MUMBAI, India, 19 (AP): At least 24 people were killed and nine others injured when a seven-story building collapsed in Mumbai, officials said Thursday as rescue workers continued to dig through the rubble for survivors. At least 10 others were...
STEPANAKERT, Azerbaijan, July 19 (AFP): Voters went to the polls Thursday in Azerbaijan's breakaway region of Nagorny Karabakh to elect a new president for this isolated ethnic Armenian-controlled mountain enclave. Officials said they hoped the vote would shore up the...
FE ReportBranch managers of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) have been urged to ensure prompt service through the application of advanced information technology (IT). Chairman of the executive committee of the bank Mominul Islam Patwary made the appeal while speaking...
Our Correspondent BRAHMANBARIA, July 19: The cottage industry producing handicraft items in the district is on the verge of extinction due to abnormal hike in the prices of raw materials. The local artisans are finding it increasingly difficult to continue...
FE ReportSquare Hospitals Ltd (SHL) and Transcom Ltd (TL) have signed a corporate agreement recently, under which the Transcom employees and their dependents will get privileged coverage of health check-ups, medical consultations, diagnostic services, and outdoor and in-patient services at...
MUMBAI, July 19 (Reuters): Indian shares rose to their 11th record high in 14 sessions Thursday, led by index heavyweights Reliance Industries and Infosys Technologies , but Wipro Ltd. fell on lower-than-expected earnings.The 30-issue BSE index was up 1.03 per...
HONG KONG, July 19 (AP): Most Asian markets rose Thursday, with Japanese stocks advancing as gains in shipping, steel, auto and consumer finance issues outweighed losses in power companies hurt by this week's strong earthquake.Hong Kong edged up as traders...
LONDON, July 19 (AFP): Europe's main stock markets rebounded Thursday in the wake of a recovery for Japanese share prices. London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares rose 0.91 per cent to 6,626.60 points in early afternoon trading.In Frankfurt the...
FE ReportOfficials of Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) have been directed not to allow default culture in the bank and to remain very careful about such events. Managing Director of the bank Md Yeasin Ali gave the directive while presiding over...
FE ReportNCC Bank Brokerage House has opened its third branch at Dhanmondi in the city to provide investors with better services.Chairman of the bank Tofazzal Hossain formally inaugurated the new branch as the chief guest Thursday, said a press release....
FE ReportOrganised by CEMEX Cement Bangladesh Ltd, a technical seminar titled 'Nirapod Nirman Tips' was held at a city restaurant recently, said a press release. About 220 masons were present at the programme. CEMEX Cement's technical team showed presentations on...
FE ReportThe net asset value (NAV) of First BSRS Mutual Fund has been declared.The NAV of the Fund stood at Tk 117.53 on the basis of cost price and Tk 284.86 on the basis of market price at the close...
Trading suspension for demat processSpot market trading and block/odd lot transactions of the shares of Atlas Bangladesh Limited will be settled as per spot settlement cycle Sunday (July 22) and trading of the shares will remain suspended between Monday (July...
The interim cabinet Wednesday approved, in principle, the Insurance Act 2007 and Insurance Regulatory Authority Act 2007 to discipline the Tk 30 billion insurance industries, reports bdnews24.com. "It will make the insurance rules contemporary," said a government statement. An Insurance...
FE ReportPubali Bank Ltd (PBL) has earned a pre-audit operating profit of Tk 1.47 billion (147 crore) during the first six months of 2007 as against Tk 1.00 billion in the corresponding period of 2006, registering a growth of 47...
Our CorrespondentSIRAJGANJ, July 19 : The closure of Sirajganj Spinning and Cotton Mills (SSCM) has left 850 workers jobless, and also deteriorated the socio-economic condition of the district, sources said. SSCM was established in 1966 on 22.5 acres of land...
FE ReportInternational Finance Investment and Commerce (IFIC) Bank Ltd conducted a three-day workshop on 'Foreign Trade Financing and Foreign Exchange Risk Management' from July 15 at its training academy at the Chamber Building in the city. A total of 16...
FE ReportPrime Bank Foundation is going to implement a project named Education Support Programme soon, under which the students will be provided with monthly stipends for persuasion of their graduation and post-graduation level studies in the country's public sector universities...
RANGPUR, Jul 19 (BSS): An export-oriented and modern knitting industry of KP International went into production at Uttara Export Processing Zone (UEPZ) in Syedpur town of Nilphamari district from Wednesday, officials said.Chairman of the knitting industry Kawser Parveen formally switched...
FE ReportA workshop on 'Human Resource Management' and 'Management of Foreign Remittance and Customer Services' started at Agrani Bank Training Institute (ABTI) in the city Sunday.Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Agrani Bank Syed Abu Naser Bukhtear...
Our CorrespondentTANGAIL, Jul 19: A week-long agricultural equipment exhibition has begun at the Shaheed Smrity Pouro Udyan in the town. The exhibition has been jointly organised by the district administration and the district Agricultural Extension Department (DAE), Tangail. Deputy Commissioner...
FE ReportBerger Paints will organise an art competition, namely The 12th Berger Young Painters' Art Competition (BYPAC) later on this year, said a press release. To make this auspicious occasion more memorable, young artists have been urged to sent their...
FE ReportAl-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd (AIBL) held a day-long workshop on 'Implementation of BASEL-II and Core Risk Management Guidelines' for its managers at AIBL Training and Research Academy in the city recently, said a press release.Managing Director MA Samad Sheikh...
NARSINGDI, July 19 (BSS)- Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) Narsingdi region has attained a success in recovery of outstanding loan including its classified loans during the last fiscal, BKB sources said.The Bank realized Taka 75,33,31000, including classified loan Taka 13,25,30,000, through...
People were inspired by actions on food adulterers and the like by the mobile courts. But the actions have also led to people becoming acutely conscious about how massively they are being targeted by the adulterers. The anti-adulteration drive so...
Syed Ishtique RezaFINALLY the long-awaited Small and Medium Enterprise Foundation has been launched. Finance Adviser Mirza ABM Azizul Islam launched it last Tuesday in the presence of the country's front-ranking business leaders, policy planners and representatives of think tanks.Aziz said...
M. Saleem UllahUNLESS there is a huge hue and cry followed by deaths of some people in the hands of either the political, social goons or by the law-enforcing agencies, the people in power cannot see things even in front...
Jeffrey ThomasTHE winner of a prestigious engineering prize is working hard to ensure that needy communities around the world benefit from his invention, which removes arsenic and other impurities from water drawn from tube wells.Abul Hussam, a chemistry professor at...
IT is said when two economists meet and discuss some topical issues that concern their profession, they have three opinions. It is understandable. Economics is a social science and, thus, being not a natural science, cannot correlate cause and effect....
The interim caretaker government(CG) is seen to be doing many good things. From depoliticising the administration to taking tough actions against corrupt persons, it is doing a great deal and the same are considered to be in line with people's...
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