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Babul Akter awarded PhD on Ayurvedic medicine

Dhaka: Mohammed Babul Akter, an Ayurvedic physician and teache, has been awarded PhD on Ayurvedic medicine by Pharmacy department of Jahangirnagar University (JU), Savar. The approval to award a PhD to Mohammed Babul Akter was given at a syndicate meeting of JU held recently. His PhD thesis “Pre-clinical safety study and clinical study on management […]

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Dividend: A Rational Expectation of Investors

Nazrul Islam Khan Dividend is a rational expectation of members of a company. Members invest their money with an expectation to participate in the profits earned by the company. Dividend is a return of investment to the members. Proper declaration of dividend encourage investors especially small investors to invest their capital which ultimately assist the […]

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475 high-rises including 44 govt ones built without permission

Special Correspondent The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha identified 475 high-rises, including 44 government buildings, built without any approval from Rajuk or other authorities such as city corporations and municipalities. Owners of 431 private high-rises and officials responsible for the 44 government buildings could produce no document of approval as 24 teams Rajuk formed in April investigated […]

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Salute the departed soul

F R Chowdhury I remember late SanaullahChowdhury of Atlas Shipping with lot of love, respect and admiration. He was a good friend of mine. He has been laid to eternal rest in Dhaka on 25-April-2019. With his sad demise Bangladesh lost a worthy son of the nation who was no doubt the pioneer of private […]

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Etihad submits bid for Jet Air

Reuters, Abu Dhabi/Mumbai/New Delhi Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways has submitted a bid for a stake in India’s Jet Airways, the unit of State Bank of India (SBI) overseeing the sale of the grounded airline said on Friday. SBI had invited binding for a stake in the airline, which is saddled with roughly $1.2 billion […]

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UN Praises Bolivia’s economic model

By TeleSur “The country has been transformed from a heavily indebted developing country to one of the fastest-growing economies in the region,” The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has celebrated Bolivia’s economic model and said that the country must maintain the ‘gains’ of the last 13 years under leftist president Evo Morales. Luciana Mermet, UNDP […]