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2011-04-24 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary usty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Khulna, arisal, Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions until 6.0pm today (Sunday). Weather may remain mainly dry elsewhere over the country. Mild...

Death anniversary*****

2011-04-24 00:00:00

The second death anniversary of Advocate Mahmood Al Noor Tarek will be held today (Saturday) at Zila School Jam-e-Masjid, Mymensingh. Milad mahfil and Doa will be held after Asr prayer at his residence on the same day, said a press...

Chinese language training course introduced by CCCI

2011-04-24 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Apr 22: President of the premier trade body Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) Morshed Murad Ibrahim said today that language is the major barrier in the bilateral trade, commerce and economic relation with China. Chinese language...

Exporters decry heavy tax burden on cash subsidies

2011-04-24 00:00:00

Doulot Akter MalaThe country's leading exporters decry heavy tax burden on cash subsidies that the government provides to some selective sectors to remain competitive in the international market. Exporters said they have to pay 37.5 per cent corporate tax on...

Sharma for greater economic integration of South Asia

2011-04-24 00:00:00

FE Report The visiting Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma Saturday said regional economic integration would usher in new opportunities for the South Asian nations. He made the remarks at a luncheon meet organised by the country's apex chamber,...

Number of professionals taking up jobs abroad very poor

2011-04-24 00:00:00

Shah Alam NurThe number of professionals went abroad taking up jobs remained almost the same in the last two years, statistics of Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) showed. According to the BMET statistics, only 387 professionals got employed...

Khaleda urges partymen to maintain unity

2011-04-24 00:00:00

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia Saturday called upon her party's leaders and activists to maintain the party's unity at any cost to attain 'final victory', reports UNB. "We firmly believe that people are aggrieved following the present government's breaking of commitments,...

China asks banks to go through stress test

2011-04-24 00:00:00

From Fazle Rashid NEW YORK, Apr 23: China's monetary policy has fuelled inflation and global rise in food and fuel has aggravated the situation, analysts said. China has instructed its banks to go through a stress test like the banks...

Per capita income of Bangladesh

2011-04-24 00:00:00

According to World Almanac USA, 2009 the per capita gross domestic product (GDP) of Bangladesh was US $1,300; in the 2010 Almanac it was US $470 per capita, and in Almanac 2011 GDP per capita is US $1,600. We are...

Earning Tk 400 to Tk 500 just in five minutes

2011-04-24 00:00:00

At present doctors are taking Tk 400 to 500 as fee from each patient. It used to be Tk 300 during the Caretaker Government. We expected that after coming to power the democratic government will reduce doctors' fee, but the...

CrPc to be amended

2011-04-24 00:00:00

The government is going to bring some modifications in the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPc) in a bid to accelerate trial proceedings. "The trial duration would be fixed in the CrPc so that the proceedings did not get trapped into...

Five killed, 20 hurt in Narsingdi road mishap

2011-04-24 00:00:00

NARSINGDI, Apr 23: Five persons were killed and 20 others injured in a road mishap on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway at Baghata in Narsingdi Saturday. The accident occurred when a Bhairab-bound bus of Chalanbeel Paribahan from Dhaka tried to overtake a locally...

weather

2011-04-24 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary usty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Khulna, arisal, Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions until 6.0pm today (Sunday). Weather may remain mainly dry elsewhere over the country. Mild...

Death anniversary*****

2011-04-24 00:00:00

The second death anniversary of Advocate Mahmood Al Noor Tarek will be held today (Saturday) at Zila School Jam-e-Masjid, Mymensingh. Milad mahfil and Doa will be held after Asr prayer at his residence on the same day, said a press...

Chinese language training course introduced by CCCI

2011-04-24 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Apr 22: President of the premier trade body Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) Morshed Murad Ibrahim said today that language is the major barrier in the bilateral trade, commerce and economic relation with China. Chinese language...

