Nine persons were killed and many others injured in separate incidents in different places of the country during the last two days, report agencies.In Keraniganj, three people were killed and 20 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses...
Fakhrul AlamCHITTAGONG, Oct 03: Persisting gas crisis in Chittagong further deteriorated and as per the latest information, the daily gas deficit stood to over 55 million cubic feet. Under the circumstances, industrial production is greatly threatened.It has created concern among...
FE ReportBritish Airways placed an order for 12 Airbus A380 and 24 Boeing 787 aircraft with options for a further seven Airbus A380s and 18 Boeing 787s. Both aircraft types will be powered by Rolls-Royce engines.The new aircraft will replace...
FE ReportEricsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) signed a new frame agreement with TM International Bangladesh (TMIB) to upgrade and expand its EDGE-enabled GPRS/GSM network and provide mobile broadband services.Under the deal, Ericsson will provide new radio base stations and mobile softswitch equipment...
Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, Oct 02: Different government, Non-government and donor organizations with the help of the armed forces have further intensified post flood relief, agro-rehabilitation and medicare services in the district, sources said.At the same time, the government has allocated adequate...
FE ReportEmirates' latest UK destination has just become even more attractive after the airline launched an enticing offer for complimentary hotel accommodation for its passengers traveling to Newcastle.Business and Economy passengers will be entitled to one night's free accommodation when...
Message for all investorsAs per decision of the board of directors of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), there will be no trading of the shares at DSE on October 11, 2007 preceding the holidays of Eid-ul-Fitr. Therefore, trading of the shares...
FE ReportMd Zainul Huda joined Islami Insurance Bangladesh Ltd recently as its managing director.Prior to this new assignment, Huda was the deputy managing director of Karnaphuli Insurance Company Ltd (KICL).He joined the KICL in 1987 and served the company as...
FE ReportICB Capital Management Limited has signed an agreement with Jamuna Oil Company Limited in the city recently.ICB Capital Management Limited Chief Executive Officer Md Iftikhar-uz-Zaman and Jamuna Oil Company Limited Managing Director M Masudur Rahman signed the agreement on...
SINGAPORE, Oct 3 (Bloomberg): Asian stocks rose after Citigroup Inc. offered to buy the rest of Nikko Cordial Corp. it doesn't own, raising expectations of a recovery in the financial industry that has been battered by losses from US subprime...
Twelve commercial banks and financial institutions (FIs) have so far signed agreements with Bangladesh Bank (BB) to avail of the refinance facility under the central bank's home loan scheme, reports UNB.The five banks and seven FIs are now ready to...
An Indian company will set up a plastic industry in the Mongla Export Processing Zone (EPZ) with an investment of US$ 34.725 million, reports UNB.In this connection, an agreement was signed between the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) and...
The retail price of the most of essentials including the price of food items remained almost stable in the city markets, a market report of Bangladesh Riffle (BDR) said in the city Wednesday, reports BSS.Besides, the price of vegetables declined...
FE Report Grameenphone (GP) Limited recently signed an agreement with Prime Bank Limited (PBL) to facilitate international roaming service to existing and potential international credit card holders of the bank.GP Head of Business Segment Tania Ahmed and Prime Bank Head...
FE Report Grameenphone (GP) Limited recently signed an agreement with Prime Bank Limited (PBL) to facilitate international roaming service to existing and potential international credit card holders of the bank.GP Head of Business Segment Tania Ahmed and Prime Bank Head...
FE ReportDutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) disbursed Tk 4.0 million (40 lakh) as part of its commitment to donate Tk 12 million for construction of Shishu Sasthya Foundation (SSF) Hospital.Managing Director of the bank Md Yeasin Ali handed over a payment...
FE ReportThe second European route of Qatar Airways is underway with non-stop scheduled flights to the Swedish capital of Stockholm which will be the carrier's first gateway city to Scandinavia.Beginning from November 27, the airline will operate four non-stop flights...
JAMALPUR, Oct 3 (BSS): Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC) has taken an extensive programme to distribute seeds through its dealers in the district.Under the programme, BADC will disburse 400 tonnes of potato seeds. The rate of per kg grade 'A'...
Our Correspondent BRAHMANBARIA, Oct 3: Delta Life Insurance Company Limited (DLICL) organised a function at its Nabinagar office recently to hand over the amount for a death claim insurance.DLICL Joint Assistant Vice-president Abdul Latif handed over Tk 54,000 as death...
FE ReportEastern Bank Ltd (EBL) opened a new ATM booth at Rifles Square in the city Wednesday. Head of Consumer Banking Mamun Mahmood Shah inaugurated the ATM booth. EBL Managing Director (MD) Ali Reza Iftekhar was present in the inaugural...
BAGHDAD, Oct 3 (AP): The Polish ambassador to Iraq was slightly wounded Wednesday and one civilian was killed in a car bomb attack in downtown Baghdad, according to the Polish Foreign Ministry. Gen. Edward Pietrzyk was taken to a US...
SEOUL, Oct 3 (AP): South Korea's president said the first summit in seven years with North Korea began Wednesday on some discordant notes, but in a sign of promise for the talks North Korean leader Kim Jong Il suggested the...
ISLAMABAD, Oct 3 (AFP): Pakistan said Wednesday that the fate of a proposed power-sharing deal with Benazir Bhutto lay in her hands after the government offered the former premier an amnesty on graft charges. Bhutto has said that any pact...
YANGON, Oct 3 (AP): Soldiers announced that they were hunting pro-democracy protesters in Myanmar's largest city Wednesday and the top US diplomat in the country said military police were pulling people out of their homes during the night. Military vehicles...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Oct 3 (AP): When the Bush administration announced the creation of a new Africa Command within its military forces last February, many African diplomats were horrified. Some expressed fears that the US military would follow in the...
GEORGETOWN (US), Oct 3 (AP): Investigators are trying to determine how five workers trapped 1,000 feet inside an empty underground water tunnel died following a chemical fire at a hydroelectric plant. Crews who entered from the bottom of the sloping...
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, Oct 3 (AFP): Pakistani security forces killed 10 pro-Taliban militants Wednesday after an early morning attack on a checkpost near the Afghan border left two soldiers dead, the military said. The fighting erupted in the troubled tribal region...
SYDNEY, Oct 3 (AFP): Australia will not take any more refugees from Africa until at least the middle of next year, Prime Minister John Howard said Wednesday, triggering charges of a vote stunt ahead of national elections. Howard rejected any...
CHICAGO, Oct 3 (AP): Democrat Barack Obama called for ridding the world of nuclear weapons Tuesday and offered his early opposition to the Iraq war as evidence of sound judgment that trumps his lack of Washington experience. Obama argued that...
Manpower export has turned out to be the country's most stable source of foreign exchange earner. Compared to other kinds of exports, the brighter side of the national income through manpower export is that its contribution towards alleviation of poverty...
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