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Myanmar minister heads home

2007-07-29 00:00:00

Myanmar's minister for construction Saw Tun Saturday left Dhaka, ending his three-day visit to Bangladesh. Foreign ministry officials saw the minister off at Zia International Airport. — bdnews24.com

Withdrawal of taskforce likely to cause turnaround time to worsen at Ctg port

2007-07-29 00:00:00

Jasim Uddin Haroon Corrupt practice has resurfaced in Chittagong Port following the withdrawal of the members of the taskforces about a month back, according to port users.As a result, the turnaround time of vessels and container congestion might deteriorate, port...

BMET struggling to cope with overseas job seekers' rush

2007-07-29 00:00:00

Naim-Ul-KarimThe Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET) is struggling to cope with the rush of overseas job seekers due to its inadequate capacity resulting from a large number of vacancies.According to a high official of the BMET, more than...

Huawei ready to contribute more to Bangladesh telecom sector

2007-07-29 00:00:00

Raihan M Chowdhury, back from Shenzhen (China) Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, a leading Chinese ICT company has evinced keen interest to help develop the telecommunication market in Bangladesh."Bangladesh is one of the fastest growing economies in Asia with a huge...

Fakhruddin asks for flood coordination cell at his office

2007-07-29 00:00:00

Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed asked Saturday the concerned authority to immediately set up a Flood Coordination and Monitoring Cell at his office to centrally monitor the activities of all flood-control cells to take prompt action in tackling any exigencies...

Trial train leaves for Kolkata today

2007-07-29 00:00:00

A trial train from Dhaka leaves for Kolkata today (Sunday) to discuss unresolved issues about the launch of direct passenger rail services between the two neighbouring countries, reports bdnews24.com. The train with 35 government officials on board will start from...

Thrust on exploring export markets abroad

2007-07-29 00:00:00

FE Report Switzerland Bangladesh Business Forum (SBBF) Saturday held a meeting to discuss the possibility of exploring export markets abroad including the European countries for boosting the country's economy.The discussion meeting on 'Problems, Prospect and Future of Bangladesh Economy' was...

developments in the region and abroad

2007-07-29 00:00:00

Ex-Taliban lawmaker enters S Korean hostage talks KABUL, July 28 (Afghanistan) (AP): Two lawmakers - one of them a former Taliban member - and several influential elders have joined negotiations with the hardline militia to step up pressure for the...

France fears new war in Lebanon

2007-07-29 00:00:00

The French Foreign Minister, Bernard Kouchner, has warned that Lebanon faces the danger of renewed war if there is not a resumption of political dialogue, according to BBC NEWS. Kouchner is in Lebanon, meeting representatives of rival factions in an...

US seals nuclear deal with India

2007-07-29 00:00:00

Edward Luce from Washington and Jo Johnson from New Delhi, FT Syndication ServiceThe US has announced it has taken the unprecedented step of agreeing to the creation of a civil nuclear enrichment facility in India even though India is not...

Dhaka's ties with India, Pakistan, USA, EU on even keel: Iftekhar

2007-07-29 00:00:00

Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury has said Bangladesh's relations with both India and Pakistan in the subcontinent and the USA and the European Union nations in the West are already set "on an even keel"."Our policy is to have stable...

BDR, BSF exchange fire in Joypurhat frontier

2007-07-29 00:00:00

Joypurhat, July 28 (UNB) - Indian Boarder Security Force (BSF) and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) exchanged fire at Koia frontier in Panchbibi upazila Saturday night. BDR sources said the BSF troops from Sidai camp fired two shots across the border near...

Trial train sets out for Kolkata

2007-07-29 00:00:00

A trial train from Dhaka left for Kolkata Sunday with 35 government officials on board to discuss unresolved issues about the launch of direct passenger rail services between the two neighbouring cities. The train started off from the Cantonment Station...

Dr Wazed Miah shifted to city's Square Hospital

2007-07-28 00:00:00

Sheikh Hasina's husband and eminent nuclear scientist Dr Wazed Miah, undergoing treatment at Bangladesh Medical College Hospital, was shifted to the city's Square Hospital Thursday night. Dr Mirza Nazim Uddin of Square Hospital said a seven-member medical board was formed...

Storms hit villages in Barisal, Chandpur

2007-07-28 00:00:00

BARISAL, July 27 (UNB): At least eight people were injured and some 200 houses damaged in a violent storm in Muladi Upazila early Friday. Witnesses said the storm struck Baliakandi, Laxmipur and Jalalabad villages in the upazila at about 5:00...

