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Bangladesh Commerce Bank joins problem-bank list

The Bangladesh Commerce Bank Ltd. (BCBL) has been placed on the list of problem banks following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the central bank and the BCBL management recently, official sources said. Under the MoU, the BCBL would have to follow specific guidelines in addition to normal banking rules and . . . . . . Read Full Story

Officials creating roadblocks to functioning of anti-graft body

As the newly formed Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is refreshingly showing some signs of acting on its own accord -- contrary to the expectations of the power that be -- it is seemingly becoming the whipping boy of the bureaucracy. The ACC has been established as an independent body by an Act of the Parliament and is, thus, to fu . . . . . . Read Full Story

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Bangladesh Commerce Bank joins problem-bank list

The Bangladesh Commerce Bank Ltd. (BCBL) has been placed on the list of problem banks following the

Officials creating roadblocks to functioning of anti-graft body

As the newly formed Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is refreshingly showing some signs of acting on

CPA circular contradicts NBR notification on VAT

The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) recently issued a circular about exemption of value added tax (V

News Watch

India's security adviser Dixit passes away

NEW DELHI, Jan 3: India's National Security Adviser, JN Dixit, who suffered a massive heart attack,

Khulna Int'l Trade Fair kicks off today

KHULNA, Jan 3: Khulna International Trade Fair-2005 will be inaugurated tomorrow (Tuesday) at Khulna

$325m ADB aid for tsunami victims

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced Monday that up to US$325 million donations will be made i

Trade & Finance

Mongla Port operations hit hard by lighter crisis

KHULNA, Jan 3: Non-cooperation from the river transport owners' association of Khulna region is alle

IPDC, Unique Group sign Tk 120m equity deal on proposed hotel

IPDC has agreed to provide Tk 120 million of equity investment to the Unique Hotel and Resorts Limi

Sadharan Bima functioning without any MD since 2001

The state-owned Sadharan Bima Corporation (SBC) has been running its operation without any professio

Editorial

PRSP as a medium-term growth strategy

The final draft of the much-talked-about Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) is now ready. It ha

Anti-Corruption Commission's independence

THE chairman of the Anti-corruption Commission(ACC), after assuming office two days after formation

This is the Chinese century

THE 18TH and 19th centuries were the British centuries, in which industrial, political and imperial

World/Asia

Bid to help tsunami survivors makes inroad but it could take 'a generation' to rebuild

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Jan 3 (AFP) : The drive to help nearly two million desperate survivors of Asi

Britain wants G8 to reduce debt burden of tsunami-hit Asian countries

LONDON, Jan 3 (AFP) : Britain, which holds the presidency of the Group of Eight (G8) bloc of leading

Insurgents waging 'all-out war' on Iraq's vital oil industry

BAGHDAD, Jan 3 (AFP) : Iraqi insurgents are waging an all-out war on the country's vital oil industr

Metro/Country

Cambrian College to launch Dhaka campus Jan 15

The Cambrian College, a Canadian educational institution, is going to launch its Dhaka Campus in the

DU proceeds from sale of forms stand at 22.9m

The proceeds of Dhaka University (DU) through sale of forms of honours first year admission test sto

Mannan Bhuiyan recovers further

The health condition of Secretary General of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Local Government

Corporate/Stock

Square Pharma wins award for best published accounts

Square Pharmaceuticals Limited has secured the top position for the best published accounts and repo

Mercantile Bank opens new branch at Jhilongia in Cox's Bazar

FE Report Mercantile Bank Limited (MBL) has opened its 24th branch at Jhilongia in Cox's Bazar.

Prices close lower

The price indices on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) closed lower Monday, as the losers overwhelmed

Sports

Australia in driving seat against Pakistan

SYDNEY, Jan 3 (Reuters): Ricky Ponting scored his first century as Test captain to put Australia in

Ganguly to lead Asian Eleven fund raising series

Sourav Ganguly of India will lead the Asian Eleven in the first of the two-match one-day fund raisin

Kallis strikes ton but England remain on hunt

CAPE TOWN, Jan 3 (Reuters): South Africa's Jacques Kallis completed his 19th test century Monday but

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