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Lotteries on Uttara, Purbachal plots soon

2009-09-02 00:00:00

FE ReportThe Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) will soon hold lotteries to allot plots under its Purbachal New Town Project and Uttara Model Town (3rd Phase) Project, officials said Tuesday. The Rajuk is already two months behind after the deadline set...

Savar sweater workers stage demo for wage increase

2009-09-02 00:00:00

FE ReportThousands of workers of a sweater factory demonstrated on the factory premises demanding enhancement of production charge rates at Savar Tuesday morning, police said.Witnesses said more than 5,000 workers of Dhaka Sweater Group, who have been demanding increased production...

Despite sluggish industrial growth, top three mobile operators' profits soar in first half of 2009

2009-09-02 00:00:00

Khaled Shams Bangladesh's top three mobile operators -- Grameen Phone (GP), Banglalink and TMIB -- performed very well in first half of 2009. Financial details of the top three mobile operators one finally available for public. Unfortunately the rest three...

On the TIFA alarm

2009-09-02 00:00:00

Manzur Ahmed The United States has, as of now, Trade and Investment Framework Agreements (TIFAs), of almost identical nature, with Afghanistan, Algeria, the ASEAN, Australia, Bahrain, Brunei, Cambodia, Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan), Common Market for...

Credit growth versus safe banking practices

2009-09-01 00:00:00

Naimul IslamOF late credit growth has become an issue. A cautious approach seems to be guiding the central bank. A Bangladesh Bank (BB) report, quoted by media, had earlier stated that credit growth surpassed deposit growth by 3.12 per cent...

Dealing with swine flu

2009-09-01 00:00:00

AS one of the swine flu survivors, I would like to draw your kind attention as well as our policy makers and health service providers that a comprehensive research agenda for pandemic influenza is needed to improve the evidence base....

'Crossfire' and human rights

2009-09-01 00:00:00

For a few years, till the trend of 'crossfire' or 'encounter' started to demolish terrorism and crimes from the country, the human rights associations are crying for the human rights of those criminals who randomly killed the innocents and looted...

HIGHLIGHTS

2009-09-01 00:00:00

Saabki Laadli BeboOn STAR Plus Tuesday at11-30 pmSabki Laadli Bebo is all about a cute, cheerful, innocent girl Bebo--- who is loved by her family immeasurably. This affluent, respectable, traditional Punjabi family of 3 brothers and their parents always yearned...

How to realise the dream of a 'Digital Bangladesh'

2009-09-01 00:00:00

Salahuddin AhmedThe people all around the country do know one concept very well at the present time, which is "Digital Bangladesh". To some people, digital Bangladesh means change of clock time and to others, it apparently means 'nothing'. It is...

Digital technology in higher education

2009-09-01 00:00:00

Prof. Lutfor RahmanIF technology affects all aspects of modern life, digital technology has become unavoidable for education, from kindergarten to doctoral studies. New technologies crop up to redefine study programmes and teaching practices. Bangladesh's new journey to digitise itself is...

Swine Flu in India: Parent's fear factor

2009-09-01 00:00:00

Surekha Kadapa-BoseStory 1: "It is so scary," exclaimed Sri Rekha Pillai, a journalist working with a Mumbai-based monthly lifestyle magazine about swine flu epidemic. Her five-year-old daughter Ria is studying in senior KG class at Poonawalla High School, in Mumbai's...

Deaf history of Bangladesh

2009-09-01 00:00:00

Iftu AhmedIN 12th century Bengal under Muslim rule, deaf-mute people had legal rights in the areas of bequests, marriage, divorce and financial transactions. They used to communicate habitually with intelligible signs.In 1914, during the British rule, the first Dhaka deaf-mute...

Shipping rates seen falling 50pc as China cuts commodity imports

2009-09-01 00:00:00

BEIJING, Aug. 31 (Bloomberg): Just as global trade starts to recover, the shipping market is crashing for the second time in a year as China reduces raw-material imports and record numbers of new vessels set sail.The rate for leasing capesize...

Indian stocks fall

2009-09-01 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Aug. 31 (Bloomberg): India's benchmark stock index fell, ending a seven-day 7.5 per cent rally, led by metals producers after prices of commodities declined.Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd., India's largest copper and zinc producer, dropped the most in two weeks...

