Shaheed Dr Milon Day will be observed across the country today (Friday), marking the 19th death anniversary of Dr Shamsul Alam Khan Milon, reports UNB.On that day in 1990, Dr Milon, the then joint secretary general of Bangladesh Medical Association...
Leader of the Opposition and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will exchange greetings with members of the diplomatic corps and people from all walks of life on the occasion of holy Eid-ul-Azha at city's Ladies Club tomorrow (Saturday).Khaleda Zia would exchange...
A Z M AnasThe government will offer bonds against Rupali Bank's "unsecured" loans for state-owned firms to help the troubled lender clean up the balance sheet while shoring up its capital base, finance officials said Thursday. They said that the...
M Azizur RahmanThe government will offer energy projects worth $5.0 billion to global firms for investment during the overseas road shows in London, New York and Singapore slated for next month, officials said Wednesday."The projects include large power plants and...
MOUNT ARAFAT, Nov 26 (AP): Muslim pilgrims holding white umbrellas against the blazing sun clambered up a rocky desert hill for prayers Thursday during the annual hajj, following a day of deadly torrential rains.After Wednesday's sudden, unexpected downpours, the heat...
Doulot Akter MalaThe revenue board will launch a nationwide door-to-door survey after the Eid-ul-Azha festival to net 400,000 new taxpayers in an effort to boost the country's dismal tax earnings, officials said.National Board of Revenue (NBR) officials said they would...
Finance Minister AMA Muhith gave a cold shoulder to the malcontents over the second stimulus package for export industries when he said Thursday that there was no chance for a review of the dole distribution, reports UNBThe country's highest export-earning...
FE ReportBurglars broke into a garment factory office in the capital early Thursday and ran away with Tk10 million cash meant for bonus and salary payments of more than a thousand workers, police said.Dhaka police said the money was stolen...
FE ReportDhaka stocks ended the week on a high Thursday with the benchmark index scaling a new peak for the fifth straight session as financials and insurers continued to buoy investors' sentiment. Trading of the Dhaka Stock Exchange was suspended...
FE Report The inter-bank call money rate maintained a stable trend Thursday, the last working day before the Eid festival, because of strengthened open market operations by the central bank. "We've supported the banks and non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) through...
FE ReportThe country is going to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha tomorrow (Saturday) with due religious fervour and proper dignity. The main congregation of Eid will be held at 9:00am at National Eidgah Maidan (field) in which President Zillur Rahman, ministers, VIPs, diplomats,...
The offices of The Financial Express (FE) will remain closed on November 27, 28 and 29, 2009 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha. Therefore, there will be no issue of the FE on November 28,...
Now Bangladesh enters space-age, as the government plans to launch a satellite into the space for development of the country's telecommunications services. Post and Telecommunications Minister Razi Uddin Ahmed Raju made the announcement at a press conference at the Press...
Consumers under the Rural Electrification Board (REB) will have to pay at least a 3.0 per cent extra charge for electricity usages from next month as the government has decided on the power-price hike, reports UNB.Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC)...
FE ReportSome 15 million farmers, for the first time, will get 'agri-inputs distribution cards' by next month in a move that will support the government to streamline its payment system for the agriculture sector."Necessary preparations have been completed to distribute...
FE ReportWith the Eid drawing near, the pace of people leaving the capital has gained momentum. This was evident Thursday as all transport stations of the city were seen crowded with thousands of homebound people struggling to manage tickets of...
Mashiur RahamanAdequate supply of sacrificial animals in the capital's six markets is keeping the price comparatively low this year ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Azha festivity."You can buy a medium size cow, the most preferred sacrificial animal by customers, with Tk25000...
FE ReportThe prices of onion, garlic, ginger, turmeric and other spices increased by at an average of 25 per cent ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. A survey over a period of 25 days conducted by Consumers' Association of Bangladesh (CAB) revealed the...
FE ReportVehicular movement on Dhaka-Tangail Highway remained disrupted for about three hours as thousands of workers of a garment factory blockaded the road at Jamgora in Ashulia over payment of full month's wages just before two days of the Eid.Nearly...
Our CorrespondentGOPALGONJ, Nov 25: A 15-day 'Nabanna Utsab' was organised by Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) on the occasion of Bangla month of Agrahayan in Gopalgonj district. The Nabanna Utsab started on November 15, 2009.On the occasion, BKB disbursed Tk 38.0...
TOKYO, Nov 25 (AFP): The dollar came under fresh pressure against the yen and euro in Asian trade Wednesday after lacklustre US data dampened hopes for a quick and sustainable rebound in the global economy. Investors waited for a batch...
Bangladesh and Nepal have agreed to enhance bilateral trade and investment through Rohonpur-Singabad-Birganj transit route and proposed Dhaka-Kathmandu bus service via Banglabandha-Kakorvita corridor, reports UNB.The matters were discussed when Bangladesh Ambassador to Nepal Dr. Neem Chandra Bhowmik Monday presented the...
SINGAPORE, Nov 25 (AFP): Oil was mixed in Asian trade Wednesday as traders continued to digest slower-than-expected third quarter United States growth data, analysts said. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for January delivery, fell seven cents to 75.95...
LONDON, Nov 25 (Commodity Online): Platinum prices are witnessing another bull run and according to research firm Johnson Matthey, the metal may cross $1,550 per ounce by mid-2010, as compared with an average $1,178 so far this year.The reason for...
Our CorrespondentNILPHAMARI, Nov 25 : The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has fixed the target of producing winter vegetables in the district for the winter season.According to DAE sources, a total of 20,470 hectares of land have been brought under...
November 25, 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 Bank69.4500104.5912115.71450.794769.270866.120964.5834Agrani Bank69.3500102.6051111.16000.794267.597065.992162.6260FCBsStanChart69.50106.02117.560.8270.9767.1065.73HSBC 69.4680106.1226117.47800.835769.905766.221465.0532Citibank naNANANANANANANABank of Ceylon69.4400106.0029117.95360.811171.002066.354566.3291PCBsUttara Bank69.4500104.7759115.62460.796568.868265.935764.3025AB Bank69.4500106.0753117.12120.8045NANANABuying rates from public (inward remittance)SCBsUSDEuroGBPJPYCHFCADAUDSonali...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (Xinhua): The United States will be "fully committed" to finalize a civilian nuclear agreement reached with India in 2005, President Barack Obama said here Tuesday."I reaffirmed to the prime minister my administration's commitment to fully implement the...
BEIJING, Nov. 25 (Xinhuanet): US President Barack Obama is expected to send about 34,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, a US defense official was quoted as saying by news agencies Wednesday.The US Defense Department official with direct knowledge of the process...
MANILA, Nov. 25 (Xinhua): Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Wednesday declared a national day of mourning for the victims of Monday's massacre in the country's southern province of Maguindanao.Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said in a press briefing that Ms Arroyo declared...
RIYADH, Nov 25 (AFP): Saudi Arabia Wednesday denied reports that its military encroached on Yemen territory to attack Shiite rebels in their homeland.A senior defence ministry official said reports in various media that Saudi forces had attacked the rebels inside...
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