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Discussion on planned urban system in city

Ghasful, a mass-media house organized an open discussion on ‘Planned Urban System and Dhaka City’ on June 20, 2014, Friday at Conference Lounge of National Press Club. Ata SarkarPresided over by Prof. Nazrul Islam, prominent urban expert and Chairman of Urban Research City Study Centre, the program was started with the self composed poem ‘Jati-ma Pahara dey’ by Poet Mohammad Nurul Huda. Architect Iqbal Habib, Joint Secretary, Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA) presented the keynote paper followed by welcome addressed by Literateur Ata Sa...

Leading economists, politicians sit together Saturday

Leading economists and politicians will sit together here on Saturday to find ways to promote economic reforms in Bangladesh and give policy guidelines to help build an economically stronger nation having pluralistic democracy in the days to come. They will speak in a series of sessions during the two-day first conference of the Bangladesh Economic Forum (BEF), a non-political voluntary body of professional economists formed in April last year, at city’s Radisson Hotel. economyBangladesh Bank, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) and Poli...

Exports in 1st 10 months show moderate growth

Country’s exports to key destinations like Germany, the UK and France posted a modest growth in the first 10 months (July-April) of the current fiscal year (2013-14) compared to the same period in the last fiscal (2012-13). During the July-April of fiscal 2013-14, exports to Germany totalled $ 3,912.84 million, which was 15.87 percent of total export earnings for the 10-month period, reports UNB. export-importOf the amount, knitwear accounted for $ 2133.45 million, woven garments $ 1504.93 million and frozen shrimp $ 58.41 million...

Trade deficit narrows slightly

Bangladesh's trade deficit narrowed slightly in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year 2013-14 ending in June on the back of an increase in exports, said a central bank official Wednesday. The country's trade deficit in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year 2013-14 (July 2013-June 2014) slid by 0.46 percent to 5.89 billion US dollars compared to a year earlier, said the Bangladesh Bank (BB) official, reports Xinhua. call moneyThe official, who preferred to be unnamed, told Xinhua that Bangladesh import payment recorded 2...

Bank Asia provides training to officers

Bank Asia provided a 3-week Foundation Training to its 37 (thirty seven) officers in an effort to improve their professional efficiency. DSC_0088Mr. A. Rouf Chowdhury, Chairman of the Bank, handed over certificates to the participants of 31st Foundation Training Course at the concluding ceremony held at Bank Asia Institute for Training & Development, Rangs Bhaban, Tejgaon, Dhaka on Monday (16 June, 2014). Mr. Md. Sazzad Hossain, Executive Vice President & Head of ICCD, Mr. Mamun Mahmud, Senior Vice President & Head of...

Dhaka Bank organizes TK 1980m syndicate loan for KDS Logistic

 A “Signing & Cheque Handover Ceremony” for the syndicated term loan facility of BDT 1980.00 million for KDS Logistics Limited was held yesterday at The Westin, Dhaka. Dhaka Bank Limited is the mandated Lead Arranger and Agent Bank for the syndication. Honorable Governor of Bangladesh Bank Dr. Atiur Rahman presided the event as Chief Guest. PictureThe company will expand the capacity of the Inland Container Depot. This particular project located at Sitakunda has current capacity of 139,000 TEUs (Twenty Feet Equivalent Unit)/...
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