in their first official warm-up match at the Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah Wednesday ahead of its ICC World Twenty20 campaign against Afghanistan Sunday,...

AR Rahman concert to be held today

2014-03-13 00:00:00

To raise the enthusiasm of the ICC World Cup T20, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will organise "BCB Celebration Concert" featuring Indian musician AR Rahman and Senegalese American R&B artist Akon that are scheduled to be held today (Thursday) at Bangabandhu...

Bangladesh to meet India today

2014-03-13 00:00:00

Bangladesh Women's Team will play Indian Women's Team in the 3rd and last match of the three-match T20 series today (Thursday) at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox's Bazar, reports UNB. The match will begin at 1:00 pm. Meanwhile,...

All seven foreign teams due in city today

2014-03-13 00:00:00

All the seven foreign teams are due to reach the capital today (Thursday) to participate in the eight-team qualifying round matches of the Asian Games Hockey to be held March 15-23 at the Maulana Bhasani National Stadium, reports UNB. The...

Agrani Bank beat Badda

2014-03-13 00:00:00

A fine hat-trick by Titu enabled Agrani Bank SC Ltd to earn an emphatic 5-0 goals victory over Badda Jagaroni Sangsad in the Premier Bank Bangladesh Championship League at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mostafa Kamal Stadium in city's Kamalapur...

Navy, PDB reach semis

2014-03-13 00:00:00

Bangladesh Navy and Power Development Board (PDB) advanced to the semifinals of the Independence Day Volley ball Tournament beating their respective rivals in the 2nd day's matches at Dhaka Volleyball Stadium Wednesday, reports UNB. Earlier, Bangladesh Army and Titas Gas...

Wasim tips Pakistan amongst favourites

2014-03-13 00:00:00

KARACHI, Mar 12 (AFP): Former Pakistan captain and legendary paceman Wasim Akram Tuesday tipped Pakistan as one of top three favourites to win the World Twenty20 starting in Bangladesh next week. The fifth edition of the World Twenty20 with 16...

Jankovic beats Wozniacki to set up Radwanska clash

2014-03-13 00:00:00

INDIAN WELLS, Mar 12 (AFP): Jelena Jankovic ended her skid against Caroline Wozniacki on Tuesday, booking a quarter-final clash at Indian Wells against second-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska. Jankovic, seeded seventh, defeated 10th-seeded Wozniacki 6-3, 6-1 in a battle of former world...

Dipu Lal moves into quarterfinals

2014-03-13 00:00:00

Dipu Lal of Nordic Club reached the men's singles quarterfinals of the Runner Group Independence Day Tennis Tournament eliminating top seed Amol Roy of Engineers Club by 6-3, 7-5 in the pre-quarterfinal match at the Ramna National Tennis Complex in...

India moves IPL offshore

2014-03-13 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Mar 12 (AFP): India has been forced to move part of its domestic Twenty20 cricket competition to the United Arab Emirates and possibly Bangladesh due to a clash with elections, organisers said Wednesday. The Indian Premier League (IPL)...

sports digest

2014-03-13 00:00:00

Australian quick Harris facing 'long rehabilitation' SYDNEY, Mar 12: Veteran Australian paceman Ryan Harris has undergone surgery on his knee, but faces a long rehabilitation and is likely to be sidelined until October, Cricket Australia said Wednesday. Harris, acclaimed a...

Photo: YOKOHAMA: AFC Champions League 2014 Group G football match

2014-03-13 00:00:00

With govt prepared, loss not huge from BNP-Jamaat destructive politics: PM

2014-03-13 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina said in Parliament Wednesday that as the government was prepared, the loss could not be huge in the 'destructive politics of the BNP-Jamaat alliance in the name of movement', reports UNB. Replying to a supplementary...

CKD system could boost light engineering sector

Shamsul Huda | 2014-03-13 00:00:00

Sourcing of components from local market by the automobile assembling sector might spur growth of the light engineering industry through adding to the products' more domestic value, sources said. As per the existing rules, with the complete knocked down (CKD)...

IFC signs deal with Rajuk on building safety standards

FE Report | 2014-03-13 00:00:00

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has signed an agreement with Rajdhani Unnayan Kotripokkho (RAJUK) to improve building safety standards by strengthening construction approval process and related building inspection mechanisms. Under the project, Bangladesh...

News Briefs

2014-03-13 00:00:00

Police foil railway blockade CHITTAGONG, Mar 12: Jute mill workers of Chittagong region were obstructed by industrial police as the workers wanted to stage road and railway blockade to press home their 11-point demand. However, workers of 9 state-owned jute...

Photo: Prime Bank Limited

2014-03-13 00:00:00

TCB to sell essentials in 3 phases to check price spike in Ramadan

FE Report | 2014-03-13 00:00:00

The government has decided to build stocks of essentials including edible oil and sugar to keep prices of essentials stable in the upcoming holy month of Ramadan, commerce minister Tofail Ahmed said Wednesday. The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB)...

Japanese investment in planned Ctg zones sought

Our Correspondent | 2014-03-13 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Mar 12: A senior Japanese diplomat has placed importance on the private sector dialogue to foster trade and investment between Bangladesh and Japan. Hiroyuki Minami, deputy chief of mission at the Japanese Embassy in Dhaka,  stated this while exchanging...

9th Indo-Bangla JWG meet to review scope of trade

FE Report | 2014-03-13 00:00:00

The two-day 9th round meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) of Bangladesh and India on trade began in the city Wednesday to review the status and opportunities of bilateral trade between the two close neighbours. Joint Secretary of the...