FE ReportFinance adviser Dr AB Mirza Azizul Islam said Thursday Bangladesh has neither to be alarmed by the global financial meltdown nor complacent about being unscathed."Bangladesh will not be a part of the gloomy picture," he said while speaking as...
FE Report Islami Bank Foundation (IBF) Chairman Shah Abdul Hannan laid emphasis on giving Zakat by wealthy people and creating employment opportunities for the unemployed people with it.The IBF chairman said this in the prize giving ceremony for the winners...
Sarwar ZahanThe inter-bank call money rate mostly maintained a steady level last week despite increased demand for cash, as the central bank was alert to inject fresh cash for easing pressure on liquidity, fund managers said.The market was able to...
November 30 - December 04, 2008Commercial Bank of CeylonUS dollar retained its burly tone against Bangladeshi taka in the first week of the current month. Taka had been depreciated gradually by 0.12 per cent against dollar over a week and...
FE ReportA seminar on 'Maximising Growth for Bangladesh: A Private Sector Vision' organised by the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) will be held at 10:00 am today (Saturday) at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre (BCFCC) in...
Bangladesh Shilpa Rin Sangstha (BSRS) has announced the net asset value (NAV) of First BSRS Mutual Fund at the close of business on November 30, says a press release. The NAV of each certificate worth Tk. 100.00 was estimated at...
BANGKOK, (AP): Dancers, drummers and apologetic tourism officials greeted travelers Friday at the official reopening of Thailand's main international airport, which was shut down for a week by anti-government protesters.Still, there was more turmoil for weary tourists who found that...
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper suspended the country's legislature for more than seven weeks in a bid to stave off a challenge from opposition parties seeking to bring down his government, reports Bloomberg.Harper, re-elected in October, said Governor General Michaelle...
MURIDIKE, (Pakistan), Dec 5 (AP): Pakistan's vow to crack down on militants behind the Mumbai attacks may meet an early test with the Islamist charity accused by the US of being the front group for the prime suspects.A move against...
COLOMBO, Dec 5 (Reuters): Sanath Jayasuriya has been recalled to Sri Lanka's one-day squad for a tri-series with Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in January. Jayasuriya (39) was rested for the recent five-match ODI series in Zimbabwe but will return for the...
ISLAMABAD, Dec 5 (AP): Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf will not be able to officiate when India hosts England in the first Test in Chennai from Thursday after a delay in obtaining a visa because of a religious holiday.The first Test...
Ricky Ponting thinks Australia deserve to hold on to the No. 1 ranking even if they are defeated by South Africa in the three-Test series over the next month. Australia have held the top spot under Mark Taylor, Steve Waugh...
Mumbai 602 for 6 dec (Jaffer 256, Rahane 137, Agarkar 77*, Arjun 4-99) beat Hyderabad 251 (Suman 67, Pai 66, Quadri 50*, Powar 5-67) and 243 (Teja 107, Abhinav 67, Kulkarni 7-50) by an innings and 108 runsDhawal Kulkarni's career-best...
Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn has begun his search for a new manager with Sam Allardyce favourite to take over, BBC reports. Roy Keane resigned as boss Thursday after 27 months in charge with the club 18th in the Premier League....
LONDON, Dec 5 (AP): Aston Villa is likely to fall further behind the traditional contenders in the Premier League title race Sunday unless manager Martin O'Neill can inspire a vital victory at Everton.Considered one of the most astute managers in...
Honda is pulling out of Formula One, blaming the world economic crisis for plans to sell its team, reports BBC. The decision leaves Englishman Jenson Button and 2009 team-mate Rubens Barrichello without drives, with only a few mid-ranking seats still...
Holders Abahani came back to winning ways in B League, beating Sheikh Russell KC 3-0 at Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Friday, bdnews24.com reports. Nigerian striker Emeka scored twice for the sky-blues while Zahid Hossain Emily added the third....
CAPE TOWN,Dec 5 (AP) : The contractual requirement of South African batsman Herschelle Gibbs to attend an alcohol rehabilitation course is designed to help rather than discipline him, said Proteas team manager Mohammed Moosajee.Gibbs was dropped from South Africa's squad...
Three players--FM Abu Sufian Shakil, FM Mehdi Hasan Parag (Biman) and FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman Emon (Chittagong Mohammedan)-- shared lead in the Prime Bank 11th Open International Rating Chess Tournament with seven points after the 8th round held at the...
Syed Fattahul AlimPheromones are chemical messages sent by one member of a living organism to another belonging to the same species. Of the various pheromones, those related with sex have been most widely studied. The first such pheromone ever synthesised...
Najmuddin A ShaikhMumbai, the commercial and financial capital of India, has suffered a horrendous terrorist attack. In a siege that lasted some 60 hours, 173 people were killed and more than 300 were injured. On the very first day, local...
Kevin YaoAn abrupt drop in the Chinese yuan this week hurt battered Asian currencies and Beijing is expected to avoid sharp weakening out of concern that it may trigger a wave of competitive devaluations across the region.China is Asia's dominant...
Enayet RasulBangladeshis are usually scorned for their drawbacks in different areas : illiteracy, poverty and a general lack of consciousness about what is best for them. But this assessment of them is too sweeping and a generalization that cannot be...
Helen Massy-BeresfordEuropean governments have no choice but to rush out support measures for carmakers faced with a slump in sales, as the U.S. looks set to pledge billions of dollars of aid to help its Big Three.While the aid packages...
When recessions officially begin and end may not mean much to consumers feeling harsh economic pain. But now that the "R" word is official in the United States, President-elect Barack Obama may find it easier to power his economic agenda...
With the shadow of extremism reaching beyond the borders of Pakistan and India, analysts say the stakes -- as the nuclear-armed rivals try to hang on to an uneasy peace -- are higher than ever in the wake of the...
India's economy may outperform expectations as long as relations with neighbouring Pakistan aren't derailed by last week's terrorist attacks on Mumbai, said Jim O'Neill, chief economist at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. "So long as Indian and Pakistani policy makers don't...
India's new home minister has admitted that there were security lapses in last week's militant attacks on Mumbai, reports BBC.Palaniappan Chidambaram said the lapses were being "looked into" and their "causes would be addressed soon".Officials have now revised the death...
The US elections with victorious Barack Obama was all about change. For the Bushes, it is all about changing their residential address once out of the White House, according to Internet. The outgoing president George W Bush and his wife...
COLOMBO, Dec 5 (AFP): Sri Lanka's military says it has entered a town in the north-east of the country used as a naval base by the Tamil Tiger rebels.Government troops have entered Alampil, six miles (10km) south of Mullaitivu, the...
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