A Z M AnasBangladesh will start replacing traditional "incandescent" bulbs with lower-wattage lights early next year, officials said Tuesday, in a frantic attempt to save energy and boost efficiency. Under the ground-breaking initiative, the government will give out energy-efficient 15-20...
Sonali Bank Limited will observe the month of April 2009 as the 'Customer Care Month'. During the month, bank will give better services to the customers to attain all the business targets fixed for the year 2009. As a global...
FE Report The US dollar retained its gain against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in an active inter-bank foreign exchange market, fund managers said.The dollar was mostly steady against taka and the exchange rate of the dollar ranged between Tk 69.02 and...
FE ReportNavana CNG Ltd has initiated steps to make direct listing of its shares with Dhaka Stock Exchange Ltd and Chittagong Stock Exchange Ltd."The company has fulfilled all conditions for such listing under the DSE/CSE Direct Listing Regulations and is...
FE Report Leaders of Bangladesh Frozen Foods Exporters Association (BFFEA) have urged the government to take steps including interest-free block loan facility, enhancement of cash incentive and bail-out facility for the shrimp export sector hit by the current global economic...
FE Report Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) relocated its Dhaka Export Processing Zone (EPZ) branch to the bank's own building at Baipail in Dhaka EPZ Area at Savar Sunday, said a press release.Managing Director of the bank Md Yeasin Ali formally...
FE ReportMercantile Bank Limited Tuesday approved 20 per cent stock dividend for its shareholders for the year 2008.The approval came at the 10th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the third generation private commercial bank at a city hotel on the...
Chinese officials insist next year's World Expo in Shanghai has enough sponsorship and enough participants to be a success, despite the pressures of the current worldwide economic crisis, according to BBC News.About 232 countries and organisations have signed up to...
Apex Adelchi recommends 30pc cash dividendThe board of directors of Apex Adelchi Footwear Limited has recommended 30 per cent cash dividend (Tk 30 per share of Tk 100 each) for the year that ended on December 31, '08. The annual...
BRAC Bank Limited has sponsored a workshop on 'Emotional Intelligence for Professional Women' in the city recently.Professional and Occupational Women's Association for Empowerment and Rights (POWAER) in association with BDJOBS.COM and JCI Bangladesh, Dhaka Central organised the workshop, said a...
HONG KONG, March 31 (AFP): The Asian Development Bank said today that growth in Asia's developing economies this year would fall to 3.4 per cent, citing the "bleak" short-term outlook for the region. Growth will drop from 6.3 per cent...
A BBC World Service survey of 29,000 people has found broad support for reform of the international economic system ahead of the G20 summit, reports BBC.More than 70pc of people in 29 countries think major changes are needed in the...
France will walk away from this week's G20 summit if its demands for stricter financial regulation are not met, the finance minister has told the BBC.Christine Lagarde told HardTalk that President Sarkozy would not sign any agreement if he felt...
BERLIN, March 31 (Reuters): The German government needs to step up its stimulus measures fast because of the severity of the downturn facing Europe's largest economy, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said Tuesday.Chancellor Angela Merkel has so far...
ROME, March 31 (AFP): The world economy cannot recover without concrete steps to assure social stability, Group of Eight labour ministers said yesterday as the OECD warned of deep recession in wealthy countries and worldwide hardship. "Strong international coordination is...
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 31 (AP): Oil prices edged up Tuesday in Asia but remained below $50 a barrel as fears of a major automaker bankruptcy in the U.S. sparked renewed jitters over the global economy.Benchmark crude for May delivery rose...
FE Report A modern wireless communication laboratory became operational Tuesday at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) to carry out research, training and development of telecommunications.The world standard facility, entirely financed by Huawei Technologies, aims to help local...
Abul Khair Group is going to start 'Marks All Rounder, Protivar Jhaloke Shera Hao Poloke' competition for school students to evolve their merit. Abul Khair Group Consultant Tasnim A Karim and the officials of 'Drishty', who have been assigned to...
Our Correspondent SIRAJGANJ, Mar 31: Boro cultivation has exceeded its target in the district.Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said over 135102 hectares of land were cultivated this year against the target of 128180 hectares in 9 upazilas of the district....
President of BAIRA Rotarian Golam Mustafa has been elected as ambassador of world peace of International Rotary Club, says a press release. This year he and other four members will leave for Brazil today (Tuesday). They will highlight the importance...
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 31 (AFP): Malaysian automaker Proton has said it will manufacture electric cars for eco-conscious markets in Europe and the United States, in a deal with Netherlands-based Detroit Electric.The deal is expected to boost Proton revenue by 2.0...
THE findings of two separate researches on the nutritional status of the majority of Bangladesh's people over the past year's extraordinary price hike of basic foods, do seem to belabour the obvious once again. Have not the poorest of the...
Syed Fattahul AlimCompared to industry and service, the agriculture's contribution to the economy is only 20 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). If considered from the perspective of only GDP contribution at the present level, one may develop...
Md. Ashraf HossainIn the era of science and technology economic development of any country largely depends on innovation and application technology. Without modern technology, no nation can think of development.Bangladesh lags behind many other developing countries in the use of...
URBANISATION, television and dish antenna connection have exposed youngsters to a life of luxury and decadence. They are exposed to consumerism, high standard of living and the materialistic way of life. Thrillers in cinema houses and on TV show how...
SUCCESSIVE political governments back-pedalled on privatisation. It is indeed unfortunate. They were scared of pressure from the trade unions as employees could be affected by privatisation. Vested interest groups who want the state sectors to remain, also opposed privatisation. The...
Decorations of the communication minister's room and to buy a luxurious car for the minister with considerable amount of money, the minister confesses it in front of the journalists. He would like to say "To err is human."We watched a...
A.F.M. Mainul AhsanTHE U.S. economy shrank at a 6.3 per cent annual rate in the fourth quarter of the last year, the worst drop since the first quarter of 1982. For the 10th week in a row, according to data...
I came to know about the inclusion of three (which is revised to six) Bangladeshi companies in the prestigious ''Dow Jones SAFE 100 Index'' from a report published in the paper in its March 14 issue.I contacted Dow Jones Indexes...
WE live on Indira Road and we have a field here, the T&T field, where all kinds of people gather when nothing is happening. In fact, some commercial fairs are also held here which not many local residents like because...
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