Finance

Latest News From The Daily Star

• BB silent as no complaint filed

  Despite being the regulator of the banking industry, Bangladesh Bank believes that it has nothing to do with the recent unpleasant incident between a state minister and a managing director of a private bank that jolted the country's banking sector.

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• Contract for elevated expressway by June

  Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday said the contract for the much talked about elevated expressway might be given by this fiscal year.

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• 4-lane highway likely in 2yrs

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed the finance minister to disburse immediately the fund for the construction of Dhaka-Mymensingh four-lane highway.

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• Huji operative Mithu placed on remand

  The judicial magistrate court in Habiganj yesterday granted seven days' remand for Huji operative Shah Mizanur Rahman Mithu, an accused in former finance minister SAMS Kibria killing case.

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• Court orders producing Babar Mar 14

  The judicial magistrate court in Habiganj yesterday ordered producing former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar before the court on March 14 in connection with the former finance minister SAMS Kibria killing case.

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Latest News From Around The World

• Business Week

  Morgan Stanley Said to Hire Standard Chartered Team in Asia

  Morgan Stanley, ranked third in investment-banking fees for 2009, hired Janice Dunnett and two other executives from Standard Chartered Plc’s convertible bonds team, three people with knowledge of the matter said.

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• The Guardian

  University students expect to graduate with debts in excess of £15,000

  Latest university lifestyle survey paints a picture of anxiety-stricken undergraduates with mounting debts

  Half of all university students in the UK expect to graduate with more than £15,000 of debt, according to research

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• Philadelphia Inquirer

  Bernanke to Congress: Keep Fed's banking role intact

  WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke urged Congress yesterday to let the Fed keep all of its banking oversight, arguing that information gleaned from that process helps the central bank guide the economy.

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• Middle East North Africa Financial Network

  Qatar: 5-day course on fundamentals of Islamic banking from March 28

  Qatar: 5-day course on fundamentals of Islamic banking from March 28

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• Middle East North Africa Financial Network

  IMF delegation in Jordan to provide technical aid to Ministry of Finance

  IMF delegation in Jordan to provide technical aid to Ministry of Finance

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