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DHAKA: Keeping in mind the constant efforts to satisfy its valued subscribers, Banglalink, the country’s 2nd largest mobile operator has taken extensive steps to modernize its network over the last couple of years. These decisive and qualitative steps have ensured Banglalink
DHAKA: Air France says it will only operate 45% of its scheduled flights on Sunday after talks with pilots failed to produce an agreement to end a 14-day strike. More than half of its pilots planned to strike, the airline said, reports the BBC. Pilots’ union SNPL offered to end the
DHAKA: US Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena on Sunday said Bangladesh is the best country for investment. There won’t be any shortage in investment here if the country can prevent corruption and establish the rule of law, he also observed. The US diplomat made the observation
DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Benazir Ahmed on Sunday categorically said hide-laden trucks would not be allowed to leave Dhaka. He came up with the assertion while addressing a press conference at DMP Media Centre in the city on Sunday noon. Benazir said,
DHAKA: United Nations Development Project (UNDP) will provide TK 24crore to Bangladesh for increasing competency in project management.UNDP and Bangladesh signed an agreement in this regard. ERD additional secretary (UN) Asadul Islam and UNDP's Country Director Pauline Tamesis signed
BENAPOLE (JESSORE): Custom authorities in Benapole landport cancelled licenses of 66 clearing and forwading (C&F) agents on allegation of tax evasion and irregularities.After a long investigation, licenses of 59 agents have been cancelled permanently while of the other seven are
DHAKA: Country's stock market marked fall again in its price indices on Sunday. The broad index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, rose over 25 points only to stand at 4,635 at the close on the first trading day of the week. Trade deals stood at 1,96,249 with volume of transactions at Tk
FROM KUALA LUMPUR: Bangladesh-origin Abdul Kader has been maintaining a business enterprise in Singapore since 1995. He is the chairman of Kader Cargo Service Singapore (Private Limited). Besides, he has also been discharging his duty as a member of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce in
DHAKA: Bangladesh Bank is all set to release new notes of Tk 24 thousands crores on Sunday ahead of the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, second largest religious festival of Muslims.The notes will be available at selected branches of state-owned and commercial banks from Sunday.General people
DHAKA: After a two-day suspension, the private carrier United Airways resumed their operations through Dhaka-Saidpur flight on Saturday morning.Airport armed police battalion (APBn) assistant superintendent of police Abdullah Alam banglanews that the Saidpur-bound flight of United
DHAKA: The Garments Workers Unity Forum and Tuba Group Sangram Committee threatened to besiege the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BGMEA) Bhaban in the city on September 29 if their wages and bonus not be paid by September 28. They issued the ultimatum in a
DHAKA: Last week, the Central Bank of Bangladesh issued a statement that anyone caught using Bitcoin would be subject to a prison sentence of up to twelve years, essentially forcing the Bitcoin community underground as the Bank is enforcing the nation’s money laundering laws. According
DHAKA: Markets for sacrificial animals will be open in city from October 3 as Eid-ul-Azha, one of the largest Islamic religious festivals will be celebrated on October 6.Traders will be allowed to enter the city with their sacrificial cattle from different parts of the country from
DHAKA: ‘RFL Best Buy’ outlet has been inaugurated at Mirpur-10 in the capital recently, said a press release.All RFL products such as RFL water pump, gas stove bathroom fittings, PVC pipe, sofa set, Vision branded electronics product and others are available here, it added. The
DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has taken decision to look into allegation against former chairman of Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) Anwar Hossain Khan for his alleged involvement in embezzling of Tk1800 crore.ACC deputy director (public relations) Pranab Kumar
DHAKA: Bashundhara LP Gas Limited (BLGL), one of the subsidiaries of country’s leading business conglomerate Bashundhara Group, has moved for a training-cum-awareness raising campaign on safe use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to avoid accident.The campaign titled ‘Nirapad
DHAKA: Indian High Commissioner Pankaj Sharan on Thursday said Bangladeshi investors can generate power in India and export it to Bangladesh.Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday inaugurated 'Make in India' campaign, an ambitious project of the government making India as a manufacturing
DHAKA: A three-day e-commerce fair, organized by ‘Computer Jogot’, commenced at the premises of Public Library at Shahbagh in city from Thursday in a bid to extend the online market in the country and to promote the younger entrepreneurs. State Minister for Power, Energy and
DHAKA: Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday predicted that country’s rate of inflation is likely to decrease to 6.5 percent and the gross domestic product (GDP) will increase upto 6.4 percent in 2015.The disclosure came from in a press conference on the update of ‘Asian
DHAKA: The foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh in the first month of the current 2014-15 fiscal year stood at 123 million U.S. dollars, the central bank data showed. According to statistics of the Bangladesh Bank (BB), FDI grew nearly 10.81 percent in July, the first month of