Forex reserves fall in November

The country's foreign exchange reserves slipped to $17.11 billion at the end of November from a record high of $17.35 billion in October, but were up from $11.75 billion a year earlier, the central bank said on Sunday. Reserves fell in November as a result of scheduled bi-monthly import payments to the Asian Clearing Union totalling about $800 million, a senior central bank official said. remmitanceThe reserves are enough to cover more than five months of imports. Rising exports...

Media need funds for agro based programs

International aid communities are extending supporting hands to transnational and national media for campaigns and programs, related especially to agriculture and climate change issues. In Bangladesh, there is enormous scope for them to support initiatives, which can generate silent revolution in agricultural development. In particular, financial and technical assistance could trigger a strong campaign on food security, climate smart technology, green technology and other agro-based inventions and interventions. agro media

DBBL, UIU sign deal on e-Payment

Dutch-Bangla Bank (DBBL) and United International University (UIU) signed an agreement on Sunday for e-Payment of international seminar registration fee, tuition fee and other fees through DBBL Nexus Payment Gateway by using DBBL Nexus Debit Card, MasterCard and Visa cards. Event Pic 4R-30copyProf ASM Salahuddin, Registrar, UIU and Md. Kamruzzaman, Head of Personal Banking Division, DBBL signed the deal on behalf of their respective organizations. Prof Dr M. Rezw...

15pc ADP implementation in July-Oct

The progress  in implementation of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) except for the self-financed projects in the first four months (July-October) of current fiscal (2013-14) was 15 percent compared to 20 percent during the same period of the previous fiscal (2012-13). According to the Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED), the ADP expenditure during the four-month period except for the self-financed projects was Tk 9,906 crore compared to Tk 10,920 crore during the corresponding period of fiscal 2012-13. The ADP size except for the self-financed projects in the current fiscal (FY14) is Tk 65,872 crore. In case of the self-financed projects, the implementation rate marked 6 percent with Tk 461 crore ...

Ghashful organizes Autumn Festival in city

Ghashful, a media house organized ‘Autumn Festival’ titled ‘Chhorai Chhonde Shishir Bhejha Hredoy Chhoye’ at the Seminar Room of Central Public Library in the city on Saturday. [caption id="attachment_1136" align="alignleft" width="300"]Gashful (1) Mohiuzzaman Chowdhury Moina is performing Rabindra Songit in the function[/caption] Poet Muhammad Nurul Huda presided over the function while Bilu Kabir presented a keynote paper on verse literature after welcome speech of noted writer Ata Sarkar. The cont...

BSF pushes back 11 Bangladeshis illegally

Eleven Bangladeshi nationals were pushed into Bangladesh illegally by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) through Bangabari border under Gomostapur Upazila here last night. BSF of Petrolgar Company pushed them into Bangladesh instead of handing them over to BGB in a proper way. Police of Gomostapur Thana detained them at Naderabad area under Alinagar union of Gomostapur Upazila of the district today at around 8 am, OC of Gomostapur thana said, reports BSS. BSFThe detained Bangladeshi nationa...