Friday, March 29, 2024

‘Sundarbans can boost economy’

Natural Wonders ‘Sundarbans can boost economy’ Khulna city Mayor Talukder Abdul Khaleque yesterday said Bangladesh’s reputation will increase and economy get stronger if the Sundarbans is elected as a natural wonder. So we must irrespectively work together to help Bangladesh’s vast mangrove forest win the final race scheduled for November 11 this year, he

Indo-Bangla trade fair kicks off in May

The second Bangladesh-India joint trade show will be held on May 5 to 7 at Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka with a special focus on trade and investment between the two neighbouring countries. India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IBCCI) will organise the trade show styled “The second Indo-Bangla Trade Fair 2011”, with support from the ... Read more

Int’l jute fair begins

A three-day international jute fair began on Thursday with a call to promote jute and jute products in the world market as well as expanding international markets for the products. International Jute Study Group in collaboration with National Jute Board, India and Jute Diversification Promotion Centre organised the fair at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre

3-day Ctg REHAB fair begins today

A three-day REHAB fair starts in the port city today (Thursday). It will be the fifth fair organized by Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh, Chittagong chapter. Housing and Public Works Minister Abdul Mannan Khan will inaugurate the fair at 11 am while chairman of Chittagong Development Authority Abdus Salam will attend the function ... Read more

BTRC slashes bandwidth prices by 31pc

The telecom regulator has reduced the monthly rental bandwidth price for leased internet access through submarine cable by one-third to spread the communication services among the masses. The monthly rental bandwidth price for leased internet access through submarine cable will be a maximum of Tk 12,000 per Mbps, said Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission

29 year-old set to be britain’s youngest grandfather

A 29-year-old man is all set to become Britain’s youngest grandfather, as his 14-year-old daughter has become pregnant. The man, whose identity is being kept anonymous to protect his young daughter, said he was fuming that his teenage daughter was 11 weeks pregnant. “It’s like history repeating itself. I quite like the idea of being ... Read more

Deadline for essay competition extended

Dhaka University Economics Department Alumni Association (DUEDAA) has extended the deadline for its essay competition to February 28. As part of its initiative Linking Youth to Economics, DUEDAA had earlier launched the essay competition for under-25 on a topic, Economic Future of Bangladesh: Next

DSE turnover hits 2-year low amid thin trading

Buyers outnumber sellers by far The daily turnover of Dhaka Stock Exchange on Tuesday plunged to a 25-month low of Tk 206.41 crore due to thin trading at most of the brokerage houses as there was almost no seller of most of the issues. Officials of a number of brokerage houses said the prices of ... Read more

HC rejects brokers’ pleas to lift SEC’s suspension order

The High Court on Tuesday summarily rejected the petitions of the five brokerage houses and merchant banks against the Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision to suspend their activities for a month for allegedly manipulating the capital market. The bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury and Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain

SEC executive director made OSD

The Securities and Exchange Commission has made its executive director Anwarul Kabir Bhuyian an officer on special duty. The commission sent to Anwarul an official order signed by the SEC chairman, Ziaul Haque Khondker, withdrawing him from the responsibilities of the listing and supervision and

Pragati launches new health care plan

Pragati Insurance Ltd has launched its new range of health care insurance plans with reinsurance and technical support from ICICI Lombard GIC Ltd of India, said a statement. The plan covers individuals, their spouses/ dependants and corporate clients aged between 3 months to 60 years for medical expenses incurred during hospitalisation for more

Cloud computing on the horizon

Huawei country chief sees huge potential in Bangladesh Bangladesh can become a thriving market for ‘cloud computing’ in the next five years, mainly driven by an upcoming need of e-education for school students in the rural areas, said a top representative of global hi-tech giant Huawei recently. The internet-based shared computing system, which is the ... Read more

Lux-Channel i Superstar 2010 announced

Mahbuba Islam Rakhi has wrested the title of Lux Channel i Superstar 2010, against stiff competition from thousands of girls. She was awarded a brand new Mitsubishi Lancer, a role in an upcoming film, and a scholarship to study acting. Mousumi Hamid became the first runner-up while Mehrin Islam Nisha became the second runner-up in ... Read more

Stock prices bounce back amid low turnover, thin transactions

Trading on the DSE resumed Tuesday with a positive note. However, the turnover was abnormally low — Tk 2.06 billion — with a revised circuit breaker mechanism in place for transactions of individual issues. The revised circuit breaker mechanism, apparantly, discouraged investors from selling their stocks in a situation marked by high demand