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DCCI wins ITC's best network partner award

2011-04-14 00:00:00

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has won the "MLS-SCM Best Network Partner Institution Award 2010" of International Trade Centre (ITC)-UNCTADWTO among 120 partner institutions in 69 countries. The award was given at the "MLS-SCM (Modular Learning System in...

BPC earns Tk 42.6m net profit in 3 months

2011-04-14 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) has earned over Tk 42.60 million as net profit in last three months, according to a latest report of the corporation. The report was disclosed at the 28th Commercial Conference of the Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation...

BD consuls to visit WM shipbuilding yard today

2011-04-14 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Apr 13: Five honorary consuls of Bangladesh serving in various destinations all over the world have been invited to the country by the ministry of foreign affairs in a familiarisation programme, concerned sources said. The Bangladesh consuls working in...

Man killed in road mishap

2011-04-14 00:00:00

A man was killed and another injured when a truck hit a motorbike near Kolagachhi area on Jessore-Benapole highway in Jessore Monday.The deceased was identified as Jahangir Hossain (40) of Boladanga village in Sadar Upazila. Witnesses said, a Jessore-bound truck...

Youth's body recovered

2011-04-14 00:00:00

Police recovered the body of an unidentified youth from a waterbody at Alkinagar village in Sadar Upazila of Sylhet Sunday evening.Police said, local people found the body of the youth floating in the waterbody and informed police. Police said the...

Minor boy drowns

2011-04-14 00:00:00

A minor boy drowned in a waterbody at Korota village in Sadar Upazila of Natore Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Jibon, son of Faijul Islam of the village. Police said Jibon slipped into a waterbody near his house...

One killed in road mishap

2011-04-14 00:00:00

A road crash at Sadar Upazila of the Goplaganj district has left a teenage boy dead and 12 people injured. The accident took place in Bijoypasha area on Dhaka-Khulna highway when a microbus hit a tempo at about 9pm Monday,...

Man held with fake notes

2011-04-14 00:00:00

A man was arrested along with counterfeit currency notes from NCC Bank branch of Savar Sunday.The arrestee was identified as Kamrul Hasan, son of late Solaiman Khan of Panchkhola village in Sadar Upazila of Madaripur district.Police said Kamrul deposited 15...

Toyota to halt production at five European plants

2011-04-14 00:00:00

TOKYO, April 13 (AFP): Japanese auto giant Toyota said Wednesday it would temporarily halt production at five European plants for several days in April and May, due to a shortage of parts following the March 11 earthquake. Toyota said the...

Asian Tiger Capital Partners market update on DSE

2011-04-14 00:00:00

Events: The Benchmark General Index DGEN went down to register loss of 0.57%. Upon resumption of trading the market witnessed choppy trading for the first two hours before moderate selling pressure pulled the market down to end in the red....

US trade gap narrowed in February

2011-04-14 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, April 13 (AFP): The US trade deficit narrowed in February after hitting a seven-month high in January, thanks to a drop in imports in part due to China's new year holidays, official data showed Tuesday. The trade gap fell...

Deutsche Bank to restructure US operations

2011-04-14 00:00:00

FRANKFURT, April 13 (Reuters): Deutsche Bank will change the legal status of its main US subsidiary to avoid having to endow it with up to $20 billion in fresh capital, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Citing an internal document...

Dell to finance small, medium businesses in India

2011-04-14 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, April 13 (PTI): Dell, the world's third largest personal computer maker, today said it has launched a programme to provide financing option to small and medium businesses, large commercial customers and public sector in India for its products....

China-Russia products trade sustains recovery momentum

2011-04-14 00:00:00

BEIJING, April 13 (Xinhua): The trade of machinery and electronic products between China and Russia has experienced momentum during the recovery after the global financial crisis, Zhang Yujing, head of the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of...

Foxconn looking at investment opportunities in Brazil

2011-04-14 00:00:00

TAIPEI, April 13 (Reuters): Foxconn Technology Group, maker of Apple Inc's iPhone and iPad, is looking at investment opportunities in Brazil in line with its strategy of "being where the market is", it said in a statement from its listed...