Polypropylene makers face tough time

2011-04-24 00:00:00

Badrul AhsanMore than 50 woven polypropylene (WPP) sack manufacturing factories are facing rough weather after the government passed legislation to popularise the use of jute, manufacturers said. With the enactment of mandatory Jute Packaging Act 2010, they said, it could...

Thrust on removing mistrust, trade barriers among SAARC countries

2011-04-24 00:00:00

FE ReportRemoval of mistrust and trade barriers is a must for enhancing regional cooperation among the South Asian countries despite great potentialities of regional trade, speakers said at a conference Saturday. They stressed the need for enhancing regional cooperation through...

BoJ chief sees Japan economy shrinking in H1

2011-04-24 00:00:00

TOKYO, April 23 (AFP): Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa said the economy will likely contract in the first half mainly due to stalled production after the quake-tsunami, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. "We are now expecting production and...

FDI proposals fall by 90pc in Mar

2011-04-24 00:00:00

FE ReportLocal and foreign investment showed a significant drop-off last month as power and gas shortage weighed on the capital flow, the investment board said. Investment proposals marked a 39 per cent fall in March over the previous month, data...

AT&T touts benefits of T-Mobile deal to FCC

2011-04-24 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters): AT&T Inc told communications regulators its $39-billion bid to buy Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile USA would let it build high-speed wireless services reaching more than 97 per cent of US users. In a filing seeking the...

Treasuries advance before Fed meets on bets growth will suffer

2011-04-24 00:00:00

Treasuries rose for a second week as investors speculated that efforts to cut the Federal budget deficit may damp economic growth and awaited a policy statement next week from the Federal Reserve. Ten-year note yields fell to the lowest level...

Earning Tk 400 to Tk 500 just in five minutes

2011-04-24 00:00:00

At present doctors are taking Tk 400 to 500 as fee from each patient. It used to be Tk 300 during the Caretaker Government. We expected that after coming to power the democratic government will reduce doctors' fee, but the...

CrPc to be amended

2011-04-24 00:00:00

The government is going to bring some modifications in the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPc) in a bid to accelerate trial proceedings. "The trial duration would be fixed in the CrPc so that the proceedings did not get trapped into...

Five killed, 20 hurt in Narsingdi road mishap

2011-04-24 00:00:00

NARSINGDI, Apr 23: Five persons were killed and 20 others injured in a road mishap on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway at Baghata in Narsingdi Saturday. The accident occurred when a Bhairab-bound bus of Chalanbeel Paribahan from Dhaka tried to overtake a locally...

weather

2011-04-24 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary usty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Khulna, arisal, Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions until 6.0pm today (Sunday). Weather may remain mainly dry elsewhere over the country. Mild...

Death anniversary*****

2011-04-24 00:00:00

The second death anniversary of Advocate Mahmood Al Noor Tarek will be held today (Saturday) at Zila School Jam-e-Masjid, Mymensingh. Milad mahfil and Doa will be held after Asr prayer at his residence on the same day, said a press...

Chinese language training course introduced by CCCI

2011-04-24 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Apr 22: President of the premier trade body Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) Morshed Murad Ibrahim said today that language is the major barrier in the bilateral trade, commerce and economic relation with China. Chinese language...

Asia-Pacific airlines will grow strongly in next few years*******

2011-04-24 00:00:00

PARIS, April 23 (AFP): Airlines in the Asia-Pacific region will grow strongly in the next few years but air transport in Europe is likely to stagnate, the outgoing head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Friday. IATA president...

India to study benefits of FTAs with other nations

2011-04-24 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, April 23 (Xinhua): The Indian Commerce Ministry will soon launch a study to assess the trade benefits from several bilateral agreements that the country has entered into, local media reported Friday. The move comes after the economic survey...

Shanghai offers fee cuts to defuse drivers' strike at port

2011-04-24 00:00:00

SHANGHAI, April 23 (Reuters): The government of the Chinese city of Shanghai is cutting some fees to defuse striking truck drivers' anger over high fuel prices, an official spokesman said after days of sometimes violent confrontation disrupted the world's busiest...