FE ReportThe government must overhaul the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and man it with efficient and honest officials in an effort to avoid repeat of the recent share market scams, experts said Thursday. They said collaboration by a section...
LOS ANGELES, Mar 23 (AFP): Legendary Hollywood actress and violet-eyed beauty Elizabeth Taylor, who captured hearts in "National Velvet" to launch a film career that spanned five decades, has died aged 79. Taylor had been in hospital in Los Angeles...
A roundtable jointly organised by the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) and UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) within the British High Commission will be held at DCCI's conference hall in the city Sunday (March 27). The roundtable will...
The Westin Dhaka will observe Earth Hour by turning off its non-essential lights and taking other energy-saving measures for one hour tomorrow (March 26). "The programme underscores the commitment of Starwood Hotels and Resorts to ensure environmental sustainability. The Westin...
FE ReportThe government will provide all sorts of help for the construction industry to acquire the capacity to use the best technique and technology for the development of the national economy, Commerce Minister Faruk Khan has said. He said, "We...
FE ReportMobile operator Robi will organise Bangladesh Fair in city on March 28 on the occasion of celebration of its one year of re-launching from Aktel to Robi. Marking the event, Robi Axiata Ltd took a massive initiative across the...
Most of the Bangladesh missions abroad including key ones like Washington, Berlin, London, Madrid, Ottawa, The Hague and Paris have achieved their export targets for the first eight months (July-February) of the current fiscal year. The total export earnings of...
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) is playing a vital role in improving the standards of financial management including accounting and auditing, corporate governance and other ethical issues in Bangladesh, said a press statement quoting the ICAB president....
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Mar 24: Western Marine Shipyard Ltd today launched Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) policy aimed at reducing preventable accidents at the workplace to zero per cent by 2012. Md Shakhawat Hossain, managing director of the Western Marine, said...
FE ReportThe Cream & Fudge Factory, an international, smooth and creamy ice cream brand - opened its first store in Bangladesh at 116, Road 11, in the city Thursday Banani, Dhaka. ICE Retail Initiative, the store which is located at...
DFID Deputy Country Representative for Bangladesh Ms Diana Dalton said that her government's development assistance to Bangladesh would increase considerably in the future. Ms Diana Dalton said this while addressing a RPCF Dissemination Workshop as the special guest in the...
LONDON, Mar 24 (AFP): British Finance Minister George Osborne Thursday defended his tax raid on North Sea oil companies and warned them not to pass on the hike in the form of higher fuel prices. Chancellor of the Exchequer Osborne...
FE ReportThe government must overhaul the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and man it with efficient and honest officials in an effort to avoid repeat of the recent share market scams, experts said Thursday. They said collaboration by a section...
LOS ANGELES, Mar 23 (AFP): Legendary Hollywood actress and violet-eyed beauty Elizabeth Taylor, who captured hearts in "National Velvet" to launch a film career that spanned five decades, has died aged 79. Taylor had been in hospital in Los Angeles...
The board of directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has recommended 35 per cent stock dividend for the shareholders for the year that ended on December 2010, subject to the approval of the 28th annual general meeting (AGM). The decision...
The board of directors of Trust Bank Limited have recommended 20 per cent stock dividend for the year that ended on December 31, 2010. The board has also decided to issue 1R:5 rights shares (1 rights share for every 5...
The authorities of Grameen Phone have informed the 14th annual general meeting (AGM) of the company will be held at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre, Agargaon, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207 at 10:00am on April 19. Other information of the AGM as announced...
The authorities of Mercantile Insurance Company Ltd have further informed that the subscription period for rights issue will be from April 28 to May 16. The record date for entitlement of rights share is April 12. The purpose of raising...
FE ReportSocial Vision Corporation Ltd.( SVCL), part of UGI Group, has recently signed an exclusive agreement with MS Certification Services for offering full scope of ISO certification, Social Compliance Audits, Pre-Shipment Inspection services in Bangladesh. By way of this agreement,...
NCC Bank: Aslam-ul-Karim, one of the sponsors of NCC Bank Limited, has stated that he has completed his sale of 70,000 shares of the bank at prevailing market price through stock exchange as announced earlier. Bank Asia: Amiran Generations Limited,...
After taking legal expert opinion, the listing committee opined that in the existing companies act there is no provision for giving compensation from the premium account. The DSE's legal expert argued that the Companies Act, 1994 remained silent about listing...
The bank has informed, the deposit of the bank increased by 22.8 per cent from Tk 67,788.5 million in 2009 to Tk 83,244.8 million in 2010, while loans and advances increased by 39.8 per cent from Tk 48,411 million to...
DFID Deputy Country Representative for Bangladesh Ms Diana Dalton said that her government's development assistance to Bangladesh would increase considerably in the future. Ms Diana Dalton said this while addressing a RPCF Dissemination Workshop as the special guest in the...
LONDON, Mar 24 (AFP): British Finance Minister George Osborne Thursday defended his tax raid on North Sea oil companies and warned them not to pass on the hike in the form of higher fuel prices. Chancellor of the Exchequer Osborne...
FE ReportThe government must overhaul the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and man it with efficient and honest officials in an effort to avoid repeat of the recent share market scams, experts said Thursday. They said collaboration by a section...
LOS ANGELES, Mar 23 (AFP): Legendary Hollywood actress and violet-eyed beauty Elizabeth Taylor, who captured hearts in "National Velvet" to launch a film career that spanned five decades, has died aged 79. Taylor had been in hospital in Los Angeles...
ORLANDO, Mar 24 (PTI): Extending a helping hand to quake-hit Japan, telecom equipment maker Ericsson has offered to supply satellite phones and solar-powered towers to the Japanese government. Ravaged by the recent earthquake and tsunami, the Japanese economy has suffered...
CHICAGO, Mar 24 (Xinhua): General Motors Company (GM) will recall the final 2,000 workers on lay off by September, Joe Ashton, vice president of United Auto Workers (UAW) said Wednesday at a bargaining convention in Detroit. "Those people will all...
LONDON, Mar 24 (AFP): Kingfisher, Europe's biggest home-improvements retailer, said Thursday that annual net profits rose 27.5 per cent to £491 million (566 million euros, $796 million) in 201011. Kingfisher, which owns the B&Q chain in Britain and Castorama in...
WELLINGTON, Mar 24 (Xinhua): New Zealand is not following the United States and Australian in ordering a halt to Japanese food imports, such as sauces and seaweed, amid rising radiation concerns, the Food and Safety Authority said Thursday. Authority officials...
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