Shahiduzzaman KhanTHE interim caretaker government has taken a fresh move to formulate a new jute policy for the revival of the ailing sector. The new policy is expected to give a boost to its development. Enhancement of the country's jute...
Martin WolfFAST growth, huge current account "imbalances", low real interest rates and risk spreads, subdued inflation and easy access to finance characterise the world economy. Is this party about to end? Probably not. But to identify the risks we must...
Joe Leahy from Mumbai RESISTANCE by India's politicians to the entry of large-scale retailers in the food and grocery sector could be costing the country up to the equivalent of 1.7 percentage points of lost economic growth, a study suggests.The...
Ashraf PervezROLES and Responsibilities: Internal control over financial reporting has always been a major area in the governance of an organisation, and this importance has been magnified in recent years. Internal control serves as the first line of defence in...
Ripan Kumar BiswasPERHAPS, all concerned would be very happy, had there been no object like an iceberg. The collision of the iceberg with the Titanic -- the most luxurious vessel of its time -- in the North Atlantic Ocean on...
Anthony BoltonOCCASIONALLY in this business you come across events that change the investment landscape - an episode that alters the relationship between shareholders and the companies in which they invest. I believe such an event happened in March this year...
M A IslamLike previous years, this year also some students have got GPA 5 in the SSC examination despite their extreme financial limitations. Some of them had to work hard in the fields with their parents, had to starve, had...
Nahid Kaiser TomaIndependent University Bangladesh (IUB), one of the leading private universities in Bangladesh, is going to start its English department from the fall semester 2007. With this purpose, since March, the university has been arranging the 'Lecture Series on...
H.M.Sajibur RahmanJatio Kabi Nazrul Islam University at Trishal, Mymenshigh observed the 108th birth anniversary of poet Nazrul at the Nazrul Museum of Trishal, Mymensigh, very recently. Students of Nazrul University wore colourful dress. Female students adorned their hair with flowers....
Hamish Fraser "One…two…three…four…sexy-move …one …two …three …four… sexy-move…" I am climbing up a vertical ice face on a glacier in Chilean Patagonia, while listening to the "instructions" from a guide 10 metres below. The "one" to "four" are pretty easy...
Racing fans, listen up. If you think you've got what it takes to drivecompetitively, you can put your clutch where your mouth is with MicrosoftGame Studios' "Forza Motorsport 2," a high-definition sequel to the hit 2005racing simulator.Microsoft Xbox 360 gamers...
Russian space officials said Friday they were considering moving up the launch of a Russian cargo ship as cosmonauts aboard the international space station struggled for a second day to reboot failed computers controlling the orbiting outpost’s orientation.The problem started...
It has been 11 years since Congress voted to break the cable television industry's stranglehold on set-top boxes -- the devices that consumers need to receive digital programming and change channels.So why are you still paying $5 or more a...
Michael DeAgoniaWith new patches out this week, this is not a beta to adopt wholesale, but you should look at it if you value the Macintosh GUI and/or need high speed Web browsing. It also cements Safari’s role as a...
FE Report Thai Airways International has unilaterally terminated a contract to operate Chittagong's international airport following Bangladeshi authorities' repeated failure to hand over management of the airport, according to a report received in Dhaka Friday. Thai's board on Thursday resolved...
FE ReportAl-Arafah Islami Bank Limited went online with Ababil, an Islamic Shariah compliant and centralised banking solutions, developed by Millennium Information Solution Ltd recently.A total of 22 branches out of 46 have been brought under software by the implementation team....
FE ReportAutomated trading of the ICB AMCL First Mutual Fund in Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) will start from June 20.In this connection an agreement was signed recently between Central Depository Bangladesh Limited (CDBL) and ICB...
FE Report The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) has unanimously nominated its director Muhammed Amirul Haque as director of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI). The CCCI, earlier, in its board meeting held at...
FE ReportCountry's leading electrical, electronic and automobile brand Walton opened its showroom 'Sarker Enterprise' at Companyganj in Comilla recently.Senior Deputy Director of Walton and noted film actor Illias Kanchan inaugurated the outlet.Proprietors of Sarker Enterprise Abu Musa Alkabir and Sabur...
The government will provide financial and technical support for the entrepreneurs to develop the livestock sector, reports BSS.Secretary to Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Syed Ataur Rahman disclosed this while addressing a workshop as the chief guest in the city...
Bangladesh's Jamdani sarees are getting momentum among the fashion-loving Chinese women despite having thousands of years of their own fashion and tradition, reports BSS from China's Kunming. The buying spree for Bangladeshi Jamdani sarees among the Chinese women was remarkable...
Sarwar Zahan The US dollar weakened against the Bangladesh taka (BDT) last week due to lower demand for the greenback. The exchange rate of the greenback ranged between Tk 68.70 and Tk 69.00 against the previous week's range of between...
FE ReportDutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) has signed an ATM sharing agreement with National Credit and Commerce Bank Limited (NCCBL) in the city recently.Under the agreement, the NCCBL customers will be able to withdraw money from the ATM booths of DBBL,...
FE ReportPrime Bank Limited made a donation as part of its corporate social responsibility to Society for Education of the Intellectually Disabled (SEID), Bangladesh. Prime Bank Limited Managing Director M Shahjahan Bhuiyan handed over a donation cheque to SEID President...
Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, June 16: Prices of essentials have risen in the city markets once again while there was a slight fall in price of rice during the weekend. After visiting different kitchen markets, this correspondent found that the price of...
FE ReportSteve Wilson has been appointed managing director of Chevron Bangladesh from June 16. Prior to the appointment, he held the position of general manager of new opportunities and commercial development in Nigeria's Lagos.Wilson received his Masters degrees in Chemical...
FE ReportThe training course on entrepreneurial development, jointly organised by SME Cell, Ministry of Industries, and National Association of Small and Cottage Industries of Bangladesh (NASCIB), concluded in the city recently.NASCIB President Mirza Nurul Ghani Shovon presided over the concluding...
FE ReportACI Seed Ltd and Energypac Agro Ltd (EAL) have signed an agreement on joint promotion of hybrid rice cultivation in the country. According to the agreement, both companies will organise farmers' training programmes and demonstration activities throughout the country...
BARISAL, Jun 16 (bdnews24.com): Fishermen in the south are netting large numbers of hilsha fish from the confluence of coastal rivers. However, as deep-sea fishing of hilsha has been interrupted due to inclement weather, the huge catches are failing to...
SYDNEY, June (Bloomberg): Asian stocks rose for a second day, led by BHP Billiton Ltd and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co, after prices of copper, nickel and crude oil climbed. "Globally, economic growth looks strong enough to sustain high levels of...
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