A paralytic situation was noted in Dhaka city last Tuesday evening after a downpour that lasted several hours. Awful traffic gridlocks for unusually long periods of time, coupled with flooded roads and vehicles moving at crawling speed, made the ones...
Enayet Rasul BhuiyanA peace treaty worthy of its name must be based on reasonable and uniform justice meted out to all the parties involved in it. A treaty superimposed on one side without the wholehearted acceptance of its provisions generally...
Tarequl Islam MunnaAS the world's environment ministers, government officials, diplomats and campaigners are preparing to attend the 'COP15' conference in Copenhagen in December 2009 to unite in the battle against climate change in one of the most complicated political deals...
THE projections of population growth of Bangladesh released on the occasion of the last World Population Day are indeed worrisome. Bangladesh population is expected to double almost to 280 million by 2080 and to reach 180 million by 2020, they...
A policy of mixed economy is what the government will have to follow. Upholding market economy, the government will have to selectively intervene in the market to get the best results. Businesses should enjoy freedom so long they behave.But when...
INDIA should invite the Bangladeshi journalists to visit Tipaimukh dam. Through this dam a wall is being raised, standing on the way of smooth bilateral relations between the two countries It gives a negative signal to both the countries. In...
Ahmed Khaled Rashid THE crushing series victories of the Bangladesh cricket team in West Indies and Zimbabwe is being celebrated far and wide across the country. The cricketers are expected to get a hero's welcome. Plaudits have been pouring in...
THE residents around Road (Lane) No. 126 of Gulshan-1, are facing unbearable traffic congestion beyond description every day right from the morning to late in the evening. The main reason is that there are three schools side by side, UROKID,...
CONGRATULATIONS Bangladesh cricket team. We all love you for your performance. After whitewashing Wendies, Bangladesh won the ODI series against Zimbabwe. This is really historic. It was indeed so good see in the fourth ODI match the Tigers win chasing...
The Nobel Laureate Mohammed Yunus, a renowned Bangladeshi economist and pioneer of micro credit, was conferred upon the Medal of Freedom, the highest US civilian honour, by US President Barack Obama, on Wednesday, August 12.Handing the Medal of Freedom to...
MUMBAI Aug. 19 (Bloomberg): India's benchmark stock index fell after the nation's agriculture minister said farm output may decline because of low monsoon rains. Metal producers declined after their Chinese counterparts plunged. Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., India's largest tractor maker,...
FE Report Jamuna Bank Limited (JBL) Foundation has organised a seminar on 'addressing the menace of drugs' in Rajshahi recently.JBL Chairman Sakhawat Abu Khair Mohammad formally inaugurated the seminar as the chief guest with JBL Foundation Chairman Nur Mohammad in...
LONDON, Aug. 19 (Bloomberg): Gold fell in London as a stronger dollar curbed demand for the precious metal as an alternative investment. Silver dropped to the lowest price this month. The U.S. Dollar Index, a six-currency gauge of the greenback's...
Karmasangsthan Bank held the managers' conference of Dhaka and Mymensingh regions of the bank at Horticulture Research Centre, BARI in Gazipur Monday. General Manager (operation) Md Dilwar Hossain Bhuiyan presided over the conference, said a press release. Managing Director of...
SINGAPORE Aug. 19 (Bloomberg): Corn and soybeans dropped, reversing earlier gains on speculation that favorable weather will lift U.S. crop yields and after the dollar stemmed declines. Warm temperatures and mostly adequate soil moisture favors developing corn and pod setting...
SHANGHAI, Aug. 19 (Bloomberg): China's stocks tumbled, briefly driving the benchmark index into a so-called bear market, on concern economic growth will falter as banks rein in lending. The Shanghai Composite Index lost 4.3 per cent to 2,785.58, as Citic...
SINGAPORE, Aug 19 (AFP): Asia is outpacing the United States and Europe in the rebound from the global economic slump, thanks to multi-billion dollar stimulus packages and robust demand from China, analysts said. Second-quarter indicators showed the region's recession-hit economies...
ISLAMABAD Aug. 19 (Bloomberg): Pakistan gave the employees of Oil & Gas Development Co., the biggest company by market value, a 12 per cent stake in the state-owned fuels explorer as part of the government's asset-sale plan. "This plan will...
London Market-Wednesday Energy PRICE CHANGE %CHANGE BRENT CRUDE FUTR 71.870 -0.500 -0.69 GAS OIL FUT (ICE) 588.750 6.500 1.12 GASOLINE RBOB FUT 197.720 -2.300 -1.15 HEATING OIL FUTR 184.320 -2.180 ...
SINGAPORE, Aug 19 (AFP): Oil surged back near 70 dollars in Asian trade today on better retail sales in the United States and bargain-buying following recent price falls. New York's main futures contract, light sweet crude for delivery in September,...
BRAHMANBARIA, Aug 19: Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) Nurpur Bazar branch of Sadar Upazila organised a clients' get-together at Pattan Union Parishad office premises Tuesday.BKB Deputy General Manager (DGM) and Chief Regional Manager for Brahmanbaria Md Ali Hossain was present at...
SYDNEY, Aug 19 (AFP): Australia touted itself as a "global energy superpower" after shrugging off diplomatic tensions with China to sign a record 41.3 billion US dollar resources deal. In Australia's biggest ever trade agreement, PetroChina ordered 2.25 million tonnes...
There was a little more interest in the market but the buyers held lower limits whereby prices declined further. Blenders lent a fairly good support and there was also some interest from Loose tea buyers. Among the Export buyers Pakistan...
NEW YORK, August 19 (PTI): On an overseas acquisition spree over the past few years, Indian companies, have suddenly become wary of making investments in foreign companies as a result of the current global economic crisis, a Columbia University report...
NEW DELHI, Aug 19 (PTI): The Reserve Bank of India yesterday said that prices this year are likely to go up because of the erratic monsoon. "The expectation is that the erratic monsoon may put pressure on inflation," RBI Deputy...
YANGON, Aug. 19 (Xinhua): The Myanmar authorities will auction properties confiscated from a closed major private bank, the Myanmar Universal Bank (MUB), the local Myanmar Newsweek reported yesterday. The MUB, along with two other major private banks, was sealed by...
CopperBid/Ask 2.6791 -2.6836 Change -0.0476 -1.75% Low/High 2.6677 -2.7675 Nickel Bid/Ask 8.3741 -8.4194 Change -0.1043 -1.23% Low/High 8.2765 -8.7279 AluminumBid/Ask 0.8637 -0.8660 Change -0.0181 -2.06% Low/High 0.8592 -0.8932 ZincBid/Ask 0.7967 -0.8013 Change +0.0000 ...
Commodity Last Exchange WTI Light Crude 68.8300 ICE Brent Crude 71.7600 ICE RBOB Gasoline 2.0002y ICE Heating Oil 1.8500 ICE Nat Gas (NBP) 22.6000 ICE Soybeans 982'4 CME Robusta Coffee 1365.00 NYSE Cocoa...
FE ReportGreen Delta Financial Services, a brokerage house, will be renamed Green Delta LR Financial Services Ltd as it will exchange certain portion of shares with the New York- based LR Global Bangladesh Assets Management Company Ltd.The brokerage house, a...
The 49th annual general meeting (AGM) of Bangladesh Tea Association (BTA), also known as 'Bangladeshiyo Cha Sangsad (BCS)', was held in Chittagong Tuesday.Association's Chairman M Salman Ispahani presided over the meeting, said a press release.The chairman expressed his gratitude to...
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