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Morocco to inject $3.3b to boost purchasing power

2008-11-16 00:00:00

RABAT, Nov 15 (Xinhua): The Moroccan government will inject 28.9 billion dirhams (3.3 billion US dollars) under the 2009 financial act to boost the purchasing power of the country's population, the official MAP news agency reported yesterday. The measure is...

Plunging oil prices spark emergency OPEC output meet

2008-11-16 00:00:00

LONDON, Nov 15 (AFP): Oil prices sank this week to three-and-a-half-year lows close to 50 dollars a barrel, prompting the OPEC exporters' cartel to call an emergency meeting to discuss a mooted output cut. Commodity markets took a heavy knock...

Indian power to light Nepalese homes from December 1

2008-11-16 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Nov 15 (PTI): India and Nepal Thursday reviewed the progress of a power project under which New Delhi would provide its Himalayan neighbour 60 Mega Watt(M.W.) of power, beginning from December 1. Initially, India would supply 20 M.W....

Iraq asks Philippines to lift ban on sending workers

2008-11-16 00:00:00

MANILA, Nov 15 (AFP): Iraq is asking the Philippines to lift a ban on the deployment of Filipino workers there because it needs as many as 10 million foreign workers for infrastructure projects, a diplomat said today. "We have a...

Brazil to host biofuels meeting as crisis threatens industry

2008-11-16 00:00:00

SAO PAULO, Nov 14 (AFP): Brazil is to host an International Conference on Biofuels next week that will see the South American nation promoting its massive ethanol output-even as falling oil prices threaten exports. The week-long meeting in Sao Paulo...

Sri Lanka asks 'friends' to buy more tea

2008-11-16 00:00:00

COLOMBO, Nov 15 (AFP): Sri Lanka, a key exporter of tea, has appealed to "friendly countries" to buy more of the brew to help the island weather the global financial crisis, officials said today. Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama and senior...

Rupee recovers 29 paise against a dollar

2008-11-16 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Nov 15 (PTI): The Indian rupee yesterday gained 29 paise to close at 49.01/02 against the greenback, after losing nearly 200 paise in the past two days . Dealers in forex exchange said the domestic currency in sync with...

Iran says it will support OPEC production cut

2008-11-16 00:00:00

TEHRAN, Nov 15 (AFP): Iran, number two oil producer in OPEC, would support a decision to cut production by the cartel at an extraordinary meeting set for Cairo later this month, the Mehr news agency reported today. "OPEC members have...

Expatriates still prefer to remit money thru' informal channels

2008-11-16 00:00:00

FE Report A large number of expatriate Bangladeshis still prefer to remit home their money through informal channels as they face tremendous problem sending their earnings through formal channels, said discussants at a seminar on Saturday."Around 46 per cent of...

ETBL Securities opens branch at Dilkusha

2008-11-16 00:00:00

ETBL Securities and Exchange Ltd, an affiliate of ETBL Holdings Ltd, opened its second branch at 13, Dilkusha in the city Saturday to facilitate its growing customers in the Motijheel business district, says a press release. ETBL, a member of...

Trading of ACI Formulations shares start Nov 18

2008-11-16 00:00:00

ACI Formulations Limited, a subsidiary of ACI Limited, has received the approval of direct listing of its shares from both Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), says a press release. The trading of the shares in...

DBBL holds workshop

2008-11-16 00:00:00

Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) organised a day-long workshop on "Marking to Market-based revaluation of Government Securities" for its concerned officials from the different divisions of the bank, says a press release. Managing Director of the bank Md Yeasin Ali inaugurated...

Production of KHBM faces closure

2008-11-16 00:00:00

Our Correspondent KHULNA, Nov 15: The production of state run Hardboard Mill of Khulna on the verge of closure due to crisis of furnace oil. As a result, the mill faces severe losses. In this situation, frustration has been prevailing...

GA Siddiqi appointed BRAC Bank director

2008-11-16 00:00:00

Bangladesh Bank has appointed Hafiz GA Siddiqi, vice chancellor of North South University (NSU), as director of BRAC Bank Limited from the 'depositors' category' recently, says a press release.Before joining NSU in 1993, Siddiqi had taught at Ohio State University...

Greenback gains against BDT

2008-11-16 00:00:00

Sarwar Zahan US dollar gained against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market despite lower demand for the greenback last week due to supply constraints, fund managers said. The market faced a buying pressure from the banks that...

