FE Report The High Commission of India has protested against a newspaper report regarding Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee having discussed intervening in the internal political developments in Bangladesh with certain Bangladeshi politicians and activists.In a press release Thursday,...
The early 70s spelt the beginning of a `new era`. The old Tourism Department of 1959 was then upgraded into the Tourism Development Corporation.The formation of the Tourism Development Corporation (TDC) in 1972 and placing it under the purview of...
Education is the responsibility of the Government and Malaysia is committed to providing sound education to all. The Malaysian education system encompasses education beginning from pre-school to university. Pre-tertiary education (pre-school to secondary education) is under the jurisdiction of the...
Today, Malaysia celebrates its Golden Jubilee National Day. On this auspicious occasion, I on behalf of the Government and people of Malaysia would like to extend my greetings and best wishes to the Government and the people of Bangladesh. I...
Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, Aug 30: Purbanchal Samannito Krishi Unnayan Prokalpa (PSKUP), an agriculture development project, has gained popularity due to its contribution to boosting agricultural production in the district, sources saidApart from Brahmanbaria district, the project has been working to meet...
LONDON, Aug 30 (AFP): Global stocks rose Thursday as investors keep an eye on US Federal Reserve moves to combat housing woes that have battered world bourses in recent weeks. Asian markets closed higher after a strong recovery on Wall...
FE ReportBeximco Pharmaceuticals Limited (BPL), one of the leading medicine manufacturers and exporters of the country, has started exporting its medicines to the Philippines, according to a press release.The Philippines is the fifth ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) country...
FE ReportThe Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTBL) organised a 16-day training programme on Banker's Advance for its officers at the bank's training institute in the city recently, said a press release.Managing Director of the bank Kazi Md Shafiqur Rahman inaugurated...
FE ReportA CPE seminar organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) on Salient Features and Implications of Changes Made in the Income Tax Ordinance 1984 by the Finance Ordinance-2007 and SROs Issued Thereon will be held at...
Global Insurance Ltd has signed an agreement with the Credit Rating Agency of Bangladesh Limited (CRAB) leading rating company of the country recently for the credit rating of the company, said a press release. Under the agreement, CRAB will provide...
Meghna Cement recommends 25pc cash dividend The board of directors of Meghna Cement has recommended 25 per cent cash dividend for the year that ended on December 31, '06. The annual general meeting (AGM) of the company will be held...
Japanese company M/s IP Jaq Knitting Limited is going to set up a sweater manufacturing industry in the Dhaka Export Processing Zone, said a press release.This 100 per cent foreign owned company will invest US$ 2.934 million and will annually...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Aug 28: The businesses at Chaktai-Khatunganj, which is regarded as the traditional business centre of the port city, is under threat due to utter negligence of the government, sources said.Since the Mughal period, Chittagong has gained reputation in...
FE Report The Nepal garment industry, which enjoys duty-free-entry of its products into the Indian market, foresees tough competition from the industry in Bangladesh in the wake of similar facilities being made available to Dhaka by New Delhi, according to...
FE ReportThe CSR Centre Deed of Trust was formally signed at the Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI) in the city Tuesday.The eight executors of the Trust include corporate and non-corporate members, said a press release. The Trust has been formed to...
President of Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Ahmad Mohamed Ali Al Madani arrived in the city Thursday for a three-day visit to Bangladesh, said a press release. During his visit to Bangladesh he will call on the Chief Adviser and the...
FE ReportGreen Delta Insurance Company Ltd (GDIC) has been assigned AA2 rating in the long term and ST-1 in the short term by the Credit Rating Agency of Bangladesh Ltd recently, said a press release.The rating was assigned to GDIC...
FE ReportPubali Bank Limited (PBL) and National Housing Finance and Investments Limited sealed a term loan agreement for Tk 50 million recently. Pubali Bank Ltd Managing Director Helal Ahmed Chowdhury and National Housing Finance Managing Director Md Abdur Rob signed...
ISLAMABAD, Aug 30 (Agencies): President Gen. Pervez Musharraf rejects "any pressure or ultimatum" to decide whether to quit as army chief, his spokesman said Thursday, after an opponent said he would step down as head of the military under a...
AGRA, (India), Aug 30 (AFP): India's Taj Mahal reopened to tourists Thursday after a curfew was eased following riots that left one dead and dozens injured in the northern city of Agra. The curfew remained in place in some of...
WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Agencies): The Iraqi government has failed to meet the vast majority of political and military goals laid out by lawmakers to assess President Bush's Iraq war strategy, congressional auditors have determined. The Associated Press has learned the...
QIAN'AN, (China) Aug 30 (Agencies): Yang Zhongchen, a small-town businessman, wined and dined three government officials for permission to become a father.But the Peking duck and liquor weren't enough. One night, a couple of weeks before her date for giving...
WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (AFP): US lawmakers Wednesday called on President George W. Bush's administration to demand an urgent UN Security Council meeting on the Myanmar military junta's crackdown on dissent. Senior lawmakers from the House of Representatives and the Senate...
WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Agencies): Breathing easier without limiting activities is the goal of new government guidelines that urge more attention to asthma sufferers' day-to-day symptoms, not just their severe attacks. Some 22 million Americans have asthma, and guidelines updated Wednesday...
Japan, China resume defence talks TOKYO, Aug 30: Japan Thursday hailed warming relations with China as it hosted the neighbouring giant's defence minister for the first time in nearly a decade .Japanese Defence Minister Masahiko Komura opened with his counterpart,...
Bertrand BenoitIf death is the ultimate failure, then Prussia is surely the ultimate failed state. The country began its short life as a leopardskin of landlocked, unconnected territories, fought its way to great-power status and was wiped off the map...
John LloydTHE FLOWERS OFTHE FOREST:Scotland and theGreat Warby Trevor RoyleBirlinn $50/£25, 320 pagesOn the penultimate page of his fine and unsentimental account of Scotland's contribution to, and effects from, the war of 1914-18, Trevor Royle writes: "In the majority of...
Angel Gurria-Qurria-QuintanaPaul Auster's fiction has always been self-referential. Travels in the Scriptorium, his latest novella, takes this attribute to new heights."The old man sits on the edge of the narrow bed," the book begins, "palms spread out on his knees,...
Royce MahawatteHomosexuality is often seen as coming from elsewhere. The Greeks appear to have invented it; foreigners brought it to the west, or, conversely, they took it to indigenous people. The aristocracy could not help partaking of it and thinkers...
Diane SummersAt the foot of the Secret Intelligence Service's headquarters in London, M16's ziggurat is a well-known landmark to those negotiating the giant one-way system on the south bank of the Thames.It is hard to imagine, as the traffic thunders...
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