September 14, Monday The following were the commercial banks' rates to public for some selectedforeign currencies with Bangladesh Taka in cash transaction Monday.Selling rates to public (outward remittance)BankUSDEuroGBPJPYCHFCADAUDSCBsSonali Bank69.3500101.3460115.52000.774867.074264.290059.7510Agrani Bank69.3500101.1973115.44580.777667.052664.228359.5607FCBsStanChart69.42102.46115.560.8168.2065.6261.08HSBC 69.4005102.8363117.19830.815367.637864.334760.2054Citibank naNANANANANANANABank of Ceylon69.4400103.2045117.75220.797469.005364.776161.8988PCBsUttara Bank69.4500101.8037115.84080.783366.907264.336459.7269AB Bank69.4000103.1895117.41580.7865NANANABuying rates from public...
FE ReportShare trading of the Marico Bangladesh Limited (MBL), a subsidiary of the Mumbai-based group, will make debut tomorrow (Wednesday) in country's both the bourses-- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), sources in the bourses said.Initially, the...
FE ReportThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) will observe the National Income Tax Day 2009 today (Tuesday) in its bid to encourage the tax-payers.The NBR will award certificate to the 350 highest and long-term taxpayers of 2008-09 fiscal year from...
FE ReportThere is a need to streamline rules and regulations that apply to listed companies, a World Bank (WB) report said Monday. "More needs to be done to protect shareholders' rights regarding related party transactions, the choice of board members...
FE ReportAt a decaying age of 60; this seemed most unlikely that that the deeming eyesight of Abdur Rajjak would get any better.Being an impoverished peasant, who struggles to earn his day's living, Rajjak could not even dream of availing...
Leading drug manufacturer Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (BPL) Sunday donated 5000 pcs. of Oseflu (Oseltamivir) capsule to ICDDR,B as a gesture of BPL's support for the swine flu affected community of the country.This donation was a part of BPL's ongoing CSR...
President M Zillur Rahman Monday sought more economic cooperation from the government of Japan for ensuring speedy development of Bangladesh, reports BSS. "Japanese entrepreneurs could invest here and import more Bangladeshi products, which would also reduce the existing trade gap...
A high-powered French delegation comprising Project Manager Timothee Mougeotte of Association for the Development of the International Trade of Agri-food Products and Technologies (ADEPTA) visited Agora's Gulshan outlet Sunday, said a press release. French Embassy Deputy Trade Commissioner Sophie Clavelier...
Vevey (Switzerland), Sept 14: In the first six months of 2009, Nestlé achieved organic growth of 3.5 per cent, including 0.5 per cent real internal growth. Divestitures, net of acquisitions, reduced Group sales by 0.7 per cent, whilst the currency...
Aktel, one of the leading telecom service providers in the country, has recently hosted an Iftar Mahfil in honour of the dignitaries from Bangladesh Telecommunication and Regulatory Commission (BTRC), Ministry of Posts and Telecommunication (MOPT), embassies, high officials from print...
Grameenphone LimitedNature of BusinessGrameenphone Ltd. is the largest mobile telecommunications operator in BangladeshSubscription OpenOctober 4, 2009Subscription CloseOctober 8, 2009For Non resident BangladeshiOctober 4, 2009 to October 18, 2009Offer PriceTk 70.00Face ValueTk 10.00Market lot200 SharesSponsors Portion1,215,174,797 SharesSponsors PortionTk 12,151,747,970.00Initial Public Offering69,439,400...
All Union Parishads (UPs), the country's lowest tire of administration, will be brought under online networking system and connected to information super highway by the year 2012 as the Local Government Division will set up Union Information Service (UIS) centres...
The government has moved to appeal against the High Court's acquittal last year of six accused and convicted in the Jail Killings case. Advocate Mushfiqur Rahman filed five separate leaves-to-appeal with the Appellate Division Monday, reports bdnews24.com. The High Court,...
A parliamentary body has recommended a halt to sugar exports, as the price of the essential commodity continues to soar, the committee chairman said Monday, reports bdnews24.com. The standing committee on industry also decided to investigate sugar export policies of...
LGRD and Co-operatives Minister Syed Ashraful Islam said that the government has taken various steps to reduce the traffic jam in the city to a tolerable level."The government has plans to construct flyovers, elevated expressways, underground rails, mono rails and...
A meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Home Affairs was held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban Monday.Committee Chairman Maj Gen (retd) Abdus Salam presided over the meeting, reports BSS.The committee members at the meeting reviewed the...
The emergency meeting of Awami League Parliamentary Party (ALPP) will be held today (Tuesday) instead of Monday as earlier scheduled, reports UNB.AL Parliamentary Party leader and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will chair the meeting to be held on the 9th...
WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (AFP): Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden warned President Barack Obama that he is "powerless" to halt the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and must rethink his policy on Israel, in his first message for three months.The message,...
KABUL, Sept 14 (AP): A British soldier was killed in an attack on a foot patrol in southern Afghanistan, while a second NATO service member died in a bomb blast, NATO and British officials said Monday.The British soldier, who has...
NEW DELHI, Sept 14 (AFP): India's Maoist insurgency has spread to 20 of the country's 28 provinces, Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said Monday, flagging it as a major security challenge for his government.Opening a three-day meeting of top police officials...
MIRANSHAH, Sept 14 (AFP): A US missile slammed into a car killing four militants at dawn Monday in Pakistan's remote tribal belt near the Afghan border in the third attack in a week, Pakistani officials said.The strike from a suspected...
BRUSSELS, Sept 14 (AP): The European Union says its foreign policy chief Javier Solana will meet Iran's nuclear negotiator on October 1 for talks on the country's nuclear programme.Solana's spokeswoman Cristina Gallach says Solana and Saeed Jalili decided on the...
Shoe-throwing Iraq reporter to be released todayBAGHDAD, Sept 14: Muntazer al-Zaidi, the television reporter jailed for throwing his shoes at former US president George W Bush, will be released from prison Tuesday, a day later than expected, his brother said....
Fazlur RahmanIn addition to dozens of glamorous shopping malls and hundreds of supermarkets, at least 50 fairs are vying to cash in on the buying spree of the Eid-shoppers across the city.Sources said some 50 fairs have been going on...
The price of sugar is increasing as 6,000 tonnes of sugar is being stockpiled with Deshbandhu Sugar Mills, which the mill owner collected from the government for exporting or selling at local market, reports BSS.The previous alliance government gave permission...
FE ReportThe Economic and Trade Department of the Embassy of France Monday organised a roundtable at a city hotel to introduce French technology and expertise to the agro-food producers of Bangladesh.The roundtable, jointly organised by Ubifrance (the French Agency for...
Chittagong OfficeCHITTAGONG, Sept 14: The coastguards detained seven persons and a boat at the Banskhali coast for smuggling fertiliser to Myanmar.The guards on patrol detected the boat FV Mayer Doa carrying over 150 bags of fertiliser along the bay coast...
FE ReportThe country's hotel and restaurant workers have demanded to the authorities to pay all arrears and festival bonus at least a couple of days before the Eid."Hotel owners are depriving the workers by not paying their due salary and...
Our CorrespondentMANIKGANJ, Sept 14: Baliati Palace, the most ancient relic of Saturia Upazila under the district, is on the way to extinction due to multifarious problems and corruption.The landlords of Baliati were divided into five Zaminders. After putting an end...
NOAKHALI, Sept 14 (UNB): Two people were killed and seven others injured as a truck rammed into a three-wheeler tempo near Choumuhani bazar in Begumganj Upazila Monday.The deceased were identified as tempo passengers Saiful Islam, son of Nurul Huda, hailed...
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