Mohammad MufazzalThe securities regulator has slapped curbs on private sale of mutual funds to individuals and companies in a bold move to boost small investors' stake in the capital market and rein in 'placement gangs' who made millions out this...
Nazmul AhsanThe Ministry of Commerce (MoC) wants to get policy decision of the government towards forging bilateral Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with large South Asian economies, trade official said.The ministry is set to send a proposal to the Cabinet Committee...
M Azizur RahmanThe government and the energy regulator are at loggerheads over fixing benchmark electricity tariff based on which the former has planned to purchase electricity from power plants to be built by foreign firms on unsolicited proposals, a top...
Mohammad MufazzalThe securities regulator has slapped curbs on private sale of mutual funds to individuals and companies in a bold move to boost small investors' stake in the capital market and rein in 'placement gangs' who made millions out this...
Nazmul AhsanThe Ministry of Commerce (MoC) wants to get policy decision of the government towards forging bilateral Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with large South Asian economies, trade official said.The ministry is set to send a proposal to the Cabinet Committee...
M Azizur RahmanThe government and the energy regulator are at loggerheads over fixing benchmark electricity tariff based on which the former has planned to purchase electricity from power plants to be built by foreign firms on unsolicited proposals, a top...
FE ReportBusiness leaders have proposed to reduce tax rates and take the tax regime to upazila level to broaden the net to collect more revenue for the next fiscal.They also suggested the government to give maximum importance to power sector,...
Bangladesh has made important gains in economic freedom scorecards, according to a report released jointly by the US-based Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal, reports UNB.The report - 2010 Index of Economic Freedom - released on April 15 appreciated...
Doulot Akter MalaThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) has rejected a plea from Petrobangla for scraping the provision of payment of advance income tax (AIT) on import of capital machinery by IOCs for gas field exploration, development and supply.The board...
State Minister for Home Shamsul Haq Tuku Saturday said BNP leader Tarique Rahman will be arrested as soon as he returns home and brought to the dock in corruption cases, reports UNB.Addressing an Awami League (AL) organisational meeting at Chatmohar...
The government observed the historic Mujibnagar Day Saturday, but Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina could not join any event of the day due to a sudden bout of sickness. Her Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad said she took rest the whole...
Chief Justice (CJ) M Fazlul Karim has decided to administer oath of office to only 15 of the 17 newly-appointed additional judges of the High Court leaving out two controversial appointees, apparently giving in to the demand raised by the...
NARAYANGANJ, Apr 17: Nearly 2,000 telephone lines of the state-owned BTCL have been disconnected since Saturday morning. Even the telephone connections of the district police superintendent's office, model police station, hospitals, fire station, press club, power agencies and Titas Gas...
FE Report Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), a leading private think-tank, Saturday listed lower investment, growing shortfall in power and gas supply, and rising inflationary pressures as key challenges as the government prepares for next budget."The next budget has to...
FE ReportContech Limited, the local company which was awarded the contract to build metro rail in the capital by the past caretaker government, has blamed the present government for delaying the construction of the proposed project.Managing director M Masud Reza,...
Mashiur RahamanThe country's fast booming aviation market has proved to be a bonanza for the foreign airlines, as they continued to grab Biman's market share, cashing in on its image crisis and diminished fleet strength.Figures by the Civil Aviation Authority...
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Lift Kara De On SONY SET Saturday at 8-30 pm.How many times in life have you thanked that one person, who came at the right time to give the much required boost in your hindered existence? How often have you...
The dream of a world without nuclear weapons got a tremendous boost when President Barack Obama declared in his Prague speech on April 5, 2009: "I state clearly and with conviction America's commitment to seek the peace and security of...
Nerun YakubLast Monday a much-circulated national daily front-paged the extraordinary story of one Amjad Fakir, erstwhile vegetable peddler/rickshawpuller who recently, and quite suddenly, metamorphosed into a self-proclaimed faith healer and 'pir' of Munshiganj. The paper captured in graphic detail ---...
Syed Rizvi NewazThe investment climate or a conducive environment for the functioning of businesses depend on many factors in a country. Specially, in Bangladesh, the same are dependent on the lending rate, state of infrastructures, macro economic fundamentals, political stability,...
A revolution in food grain production can occur in Bangladesh if only the areas under higher yielding seeds are expanded to cover some 60 per cent of the farmlands instead of the present 20 per cent or so now covered...
Banking in the context of Bangladesh, cannot be entirely divorced from the needs and principles of extending vital services in neglected areas or extending uniform facilities in the country to meet the requirements of equity and justice.The private banks, so...
A good number of reforms commissions have submitted several reports with suggestion of improving working methods to run the banks efficiently. But so far nothing new have been added to the on going system. Initially, CIB of BB was very...
FE Report Upward trend in the disbursement of credit to the private sector continued in February last, officials and bankers said. The private sector credit was 19.52 per cent in February this year up from 19.25 per cent in January...
Agrani Bank Limited and CashLink have jointly launched a new product titled 'Probashi Agrani Remittance Card' for its clients living abroad, said a press release. Any cardholders will be able to withdraw money from 400+ATMs throughout the country connected to...
FE ReportPrices of some selected vegetables, especially brinjal, tomato and carrot marked an upward trend in the city markets while that of fish and chicken maintained their previous high during last week.Brinjal was selling between Tk 30 and Tk 36...
FE ReportDirector General (DG) of the South Asia Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Sultan Hafeez Rahman arrives in the city today (Saturday) on a five-day official visit.During his visit, Mr Rahman will take part in ADB's Country Programming...
United Commercial Bank (UCB) Limited has signed a corporate agreement with Augere Broadband Bangladesh Limited (Qubee).UCB Deputy Managing Director Shafiqul Alam and Augere Broadband Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jerry Mobbs signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations in...
Mehdi Musharraf BhuiyanTechnology enthusiasts from Bangladesh may have to wait until June this year before their dream Apple iPads start to hit the local computer outlets, in spite of many customers reportedly placing online orders by now for purchasing the...
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