Bangladesh has made considerable progress in terms of MCC (Millennium Challenge Corporation) scorecards released in USA on Tuesday, reports UNB.A release of Bangladesh Embassy in Washington said Bangladesh met MCC requirements in eight of seventeen indicators weighted by the MCC....
Chief State Counsel Anisul Haque sought the apex court uphold the death penalties for the Bangabandhu Murder Trial convicts as he concluded submissions on his part in the final appeal hearing of the case Wednesday, reports BSS."The collective conscience of...
CHITTAGONG, Nov 11 (BSS): The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today grilled former director of National Security Intelligence (NSI) Major General Enamur Rahman Chowdhury in the 10 Trucks Arms Haul Case.Major General Enamur, currently serving at Bangladesh University of Professionals, was...
RANGPUR, Nov 11 (BSS): Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) agreed Tuesday to ensure sustainable peace along common borders through mutual cooperation and resolve all bi-lateral border issues through dialogue. The two neighbouring border guards also reiterated...
Ruling Awami League's Central Working Committee (ALCWC) meeting will be held Saturday, reports bdnews24.com. The date was announced Wednesday in a press release signed by the party's Deputy Office Secretary Mrinal Kanti Das. AL President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...
A metropolitan court in Dhaka placed an activist of Harkatul Jihad Al-Islami (Huji) on a five-day remand in connection with the August 21 grenade attack on Awami League rally, reports UNB.
The Supreme Court (SC) has halted a High Court (HC) order that directed the police to interrogate Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) commissioner Ariful Islam Arif at the jail gate in the August 21, 2004 grenade attack case. The stay order...
FE ReportThe recently launched American Express credit cards in Bangladesh by City Bank Ltd will help the local consumers improve their lifestyle needs."The brand value, superior product benefits and finally the franchise monopoly of the global financial giant American Express...
Singer Bangladesh Limited has received 'Best Presented Accounts and Corporate Governance Disclosures Awards 2008' as Joint 1st Runner-up under Manufacturing category from South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA), an apex body of SAARC. Managing Director & CEO of Singer Bangladesh...
AB Bank Limited organised a day-long training programme on guidelines to fill in the Banking Statistics Returns (SBS-1) for the officers of the bank, said a press release. Bangladesh Bank DGM (Statistics Department) Bishwanath Sarker inaugurated the programme at the...
FE ReportShare trading of the country's largest issue Grameenphone will begin Monday next on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Sunday next on the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE).The DSE board Wednesday approved the GP listing and fixed the debut day....
The picture published in the FE's Tuesday's issue erroneously mentioned that Singer Bangladesh managing director receiving the ICMAB Award from Speaker of the parliament. Actually he received SAFA Award, not ICMAB Award from Finance Minister AMA Muhith, not Speaker. We...
FE reportThe next hearing on the writ concerning the United Commercial Bank Limited (UCBL) will be held on December 7.A full bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice M M Ruhul Amin fixed the date after hearing Wednesday....
A Z M AnasBangladesh became the eighth largest remittance earner in the developing world last year as it showed resilience in the face of stinging global recession, according to the latest World Bank data.The Development Prospect Group of the bank,...
FE ReportDeputy Managing Director (Administration) of Dutch-Bangla Bank Ltd (DBBL) Abul Kashem Md Shirin has asked the officials of the bank to help the small and medium entrepreneurs by financing retail and SME products.He was speaking as the chief guest...
FE ReportSteel mill owners of the country Tuesday urged the government for necessary policy support for exporting locally manufactured MS (Mild Steel) products to the overseas market.During a meeting with Industries Minister Dilip Barua, representatives of Bangladesh Steel Mill Owners...
With a view to expanding the banking business and services countrywide, Premier Bank Limited opened its 33rd branch in Bogra recently, said a press release.Chairman of the board of directors of the bank Dr HBM Iqbal inaugurated the branch as...
Munima SultanaThe Dhaka city is likely to get six flyovers in heavy traffic locations of Moghbazar, Malibagh, Syedabad, Jurain, Karwan Bazar and Banani level crossings. Of the flyovers, the government plans to construct Malibagh, Syedabad, Jurain and FDC (Karwan Bazar)...
FE ReportCitibank NA Bangladesh organised a seminar on 'Bangladesh Automated Clearing House' in the city recently. The aim of the seminar was to brief the clients of the bank on the changes of the clearing process after the implementation of...
FE ReportEastern Bank Ltd (EBL) has joined Omnibus, a platform of shared ATM (automated teller machine) and POS (point of sales) networks recently. From now on, the EBL customers can use shared network of over 300 ATMs of Omnibus across...
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Nazmul AhsanThe Ministry of Finance (MoF) has prepared a set of reform proposals to help boost the government's revenue earning and speed up the development expenditure, according to sources. The proposals were submitted to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday...
Shahiduzzaman KhanA 'pragmatic' policy for the shipbuilding industry is reportedly under consideration for attracting new investments and orders from abroad. The country has earlier witnessed some notable success in export of small ocean-going vessels. In this backdrop, the government is...
FE ReportThe government announced Wednesday the seventh pay scale for the public servants, brushing aside any possibility of inflationary pressure on the market.It also announced a pay scale for judicial service for the first time, in which the maximum pay...
FE ReportForeign exchange reserve has crossed the $10 billion mark for the first time in the history of the country piggybacking on remittance, export growth and lower import."Entrepreneurs can get loan at easier term to import capital machinery and foreign...
FE ReportDhaka stocks fell on profit taking in the heavily fluctuating market Wednesday, snapping the two-day record-breaking rally.Turnover rose to Tk 10.88 billion, fueled by the highest ever single-day transaction by Titas Gas.The market swung between gains and losses several...
FE ReportA high-level review meeting will be held today (Thursday) as the development project implementing agencies in the first quarter of the current fiscal could spend only 10 per cent of the Tk 305 billion allocated under the Annual Development...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed the National Board of Revenue(NBR) to move fast for quick disposal of all the pending income-tax cases to realize the outstanding money from the defaulters, reports UNB. She gave the directive while presiding over the...
FE ReportThe Chamber Judge of the Supreme Court has suspended the verdict related to mutual funds delivered by High Court for 14 days. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) prayed for permanent stay-order on HC order on allowing mutual funds to...
The final results of 1st and 2nd year SSC examination-2008 under Bangladesh Open University (BOU) were published Wednesday. A total of 146,713 learners enrolled in the SSC programme. Of them, 59,549 candidates sat the 2nd year final examination while 84,127...
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