FE Report | 2014-03-13 00:00:00
Prime Minister's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy has given a reminder to the authority concerned to complete the work on Hi-Tech Park within the tenure of the present government. The government in its last tenure could not progress the work of...
TOKYO, Mar 12 (AFP) : The dollar softened against the yen in light Tokyo trade Wednesday, following the Bank of Japan's decision to stand pat on any fresh monetary easing measures. The greenback stood at 102.88 yen in afternoon trade,...
TOKYO, Mar 12 (AFP): Major Japanese firms, including Toyota and Panasonic, on Wednesday said they would boost employees' salaries for the first time in years, heeding a call from the prime minister ahead of a sales tax rise next month....
SEOUL, Mar 12 (Xinhua): Employment in South Korea grew the most in around 12 years last month due to a low base effect of the same month last year, a government report showed today. Job creation increased 835,000 in February...
HONG KONG, Mar 12 (AFP): Hong Kong flagship carrier Cathay Pacific said today net profit more than tripled last year thanks to a rise in demand from Chinese travellers and fuel cost-saving measures. The airline said profit jumped to HK$2.62...
LONDON, Mar 12 (Xinhua): The British government yesterday announced a 300-million-pound (498 million U.S. dollars) investment to support growth and jobs in the science sector as part of its long-term economic plan. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (DBIS)...
A better demand was noticeable for clean tea which were sold more readily than last, Medium tea were once again a lower market while the plain end of season types were very difficult of sale. Blenders lent a fair support...
NEW DELHI, Mar 12, (AFP): Indian budget airline SpiceJet has placed an order for 42 Boeing 737 MAX planes in a deal worth $4.4 billion, the companies announced in a joint statement on Wednesday. Delivery of the single-aisle planes will...
Mumbai, Mar 12 (PTI) : The rupee lost 21 paise to 61.15 against the dollar in early trade today at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market due to appreciation of the American currency against euro overseas. Increased demand for the dollar...
FE Report | 2014-03-13 00:00:00
The government is going to adopt sustainable policies for designing, development and management of constructing buildings and for this public-private partnership (PPP) is a prerequisite. Housing and Public Works Minister Engr Mosharraf Hossain said this while speaking as the chief...
Former US Ambassador in Dhaka William B Milam has said BNP is 'equally responsible' for the 'farcical election' as it continues to refer to it because of its many 'errors of strategy and judgment,' reports UNB. Milam, also a senior...
FE Report | 2014-03-13 00:00:00
Housing and Public Works Minister Mosharraf Hossain Wednesday said the government will involve the private sector in various housing projects, especially for the country's limited income people, by providing various facilities. "The government will inspire the co-operative associations, non-profit organizations...
Amid widespread criticisms about his 'dubious' role during the party's pre-election movement, BNP vice-president Sadeque Hossain Khoka has decided to step down from the post of convener of the party's Dhaka city unit, reports UNB. He came up with the...
BNP spokesman Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged the government to immediately hold an inclusive national election to restore democracy, reports UNB. "Whatever has happened, happened… let's take the country forward by holding a free, fair and credible election under...
Arab League Secretary General Dr Nabil El Araby has praised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 'guts and determination' to form and hold trials at the International Crimes Tribunals (ICTs), Bangladesh, reports UNB. The secretary general mentioned that he was following the...
FE Report | 2014-03-13 00:00:00
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) interrogated Wednesday BNP leader Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anny and former chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) Md Azizur Rahman on different allegations, officials said. ACC deputy director (DD) Manjur Morshed grilled the BNP leader and former Member...
FE Report | 2014-03-13 00:00:00
Labour leaders at a roundtable threatened to launch a massive agitation if the authorities concerned failed to pay due compensation to the Rana Plaza victims and their families by April 24 next. Ready-made garment (RMG) industry workers' leaders, journalists and...
Omanese officials have said that nearly 70,000 of the total number of Bangladeshi workers in that country have 'run away' from their employers, reports bdnews24.com. A visiting Omanese delegation gave this information to Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Khandker...
ULAB holds workshop on 'Doing Research in Business' University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) organised a workshop on 'Doing Research in Business', on its own campus in Dhanmondi in the city recently. The Vice-chancellor of ULAB Prof Imran Rahman inaugurated...
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country with chances of light rain or thunder showers at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur divisions and the regions of Tangail, Mymensingh and Sylhet today (Thursday)....
Army will be deployed in 81 upazilas from today (Thursday) to ensure security during the upazila polls there, schedule to be held Saturday, reports BSS. The army will be deployed for total five days - two days ahead of the...
FE Report | 2014-03-13 00:00:00
Finance Minister AMA Muhith said Wednesday the government was keen to develop the country's energy sector as it is the key to development. "There is no way for development without energy," he said while speaking as chief guest at the...
FE Report | 2014-03-13 00:00:00
The UAE-based firm DP World has proposed to conduct feasibility study at a cost of US$10 million this year on building a deep-sea port in Bangladesh, officials said Wednesday. The Dubai-based world's third largest port operator presented its investment plans...
Talha Bin Habib | 2014-03-13 00:00:00
The government has formed an advisory committee with the representation of different trade bodies to promote the country's businesses. The 25- member committee in the private sector will give suggestions to the commerce minister for promoting country's trade, commerce and...
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