Mehdi Musharraf BhuiyanThe country's nascent ATM (automated teller machines) network is set for another booming year as one of its leading exponents in the local market- Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL), is embarking on a massive expansion of its present ATM...
FE Report ICB Asset Management Company Limited (AMCL), a subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), recently announced Net Asset Value (NAV) of its two unit funds, said a press release. The total NAV of ICB AMCL Unit Fund stood...
FE Report IDLC Finance Limited (IDLC), a joint venture multi-product financial institution and a leading merchant bank, and its fully owned brokerage subsidiary IDLC Securities Limited jointly launched an investors' awareness programme at a hotel in Sylhet recently, said a...
Sarwar Zahan US dollar remained mostly steady against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market last week mainly due to adequate supply of the greenback, fund managers said. The market experienced higher demand for the greenback. The central...
FE ReportMore than 25 Bangladeshi IT companies, including IBCS-Primax Software (Bangladesh) Ltd and LEADS Corporation Ltd., have joined Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) to offer innovative IT solutions to local companies in the telecom, financial services, manufacturing and government sectors.Oracle, which has...
A top New Zealand telecommunications company has hired a teenager who admitted to taking part in an international cyber-crime network, according to AP.TelstraClear said former hacker Owen Thor Walker was advising corporate customers on internet crime.Mr Walker had been at...
Bangladesh Indenting Agents' Association (BIAA) launched a five-day training course Saturday on import and indenting procedures in the city recently, says a press release.BIAA President Shabbir Ahmed Khan inaugurated the training course. Sr Vice-president of BIAA MS Siddiqui and Secretary...
NCC Bank Limited has recently signed an agreement with Ranks Telecom Limited for complete communication comprising voice and data in a single point. According to the agreement, NCC Bank will use the services to further improve communication for its different...
President of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) Zafar Osman has stressed the need for having proper knowledge on purchasing and supply chain management to face the challenges of globalisation. He made the observation while speaking at the...
NEW YORK, Mar 28 (AFP): The Wall Street resurgence of the past weeks has pundits pondering: Has a new bull market begun after 17 months of horrific losses? Or is this just another heartbreaking "bear market" rally? Bulls and bears...
Mr Mizanur Rahman, managing director of Shaw Wallace Bangladesh Limited, has been elected chairman of the executive committee (EC) of the board of National Housing Finance And Investments Limited.He completed his graduation in Economics from the University of Dhaka, said...
Sifat SiddiqueUSING Internet for school assignments has become a regular, a natural thing to do now-a-days. Where there were days of spending weeks at public libraries and skimming through pages of encyclopedia, here comes the era of scrolling down web...
M A IslamI was appearing in my HSC maths examination with rather a poor preparation.I studied maths, but did not have enough time to revise and review all the sums. Though my preparation was not good, I was somehow confident...
An all-round performance by speedster Mashrafe Bin Mortaza guided Abahani Limited to earn a massive 122-run win over their arch-rivals Mohammedan SC in the second round of super six match of the Metropolis Premier Division Cricket League at the Sher-e-Bangla...
India 305 (Dravid 83, Laxman 76) and 47 for 1 trail New Zealand 619 for 9 by 267 runsNAPIER, Mar 28 (AFP): Jesse Ryder continued to command centre stage as India crashed in the second Test against New Zealand and...
A five-wicket haul by Sabbir Rahman enabled Surjotarun Club to a five-wicket win over Partex SC in a super League match of the Metropolis Premier Division Cricket League at the BKSP in Savar Saturday, reports UNB.With this win, Surjotarn Club...
FE ReportGrameenphone Ltd is going to sponsor the Davis Cup tennis tournament of Asia/ Oceania Zone Group-IV in Dhaka. This was disclosed at a press conference in the city Saturday, said a press release. This year Ispahani Group and Kuwait...
South Africa 168 for 6 (Morkel 37, Boucher 36*, Hussey 2-21, Geeves 2-35) beat Australia 166 for 7 (Hussey 88*, Warner 38, Peterson 3-30, Parnell 2-29) by four wicketsA bludgeoning late innings fightback from Mark Boucher and Albie Morkel steered...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Saturday said her government would revamp the Child Rights Act 1974 suiting the situation of the day to ensure equal facilities for children of all strata of society, reports UNB."The Child Rights Act will be...
The country is observing 'Jatka Preservation Week-2009' from Saturday with a target of producing 0.3 million (3 lakh) tonnes of hilsha fish this year, reports BSS.A colourful rally was bought out from Muktangan to the Matsha Bhaban in the city...
DU CorrespondentIslami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) Saturday awarded prizes worth Tk 2.7 million to 244 students for their brilliant results in the SSC, HSC and MBA examinations.Of the recipients, 234 meritorious students, also wards of the bank's officials and employees,...
FE ReportThe government has appointed Idustries Minister Dilip Barua as the chairman of the Small & Medium Enterprise Foundation (SMEF). Mr. Dilip Barua was given the additional charge after the resignation of former advisor to the caretaker government Ayub Quadri...
Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism GM Qader said that the people of Bangladesh achieved independence of the country after a long struggle against injustice, discrimination and communalism, reports BSS. "We are now fighting against poverty and the government is...
FE Report The 3rd death anniversary of Abdul Gaffar Khan Pathan, a businessman and social worker, will be observed today (Sunday). The family of late Gaffar Khan Pathan has organised a 'doa and milad mahfil' after Asr prayer at his...
The 31st death anniversary of noted litterateur, scholar and social reformist Principal Ibrahim Kha will be observed today (Sunday) in a befitting manner, reports UNB. Different organisations have chalked out programmes including discussion meetings to observe the day. The Ibrahim...
Golam Mortuza Majumder, member of the Jatiya Press Club (JPC) died of lung cancer at the LabAid Hospital Saturday at the age of 70, reports BSS. He left behind his wife, three sons, two daughters and a host of relatives...
JU CorrespondentJAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY, Mar 28: A week-long drama festival began Saturday at the Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus organised by the Jahangirnagar Theatre.Poet Mohammad Rafique inaugurated the festival at 11:00 am.Various cultural organisations will be participating in the festival and staged...
Prime Minister's Adviser for Health and Family Welfare Dr Syed Modasser Ali Saturday stressed the need for united effort of all to improve the existing health facilities across the country, reports BSS. He was addressing a day-long workshop on "Arsenicosis...
DU CorrespondentJatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) postponed its today's (Sunday) prescheduled strike on the Dhaka University (DU) campus after the authorities assured it of peaceful coexistence of all students at the halls Saturday.The JCD leaders took the decision to defer the...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina condemned and expressed concern over Friday's suicide attack on a Pakistani mosque during Zum'a prayer that killed at least 48 people, reports UNB.In a message, she said she had no word to condemn the cowardly...
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