Sonali, Janata, Agrani
to get plc status soon
Three nationalised commercial banks – Sonali, Janata and Agrani – will soon be given public limited company status with the authority to operate on a commercial basis and to hire and fire officials and employees, including the managing director, sources in the finance ministry said...[ + ]
Cabinet approves second Dhaka-Ctg highway
The cabinet on Monday approved the proposal for a second national highway between Dhaka and Chittagong, to be constructed by the private sector...[ + ]
Abbas’s diatribe
against Hasina sparks
ruckus in JS
The Jatiya Sangsad on Monday witnessed another heated debate between the treasury and the opposition benches following unparliamentary remarks by a minister on the leader of the opposition, Sheikh Hasina...[ + ]
Dawn-to-dusk
hartal today
The Awami League-led opposition alliance called a countrywide daylong hartal today in protest against police attacks which left an opposition leader dead in the city during Sunday’s blockade...[ + ]
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Ershad yet to choose polls partner
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US blocking transfer of money by Muslims
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JS body for wider pre-paid metering to cut systems loss
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Opposition mourns Milon’s death
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Republicans blocking move to raise minimum wage
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Postal dept starts using first-ever automatic letter sorting machine
Banks’ capital adequacy ratio
below required level
Huge shortfall of capital in the nationalised commercial banks has pushed the overall capital adequacy ratio of the banking sector below the minimum requirement level, showed the central bank statistics. Although the banks in Bangladesh are to maintain a minimum capital adequacy ratio of not less than 9 per cent of their risk-weighted assets with at least 4.5 per cent in core capital or Tk 100 crore, whichever is higher, the overall ratio was 7.3 per cent at the end-December 2005...[ + ]
Govt sugar mills to produce fuel ethanol
Eying the exiting potential of 20 million litre annul production of ethanol, the bio-fuel to be processed from molasses, a by-product of sugar industries, the government is set to initiate a project within next three months...[ + ]
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HC stays Ctg Port user surcharge
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No govt assistance in cultivating crops alternative to tobacco
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Japanese envoy praises BEPZA measures
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Singapore’s bid to be Asia’s convention venue
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Singapore’s bid to be Asia’s convention venue
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Eyes on Lamy as WTO clock ticks
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Spanish PM visits India for greater trade
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WTO breakthrough still possible: Barroso
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Japan’s firms grow in confidence
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India to carry out mock trading ahead of Silk Route reopening
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South Korean workers protest against FTA
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Indonesia sees tourism fall after Bali attacks
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Dollar shrugs off upbeat Japanese business survey
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Indian shares up 0.81pc in lacklustre trade
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