Fayen WongBusiness leaders in the Asia-Pacific region said on Wednesday they will ask governments to put a price on carbon emissions as soon as possible to combat climate change.The Pacific Rim business heads, gathered in Sydney for the Asia Pacific...
China and the United States have become each other' s second trade partner since 2006, with a good momentum evident in bilateral trade over recent years. Their cooperation has also witnessed a fast expansion in investment, services and other sectors....
The Indian economy has seen above expectation growth, particularly in manufacturing and services, according to figures released by the Indian Ministry of Statistics recently.The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) had increased over the second quarter on the year before, rising by...
Doulot Akter MalaThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) says it will not conduct scrutiny of the returns of marginal taxpayers to detect tax evasion."We'll not look for the returns of the holders of tax index number (TIN) who pay income...
S M JahangirThe government is yet to sign agreements with the bidders selected for setting up 10 small power plants. The selection process was completed two months back.The inordinate delay in the signing of the agreements contradicts the government's apparent...
BNP secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain Friday brushed aside Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan's claim that his faction represented the mainstream BNP. "Those expelled are no more in the party. Their claim of being the mainstream BNP is illegal," he told bdnews24.com...
Debates clearly surfaced within Awami League (AL) in recent time over holding dialogue with the Election Commission (EC) and participating in next year's general elections keeping party chief Sheikh Hasina in jail, reports UNB. Difference of opinion is also evident...
Javier Blas, FT Syndication ServiceROME: Developing countries face serious social unrest as they struggle to cope with soaring food prices, inflation that shows no signs of abating, the United Nations' top agriculture official has warned.Jacques Diouf, director-general of the UN's...
A Z M AnasThe caretaker government opens talks with the World Bank (WB) next week for a US$75 million loan package needed to cushion the impact of devastating flood."We'll be negotiating with bank officials Sunday for the credit to be...
Jasim Uddin Haroon The cultivation of 'ropa' (transplanted) Aman, popularly known as T- aman, has intensified since last week following full recession of flood waters from the affected districts across the country, according to the Department of Extension (DAE). The...
All government colleges in country's divisional cities will be reopened today (Saturday) following a government announcement in this connection, reports UNB.The authorities of all government colleges in the cities have decided to reopen their respective institutions Saturday.In Sylhet, the authorities...
Arafat Rahman Coco was admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital Friday afternoon with chest pain, less than 24 hours after he was taken to the Dhaka Central Jail, reports bdnews24.com. The younger son of detained former prime minister...
SATKHIRA Sept 07: Border Security Force (BSF) of India shot dead two Bangladeshi shepherds at Kushkhali frontier in Sadar Upazila here Friday. The deceased were identified as Ali Hossain (25), son of Barakatullah of Satani village and Harun Mollah (18),...
BAGERHAT, Sep 07: Twenty-five fishermen went missing as four fishing trawlers capsized in the Bay Thursday night due to bad weather. Survivors said the four trawlers, carrying 50 fishermen, sank in the Bay as they were hit by strong currents....
A young man was gunned down by unknown assailants at Dania under Shyampur thana Thursday night. The victim was identified as Syed Shafi Mahmud (24), son of Syed Mohammad Ibrahim of 61 Islampur under Kotwali police station. Police quoted victim's...
FE ReportBangladesh's overall growth has been biased to the poorest of the poor because of higher per capita expenditure by the extreme poor than by the moderate poor and the non-poor population, a World Bank (WB) report said.A gradual occupational...
A seminar organised by the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) in cooperation with DCCI - SEDF Knowledge Centre and Institute of Training Innovative Management and Technology (INTIMATE) on "Economic Growth and Business Transformation in South East Asia -Bangladesh's...
Our CorrespondentGAIBANDHA, Sep 6: A views-exchange meeting on keeping the prices of the essential commodities under control during the month of Ramadan was held in the conference room of Gaibandha district collectorate Sunday with Deputy Commissioner (DC) Quazi Md Anwarul...
FE ReportAl-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd (AAIBL) and JAP Financial Services Ltd (JAPFSL), an UK-based remittance house, signed a foreign remittance exchange agreement in the city recently.AAIBL Senior Vice-President ANM Abdus Shahid and Vice-President AW Shamsuzzuha along with JAPFSL Chairman Faruque...
FE ReportMir Mohammad Rezaul Alam, CPA, joined Deloitte and Touche LLP, one of the big four accounting firms in the USA, as a partner on August 26, this year. Prior to joining the firm, Rezaul Alam worked for the last...
BRAHMANBARIA, Sept 6: Half yearly managers conference of Comilla area of Janata Bank (JB) was held in the auditorium of Diabetic Hospital in Comilla town recently.General Manager of JB local office, Dhaka and additional incharge of Comilla Area Md Sirajul...
EGM of Atlas on Sept 12An extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of Atlas Bangladesh will be held on factory premises at 265-267 Tongi Industrial Area, Gazipur on September 27, '07. The record date for the EGM is September 12, '07. Other...
FE Report The government of Japan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will assist Bangladesh in ensuring effective monitoring and evaluation of development projects meant to bring the South Asian nation closer towards achieving the United Nations' millennium development goals...
FE ReportAn agreement on instant cash service was signed between Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) and USA-based Placid NK Corporation (PNKC) in the US recently. IBBL Deputy Executive President and Head of International Banking Wing Mohammad Abdul Mannan and PNKC...
The government has decided to set up two new urea fertiliser factories in the country in the wake of increasing demand in the agricultural sector, reports UNB.One of the proposed factories, North-West Fertiliser Factory Limited, will be set up in...
Arab Bangladesh Bank (AB) approved a 30 per cent dividend for its shareholders at its 25th annual general meeting (AGM) held in the city recently, said a press release.The bank is celebrating its silver jubilee this year with a marked...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG Sept 6: Drug smuggling through different points of Teknaf and Ukhiya borders into Myanmar is rampant.Hundreds of pharmacies have been built up at different places, including the zero points, along the aforesaid border areas, sources said.Sales representatives of...
FE ReportThe 47th annual general meeting (AGM) of 'Bangladeshiyo Cha Sangsad' - Bangladesh Tea Association (BTA), the only representative organisation of the owners of the country's tea gardens, was held at Agrabad in Chittagong recently. BTA Senior Vice-Chairman Mohd Safwan...
Hundreds of lawyers rallied and boycotted courts across Pakistan in a renewed campaign to force President Pervez Musharraf to step down as supporters of former premier Nawaz Sharif prepared for his promised return from exile, report agencies.Courts in major cities...
YANGON, Sept 6 (AFP): Hundreds of Buddhist monks have taken about 20 members of Myanmar's security forces hostage inside their monastery, one day after clashes broke out at an anti-junta protest, residents told AFP Thursday. The security forces came to...
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