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...
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 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 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...
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 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 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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
ABU DHABI, NOV 15 (AP): A strong bowling display helped Pakistan beat the West Indies by 24 runs Friday in the second one-day international, and also gave the team victory the three-match series.Batting first after winning the toss, Pakistan were...
Kevin Pietersen had no complaints about England's defeat by India in the first one-day international but says his team will bounce back in Indore Monday, reports BBC. The tourists were thrashed by 158 runs in Rajkot after England were bowled...
GUADALAJARA, Nov 15 (AP): Angela Stanford shot a 6-under 66 Friday in the second round of the Lorena Ochoa Invitational to take a two-stroke lead over LPGA Championship winner Yani Tseng.Stanford had a 10-under 134 total on the Guadalajara Country...
KIMBERLEY, Nov 15 (bdnews24.com) : Left-arm pacer Sajedul Islam was called to South Africa Saturday to join the national squad in place of injured paceman Syed Rasel ahead of the two Test series against the Proteas. Sajedul is expected to...
SHANGHAI, Nov 15 (AP) : Third-ranked Novak Djokovic has reached the Masters Cup final by rallying to beat France's Gilles Simon 4-6, 6-3, 7-5.Britain's Andy Murray of Britain and Russia's Nikolay Davydenko are meeting in the other semifinal.Djokovic's game was...
Four district teams--Faridpur, Mymensingh, Jessore and Pabna DSAs--reached the zonal finals of the 29th National Cricket Championship eliminating their rivals at different venues Saturday, reports UNB.At Faridpur Stadium, hosts Faridpur DSA (59/7) beat Madaripur DSA (58/10) by three wickets. They...
ABU DHABI, Nov 15 (AFP): Pakistan cricket officials Saturday termed shifting of their home series against India to neutral venues as "mere speculation", saying preparations are at full swing in their country. India is scheduled to tour Pakistan in January-February...
England's World Cup campaign is over after another error-strewn performance in their semi-final with New Zealand, reports BBC. Tony Smith's side trailed 16-0 midway through the first half thanks to tries from Sam Perrett, Lance Hohaia and Jerome Ropati before...
Dhaka Bank Ltd was Saturday named the tour sponsor of the Bangladesh Hockey team that will participate in the Indian traditional 45th Nehru Cup Hockey tournament under the banner of Bangladesh President Eleven, reports UNB.The 16-member President XI team leaves...
Farashganj SC managed 2-1 goals victory over Bachelors SC in the lone match of the Green Delta Metropolis First Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in the city Saturday, reports UNB.Sagar took Farashganj SC ahead in...
BUENOS AIRES, Nov 14 (AP): Diego Maradona will remain Argentina coach after denying speculation that he planned to resign because of a dispute over his assistants with his boss."I'm still the coach. There's been no changes, no resignations, nothing," Maradona...
MANCHESTER, Nov 15(AFP): Sir Alex Ferguson has dismissed suggestions that Manchester United are close to offering Cristiano Ronaldo a new contract by insisting that the European champions are 'happy' with the remaining length of the player's current deal. With Real...
FE Report Experts said Saturday that the political parties should lay emphasis on coal, atomic and renewable energy for augmenting power in the wake acute shortage of electricity in the country. The speakers including politicians, academics, experts and leaders of...
BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain has virtually shrugged off the government's assurance of full lifting of the state of emergency provided the election environment flourishes in an appropriate manner, reports UNB."Our main demand is to lift the emergency. Is...
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