Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, Nov 26: Small Investors Forum formed a human chain demanding re-opening of self-protection mutual fund loan and protecting small investors from the dishonest businessmen at Shaheb Bazar Zero point in Rajshahi recently.A meeting was also held during the...
FE ReportChevron Bangladesh, a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, observed the second year of launching of its non-formal primary education programme at a simple ceremony Sunday.Chevron's non-formal primary education programme, managed by Save the Children, works to ensure basic education competencies...
Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, Nov 26: The trading of sacrificial animals in the local cattle markets has started picking up as Eid-ul Azha, the second largest religious festival for the Muslims, is just a day away.The cattle traders have brought thousands of...
WASHINGTON, Nov 26 (AFP): The International Monetary Fund said yesterday it had sold 10 tonnes of gold to Sri Lanka's central bank for 375 million dollars, as part of a restructuring of IMF financial resources. It was the third IMF...
Demand was stronger last week, which was maintained throughout the sale whereby all good liquoring types especially the best on offer were dearer often selling at over Tk 150 per kg. Blenders provided strong support with more interest from the...
TOKYO, Nov 26 (AFP): The dollar fell below 87 yen in Tokyo trade today to its lowest level in 14 years, a drop traders blamed in part on expectations the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates near zero. The greenback...
SINGAPORE, Nov 26 (AFP): Oil was lower in Asian trade today after a strong overnight rally on the back of positive US data and a weak dollar, analysts said. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for January delivery, fell...
Doulot Akter MalaThe central bank of Bangladesh will collect information on the foreign exchange, received in the forms of foreign direct investment and external debt, from the forex dealers and banks, instead of the recipient organisations concerned, to check any...
The ICB Asset Management Company Limited (AMCL), a subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), has declared the Net Asset Values (NAV) of its two unit funds, said a press release.The total NAV of ICB AMCL Unit Fund stood at...
FE ReportBangladesh Foreign Exchange Dealers' Association (BAFEDA) in association with Standard Chartered Bank, Bangladesh organised a training titled 'Bourse Course 2009' in the city recently.It was a five-day training on treasury and financial market dealings, said a press release. A...
Chittagong Office Ending all speculations the CPA has finally awarded the contract for handling containers at the Chittagong Container Terminal (CCT) to Saif Powertech.Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) chairman Commodore RU Ahmed said they have awarded the contract to Saif PT...
FE ReportTextile millers have hailed the government's second stimulus package worth Tk 10 billion to help the export-oriented enterprises, including textile and readymade garment, face the global meltdown.Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) thanked finance minister AMA Muhith and said this...
FE ReportDr Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, an eminent economist and president of Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA), has been appointed chairman of Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) recently. He is a member of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winning UN Intergovernmental Panel on...
FE ReportBangladeshi mobile operators Axiata that uses the Aktel brand have signed an infrastructure sharing agreement with Warid Telecom, online information portal Telecompaper reported. The agreement, in line with the sharing guidelines of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), allow...
Munima SultanaBeing tired of losing trips and profits in traffic jam, the city's majority bus owners have agreed to run their vehicles under a single company and requested the government to help them merge through a guideline.Although the bus owners...
In the second round of talks over the issue of block awarding, the Irish oil and gas company Tullow again urged the Petrobangla to give them some areas adjoining the Block-5 they had bid for as most areas of the...
FE ReportThe government that has already called tender for construction of a 32-km elevated expressway without a feasibility study will develop its own expertise to evaluate bidders' proposals.Md Zahid Hossain, executive director of Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA), said the government...
PESHAWAR, Nov 26 (AFP): A roadside bomb packed with steel pellets exploded in Pakistan's violence-plagued northwestern city of Peshawar Thursday, wounding two policemen and an 11-year-old girl, officials said.The remote-controlled device was planted near a power pylon in a congested...
Israel a 'murderous' agent of Washington: ChavezCARACAS, Nov 26 : Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez used a visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Wednesday to brand Israel as a murderous agent of Washington. Chavez and Ahmadinejad, on the last leg of...
Indian cricket's prodigal son Sreesanth returned to international cricket in style with a five-for, and six wickets overall, to leave Sri Lanka staring at defeat in the second Test in Kanpur. Sri Lanka, forced to follow on after tea, were...
Citibank, N.A. Bangladesh is holding the Citi Cup Golf Tournament’09 for the fourth time in the country at Kurmitola Golf Club on Thursday December 3 and Friday December 4. The tournament is being held for all the members of Kurmitola...
Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain Thursday said, all highways in the country should be made into four-lane ones as the first and foremost requisite to ensure road safety to avert high rate of road accidents with about 3,500 causalities every...
The government has introduced 28 special ferry services through BIWTA in addition to 35 regular ferries to take the traffic load on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha, as people in their tens and thousands are heading home for celebrating the religious...
FE ReportThe Dhaka Metropolitan Police will take stern action against any criminal activity in connection with rawhide trade in the city. Anybody can call the DMP in the following numbers 9665407, 8614300 and 01713398311 or dial 999 to seek help,...
Engineer Habibur Rahman took charge of Director General (DG) of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) Thursday, says a press release.He joined BWDB as assistant engineer (civil) in 1976 and served as chief, superintending, executive and assistant engineer in the design,...
The cabinet purchase committee Thursday approved 10 projects, including a Tk 4.3 billion (430 crore) bid for importing 0.2 million tonnes of urea fertiliser from China under a contract to cater for a high demand in the upcoming grand farming...
FE ReportA number of non-government organisations, including social, legal and human rights entities, Thursday urged the government to make some changes in the proposed 'Return of vested property (amended) act -2009' for ensuring its execution appropriately.They offered some recommendations, which...
FE ReportBangladesh has been awarded the provisional membership of the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Association (DEIAA) recently at the 10th international forum in Sydney. National Director Suman Kumar Saha received the certificate on behalf of the Duke of Edinburgh's...
The government-constituted high-powered committee suggested the authorities concerned Thursday for withdrawal of 175 cases more considering those as politically motivated, reports BSS. With Thursday's recommendations, the committee so far suggested withdrawal of 1,348 such cases filed by the past four-party...
Speakers at a roundtable in the city Thursday expressed the view that the presence of the Army in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) is acceptable but the administration must be run by civilians.The discussion titled 'A Decade of Chittagong Hill Tracts...
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