MUMBAI, Dec 23 (AFP): Bollywood is looking to Aamir Khan to bring festive cheer to the industry after a disappointing 2009 hit by a producers' strike, swine flu fears and a lack of box office success.The actor-producer-director's heavily-marketed "3 Idiots",...
BTVam07:00 Announcement, Recitation From The Holy Quran, Programme Outline And The Holy Tripitak Paath07:10 Saswato Jibon07:15 Suvechaa Nin08:00 Morning News08:30 Open Univercity09:00 Sangbad Shironam09:15 Satellite Transmission09:30 Bajoyo Ebong Bajo11:15 Tomi Miar Kitchen11:40 Shatorupa12:00 Sangbad Shironam12:05 Sangbadpatrer Pata Theke12:30 Sastha Tathya01:00...
FE ReportThe country's exporters and importers can cut transport cost by more than 50 per cent and save significant amount of time if internal container barge service is introduced between Chittagong and Dhaka and Bangladesh and India, experts said Monday....
FE ReportBiman Flight Catering Centre (BFCC) has been certified 'ISO 22000:2005 Food Safety Management System' by United Kingdom based auditor United Registrar of Systems (URS) Ltd.'ISO 22000:2005 Food Safety Management System' certifies an organization who maintains standard to demonstrate its...
MUMBAI, Dec 23 (Bloomberg): National Aluminium Co, India's second-biggest producer, plans to almost triple production capacity in the next six years as demand rises in Asia, Europe and North America.Output of the lightweight metal may reach 1.25 million metric tons...
FE ReportChevron Bangladesh continues to support Habitat for Humanity International, Bangladesh (HFHI-B) in its initiative to build low-cost durable houses for the poor, according to a press release. A cheque was handed over to Habitat for Humanity International at a...
LONDON, Dec 23 (Bloomberg): Arcelor Mittal, the world's biggest steelmaker, may buy more mines in 2010 to increase its supply of iron ore as prices for the raw material used to make the metal are expected to rebound.Acquisitions "will be...
Iftikhar (Tim) Khan has been honoured with an OBE for services to UK/Bangladesh trade and development relations and corporate social responsibility. Tim received this award after many years of working on developing transportation Infrastruct6re but more recently turning his attention...
FE Report D.Net's Computer Learning Programme (CLP) has received Manthan South Asia Award 2009 under the category of e-Education, says a press release. This is an award for the programme, which is for empowering students and teachers in Bangladesh through...
LUANDA, Dec 23 (AFP): A surge from Iraq's oilfields will occupy OPEC crude producers in coming years as the recovering country's output challenges that of Saudi Arabia, observers said as the cartel held its latest meeting. Iraq has signed several...
NEW DELHI, Dec 23 (Commodity Online): India retained its No one ranking in milk production with an expected output of 110 million tonnes in 2008-09.According to India's National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) country's milk production was 104.8 million tonnes in...
Md Musa Meah has recently been re-elected chairman and Tehsin Rashid elected Vice-chairman of Continental Insurance Limited (CIL), according to a press release.This was disclosed at the 96th board meeting of the company held in the city recently.Md Musa Meah...
ISLAMABAD, Dce 23 (Commodity Online): World's fourth largest cotton producer, Pakistan said its output for 2009-10 season is likely to cross 12.5 million bales.According to Pakistan's Agriculture ministry, this was against 11.8 million bales of previous season.Pakistan had earlier estimated...
Market was quite strong for good liquoring types which held their values but Medium varieties were a touch easier. Clean liquoring poor leaf types were selling dearer but the plainest varieties eased a little. Blenders were again very strong. There...
