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WB fund for infrastructure development on cards
WB vice president tells local bankers
The World Bank will provide a special fund for the development of the country's infrastructure.

Onion, sugar prices may rise in Ramadan
Traders tell commerce minister
Traders have expressed their apprehension of a possible rise in the prices of onion and sugar during Ramadan.

Vehicle import increases 54.78pc in FY05
The country's motor vehicle import increased by 54.78 percent in 2004-05 fiscal year.

Privatisation of seaports demanded
Port-users want privatisation as well as corporatisation of maritime ports of Bangladesh, including Chittagong Port, to bring them in the capital market and thus make them efficient for handling growing

Real estate fair begins Thursday in Ctg
A three-day real estate fair begins at the Engineers Institute auditorium here on Thursday.
Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdullah Al Noman is expected to inaugurate the show at 10am.

Mobile phone fair in Ctg ends on high note
The three-day mobile phone fair ended here yesterday with a high note.

BKMEA gets equipment from GTZ
As part of its ongoing assistance programmes to strengthen the knitwear sector in Bangladesh in the post-MFA era, the German-based GTZ has given some equipment to Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and

S'pore, Malaysia push for joint effort to tap world markets
Singapore and Malaysia called Monday for a joint effort by their business communities to tap opportunities in the global marketplace.

Workshop on business management
With a view to enhancing management performance of the professionals in the competitive world, a five-day workshop on 'Comprehensive Business Management Excellence in Globalised Market' began yesterday

StanChart chairman in Dhaka
Bryan K Sanderson CBE, group chairman of Standard Chartered PLC, arrived in Dhaka yesterday.

EU delegates leave Beijing
Textile talks still on: EU official
European Union delegates left China Monday after lengthy textile negotiations but a spokesman said talks were continuing on what to do about above-quota Chinese garments piling up in European ports.

KL eyes FTA signing with Tokyo in Dec
Malaysia's Trade Minister Rafidah Aziz on Monday expressed optimism that a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with Japan would be signed during a regional summit hosted by Kuala Lumpur in December.