TOKYO, June 12 (AFP): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's bid to light a fire under the country's long-tepid economy will this month face its most critical test with a long-awaited update to his plans for structural reforms. Farming and pharmacology,...
Yasir Wardad | 2014-06-13 00:00:00
Arshadul Islam, a sharecropper at Kalikapur area under Kishoreganj upazila in Nilphamari district, is now pulling rickshaw in Dhaka. The massive price debacle of potato in January-February period has forced him to borrow Tk 0.075 million from moneylenders. And ultimately,...
TOKYO, June 12 (Reuters): Boeing Co said it will retain Japanese companies such as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd and Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd as key partners in its commercial aircraft business, awarding them a 21 per...
Dollar edges up against yen in Asia after US tumble TOKYO, June 12: The dollar inched up against the yen in Asia Thursday after tumbling in New York as the Bank of Japan kicked off a policy meeting and investors...
SINGAPORE, June 12 (AFP): Oil prices rose in Asia Thursday following a surprisingly bullish US stockpiles report and on rising concerns that turmoil in Iraq will disrupt Middle East supplies. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for July delivery rose 16...
CHICAGO, June 12 (Bloomberg): Wheat rebounded in Chicago today, after falling Wednesday into a bear market, as traders weighed prospects for declining US output against rising world supply. US wheat output may be 1.942 billion bushels, down from 1.963 billion...
BEIJING, June 12 (Xinhua): Alibaba Group and China Post are planning a joint smart logistics network in small cities and rural areas. Alibaba founder and chairman Jack Ma and China Post's general manager Li Guohua signed a deal on Thursday...
CHICAGO, June 12 (Xinhua): Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose Wednesday as the World Bank cut its global growth forecast. The most active gold contract for August delivery rose US$1.1, or 0.09 per...
CHICAGO, June 12 (Xinhua): Chicago agricultural commodities closed down across the board Wednesday, led by wheat. The most active corn contract for July delivery fell 4.5 cents, or 1.01 per cent, to close at US$4.41 per bushel. July wheat lost...
Muhammad Zamir | 2014-06-13 00:00:00
Bangladesh and China have enjoyed traditional bonds of friendship and multi-faceted cooperation for nearly four decades. Our bilateral relations have steadily been consolidated through our common commitment to peaceful co-existence, mutual trust and respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity and non-interference...
Md. Rashed Chowdhury | 2014-06-13 00:00:00
Currently there is an 80 per cent chance that an El Niño, warming sea surface temperature in the eastern Pacific (SST-EP), will develop by July-August-September of 2014, or it may develop by October-November-December of 2014. Whatever the timeframe is, this...
As the holy month of Ramadan is fast approaching, financially solvent families in the country with its overwhelmingly Muslim population will be readjusting their family budgets for giving Zakat. Every year, millions give Zakat money either in cash to the...
Nilratan Halder | 2014-06-13 00:00:00
The 20th version of the Federation Internatoionale de Football Association World Cup would have got off to its scheduled start well before this column sees the light of day. Also the result of the curtain raiser between the host country...
Monirul Hoque Pasha | 2014-06-13 00:00:00
Medical laboratory services are essential for diagnosis and assessment of health of patients. These help physicians to provide correct treatment to their patients. A medical laboratory is often called clinical or diagnostic laboratory. The lab's aim is not only to...
What if the employers do not train their newly recruited employees and the employees straightway start working after receiving employment. If it happens, the employer and employee both will be loser. The question is who will be worse off? The...
Opinions and comments continue to pour in from organisations and individuals relating to the national budget 2014-15 placed recently by the finance minister in the Jatiya Sangsad. The house rent issue is an important topic for discussion in the media...
It is good to know that the government has decided to change the crest of the foreign friends and give them new crests. The government has already formed a parliamentary sub-committee to investigate the allegation of tampering the awards and...
Maswood Alam Khan from Maryland, USA | 2014-06-13 00:00:00
There is a belief, rather a superstition, that the "universe influenced by the positions of stars" watches minutely what is happening on the planet Earth, especially during World Cup. The unseen watchman above in the outer space is believed to...
S. M. Rayhanul Islam reviewing the book | 2014-06-13 00:00:00
The book 'Five Minutes with Mrs Robinson' by Angela M. V. Robinson is a collection of 106 School Assembly Talks given between January 2003 and July 2003 at the British School in Dhaka. It portrays the author's efforts to educate...
FE Report | 2014-06-13 00:00:00
Dr. Akihiko Tanaka, President of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will visit Bangladesh from June 14 to June 17. It will be his first visit to Bangladesh as JICA President. The previous JICA president last visited Bangladesh in March, 2003....
FE Report | 2014-06-13 00:00:00
Trading of the shares of Peninsula Chittagong Ltd will commence on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) from Sunday (June 15) under 'N' category, officials said. DSE trading code for the Peninsula Chittagong Ltd is 'PENINSULA'...
FE Report | 2014-06-13 00:00:00
Education & Training Director of Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) Dr Adrian Pulham said Bangladeshi young professionals in near future will contribute in the economic development of the country embarking on proper professional trainings. "Bangladesh is progressing...
Eastern Bank Limited has launched EBL ZIP (Zero Installment Program) for its credit cardholders. EBL ZIP is a non-interest bearing equal installment plan that allows credit cardholders the flexibility to convert retail purchase transactions at designated outlets into an installment...
The 30th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Kay & Que (Bangladesh) Ltd was held recently at Sundarban Hotel in the city. The Chairman of the Company Mr. Abdul Awal Mintoo presided over the meeting. The meeting was well attended by...
BTCCI meeting held The 4th meeting of the Board of Directors of Bangladesh Thai Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BTCCI) was held recently. Mr. Sajjatus Jumma, President of the chamber presided over the meeting. Mr. M A Momen, former DCCI...
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