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DSE turnover surges to new high on Premier Bank debut
Huge levels of trading in Premier Bank, which made its debut on the DSE and CSE yesterday, pushed turnover on the Dhaka bourse to a new all time high with almost 1 million of the bank's shares changing
 
New cargo handling system soon at Mongla Port
Adviser rules out any privatisation plan
The Dock Workers Board of Directors at Mongla Port will be abolished and a new cargo handling system introduced soon to smooth operation of the country's second largest seaport, which has been underused
 
Govt should not offer hedge against business risks to foreign investment
Foreign adviser tells Ficci meet
The government should provide a stable exchange rate to encourage foreign investment to the country, but it should not provide a hedge against business or industry risks, said Foreign Affairs AdviserIftekhar
 
CPD's diagnostic study on price of daily essentials: Recommendations
The recommendations to control the prices of essentials are extracted from the study titled 'Price of Daily Essentials: A Diagnostic Study of Recent Trends', which was conducted by the CPD (Centre
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Leaders must break with past to reinvigorate Saarc
Says Mainul
The region's leadership must break with the past in order to reinvigorate Saarc, an orgnisation whose real progress has been slow and unimpressive, Mainul Hosein, adviser to Ministry of Law, Justice and
 
Achieving MDGs
More budgetary allocation for farming, power, local govt
Says finance adviser
The finance and planning adviser has spelt out the plan to up budgetary allocation for the sectors that impact the achievement of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
 
Workers' Minimum Wages
Govt to get tough against defaulter RMG owners
Warns adviser
The government would get tough with garment-factory owners to make them pay the recommended minimum wages to their workers if they want to run their business, the finance and commerce adviser warned Sunday.
 
Unilever gives support to Asian University in Ctg
Unilever Bangladesh Limited signed an agreement with the Asian University for Women Support Foundation (AUWSF) yesterday to create a fund for two scholarships titled the "Unilever Bangladesh Scholarships",
 
OIC $10b poverty fund soon
The 57-nation Organisation of the Islamic Conference on Sunday announced it will launch a 10-billion-dollar fund to fight poverty in the Islamic world.
 
World Islamic Economic Forum meets in Malaysia today
Government leaders and top business executives will meet from Monday at the annual World Islamic Economic Forum, aimed at boosting cooperation among Muslim communities, event organisers said.
 
Apec energy meeting begins in Australia
Senior Apec energy officials began meeting in the northern Australian city of Darwin on Sunday for talks which will focus on energy security and climate change, an official said.
 
Candidates to replace Wolfowitz spark debate
The White House has begun searching for a successor to outgoing World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz amid questions about the tradition that allows Washington to name an American as the development lender's
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