Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Jun 07: The three-day 'First Digital Bangladesh Show-2009' concluded here today. Leading computer hardware and software making organisations, digital technology products and mobile set manufacturing organisations participated in the show that began at Yunusco Centre in the port...
FE ReportThe third Dhaka International Telecom Fair 2009 kicks off today (Monday) at the city's Bangladesh China Friendship Conference Center with a theme of 'Growing Towards a Digital Bangladesh'. Bangladesh Mobilephone Businessmen Association (BMBA) is the organizer of the event....
FE Report HeidelbergCement Bangladesh Limited has approved 33 per cent cash dividend for its shareholders for the year 2008.The approval came at the 20th annual general meeting (AGM) of the company in the city Thursday, said a press release.The company's...
FE Report The inter-bank call money rate eased Thursday despite withdrawal of cash through treasury bills, as the market enjoyed ample liquidity. The US dollar was, however, stable against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market due to...
The 48th annual general meeting (AGM) of Reckitt Benckiser (Bangladesh) Limited has approved 230 per cent cash dividend for the year that ended on December 31, '08.The AGM was held in the city recently, said a press release. A good...
KHULNA, June 7: An optical fibre cable plant is being set up at Bangladesh Cable Shilpo Limited (BCSL) situated at the city's Shiromoni area. This plant will be the first of its kind in the country. When it goes into...
CHITTAGONG, June 7: A meeting of the Executive committee of Bangladesh Petrol Pump Owners Association (PPOA) and petroleum dealers, distributors and agents of Chittagong Division was held at a local hotel Saturday.President of PPOA Ridwan Kabir presided over the meeting....
Apollo Hospitals Dhaka opened the dedicated Paediatric In-patient Wing of its children's centre at level 5 of the building. Chairman of hospital management Bhagwan W Kundanmal inaugurated the wing consisting 24 standard beds and 8 single private cabins, said a...
Grameenphone (GP) has started its relief operation in the Aila-affected Khulna, Patuakhali, Barguna, Satkhira and Bagerhat districts of the country, said a press release. Under the programme, the GP in association with the local government and its NGO partners distributed...
Aftab Group Managing Director Iftekharul Islam has been re-elected vice-chairman of the board of directors of Uttara Bank Limited at its 471st board meeting held in the city recently, said a press release.
FE ReportBangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Sunday contradicted a news item published in The Financial Express on June 7 last under the headline 'BGMEA's Training Centre closed.'BGMEA termed the news item incorrect and said the Sweater Knitting and...
Nature of the fundClose-end Mutual Fund of 10 (Ten) years tenureSubscription OpenJune 21, 2009Subscription CloseJune 25, 2009For Non resident BangladeshiJune 21, 2009 to July 4Offer PriceTk. 10.00 per shareFace ValueTk. 10.00 per shareMarket lot500 unitsSponsors Portion20,000,000 UnitsPre IPO Placement60,000,000 unitsPublic...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the Bangladesh Navy to actively participate in sowing seeds and planting more saplings in the coastal districts particularly in remote 'char' areas to protect the territory and its people from storms and tidal...
RANGPUR, June 7 (BSS) : Expert physicians at a scientific seminar Saturday said awareness and medicare services could reduce common gynecological disorders and help build a healthy nation with healthy mothers and children.They said this while addressing the scientific seminar...
SATKHIRA, June 7 (BSS) : Life has returned to normal in the two worst affected Shymnagar and Assasuni upazilas of the coastal district as the cyclone Aila victims have been getting adequate relief and proper medical treatment facilities. The cyclone-affected...
Speakers at a seminar Sunday stressed the need for establishing sufficient number of public toilets of quality standard in the capital city proportionate to the number of people gathering in the public places for protecting public health and environment, reports...
Our CorrespondentChittagong, June 07: Premier University's Information Technology Institute, a centre of research and development, established with the support of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) was conceived with the objective to provide practical experience to students of the Department of Computer...
FE ReportA four-day Malaysian FITEC Furniture Showcase '09 will be held in Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the city from July 7. The first three days of the promotional show will be for the traders and the last day for...
LAXMIPUR, June 7 (UNB) : An alleged female human trafficker was arrested along with a child at a bus counter in the district town Saturday.Police said, Momtaz Begum, (45), wife of Ibrahim of Aligi village in Bhola District came to...
FE Report The upcoming budget would focus on the global recession and building a 'Digital Bangladesh', said chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on finance AHN Mustafa Kamal Sunday. The Jatiya Sangsad (JS) committee put forward a number of recommendations...
FE ReportThe foreign minister Dr Dipu Moni Sunday called for the formation of women's caucus in the parliamentary orientation programme to increase their participation in decision-making."Women can increase their influence both inside and outside their parties through women's caucus", she...
President Zillur Rahman has urged the lawyers to help the government ensure rule of law in the country by playing their due supportive role, reports UNB. The President made the call when an 18-member delegation of Dhaka Lawyers' Association (DLA)...
The government has planned to increase the gas production by 500 million cubic feet per day (MMCFD) to meet an ever-growing demand from the power sector amid huge electricity shortages, reports UNB.Of the additional amount, 200 MMCFD will come under...
FE ReportSome 10 persons, including two businessmen and two students, were killed in the capital in the first seven days of June indicating deterioration of the city's law and order situation in recent times.Despite many initiatives undertaken, including special drives...
DU CorrespondentThe Federation of Bangladesh University Teac-hers' Association (FBUTA) Sunday demanded a separate pay scale for the teachers of the country's public universities.The federation also wants the previous warrant of precedence for the teachers of public universities to be restored...
Canadian and Turkish High Commissioners (HCs) in Dhaka Robert P McDougall and Sakir Ozkan Porunlar respectively called on Posts and Telecommunications Minister Razi Uddin Ahmed Raju at the latter's office in the city Sunday, reports UNB.During the meeting, they discussed...
FE ReportThe National Garments Workers’ Federation (NGWF) on Sunday urged the government and garment factory owners to provide international standard training to workers for coping with the global recession.The leaders of NGWF in a statement said workers in this sector...
RU CorrespondentRAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, JUNE 07: Samajtantrik Chhatra Front (SCF), a student wing of Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal, Rajshahi University (RU) unit protested the incident of assault of female student by an activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) RU unit on June...
The announcement of the national budget for the next fiscal year (2009-10) is only days away. As has been already indicated by Finance Minister AMA Muhith, the next budget, in keeping with the tradition of budget making in this country...
Shahiduzzaman KhanOver 21 million people have joined the group of the chronically hungry in Bangladesh due to the fallouts from the price hike and the global financial crisis, bringing the figure to a 40-year high, said a UNICEF report released...
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