FE ReportThe fifth international medical equipment, pharmaceutical products and healthcare services exposition styled 'Medexpo-2007' begins December 6 at the Winter Garden of Dhaka Sheraton Hotel, said a press release.Organised by Triune Exhibition and Event Management Services (TEEMS), the exposition is...
FE ReportThe government borrowed Tk 8.00 billion (800 crore) Sunday through auctions of treasury bills. It will result in withdrawal of Tk 8.00 billion from the market in the week.The central bank conducted auctions of 28-day, 91-day and 364-day bills...
FE ReportIslami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) Thursday inaugurated its 178th branch at Golakandail (Bhulta) in Rupganj under Narayanganj. On the occasion a seminar was held on 'Islamic Economy and Banking' at the branch premises. The bank's Shari'ah Council Member Mohammad...
Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, Aug 26: ASA, a non-government organisation (NGO), has recently opened it's 53rd branch at Bitghor of Nabinagar Upazila in the district.ASA Manager for Brahmanbaria district Ajit Kumar Saha inaugurated the new branch as the chief guest.
FE Report The Citi Financial Quiz Competition 2007 reaches the semifinal stage after preliminary and quarterfinal rounds. Citi Financial Quiz Competition 2007, jointly organised by Citibank, NA Bangladesh and North South University, is the first of its kind in the...
Bank Asia Limited has been granted an off-shore banking unit license to operate at Chittagong Export Processing Zone, said a press release. Bank Asia Limited SEVP Irteza Reza Chowdhury handed over a copy of the off-shore banking unit license to...
Prior to the expiry of the three-year contract as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Grameenphone (GP), Erik Aas informed the authority of his unwillingness to extend his contract beyond this term, said a press release. Aas will leave his position...
PARIS, Aug 26 (AFP): After fleeing over the past few weeks to the bond markets due to the crisis in the subprime sector in the United States, investors last week cautiously started returning to shares. The rebound on the world...
FE ReportThe 22nd annual general meeting (AGM) of the National Life Insurance Company has approved 20 per cent cash and 20 per cent stock (bonus share) dividends for the year that ended on December 31, 2006.The AGM was held in...
Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, Aug 26: Bangladesh Gas Field Officers' Welfare Association (BGFOWA) distributed relief materials among the flood victims of Chandura and Harospur villages under Sadar Upazila in the district Thursday.Managing Director of Bangladesh Gas Field Company Ltd (BGFCL) Shahidul Abedin,...
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (AFP): China is reportedly seeking to buy one of two US disk drive makers in a move sparking new concerns about transfers of sensitive technology. Citing William Watkins, chief executive of Seagate, one of the two disk...
LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters): Singapore's state-owned Temasek Holdings has approached Nasdaq to buy its 30 per cent stake in the London Stock Exchange (LSE), a newspaper reported Sunday. The Sunday Times said in an unsourced report that Temasek had made...
Message from DSE/CSE All investors have been requested to make their investment decision on the basis of financial strength of the companies not on the basis of rumour. Niloy Cement recommends no dividend The board of directors of Niloy Cement...
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SINGAPORE, Aug 26 (AFP): It may be a distant goal at the moment but Asia-Pacific leaders are likely to give a nudge to plans for a vast free trade zone stretching from China to Chile when they meet in two...
NEW DELHI, Aug 26 (PTI): Tata Sons Chairman Ratan Tata has said any failure of the Indo-US nuclear deal would be a "serious setback" for India and could impact inflow of foreign direct investments (FDIs) to the country. In an...
HARARE, Aug 26 (AFP): A drop in the monthly inflation rate may have been greeted with sighs of relief by the Zimbabwean government, but analysts and consumers have seen little evidence that the economy has turned a corner. After suppressing...
MANILA, Aug 26 (AFP): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will complete its free trade agreements with China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand by 2013, an official said today. The announcement came after ASEAN economic ministers...
YANGON, Aug 26 (Xinhua): The Myanmar ministry of finance and revenue has reduced levying of tax on purchase of real estate including land, house, building and apartment, the local Kumudra news journal reported today. Buyer, who fails to declare his...
BILOXI, Mississippi, Aug 26 (Reuters): Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Bank Richard Fisher said Saturday that education is key to keeping the United States competitive in a globalised economy."Oil wells eventually run dry. An educated mind never does," Fisher...
HONG KONG, Aug 26 (AFP): Asian currencies ended the week mainly higher against the dollar, with concerns easing after global stock markets rebounded, but the yen fell after hitting a 14-month high the week before. JAPANESE YEN: The yen lost...
BEIJING, Aug 26 (PTI): China and Russia have agreed to establish a joint chamber of commerce for machinery and electronic products to revive trade in this sector while diversifying the trade basket. Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai and visiting Russian...
MANILA, Aug 26 (AP): Southeast Asian countries and China agreed to strengthen product standards and safety, economic ministers said Sunday. The move follows recalls of several tainted Chinese products from international markets.Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai also defended the quality...
NEW DELHI, Aug 26 (AFP): India's Tata Steel, the world's sixth largest steelmaker since its purchase of Britain's Corus group, said it aimed to more than double production by 2015 as it celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding today....
TEHRAN, Aug 26 (AFP): Iran, OPEC's second largest oil producer, said yesterday it does not foresee any change in the cartel's output ceiling being decided on at the September 11 meeting in Vienna. "It seems that the current OPEC production...
HYDERABAD, (India), Aug 26 (AFP): Officials were combing for clues Sunday after a string of blasts blamed on militants ripped through the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, killing at least 42 people and injuring over 100. Three explosions rocked a...
ATHENS, Aug 26 (AFP): Hundreds of firefighters battled Sunday raging forest fires in southern Greece that have killed at least 49 people and forced the government to declare a state of emergency. Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis said in a message...
KABUL Aug 26 (AFP): US and Afghan troops killed more than a dozen militants who were attacking from positions in eastern Afghanistan and across the border in Pakistan, the US-led coalition said in a statement Sundayt said the Pakistan military...
COLUMBUS, (Ohio), Aug 26 (Agencies): Hundreds of thousands of people were without power after their homes were battered by fierce winds and flooding rainstorms that slammed the rain-soaked MidwestTornado warnings were issued Saturday afternoon for parts of central and southeast...
TEHRAN, Aug 26 (AFP): An Iranian army general today replaced a top aide to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a key interior ministry post in charge of organising elections, state broadcasting said. Armed forces spokesman General Alireza Afshar took over the...
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