FE ReportBurglars made good their escape with over 965 tolas of gold ornaments and Tk 0.350 million in cash from a jewellery shop at Mirpur in the capital early Sunday.Shah Ali police said the criminals entered Dewan Jewellery housed in...
FE ReportBangladesh's government and private sector need to work together to build a positive image of the country in efforts to attract foreign investors, said German ambassador Holger Michael Sunday.His comments came at the luncheon meeting of Foreign Investors' Chamber...
FE Report The World Bank (WB) has urged the central bank to coordinate and speed up implementation of the information technology (IT) components and to formulate a comprehensive project plan that identifies all the dependencies. "The current global financial crisis...
FE ReportAmbassador of Netherlands Alphons Hennekens on Sunday said his country is keen to broaden the gamut of cooperation in the country's water sector, particularly in the coastal areas affected by climate change, as well as in river erosion management...
FE ReportBangladeshi seafarers will be facing challenges to meet the new international training and certification standards as some changes are likely to come at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)'s convention.Mariners at a seminar said IMO, the United Nation's regulatory body...
WASHINGTON, April 25 (Xinhua): The International Monetary Fund’s policy- steering body, the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) yesterday called for the implementation of country-specific exits from stimulus, and pledged to deliver on the long-expected quota and governance reform. “The...
FE ReportThe Chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) Dr. Nasiruddin Ahmed Saturday said the government is eager to promote CSR through tax incentives but transparency and accountability of CSR activities have to be maintained.Dr. Nasir said this at...
Bangladeshi expatriates living in Japan from now on can legally send their hard-earned money through NCC Bank Limited, said a press release. NCC Bank has signed an remittance payment agreement in this connection with Tokyo Branch of ItaÚ Unibanco SA...
Darrell Delamaide After languishing most of the week, crude oil prices galloped to the finish line on Friday, tacking on 1.7% and recouping most of last week's losses as positive new-housing sale data spurred most markets forward. The decision by...
FE ReportA high-profile Malaysian trade delegation arrives in Dhaka Monday to explore investment opportunities in Bangladesh.Officials said the delegation comprising members of the Construction Industry Development Board of Malaysia (CIDB) will call on communications minister and meet leaders of Federation...
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has clarified a news item published in the Saturday issue of the Financial Express (FE) under the headline 'Fire spectre looms, but RMG unit unfazed'.In its clarification, the BGMEA said: "The news published...
Monira MunniThe government will, in the draft shrimp policy, propose the introduction of licensing system to ensure that the chemicals and medicines used in the production of shrimp feed are of acceptable quality.There are no purchasing guidelines now as a...
FE ReportRegent Airways has signed up contracts and Letter of Intents (LoI) with the Canadian pilot training company CAE and the German airline IT solutions giant Lufthansa Systems to provide the Airline with world-class pilot training and IT-based optimization solutions,...
FE ReportMI Cement Factory Ltd, manufacturer of Crown Cement, will hold a road show today (Sunday) at Sheraton Hotel to determine the value of its shares from institutional bidders as a pre-requisite of book building method. Details of the company...
FE ReportIslami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) will open 10 more SME Service Centres by the end of this year aiming to help develop the country's home-grown economy."We opened 10 SME service centers last year and another 10 will be added...
Dhaka University Institute of Nutrition and Food Science (INFS) will coordinate a 'Nutrition Awareness Programme', which is part of Nestle Healthy Kids Global Programme, said a press release. Nestle Bangladesh Limited signed a memorandum of understanding in this connection with...
FE ReportM/s Geebee (Bangladesh) Limited, a 100 per cent foreign-owned Indian company, will invest $9.513 million to set up a garments manufacturing industry for producing shirt, T-shirt, blouse, jackets and trousers in Karnaphuli Export Processing Zone (KEPZ).In this connection, an...
ATHENS, Apr 24 (Reuters): Debt-stricken Greece appealed to its European partners and the IMF for emergency loans Friday, yielding to overwhelming market pressure to start the first financial rescue of a member of the euro zone.
A discussion programme on "The Emerging Role of Finance Managers" jointly organised by ACCA Bangladesh and British Council was held at a city hotel Friday, said a press release. BRAC Bank Limited Chairman Muhammad A (Rumee) Ali was present as...
FE ReportHuawei Technologies Limited, a leading supplier of next generation telecom equipment across the world, Thursday awarded certificates to the participants who attended a training programme on GSM technology.Architect Yeafes Osman, State Minister for the Ministry of Science and ICT...
FE ReportM/s Geebee (Bangladesh) Limited, a 100 per cent foreign-owned Indian company, will invest $9.513 million to set up a garments manufacturing industry for producing shirt, T-shirt, blouse, jackets and trousers in Karnaphuli Export Processing Zone (KEPZ).In this connection, an...
Customers of Robi will get all kind of services from the newly-opened Paltan centre, according to a press release. Robi, a mobile operator company in the country, has recently opened the Robi Sheba centre at Paltan in the city.Chief Marketing...
BHOLA, Apr 24 (UNB): Polling in Bhola-3 by-elections ended Saturday amidst opposition BNP's demand to scrap the election, which they described as farcical.The Election Commission (EC) suspended voting at nine polling centers following violence.Witnesses said the election from 8.00am to...
State minister for Home Shamsul Huq Tuku said that those who helped war criminals integrate into mainstream society would also be tried for offences, reports bdnews24.com.It was the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami who rehabilitated war criminals in this country, he added.He...
CHUADANGA, Apr 24 (UNB): Indian Border Security Force (BSF)kidnapped a Bangladeshi young man from Baradi border under Damurhuda Upazila Saturday.BSF jawans of Gede camp kidnapped Shaheen Alam (18), at about 7.00am when he went there for grazing cattle.Later, BDR jawans...
NAOGAON, Apr 24 (UNB): Police arrested a fugitive accused of banned Islamic outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) at Maskipur bazar under Atrai Upazila Saturday.Acting on secret information, police conducted a drive and arrested Hafez Masud, son of Taslim Uddin of...
RAJSHAHI, April 24 (BSS): The historic Khapra Ward Day was observed in the city Saturday condemning the brutal killings of seven detained communist political prisoners. According to records, on this day in 1950 the then on-duty jail police shot dead...
DU CorrespondentPolice arrested four activists of Dhaka University (DU) unit Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on charge of attempt to vandalise the vice chancellor's office of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Saturday.The arrestees include Marketing Department student Akhter Hossain, Management...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Apr 24: Chittagong city mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury has expressed deep concern at the murder of three students in separate incidents in Chittagong University including the recent killing of Asaduzzaman Asad by assailants.In a statement he said that...
Our CorrespondentRANAGMATI, Apr 24: An activist of Parbattya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS) was wounded when the armed men of anti-peace United Peoples Democratic Front (UPDF) allegedly shot him at Chakrapara in the town Friday night.The injured person is Jyotirmoy...
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