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Italy strategic fund to have $28.80b

2011-04-11 00:00:00

MILAN, April 9 (Reuters): The fund Italian Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti wants to set up to save strategic companies from foreign takeover will have some 20 billion euros ($28.80 billion) available, the La Repubblica daily said Saturday. The Italian government...

WEATHER

2011-04-11 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Jessore, Khustia and Comilla in next 24 hours till 6.0pm today (Sunday)....

Of emission tax and traffic gridlock

2011-04-11 00:00:00

Shamsul Huq ZahidExperimentations to solve problems that otherwise need different kinds of solution are galore in this country. Government agencies instead of addressing the core issues sometimes come up with ridiculous solutions to problems. Take for instance the case of...

Alternative dispute resolution for business

2011-04-11 00:00:00

The launching of Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) at the initiative of International Chamber of Commerce, Bangladesh (ICC-B) in partnership with the country's two leading trade promotion organisations - the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) and the Dhaka...

Services in public hospitals cry out for improvement

2011-04-11 00:00:00

Lutfor Rahman.Recent reports in the media say the country's overall healthcare services have deteriorated to a marked extent. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on April 6 said that the country's overall healthcare scenario has not improved to an expected level...

Why coalfields abroad have to be taken on lease?

2011-04-11 00:00:00

The media reported quoting the government of Bangladesh (GoB) sources that moves are underway to take on lease coal reserves or operating coal mines abroad. Under long term agreements, the GoB wants to facilitate the operators in the sector to...

Ice and Soot!

2011-04-11 00:00:00

Both are very common items in every home. Ice is now on the shelf, at all times; thanks to refrigerators in almost all houses. So too is soot; when we burn any fuel anywhere; or smoke a cigarette! But can...

Recording testimony on Tinni murder case begins

2011-04-11 00:00:00

Recording testimony in the sensational murder case of model Syeda Tania Mahbub Tinni has begun, reports bdnews24.com. Tinni's father Syed Mahbub Karim gave partial statement in Dhaka Seventh Additional District and Session Judge's Court Sunday after missing seven dates. Judge...

Govt to import rice, wheat, sugar

2011-04-11 00:00:00

The government will import 50,000 tonnes of wheat, 50,000 tonnes of boiled rice and 12,500 tonnes of sugar to meet the domestic requirements. Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase at a meeting at NEC Bhaban with Finance Minister AMA Muhith Sunday...

BTCL staff sit-in strike

2011-04-11 00:00:00

Temporary employees of the Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) have gone on a sit-in strike demanding regularisation of their jobs. The sit-in programme started at 10:00 am Sunday in front of the BTCL building in the city's Eskaton Road. -...

Italy strategic fund to have $28.80b

2011-04-11 00:00:00

MILAN, April 9 (Reuters): The fund Italian Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti wants to set up to save strategic companies from foreign takeover will have some 20 billion euros ($28.80 billion) available, the La Repubblica daily said Saturday. The Italian government...

WEATHER

2011-04-11 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Jessore, Khustia and Comilla in next 24 hours till 6.0pm today (Sunday)....

Power Sector: A dilemma for the government

2011-04-11 00:00:00

Shammunul Islam and M. Mizanur RahmanBangladesh is dreaming of lifting itself into a middle income country out of its present status as one among the 49 least developed countries (LDCs). With the hard work and innovativeness of the Bangladeshi entrepreneurs...

Congestion charging: An option to reduce traffic jam

2011-04-11 00:00:00

Shafiqul AlamPeople are getting richer and subsequently the urban lifestyle is also changing. Residents in Dhaka city are stamping their feet in frustration as there seems to be no relief in the offing from the horrendous traffic gridlocks that are...

Services in public hospitals cry out for improvement

2011-04-11 00:00:00

Lutfor Rahman.Recent reports in the media say the country's overall healthcare services have deteriorated to a marked extent. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on April 6 said that the country's overall healthcare scenario has not improved to an expected level...

Why coalfields abroad have to be taken on lease?

