Vegetables’ price increases due to political turmoil
The price of vegetables has increased by Tk10 to 15 per kg, as post poll violence, hartal and blockade affected country’s communication sector.
Though vegetables growers are not getting return of their investment due to low price, the consumers in Dhaka city pay high price to buy those. The traders say that the transport fare had been increased three times by this time.
Godown owner Suja Uddin, of Karwan Bazar has said that the truck drivers demanded Tk 60,000 on Thursday, as fare from Natore, against the normal fare of Tk25, 000.
“I have invested Tk 5,00,000 to five vegetables farmers of Natore district on condition of supplying in time. But violence over January 5 election caused a massive loss to me,” He said.
NRBCB holds 11th Annual Business Conference
The 11th Annual Business Conference-2014 of NRB Commercial Bank Ltd (NRBCB) was held at a city hotel on Saturday.
Engr. Farasath Ali, chairman of the bank inaugurated the conference while Vice Chairman and Executive Committee Chairman Dr Toufique Rahman Chowdhury, Chairman Audit Committee Mohammed Adnan Imam, Director Mohammed Manzurul Islam, Alternate Director AM Saidur Rahman, M Habibur Rahman, Anwara Begum and Sponsors Dr Rafiqul Islam Khan, Md. Shafiqul Islam, Sabbir Ahmed Mubin...
Engr. Farasath Ali, chairman of the bank inaugurated the conference while Vice Chairman and Executive Committee Chairman Dr Toufique Rahman Chowdhury, Chairman Audit Committee Mohammed Adnan Imam, Director Mohammed Manzurul Islam, Alternate Director AM Saidur Rahman, M Habibur Rahman, Anwara Begum and Sponsors Dr Rafiqul Islam Khan, Md. Shafiqul Islam, Sabbir Ahmed Mubin...
e-Service Authority for ensuring quality soon
The government is going to introduce an e-Service Regulations soon keeping a provision to set up an e-Service Authority to create disciplined environment in electronic service (e-Service) delivery and ensure quality service to the people, top official of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Ministry said.
He said the draft regulations titled “e-Service Regulations’2013” which is now under process to launch anytime,has been prepared as per article 88 of Information and Communica...
He said the draft regulations titled “e-Service Regulations’2013” which is now under process to launch anytime,has been prepared as per article 88 of Information and Communica...
Small investors receding as multinational companies proliferating
Small poultry farm owners are gradually losing the ground for business to big investors in the sector, particularly the multinational investors, amid the absence of a protective mechanism by the government.
The stakes of the multinational companies over the poultry sector have made a leap from 4-5 percent to 31-32 percent since 2007, while, at the same time, more than 50 percent of the country’s small poultry farm owners who have called it quits, according to insiders in the sector.
While bi...
While bi...
DITF hoped fetching significant export orders
The month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF), 2014, the 19th edition of the annual event, begins here on Saturday with a high hope of fetching significant export orders.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the fair, a platform for both local and foreign producers to showcase the products, at city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on the grounds to the west of the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the morning.

ACCA Bangladesh hosts annual career fair in city
ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is organising its annual ACCA Fair 2014 at the University of Dhaka on 10 and 11 January. The event will give potential students and their parents an opportunity to meet with ACCA’s Approved Learning Providers as well potential future employers.



















