LUCKNOW, Sept 30 (AFP): An Indian court ruled Thursday that the Ayodhya holy site which has been a flashpoint for decades should be divided between Hindus and Muslims, in a verdict seen as favouring the Hindu litigants."All three sets of...
President Zillur Rahman administered the oath of office to newly appointed Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque Thursday morning. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attended the oath taking ceremony held at the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban at 10:30 am, report agencies. Former...
FE ReportDhaka stocks closed flat amid continued volatility Thursday as profit booking wiped off early gains. The market had a flying start, rising more than 70 points in the morning and before closing flat it declined as the investors went...
FE ReportForeign investors Thursday urged the government to develop infrastructure facilities and create level playing field for attracting more foreign direct investment (FDI), as many interested investors are yet to invest in the country.They said this at a luncheon meeting...
FE ReportWorld Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick last Wednesday urged a rethink of development economics to make it more useful to policy makers and announced a reorientation of World Bank research so it taps more effectively the experiences in...
Our CorrespondentPABNA, Sept 30: Examination for recruitment of Class-III employees of Statistics Bureau under the supervision of Pabna district administration will be held today (Friday). This examination in the district is going to be held after the September 17 incident...
FE ReportThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) Thursday extended the deadline for individual tax return submission by one week to October 7 in response to request by various people and chamber bodies.The time for submission of tax returns expired Thursday...
The government will construct six overpasses on six major rail crossings in the city within 2012 to avert accidents that occur frequently claiming valuable lives, Communication Secretary Mozammel Haque said on Thursday. While talking to journalists at the Secretariat, he...
The deadline for parties, registered with the Election Commission, to submit their annual audit expired at 5pm on Thursday. The commission officials said a number of parties are yet to submit their reports. The commission extended the original July 31...
A high-profile UK trade delegation is set to visit Dhaka from October 4 on a 5-day tour to explore commercial ties with Bangladesh.The 14-member team from Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce will include chemicals, technology, IT, healthcare, food and...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely at a few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Sylhet and Chittagong divisions and at one or two places over Khulna and Barisal divisions in next 24 hours...
FE ReportThree members of a family were brutally killed by unknown miscreants at their house at Jatrabari in the capital Thursday, police said.The deceased were identified as Bithi Rahman (40), her mother-in-law Sufia Khatun (75) and her husband Mizanur Rahman...
Mahmudur RahmanThere's something about languages and their evolution through the ages akin to the natural way that life and civilisation evolves. The difference obviously is in society's in-built check and balance that prevents the evolution of life from going out...
Twenty-five companies will be placed on the OTC market from the main board Sunday, as they failed to convert paper shares to electronic forms in line with securities regulator's order.The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) gave four months' time, which...
Siddique Islam The central bank has slashed interest rate on Export Development Fund (EDF) loan by 1.5 percentage points, applicable for maximum US$1.50 million credit. According to the new provisions, a single manufacturer-exporter will be able to take loan under...
M Azizur RahmanTwo firms -- one local and one foreign -- finally submitted bids Thursday for setting up the much-delayed 300-450 megawatt (mw) gas fired combined cycle power plant in northeastern Sylhet region, officials said.Local Summit Industrial and Mercantile Corporation...
FHM Humayan KabirThe proposed Padma Bridge Project will now cost US$2.9 billion, an escalation by $0.5 million over the initial estimate, a new assessment has revealed.Communications ministry officials said Wednesday building of the Padma bridge by the year 2013 will...
FE ReportThe revenue board plans to hold tax fair in all the divisions from next year following huge response to the first fair that it has initiated as 'test case,' NBR chief said Thursday."We will hold the tax fair in...
FE Report The central bank will sit with three more commercial banks separately, which have exceeded the share holding limit, from next week, officials said. "We've found that three private commercial banks have crossed their holding limit in the capital...
In a news item published in September 30 issue of the FE under the headline 'SEC appeals against HC stay order', Syed Mudassir Hussain was inadvertently mentioned as outgoing chief justice. Actually Mohammad Fazlul Karim was the outgoing chief justice....
JERUSALEM, Sept 29 (AP): Washington's special envoy to the Mideast is in Israel Wednesday to try and get the stalled peace process back on track and press for a halt to new settlement construction on land the Palestinians want for...
ISLAMABAD,Sept 29 (AP): Pakistan is investigating reports that a CIA missile strike killed a senior al-Qaeda commander as he traveled in a tribal region near the Afghan border, security officials said Wednesday.If confirmed, Sheikh Fateh al-Misri's death would be the...
CANBERRA, Sept 29 (Reuters): Two key independent Australian lawmakers handed Prime Minister Julia Gillard's new minority government a surprise defeat Wednesday as the country's first hung parliament since 1941 met for its first working day.Gillard's Labor Party government needs support...
SEOUL, Sept 29 (Internet): North Korean leader Kim Jong Il expanded his son's growing portfolio Wednesday, using the country's largest political conference in 30 years to cement his family's role in protecting his reclusive regime. North Korea's state news agency...
TOKYO, Sept 29 (Reuters): China has ended a de facto ban on exports to Japan of rare earth minerals, a Japanese trading firm source said Wednesday, easing concerns about fallout from a bitter feud between Asia's two biggest economies.Tokyo and...
Seoul, Pyongyang to hold border talks todayNorth and South Korea have agreed to hold military talks, their first in almost two years, the Defence Ministry in Seoul said Wednesday. The discussions were scheduled for Thursday at Panmunjom, a North Korean...
Syed Mahbubur RashidTax day was observed on September 15 with pomp and grandeur, of course with a lot of grandiloquence from the two mandarins. This day was first observed on September 15, 2008. Now it has become an annual phenomenon....
Gopal SenguptaTHE Right To Information (RTI) Act is no doubt a progressive instrument of democracy, empowering citizens to obtain information. At the same time, the government cannot be faulted for proposing to exempt file notings from the Act's purview. As...
Badrul Islam THE rate of interest to be charged on the $1.00 billion loan deal with Bangladesh by India has some relevant points for consideration. This rate 1.75 per cent per year with an additional commitment charge of 0.5 per...
BANGKOK, Sept 29 (AP): Asian stock markets mostly climbed Wednesday, supported by growing speculation that the Federal Reserve is likely to introduce more measures to support the US economy, a key market for Asian exporters.Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average...
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