FRANKFURT, Sept 13, 2009 (AFP): The Frankfurt motor show, known as the IAA and which takes place from September 17-27, aims to make consumers forget the auto sector crisis with a wave of new models, in particular electric ones. "The...
September 13, Sunday The following were the commercial banks' rates to public for some selectedforeign currencies with Bangladesh Taka in cash transaction Sunday.Selling rates to public (outward remittance)BankUSDEuroGBPJPYCHFCADAUDSCBsSonali Bank69.3500101.6179115.97190.772867.190564.683860.1622Agrani Bank69.3500101.4123115.88270.775167.136364.631959.9629FCBsStanChart69.42102.46115.560.8168.2065.6261.08HSBC 69.3975102.9533116.69840.801167.528764.655260.3512Citibank naNANANANANANANABank of Ceylon69.4400103.0795118.36330.794967.430665.049261.1905PCBsUttara Bank69.4500102.1247116.35000.781167.049164.742560.2082AB Bank69.4000103.4665117.86590.7840NANANABuying rates from public (inward...
FE ReportThe country's largest drug manufacturer Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has registered a whopping 58.28 per cent rise in its export in the year ended March 31,2009."Our exports amounted to Tk 336.34 million during the year as against Tk 212.50 million...
Grameenphone Limited signed an agreement with Central Depository Bangladesh Limited (CDBL) at the Grameenphone Corporate Headquarters in the city Thursday, said a press release.Grameenphone Limited Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Oddvar Hesjedal and CDBL Managing Director and CEO Mohammed Habibus Samad...
FE ReportCountry's optical traders have sought government support including slash in tax to expand the business."We have to pay around 70 per cent tax in different categories including value added tax and supplementary tax and this is really a burden...
Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL) has shifted its Uttara branch to new premises at House No. 12, Road No. 14, Sector No. 4 to cope with the increased volume of business and number of customers.Chairman of the bank Engr Md...
FE ReportAn SME financing fair will be held in the capital next month with a view to help the small and medium enterprises promote their products and convince the financial institutions to invest more in the sector.Dhaka Chamber of Commerce...
Heidelberg Cement Bangladesh Limited has donated money to Community Development Library (CDL), a non-government development organisation, to run its school Chetona Bikash Kendra (CBK).The company made the donation as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities.Managing Director of the...
Malaysian King Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah said the Governments of Malaysia and Bangladesh should explore avenues for improving the trade and investment ties between the two countries, reports UNB.Expressing satisfaction on the overall bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Malaysia,...
FE Report Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Ltd (BCPL), also known as the Assam gas cracker project, is mulling over shipping its 'over dimension consignments' (ODC) and heavy equipment through waterways via Bangladesh.BC Tripathi, chairman and managing director of GAIL Ltd,...
President M Zillur Rahman Sunday urged the Pakistani entrepreneurs to invest more in Bangladesh as an investment friendly atmosphere was prevailing in the country, reports UNB."Pakistani investors can invest in Bangladesh in various sectors," he said when outgoing Pakistani High...
Md Humayun Kabir of Laxmipur has won Tk 0.1 million as lucky winner prize of 'Koti Takar Eid' campaign which is going on in all Singer Plus Shops across the country, said a press release. Marketing Director of Singer Bangladesh...
A five-day autumn fair organised by Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) has added a new dimension to the Eid market in the city, reports BSS.BSCIC Chairman Asraf Mohammad Iqbal inaugurated the fair as the chief guest at Motijheel...
Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, Sept 13: The price of sugar is gradually increasing day by day in the northern region like elsewhere in the country.Sugar is now being sold at the local markets at Tk 56-57 per kilogram, whereas the price was...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the country's talented youths to come up with new ideas, plans and inventions to turn Bangladesh into a modern digital country in line with the Vision-2021, reports UNB.The Prime Minister gave the call Sunday...
SHERPUR, Sept 13 (UNB): Stone extraction from hill is going on unabated in the bordering Garo Hills area in Nalitabari Upazila here, posing a threat to human lives and environment of the area.Local environmental activists said the unabated hill cutting...
FE ReportA gang of criminals injured a RAB official and snatched one of their accomplices from the custody of Rapid Action Battalion at Mirpur in the city Sunday afternoon, RAB sources said.An officer of RAB headquarters told the FE that...
FE ReportHealth experts urged Sunday to lay emphasis on nutrition, infant and young child feeding in the health and nutrition policy 2009 in order to improve the overall standard of health care.They urged for utilising public private partnership to establish...
Disaster Friendly Water and Sanitation Website will help formulate an appropriate policy and enrich a coordinated disaster risk reduction (DRR) strategy. At the same time, it will help strengthen field level activities, said a press release.The website contains field level...
DU CorrespondentAll examinations, scheduled to be held at Arts Building and Curzon Hall of Dhaka University (DU) today (Monday), have been postponed due to unavoidable reasons.The fresh schedule for the postponed examinations will be notified very soon. However, the timetable...
FE ReportAn alleged mugger, beaten up heavily by students of the Dhaka University last evening, succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) Sunday morning, police said.Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Shahbagh police station Rezaul Karim told the FE that...
BARGUNA, Sept 13 (UNB): A farmer was killed by lightning strike at Uttar Jharakhali village in Amtali Upazila on Friday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Jahangir Hossain, 26, son of Bazlur Rahman Howlader of the upazila.Witnesses said Jahangir was struck...
Bangladesh would be immensely benefited from being connected with the Asian Highway facilitating the country to implement its look-east policy.Minister for Commu- nications Syed Abul Hossain Sunday said this in the House while replying to a question from treasury bench...
A bill was introduced in Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Sunday providing limited power to the executive magistrates and the district magistrates to take cognisance of few offences on the spot and give punishment, reports UNB.Home Minister Sahara Khatun introduced the Mobile...
High Commissioner of Pakistan in Bangladesh Alamgir Bashar Khan Babar accompanied by his wife paid a farewell call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Jamuna Sunday, where they discussed various issues of bilateral and regional development.The Prime...
The main opposition BNP on Sunday said the nation would not accept the government plan to import power from India "in exchange for providing corridor or transit", reports bdnews24.com. It reaffirmed support to Monday's half-day general strike in the capital...
KUSHTIA, Sept 13 (UNB): Two outlawed party leaders were killed in separate encounters with their cohorts and police in Sadar Upazila of the district early Sunday.The deceased were identified as Marfat Biswas (32), regional commander of Gono Bahini (Obaidul group)...
The High Court Sunday directed the government to allow Jatiya Party leader Kazi Zafar Ahmed and graft-convict ex-state minister Mir Mohammad Nasir Uddin of BNP, now on bail, to go abroad for medical check up, reports UNB. The vacation bench...
WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (AFP): Ten of thousands of protestors from across the United States descended on the nation's capital Saturday, decrying President Barack Obama, "big government" and big spending.They carried hand-painted posters protesting Obama's proposed healthcare reforms and accusing his...
HONG KONG, Sept 13 (AP): Hundreds of Hong Kong journalists, lawmakers and residents marched Sunday to protest the alleged police beatings of three reporters covering recent unrest in western China, and demanded a government investigation.Demonstrators wearing black rallied outside a...
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