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EBL holds workshop on Anti Money Laundering, KYC

2008-06-17 00:00:00

Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) organised a day-long workshop on 'Anti Money Laundering (AML)' and 'Know Your Client (KYC)' at Spectra Convention Centre in the city Saturday. The workshop mainly focused on various areas of anti-money laundering and related new rules...

Army undertakes massive tree plantation campaign

2008-06-17 00:00:00

Bangladesh Army have undertaken a massive programme to make the National Tree Plantation Campaign-2008 a success, reports UNB.Quarter Master General of Bangladesh Army Lt Gen M Jahangir Alam Choudhury formally inaugurated the tree plantation campaign of Bangladesh Army by planting...

Brown pushing EU to freeze assets of Iran bank

2008-06-17 00:00:00

LONDON, June 16 (Agencies): Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Britain is pushing the European Union to impose new sanctions against Iran, including freezing the assets of its biggest bank, to pressure the nation to give up its nuclear program.``Britain will...

Business between Islamic and conventional banks

Dr. M. Mizanur Rahman | 2008-06-17 00:00:00

BANK is a very old institution that is contributing to the development of an economy and is treated as an important service industry in modern world although its interest-based operations are in conflict with the Qur'anic injunction against usury. Interest-free...

The friendly fire and price of friendship

2008-06-17 00:00:00

Air Commodore Muhammad Zakiul IslamIT has been reported widely by the Reuters and other news agencies that 11 Pakistani servicemen including one officer have been killed late on Tuesday, the 10th June by the US forces on the borders of...

corporatewatch

2008-06-17 00:00:00

National Life Ins recommends 20pccash, 20pc stock dividendsThe board of directors of National Life Insurance Company Limited has recommended 20 per cent cash and 20 per cent stock dividends for its shareholders for the year 2007. The annual general meeting...

Pakistan vows to defend sovereignty after Karzai threat

2008-06-17 00:00:00

ISLAMABAD, June 16 (AFP): Pakistan's foreign office pledged that the country would defend its territorial sovereignty, state media said Monday after Afghanistan's leader said cross-border attacks on militants were justified.Afghan President Hamid Karzai threatened Sunday to attack Taliban insurgents on...

StanChart organises w'shop on Liquidity Management

2008-06-17 00:00:00

Standard Chartered Bank recently organised a day-long workshop on 'Liquidity Management: Bangladesh Perspective' at a city hotel, says a press release.The workshop covered various contemporary liquidity management topics comprising Bangladesh as well as global perspective.The discussion also covered the overview...

Republican tea party at Nepal ex-king's palace

2008-06-17 00:00:00

KATHMANDU, June 16 (AFP): There have been countless tea parties on the immaculate lawns of Kathmandu's royal palace but none like the latest one, when the edifice, now stripped of its monarch, officially became a museum.On Sunday, Nepal's elderly prime...

ACU central bank chiefs meet in Myanmar today

FE Report | 2008-06-17 00:00:00

Central bank chiefs of the eight-member Asian Clearing Union (ACU) will meet in Myanmar today (Tuesday) aiming to make the payment system easier and timely.They will also take a final decision on introduction of euro along with the US dollar...

FBCCI business delegation off to Turkey

FE Report | 2008-06-17 00:00:00

A 9-member business delegation of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) led by its president Annisul Huq has gone to Istanbul, Turkey, recently to attend the 'Turkey-Pacific Foreign Trade Summit and Buyer Mission' programme.The summit has...

No major change in proposed budget, says finance adviser

2008-06-17 00:00:00

The budget proposed for fiscal 2008-09 will not see any major change, finance and planning adviser AB Mirza Azizul Islam said Monday, reports bdnews24.comSome minor changes may be possible.Speaking to the news agency at his office, the adviser said: "After...

Mukhter joins Shahjalal Bank as DMD

FE Report | 2008-06-17 00:00:00

Md Mukhter Hossain joined Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited recently as deputy managing director.Prior to joining the bank, he was the senior executive vice president of Prime Bank Limited.Upon completion of his Masters Degree in History from Dhaka University, Hossain started...

Under-five mortality rate cut by half in Bangladesh

FE Report | 2008-06-17 00:00:00

Bangladesh has made remarkable progress by cutting the number of deaths of under-five children by half since 1990, said a UNICEF flagship report - the state of the World's Children 2008: Child Survival.The report said Bangladesh under -five mortality rate...

