China cancels deal to buy Thai rice due to graft probe: Thai minister

BANGKOK (Reuters) – China has canceled a deal to buy 1.2 million tonnes of Thai rice after Thailand’s anti-corruption agency launched investigations into a state rice-buying scheme, the Thai commerce minister said on Tuesday. The cancellation will add to the pressure on Thailand’s government, which is struggling to secure funds for the rice scheme at […]

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Bangladesh mobile operators add 16.604 mln new subscribers in 2013

DHAKA, Feb. 4 (NsNewsWire) — The total number of Bangladesh’s mobile phone subscribers reached nearly 114 million at the end of December 2013 with addition of 16.604 million new users in the immediate past year, statistics of the country’s telecom regulator showed Monday. With 1.042 million new addition in December last year, according to Bangladesh […]

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Taiwan mapping out 5G blueprin

Taiwan will establish a governing body to direct the island’s development of fifth-generation (5G) mobile networks, the island’s executive authority declared on Friday at a conference. Jiang Yi-huah, head of Taiwan’s executive authority, said at the strategic conference on developing 5G mobile networks, that the island’s authority should map out a blueprint for 5G as […]

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২০১৪-১৫ সালের জন্য নতুন মেয়াদে (বিভিন্ন পদে) নির্বাচিত হলেন বিএমসিসিআই’র কর্মকর্তাগণ

বাংলাদেশ-মালয়েশিয়া চেম্বার অব কমার্স এ্যান্ড ইন্ডাস্ট্রি (বিএমসিসিআই) এর প্রেসিডেন্ট ও অনারারি জেনারেল সেক্রেটারি নির্বাচিত হলেন যথাক্রমে গ্রীণ ডেলটা ইনস্যুরেন্স এর অ্যাডভাইজর জনাব নাসির এ চৌধুরী এবং আর্য়ুবেদিয়া ফার্মাসি লি: এর চেয়ারম্যান জনাব রাকিব মোঃ ফখরুল। সম্প্রতি অনুষ্ঠিত ১২তম বার্ষিক সাধারন সভায় তারা ২০১৪-১৫ মেয়াদের জন্য নির্বাচিত হলেন। একই মেয়াদের জন্য বিএমসিসিআই’র ভাইস প্রেসিডেন্ট হিসেবে নির্বাচিত […]

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DBCCI held 14th Annual General Meeting

DHAKA, Feb. 3 (NsNewsWire) — The 14th Annual General Meeting of the Dutch-Bangla Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DBCCI) held on Saturday, the 1st February 2014 at Flambe Restaurant, Gulshan, Dhaka.The President of the DBCCI Mr. Shahzada Hamid presided over the meeting and presented a concise resume of the DBCCI activities in 2012. The Annual […]

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Mamun new Secretary General of GEF-B

DHAKA, Feb. 2 (NsNewsWire) — Deputy Managing Director of Standard Bank Limited Mamun-Ur-Rashid, an inspired banker with 30 years of satisfying experience in banking has been elected Secretary General of Global Economist Forum-Bangladesh (GEF-B) recently for 2014-15. Mr. Mamun started his career with National Bank as a probationary officer in 1984. In the process of […]

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NOVOAIR Professional Golf Tournament

DHAKA, Feb. 2 (NsNewsWire) — NOVOAIR is honored and privileged to host “NOVOAIR Professional Golf Tournament” at Kurmitola Golf Club. NOVOAIR has sponsored the tournament for the 1st time in our country. This tournament will be held from 02-05 February 2014. Mr. Arshad Jamal Dipu, Director and CFO of NOVOAIR who is also an official […]

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Thai government says no delay in Sunday election

DHAKA, Jan. 29 (NsNewsWire) — Thailand’s government announced Tuesday it will go ahead with an election this weekend despite an opposition boycott, months of street protests and the likelihood of more violence in the country’s political crisis. Related Stories The government made the announcement after Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra met with the Election Commission, which […]

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Reaction of DCCI on Half Yearly Monetary Policy

DHAKA, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh Bank has declared the new Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) for the second half of the current fiscal year on 27 January, 2014. The new MPS emphasized on enhancing investment and reducing inflation in the country. In the declared monetary policy, private sector credit growth has been targeted at 16.5 […]

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