Nazmul AhsanThe Ministry of Finance (MoF) after a long indecision has finally decided to sell out its whole of 32.60 per cent share, including 10.86 per cent share of three state owned banks, now held with Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Oct 17: Situation in Chittagong Port is becoming normal after deployment of the army personnel following workers' strike that halted the country's economic lifeline, coordination officer of the Chittagong Port Security Cell Major Shahriar Morshed told the media...
The government has taken an initiative to extend irrigation facilities to some 19,685 hectares through modern technology for additional harvest of 49,213 tonnes of food grains after 2013. The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved the greater...
PARIS, Oct 17: The French government sought Sunday to calm fears of nationwide petrol and aviation fuel shortages as strikes against pension reform began to bite two days ahead of another wave of mass protests. Officials tried to head off...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Dhaka, Rajshahi, Barishal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Khulna division today (Monday).Weather may remain...
Durga Puja, greatest religious festival of the Hindu community, ended with the immersion of images of the deities Sunday evening, report agencies. The five-day Puja was observed peacefully across the country amidst festivity and enthusiasm.Members of the Hindu community greeted...
Munima SultanaBangladeshis living in Singapore are increasingly using "unofficial" channel to remit money home, throwing the business of remittance exchange houses into trouble.Among three money transfer houses, state-owned Agrani Exchange has been leading the business, but the rest are finding...
FE Report The government will review 10 key agendas at a meeting next week including exclusion of 61 items exportable to India from 'sensitive list', expediting road and railway communication with Nepal and Bhutan and scrutinising data on transshipment /...
FE ReportThe government for the first time will officially announce today (Monday) the names of the commercially important persons (CIPs) for export sector, on the basis of their unique contribution to the sector in 2009.The objectives of announcing the CIPs...
FHM Humayan KabirThe government would review the first quarter project implementation performance of the ministries as it vowed to execute the ambitious Tk385 billion development budget in the current financial year, officials said Sunday.Planning ministry officials said Minister AK Khandaker...
Siddique Islam The central bank will ask the commercial banks for taking effective measures to achieve agriculture loans disbursement target by the end of this fiscal year, officials said. Bangladesh Bank (BB) will give the instruction at review meetings with...
From Fazle Rashid NEW YORK, Oct 17: Food aid of uncertain quality is pouring in unabated for hundreds of thousands of malnourished children in poor countries. Foods are also harmful. Donor countries are providing flour mixed with corn and wheat...
MELBOURNE, Oct 16 (Commodity Online): Global wheat production will return to surplus next year, but not by enough to refill inventories by more than a fraction, Macquarie has said. The Australia based banker also forecasted that Chicago prices will remain...
TOKYO, Oct 16 (AFP): US carmaker Ford Motor has decided to sell the bulk of its 11 per cent stake in Japan's Mazda Motor and invest the money instead in emerging markets, reports said Saturday.Ford, which has been the top...
NEW DELHI, Oct 16 (PTI): Both silver and gold fell from record high levels in the national capital today on reduced offtake at existing higher levels amid weak global cues. While gold fell by Rs 20 to Rs 20,100 per...
PENNSYLVANIA, Oct 16 (Commodity Online): Air Products, the leading global hydrogen provider,has announced plans to construct a new 180-mile-long pipeline connecting its existing Louisiana and Texas hydrogen pipeline systems, creating the world's largest hydrogen plant and pipeline supply network.This integrated...
BEIJING, Oct 16 (Bloomberg): China's medium and heavy rare earths reserves may last 15 years to 20 years at the current rate of production, possibly requiring imports, the ministry of commerce said today.Domestic rare earths deposits dropped to 27 million...
Mujibur Rahman has been re elected chairman of Eastern Insurance Company Limited (ICL). This was unanimously decided in the general meeting of the board of directors of the company recently, said a press release.Mr. Rahman has come from a very...
BEIJING, Oct 16 (AFP): A China coal mine accident killed 20 miners and left another 17 missing underground Saturday, the government said, in the latest tragedy highlighting appalling safety conditions in the nation's mines.The mine in the central province of...
MIR ALI, (Pakistan), Oct 16 (AP): Suspected US unmanned aircraft launched two missile strikes in a Pakistani tribal region along the Afghan border, killing nine people, Pakistani intelligence officials said. A militant attack on an army checkpoint killed five Pakistani...
A further 28 rescued miners have been discharged from hospital in Chile in secret, a health official has said, reports BBC.Paola Neumann, head of regional health, said their release was not publicised in order to protect them and their families.Just...
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 (AFP): More than 15,000 rapes were committed last year in a strife-torn region of Democratic Republic of Congo where peacekeepers cannot guarantee civilian security, a top UN official said Friday.With accusations now being made against DR...
Australia lifts travel warning for YemenSYDNEY, Oct 16: Australia has lifted its travel warning for Yemen to its highest possible level, saying there was a "very high threat of terrorist attack" in the Arabian peninsula's poorest nation. The updated travel...
BTVam07:00 Announcement, The Holy Quran, The Holy Tripitak Paath and Programme Outline 07:20 Geet Mallay07:45 Chir Shilper Bari08:00 Sakaler Sangbad08:30 Maati-O-Manush08:55 Sangbad Shironam09:00 Docu- Fire Dekha09:10 Baithok Khana09:35 Mone Pore10:00 News10:05 Muktijuddha Pratidin10:30 Sustho thakun11:05 Progotir Pathe11:30 Natun Sure Natun...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has so far forfeited more than Tk 47.7 million from the refund warrants of the applicants who sought IPOs of nine companies beyond the legitimate number, officials said. The SEC withdrew the amount in...
Prime Bank Ltd accorded a grand reception to Tower Hamlets, UK Mayor Motin Uz-Zaman and his members of his delegation at a city hotel recently, said a press release.Chairman of the bank Azam J Chowdhury presented a crest to the...
The Rural Electrification Board (REB) is incurring a loss of Tk 3.70 billion every year as its PBSs (Palli Bidyut Samities) have lost their 'cooperative attitude' and are being governed by political directives, according to a World Bank-sponsored study, reports...
Monira MunniA high-level official team will go to Brussels to convince the EU authority to withdraw the stringent 20 per cent testing requirement for the country's shrimp export by showing the developments of her testing facilities. Exporters said this is...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Oct 16: The action committee to re-open Chittagong Chemical Complex under government management has blamed the government for dillydally in resuming production in the lone state-owned chemical raw material production unit.The committee leaders have warned of road blockade...
FE ReportThe demand for German-made textile finishing machine in Bangladesh is on the rise due to the highest quality of the product and service facility, claimed Brueckner Textile Technologies, a textile machine manufacturing company of Germany.Marking the sale of 100...
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