The Election Commission (EC) will finalise a code of conduct for the mass media with suggestions from media personalities for the objective coverage of news during the upcoming elections, reports UNB.The EC has already formed a committee comprising senior journalists...
BNP Secretary General Khondaker Delwar Hossain Saturday said the talks between BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and Awami League (AL) president Sheikh Hasina would have positive impacts on both the parties, reports BSS."Exchange of pleasantries between the two leaders in a...
MYMENSINGH, Nov 22 (BSS): Education Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman today said the exchange of pleasantries between the country's two top political leaders overnight created a new hope in political arena."The Friday evening's event as witnessed by the nation has created...
Police charged batons on several hundred demonstrators outside Awami League (AL) president Sheikh Hasina's Dhanmondi house Saturday morning as they protested against party's nominations in their constituencies, reports UNB. Witnesses said around 300 protesters called for changing the party candidates...
Speakers at a roundtable in the city Saturday stressed the need for forming an independent commission for preventing all kinds of persecution of children, reports BSS. The speakers were addressing the roundtable in the auditorium of Moni Singh-Farhad Memorial Trust,...
A three-member high-level team from the United Nations (UN) would visit Bangladesh Sunday to scrutinise the staging of parliamentary elections next month, the UN has said, reports UNB."The panel is tasked with assessing the preparations and conduct of the elections...
Eighteen former ministers, MPs and Jatiya Party and PDB leaders Saturday met BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan office and joined BNP, reports UNB.They are: former Jatiya Party and PDB leaders and ex-ministers Tajul Islam Chowdhury and Lt Col...
The Islami Shasantantra Andolon got registration from the Election Commission Saturday with a changed name as Islami Andolon Bangladesh (IAB) to fit in the changed times in Bangladesh's politics, reports UNB.IAB assistant secretary general Gazi Ataur Rahman and information secretary...
The National Alliance for Election Monitoring (NAEM), a coalition of election observers, Saturday urged all political parties to take part in the coming elections for giving democracy an institutional shape in the greater national interest, reports UNB. With this end...
Our CorrespondentKHULNA, Nov 22: The production in two units of Sundarban Textile Mills had been suspended from Wednesday last due to no response from any contractor to run production on contract basis. As a result 1,619 workers and employees of...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Nov 22: Smooth development of the packaging industry in the country was urged to ensure dynamism in the national economy. Speakers at a workshop on "Development of Packaging in Bangladesh" described packaging as important and potential in the...
The inaugural function of a workshop on 'Functions and operations of small and medium enterprises (SME) service centres' organised by Islami Bank Training and Research Academy (IBTRA) was held at the board room of Islami Bank Tower Saturday. Islami Bank...
FE Report Twenty-four directors have been elected uncontested from three separate categories in Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) for 2009-2010. Their tenure is likely to commence from December 14 next. The uncontested directors are MA Latif, Md Abdul...
FE ReportBangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has given the BWA services licence to Banglalion Communications Limited (BCL). BCL Chairman Major (Retd) Abdul Mannan, Bangladesh Finance and Investment Company Limited (BD Finance) Managing Director GM Salehuddin Ahmed and City General Insurance...
FE ReportBank Asia Limited (BAL) held its fifth extraordinary general meeting (EGM) at the City Grand Hall of Bashundhara City Saturday, said a press release. Bank Asia Chairman Anisur Rahman Sinha presided over the meeting. Also present at the EGM...
IFIC Bank Ltd held a daylong workshop on 'Basel-II Accord' at its academy in Motijheel area in the city. A total number of 40 executives and officers from different branches and head office attended the workshop, says a press release.IFIC...
Sarwar Zahan US dollar maintained its stronghold against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market last week due to high demand for the greenback, fund managers said. The market experienced buying pressure, as most banks preferred to buy...
FE ReportSocial and economic progress can not be sustainable unless development is pursued with full attention to safety at work. This was unanimously agreed by hundreds of policy makers, planners, senior company executives and professionals from several countries of the...
FE Report 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, said a press release. The total NAV of ICB AMCL Pension Holders' Unit...
AMMAN, Nov 22 (DPA) Arab stock markets continued their downward journey this week, with financial analysts Friday citing unjustified "panic and psychological pressures" from the turmoil on global markets.According to a report by the Kuwait-based Global International Investments House released...
NEW YORK, Nov 22 (AFP): Wall Street staged a stunning late rebound Friday in another tumultuous day for global markets that saw heavy losses in Europe amid growing concerns over a grim global economic outlook. US markets had been wobbling...
The Premier Bank Limited organised a two-day workshop on 'Submission of Returns and Statements Relating to Foreign Exchange and Reporting to Bangladesh Bank' in the city recently. Additional Managing Director of the bank Md Mokhlesur Rahman inaugurated the workshop as...
FE Report Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) opened its 58th branch at Beani Bazar in Sylhet recently with on-line banking facilities from the very beginning of the branch, said a press release. Managing Director of the bank Md Yeasin Ali inaugurated...
The valediction of a foundation training course organised by the Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) was held in the city recently.The bank organised the course for its newly-recruited probationary officers, said a press release.Chairman of the board of directors of the...
MUMBAI, Nov 22 (AFP): Indian shares are likely to remain choppy next week, tracking global markets, with investors hoping the central bank will lower rates further as inflationary pressures ease, dealers said. Reports that Citigroup is mulling auctioning off all...
LONDON, Nov 22 (AFP): Oil prices collapsed this week to under 50 dollars, their lowest levels in almost four years, as the market focussed on the threat of a global recession and tumbling energy demand. Base metals aluminium and copper...
Speakers, at a workshop on marker-assisted breeding, highlighted the importance of human resource development for the use of advanced technology like marker-assisted selection breeding for the development of rice varieties especially suitable for adverse conditions like salinity, flash flood, cold...
TOKYO, Nov 22 (AFP): Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will join other major Japanese carmakers in making further cuts to production and jobs to cope with the global economic downturn, press reports said today. The number-four Japanese carmaker is considering reducing its...
SAO PAULO, Nov 22 (AFP): Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva yesterday demanded an end to protectionist barriers on ethanol and biodiesel trade as the first international conference on biofuels wrapped up here. "We hope that the growth of...
National Bank Limited (NBL) disbursed small and medium enterprise (SME) loan through its Gaibandha branch recently, says a press release.The bank has taken the step to help alleviate Monga and poverty of the area by creating long-time employment opportunities for...
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