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DMP ban on rallies

2011-05-01 00:00:00

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Saturday announced the restriction on all kinds of mass rallies and processions as well as carrying all types of sticks, lethal weapons, explosives and firearms at Muktangan, Paltan Maidan, Zero Point, North and South gates of...

Iraqi PM makes stopover in Dhaka

2011-05-01 00:00:00

Iraqi Prime Minister (PM) Nouri al-Maliki made a brief stopover at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the city Saturday on his way home from South Korea. Minister for Industries Dilip Barua received the Iraqi PM as he arrived for...

Muhith leaves for Hanoi today

2011-05-01 00:00:00

A four-member delegation headed by Finance Minister AMA Muhith will leave Dhaka for Hanoi today (Sunday) to take part in the 44th Board of Governors Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to be held in the Vietnamese capital on...

India should deem BD to be 'a production base'

2011-05-01 00:00:00

FE ReportIndia should consider Bangladesh to be a production base and not only a market of their products, said an Indo-Bangla chamber leader Saturday. "India has been transforming into a rich country within the next few years and so it...

Fish exporters to start awareness campaigns at district level

2011-05-01 00:00:00

Monira MunniThe country's fish and shrimp exporters will start district-based massive awareness increasing campaigns to ensure and improve quality of local fish and shrimp, a vital requirement of the EU to match aquaculture alliances, officials said Saturday. They said all...

Eurozone inflation rises to 2.8pc

2011-05-01 00:00:00

BERLIN, April 30 (BBC): The eurozone's inflation rate edged up to 2.8 per cent in April from March's figure of 2.7 per cent, according to official data from Eurostat. The increase takes inflation further away from the European Central Bank's...

CA firms urged not to involve in manipulation for personal gains***

2011-05-01 00:00:00

FE ReportSpeakers urged the chartered accountant (CA) firms to remain honest, as a section of them are allegedly involved in manipulation of companies' balance sheets for their personal financial gains. "Many audit firms give wrong asset revaluation and manipulate the...

Rio urges Australia against emissions tax

2011-05-01 00:00:00

SYDNEY, April 30 (AFP): Mining giant Rio Tinto weighed into the debate over Australia's proposed carbon emissions tax Saturday, urging Canberra not to rush into a decision while major polluters such as China and the United States held back. Prime...

IBBL holds meeting with panel lawyers ***

2011-05-01 00:00:00

Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) organised a meeting with the newly appointed panel lawyers of the bank on the occasion of their joining the office in the city recently, said a press statement. IBBL Managing Director Mohammad Abdul Mannan was...

China internet firms turn to placements for funds

2011-05-01 00:00:00

HONG KONG, April 30 (Bloomberg): More Internet companies in China are turning to private share placements for funding that they could previously raise only from initial public offerings in overseas stock markets, Bao Fan, chief executive officer of China Renaissance...

Saab Auto nears deal with Chinese carmakers

2011-05-01 00:00:00

Saab Automobile, the cash-strapped Swedish carmaker owned by Spyker Cars NV, is negotiating an investment and production deal with three Chinese carmakers, which may result in a deal within days, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said. Saab...

EU investigates banks on credit default swaps

2011-05-01 00:00:00

The EU's competition authorities are investigating the activities of nine of the world's biggest banks over the market for credit default swaps (CDS). CDS's are a form of insurance policy taken out on financial instruments, such as bonds, in case...

DMP ban on rallies

2011-05-01 00:00:00

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Saturday announced the restriction on all kinds of mass rallies and processions as well as carrying all types of sticks, lethal weapons, explosives and firearms at Muktangan, Paltan Maidan, Zero Point, North and South gates of...

Iraqi PM makes stopover in Dhaka

2011-05-01 00:00:00

Iraqi Prime Minister (PM) Nouri al-Maliki made a brief stopover at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the city Saturday on his way home from South Korea. Minister for Industries Dilip Barua received the Iraqi PM as he arrived for...

Muhith leaves for Hanoi today

2011-05-01 00:00:00

A four-member delegation headed by Finance Minister AMA Muhith will leave Dhaka for Hanoi today (Sunday) to take part in the 44th Board of Governors Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to be held in the Vietnamese capital on...