DCCI wins ITC's best network partner award

2011-04-14 00:00:00

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has won the "MLS-SCM Best Network Partner Institution Award 2010" of International Trade Centre (ITC)-UNCTADWTO among 120 partner institutions in 69 countries. The award was given at the "MLS-SCM (Modular Learning System in...

BPC earns Tk 42.6m net profit in 3 months

2011-04-14 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) has earned over Tk 42.60 million as net profit in last three months, according to a latest report of the corporation. The report was disclosed at the 28th Commercial Conference of the Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation...

BD consuls to visit WM shipbuilding yard today

2011-04-14 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Apr 13: Five honorary consuls of Bangladesh serving in various destinations all over the world have been invited to the country by the ministry of foreign affairs in a familiarisation programme, concerned sources said. The Bangladesh consuls working in...

Man killed in road mishap

2011-04-14 00:00:00

A man was killed and another injured when a truck hit a motorbike near Kolagachhi area on Jessore-Benapole highway in Jessore Monday.The deceased was identified as Jahangir Hossain (40) of Boladanga village in Sadar Upazila. Witnesses said, a Jessore-bound truck...

Youth's body recovered

2011-04-14 00:00:00

Police recovered the body of an unidentified youth from a waterbody at Alkinagar village in Sadar Upazila of Sylhet Sunday evening.Police said, local people found the body of the youth floating in the waterbody and informed police. Police said the...

Minor boy drowns

2011-04-14 00:00:00

A minor boy drowned in a waterbody at Korota village in Sadar Upazila of Natore Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Jibon, son of Faijul Islam of the village. Police said Jibon slipped into a waterbody near his house...

One killed in road mishap

2011-04-14 00:00:00

A road crash at Sadar Upazila of the Goplaganj district has left a teenage boy dead and 12 people injured. The accident took place in Bijoypasha area on Dhaka-Khulna highway when a microbus hit a tempo at about 9pm Monday,...

Man held with fake notes

2011-04-14 00:00:00

A man was arrested along with counterfeit currency notes from NCC Bank branch of Savar Sunday.The arrestee was identified as Kamrul Hasan, son of late Solaiman Khan of Panchkhola village in Sadar Upazila of Madaripur district.Police said Kamrul deposited 15...

IMF warns China of credit, asset bubbles in economy

2011-04-14 00:00:00

BEIJING, Apr 13 (PTI): Projecting a 9.6-per cent growth for China in 2011, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that the country's economy faces increasing pressure from credit and asset bubbles. "There are mounting concerns about the potential for...

French inflation reaches 2pc in Mar

2011-04-14 00:00:00

PARIS, Apr 13 (Xinhua): France recorded an annualised inflation of 2 per cent in March, up from 1.7 per cent a month ago, mainly buoyed by rising prices of manufactured products, the national statistics bureau said Wednesday. "In March 2011,...

Brazil seeks new phase in China trade ties

2011-04-14 00:00:00

BEIJING, Apr 13 (AFP): Visiting Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Tuesday called for a "new phase" in ties with China and urged the world's second-largest economy to buy more from her country than iron ore and soybeans. Rousseff, who arrived in...

Unilever, P&G fined $456m for price fixing

2011-04-14 00:00:00

BRUSSELS, Apr 13 (Reuters): Consumer goods giants Unilever and Procter & Gamble were fined 315.2 million euros ($456 million) by EU regulators Wednesday for fixing washing powder prices in eight EU countries. Germany's Henkel, which alerted the European Commission to...

Dell to finance small, medium businesses in India

2011-04-14 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, April 13 (PTI): Dell, the world's third largest personal computer maker, today said it has launched a programme to provide financing option to small and medium businesses, large commercial customers and public sector in India for its products....

China-Russia products trade sustains recovery momentum

2011-04-14 00:00:00

BEIJING, April 13 (Xinhua): The trade of machinery and electronic products between China and Russia has experienced momentum during the recovery after the global financial crisis, Zhang Yujing, head of the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of...

Foxconn looking at investment opportunities in Brazil

2011-04-14 00:00:00

TAIPEI, April 13 (Reuters): Foxconn Technology Group, maker of Apple Inc's iPhone and iPad, is looking at investment opportunities in Brazil in line with its strategy of "being where the market is", it said in a statement from its listed...