December 23, Wednesday The following were the commercial banks' rates to public for some selectedforeign currencies with Bangladesh Taka in cash transaction Wednesday.Selling rates to public (outward remittance)BankUSDEuroGBPJPYCHFCADAUDSCBsSonali Bank69.450099.5658111.16110.765366.606866.095961.2750Agrani Bank69.3500102.6051111.16000.794267.597065.992162.6260FCBsStanChart69.50106.77117.300.8371.8367.7965.84HSBC 69.5555100.7641112.69270.791566.965266.183961.6995Citibank naNANANANANANANABank of Ceylon69.5400101.2529114.59760.789768.688366.247563.9073PCBsUttara Bank69.500099.9633111.38680.773066.361666.082961.2216AB Bank69.5500101.2422112.76240.7774NANANABuying rates from public (inward remittance)SCBsUSDEuroGBPJPYCHFCADAUDSonali...
KATHMANDU, Dec 23 (AP): Nepal's opposition Maoists on Tuesday set a one-month deadline for the formation of a national unity government and vowed to launch an indefinite strike if their demand was not met.The ultra-leftists won elections last year, after...
BANGKOK, Dec 23 (AP): A plane seized in Bangkok with a cache of North Korean weapons wasn't headed to Iran, a senior Thai police official said Wednesday, contradicting a report from arms trafficking experts.Separately, the five-man crew insisted their final...
MOSCOW, Dec 23 (AFP): Russia has signed a contract to deliver 20 MiG-29 fighter planes to military-run Myanmar, the daily Kommersant reported Wednesday. The contract was signed a few weeks ago and came to nearly 400 million euros (570 million...
BAGHDAD, Dec 23 (AFP): A senior Iraqi army officer has been shot dead in front of his home west of Baghdad, an interior ministry official said on Wednesay. Brigadier General Riad Abdel Majid, an inspector for the defence ministry, "was...
NEW DELHI, Dec 23 (AFP): India has tightened its rules for long-term tourist visas in a move that will hit thousands of foreigners living in the country or planning lengthy stays, a foreign ministry official said Wednesday. Under previous rules,...
WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (AFP): Japan's Ambassador to the United States, Ichiro Fujisaki, has told US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that his country needs more time to decide on the future of US military bases in Japan. "I think the...
WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (AFP): The United States reacted cautiously on Tuesday to Afghan President Hamid Karzai's newly selected cabinet, saying it would only work with ministers who worked efficiently and without corruption. "We like many of the choices that he's...
BEIJING, Dec 23 (Xinhuanet): British Prince William slept a night on a London street for experiencing the situation of being homeless, according to news reports on Wednesday. The prince spent the night in a sleeping bag next to rubbish bins...
Colombia finds body of kidnapped governor BOGOTA, Dec 23: The body of a kidnapped governor was found riddled with bullets Tuesday, hours after Colombian President Alvaro Uribe launched a massive operation to rescue him from Marxist rebels. Caqueta Governor Luis...
FE ReportThe total premium earning from private sector life insurance companies rose from Tk. 29,165.10 million in 2007 to Tk. 35,974.52 million in 2008 registering a growth of 23.34 percent. On the other hand, the gross premium income of private...
FE Report HSBC has been rated number one in the financial sector and third overall in the 2009 Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). The CDP promotes awareness of business implications of climate change by encouraging the world's leading companies to disclose...
Kayes M SohelThe Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has recently asked around 50 companies to clarify their submitted financial accounts in order to calculate their price-earning (PE) ratio on the basis of which credit might be disbursed by the lenders.The move...
Doulot Akter MalaDoor-to-door survey to net 0.4 million new tax-payers is moving at a snail's pace due to manpower shortage in the NBR as the authority has failed to recruit tax officials or outsource the activity in the first half...
Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed revised agreements under the Trade Finance Facilitation Programme (TFFP) in the city recently, said a press release. ADB's Country Director for Bangladesh Resident Mission Paul J Heytens and EBL...
Munima SultanaThe Bangladesh Railway (BR) has taken an ambitious programme at a cost of Tk 52.72 billion (5,272 crore) to start train service between Dhaka and Jessore through the Padma multi-purpose bridge from the first day.Officials said in the first...
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