Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI: Nov 27: The Rajshahi University (RU) authority has banned the campus-based drama group, Dhumketu Nattya Sangsad, for staging a drama with a controversial role on Great Prophet Muhammad (sm).The RU authority also has imposed restriction on staging the...
The National Moon-sighting Committee will sit for a meeting at the Islamic Foundation today (Friday) evening to set the date for Eid-ul-Azha by reviewing moon-sighting news of Zilhajj month, UNB.Religious Affairs Adviser and president of the committee AF Hassan Ariff...
FE Report The central bank held a workshop Thursday for economic reporters on banking issues for the first time aiming to improve reporting efficiencies about the sector. Bangladesh Bank (BB) Deputy Governor Murshid Kuli Khan inaugurated the workshop Thursday morning...
The ministry of fisheries and livestock, according to a report published in this daily last Monday, has drafted the national shrimp policy (NSP). The draft is now awaiting approval of the council of advisers. The officials involved in the drafting...
Syed Fattahul AlimWhile the economic powerhouses of the world are busy protecting their own houses in the face of the slump, the commitment of the rich nations towards addressing global poverty has naturally been put on the backburner. This is...
Jharna MoniFOR parents nothing can be more heartbreaking than seeing their young daughter's corpse covered in white sheets. Rozina Akhter's parents had such a misfortune a few weeks back.The body of their beloved daughter Rozina, 20, was on a van...
According to a recent report in this paper, a revolution in food grain production can occur in Bangladesh, if only the areas under higher yielding seeds are expanded to cover some 60 per cent of the farmlands instead of the...
OVER the years, Bangladesh has built up layers of public health services across the country. There are public hospitals in the big cities and smaller versions of state-run hospitals in the rural areas called upazilla or thana health complexes. There...
Aftab Mahmud Khurshid“A ny damn fool can put on a deal, but it takes genius, faith and perseverance to create a brand." - David OgilvyBranding is viewed as a buzzword to the corporate giants in this modern world of business....
LONDON, Nov 26 (Reuters): Massive stimulus plans to drive the world out of recession took centre stage Wednesday with Europe considering a more than 130 billion euro boost and China announcing its biggest interest rate cut in a decade.The moves...
BRUSSELS, Nov 26 (AFP): EU governments should launch a "significant" two-year stimulus campaign to jolt their embattled economies out of recession, according to draft proposals the European Commission is to unveil today. "Only through a significant stimulus package can Europe...
GENEVA, Nov 26 (AFP): Wages in industrialised countries will fall 0.5 per cent next year due to the economic crisis, although on a global level, salaries will still grow by up to 1.1 per cent, the International Labour Organisation (ILO)...
WELLINGTON, Nov 26 (AP): New Zealand will spend about $3.8 billion on stimulus measures in the next two years to try to lift the country out of recession, the new government said Wednesday.Finance Minister Bill English said the seven billion...
SINGAPORE, Nov 26 (AFP): Singapore's manufacturing output shrank 12.6 per cent in October from a year ago, the government said today, the latest blow to the recession-hit economy as its exports suffer in the global downturn. On a seasonally adjusted...
SYDNEY, Nov 26 (AFP): The Australian government is prepared to see a huge budget surplus run into deficit as it fights the fall-out from the global financial crisis, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said today. The surplus of 21.7 billion dollars...
SINGAPORE, Nov 26 (AFP): World oil traded only slightly higher in Asia today despite pledges of billions of dollars in fresh cash by US and European officials trying to battle a global credit crunch, dealers said. New York's main futures...
NEW DELHI, Nov 26 (PTI): The Indian government is likely to cut petrol price by Rs 5 a litre and diesel by Rs 3 per litre after assembly elections in six states are completed on December 24. "Crude has fallen...
The British Curry Awards, considered to be 'The Oscar' in British curry industry was held at Grosvenor House Hotel in London recently, says a press release.ACI pure spices was associated this year with this prestigious award as the first and...
ISLAMABAD, Nov 26 (APP): Exports from Pakistan during the first quarter of the current financial year witnessed increase of 44.78 per cent as against the same period of last financial year. Exports during July October 2008 totalled Rs.508,386 million against...
Naim-Ul-KarimBangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will allow around a thousand cyber café operators to provide Internet services, bringing them for the first time under legal framework, to power the government's move to expand internet penetration and add more revenue income...
National Bank Limited (NBL) inaugurated its 103rd branch at Mudaffarganj, Luksham, Comilla recently, says a press release. Director of the bank Zakaria Taher inaugurated the branch as the chief guest. He said the NBL will make remarkable contribution to the...
FE Report The central bank Wednesday provided another overdraft (OD) facility worth US$ 28 million to a state-owned commercial bank (SCB) for settlement of its import bills. "We've provided the OD facility to the SCB against government-approved securities to help...
The 42nd branch of Mercantile Bank Limited started its operation at the Engineers Institution in the city Monday, says a press release.Chairman of the bank Mosharref Hossain inaugurated the branch as chief guest. In his speech, the chairman reassured the...
IDLC Finance Limited, a joint-venture multi-product financial institution, won the bronze medal in Best Presented Accounts Award 2007 presented by the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA), an apex body of accountants of SAARC countries, in the category 'Non-Banking Financial...
FE Report The lower edge of the inter-bank call money rate rose slightly Wednesday with withdrawal of cash through reverse repurchase agreement. The US dollar also gained against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market due to strong...
Bank Asia's first booth was inaugurated at BDR headquarters at Peelkhana in the city Tuesday. President-cum-Managing Director of the bank Syed Anisul Huq and Bangladesh Rifles Director Communication Mohammad Mashiur Rahman jointly inaugurated the booth. Senior officials of the bank...
Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) Pallabi brokerage house has been shifted from first floor to ground floor at 14/11 Pallabi Mirpur 12, in the city with a view to offering better services to its customers. In this connection, an inaugural function...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Nov 26: A daylong workshop on 'Anti-money laundering and terrorism financing' was held under the auspices of Jamuna Bank Ltd Chittagong region in the city Tuesday.While inaugurating the workshop as the chief guest, Jamuna Bank Chairman of Md...
AKM Rafiqul Islam has been unanimously elected as chairman and Nizam Uddin Ahmed as vice chairman of Bangladesh Insurance Association (BIA) for the 2009-2010 session, says a press release.Mr Rafique is the founder managing director (MD) of Pragati Insurance Limited...
Mr Shariful Moslemin has joined the Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) as deputy managing director (DMD).Prior to his new position, he was the general manager (GM) of Janata Bank Limited, said a press release. He started his banking career with Sonali...
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