Mobile operator Banglalink targets to reach 10m users by next year  2007/12/05
Banglalink, the mobile telephone operator, will have 10 million subscribers and start making profits by the end of next year, according to the Egyptian owned company's chief executive officer, Rashid Khan.

The fifth International Medical Exposition (MEDEXPO) begins in Dhaka  2007/12/05
The three-day fifth International Medical Exposition (MEDEXPO) - 2007, an annual event displaying medical equipment and providing medical services, will kick off tomorrow at the Dhaka Sheraton Hotel.

BRAC signs $55m unsecured loan deal with int'l lenders  2007/12/05
In a bid to increase further its micro finance activities in rural areas, BRAC, a leading micro finance institution in Bangladesh, has completed the closing of a new US$ 55 million equivalent taka loan facility from a group of international lenders.

Warid plans rapid launch of better cellphone services  2006/02/17
Warid Telecom is ready to face competition and will offer high quality cellphone services at affordable cost across Bangladesh within one year, the Daily Star reported.

BGMEA urges govt to introduce licensing system for freight forwarders  2006/02/17
Bangladesh Garment Manu-factures and Exporters Association (BGMEA) yesterday urged the government to introduce licensing system for freight forwarding agents allowing them to carry out documentation works, the Daily Star reported.

Exports grow 15pc in six months  2006/02/17
The country's overall exports grew US$ 642.79 million, or 15 percent, in the first six months of the current financial year, thanks to major contribution of knitwear and woven products, the Daily Star reported.

Dhaka starts identifying products to negotiate under WTO duty-free clause  2006/02/14
Bangladesh has started identifying products in an effort to keep those on the duty-free list of 97 percent tariff lines as decided in the last WTO Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong, the Daily Star reported.

$326.84m WB aid received this fiscal  2006/02/14
Finance and Planning Minister M Saifur Rahman yesterday informed the Jatiya Sangsad that the country had received $326.843 million assistance from the World Bank (WB) during the current fiscal, the Daily Star reported.

Dhaka for joint venture API plant with Islamabad  2006/02/14
Health and Family Welfare Minister Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain yesterday proposed to his Pakistan counterpart for setting up a joint venture Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) plant in Bangladesh, the Daily Star reported.

Central bank on the list of KPI  2006/02/10
The home ministry has included Bangladesh Bank in the list of Key Point Installations (KPI) which have been brought under the special security arrangement in the wake of security threats in recent times, the Daily Star reported.