2011-04-11 00:00:00

The media reported quoting the government of Bangladesh (GoB) sources that moves are underway to take on lease coal reserves or operating coal mines abroad. Under long term agreements, the GoB wants to facilitate the operators in the sector to...

Ice and Soot!

2011-04-11 00:00:00

Both are very common items in every home. Ice is now on the shelf, at all times; thanks to refrigerators in almost all houses. So too is soot; when we burn any fuel anywhere; or smoke a cigarette! But can...

Recording testimony on Tinni murder case begins

2011-04-11 00:00:00

Recording testimony in the sensational murder case of model Syeda Tania Mahbub Tinni has begun, reports bdnews24.com. Tinni's father Syed Mahbub Karim gave partial statement in Dhaka Seventh Additional District and Session Judge's Court Sunday after missing seven dates. Judge...

Govt to import rice, wheat, sugar

2011-04-11 00:00:00

The government will import 50,000 tonnes of wheat, 50,000 tonnes of boiled rice and 12,500 tonnes of sugar to meet the domestic requirements. Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase at a meeting at NEC Bhaban with Finance Minister AMA Muhith Sunday...

BTCL staff sit-in strike

2011-04-11 00:00:00

Temporary employees of the Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) have gone on a sit-in strike demanding regularisation of their jobs. The sit-in programme started at 10:00 am Sunday in front of the BTCL building in the city's Eskaton Road. -...

Italy strategic fund to have $28.80b

2011-04-11 00:00:00

MILAN, April 9 (Reuters): The fund Italian Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti wants to set up to save strategic companies from foreign takeover will have some 20 billion euros ($28.80 billion) available, the La Repubblica daily said Saturday. The Italian government...

WEATHER

2011-04-11 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Jessore, Khustia and Comilla in next 24 hours till 6.0pm today (Sunday)....

Bus rapid transit in Airport-Gazipur route to be launched

2011-04-11 00:00:00

FE ReportThe first ever higher passenger-capacity bus service will be introduced in the Airport-Gazipur corridor in the greater Dhaka with articulated buses, overpasses and underpasses. A study of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said this Sunday at a workshop on...

JS bodies demand punishment to share market manipulators

2011-04-11 00:00:00

FE Report Members of four parliamentary standing committees Sunday said the government must ensure punishment to the persons responsible for the recent share market scam. The members of finance, planning, public accounts and government affairs committees were addressing a pre-budget...

SEC officials get promotion

2011-04-11 00:00:00

The capital market regulator has promoted 10 of its officials, including two directors, who have been made executive directors, reports bdnews24.com. The decision came Sunday following a meeting of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This is the first change...

Govt to import 0.4m tonnes of cotton soon

2011-04-11 00:00:00

Commerce Minister M Faruk Khan Sunday said the government would take expeditious steps to import 0.4 million tonnes of cotton for meeting the demands in the country, reports UNB. "We're communicating with India and Uzbekistan for the import of cotton,"...

NATO destroys tanks in Ajdabiya, Misrata

2011-04-11 00:00:00

BENGHAZI, Apr 10 (Agencies): NATO launched air strikes against Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi's troops in the stricken port city of Misrata Sunday after regime forces killed at least 11 people there over the weekend, rebels said. And in Brussels, an...

Wealthy Indian-Americans dodging taxes through offshore banking

2011-04-11 00:00:00

From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, Apr 10: The world of off-shore banking has gained a new entrant. It is India to the bewilderment of many. Not long ago there was an uproar in India about wealthy Indians dodging tax and putting...

Mubarak denies having assets in foreign states

2011-04-11 00:00:00

CAIRO, Apr 10 (Agencies): Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has made his first public statement since he was ousted two months ago, saying allegations of corruption against his family are unfounded. Mubarak resigned in February after mass anti-government protests, fleeing...

BTCL staff sit-in strike

2011-04-11 00:00:00

Temporary employees of the Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) have gone on a sit-in strike demanding regularisation of their jobs. The sit-in programme started at 10:00 am Sunday in front of the BTCL building in the city's Eskaton Road. -...