Career in virtual assistance : Interview of a professional

2011-05-01 00:00:00

Mohammad Polash KhanVirtual Assistance is about working as an employee of an organisation despite being thousand of miles away. Everything is same as the traditional concept of office work. It's just that the employees don't share the same workspace. thanks...

Japanese film show arranged by IBA of JU

2011-05-01 00:00:00

S. M. Rafiul HuqueThough the devastating earthquake and tsunami on 11th March, 2011 took place around 5,000 miles away from Bangladesh, it triggered a feeling of concern in the hearts of the people of Bangladesh. Japan has been our friend...

A virtual perception: 'Digital Bangladesh'

2011-05-01 00:00:00

Shuhrat FarzanaIT is a familiar cycle in most democracies in which the afflatus of post-election gradually diminishes and the capability and aptitude of the new government is put into trial. The euphoric impulses that lead the victory are examined and...

CA firms urged not to involve in manipulation for personal gains***

2011-05-01 00:00:00

FE ReportSpeakers urged the chartered accountant (CA) firms to remain honest, as a section of them are allegedly involved in manipulation of companies' balance sheets for their personal financial gains. "Many audit firms give wrong asset revaluation and manipulate the...

Rio urges Australia against emissions tax

2011-05-01 00:00:00

SYDNEY, April 30 (AFP): Mining giant Rio Tinto weighed into the debate over Australia's proposed carbon emissions tax Saturday, urging Canberra not to rush into a decision while major polluters such as China and the United States held back. Prime...

IBBL holds meeting with panel lawyers ***

2011-05-01 00:00:00

Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) organised a meeting with the newly appointed panel lawyers of the bank on the occasion of their joining the office in the city recently, said a press statement. IBBL Managing Director Mohammad Abdul Mannan was...

China internet firms turn to placements for funds

2011-05-01 00:00:00

HONG KONG, April 30 (Bloomberg): More Internet companies in China are turning to private share placements for funding that they could previously raise only from initial public offerings in overseas stock markets, Bao Fan, chief executive officer of China Renaissance...

Saab Auto nears deal with Chinese carmakers

2011-05-01 00:00:00

Saab Automobile, the cash-strapped Swedish carmaker owned by Spyker Cars NV, is negotiating an investment and production deal with three Chinese carmakers, which may result in a deal within days, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said. Saab...

EU investigates banks on credit default swaps

2011-05-01 00:00:00

The EU's competition authorities are investigating the activities of nine of the world's biggest banks over the market for credit default swaps (CDS). CDS's are a form of insurance policy taken out on financial instruments, such as bonds, in case...

DMP ban on rallies

2011-05-01 00:00:00

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Saturday announced the restriction on all kinds of mass rallies and processions as well as carrying all types of sticks, lethal weapons, explosives and firearms at Muktangan, Paltan Maidan, Zero Point, North and South gates of...

Iraqi PM makes stopover in Dhaka

2011-05-01 00:00:00

Iraqi Prime Minister (PM) Nouri al-Maliki made a brief stopover at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the city Saturday on his way home from South Korea. Minister for Industries Dilip Barua received the Iraqi PM as he arrived for...

Muhith leaves for Hanoi today

2011-05-01 00:00:00

A four-member delegation headed by Finance Minister AMA Muhith will leave Dhaka for Hanoi today (Sunday) to take part in the 44th Board of Governors Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to be held in the Vietnamese capital on...

Low-cost irrigation boon for Ashuganj Boro farmers

2011-05-01 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, Apr 30: Ashuganj-Palash Agro Irrigation Project (APIP) under Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC) has been successfully providing a low-cost irrigation to 18623 hectares of Boro fields in Ashuganj and Palash region during this Boro season, officials said. Farmers...

PBCP ring leader killed in gunfight

2011-05-01 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentPABNA, Apr 30: The regional military commander of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP, ML-Janajuddha) in Pabna was killed in a gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion near Goyeeshbari High School under Ataikula police station in Santhia Upazila of Pabna...

Allocation for ultra-poor of N-region stressed

2011-05-01 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, Apr 30: A pre-budget workshop calling for special allocation of fund for the development of northern region was held at the auditorium of Rajshahi City Corporation Tuesday. Rajshahi Press club and Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) jointly organised...