BEIJING, Aug 11 : Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping met here Monday with Bangladesh Chief of Army Staff General Moeen Ahmed. He was here for the Beijing Olympic Games opening ceremony and relevant events.Xi told the military chief, also the...
The tournament committee of the Federation Cup Football Monday suspended the ongoing tournament matches for seven days due to rain-wet ground condition and upcoming public holidays, reports UNB.The committee kept the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) vacant for four days until...
FE Report | 2008-08-12 00:00:00
Speakers at a seminar titled "Rural Roads Maintenance & Employment" stressed Monday on the production of mushroom, palm oil and revitalisation of jute sector for effective poverty alleviation.Advisor for local government, textiles and jute ministries, M Anwarul lqbal was the...
KABUL (AFP) - Eight civilians being held in a compound by Taliban militants were killed in an air strike by US-led troops during a battle that also left 25 rebel fighters dead, the force said Monday.Militants had ambushed coalition troops...
RANGAMATI, Aug 11 (BSS): Processed coffee produced in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) will be available in the local markets within a very short time.Mac Foundation Managing Director Naim Mahmood said: "We are expecting to start marketing of 50 gram bottle...
FE Report | 2008-08-12 00:00:00
Pro-active bureaucracy is essential to attract both local and foreign investments for expediting the country's economic development, said the country's top businessmen at a function in the city Monday.They expressed the opinion that the government should discard the old mindset...
French Ambassador Charley Causeret Monday said generally they would prefer the lifting of the state of emergency but the coming general election in Bangladesh could as well be held in a situation that had prevailed during the local-body polls on...
FE Report | 2008-08-12 00:00:00
The inter-bank call money rate eased Monday with injection of fresh cash into the market that improved liquidity. The US dollar, however, appeared mostly steady with downward bias against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market because of...
BEIJING, Aug 11:: In a competition between champs of Europe and Africa, Norway trounced Angola 31-17 to clinch their second win at the Beijing Olympic women's handball tournament here Monday.Isabel Fernandes scored the first goal in the first minute to...
BEIJING, Aug 11: On the back of Sunday's sweeping victory by their women compatriots, the South Korean men scored a new Olympic 24-arrow record of 227 to win their country a second archery gold at the Beijing Olympics Monday.IM Dong-Hyun,...
SYDNEY, Aug 11 (AFP): Australia's central bank today said domestic demand was slowing significantly, leading it to cut its economic growth forecasts for the year and increasing the prospect of a fall in interest rates.In a quarterly statement on monetary...
LA PAZ, Aug 11 (Reuters): Bolivian President Evo Morales easily won a recall vote Sunday and vowed to push on with socialist reforms that his rightist opponents in South America's poorest country are trying to block.The election pitted Morales against...
Our Correspondent | 2008-08-12 00:00:00
KURIGRAM, Aug 11: The members of 27 battalion of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) raided Bhurungamari frontier Sunday and recovered a large amount of Indian goods including a motor cycle and a truck worth Tk 2.4 million.Deputy Commanding Officer of Kurigram 27...
Bangladesh gets into Trans-Eurasia Information Network (TEIN3) to derive immense benefits in spheres of research and education, enhance global connectivity, and get high-speed connection to the information superhighway, reports UNB.The national taskforce on ICT affairs Monday approved a proposal to...
SINGAPORE, Aug 11 (AFP): Singapore said today its key exports could fall up to four per cent this year as a global economic slowdown takes its toll on Southeast Asia's most advanced economy.The city-state's main non-oil domestic exports could fall...
Sachin Tendulkar will not play the ODI series in Sri Lanka after sustaining an injury to his left elbow during the third Test in Colombo. S Badrinath, the Tamil Nadu batsman, is likely to be his replacement. reports Cricinfo."I spoke...
FE Report | 2008-08-12 00:00:00
Lottery for share allotment of the Grameen One: Scheme Two, the second scheme of Grameen Mutual Fund One, will be held Thursday, subject to the approval of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), officials said Monday.The largest initial public offering (IPO)...
The 18th annual general meeting (AGM) of Sandhani Life Insurance Company Limited has approved 25 per cent stock dividend (bonus share) for the year that ended on December 31, '07.The AGM was held in the city recently. Chairman of the...
FE Report | 2008-08-12 00:00:00
The government Monday allowed the state-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) to import 0.15 million tonnes of refined oil from the Maldives by December, a senior official said."The council committee on economic affairs at a meeting today has waived a provision...
FE Report | 2008-08-12 00:00:00
The country's nearly $11 billion export-oriented garments sector will face a 'severe blow' if the government fails to take stern action against the 'trouble-makers', the industry warned Monday.President of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Anwar Ul Alam...
The ICC delegation in Pakistan to review the security arrangements for the Champions Trophy has all but ruled out Rawalpindi as a venue for the tournament after being briefed by the country's Interior Ministry Monday, reports Cricinfo."It is a strong...
SINGAPORE, Aug 11 (AFP): Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) said today its regional mobile user base was up 45 percent to almost 198 million in the second quarter against a year earlier.India led the way as SingTel's mobile associate Bharti added a...
HANOI, Aug 11 (AFP): Vietnamese emergency services were Monday seeking to reach isolated and flood-hit northern communities after tropical storm Kammuri left at least 100 people dead and 50 missing over the weekend.Flash-floods and landslides since Friday have cut major...
Popular Life Insurance buys CSE membershipThe authorities of Popular Life Insurance Company Limited have stated that the company has purchased a membership of Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) at a cost of Tk 11,11,11,111.11 only.Stock dividend creditedThe authorities of Prime Insurance...
Enamul Haque | 2008-08-12 00:00:00
Emergency provides the opportunity for harsh and swift application of the laws against unethical practices. Besides, it gives the government sweeping powers to address pressing economic issues safeguarding the genuine interests of the workers of modest means who, getting cheated,...
LOS ANGELES, Aug 11 (Xinhua): Silicon Valley and the broader Bay Area, flexing its leadership status in technology during an economic downturn, accounted for a remarkable 40 per cent of venture capital investment in the second quarter this year, it...
BEIJING, Aug 11: Chinese teenager divers Lin Yue and Huo Liang clinched the gold of the men's 10m platform synchronised at the Beijing Olympic Games here Monday.Lin and Huo, winners in 2007 Melbourne worlds, led throughout the final to win...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2008-08-12 00:00:00
The United States has asked the caretaker government to lift ban on trade union activities and improve labour rights in the garment factories before it holds a hearing on Bangladesh's GSP facilities in October, an official said.The call came late...
AMSTERDAM, Aug 11 (Reuters): Shares in Dutch TNT NV rose more than 6.0 per cent Monday after a source said Europe's No.2 mail and logistics company was in talks with US rival United Parcel Service (UPS.N).The source, who declined to...
Drip by drip, Sri Lanka made their way to a comprehensive series win, their first over India since 2001. On what turned out to be the final day of the series, Sri Lanka did not attack overtly, and kept their...
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