National Bank of Pakistan's net profit declines 41.5pc

2009-09-01 00:00:00

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 31 (Bloomberg): National Bank of Pakistan, the nation's biggest lender by assets, said second-quarter profit declined 41.5 per cent after it paid a higher rate of interest on savings accounts.Net income fell to 2.03 billion rupees ($24 million),...

European shares drop, US futures fall

2009-09-01 00:00:00

LONDON, Aug. 31 (Bloomberg): European stocks slipped after the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index traded at its most expensive level relative to earnings in six years. China led a retreat in Asian shares, while US index futures also declined.Allied Irish...

Gold climbs a fifth day as dollar drops on signs of recovery

2009-09-01 00:00:00

LONDON, Aug. 31 (Bloomberg): Gold rose for a fifth day, the longest run of increases in more than a month, as the dollar weakened on signs a recovery in global economies may be accelerating.Bullion climbed as positive economic data weakened...

India iron-ore exports may fall

2009-09-01 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Aug. 31 (Bloomberg): India's iron-ore exports this month may decline 5 per cent to 10 per cent as China cuts purchases, a minerals industry group said.Enquiries from buyers of the main raw material used to make steel have...

Rubber slumps by 4.6pc

2009-09-01 00:00:00

TOKYO, Aug. 31 (Bloomberg): Rubber dropped by as much as 4.6 per cent as the yen climbed after the Democratic Party of Japan won national elections for the first time, and as a slump in Chinese stocks raised concern the...

Adequate rain boosts Aman transplantation in Tangail

2009-09-01 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentTANGAIL, Aug 29: Transplantation of Aman seedlings has been going on in full swing amid heavy rain-fall for the last few days in the district.Sources said continued light-to-heavy rain-fall has ended the drought-like situation here and the paddy fields...

Asian currencies mostly up in last week

2009-09-01 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Aug 31 (AFP): Asian currencies mostly rose against the dollar over the last week, with major players like the yen firming against the US unit, despite gloomy employment figures that raised doubts over the recovery of the world's...

India hungry for foreign oil despite home finds

2009-09-01 00:00:00

BARMER, India, Aug 31 (AFP): India's biggest oil find in decades is now on stream but the country, with its rapidly growing economy, will still be one of the hungriest consumers of foreign crude, analysts say. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh...

Turkey seeks to carve out new niche in global fashion industry

2009-09-01 00:00:00

ISTANBUL, Aug 31 (AFP): Turkey is seeking to carve out a new niche in the global fashion market by promoting its dynamic generation of young designers. With a solid reputation for textiles and production for big international brands like Gap...

Oil eases in Asia ahead of key US economic data

2009-09-01 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, Aug 31 (AFP): Oil fell in Asian trade today as investors awaited more data due out this week that they hope will show a recovery is underway in the US and other major economies, analysts said. New York's main...

Toyota developing anti-drunk driving gadget

2009-09-01 00:00:00

TOKYO, Aug 31 (AFP): Toyota Motor said today it was developing anti-drunk driving equipment that would lock the ignition of a vehicle if high levels of alcohol are detected in the driver. The system features a hand-held breathalyser, equipped with...

Malaysia ranked 11th most preferred study country

2009-09-01 00:00:00

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 (Xinhua): Malaysia was ranked the world 's 11th most preferred study destination, a local media reported here on Saturday. The Star quoted Malaysian Higher Education Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin as saying that the country was happy...

Citibank introduces new automated e-alert system

2009-09-01 00:00:00

FE ReportGlobal financial giant Citibank, N.A. has introduced its new automated e-alert system in the country, which the company says- would ensure secured financial information flow to its clients. Through this state-of-the-art service, account statements and transaction advises would be...

StanChart supports families of martyred army officers

2009-09-01 00:00:00

FE Report Standard Chartered Bank has extended its support to the families of the valiant Army Officers martyred in the fateful BDR incident earlier this year. Recently in an informal ceremony at the Dhaka Cantonment, the Bank handed over Insurance...

Southeast Bank opens 49th branch

2009-09-01 00:00:00

Southeast Bank Limited has opened its 49th branch at Tongi in Gazipur. Former Chairman and present Director of the bank Azim Uddin Ahmed inaugurated the branch as the chief guest Sunday, said a press release. Addressing the inaugural function Mr...

GP launches first branded handset

2009-09-01 00:00:00

FE ReportGrameenphone Ltd launched its first branded handset named 'Grameenphone V100' at a city hotel Monday. This is the first time ever that a mobile phone operator brings its handset to the market in Bangladesh.The handset, priced at a very...