DUBAI, Oct 7 (PTI): Even before the formal inauguration of the world's tallest building 'Burj Dubai', the city is all set to break its own record by building a tower with a dizzying height of more than one kilometre. "We...
Our Correspondent FARIDPUR, Oct 7: Napiar grass has mitigated fodder crisis in Faridpur. As such, cattle rearing has turned economical for the farmers of the district.A few days back, fodder crisis was acute in Faridpur. But, Napiar grass has changed...
AHMEDABAD, India, Oct 7 (AFP): India's giant Tata Group has found a new home for its project to build the world's cheapest car after violent protests forced it to abandon its factory in West Bengal, reports said today. With numerous...
SEOUL, Oct 7 (AFP): South Korean prosecutors said today they have arrested a florist for pruning his rivals' business by clicking repeatedly on their online advertisements. The Seoul prosecutors' office said the man surnamed Jeong was charged with breaking laws...
FE ReportThe country's export earnings from the Readymade Garments (RMG) sector may well reach the $ 25 billion mark by the year 2013 if it remains competitive in the global market, Commerce Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman said Tuesday.During the same...
FE ReportShahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL) is going to set-up a branch for offshore banking in Dhaka EPZ area very soon as the Bank obtained licence from the Bangladesh Bank recently. In this context, the bank signed an agreement with...
FE Report The inter-bank call money rate remained steady Tuesday although the central bank withdrew cash through bills and bonds. The US dollar was also stable against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market because of short supply...
FE ReportIslami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) organised a day-long meeting on 'Business Promotion' at a city hotel Tuesday. IBBL Chairman Abu Nasser Muhammad Abduz Zaher was the chief guest.Addressing the programme, he urged the branch incumbents to explore new investment...
SA Farooqui has been appointed Managing Director of Standard Bank Ltd recently. Farooqui joined SBL as EVP since the inception of the bank in 1999 and played a pioneering role in the establishment of the bank and subsequently promoted to...
A 3-day Bangladesh single country trade fair will be held on 19-21 November, 2008, at Rolla Square, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), says a press release All sorts of products and services will be exhibited in the fair to showcase...
Crystal Insurance Company Limited is planning to float IPO (initial public offering).The Board of Directors of the company discussed the issue in a meeting recently and instructed the Managing Director to complete all the procedures relating to it, said a...
FE Report The world's central bankers and finance ministers gather in Washington October 10-13 to discuss a global response to the credit crunch amid the worst financial crisis to hit advanced economies since the 1930s.Sandbagged by three successive shocks-high commodity...
FE ReportCountry's knitwear sector will get easy access to improved Korean apparel technology and machineries following signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Korea Federation of Textile Industries (KOFOTI) and Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) on...
The cabin crews of British Airways (BA) celebrated the 50th anniversary of the world's first commercial jet flight across the Atlantic wearing the original British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) uniforms flanked by crew in the current uniform designed by Julien...
In the caption of a photo, published Tuesday in the FE on its page 16, the name of ACI Formulations Limited was erroneously printed as ACI Foundations. The inadvertent mistake is regretted.
Response to DSE queries Miracle Industries: In response to a DSE query, the authorities of Miracle Industries have stated that there is no undisclosed price sensitive information of the company for the recent unusual price hike of its shares.Eastern Insurance:...
BANGKOK, Oct 7 (Agencies): A senior government minister in Thailand has resigned after violent clashes between police and protesters.Deputy PM Chavalit Yongchaiyudh said he was stepping down to take responsibility for the clashes, which injured at least 65 people.The unrest...
MALE, Oct 7 (AFP): A bitter campaign ahead of historic democratic presidential elections in the Maldives drew to a close Tuesday, with a veteran Asian leader and a prominent dissident each confident of victory.The polls Wednesday will be the first...
ANKARA, (Turkey), Oct 7(AP): Turkish warplanes bombed suspected Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq and southeast Turkey Tuesday, in new air strikes responding to an attack that killed 17 soldiers at a military outpost four days ago.It was the fourth...
GUWAHATI, (India), Oct 7 (Reuters): Police used helicopters to spot armed mobs attacking Muslims in India's troubled northeast Tuesday, where clashes between indigenous tribesmen and settlers have left 47 people dead and tens of thousands homeless.Police said four people died...
DALLAS, Oct 7 (AP): An exhibit showcasing items buried in the Egyptian tomb of King Tut is back in the United States."Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" opened over the weekend at the Dallas Museum of Art, the...
BAGHDAD, Oct 7 (Agencies): Two blasts have occurred near Baghdad's Green Zone where US envoy John Negroponte was preparing to speak to journalists about his visit to Iraq.Reports conflicted as to the source of the explosions, with some sources suggesting...
Iran seeks death penalty for mosque attackers TEHRAN, Oct 7: Iran is calling for the death penalty against seven people found guilty of the bombing of a mosque in April which left 13 people dead, judiciary spokesman Alireza Jamshidi said...
FE Report The forthcoming elections are discouraging politicians from seeking clemency from the Truth and Accountability Commission (TAC) as intending candidates would be disqualified from contesting the polls if they confess their misdeeds to the Commission, according to a report...
Influential British MP and former state minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Office Keith Vaz, who is leading a parliamentary team, has said the forthcoming general polls are probably the most important in Bangladesh's history to 'break the cycle of despair'...
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda said the political parties must apply for registration with the Commission within October 15 for contesting the upcoming parliamentary polls to be held on December 18, reports UNB/bdnews24.com."Those who want to participate in...
The divisional speedy trial tribunal court of Dhaka Tuesday fixed October 14 for hearing of charges in the two cases concerning the grenade attack on Awami League rally on August 21, 2004, reports UNB. This was for the 4th time...
Innovation is an important source of economic growth and universities can help nurture innovative ideas needed for the flourishing of the economy of a country. United States (US) Ambassador in Bangladesh James F Moriarty made the observation on the second...
Bangladesh and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed three separate agreements of US$ 3.33 million grant to implement three environment-related projects in the country, reports UNB.Economic Relations Division (ERD) Additional Secretary Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan and UNDP Country Director Stefan...
The government initiative to promote industrialisation in the country's southwestern region during the last one decade has met with failure in absence of gas supply, reports UNB. Once hustling industrial belts of Khalishpur and Rupsha have been gradually dying out...
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