Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-03-10 00:00:00
The customs authority smelt the involvement of influential quarters including airlines' officials and staffs with the gold smuggling that went up significantly in the recent months. This perception of the customs authority formed, as it was found that most of...
FE Report Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will work together with Bangladesh in developing country's micro enterprises as well as micro credit. "Bangladesh is the pioneer in micro credit, so the OIC wants to get the Bangladesh's expertise and spread...
An exhibition of spare parts components of automobiles (bus, truck, car and motor cycle) was held at a city hotel recently. Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed attended the programme as the chief guest, while Founder President of IBCCI & Chairman of...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-03-10 00:00:00
The government is contemplating introduction of national air cargo service with a view to expand exports, official said. A proposal of Ministry of Commerce (MoC) in this regard was discussed at a meeting of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and...
FE Report A Hong Kong-Bangladeshi joint venture (JV) plant is going to invest US$ 10 million for establishing a garment accessories industry in Adamjee Export Processing Zone (Adamjee EPZ). The company, M/S Euro-A Zipper Co (BD) Ltd, will produce 22...
The prize giving ceremony of the 3rd Apex Children's Art Competition was held at Apex Footwear Limited conference hall in the city recently, said a press statement. A total of nine participants were awarded in light of their excellent pictures,...
CHITTAGONG, Mar 9: Two additional sales of tea in the current season will be held on 8 April and 15 April, said the auctioneers. In a press release the National Brokers Ltd today said the decision to hold two more...
NEW DELHI, Mar 9: Facebook's $19 billion deal (Rs 1,16,000 crore) to acquire WhatsApp may face a detailed scrutiny by the country's fair trade regulator CCI, especially since both players have significant presence in India. The world's largest social networking...
NEW YORK, Mar 9: US authorities are investigating the French banks Societe Generale, BNP Paribas and Credit Agricole for embezzlement and violating American sanctions against other countries, a source close to the matter said Friday. Other big international banks were...
NEW DELHI, Mar 8: Flipkart, India's answer to US online giant Amazon, said Saturday its sales would cross the milestone $1 billion-mark this year, ahead of schedule, in the country's exploding e-commerce market. Founded in 2007 by two ex-Amazon.com employees...
ATHENS, Mar 9 (Xinhua): Greece and Europe will emerge stronger from the current economic crisis, a confident European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said yesterday. The EU leader was addressing 800 participants at the 6th European Summit of Regions and...
LONDON, Mar 9 (AFP): Six months before Scotland votes in a referendum on whether to become independent from the rest of Britain, major companies are going public on their plans whatever the outcome. Firms ranging from Royal Bank of Scotland...
PARIS, Mar 9 (AFP): French conglomerate Bouygues Telecom is ready to sell its cell phone antennas and frequencies to competitor Free to smooth its bid to take over Vivendi's SFR, its chief executive said Sunday. Bouygues Telecom is hoping to...
TEHRAN, Mar 9 (Xinhua): Iran received the second installment of previously frozen oil assets under an interim nuclear deal with world powers, local media reported yesterday. The new funds, amounting to 4.5 million U.S. dollars, was transferred to the account...
CELAYA, Mexico, Mar 9 (AFP): Celaya, an industrial city in the heart of Mexico, now has a Japanese language class where the teacher uses honorifics, addressing her students as "Felipe-san" or "Christian-san." Across town, a hotel installed a special satellite...
Sarwar Md. Saifulllah Khaled | 2014-03-10 00:00:00
A new sub-regional grouping was formed on June 06, 1997 in Bangkok and christened as Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand Economic Cooperation (BISTEC). Myanmar attended the inaugural meeting as an observer and joined the organisation as a full member...
Mohammad Ishaq Dar | 2014-03-10 00:00:00
After nine months of the present government and at a time when the second review of the IMF is completed, it is important to look back on what have we achieved over this period and see whether the economic course...
Christopher W. Williams | 2014-03-10 00:00:00
Barriers to women's achievement are falling in every sphere. Women lead countries, corporations, and households. Globally, more girls are entering school, earning family income, and participating in public life. But one big taboo stands in the way of women's full...
The chief of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) divulged late last week the government plan to cut the corporate tax rate and bring the same on a par with the maximum rate of individual tax, which is now 25...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2014-03-10 00:00:00
The upazila polls, now being held across the country in phases, have generated enough of heat at the national as well as local levels. Last Sunday's issues of a number of national dailies carried pictures of gun-toting supporters of rival...
Neil Ray | 2014-03-10 00:00:00
To a woman motherhood appears to be the most prized possession. In the heavenly feeling of motherhood, a woman finds her ultimate fulfilment. But not all are blessed with this precious gift. Then for some others, motherhood proves to be...
Dhaka is one of the fastest growing cities in Bangladesh. No fewer than 13 million people live here, half of whom are women. The majority of women are active in many services and vocations in Dhaka, like social, cultural, economic...
In Asian Cup final, Sri Lanka scored 261 runs for five wickets in 46.2 overs while former champions Pakistan scored 260 runs for five wickets in 50 overs. As a result, Sri Lanka won by five wickets with 22 balls...
There are a large number of restaurants in Dhaka. The government rule stipulates that restaurants pay a 15 per cent VAT on their income. But in reality what they are doing is completely opposite to what they should have done....
Syed Jamaluddin | 2014-03-10 00:00:00
Another hike in power tariff is in the offing. The power distribution companies have already submitted their proposals to the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC). The BERC has conducted public hearings on these proposals. Even if the proposed increase is...
Muhammad Zamir | 2014-03-10 00:00:00
Mohammed Bouazizi from the Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid set off a wave of popular protests throughout the Arab world three years ago. President Ben Ali of Tunisia fell from power and was followed soon after by other leaders -...
DU Correspondent The ministry of primary and mass education (MoPME) issued a circular Sunday upgrading the existing status of the head teachers of the government primary schools to the second class, sources said. Besides, the notification also contains a new...
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