Mark T. Robinson, CEO, Citigroup, South Asia (India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka) arrives in Dhaka tomorrow (Tuesday) for a two-day visit.During the stay, he is scheduled to meet key government officials, major clients of the bank, and review bank's growth potentials...
Premier Bank Limited organised a workshop for its officials in response to Bangladesh Bank's approach for Basel-II awareness programme in the city recently.Chairman of the board of directors of the bank HBM Iqbal was present at the workshop as the...
FE Report Trust Bank Limited (TBL) and Dhaka Electric Supply Company (DESCO) signed an agreement on bill collection at the bank's Gulshan Corporate Branch in the city Tuesday, said a press release. TBL Deputy Managing Director Ishtiaque Ahmed Chowdhury and...
Our CorrespondentNILPHAMARI, Mar 29: Local entrepreneurs have reiterated their demand for expansion of Saidpur Industrial Estate under Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC).Many promising entrepreneurs of the locality are frustrated for non-availability of any industrial plot at the estate.The...
Schools around the world have been discussing the financial crisis in the run up to the G20 London Summit, according to BBC.Students from Glasgow, Islamabad and Mbabane have been answering questions about how they have been affected by the financial...
MUMBAI, Mar 29 (AFP): India's stock markets could erode recent gains this week as investors lock in profits after a sharp rally this month, dealers said. For the week to March 27, the benchmark 30-share Sensex index rose 12.06 per...
Dividends Uttara Bank: The board of directors of Uttara Bank Limited has recommended 100 per cent stock dividend (one bonus share for each existing share) for the year that ended on December 31, '08. The authorities of the bank have...
SEOUL, Mar 29 (Agencies): North Korea is preparing to launch a short- or medium-range missile, which could come immediately after it carries out its plan to test a long-range rocket early next month, a Japanese newspaper reported Sunday.North Korea says...
WASHINGTON, Mar 29 (Reuters): US President Barack Obama will urge European allies to support his new strategy for Afghanistan, telling NATO partners this week their security could be at risk if the country falls into chaos.Making his first major foreign...
DOHA, Mar 29 (AFP): Arab foreign ministers urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) Saturday to annul its arrest warrant against Sudan's President Omar al-Beshir, in a draft statement ahead of a Doha summit.The draft, to be submitted to Arab leaders...
NEW DELHI, Mar 29 (AFP): India's military successfully tested Sunday a surface-to-surface version of the BrahMos cruise missile which it has developed jointly with Russia, a defence ministry spokesman said.The missile was fired from the Pokhran range in the western...
KABUL, Mar 29 (AP): Insurgent attacks and a roadside bomb killed 10 Afghan security force members in at least four incidents across Afghanistan, officials said Sunday.Violence in Afghanistan is expected to rise sharply in coming months as the US sends...
JAKARTA, Mar 29 (AFP): The death toll from a burst dam in a Jakarta suburb rose to 97 Sunday as rescue workers continued to search for more than 100 people still missing, an official said.Hundreds of buildings collapsed when a...
Indian Ocean island votes on becoming fully FrenchPARIS, Mar 29: Voters on Mayotte, a tiny island in the Indian Ocean, decide by referendum Sunday whether to become a full-fledged part of France, a change of status that would end local...
The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) earned approximately Tk 2.0 million (Tk 20 lakh) from ticket sales in the Citycell Super League, bdnews24.com reports. Harun-ur Rashid, chairman of the tournament committee and BFF member, said Tk 19,38,360 had been earned through...
Gautam Gambhir's unbeaten 102 won't be released on a highlights DVD anytime soon, but it was an invaluable contribution to his team's cause. Thwarting Daniel Vettori's canny guile and staving off everything New Zealand threw at him, Gambhir constructed his...
With just three weeks left for the IPL to begin in South Africa, the eight teams have begun a race against time to get their player combinations and practice bases in place. Rajasthan Royals, the IPL champions, were the first...
MIAMI, Mar 29 (AFP): World number ones Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams advanced to the third round of the ATP and WTA Miami hardcourt tournament Saturday with impressive straight-set triumphs.Nadal dismissed 72nd-ranked Teimuraz Gabshvili of Russia 6-2, 6-2 while Williams,...
LONDON, Mar 29 (AP):Defending champion Italy moved into strong position to qualify for the 2010 World Cup with a victory Saturday night, when Germany, Spain, France and the Netherlands also picked up wins.Andrea Pirlo converted a penalty kick in the...
ORLANDO, Mar 29 (AFP): Tiger Woods lost his ball at the final hole during Saturday's third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, but the six million-dollar PGA tournament itself is far from lost.Defending champion Woods subsequently got up-and-down from 145...
JU CorrespondentThe 34th Annual Sports Competition of the Jahangirnagar University (JU) was held at its central field Sunday.Acting Vice Chancellor of the university Prof Mohammad Moniruzzaman formally inaugurated the sports competition by hoisting the national flag as the chief guest...
BUENOS AIRES, Mar 29 (Reuters): Argentina, inspired by Lionel Messi, gave Diego Maradona what he described as a perfect home and competitive debut as coach by beating Venezuela 4-0 in a World Cup qualifier Saturday. Messi scored the first goal...
Bangladesh Ansar emerged champions in the Citycell National Women's Football Championship with a 2-0 win over Narayanganj in the final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka Sunday. Narayanganj kept mighty Ansar at bay until Suinu Pru Marma put Ansar...
TEHRAN, Mar 29 (AFP): Iran Sunday sacked its national football team coach Ali Daei following its defeat against Saudi Arabia in a 2010 World Cup qualifier, the state news agency IRNA reported Sunday."Ali Daei was sacked from coaching the national...
HONG KONG, Mar 29(AFP): Victories for Japan and North Korea left them top of their pools after Saturday's Asian World Cup qualifying action. The goal by Celtic midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura two minutes after the break for Japan at home to...
FE ReportAgriculture Minister Begum Motia Chowdhury Sunday blamed Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its major electoral ally Jamaat-e-Islami for the rise of Islamic militancy in the country."During the tenure of BNP-Jamaat coalition government various militant outfits, including JMB (Jamaa'tul Mujahideen...
The government Sunday decided to take seven more days for further scrutiny of the CrPC (Amendment) Bill 2009 before being passed by parliament following certain demands placed by the police administration.Law Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed stated this to reporters after...
FE Report The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is planning to induct some top leaders of Sector Commanders' Forum into its standing committee and nominate at least two of them as candidates for the upcoming election to city corporations. The party...
A parliamentary watchdog has recommended passage of the Upazila Council Bill in such a way that would make elected chairmen virtually toothless, its chairman says, reports bndews24.com.According to the final recommendations of the parliamentary standing committee on Local Government Ministry,...
RAJSHAHI, Mar 29: Speakers at an advocacy meeting on right to information Sunday underscored the need for taking immediate steps to ensure right to information for all, especially the journalists, reports BSS.Side by side with the newsmen, the speakers said,...
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