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PNOC EC oil exports to Bangladesh up

PNOC Exploration Corp. (PNOC EC) aims to maintain oil exports to Bangladesh and Indonesia, which rose slightly in 2014 compared to 2013 shipments. Oil deliveries to Bangladesh via state-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corp. (BPC) reached 382,759 metric tons (MT) for 2014 worth about $342.3 million, company president and CEO Pedro A. Aquino Jr. told the Inquirer. The initial estimate for 2014 was 382,751 MT. bpc-oilThe total volume consisted of gas oil, motor gasoline or mogas and high speed fuel oil or HSFO. In 2013, PNOC EC sold 382,751.93MT to Banglades...

IBBL AVP dies

Md. Alauddin Gazi, Assistant Vice President and Manager of Torki branch of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) died on July 19, 2015 Sunday at a hospital in Barisal (Inna Lillahe Wa Inna Ilaihe Rajeon). He was 57. IBBL Alauddin GaziHe left his wife, son, two daughters and well wishers. Engr. Mustafa Anwar, Chairman and Mohamamd Abdul Mannan, Managing Director of the Bank expressed deep condolence at his death. They also expressed sorrow for the bereaved family members. Special Doa and Munazat was conducted in the head office a...

‘My home’ not to be blared with fake housing cos

Undoubtedly it’s a dream of all the city dwellers to own a home. To realize the ‘my home’ they usually go to different housing companies and the brokers who most of the times deceive them. So, ‘dream of my home’ only remains a far cry for the inhabitants of Dhaka city teeming with more than 1.2 million people. While the government is not capable of meeting the accommodation demand of the city people, they have to rely on those tricksters engaged in housing business only to making quick buck, not for the minimum benefits of the city residents. bdreports24-300x214... </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <div class=

Muhith praises BHBFC

Presided over by Finance Minister Abul Mal Abdul Muhith, a meeting on refinancing of Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation (BHBFC) was held at Bank and Financial Institution Auditorium in the city recently. image003Among others, Chairman to the Board of Directors Sheikh Aminuddin Ahmed, Managing Director Dr. Md. Nurul Alam Talukder, Director Md. Jalal Uddin and Bhobesh Chandra Podder, Addition Secretary of Finance Ministry Jalal Ahmed and Additional Secretary of Bank and Financial Institution Gokul Chand Dash & Md. Fazlul Haque were presen...

Tea prices snap 2-week run of gains

Tea prices in Bangladesh edged down at the weekly auction on Tuesday, snapping a two-week run of gains, on higher supplies and tepid demand from local buyers ahead of the Muslim festival, brokers said. Bangladeshi tea fetched an average 198.97 taka ($2.5) per kg at the auction, the 11th of the new marketing season, compared with 199.33 taka at the previous sale, an executive with National Brokers said. tea“There was less demand from local buyers ahead of the Eid holidays,” he said referring to the Eid al-Fitr celebrations, due on Saturday on sightin...

Volunteers learn to make life-or-death difference in disaster

In April 2013, Redowan Ahmed Srabon, a university student, watched in shock as news of the Rana Plaza factory collapse broke on television. Instead of just following the TV updates, he took a bus from central Dhaka to the factory, on the city’s outskirts, where more than 1,100 workers died and 2,500 were injured. [caption id="attachment_18148" align="alignright" width="620"]volunteer Urban volunteers in Dhaka learn to use light equipment during three days of training. Photograph: Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme[/caption] Srabon, 22 at the time...
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