British American Tobacco Bangladesh (BATB) has won Asia’s top business award, ‘Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Award (AREA)-2014 on Green Leadership’. The award was handed over to BATB in a grand ceremony in New Delhi, India recently. Liberation War Affairs Secretary KH…
Rupali Insurance, Social Islami Bank Limited, Beach Hatchery, and Mercantile Bank have recommended cash and stock dividends for the year ended on December 31, 2013. The Board of Directors of Rupali Insurance has recommended 10 per cent cash dividend and…
A bill titled “Palli Sanchay Bank Bill, 2014” has been placed in Parliament on Monday for setting up a specialised bank to facilitate savings and transactions of the earnings of the rural poor and under privileged people. Minister for Finance…
Two children were crushed to death by a train at a railway station in Adamdighi upazila on Sunday afternoon.
Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) has started entering into online banking era as an effort to going ahead amidst the present time of gradually increasing demands.
Sonali Bank Limited on Sunday lodged one more case against Hall-Mark Group Managing Director (MD) Tanvir Mahmud and the Group’s Chairman Jesmin Islam on the charge of default in the payment of loan amounting to Tk 9,92,92,113. Executive Officer of…
Bangladesh needs to diversify its export basket first to benefit from the possible Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Malaysia, said an economist and business leaders. One of the business leaders think signing an FTA with ‘certain restrictions’ instead of ‘large…
The ferry terminal at Mawa will be temporarily relocated to Shimulia before commencement of the construction work of the main portion the Padma Multipurpose Bridge. This was stated by Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday. He said the terminal would be…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday commissioned a locally built new passenger vessel, MV Bangalee, on Dhaka-Barisal route via Chandpur. Launched at Sadarghat in the capital, the Prime Minister also travelled to Mohonpur, Chandpur by the new 750-capacity river vessel.…
Train communications on Chittagong-Dhaka and Chittagong-Sylhet routes resumed Friday afternoon after three hours of suspension following derailment of a train in Sadar Dakshin upazila in the district.
The cost of Tongi-Bhairab Bazar Double Line Project will mark a rise by about 17 per cent due to delay in implementation of the railway project caused by political turmoil and excessive rainfalls over the years.
Chittagong’s rail links with capital Dhaka and the north-eastern city of Sylhet have been snapped after a train derailed in Comilla. Railways officials say a compartment of Chittagong-bound Jalalabad Express went off the track at Bizupur at around 10am on…
Prof Abu Nasser Muhammad Abduz Zaher, chairman of Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL), has been re-elected as chairman of Islamic Banks Consultative Forum (IBCF) for the current year. Besides, EXIM Bank chairman Md Nazrul Islam Mazumder…
Railways Minister Mazibul Hoque on Thursday said the government is giving special priority to the development of the railway sector despite resource constraints. “The government is giving additional attention to the rail sector. We want to develop the rail as…
Sonali Bank Limited on Thursday lodged three more cases against Hall-Mark Group Managing Director (MD) Tanvir Mahmud and the Group’s Chairman Jesmin Islam on the charge of default in the payment of loan amounting to Tk 21.71 crore. These three…
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Wednesday said Bangladesh’s leather industry has huge potentials to grow in the global market and that need to be fully utilised to give a further boost to the country’s total export. “There’s a huge prospect…
A meeting of the Shari`ah Supervisory Committee of Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) was held at Islami Bank Tower in the capital on Monday. Sheikh Moulana Mohammad Qutubuddin, chairman of the committee, presided over the meeting which was attended by…
Kevin John Steele said Tuesday he resigned as the chief executive officer of Biman Bangladesh Airlines on medical grounds, insisting he had no dispute with the board. The resignation of Kevin, the first foreign CEO of the national flag carrier,…
The authorities are in a fix whether to hand over the land of the state-owned Rangamati Textile Mills for setting up a power plant or to build a medical college and hospital. The Cabinet Economic Affairs Committee approved a proposal…
India and Bangladesh railways have decided to issue return journey tickets of Maitree Express. The system will come into effect from May 16, the Indian High Commission has said. It says, with this, passengers in Bangladesh would be able to buy…
High yielding onion farming is gradually expanding everywhere in the district following gradual rises of its demands.
US Senator Robert Menendez has threatened garment owners that he would not support the restoration of Bangladesh’s GSP facilities unless “harassment and intimidation” of garment union organisers and members are stopped. Menendez is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on…
Bumper wheat production has brought smile on the face of farmers of all the five upazilas in the district as they got fair price for the crop during the current season.
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Monday said the database of workers at the country’s thousands of garment factories will open on April 7. The minister was talking to journalists after a meeting with the visiting European Parliament delegation led by…
United Airways (BD) Limited will resume its flight on Chittagong-Muscat-Chittagong route from April 15. The one way fare for Chittagong-Muscat starts from Tk 21,988 and return fare Tk 41,485 (inclusive of all taxes).
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Monday hoped that the general point-to-point inflation rate by June this year would stand at 7.0 percent, down from 7.53 percent in December last year. He said he based his optimism on the normalization of…
Train communication between Chandpur and Laksham, which was suspended following a derailment near Dorji Ghat on the outskirts of the district town on Sunday night, resumed on Monday morning.
The High Court on Sunday granted bail for six months to Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana in a case filed by Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) under the Building Construction Act. However, the Jubo League leader has to remain behind the…
The Financian Institutions Dvision on Sunday said it is not accepting the donation of Tk three crore from Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) for organising the ‘Lakho Kanthe Sonar Bangla’ programme on March 26 at the National Parade Square. “It…
Bumper production of Boro paddy is expected in the ten southwestern districts of Khulna division in the current season, Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) sources said.