MUMBAI, Jul 14: After refusing the certificate for public screening to a documentary film on Nepal, 'Flames of the Snow', on the ground that it justifies ideology of the Maoist movement, the Central Board of Film Certification Board (CBFC), headed...
ISLAMABAD, July 15: Bollywood movie "Tere Bin Laden" has been banned in Pakistan over fears of a terrorist attack, a media report said Wednesday.The Pakistani censor board took the decision Tuesday, paktribune.com reported. The film, which will launch Pakistani model...
BELGRADE, July 15: Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie is planning to direct her first film in the Balkans. She will also play a leading role in the movie, a love story set in the Bosnian war.Jolie will visit Serbia in August...
BEIJING, July 15 (Commodity Online): China is likely to replace the US as world's top energy consumer this year, analysts said.China's energy consumption has seen an accelerated growth since 2000. If that pace continues, the country would consume nearly 8...
Janata Bank Limited has recently won the 'World's Best Bank-2009' award by Global Finance, a New York-based magazine. The magazine has announced the award among the best banks of 123 countries in the world.Janata Bank, being the fourth in Asia...
LONDON, July 15 (Bloomberg): Gold gained in London on signs of slower growth in the US and China and speculation that a weakening dollar will boost demand for the metal as an alternative investment.The Federal Reserve Wednesday cut its forecast...
SINGAPORE, July 15 (Commodity Online): World oil prices eased below $77 in Asian trade Thursday mainly on reports of weak Chinese economic growth.Light sweet crude for August delivery was seen trading at $76.54 a barrel at 11.30 am Singapore time...
TOKYO, July 15 (AFP): The dollar traded marginally lower against the yen in Asia Thursday, hit by weak US data and a worsening outlook for the world's biggest economy, dealers said. The dollar was quoted at 88.08 yen in Tokyo...
LONDON, July 15 (Bloomberg): Copper fell in London on concern demand may wane in China, the world's biggest user, after economic growth weakened and industrial production rose less than estimated.Gross domestic product expanded by 10.3 per cent in the second...
Etihad Airways Crystal Cargo Dhaka, organised "Agents award night - 2010" at Radisson Water Garden Hotel in the city recently, said a press release. UAE Ambassador to Bangladesh Khalfan Battal Ali Al Mansouri, Vice-president of Cargo Commercial, Etihad Airways, Crystal...
MUMBAI, July 15 (Commodity Online): The recent edible oil imports data has showed that India's edible oil stocks position has increased significantly to meet the domestic demand.Edible oil import by India, the second largest edible oil importer after China, fell...
KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 (Commodity Online): World leader in rice exports, Thailand said acute water shortages in the country forced it to delay planting of the 2010-11 main rice crop by one month.Country's Agriculture Ministry asked farmers to delay planting...
FE ReportThe 5th Extra-Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) of Pubali Bank Limited was held at Pubali Bank auditorium Thursday.In the EGM, the shareholders approved to amend the denomination of share value from Tk. 100.00 to Tk. 10.00 and also approved amendment...
Jashim UddinBrahmanbaria, July 15: Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited (BGFCL) inaugurated the work-over of Titas well 12 Wednesday to add above 20 million cubic feet daily (mmcfd) natural gas to the national grid.The work-over is likely to be completed by...
FE ReportTwo Japanese companies - Kurabo Industries Ltd and Matsuoka Corporation Ltd - have signed a contract with a Bangladeshi apparel company to set up a joint-venture (JV) in the country.Capitalised at US$ 5.88 million, MK Apparels Limited, the Bangladeshi...
Prime Bank 22nd NDDC National Debate Competition 2010 was inaugurated at the Notre Dame College Auditorium in the city Wednesday, said a press release.Former chief justice and former chief adviser of the caretaker government Justice Muhammad Habibur Rahman was present...
FE Report Bangladesh Bank (BB) purchased US$25 million from three commercial banks Thursday aiming to keep the inter-bank foreign exchange market stable, officials said. "We've bought the US currency at market rate from the commercial banks directly to keep the...
FE ReportFirst Security Islami Bank Limited, a local Islamic commercial bank in the private sector has recently tied up with software giant LEADS Corporation for purchasing BankUltimus- a renowned local core banking solution.The third generation bank, which has recently switched...
FE ReportAKM Selim Osman has been elected president of the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) for the next two years.According to an official statement issued Thursday, Habibur Rahman has been elected first vice president, Mohammad Hatem second vice...
FE Report International Technical Consultant Consortium (ITC Consortium), a multi-country joint venture (JV), has proposed to invest US$ 2.0-3.0 billion in the country's power sector to build plants having the total generation capacity of 2,000 megawatts (mw).The ITC Consortium, consisting...
Sonia H MoniBangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) is likely to set up a special economic zone (SEZ) for textile sector at Kumarkhali in Kushtia, said BSCIC chief.BSCIC chairman Siddiqur Rahman told the FE that the project will be...
Islami Bank will award two-year education scholarship to 200 poor, destitute, helpless and disabled students who achieved GPA 5 in the SSC and equivalent examinations this year.It was disclosed at the reception programme by Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) for...
NEW DELHI, July 15 (Economic Times): What is the secret behind the relatively robust health of Asian banks? The conventional view of the transformation of the banking system since the Asian crisis is that in the decade since the crisis,...
BEIJING, July 15 (AFP): China will maintain a managed floating yuan exchange rate regime, the country's central bank said Thursday, asserting that such a policy was in the nation's long-term interests."The regime is essential for economic restructuring and the optimisation...
LONDON, July 15 (Reuters); British oil and gas firm Fairfield Energy has shelved plans for a 500-million-dollar stock market listing, the company said Thursday, after weak markets spooked potential investors."In the light of market conditions, (Fairfield) has decided against proceeding...
FE ReportMr Naresh Chandra Mondol has been promoted to General Manager (GM) of Sonali Bank Ltd, country's largest state-owned bank.His promotion will be effective on retrospective basis from the year 2003-04.Mr Mondol joined the Sonali Bank in 1973 as probationary...
LONDON, July 15(BBC): BP has fixed a leak on the cap on the leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well, which delayed a crucial test. The oil giant needs to shut all the valves on the new cap in order to...
KATHMANDU, July 15 (Xinhua): The Nepali government has brought out an ambitious report showing the possibility of generating 36,628 MW hydroelectricity in the country within the next 20 years. According to Thursday's Republica, the report includes a proposal to generate...
YANGON, July 15 (Xinhua): Myanmar has targeted to export over 20,000 tons of teak in the present fiscal year 2010- 11 despite a sharp drop in the export in the last fiscal year of 2009-10, the local Popular News reported...
SINGAPORE, July 15 (AFP): Singapore will need 100,000 new foreign workers this year to keep on track an economy enjoying a stunning rebound, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in remarks published today. Rich but worker-starved Singapore has historically rolled...
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