Grand finale on Nov 20

2008-11-16 00:00:00

The winners of Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards 2008 in the category of - 'Best Innovative Micro Business of the Year', 'Best Woman Microentrepreneur of the Year', 'Best Microentrepreneur of the Year' and 'Best Microfinance Institution (MFI) of the Year' will be...

Banglalink, Katalyst sign deal

2008-11-16 00:00:00

Banglalink has signed an agreement in the city recently with Katalyst under which they have formed a strategic alliance to serve small and medium enterprises (SME) through mobile and ICT based services and SME development activities, says a press releaseBanglalink...

Janata Bank holds orientation course

2008-11-16 00:00:00

Janata Bank Limited organised an orientation course for the newly recruited officers at its training institute in the city recently, says a press release. CEO and Managing Director of the bank SM Aminur Rahman inaugurated the course. He advised the...

Dutta new DMD of Sonali Bank

2008-11-16 00:00:00

Mr Prodip Kumar Dutta has been promoted to the post of deputy managing director (DMD) of Sonali Bank Limited.Prior to his new position, he was the general manager (GM) of the same bank, said a press release. Mr Dutta started...

Premier Bank holds monthly managers' meet

2008-11-16 00:00:00

Premier Bank Limited held its monthly managers' meeting in the city recently.Vice Chairman of the board of directors of the bank BH Haroon was present at the meeting as the chief guest, while Managing Director Khondker Fazle Rashid presided over...

AKTEL celebrates 11 years of operation

2008-11-16 00:00:00

AKTEL celebrated its 11 years of operation in telecommunication industry in Bangladesh Saturday. AKTEL started its journey in 1997, said a press release.Addressing the media, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company Jefri Ahmed Tambi said, "Customers...

Wall Street fails to sustain global rally

2008-11-16 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Nov 15 (AFP): A global stock market rally stumbled on Wall Street Friday as investors woke up to sobering economic data from the United States and Europe and more grim corporate forecasts. The rally that began in New...

Bangladesh single country trade fairs to be held in Dubai, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Italy

2008-11-16 00:00:00

Four Bangladesh single country trade fairs will be held in Dubai, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Italy.Dhaka International Exhibition Company Limited (DIEC), an event management company, announced the schedule of the four three-day trade fairs at a press conference in the...

ICB AMCL announces NAV of two unit funds

2008-11-16 00:00:00

ICB Asset Management Company Limited (AMCL), a subsidiary of ICB, announced total net asset value (NAV) of its two unit funds in the city recently, says a press release.The NAV of ICB AMCL Pension Holders' Unit Fund stood at Tk...

SIBL opens 27th branch at Chowmohoni

2008-11-16 00:00:00

Social Investment Bank Limited (SIBL) has inaugurated its 27th branch at Chowmohoni in Noakhali.Chairman of the bank Abdul Awal Patwary formally inaugurated the branch as the chief guest recently, while Vice Chairman Nasiruddin and Director Md Rezaul Haque and former...

EWU Faculty honoured in India

2008-11-16 00:00:00

A paper by Nargis Akhter, Sardana Islam Khan and Kamrul Hassan has won the GBMF UN OMAHA Best Paper Award at the First International Conference of Global Business and Management Forum (GBMF-2008). The title of the paper was Communication Skills...

BSFIC will produce 173100 tonnes sugar

2008-11-16 00:00:00

Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industry Corporation (BSFIC) has set a target of producing 1,73,100 tonnes of sugar by taking its 15 sugar mills in full operation in the fiscal year 2008-2009, says a press release.Sugarcanes crushing at the mills under...

Seminar on application of lubricants on gas engines

2008-11-16 00:00:00

Ranks Petroleum Ltd, distributor of world renowned Shell Lubricants in the country, organised a seminar on the gas engine lubricants (Mysella) at a city hotel recently, says a press release. Shell global product specialist from the Netherlands Schasfoort Thijs was...

Two SAF, 12 nat'l records broken

2008-11-16 00:00:00

The 23rd Mercantile Bank National Swimming Championship concluded Saturday at National Swimming Complex at Mirpur in the city with two South Asian Federation (SAF) records and 12 national records broken during the four-day meet, UNB reports.On the medal side, Bangladesh...

Federer eyeing new start next year

2008-11-16 00:00:00

SHANGHAI, Nov 15(AFP): Roger Federer said he was glad to bring down the curtain on a difficult season and hoped to bounce back for a tilt at the Grand Slam record next year. The defending champion battled a back injury...