Online shoppers spend 16.2b yuan

2008-06-17 00:00:00

BEIJING, June 16: Online Chinese shoppers spent 16.2 billion yuan (2.3 billion US dollars) in 19 major cities in the first half of 2008, China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) said Monday.The findings were based on a survey carried out...

Law Adviser leaves for Mexico

2008-06-17 00:00:00

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Adviser AF Hassan Ariff left Dhaka for Mexico Monday to attend a workshop, reports UNB.The three-day practitioners' workshop on "Non-conviction Based Asset Recovery" begins today (Tuesday) at the Mexican city Cancun.Representatives from 20 countries will attend...

Saudis to make another oil output hike in July: UN chief

2008-06-17 00:00:00

LONDON, June 16 (AFP): UN chief Ban Ki-moon arrived in London Sunday after a 24-hour visit to Saudi Arabia during which he was assured the OPEC powerhouse would further increase oil output to meet heightened demand from its customers.On the...

President, CA greet Iceland counterparts

2008-06-17 00:00:00

President Iajuddin Ahmed and Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed have greeted their Iceland counterparts on the occasion of the National day of that country, reports UNB.The President, in a message to President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson of Iceland Monday, expressed his...

Missing you already: inflation targeting

2008-06-17 00:00:00

WHEN does a target become an own goal? The vast majority of countries that have inflation targets are way above them. Of the large economies that use a target, only Canada is within its chosen range. Turkey has been the...

Indian wage inflation to grow

Raphael Minder | 2008-06-17 00:00:00

Indian companies are likely to keep raising salaries by about 15 per cent a year until 2011 as skills shortages overshadow concerns about higher input costs, according to Mercer, the consultancy.The forecast, part of Mercer's annual Asia-Pacific compensation report, comes...

Improving the schools, not shutting them down

2008-06-17 00:00:00

THE government usually stops monthly payment order (MPO) of the schools, which fail to perform up to the expected results in school final examinations. This strategy was taken up to create a pressure on the school managements to maintain a...

House rent blues

2008-06-17 00:00:00

HOUSE rent has abruptly increased in the city by 10 to 25 per cent on average in the wake of the announcement that government has raised dearness allowance (DA) for public servants in the new budget. This was reported in...

Bandwidth charge of submarine cable reduced

FE Report | 2008-06-17 00:00:00

The country's telecom regulatory body has sharply reduced bandwidth charge of submarine cable network aiming to encourage use of Internet in the country.Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on Monday reduced the charge, saying it will help minimise the cost of...

BJMA for raising cash subsidy on export of jute goods to 15pc

FE Report | 2008-06-17 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Jute Mills Association (BJMA) praised the finance adviser Mirza Azizul Islam for making the proposals for continuation of the existing export subsidy and disbursement of arrear subsidy in the budget for fiscal year 2008-09.The association, however, mentioned that...

Bush huddles with Brown, Blair as Europe tour wraps up

2008-06-17 00:00:00

LONDON, June 16 (AFP): Wrapping up a farewell Europe tour, US President George W. Bush held talks Monday with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, notably on Iraq, as well as Mideast envoy and good friend Tony Blair.The US president, who...

Govt urged to give tax holiday facility to organic industry

FE Report | 2008-06-17 00:00:00

Fertiliser producers Monday urged the government for making special budget allocation for better protection of soil health and creating a fund to support establishment of new organic fertiliser factories in the country.Members of Organic Fertiliser Manufacturers Unit (OFMU) of Bangladesh...

Upbeat West Indies continue to fight

2008-06-17 00:00:00

Xavier Marshall's exciting 85 gave West Indies reason to cheer but Australia shook off some uncharacteristic fielding fumbles to take themselves within seven wickets of victory and a 2-0 series win in Barbados. At stumps on the fourth day West...

WB to give $320m to help offset budget deficit

FHM Humayan Kabir | 2008-06-17 00:00:00

The government is likely to receive US$320 million worth of credit from World Bank later this month to help offset the budget deficit in the current fiscal, an official said Monday."Bangladesh government will sign a deal with the World Bank...

Single index for Hong Kong and mainland China

Andrew Wood | 2008-06-17 00:00:00

FT Syndication ServiceHONG KONG: Hang Seng Indexes has said it will launch a cross-market China index to measure the performance of shares of the country's 50 biggest companies, whether they are listed in Hong Kong or on the stock exchanges...

ADB to provide $130m food aid as budget support

2008-06-17 00:00:00

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) would provide a food assistance of $130 million as budget support for the 2008-09 fiscal to meet the government's food requirement under its social safety net programmes, reports UNB."A substantial support from the ADB would...