Expatriates urged to invest in telecom sector

2007-07-28 00:00:00

NEW YORK, July 27: Professor Dr M Abdul Awal, adviser of Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC), Thursday urged the Bangladeshi expatriates to invest in the country's telecommunications and power sectors. "At present, foreign companies are doing business in our telecommunications...

2500 textile employees to take up VRS

2007-07-28 00:00:00

Naim-Ul-KarimThe Bangladesh Textile Mills Corporation (BTMC) has made the services of about 2500 officials, employees and workers redundant under voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) from 1st August."We have already accepted applications of 2500 out of 3400 employees and workers of the...

Hilsa still beyond commoners' reach

2007-07-28 00:00:00

Though the price of Hilsha has decreased by Tk 50 per kilo over the past week, the fish is still beyond the reach of the middle-income group and is being sold for up to Tk 400 per kilo, reports bdnews24.com....

WTO chief calls for intensive Doha Round negotiations in Sept

2007-07-28 00:00:00

GENEVA, July 27 (Xinhua): WTO members should study the draft texts on agriculture and industrial goods carefully and get ready for intensive Doha Round negotiations in September, chief of the world commerce body Pascal Lamy said yesterday. "We have already...

Asian stocks tumble amid risk aversion

2007-07-28 00:00:00

Raphael Minder in Hong Kong, David Turner in Tokyo and Geoff Dyer in Shanghai, FT Syndication ServiceAsian stock markets Friday joined a global tumble amid a flight away from risky credits and fears about banks' growing exposure to leveraged buy-out...

Trend remains bullish despite SEC directive

2007-07-28 00:00:00

FE ReportThe stock prices on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) remained bullish in the week ended Thursday despite a directive from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to place five top companies in the spot market instead of 'public transactions'.As...

US, India complete talks on nuclear deal

2007-07-28 00:00:00

WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI, July 27 (Reuters): The United States and India said on Friday they have completed negotiations on a nuclear cooperation deal that would offer enormous benefits for both sides. But neither country gave details of the long-delayed, controversial accord...

Gede poised for Kolkata-Dhaka train run

2007-07-28 00:00:00

GEDE (West Bengal) July 27 (BSS/PTI): With the Kolkata-Dhaka train service expected to start in a couple of months, Gede, the sleepy border station, has shot into prominence as the designated immigration and customs checkpoint on the Indian side. "Initially,...

BDR, BSF trade fires on Satkhira, Dinajpur borders

2007-07-28 00:00:00

SATKHIRA, July 27 (UNB): Indian Boarder Security Force (BSF) and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) exchanged fires at Kakdanga frontier of Satkhira and Mohonpur frontier areas of Dinajpur districts Friday morning.Along the Kakdanga frontier area in Kolaroa Upazila, BSF troops from Tarali...

Strauss-Kahn only IMF candidate so far

2007-07-28 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, July 27 (AFP): France's Dominique Strauss- Kahn, the European Union choice to head the International Monetary Fund, met with US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson yesterday in Washington. The IMF earlier said Strauss-Kahn, a Socialist party leader and former French...

BTRC limits mobile call charges, sets new rules

2007-07-28 00:00:00

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Thursday fixed tariff limits and set new rules on marketing of mobile phone services, reports bdnews24.com. The 'interim directive' of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) does not allow mobile phone service operators to charge more...

developments in the region and abroad

2007-07-28 00:00:00

Bird flu hits prices of egg, chicken in IndiaNEW DELHI, July 27 (PTI): A day after the government confirmed the outbreak of bird flu, chicken prices fell by over 20 per cent in Delhi's wholesale market while eggs became cheaper...

Bangladesh to strengthen ties with Eastern nations: Adviser

2007-07-28 00:00:00

Bangladesh is looking for strengthening relations with the countries in the East apart from the West.Adviser for Foreign Affairs Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury made the observation while briefing journalists after a meeting with Myanmar Foreign Minister Saw Thin at the state...

EC sits on 303 controversial officers

2007-07-28 00:00:00

The Election Commission (EC) has not yet published the results of the competency test the 303 controversial upazila election officers sat about two and a half months ago, reports bdnews24.com. The EC officials would not say anything either about why...

Hasina greets Joy on his 36th birthday

2007-07-28 00:00:00

Jailed Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina greeted her only son Sajeeb Wazed Joy on his 36th birthday Friday, one of her lawyers said. Counsel Anisul Huq, who met Hasina at the sub-jail on the Jatiya Sangsad Bhavan premises at...