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Sylhet Uposhohor Branch of Bank Asia on new premises

2011-03-28 00:00:00

Bank Asia Sylhet Uposhohor Branch started operation on its new premises at Sylhet Tower of Sobhanighat in the divisional city from Sunday. Mr. Mohd. Safwan Choudhury, Vice Chairman of the Bank, formally inaugurated at the new premises. Members of the...

Prime Bank approves 35pc stock, 5pc cash div

FE Report | 2011-03-28 00:00:00

FE ReportPrime Bank Limited Sunday approved 35 per cent stock and 5 per cent cash dividends. The approval came at the 16th annual general meeting held in the city. Azam J Chowdhury, Chairman of the Board of Directors presided over...

Dhaka: World's second worst city

2011-03-28 00:00:00

We take pride in historic Dhaka city, but it is becoming increasingly unfit for living. According to a report published in a national daily, Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, has been rated by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) as the...

BGMEA condemns violence in Gazipur apparel area

FE Report | 2011-03-28 00:00:00

FE ReportGarment manufacturers expressed their serious concern over the vandalism resorted to by a section of unruly people at Gazipur Apparel Industrial Area Sunday following a road accident that killed a worker. Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), the...

RMG sector braces for fresh unrest

Syful Islam | 2011-03-28 00:00:00

Syful IslamNon-payment of salaries and dues, non-implementation of the new minimum wages, and lack of compliance may spark a fresh bout of outburst in the country's ready-made garments industry (RMG) sector, fear intelligence agencies. Sources said until mid-March, at least...

PM asks NBR to find source of income of some wealthy people

2011-03-28 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday asked the officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to inquire into abnormal growth of wealth of certain quarters, reports UNB. "You have to find out the source of their income and how much...

Gold price may rise further

Sonia H Moni | 2011-03-28 00:00:00

Sonia H MoniThe price of gold may increase further by Tk 1000 a 'bhori' in the local market in line with the price hike of the precious metal in the international market, jewellers said. "The gold price is likely to...

Ex-minister Abdul Alim held on war crimes charges

2011-03-28 00:00:00

JOYPURHAT, Mar 27: Police have arrested former BNP minister and MP Abdul Alim on war crimes charges. Joypurhat police superintendent Mozammel Huq told news agency that a 10-member police team took Alim into custody from his residence near the Sadar...

50 vehicles damaged as RGM worker killed in road crash

| 2011-03-28 00:00:00

GAZIPUR, Mar 27: Angry garment workers protesting the death of a fellow worker in a road accident in Noljani area on Dhaka-Gazipur road in Sadar Upazila damaged at least 50 vehicles and set afire four other vehicles Sunday morning. Police...

810mw power plants to be installed in N-W region

2011-03-28 00:00:00

State owned North-West Power Generation Company (NWPGC) will install eight power plants with a total capacity of generating 810 MW in the northwestern part of the country in two years. - BSS

BTRC, mobile operators on collision course over licence fee renewal

Jamal Uddin | 2011-03-28 00:00:00

Jamal UddinTelecom regulatory body BTRC and mobile operators are on collision course over the renewal of second generation (2G) mobile licence fee, as the former has targeted to earn Tk 140 billion (Tk 14000 crore) from the operators as fee....

Govt packages for foreign investors attractive: DCCI chief

FE Report | 2011-03-28 00:00:00

FE Report Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) President Mr Asif Ibrahim Sunday said the government offers attractive packages for foreign investors to invest in different sectors in the country. "Foreign investors including the British entrepreneurs can invest in...

Mohiuddin takes over as BGMEA president

FE Report | 2011-03-28 00:00:00

FE ReportNewly elected president of Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin took charge Sunday from outgoing president Abdus Salam Murshedy. He sought cooperation from all to strengthen country's RMG sector. The charge was handed over to Shafiul...

Westin basks in corporate travel boom

Kamrun Nahar | 2011-03-28 00:00:00

Kamrun NaharDhaka has only one international standard 5-Star hotel, although many campaign for running such upscale lodges in the capital, a top hospitality official said. Azeem Shah, general manager with Westin Dhaka, said the capital hosts 30-odd branded hotels, but...

Thrust on easy access to capital, policy streamlining

FE Report | 2011-03-28 00:00:00

FE Report Speakers at a conference in the city Sunday laid emphasis on easy access to low interest-bearing capital and streamlining of the policies concerned for the development of micro-entrepreneurship in the country. They also listed better management, improved rural...

