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...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina has underscored the need for having proper knowledge about the defence and the national security by the persons in the civil administration, reports UNB. The PM expressed this view while addressing the 15th joint meeting...
Three high officials of Sonali Bank Ltd (SBL) have been suspended in connection with the looting of Tk 3.08 million from its Adamdighi branch in Bogra district. The action was taken against Sonali Bank General Manager (Head Office) Hasan Iqbal,...
The High Court exonerated on Wednesday eight journalist leaders from contempt of court charge as they appeared before it in compliance with its summons, reports UNB. Passing the order, an HC division bench comprising Justice Naima Haider and Justice Zafar...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-03-13 00:00:00
Deduction of taxes on profit gains from the government's savings tools has created confusion among the investors concerned as the provision regarding the actual tax liability has not been well-defined. A number of small savers have already raised the issue...
Syful Islam | 2014-03-13 00:00:00
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has directed the ministries and departments concerned to put best efforts for quicker implementation of public-private partnership (PPP) projects, officials have said. It has also asked them to save the time of project implementation by...
FE Report | 2014-03-12 00:00:00
Dhaka stocks closed positive Tuesday with turnover hitting two-month low as investors apparently restrained themselves from active participation amid volatile market outlook. The market saw choppy trading in first part of the session, but rest of the session it went...
FE Report | 2014-03-12 00:00:00
At a time of slow credit growth in the banking industry, SME financing has recorded remarkable growth led by the country's SME-heavy banks, banking sources said. With success in SME disbursement, Bangladesh Bank has increased SME loan disbursement target to...
New MD of Prime Insurance Ms Mohammadi Khanam has been appointed as Managing Director of Prime Insurance Company Ltd. Prior to joining this new post she was the Additional Managing Director of Prime Insurance Company Ltd. Ms. Mohammodi Khanam, ABIA,...
FE Report | 2014-03-12 00:00:00
Demand for motorcycle in Bangladesh market is significantly rising thanks to the gradual increase in necessity of the people to use the motorbikes, a two-wheeler business man said. "The increasing necessity of the motorbikes is also clearly indicating high demand...
FE Report | 2014-03-12 00:00:00
A talent hunt competition "Marks All-rounder 2014" is again going to be held across the country aims to provide a platform for the school students to flourish their talents. Sponsored by Marks Full Cream Milk Powder, a brand of Abul...
NEW YORK, Mar 11 (BBC): US investment firm Baron Capital has bought a quarter of all Manchester United shares available on the New York Stock Exchange, it has been revealed. The company now owns 24 per cent of all shares...
Syed Mohammad Bariqullah has recently been promoted as the Deputy Managing Director of the National Bank Limited. He joined the bank in 2008 as Senior Executive Vice President. He is the Chief Risk Officer and supervises the segment of Risk...
FE Report | 2014-03-12 00:00:00
The journey of e-filing instead of paper documents has started in ministry level in the country. The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) division introduced the activities at entire office from Tuesday. In presence of the ICT Adviser to the Prime...
Trading of the shares of Sinobangla Industries Limited will be allowed only in the spot market and block/odd lot transactions will also be settled as per spot settlement cycle with cum benefit from 12.03.2014 to 16.03.2014. Trading of the shares...
FE Report | 2014-03-12 00:00:00
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed Tuesday called upon owners and workers to remain alert against any conspiracy to foil the success of the country's readymade garment (RMG) sector. Pointing to some quarters, who are not cordially taking the RMG sector's success...
FE Report | 2014-03-12 00:00:00
Poverty incidence has come down by 36 per cent in the cyclone affected areas of the coastal belt of Bangladesh after implementation of a livelihood and life restoration programme jointly by the government and World Bank (WB), said a project...
Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Engr Khandker Mosharraf Hossain said training institutes will be set up in every upazila of the country to develop people as skilled manpower and prepare themselves for the global job market. Meanwhile, a total...
FE Report | 2014-03-12 00:00:00
The government's highest economic policy-making body ECNEC made an upward revision of the 3rd Karnaphuli Bridge project by nearly 50 per cent to Tk 6.51 billion Tuesday due to failure of its implementation on time. Presided over by the Prime...
Microsoft Bangladesh and Tech One Global jointly arranged a programme at a city hotel recently for the official launching of Office 365, said a press statement. County Manager of Microsoft Bangladesh Pubudu Basnayake and Country General Manager of Tech One...
BEIJING, Mar 11 (AFP): China will launch a trial programme for private firms to set up banks, the country's banking regulator said Tuesday, with Internet giants Tencent and Alibaba reportedly among the first applicants. Most Chinese lenders are state-controlled and...
PARIS, Mar 11 (Reuters): The recovery in developed economies is on track although slowing activity in big emerging markets means global growth will be only moderate at best in the near term, the OECD said on Tuesday. Exceptionally bad winter...
Hilsa management high on agenda of Dhaka-Delhi meeting Bangladesh and India will discuss some specific issues over the management of hilsa and other trans-boundary species at the first meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on fisheries cooperation, beginning in...
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