Unidentified assailants shot a student of Bangladesh Rifles Public School and College in a broad daylight in the city's busiest Dhanmondi area Sunday, reports UNB.The injured, identified as Samia Taslim (17), daughter of film star Siddiqur Rahman alias Danny Sidak,...
BEIJING, Aug 10 (Xinhua): China will record a GDP growth of 10.2 per cent in the third quarter, roughly the same as the second-quarter level, according to a report released Friday by the State Information Centre, a government think tank.The...
The pioneers of "Imagine a New South Asia" (INSA) which is emerging as a new movement in SAARC member states have emphasised the need for concrete actions leading to creating an economic union and common financial and political institutions in...
Awami League (AL) Sunday urged the caretaker government to consult with the political parties before taking any decision on crucial national issues, reports UNB."If the government takes decision (on crucial issues) without consulting the political parties, it will commit a...
SHANGHAI, Aug. 10 (Xinhua): Argentina ground out a 1-0 victory against a defensive-minded Australia side to qualify for the knockout stage after two consecutive wins at the Beijing Olympic men's soccer tournament here Sunday.Striker Ezequiel Lavezzi took the winner in...
SUNDERLAND, Aug 10(AFP): They say the second season is always harder than the first, but if that's true, Sunderland fans are in for a pretty miserable time of it. Actually, the statistics suggest it isn't as common an ailment as...
The board of directors of Islami Insurance Bangladesh Limited (IIBL) in its 93rd board meeting held at its head office recently unanimously re-elected Al-haj Mohammad Sayeed as chairman and Al-haj M Tajul Islam and Al-haj Md Ismail Nawab as vice-chairmen...
KISHOREGANJ, Aug 10 (UNB): A young mother and her minor child were killed in a road accident in South Mansantosh area of Karimganj Upazila Sunday morning.Police and witnesses said the accident occurred on the Kishoreganj-Chamrabandar road at about 9:00 am...
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) under its Women Entrepreneurs and Export Development (WEED) Standing Committee organised a two-day training on personal computer (PC) and Internet for women entrepreneurs.The objective of the training was to provide first hand...
NEW DELHI, Aug 10 (PTI): Iran has asked India and Pakistan for an early trilateral meeting to finalise the long- delayed Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project but New Delhi is seeking to delay talks until its civil nuclear agreement with the...
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Ltd in Bangladesh formally inaugurated the first SME Customer Service Centre (CSC) at Old Dhaka Saturday, said a press release.Mr Sanjay Prakash, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of HSBC Bangladesh formally inaugurated the CSC.The...
Bangladesh has failed in its appeal to restore its membership in the Common-wealth Parliamentary Asso-ciation (CPA) as the parliamentary government has not yet been resumed, reports UNB.Delegates at the general assembly of the 54th CPA conference in Kuala Lumpur voted...
TIANJIN, Aug 10 (Xinhua): Title favorites Nigeria edged Japan 2-1 in the second round of Group B at the Olympic men's soccer here Sunday.Nigeria took the big step towards the quarterfinals while Japan, with no points in its first two...
Naim-Ul-Karim | 2008-08-11 00:00:00
The long-deferred second summit of the economic bloc of seven South and Southeast Asian countries has been scheduled to be held in the second week of November in New Delhi, an official in Dhaka said Monday.The Bay of Bengal Initiative...
ISLAMABAD, Aug 10 (AFP): Lawmakers in Pakistan's ruling coalition Sunday urged President Pervez Musharraf to resign, saying he would not be able to fight the charges being lodged against him in an impeachment motion.They made the demand as a government...
RAJSHAHI, Aug 10 (BSS): Speakers at a discussion underscored the need for long, medium and short term strategies to make the northern region economically solvent.In this context, they urged the government to take up steps for proper planning, particularly on...
Michiyo Nakamoto in Tokyo | 2008-08-11 00:00:00
JAPANESE corporate bankruptcies in July surged 24 per cent year-on-year to a record for a year of 1,131, a sign that the slowdown in economic activity and rising energy and materials costs are fast taking their toll upon businesses, a...
Bangladesh would renew its efforts to pursue bilateral trade within and beyond the region after the recent multilateral trade talks on Doha Round under WTO ended inconclusively, reports UNB."We cannot continue waiting for conclusion of the Doha Round," Commerce Adviser...
TEHRAN, Aug 10 (AP): Iran's official news agency is quoting a government spokesman as saying the country is "ready to confront sanctions" over its disputed nuclear program.The EU Friday tightened trade restrictions on Iran, and the West has threatened a...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2008-08-11 00:00:00
If the media reports on the functions of the newly created macroeconomic policy unit under the ministry of finance are true, the top brass of the country's central bank should have ample reasons to feel frustrated.The unit that has been,...
FE Report | 2008-08-11 00:00:00
Provati Insurance Company Limited (PICL) has approved 10 per cent dividend for its shareholders for the year 2007.The approval was given at the 12th annual general meeting (AGM) of the company at Hotel Lords Inn in Chittagong recently.Chairman of the...
A technical team has been assigned the task to prepare the draft model submission paper for collation and interpretation of data gathered from the Bay of Bengal through seismic and bathymetric surveys.Official sources of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA)...
SHENYANG, Aug 10 :: Nine-man host China were beaten 2-0 by Belgium in front of densely packed home fans in a Olympic soccer match here Sunday.Belgium opened the scoring at the 8th minute, when forward Moussa Dembele broke away Chinese...
The Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) has reelected Manjurul Ahsan Khan and Mujahidul Islam Selim president and general secretary, respectively reports bdnews24.com.The new central committee was formed at the end of the party's three-day 9th Congress.The concluding session Saturday announced...
TBILISI, Aug 10 (AFP): Georgia withdrew from the separatist region of South Ossetia Sunday after new clashes with Russian forces as Moscow amassed its military firepower to overwhelm its neighbour."We have left practically all of South Ossetia as an expression...
The Council of Advisers of the caretaker government Sunday decided that the government would execute the High Court verdict on the 15th August, the day when Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated way back in 1975, reports UNB.In its recent...
BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua): Russian gymnastics squad ranks third after three rotations of the Olympic women's qualification Sunday, pushing Romanians down to fourth place.With an overall stable performance, Russians collected a total of 244.400 points, 5.975 points ahead of Romania,...
FE Report | 2008-08-11 00:00:00
The International Finance Corporation Bangladesh Investment Climate Fund (IFC BICF) will launch today (Monday) its Regulatory Reform Core Group at an event entitled 'Stimulating Private Sector Development Reforms for Economic Empowerment of Bangladesh.'Syed Manzur Elahi, former adviser to the caretaker...
Message from DSE/CSE | 2008-08-11 00:00:00
The authorities of DSE and CSE have advised all investors to make their investment decision based on company fundamentals, price level and disclosed information, avoiding rumour-based speculations.Record date for MFs postponedICB: The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) has postponed the...
BNP Chairperson and ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia will be released soon without any pre-condition, Communications Adviser Maj Gen (retd) Ghulam Quader said Sunday, report UNB and bdnews24.com.The Adviser however could not say whether she would be released this week. "It's...
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