Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed has said detained former Prime Ministers Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina would not be eligible to appear before the proposed Truth Commission for pardon as they are already arraigned on corruption charges and facing trial...
Doulot Akter MalaThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) committee has recommended for extending the tax holiday facility to industries having a minimum paid-up capital worth Tk 1.0 million.The facility is now offered to industrial units having minimum paid-up capital of...
SUNAMGANJ, Mar 22: A severe storm tore through five upazilas of the district leaving at least seven minor children killed and about 200 wounded Friday midnight. Jamshed Mia (10) and Nasima Khatun Kona (5) in Sadar Upazila, Nilufa Begum (4)...
Square Hospital authorities will submit a report to court, though not the final one, on how many tests Hasina has undergone since her admission to the hospital, a senior jail official said Saturday. DIG (prisons) Maj Shamsul Haider Siddiqui said...
Christian Seelos FT Syndication ServiceCan multinationals make money out of serving the world's poorest people? In his classic book, The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid, C.K. Prahalad insisted they could. However, companies have been told little about what...
Shakhawat Hossain The country is likely to join the stolen asset recovery (StAR) initiative launched jointly by the World Bank and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) last year, sources said."A lot of progress has been made to...
FE ReportNational Bank Ltd (NBL), a first generation private commercial bank (PCB), will complete 25 years of its operation today (Sunday)."We feel proud that we have been able to successfully cross a milestone of 25 years with dedicated service and...
FE ReportDhaka stock market bounced back in the week ended Thursday amid increased participation of institutional and small investors."The market picked up its steam in the past week with the support coming mainly from institutional investors," said a DSE source.Although...
FE ReportSpeakers at a discussion in Rajbari have demanded immediate rehabilitation of the district's river erosion-hit people and construction of a dam from Gudarbazar to Dhunchi to save the area from erosion of the Padma.They made the demands at a...
FE ReportThe government is closely monitoring the seismic survey being conducted by US company Chevron in Lawachhara national forest at Moulvibazar in Sylhet for oil and gas exploration, official sources said."Two independent bodies constituted by the Department of Environment and...
US Charge d' Affaires Geeta Pasi apparently refuted the government contention that she is holding dialogue with political parties, which is an interference in the country's domestic affairs and breach of diplomatic norms.She said this while visiting Gulshan police station...
The final voters' list will be available by October this year, as registration of 49.3 million (4.93 crore) voters has already been completed across the country, reports UNB."Registration of 49.3 million voters has been completed (across the country) and it...
LONDON, March 22 (Reuters): Central banks on both sides of the Atlantic are in talks about the feasibility of mass purchases of mortgage-backed securities in a bid to solve the global credit crisis, the Financial Times said on Saturday. The...
Millions of Muslims Friday across the country joined special prayers and staged colourful street marches celebrating the holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the advent of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SM) 1,438 years ago on this day of the month of Rabiul Awal, reports BSS....
Bangladesh whitewashed Ireland in the three-ODI series 3-0, handing a massive 79-run defeat to the visitors in the final one-dayer at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium Saturday, reports bdnews24.com. The Tigers folded the Irishmen at 214 with 4.3 overs to spare,...
A total of 32 former lawmakers of BNP in a joint statement have demanded release of party chairperson Khaleda Zia and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina by March 26.They made the demand Saturday from a meeting called by organising secretary...
Representatives from 13 Afro-Asian countries at a workshop in Comilla Thursday called for taking initiatives to create micro credit funds at national and international level for alleviating rural poverty in the region, reports BSS. They also suggested developing an innovative...
FE ReportThailand donated 1,000 tonnes of rice for the Sidr-affected people of Bangladesh as a goodwill gesture. Thai Ambassador in Bangladesh Chalermpol Thanchitt formally handed over the rice to Chittagong Divisional Commissioner Hussain Jamil at Chittagong port recently.Regional Controller of...
NARAYANGANJ, Mar 22 (UNB): Around 76 out of 86 flour mills at Nitaiganj of the district closed their operations in last one year due to short supply and exorbitant price of wheat.Once Nitaiganj was famous for producing 75 per cent...
FE ReportThe golden jubilee function of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) was organised Saturday amid much enthusiasm and fanfare in the city on the occasion of its 50th founding anniversary and the completion of 400 years of Dhaka...
FE Report Shahjalal Islami Bank Ltd (SJIBL) has signed an agreement with Sylhet Women's Medical College Hospital (SWMCH) at the boardroom of SWMCH in Sylhet recently. SJIBL Managing Director (MD) Muhammad Ali and Chairman of the governing body of Sylhet...
DU CorrespondentA two-day job fair began on the Business Studies Faculty premises of Dhaka University (DU) Saturday to collect resumes from graduates in order to provide them with jobs in various corporate houses as per their eligibilities.Corejobs-bd.com, a new job...
FE ReportBRAC Afghanistan Bank Managing Director-cum-Chief Executive Officer Saifuddin M Naser won the prestigious international award 'The Asian Banker Promising Young Banker Award for Bangladesh' for his contribution to BRAC Bank Ltd in Bangladesh as the head of retail banking.Prior...
FE ReportA total of seven Berger ColorBank outlets were inaugurated in the city recently. Berger Paints (BD) Ltd Managing Director Rupali Chowdhury inaugurated ColorBanks at Sarmin Hardware at Jhigatola, Laxmipur Hardware at Hatirpool and Royal Hardware at Kochukhet, in the...
ULIPUR (Kurigram), Mar 22 (BSS): A daylong training course on production and preservation of high quality seeds of jute and 'kenaf', a foreign plant species close to jute, for the farmers was held here recently.Rangpur Regional Centre of Bangladesh Jute...
Sarwar Zahan US dollar was stable against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market last week despite higher demand for the greenback, as the central bank intervened actively, fund managers said. The demand for the greenback rose due...
FE ReportGrameenphone (GP) will fund for the first time in Bangladesh, a pilot programme to prevent cervical cancer among economically disadvantaged young women. A vaccination programme for prevention of the disease will be administered by Bangladesh Medical College Hospital in...
FE ReportIslami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) received the 'Best Islami Banking Award' of the Bank-Bima Patrika Award-2007 given by the fortnightly Bank-Bima.Editor of Bank-Bima Abdul Jabbar Mehman handed over the prize to IBBL Executive President M Fariduddin Ahmad at a...
Asian stock prices mostly rose in light trading Friday, closing out a turbulent week. Japan's main stock market index rose 1.8 per cent, and South Korean shares extended their winning streak into a fourth session as the nation's main market...
FE ReportDhaka Bank organised a three-day training workshop on ‘How to reduce cost of fund in commercial bank’ at Dhaka Bank Training Institute (DBTI) at Motijheel in the city recently.A total of forty five managers, executives and officers from different...
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