India assured Bangladesh of taking steps to reduce the civilian killings on the frontier by BSF troops as the Home Secretary-level talks ended here Sunday striking set of agreements to maintain calm along the dividing lines between the two neighbours,...
Awami League (AL) acting general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam said Sunday that recent meeting of Khaleda Zia with Khondoker Delwar Hossain and Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mujahid inside the makeshift jail was part of conspiracy to foil next elections due in...
BNP secretary general Khondoker Delwar Hossain said Sunday that the current unelected government must go as quickly as possible through transfer of power to an elected administration, reports UNB.brHold the national election immediately and hand over power to the elected...
Twenty-two of the country's political parties have collected forms for registration with the Election Commission (EC) till Sunday, reports UNB.brOf them 14 forms were collected Sunday alone by different parties, including PDP of Ferdous Quareshi and Kalyan Party of retired...
The European Commission (EC) Sunday termed the state of emergency in Bangladesh a problematic point and urged the caretaker government to improve few things to guarantee freedom of the voters and free and fair election with participation of all, reports...
Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed Sunday told the outgoing Qatar Ambassador in Bangladesh Ibrahim Mohammed A Al-Abdulla that his caretaker government is moving ahead towards holding a free, fair and credible general polls in due time, reports UNB.brThe Ambassador made...
President Iajuddin Ahmed and Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed have greeted their Libyan counterparts on the occasion of the Great Al-Fatah Revolution Day of that country, reports UNB.brIn a message to Col Muammer Al Gadhafi, leader of Great Al-Fatah Revolution,...
Former Law Adviser Justice Fazlul Haque, now the centre of a bribery scandal, will be charge-sheeted today (Monday) in the case filed against him by the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) for amassing illegal wealth and hiding information about it, reports UNB.brSources...
Bangladesh-Libya Brotherhood Association's President Advocate Principal Eskander Ali Miah and General Secretary M Mujibur Rahman issued a joint statement Sunday congratulating the Great Leader of Libya's Great Al-Fatah Revolution, Moammar Al-Gaddafi and his people on the occasion of the 39th...
FE ReportbrStandard Chartered Bank (SCB) signed an agreement Thursday with Shakti Foundation for Disadvantaged Women (SFDW), one of the top tier micro-finance institutes in Bangladesh, says a press release.brUnder this credit facility, Tk 100 million will be disbursed to SFDW...
FE ReportbrIn order to facilitate increased participation in the economy by women entrepreneurs, Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI), in association with The Centre for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), formed a national committee for developing the first women's...
The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Managers of Bangladesh (ICSMB) held its twelfth annual general meeting (AGM) in the city Saturday.brPresident of the institute Itrat Husain presided over the AGM, said a press release.brIn his address, the president highlighted the...
FE ReportbrThe first branch of the Industrial & Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IIDFC) Ltd started its operation at Agrabad in Chittagong recently.brThe branch was inaugurated by Mr. Feroz Ahmed, Secretary, Ministry of Commerce. brThe inaugural session was attended, among others,...
FE Reportbr3i Infotech, a leading Indian IT solutions and services company Sunday opened its office in Dhaka to cater to the growing needs of financial and insurance sector of Bangladesh. brHaving expertise in financial and insurance software development, 3i Infotech...
FE ReportbrPrime Campus, an English medium school founded by Prime Bank Foundation in the city's Uttara area, was formally inaugurated Sunday. brThe Prime Bank Foundation, a non-profit subsidiary of Prime Bank Ltd, has established the school with the aim to...
FE ReportbrSheikh Nurul Alam, former president of Feni Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has been appointed director of Sonali Bank Ltd for three years.brPrior to this, he served seven years as director in Agrani Bank Ltd and six years in...
FE Report brThe inter-bank call money rate remained unchanged Sunday in an active market featuring higher demand for cash. The US dollar was stable against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the moderately active inter-bank foreign exchange market, fund managers said.brThe call...
MUMBAI, Aug 31 (AFP) Indian shares may edge upwards this week as worries about rising oil prices and inflationary pressures are expected to ease marginally, after a dip in India's inflation level this week, dealers said. brOn Thursday, India's inflation...
DBH recommends 30pc stock dividendbrThe board of directors of Delta Brac Housing (DBH) Finance Corporation Limited has recommended 30 per cent stock dividend for the year 2007-2008. The annual general meeting (AGM) of the company will be held at 11am...
FE ReportbrICB Asset Management Company Limited (AMCL), a subsidiary of ICB declared total net asset value (NAV) of its two unit funds recently.brThe NAV of ICB AMCL Pension Holders' unit fund stood at Tk 87,285,447.85 on the basis of cost...
NEW YORK, Aug 31 (AFP) Wall Street returns from vacation season to enter what is historically the most perilous period of the year amid conflicting signals about the US economic outlook. brTrade over the past week was choppy as investors...
Export Import Bank of Bangladesh Limited opened its Data Centre in the city recently.brChairman of the board of directors of the bank Md Nazrul Islam Mazumder inaugurated the Centre as the chief guest, said a press release.brAmong others, Chairman of...
President and CEO of Singer Asia Mr. Gavin Walker formally inaugurated two new Singer Plus Shops at Savar and Uttara in Dhaka recently. He also inaugurated relocated Singer Plus Shop at Shewrapara in the city.brDirector & Chief Operating Officer Mr....
Our CorrespondentbrCHITTAGONG, Aug 31 With the launching of automation programme at Chittagong Customs House (CCH), transparency and accountability would be ensured in the field of taxation on the one hand and a new horizon would be unveild in the field...
FE ReportbrThe Annual Dealers' Conference-2008 of Magnum Marketing Ltd, the sole distributor of world-renowned Japanese brand Hitachi electronics home appliances, was held in a city hotel recently.br Masayuki Inoue, ambassador of Japan in Bangladesh, was present as the chief guest...
HONG KONG, Aug 31 (AFP) Asian currencies ended the week lower against the dollar as the greenback gained ground on the back of stronger than expected US economic data and hopes of US rate cuts. brJAPANESE YEN The Japanese yen...
NEW YORK, Aug 30 , (AFP) The dollar firmed against the euro yesterday, bolstered by rising US inflation that stirred speculation the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates. brThe euro was changing hands at 1.4673 dollars around 2100 GMT, down...
SINGUR, India, Aug 31 (AFP) Thousands of Indians staged loud protests today outside a factory being built to produce the world's cheapest car, forcing a halt to construction work at the site, officials said. brA team of Japanese experts helping...
BEIJING, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) The fixed asset investment (FAI) in China's textile and apparel industry kept slowing down in the past seven months. brThose projects with a fixed asset investment size of above 5 million yuan each have realized an...
CARACAS, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his Ecuadorian counterpart Rafael Correa Friday signed five energy cooperation agreements. brUnder the agreements, the two nations will enhance cooperation in the prospecting of oil fields as well as refinement of...
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