NEW DELHI, Apr 21 (PTI): The Indian government expects sugar prices to come down by at least Rs 2-3 a kg in the next 10 days and said if prices do not fall it will open up import of refined...
Our CorrespondentFARIDPUR, Apr 21: Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) Chairman SM Nazmul Islam visited some construction works of BADC FGR project, seed godown of Gopalganj and Shorishil Regulation under Baliakandi upazila and Dauki deep tube-well and underground pipe line in...
Our correspondent JAIPURHAT, Apr 21: Load shedding is severely hampering Boro cultivation in Jaypurhat since over a month.According to Jaypurhat Power Development Board (PDB) office there 3 MW electricity are available which is just half of its demand. Resident Engineer...
Warid Telecom offers a free Zem prepaid connection with a Tk 299 talk-time at a cost of Tk 299, said a press release.Actually subscribers are getting the SIM free of cost as connection price and the amount of free talk-time...
Oracle, world's largest business software company has recently announced that it has agreed to acquire Relsys International, Inc., a leading provider of drug safety and risk management solutions with advanced analytics for the health sciences industry.Relsys' best-in-class solutions support adverse...
Jasim Uddin Haroon The country's small industrial units especially those, which cannot afford to own power generators, have been facing untold sufferings following erratic power supply, owners of the small industrial units told the FE.They claimed that the power disruption...
FE Report The managers' conference 2009 of Trust Bank Limited (TBL) was held at Dhaka cantonment in the city recently, said a press release.TBL Chairman and Chief of Army Staff General Moeen U Ahmed was present at the conference as...
FE ReportIslami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) has crossed Tk 2.0 billion-mark to earn net profit in a single year among the 30 private commercial banks (PCBs) in the country.According to the latest audited financial accounts of IBBL, the bank earned...
FE ReportDespite fixation of prices of edible oils at Tk 73 and Tk 59 per kg at mills gates by the government-soyabean is being sold between Tk 78 and Tk 82, while palm oil between Tk 68 and Tk 72...
FE Report Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) and Sony Rangs signed a zero-per cent InstaBuys agreement in the city recently, said a press release. Rangs Group of Companies Chairman and Managing Director Aktar Hussain and SCB Regional Head of Consumer Banking...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Apr 21: Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) has sent a package of recommendations to the Ministry of Finance to include them in the upcoming national budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal.Their demands include establishment of a full-fledged...
FE Report The two senior executive vice-presidents (SEVPs) of Mercantile Bank Limited (MBL) Md Abdul Jalil Chowdhury and Monindra Kumar Nath have recently been promoted to the post of deputy managing director (DMD), said a press release. Mr Jalil joined...
A month long 'comprehensive training course on capital market" organized by Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) began at the conference hall of the bourse Tuesday.Addressing the programme, Mr. AB Siddique, CEO of CSE urged Securities and Exchange Commission for immediate implementation...
FE Report The inter-bank call money rate remained unchanged Wednesday despite withdrawal of cash through bonds from the liquid market. The US dollar, however, posted slight gain against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market with increased pressure...
LONDON, Apr 21 (AFP): European stock markets climbed Tuesday on the back of upbeat corporate and economic news, but Asia was hit by stubborn concerns about the troubled global banking sector, analysts said.Europe won modest support after positive data from...
Square Textile recommends 18pc cash, 20pc stock dividendsThe board of directors of Square Textile has recommended 18 per cent cash and 20 per cent stock (20 bonus shares for every 100 shares) dividends for the year that ended on December...
PARIS, April 21 (Reuters): France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner criticised the United States Tuesday for boycotting a United Nations conference where Iran's president launched a verbal attack on Israel.France, which has strong diplomatic and business ties with the Middle East,...
PAJU, South Korea, April 21 (Reuters): South Korean envoys arrived in North Korea Tuesday for rare talks between the political rivals that come as global powers try to prevent reclusive Pyongyang from restarting its nuclear arms plant.South Korean officials have...
BEIJING, April 21 (Reuters): China will show off its resurgent naval strength this week at a parade marking 60 years since the founding of its navy, presenting its fleet of warships and nuclear submarines as a force for peace, not...
COLOMBO, April 21 (AFP): The Sri Lankan army seized Tuesday more territory from the Tamil Tigers as the rebels ignored a government deadline to surrender, the defence ministry said.The attack saw government forces effectively slice the last small strip of...
LONDON, April 21 (AFP): Hundreds of millions of people will become victims of climate change-related disasters over the next six years, Oxfam said Tuesday, urging governments to change the way they respond to such events.The Oxford-based international aid and development...
JERUSALEM, April 21 (AP): Defence Minister Ehud Barak hopes to buy a US missile defence system to protect Israeli towns from short-range rockets and mortar fire, defence officials said Tuesday.Barak plans to ask US Defence Secretary Robert Gates to sell...
MOSCOW, April 21 (AFP): Russia pulled out of a meeting with senior NATO military officials to protest what its envoy described Monday as "provocative" war games planned by the alliance in Georgia."If there will be no reaction (to a Russian...
NEW DELHI, April 21 (Reuters): Bharatiya Janata Party chief LK Advani, said if voted to power his government would examine all aspects of the India-US nuclear deal signed last year, but would not cancel it. The BJP had opposed the...
BAGERHAT, Apr 21 (bdnews24.com): Caretaker government (CG) overseeing polls once an elected government ends term will be a thing of the past if the Election Commission is reinforced, an election official said Tuesday."The political parties are mulling the future of...
Bangladesh and Norway Tuesday agreed to develop a strategic partnership in combating global climate change, curbing corruption and improving the quality of governance besides making joint effort for mobilising funds for offsetting adversities of the global financial flue, reports UNB....
Prime Minister's education, social development and political affairs adviser Professor Dr Alauddin Ahmed today said existing legal frameworks should be amalgamated to ensure transparency in NGO activities and promote government-NGO cooperation for national development, reports BSS."New laws are needed to...
BARISAL, Apr 21 (UNB): Security measures have been beefed up in the city following Monday's death threat to the staff members of UNICEF, WFO and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) from suspected militants.Assistant Commissioner of...
The government plans to rehabilitate misguided poor and innocent people who tend to get involved in militancy, State Minister for Home Affairs Tanjim Ahmed Sohel Taj said Sunday about a latest combat plan against a resurgence of the menace, reports...
BAGERHAT, Apr 21 (UNB): The Election Commission (EC) will start next month updating the voter list with photograph across the country to include the new and left-out voters."The task of updating the voter list will start from May," Election Commissioner...
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