JU CorrespondentJAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY, Dec 4:The Department of Zoology of Jahangirnagar University (JU) organised a day-long Butterfly Fair Friday with the motto "Urley Akashey Projapoti, Prokriti Paye Notun Goti" (flying butterflies give Nature a new life) here at the campus. Vice-Chancellor...
GAIBANDHA, Dec 4 (BSS): Production at Rangpur Sugar Mills Limited (RSML) at Mohimaganj under Gobindaganj Upazila in the district began Friday afternoon.Mills sources said the authorities have taken up a target to produce 4,900 metric tonnes (MTs) of sugar by...
Our CorrespondentGAIBANDHA, Dec 4: An enthusiastic young man achieved success in cultivation of passion fruit, a tasty uncommon fruit, on his home yard at Hat Bharatkhali Village under Saghata Upazila in the district.Concerned sources said successful cultivator Suza Uddoula collected...
RAJSHAHI, Dec 4 (BSS): Speakers at a workshop here Saturday underscored the need for ensuring fundamental rights to the people with disabilities for cherished development of the nation.They stated that time has come to ensure their rights as overall progress...
One chopped to death in B'bariaA young man was chopped to death by his rivals at Viti Doudpur village in Bijoynagar Upazila Saturday.The deceased was identified as Liton Ahmed Khokon (30) of Satirpara village in the same upazila.Sources said there...
FE ReportJamuna Bank Ltd will start brokerage operation by the end of this month (December) as part of its business diversification."We are set to foray into stock brokerage business through 'panel brokers' as we recently obtained merchant banking licence from...
FE ReportFurniture makers urged Saturday the government to bring down taxes on imported raw materials for furnishers and formulate a reasonable tariff policy to encourage exports.A pragmatic tariff policy will help local furnishers to rival with importers, leaders of the...
Southeast Bank Limited expanded its branch network further by opening its 63rd Branch at Oxygen Moore, Chittagong. Dr. Zaidi Sattar, Director of the Southeast Bank Limited formally inaugurated the Branch as Chief Guest. In the inaugural ceremony, among others Shahid...
FE ReportBusinessmen must learn the global trade rules and best practices, if they want to succeed in today's international trade and cash in maximum from their export-import transactions.Speakers at a workshop on 'Global Trade Services and Challenges in Bangladesh' came...
Honda Motor Company plans to sell its stake in India’s top-ranked motorcycle maker, Hero Honda Motors, and instead focus on its wholly owned subsidiary in the country, a news report said Saturday.The Japanese automaker may earn some 100 billion yen...
An extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of City General Insurance Company Limited has approved the proposal of changing denomination of shares and increase authorised capital of the comapny.The EGM was held in the city recently, said a press release.Chairman of the...
The International Business Forum of Bangladesh (IBFB) held an advocacy workshop at Hotel Agrabad in Chittagong city Thursday, said a press release.Industries Minister Dilip Barua was present as the chief guest in the workshop on "Reducing Corruption in Accessing Industrial...
A trade info directory dubbed 'Trade Almanac' was released Saturday with a view to boosting the country's trade by providing entrepreneurs with trade-related basic information, reports BSS. Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute (BFTI) in association with the Ministry of Commerce (MoC)...
The Premier Bank Limited inaugurated its new brokerage house at Kawran Bazar in the city recently with a view to enhancing involvement of investors in the capital market, said a press release.Premier Bank Director Shah Mohammad Nahyan Haroon inaugurated the...
ICB Asset Management Company Limited (AMCL), a subsidiary of the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), has disclosed net asset value (NAV) of its two unit fund, said a press release.ICB AMCL Unit Fund: The total NAV of the Fund stood...
Tim Frank, General Manager Middle East and Subcontinent Associates, TNT Express will be visiting Bangladesh from today (Sunday) to December 7.Tim Frank is visiting Bangladesh in the context of aggressive growth strategy undertaken by TNT Express Bangladesh in recent times.During...
FE Report The Bangladesh Bank (BB) is likely to continue maintaining a tight monetary policy to defuse inflationary pressures on the economy, the Citigroup has said." … While both the policy rates and the cash-reserve ratio have been raised over...
Main opposition BNP will not join the parliament session that begins today (Sunday), the party's front ranking leader Moudud Ahmed MP said Saturday, reports UNB.The ninth parliament will go into its seventh session at 4.0pm today. The last session was...
Nazmul AhsanThe Group of the least developed countries (LDCs) unanimously elected Bangladesh as their coordinator at a meeting held at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) headquarters, Geneva on the first day of the current month, a top trade official said.The...
FHM Humayan KabirThe government would finalise the draft five-year plan by the middle of this month, revising some macro-economic indicators in line with the Finance Ministry's upward resources income projection, officials said Saturday.Planning Ministry officials said they have taken the...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith hinted Saturday that agriculture subsidy in the current fiscal might be increased from the proposed Tk 40 billion (4,000 crore), reports UNB. "Agriculture subsidy might not be contained at Tk 40b during the current fiscal. There...
Doulot Akter MalaThe government plans to set new criteria for selection of Commercially Important Person (CIP) in the field of industries, in a bid to award the status on the basis of volume of contribution to the industrial sector.The CIP...
FE ReportAt least 10 people, including two policemen, were injured following a clash between the law-enforcers and garment workers that jolted Ashulia industrial area Saturday.Hundreds of riot police members, guarding the factories at the country's key apparel hub, lobbed tear-gas...
The biennial elections of the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), one of the largest chambers in the country, has been postponed following gross allegations of fake voters inclusion in the voters list, reports UNB.Divisional Commissioner of Chittagong has...
NARAYANGANJ, Dec 4: Country's former fastest runner and gold winner of SAF Games Mahbub Alam has been killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Chittagong highway near Narayanganj. Kanchpur highway police station chief Shahriar Hossain said Mahbub died on the spot...
COMILLA, Dec 4: Local people lynched three suspected robbers at Eliotganj Bazar near Daudkandi in Comilla early Saturday, police said. They said, quoting local people that the unidentified victims were running away after killing one Sirajul Islam, 48, from Telia...
Weather is likely to remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over many places of Dhaka, Rajshahi, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Khulna division today (Sunday). Light fog may occur over the river basins...
Khalilur RahmanDespite stern warnings issued by the government from time to time, prices of essentials, particularly flour, onion and edible oil, continue to maintain rising trend. The Financial Express in its issue of Saturday reported that even after the fixation...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Dec 4: Shares of Bangladesh Shipping Corporation worth Tk 627.4 million will be offloaded through the capital market with next three months.Declared price of each share will be Tk 100 and premium will be added to the price,...
FE ReportAn international study has disclosed that arsenic toxicity deleteriously impacts labour supply of Bangladesh which affects the struggling economy of the country.Word Health Organisation (WHO) called it "largest mass poisoning of a population in history".According to the research, published...
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