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BGFCL posts Tk 1.74b pre-tax profit

FE DeskBangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited (BGFCL) made a pre-tax net profit of Tk. 1.74 billion (174.02 crore) in the fiscal year 2020-2021, the company has said in a statement.The company held its 66th Annual General Meeting recently at its head office at Birashar, Brahmanbaria. Md. Anisur Rahman, Chairman of...

Two FUJIFILM printers available in BD from Dec

Graphic Machinery and Equipment (GME) Ltd has inked a partnership agreement with FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corporation (FFBI) to distribute two latest models of multifunction office printers in Bangladesh.The two FUJIFILM branded printers - ApeosPrint C325 dw and Apeos C325 z -will be available in the country from December next, the...

34th Annual General Meeting of Rupantarita Prakritik Gas

Petrobangla Chairman ABM Abdul Fattah chairing the 34th Annual General Meeting of Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Limited (RPGCL) of Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Resources Corporation (Petrobangla) held in the city recently

REHAB fair begins in port city

CHATTOGRAM, Nov 18: A four-day REHAB Fair Chattogram-2021 kicked off at the city's Radisson Blu Chattogram Bay View hotel on Thursday. State Minister of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid inaugurated the fair as chief guest on Thursday morning. Addressing the function, Nasrul Hamid said, "The government has taken...

Amazon may drop Visa as partner on US credit card

NEW YORK, Nov 18 (Reuters): Amazon.com Inc is considering dropping Visa as partner on its US co-branded credit card after earlier confirming it would stop accepting Visa credit cards in the United Kingdom as a dispute over payments intensified.The e-commerce giant is in talks with several payment networks including Mastercard...

StanChart launches $100m financial prog

CAIRO, Nov 18 (Arab News): Standard Chartered's international Islamic banking network 'Saadiq' launched a $100 million Islamic financial programme in collaboration with the Malaysian Halal Develop-ment Corporation, to support SMEs, Corporates and Multinationals.The programme was announced during the Halal Week taking place at the UAE Expo, as part of Standard...

Sharma goes from 'ineligible' bachelor to billionaire

NEW DELHI, Nov 18 (Reuters): At 27, Vijay Shekhar Sharma was making 10,000 rupees ($134.30) a month, a modest salary that did not help his marriage prospects."In 2004-05, my father asked me to shut my company and take up a job even if it was for 30,000 rupees," Sharma, who...

JD.com beats quarterly revenue, profit estimates

SHANGHAI, Nov 18 (Reuters): Chinese e-commerce firm JD.com Inc beat quarterly revenue and adjusted profit estimates on Thursday, boosted by sustained demand for online shopping.People shopped heavily online during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, benefiting e-commerce companies which continue to see higher demand due to widespread outbreaks of the...