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StanChart gives scholarships to intellectually-impaired students
Posted by on Sun, Dec 16 2012 07:10 am
Standard Chartered Bank yesterday awarded scholarships to 100 poor intellectually-disabled students of five schools in Dhaka as part of its corporate social responsibility.
Stocks end in black, powered by banks
Posted by on Sun, Dec 16 2012 07:08 am
Dhaka stocks gained in the last week riding on the most-weighted banking sector despite political instability in the country.
Bond market goes online tomorrow
Posted by on Sun, Dec 16 2012 06:55 am
The central bank will launch an online trading platform for government treasury bonds and bills tomorrow, opening up an easy market for both institutional and individual investors.
Power sector imports eat up 1/3 of remittance
Posted by on Sat, Dec 15 2012 06:11 am
The central bank of Bangladesh projected the payment obligation in the dollar currency against imports in the power sector at $1.0 billion for the four-month period from November last, official sources said.
China manufacturing hits 14-month high: HSBC
Posted by on Sat, Dec 15 2012 06:05 am
China’s manufacturing activity hit a 14-month high in December, a further sign of a rebound in the world’s number two economy as domestic demand improved despite external weakness, HSBC said Friday.
World Bank chief economist hails India reforms
Posted by on Sat, Dec 15 2012 05:59 am
World Bank chief economist Kaushik Basu on Friday urged India to keep up its blitz of “promising” reforms, saying they can help the economy return to the nine per cent growth needed to combat poverty.
National Bank holds workshop
Posted by on Sat, Dec 15 2012 05:53 am
National Bank Limited (NBL) organised a workshop on ‘Prevention of Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism’ at its training institute in Dhaka recently.
SIBL holds board meet
Posted by on Sat, Dec 15 2012 05:44 am
Social Islami Bank Limited has organised the 279th meeting of the board of directors at the corporate office of the bank in Dhaka Thursday.
Southeast Bank opens branch in N’ganj.
Posted by on Sat, Dec 15 2012 05:36 am
Southeast Bank Limited opened its 91st branch at Gopaldi in Narayanganj recently.
RAKUB opens new branch in Pabna
Posted by on Sat, Dec 15 2012 05:28 am
Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank opened its 374th branch at Sathia in Pabna Thursday.