FE ReportIFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is collaborating with Eastern Bank Ltd to increase the financing opportunities available to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Bangladesh. IFC Advisory Services for South Asia - the SouthAsia Enterprise Development...
FE ReportThe first ever roadshow of Prime Bank Limited showcasing different products and services of the bank was formally inaugurated in the city Wednesday. The roadshow with a 'feature of travelling demonstration will be brought to all the 61 branches...
Abu Alam Chowdhury, president of Bangladesh Craft and Giftware Exporters Association, has been elected unopposed vice-president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) for the term 2007-08, said a press release.Election of FBCCI was held on March...
FE ReportThe Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI) received 'A class Chamber' status last Saturday from the apex trade body Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI)."I am directed to inform you that the FBCCI has...
FE ReportAktel cautioned their valued customers about the current fraudulent phone calls made by unscrupulous personnel. The company, in a press release said that it had been observed recently that certain quarters had been involved in misleading and deceiving Aktel's...
FE ReportStandard Chartered Bank signed an agreement with REL Motors Ltd in the city recently. Under the agreement, the bank will offer special interest rates to customers purchasing Subaru motor vehicles from REL Motors Ltd. by availing auto loan facility...
FE ReportDutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) extended financial assistance to Horizon Primary School, Rangpur for providing educational materials to underprivileged students. Medical Consultant of the bank Mozammel Hossain Khan handed over the educational materials to the school's authority recently.In a discussion...
A Netherlands-Singapore joint venture company, Mainetti (Bangladesh) Pvt Limited, will set up an industry for manufacturing garment accessories in the Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) with an involvement of 8.0 million US dollars, reports BSS.The one hundred per cent foreign-owned...
FE ReportCharka Textile Limited, a sister concern of PRAN-RFL Group, signed an agreement with Industrial and Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited (IIDFC) in the city recently.Under the agreement, IIDFC will act as lead arranger for raising syndicated financing of Tk...
Chairman of JCPenney Purchasing Corporation Peter McGrath sees bright future for fashion apparel and ceramics exports from Bangladesh.Peter McGarth and his top level delegation (including Janet Fox, vice president Strategic Sourcing, Steve Bohman, director (Sourcing), Jackie Nixon, regional director, Adil...
Our correspondentBOGRA, March 20: Price of coarse rice in the local market increased by Tk 2-3 per kg in the district. The price was Tk 28 per kg in the local market a week back. But now it is sold...
HONG KONG, March 20 (Internet): Stock markets across Asia turned mixed in late trade Thursday, as bargain hunters stepped in after early losses triggered by a slump in commodity prices and Wall Street's decline overnight.South Korea and Shanghai managed a...
FE ReportPubali Bank Limited recently organised a workshop on flat loan at the bank's head office in the city.Consumers credit agents of the bank from all over the country and 132 branch managers participated in the workshop.Managing Director of the...
FE ReportSoutheast Bank Limited (SEBL) signed an agreement with Credit Rating Agency of Bangladesh Ltd (CRAB) for credit rating of the bank in the city recently. Under the agreement, CRAB would provide rating services to SEBL.CRAB Managing Director Masihur Rahman...
FE ReportRangs Electronics Limited known as SonyRangs opened a new showroom at the city's Farmgate Wednesday.Deputy Managing Director of Rangs Electronics Limited J Ekram Hussain formally inaugurated the sales and the service centre.Finance Director Raqibul Islam, Accounts and Finance Controller...
FE ReportCommercial Bank of Ceylon (CBC) introduced its second SME product TradeCom at its Dhanmondi branch in the city Thursday, said a press release.Country Manager of the bank S Renganathan launched the product by handing over the first L/C copy...
Dhaka Bank earns Tk 703.78m net profit Dhaka Bank Limited earned a net profit of Tk 703.78 million in the year that ended on December 31, 2007. The earning per share (EPS) of the bank stood at Tk 45.48. Anwar...
The Ministry of Education has approved various development projects of Dhaka University worth about Tk 1.55 billion, reports BSS. DU Director of Planning and Development Zahirul Haque said DU got the approval for implementing a series of development projects on...
Defence Secretary Kamrul Hasan said Thursday skilled human resources are the most important factor behind the success of any technology, reports BSS.For turning the technology meaningful and beneficial for humankind, he said, necessary endowments were of an imperative need. The...
FE ReportThailand has donated 1,000 tonnes of rice for the Sidr affected people of Bangladesh as a gesture of goodwill to Bangladesh and the Sidr victims. The assistance reflects the warm relations and close bond of friendship between the people...
Indian Deputy Navy Chief Vice-Admiral Raman P Suthan Thursday paid a courtesy call on Chief of Naval Staff Vice-Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam at the Naval Headquarters at Banani in the city, reports UNB.Assistant Chief of Naval Staff Rear Admiral Mustafizur...
Six persons were killed and many others injured in separate incidents in different places of the country during the last two days, report agencies.In Jhenidah, a butcher was shot dead and his octogenarian father wounded by bullet in a gun...
FE ReportThe election schedule of Bangladesh Public Relations Association (BPRA) has been finalised at a meeting held Wednesday at the Association office in the city with Mustafa -E- Zamil, President, BPRA in the chair.According to the schedule, draft and final...
FE ReportInjured freedom fighter and Commander of Khilgaon Thana Muktijuddha Command Council Md Ayub Khan has been suffering from lung cancer for the last few months. He is now living under chemotherapy treatment and spending Tk 22000 for each of...
FE ReportTwo Bangladeshi liver specialists Dr Md Shahinul Alam and Dr Md Golam Azam have been awarded by American Association for The Study of the Liver (AASLD). Dr Shahinul Alam awarded for his research on acute liver failure and Dr...
Law Adviser Hassan Ariff Thursday said the much publicised Truth Commission will be constituted within a month, reports UNBThe Truth Commission is reportedly designed to pardon corruption suspects including businessmen and politicians from imprisonment, provided they appear before the commission...
Awami League (AL) Acting General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam Thursday said the Election Commission (EC) should be more focused on holding the parliamentary election eschewing dillydallying tactics, reports UNB.Talking to the reporters he said Awami League wants the parliamentary election...
Disposing of two petitions, the High Court Thursday said detained BNP senior joint secretary general Tarique Rahman may be interrogated at the jail gate in connection with two extortion cases, reports UNBAttorney General's office sources said a bench, headed by...
The home ministry has asked the police force to ensure security at judges' residences as well as their personal security outside home in line with a proposal from the law ministry, an official said Thursday, reports bdnews24.comThe order was given...
Foreign Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury Thursday expressed the hope that the British government would relax its newly-announced point-based immigration policy to allow Bangladeshi chefs to work in popular curry restaurants in the UK, reports UNB.At a press briefing at...
© 2026 - All Rights with The Financial Express
