Concerned on missiles, Russia's foreign minister in Japan TOKYO, Oct 23: Russia's foreign minister was in Japan Tuesday to voice concern about a missile shield Tokyo is building with Washington, which Moscow views as another affront by the United States....
FE ReportProductivity increase, quality improvement and standardisation are the major concerns for industrial enterprises, specially for the small and medium enterprises (SMEs). With these keeping in mind, the Italy-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IBCCI) organised a training programme on...
FE ReportThe share trading of Paramount Insurance Company Ltd begins tomorrow (Thursday) in Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE).A board meeting of DSE Tuesday fixed the debut trading date of the newly listed issue.Earlier, the listing sub-committee...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Oct 23: Chittagong Tax Lawyers Association (CTLA) General Secretary Mohammad Musa appealed to the finance adviser of the caretaker government and the chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to extend the time limit for submission of...
FE ReportBeximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd, a leading drug manufacturer and the largest pharmaceutical exporter of the country, has started exporting medicines to Pacific Island nation Fiji, a company statement said Tuesday.The first consignment of medicines consists of a number of respiratory...
Janata Bank has been adjudged the best bank in Bangladesh by the Global Finance Magazine of Washington recently.Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States M Humayun Kabir received the award on behalf of the bank at a simple ceremony held at...
BANGKOK, Oct 23: Most Asian markets bounced back Tuesday, after Wall Street gained overnight as investors overcame some of their nervousness about the credit markets, according to Internet.Expectations of strong earnings from Apple Inc. also lifted US shares, and that...
FE ReportThe First BSRS Mutual Fund has announced its net asset value (NAV), said a press release.The NAV per unit of First BSRS Mutual Fund stood at Tk 110.76 on the basis of cost price and Tk 360.29 on the...
Our correspondent CHITTAGONG, Oct 23: Chittagong Port (CP) mobile court realised taxes and fines of up to Tk 20 million during drives in the past 9 months including outstanding dues on inland vessel movement.The CP mobile court from January this...
FE ReportNovember 1 sees the opening of Emirates Hotels and Resorts first city-based hotel, the 59-storey luxury Emirates Marina Hotel and Residence, marking a milestone in the history of Dubai-based carrier Emirates. Offering 261 suites in a range of single,...
FE ReportA two-day workshop organised by the IFIC Bank Limited on Internal Control Mechanism and Bank Supervision was concluded in the city Tuesday.Deputy Managing Director of the bank Mohammad Abdullah inaugurated the workshop Monday, said a press release.The bank organised...
FE ReportYoungone, country's leading multi-national company in the ready-made garment sector (RMG), has handed over 50 sewing machines to Friendship, a non-profit voluntary organisation.The machines will be used for training the adolescents and women groups of 'char' and riverine areas...
FE ReportWith an aim to provide complete GSM solution and better purchasing experience to all its customers, Banglalink inaugurated a Banglalink point at Natun Bazar in Patuakhali recently, said a press release.Customers can avail all of Banglalink's latest packages and...
LONDON, Oct 23 (AFP): European stocks rebounded Tuesday as investors shook off recent heavy losses sparked by renewed concerns over the economic outlook and a persistent credit squeeze, dealers said. Near the half-way stage, London's FTSE 100 index of leading...
Samata Leather recommends no dividendThe board of directors of Samata Leather Industries Limited has recommended no dividend for the year 2006-2007. The annual general meeting (AGM) of the company will be held on December 26, '07 at 11:30am on the...
Creating attractive, comfortable and sustainable developments is the main goal for the housing sector today, which has been tasked with improving energy efficiency to meet demanding new performance standards in light of the commitment to the fight against global warming....
Jami Farkas The headlines -- ''Home builder outlook falls to record low'', ''Treasury chief: Housing turmoil a 'risk' to economy'', ''Forecasts for home sales get gloomier'', ''Housing slide yet to hit bottom'' have been enough to make potential homeowners think...
Amy HoakThe total number of minority home buyers who took out a mortgage dropped 7.1% in 2006, led by a 21.5% decrease in the number of Asian-American buyers. But the number of African-American home buyers actually rose slightly last year,...
"The hurricane destroyed my house, but the one I have now is better and safer, and was built in around three months," Marilú Figueredo, a mother of three who lives in Manicaragua, a rural district in the central Cuban province...
President Iajuddin Ahmed has said universities, as the centres of freethinking and unique home of wisdom, can play a pivotal role in flourishing human values and grooming the future generation with updated knowledge, reports UNB.Iajuddin Ahmed made the observation while...
Sanofi-Aventis announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved Taxotere (docetaxel) Injection Concentrate in combination with cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil (TPF regimen), for induction therapy of locally advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (SCCHN) before...
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has launched a major global music talent search - THE NEXT BIG THING 2007, reports UNB.BBC is looking for boldness and brilliance - musical pioneers who really deserve attention. Anyone can enter and it is...
FE ReportAminul Islam Khan, former chairman of Dhaka Stock Exchange (1991-1993) died of old-age ailment Monday in Singapore. He was 80.Aminul in his long corporate career was the managing director of National Investment and Finance Company Ltd before he expired.He...
A condolence meeting and Doa Malifil in memory of former Vice-Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) MA Hadi was held at Milon Hall in the city Saturday, said a press release.BSMMU Vice-Chancellor Md Tahir presided over the meeting...
A top-level border conference between Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) will be held in Dhaka tomorrow (Thursday) to discuss a host of outstanding issues, including the killing of innocent Bangladeshis by the BSF personnel, reports UNB.BDR...
Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed Tuesday said Bangladesh takes pride as its people, irrespective of cast and creed, coexist enjoying communal harmony, reports UNB. He made the remarks when the Ambassador of the Holy See in Dhaka, Monsignor Paul Tschang in-Nam,...
The judiciary will work independently without interference from any quarter and ensure justice for the people.Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Khondoker Delwar Hossain expressed the hope while talking to journalists at his NAM apartment in the city Tuesday, reports...
BNP's expelled secretary general Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan Tuesday thanked the caretaker government (CG) for completing the unfinished task of separating the judiciary from the executive.Talking to journalists at his Gulshan residence, the former minister said separation of the judiciary from...
DU CorrespondentAll the residential halls of Dhaka University were reopened Tuesday as the university resumes its classes on October 28 after remaining closed for long 61 days.The unscheduled closure of the university followed a student unrest over a trifling matter...
The verdict in an arms case against Lutfozzaman Babar, the former state minister for Home Affairs, has been set for October 30, reports bdnews24.com. Judge Syed Zahed Monsur of Dhaka Metropolitan Special Tribunal-9 fixed the date after taking testimonies from...
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