Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2009-03-02 00:00:00
Scarcity of skilled labour force is considered one of the key constraints to the investment climate in Bangladesh. The World Bank (WB) in a recent investment climate assessment has identified this fact.Skilled workers may not be that scarce in the...
Amir Khasru | 2009-03-02 00:00:00
WHAT has happened inside the headquarters (HQ) of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) recently, poses a very serious security threat to the country. The events are simply unthinkable as it is a case of breakdown of order in a disciplined para-military...
The leaders of Democratic Left Alliance had expressed their deep shock over the Wednesday's massacre inside the BDR Headquarters, reports UNB."Such mass killing is not expected to anyone," said the leaders at a meeting of its central steering council at...
FE Report | 2009-03-02 00:00:00
The country's leading businesses Sunday urged the government to give exemplary punishment to those involved in the killings at Peelkhana Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) headquarters in the city.They were addressing a condolence meeting organised by the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of...
Six Indian players will appear in New Zealand's State Championship to get some practice ahead of the three-Test series, Niranjan Shah, the team manager has confirmed. Their participation will be staggered over two rounds- Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Amit Mishra...
As per the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Mutual Fund Rules 2001, the authorities of First BSRS Mutual Fund have announced the net asset value (NAV) of the Fund, said a press release.On the basis of provisional accounts at the...
The Jatiya Sangsad Sunday described the martyred army officers as national heroes and condemned the barbaric killings and called for forging greater national unity and strengthening of the armed forces including the BDR to protect independence and sovereignty of the...
KABUL, Mar 1 (Internet): Afghan President Hamid Karzai stepped up a confrontation with his opposition Saturday, ordering this year's presidential election to be moved up by at least three months despite the top election official's concerns that insufficient preparation time,...
UNESCO invites candidates for the 2009 UNESCO-L'OREAL Co-sponsored Fellowships for Women Scientists, reports BSS.The fellowships will be given to 15 women scientists carrying out research in life sciences from developing countries.The financial contribution of each fellowship is 40,000 US dollars.Interested...
THE government, with its inflation management and poverty alleviation strategies, needs to address the core issue of food price-induced inflation. The prices of food grains should be brought down or kept stable. Food grains have to be affordable to the...
The government will build 104 flats at Lalmatia Housing Estate in the city for selling those to the civil servants, reports UNB.Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase Sunday approved this project to be implemented by the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha (Rajuk) at...
Our Correspondent | 2009-03-02 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Mar 01: Despite decline in price of clinker in the international markets, the price of cement has not yet reduced in the local markets.Earlier, price of cement increased in the local markets when the price of clinker, the main...
S M Jahangir | 2009-03-02 00:00:00
The slow growth trend in the government's tax-revenue persisted for the month of January last with the total collection falling short of target by around 16 per cnet during the first seven months of the 2008-09 fiscal.The National Board of...
NEW DELHI, Mar 1 (CNN): India has called for a "pause" in the fighting between Sri Lankan forces and Tamil rebels to allow the evacuation of thousands of civilians trapped in the nation's northern war zone.In a statement issued Saturday,...
Chevron (Bangladesh) has provided Kalachara Catholic Primary School of Moulavi Bazar with furniture.The school is located in the vicinity of the Chatali Tea Garden in the greater Kalachara area.Buffie Wilson, wife of Chevron Bangladesh President Steve Wilson, officially handed over...
FE Report | 2009-03-02 00:00:00
Agricultural credit disbursements recorded a growth of 12.28 per cent in the first seven months of the current fiscal following some measures including relaxation of its rules and regulations by the central bank.Eight state-owned banks and financial institutions along with...
DUNG QUAT, Vietnam, March 1 (AFP): A bony brown cow, an uninvited guest at the opening of Vietnam's first oil refinery, meanders up to the heavily guarded entrance before thinking better of it and trudging off.It's a brief but telling...
The 6th round matches of the Metropolis Premier Division Cricket League resumes today (Monday) after a recess for three-day national mourning following the carnage at the BDR headquarters at Pilkhana in the city, reports UNB.In the two matches on the...
The Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, has said she has sought assistance from the US and UN to probe the Feb 25-26 BDR murders, report agencies.She told parliament Sunday that she had asked a senior US official for helping with the...
The election to the 14-member executive committee of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) for the year 2009-10 will be held on March 24-25, reports UNB.According to the election schedule, the last date for filing of nomination papers is March...
MYMENSINGH, Mar 1 (UNB): Rail communication between Dhaka and North Bengal via Mymensingh was disrupted for three hours Sunday following derailment of a train compartment at Moshakhali rail station in Gafargaon Upazila.Railway sources said the compartment of Dhaka bound 'Ekata...
BRUSSELS, Mar 1 (Xinhua): European Union leaders meet today for emergency talks as the economic crisis places strains on two key tenants of EU policy-open trade within the 27 nation bloc and solidarity between its rich and poor members.The summit...
FE Report | 2009-03-02 00:00:00
The inter-bank call money rate retained steady level due to injection of fresh cash into the market through repurchase agreement (repo). The US dollar was also stable against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market because of moderate...
FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corporation and the world's largest express transportation company, began operations at its new Asia Pacific hub located at the Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou, China recently.This hub is now the company's largest centre...
BEIJING, Mar 1 (AFP): China and Japan played down Saturday a bitter territorial dispute and urged North Korea not to "threaten" regional peace in talks between their foreign ministers here, a Japanese official said.Hirofumi Nakasone and Yang Jiechi, meeting as...
NEW DELHI, Mar 1 (PTI): India yesterday announced that incentives under a Rs 3.25 billion (325-crore) package for leather and textile exports would be available only on shipments to the US and Europe and was limited to six months from...
HONG KONG, March 1 (AFP): When times were booming, Asia's factories would sometimes struggle to keep pace with the global demand for cars, semiconductors and electronics goods.But as the worldwide recession has taken hold, the region's export- dependent economies have...
The government is determined to widen the base of tax and net of Value Added Tax (VAT) to increase revenue collection, reports UNB."The total amount of the budget will increase day by day, it will never decrease. We're trying to...
SEOUL, March 1 (Reuters): South Korean exports in February sank 17.1 per cent, half as much as their drop in January, but overseas sales are expected to keep falling as consumers and companies cut spending amid a worsening global economy.South...
SANGSAD BHABAN, March 1 (BSS): LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Syed Ashraful Islam told the House Sunday that the outstanding bill of Dhaka WASA is now Tk 2.39 billion (239 crore).In a written reply to a question raised by treasury bench...
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