BB governor stresses global collaboration

2011-03-28 00:00:00

Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor Dr.Atiur Rahman put emphasis on establishing global collaboration in strengthening financial stability in Bangladesh. He also said in Bangladesh there have been two episodes in which two troubled banks needed to be restructured or placed in...

6-day furniture fair begins tomorrow

2011-03-28 00:00:00

Furniture exporters are going to organise a six-day furniture fair for the first time tomorrow (Tuesday) at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city. Bangladesh Furniture Exporters Association (BFEA) has decided to make 'Brand Furniture Fair 2011' a yearly event...

PM asks NBR to find source of income of some wealthy people

2011-03-28 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday asked the officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to inquire into abnormal growth of wealth of certain quarters, reports UNB. "You have to find out the source of their income and how much...

Gold price may rise further

Sonia H Moni | 2011-03-28 00:00:00

Sonia H MoniThe price of gold may increase further by Tk 1000 a 'bhori' in the local market in line with the price hike of the precious metal in the international market, jewellers said. "The gold price is likely to...

Ex-minister Abdul Alim held on war crimes charges

2011-03-28 00:00:00

JOYPURHAT, Mar 27: Police have arrested former BNP minister and MP Abdul Alim on war crimes charges. Joypurhat police superintendent Mozammel Huq told news agency that a 10-member police team took Alim into custody from his residence near the Sadar...

50 vehicles damaged as RGM worker killed in road crash

| 2011-03-28 00:00:00

GAZIPUR, Mar 27: Angry garment workers protesting the death of a fellow worker in a road accident in Noljani area on Dhaka-Gazipur road in Sadar Upazila damaged at least 50 vehicles and set afire four other vehicles Sunday morning. Police...

810mw power plants to be installed in N-W region

2011-03-28 00:00:00

State owned North-West Power Generation Company (NWPGC) will install eight power plants with a total capacity of generating 810 MW in the northwestern part of the country in two years. - BSS

Phoenix Securities holds annual confce

2011-03-28 00:00:00

The annual conference of Phoenix Securities Limited for the year 2010 was held in the city Saturday, said a press release. Chairman of the company Deen Mohammad, Managing Director A Quadir Choudhury and Vice Chairman Mohammad Shoeb were present at...

Govt packages for foreign investors attractive: DCCI chief

FE Report | 2011-03-28 00:00:00

FE Report Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) President Mr Asif Ibrahim Sunday said the government offers attractive packages for foreign investors to invest in different sectors in the country. "Foreign investors including the British entrepreneurs can invest in...

Mohiuddin takes over as BGMEA president

FE Report | 2011-03-28 00:00:00

FE ReportNewly elected president of Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin took charge Sunday from outgoing president Abdus Salam Murshedy. He sought cooperation from all to strengthen country's RMG sector. The charge was handed over to Shafiul...

Westin basks in corporate travel boom

Kamrun Nahar | 2011-03-28 00:00:00

Kamrun NaharDhaka has only one international standard 5-Star hotel, although many campaign for running such upscale lodges in the capital, a top hospitality official said. Azeem Shah, general manager with Westin Dhaka, said the capital hosts 30-odd branded hotels, but...

Thrust on easy access to capital, policy streamlining

FE Report | 2011-03-28 00:00:00

FE Report Speakers at a conference in the city Sunday laid emphasis on easy access to low interest-bearing capital and streamlining of the policies concerned for the development of micro-entrepreneurship in the country. They also listed better management, improved rural...

BB governor stresses global collaboration

2011-03-28 00:00:00

Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor Dr.Atiur Rahman put emphasis on establishing global collaboration in strengthening financial stability in Bangladesh. He also said in Bangladesh there have been two episodes in which two troubled banks needed to be restructured or placed in...

6-day furniture fair begins tomorrow

2011-03-28 00:00:00

Furniture exporters are going to organise a six-day furniture fair for the first time tomorrow (Tuesday) at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city. Bangladesh Furniture Exporters Association (BFEA) has decided to make 'Brand Furniture Fair 2011' a yearly event...

PM asks NBR to find source of income of some wealthy people

2011-03-28 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday asked the officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to inquire into abnormal growth of wealth of certain quarters, reports UNB. "You have to find out the source of their income and how much...