SHANGHAI, Sept 5 (AFP): China's largest steel maker plans to nearly quadruple capacity to 80 million tonnes by 2012, making it the world's second largest producer, state press reported today. Mainly state-owned Baosteel, which puts out about 23 million tonnes...
BEIJING, Sept. 5 (CEIS): International drugmakers have accelerated their pace to establish research input in China for new patented medicines. During an ongoing conference held by International Pharmaceutical Federation(FIP) in Beijing, pharmaceutist like AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Lilly and Pfizer have all...
BEIJING, Sept 5 (CEIS): China issued a new policy on natural gas utilization at the end of August, and analysts hail this as China's effort to maintain long-term balance in gas supply and demand. The new policy bans the use...
FE Report An "overzealous pursuit" of anti-graft and other drives has created an environment of fear, thereby eroding confidence of the businessmen, chamber leaders told a dialogue. They have identified anti-graft, anti-hoarding, tax, bank account searching, money source searching, breaking...
FE ReportBata Shoe Company Bangladesh Limited launched its some new designed shoes for the Eid-ul-Fitr at a city hotel Wednesday.At the launching ceremony Marketing Manager of the Bata Shoe Company Bangladesh Limited M A Quader said some 400 new designs...
FE ReportWarid Telecom has offered Tk 0.99 per minute call tariff to any operator for the first time in the country's telecommunications market.Named as 'Zem Fun', the new offer allows Warid's pre-paid subscribers to talk to any operator at Tk...
Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) and banglalink signed an agreement for SMS banking in the city recently, said a press release. CEO, banglalink, Rashid Khan and DBBL Executive Vice President (head of card division) Moyen Uddin Ahmed signed the agreement on...
Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, Sept 3: Bangladesh Telephone and Telegraph Board (BTTB), Brahmanbaria unit realised a record revenue of more than Tk 12.33 million (TK 1.23 crore) in the months of June and July this year. In June, the revenue realised amounted...
FE ReportQatar Airways (QA) recently held a workshop in the port-city for Chittagong-based travel agents. The objectives of the workshop were sharing the spirit of high standard of service for passengers of all categories, emphasising the sales and marketing efforts,...
FE ReportEmployees of CityCell contributed a day's salary of its employees to the Chief Adviser's Relief Fund for flood relief programmes, said a press release. Among several relief initiatives undertaken by the company, a cheque worth Tk. 1 million (10...
FE Report The World Bank (WB) Group extended loans, credits, grants, equity investments, and guarantees totalling nearly US$6.9 billion to South Asia in fiscal year 2007, said a WB press release. The amount is an increase of US$2.3 billion over...
Our CorrespondentNAOGAON, Sept 5: The new branch of Islami Bank Community Hospital has been opened at Daowalar crossing in the district town recently.Divisional Commissioner of Rajshahi Md Safiul Alam inaugurated the new branch of the hospital recently.Engineer Md Sekander Ali,...
FE ReportDutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) has donated 100 laptop computers with scanners to the National Steering Committee on Voter List and National ID Card Project for implementation of field level work of the project at a total cost of Tk...
TOKYO, Sept 5 (AP): Asian markets were mixed Wednesday, with profit-taking in several bourses coming after an overnight rise on Wall Street.BANGKOK: Thai shares rose on muted volume, with energy, shipping and industrial issues dominating activity. The main SET Index...
TOKYO, Sept 5 (AFP): Sony Corporation said Tuesday it would list its financial arm next month in hopes of raising about US$3.0 billion to reinvest in the recovering group's core electronics business. The initial public offering (IPO) will be one...
FE ReportFrom now on the ICT Associates will market all Megatech brand IPS (ranging from 2-KVA to 100-KVA), UPS and Emergency Lift Operating System (ELOS) in the local market. In this connection, a business deal was signed between the Megatech...
Atlas BD to raise authorised capitalThe board of directors of Atlas Bangladesh Limited has decided to hold an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of the company to amend its memorandum and articles of associations for increasing the authorised capital of the...
The authorities concerned will be able to prepare a flawless voter list as the next national election will be held in accordance with the Election Commission's (EC's) roadmap. President Iajuddin Ahmed expressed the hope while visiting voter registration work at...
Bangladesh is a very important member of the United Nations (UN) and plays a leading role in peacekeeping activities and other important issues. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said this while speaking to the media following his formal meeting with...
A High Court (HC) Division Bench comprising Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury and M Ataur Rahman Khan began dictating bench officer the judgement in open court Wednesday morning. But it remained inconclusive when the court rose for the day. "The judgement...
The judicial commission (JC) Wednesday took statements of eight more witnesses to the Dhaka University (DU) campus violence, reports bdnews24.com. DU Treasurer Abul Kalam Azad is among the witnesses who testified to the commission headed by retired Supreme Court judge...
JHENAIDAH, Sept 5 (UNB): Joint forces Wednesday arrested Jhenaidah poura Jubo Dal secretary.The police said Ahsan Habib was picked up from the poura office at about 11:30 am. Accused of terrorism, extortion and tenderbaji, Habib was handed over to the...
SYLHET, Sep 5 (bdnews24.com): Classes of the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) resume on September 10 after nearly three weeks of shutdown. SUST syndicate, the highest decision-making body of the university, set the date in a meeting Wednesday,...
A Dhaka court Wednesday sent former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lawmaker Fazlul Haque Milon to jail on multiple charges of involvement in criminal activities and embezzling relief, reports bdnews24.com. The chief metropolitan magistrate's (CMM) court of ABM Abdul Fattah passed...
With a big mountain to climb, India sent out the heavy artillery at the top of the order and as Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly fired in unison. A consistent period of high scoring was the order of the day...
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Wednesday picked up 33 under-23 booters for residential camp for two ensuing international football meets, reports UNB. Bangladesh will take part in the third Grand Royal Challenge Cup tournament in Myanmar to be held on November...
The 5th Blazer BD School Kho Kho Competition, organised by Bangladesh Kho Kho Federation, begins today (Thursday) at the Outer Stadium Kho Kho ground in the city, reports UNB.Bangladesh Kho Kho Federation Vice-president ASM Ali Kabir is expected to inaugurate...
NEW YORK, Sept 5 (AFP): If Sania Mirza's few fundamentalist critics back home in India did not like her wearing tennis dresses, they must have been stunned at the leopard-like US Open outfit her US doubles partner wore Tuesday. Mirza...
LONDON, Sept 5 (AFP): The English game is being hurt by a lack of over-priced talent and a flood of cheaper foreigners, according to Blackburn chairman John Williams. On the first weekend of the Premier League season, only 37 per...
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