Vol. 5 Num 238 Tue. January 25, 2005       Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Sports Point-counterpoint Metropolitan National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives Business   Lack of infrastructure development reduces national competitiveness MCCI says in half yearly economic review Overcoming mid-year flood hiccup, macroeconomic situation returned to stability at the end of 2004 but the country failed to take the broader economic advantage due to government's inaction in infrastructural   Call money rate hits 45pc The inter-bank call money rate yesterday hit as high as 45 percent with the banks resuming work after a long four-day Eid-ul-Azha holiday.   New head of operations, technology for Citibank Bangladesh Khwaja Masum Billah was recently appointed the head of operations and technology for Citibank Bangladesh. He has replaced Mohammad Mamdudur Rashid.   Oil prices march towards $50 Oil prices headed towards 50 dollars a barrel on Monday in the wake of freezing weather in the United States' northeast, a major consumer of heating fuel, and ahead of an OPEC meeting and Iraq's elections.     Advertisement