Mr. K. Shamshi Tabrez has been appointed as Managing Director of Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) for three years with effect from Wednesday. Prior to this appointment, he worked as Deputy Managing Director at the same bank. He served in DBBL...
Doulot Akter MalaThe newly launched spot assessment evoked enthusiasm among the people on payment of income tax as they have found the system hassle-free and easier compared to that which requires one to visit tax offices. The National Board of...
FE ReportOver 4,000 garment workers Wednesday clashed with law enforcers by blockading Dhaka-Tangail highway in Ashulia, demanding increased holidays and payment of arrear wages and festival allowance before Eid-ul-Azha, police said.The violence at the apparel industrial hub took place a...
Palli Karma Sahayok Foundation (PKSF) has decided to take up a new comprehensive initiative focusing on integrated development of households for poverty alleviation in selected areas of the country, PKSF officials said.They said this will ensure better utilisation of household...
FE ReportAs the country's stock market continues its record-breaking rally, the chief of the country's apex trade body, the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), expressed Wednesday his full confidence in the stability of the market. "I...
The government has decided to form a committee to determine transit fees or service charge after evaluating the policies and papers on transit and transshipment of different countries, reports UNB.The committee will comprise representatives from the ministries of Finance, Foreign...
A.F.M. Mainul AhsanSince existence of "bad news" is the driving force behind short selling, like politicians, CEOs also wants to conceal bad news wherever possible. But why? If presence of short selling brings so many benefits on the table, why...
Abdul MannanUsually mid-term construes middle of the term in question or at its best near about that point. Parliamentary election to be held anytime before completion of the 5 year-term is however, called mid-term election. Such is the practice elsewhere...
The supply of cotton and its price are now global phenomenon. Bangladesh textile industry is mainly dependent on cotton imports from abroad. The global cotton market is expected to climb up for a considerable period of time. It has been...
MICROFINANCE institutions (MFIs) have earned both plaudits and criticism from different quarters in their bid to helping the hardcore poor, who are otherwise considered 'un-bankable' by the formal financial entities including banks. The role of the Bangladesh MFIs, particularly that...
Shamsher ChowdhuryWhat this government needs most today is enhanced level of professionalism, transparency of its operations and improvement of its records on human rights violations. One of the major weaknesses of the ruling party is that nearly all of its...
Md Arif Iqbal KhanMANY companies in Bangladesh face a common problem related to retaining talented human resources, not only because of shortage of skills but also due to some interesting facts.Most recently a young man from a reputed university was...
Among the very first acts of the new government in the UK was to notably reduce the salaries and perks of the ministers in the Cabinet of Prime Minister David Cameroun. This was a symbolic move signifying that the government...
Voters in Bangladesh in general were very much swayed by the ringing promise of the party in power that they would normalize prices. The landslide in favour of this party was prompted in large measure by its loud promise of...
Speech of US President Barrack Obama in Indian Parliament was almost a one-sided one favouring India in all aspects, thus pleasing hearts of every Indian including even parliamentarians from left parties traditionally in opposition to US. However the speech also...
US President Barack Obama has arrived in Jakarta for a brief visit to Indonesia, set to focus on trade and support for democratic progress, report agencies.He is also expected to use the visit to reach out to the Muslim world,...
BEIJING, Nov 9 (AFP): British Prime Minister David Cameron met his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao Tuesday with both sides eager to seal lucrative trade deals-and Cameron insisting human rights would be discussed. Cameron-plus 43 bosses from major British companies and...
Jordanians are voting in parliamentary elections that have been boycotted by the strongest opposition party, the Islamic Action Front (IAF), reports BBC.The IAF objects to a new law which reduced seats from urban areas while increasing representation from tribal areas...
Burma's main military-backed political party says it won about 80pc of votes in the first election in 20 years, reports BBC.A Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) official said the party was pleased with the result.The main pro-democracy party, the...
At least 19 people have been killed in attacks by separatist rebels on markets and a bus in India's north-eastern state of Assam, reports BBC.Police told the BBC that a group of heavily armed guerrillas waylaid the bus and opened...
The chief minister of India's western state of Maharashtra has resigned over his alleged role in a scam involving homes for war widows, reports BBC.Ashok Chavan was ordered by the ruling Congress party to tender his resignation to Maharashtra's governor...
'Heart' of Al-Qaeda in Afghan-Pakistan border: GatesKUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9: Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday the "heart" of Al-Qaeda remained in the Afghan-Pakistan border area even as it spread its influence to the Arabian peninsula and northen Africa. As...
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Bangladesh have been eliminated from the 16th Asian Games Football with one match to spare, losing to stronger United Arab Emirates (UAE) 0-3 in their second Group E match at the Yingdong Stadium in the Chinese city of Guangzhou Tuesday,...
LONDON, Nov 9 (AP): Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider plans to seek political asylum in Britain after fleeing the team amid alleged threats for defying a match-fixing conspiracy.Haider arrived in London Monday and in an interview broadcast by Pakistan's Geo television...
NEW DELHI, Nov 9 (AFP): India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have joined hands with the aim of putting on a memorable World Cup as cricket's showpiece event is played in South Asia for the third time.A hundred days ahead of...
DUBAI, Nov 9 (AFP): All-rounder Jacques Kallis scored a brilliant half-century and took three wickets to guide South Africa to a commanding 57-run win over Pakistan in the fifth and final one-day international here Monday.The 35-year-old scored 83 - one...
TOKYO, Nov 9 (AFP): Defending champions Russia, Brazil and Japan Tuesday reached the semi-finals of the world women's volleyball championship after securing top-two places in their groups.Top scorer Ekaterina Gamova scored 18 points to lead Russia to a 25-19, 25-8,...
FE ReportThe Office of the Chief Inspector of Factory and Establishment Monday said it will monitor implementation of new wages for workers in garment factories.The new wages, announced three months back by the government, have been made effective from November."We'll...
FE ReportThe trust deed of 'Prime Finance Second Mutual Fund' was signed between Prime Finance & Investment Limited and Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) in the city Tuesday.This is the second closed end mutual fund sponsored by Prime Finance &...
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