Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, Sept 9: Although jute was cultivated on more lands than last year, the farmers in the district failed to have a good harvest mainly due to inclement weather.As farmers made good profit by selling jute last year, this...
FE ReportSiemens Consortium Gallamari Project, a joint venture with Siemens AG, Germany and Siemens Bangladesh Ltd, has signed a contract with Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB), an enterprise of Bangladesh Power Development Board, to design, supply and install a...
FE ReportAli Reza Iftekhar has been appointed as the managing director-cum-CEO of Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL). Prior to this assignment, Iftekhar served as the additional managing director of the bank. He successfully contributed to the growth of EBL since his...
FE Report The government borrowed Tk 7.00 billion (700 crore) Sunday through auctions of treasury bills. It will result in withdrawal of Tk 7.00 billion from the market in the week.The central bank conducted auctions of 28-day and 91-day bills...
FE ReportThe 6th annual general meeting (AGM) of Jamuna Bank Ltd was held in the city Sunday, said a press release.Chairman of the bank Nur Mohammed presided over the meeting. Mohammed thanked everyone and expressed his proud privilege to be...
The 29th annual general meeting (AGM) of Hotels International Limited (HIL) was held at a city hotel recently, said a press release.HIL Chairman Shaikh Altaf Ali presided over the meeting. The company made a net profit of Tk. 135.60 million...
FE ReportAli Reza Iftekhar has been appointed as the managing director-cum-CEO of Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL). Prior to this assignment, Iftekhar served as the additional managing director of the bank. He successfully contributed to the growth of EBL since his...
FE ReportStelios Fragkos, NCR vice-president (VP) for East Mediterranean, Middle East and Africa, visited Dhaka recently, said a press release.Presently, NCR is holding the number one position in the world for its self-service products such as ATM, Kiosk, Intelligent Deposits,...
Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, Sept 9: The molasses producers of the district are incurring losses as the prices of the same have decreased in the local market.At present, fresh molasses (gur) are being sold at only Tk 18 to 20 per kg...
FE ReportTrainee cash officers of the Southeast Bank Limited have been advised to continue the search for knowledge to fit themselves with the technical and conceptual skills.Managing Director of the bank Neaz Ahmed gave the advice while speaking at the...
MUMBAI, Sept 9 (AFP): Indian share prices may hit record highs this week on optimism about corporate earnings data due out next month, dealers said Friday. For the week to September 7, the Mumbai stock exchange's 30- share benchmark Sensex...
FE ReportSudripta Roy, an Indian national, has joined the International Jute Study Group (IJSG) at its headquarters in the city as secretary general.He replaced AFM Sarwar Kamal, a Bangladeshi national. Prior to joining the IJSG, he was working as the...
FE ReportA day-long workshop on "Corporate Branding and Image Communications" organised by the professional development programme unit of Moazzam Hossain School of Business of Presidency University was held in the city Friday, said a press release.It was designed for business...
FE ReportDCCI-SEDF Knowledge Centre and INTIMATE (Institute of Training Innovative Management and Technology) jointly organised a day-long training workshop on "Financial Evaluation of Investment Projects and Structuring Joint Ventures" in the city recently.Different individuals from banks, financial institutions and private...
FE ReportThe seventh foundation course, organised by the training cell on the city's Dilkusha premises of BASIC Bank Ltd for its assistant managers and officers, concluded Thursday, said a press release.Officers from different bra-nches and head office of the bank...
IFIC Bank EGM on Oct 25The board of directors of IFIC Bank Limited has decided to hold an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of the bank to amend some clauses of Memorandum and Articles of Associations and also to increase authorised...
Bangladesh conceded a shocking six-wicket defeat to Kenya in their last warm-up match ahead of the Twenty20 World Championship at the Willowmoore Park in Benoni Sunday, reports UNB.Bangladesh earlier defeated Kenya by five wickets in their home soil in the...
NEW YORK, Sept 9 (AFP): Justine Henin of Belgium capped off a tremendous year by defeating Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 6-3 to lift her second US Open crown Saturday. The top seed took control of the final from the first...
Bangladesh beat Hong Kong (HK) by 3-1 goals to become 7th in the 7th Asia Cup Hockey Championship in a position deciding match held in Chennai, India, Sunday, reports UNB. The match locked in 1-1 goals during the first half.Celebrated...
LONDON, Sept 9 (AFP): India captain Rahul Dravid was determined to stay positive despite his side's seven wicket defeat to England Saturday. Dravid said there were plenty of positives to take out of a tour that saw India win their...
POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa, Sept 9 (AFP): Ghana struck three superb goals to defeat South Africa 3-1 Saturday and close on a place at the 2008 Beijing Olympics football tournament. United Arab Emirates-based striker Prince Tagoe scored with his right and...
Saiful KaiserAlthough Collingwood was praising his bowlers for their series win at least for their performance in the final, others were pointing to the umpiring errors, two crucial ones, which got rid of Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar for the...
Chowmrin Rakhain struck a hattrick as Friends Social Welfare Organisation crushed Jurain Jonota Club by 7-0 goals in the Metropolis Third Division Football League at the Outer Stadium in the city Sunday, reports UNB.Chowmrin scored four goals while Abu Hanif...
ISLAMABAD, Sept 9 (AFP): Pakistan's government braced Sunday for a showdown with former premier Nawaz Sharif as the man ousted by President Pervez Musharraf in 1999 vowed to defy international appeals and return from exile. Officials indicated that Sharif could...
Antoaneta Bezlova from BeijingChina's display of economic clout and diplomatic assertiveness at the Asia Pacific leaders' forum in Sydney this week has been overshadowed by a concurrent show of power in the Bay of Bengal where the United States is...
Sujoy Dhar from KolkataGarishly made-up sex workers hang around the seedy street that leads to 'Nirmal Hriday', the home for the dying founded by Nobel peace laureate Mother Teresa, in a portion of an abandoned temple to the Hindu demon-slaying...
A. Craig CopetasBeneath the precious fruit of an olive tree planted in 1776 outside the mountain hamlet of Sambuca di Sicilia, Giovanni Di Bennardo mops summer dust from his brow and explains how he'll make it to America. ``I will...
Hui-yong Yu and David M. LevittU.S. commercial real estate prices may fall as much as 15 percent over the next year in the broadest decline since the 2001 recession as rising borrowing costs force property owners to accept less or...
WHILE the government is in the midst of a flood-rehabilitation programme and the people are about to restart their life again in areas devastated by the recent flood, the country is bracing for yet another flood. Most rivers in the...
Shahiduzzaman KhanTHE president of International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh (ICC-B) Mahbubur Rahman said Bangladesh with a narrow export basket is likely to face tough competition as the EU and US restrictions on RMG export from China will be withdrawn from January...
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