Call for more allocation for social safety net programmes
May 10, 2012
Pre-budget discussion
Call for more allocation for social safety net programmes
Speakers at a pre-budget discussion on Wednesday urged the government to increase the budget allocation to social safety net programmes (SSNP) and ensure that it would be provided to poor people without corruption.
They also called upon the government to formulate an integrated national social safety net Read more
Yunus, Abed talk garment exports with Hillary, seek free access to US
May 7, 2012
Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus and BRAC Chairperson Sir Fazle Hasan Abed yesterday urged US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to allow Bangladeshi garments duty-free access to the US market to help create local jobs, especially for women.
They met Hillary at a breakfast meeting at the US ambassador’s residence in Read more
HSBC honours young entrepreneurs
May 6, 2012
A team of four budding entrepreneurs yesterday finished as toppers of HSBC Young Entrepreneurs Challenge, after their idea of producing capsule shells from fish fins
and scales was rated as the best business concept.
The team, called Fireflies comprising Makame Mahmud, Ayasha Sultana, Read more
BTRC to retrieve Tk 2250cr bandwidth from cell operators
May 5, 2012
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will be able to retrieve a total of 15 MHz of bandwidth worth Tk 2250 crore from different mobile operators after it completes the systematic re-arrangement of the bandwidth distribution in 1800 MHz band, sources at BTRC have said.
1800 MHz band is the portion of the radio frequency spectrum used by the country’s Read more
DBBL awards scholarships to 857 students
April 29, 2012
Ferdousi Kazal of Kurigram said her father walked out on her mother during her birth. Although it was too tough to bear the family expenses, her mother — a worker — never put a stop to her daughter’s study.
Ferdousi is now a graduate student of science at the National Orthopaedic Hospital and Rehabilitation Institute at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka Read more
Sluggish exports dim growth prospects in Bangladesh: IMF
April 19, 2012
Bangladesh’s economic growth will slow down to 5.9 percent in the current fiscal year, largely due to falling exports and sluggish investment, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday.
The growth in gross domestic product will, however, make a comeback in the upcoming fiscal year, expanding at 6.4 percent, the IMF Read more
RanksTel set for a comeback
April 19, 2012
After remaining switched off for two years, RanksTel has taken steps to resume its operations soon, the private land phone operator said in a statement yesterday. The operator has already started the re-registration process of its more than three lakh customers, according to the statement.
“We developed our network in the last six months to resume our operations,” said Read more
Nippon Express sets foot in Bangladesh
April 19, 2012
A new logistics service provider — Nippon Express Bangladesh Ltd — started operations here on Tuesday, the company said in a statement.
The company, a joint venture initiative of Japan-based logistic giant Nippon Express Co and Bangladesh’s Golden Harvest Logistic Ltd, will provide tailor-made services for exporters and Read more
Latifur wins Business for Peace Award
April 18, 2012
Leading businessman Latifur Rahman has won the prestigious 2012 Oslo Business for Peace Award for maintaining commitment to social responsibility and ethical values.
This is the first time a Bangladeshi businessperson has received the prize, which is considered the most celebrated recognition in the business world. An independent committee of Nobel Prize Read more
An icon in ethical business
April 18, 2012
Corporate leaders congratulate Transcom Chairman Latifur Rahman on Business for Peace Award
Corporate leaders yesterday praised Transcom Group Chairman Latifur Rahman as the pride of the business community as he won the prestigious Business for Peace Award 2012.
The achievement will inspire local entrepreneurs to do ethical and responsible business, they said.
Rahman has set an example that business is possible with ethics and integrity, said Read more
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