Vol. 4 Num 153 Mon. October 27, 2003    
 
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Taiwan plans investment in Bangladesh ICT sector
Taiwanese vice minister tells FBCCI members
A Taiwanese vice minister yesterday expressed his country's willingness to invest in Bangladesh's information and communication technology (ICT) sector and offered training facilities to ICT professionals.
 
Garment workers may get health services from Cida
Canadian International Development Agency (Cida) wants to help Bangladesh's readymade garment industry by increasing productivity through providing the workers with primary healthcare and family planning
 
Benefits of globalisation hinge on skilled manpower
Foreign minister tells BCI seminar
Foreign Minister M Morshed Khan yesterday said Bangladesh can utilise the benefits of globalisation if it exports products at competitive price and develops skilled manpower.
 
BB auction
The 268th auction of the 28-day, 91-day, 182-day, 364-day, 2-year and 5-year treasury bills were held here yesterday.

A total of Tk 855.

 
Premier Bank to launch Visa credit card in December
The Premier Bank Ltd, a third generation private sector bank, is going to launch its Visa credit card services in December this year.
 
Bank Asia's new branch opens at Uttara
Bank Asia opened its 14th branch at Uttara in Dhaka on Saturday.
 
Rangs Electronics launches winter festival
Rangs Electronics Limited formally launched 'Sony Rangs Prothom Alo Winter Festival Chamak 03' at the company's showroom on Sonargaon Road in Dhaka on Saturday.
 
StanChart, Conscious Health sign agreement
Standard Chartered Bank has signed an agreement with Conscious Health Services recently to introduce a specially designed priority health package for the bank's priority customers, says a press release.
 
North Bengal Sugar Mill starts crushing
Crushing season began yesterday in North Bengal Sugar Mill with a production target of 1.80 lakh tons of sugar in 15 mills under the government.
 
US to freeze interest rates at 45-year low this week
The United States will freeze key interest rates at a 45-year low this week even as the economy looks poised finally to bust out of a years-long slump, analysts said.
 
EU spending demands not feasible, says France
French Budget Minister Alain Lambert on Saturday criticised the European Union's demands for cuts in government spending next year, saying they could not be done and would contradict government policy.
 
Brunei steps up effort to diversify oil-based economy
Oil and gas-rich Brunei has embarked on ambitious campaign to diversify its fossil fuel-based economy in a bid to emerge as a key regional player by 2008.
 
Indian bonds seen edging up, but wary of central bank
Indian government bond prices are expected to edge up at the start of the week, with sentiment comforted by a dip in inflation and expectations that a correction induced by the central bank may have run
 

 
   
 
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