TOKYO, Aug 28 (RTTNews): The stock markets across the Asia-Pacific region closed mixed Thursday in seesaw trading after Wall Street finished firm overnight on a rebound in financial stocks and better-than-expected durable goods orders.The Japanese stock market closed mixed after...
BANGALORE, India, Aug 28 (AFP): Indian software giant Infosys Technologies said yesterday its acquisition of British consultancy Axon group for 753 million dollars would limit its risk from the US slowdown.Nasdaq-listed Infosys, India's second-largest software services exporter, announced Monday it...
CARACAS, Aug 28 (AFP): Venezuela has raked in 4.3 billion dollars from a tax on windfall oil profits it started collecting from state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela in mid-April, President Hugo Chavez said yesterday."Up to now we have obtained 4.3 billion...
SINGAPORE, Aug 28 (AFP): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) regional bloc concluded free trade pacts with India and Pacific neighbours Australia and New Zealand today, setting the stage for broader Asian economic integration, officials said.They hailed the agreements...
FE Report | 2008-08-29 00:00:00
Bangladesh and India are set to compete for the same set of telecom investors with Bangladesh announcing auctions for Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) spectrum close on the heels of India unveiling its BWA policy, according to a report of an...
FE Report | 2008-08-29 00:00:00
The 6th death anniversary of Mojibur Rahman, former MP and president of Patuakhali unit of Awami League (AL), will be observed tomorrow (Saturday).His family will organise special doa mahfil and feeding of destitute programme at his residence in Patuakhali and...
NEW YORK, Aug 28 (AFP): Serbian stars Novak Djokovic and Jelena Jankovic hobbled to victory on centre court while the Russian assault continued on day four of the 20.6 million dollar US Open.An ailing Djokovic overcame in injury to his...
Mohammad Shahidul Islam | 2008-08-29 00:00:00
South Asia's centuries-old civilisation, its cultural and geographical diversity, its exquisite food, wonderful archaeological monuments, historical and religious sites and, above all, its friendly people, make the region an attractive tourist destination.The region allures tourists from all over the world.The...
FE Report | 2008-08-29 00:00:00
The inter-bank call money rate fell further Thursday, as the market experienced sufficient flow of cash. The US dollar appeared soft against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market, as it lost ground, fund managers said.The call rate...
FE Report | 2008-08-29 00:00:00
BRAC Bank Limited has signed a sub-representation agreement with EXIM Bank Limited in the city recently.Under the agreement, EXIM Bank will offer Western Union money transfer service as a sub- representative of BRAC Bank.Managing Director and CEO of BRAC Bank...
FE Report | 2008-08-29 00:00:00
AB Bank signed a Tk. 1.81 billion credit facility agreement with Ananda Shipyard and Slipways Ltd. (ASSL) Thursday at the Banks's corporate head office in the city. ASSL, the largest shipyard in the private sector in Bangladesh, has undertaken a...
BEIJING, Aug 28 (PTI): The number of phone users in China had exceeded 960 million as of July, but the subscriber base for fixed line has started dwindling, latest official figures showed.Out of the 960 million telephone users, 600 million...
Fazle Rashid from New YorkBanks' earnings in America nosedived by 86 per cent from April to June to a paltry $4.96 billion from $36.8 billion a year earlier. This was the finding of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FIDC) that...
NEW YORK, Aug 28 (PTI): Opium cultivation in Afghanistan has gone down by a fifth as compared to last year, the UN said yesterday, attributing the decrease to good local leadership and bad weather.The latest Afghanistan Opium Survey shows a...
LIVERPOOL, Aug 28 (AFP): Dirk Kuyt's goal three minutes from the end of extra-time ensured Liverpool progressed to the group stages of the Champions League at the expense of an unfortunate Standard Liege.Rafael Benitez's side had been unconvincing all evening...
Hasmat Jahan Makhan, wife of former General Secretary (GS) of DUCSU and Awami League leader late Abdul Kuddus Makhan, died of cancer at United Hospital in the city Thursday. She was 60, reports UNB.She left behind one son and one...
FE Report | 2008-08-29 00:00:00
An Asian summit of higher studies will be held in Dhaka on October 6 this year at the initiative of the USAID and in collaboration with the Dhaka University and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology."The principal objective is to...
SRINAGAR, Aug 28 : Indian troops have shot dead three Muslim militants in Kashmir and freed seven hostages they seized after going on a killing spree, the army said Thursday. "The operation is over. We killed third militant early today...
FE Report | 2008-08-29 00:00:00
One more small rental power plant, Shahjibazar 50-mw capacity power unit, is set to go into production by the middle of next month, easing the country's ongoing power crisis to some extent, sources said.'After successful commercial operation of its Kumargaon...
Etihad Airways, national airline of the United Arab Emirates has slashed many of its air fares by up to 50 per cent for travel during the Holy Month of Ramadan and the autumn period.The special promotion, which runs from 1...
Last time runners-up Narinda Progoti Boys' Club play Old Ideals in a title-deciding last league match of the Cute Premier Division Handball today (Friday) afternoon at the Outer Stadium handball ground in the city, reports UNB.Both the teams, which maintained...
BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain and Jamaat Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujaheed had nearly a three-hour parley with former Premier Khaleda Zia at the makeshift jail in the parliament complex Thursday, signaling a significant political development forward from...
Abahani Limited and Bangladesh Biman reached the women's team event final of the Federation Cup Invitational Table Tennis Tournament that began Thursday at the NSC wooden floor gymnasium in the city, reports UNB.Earlier, President of Bangladesh Table Tennis Federation M...
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to press charge in the case against former Law Adviser of caretaker government Justice Fazlul Haque for amassing illegal wealth and concealing information about it, reports UNB.The Commission has also decided to file a...
WELLINGTON, Aug 28 (AFP): New Zealand is facing its most challenging economic conditions for two decades, Finance Minister Michael Cullen said today.Economic growth figures out next month are expected to show New Zealand slipped into recession in the June quarter...
PARIS, Aug 28 (AFP): Growth in worldwide sales of mobile telephones will slow sharply in 2008 as consumers face increased economic difficulties, a report by Gartner research institute showed yesterday.The US-based industry research unit predicted 11 per cent growth in...
FE Report | 2008-08-29 00:00:00
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Faruq Ahmad Siddiqi Thursday said knowledge-based investment is imperative in order to reduce the risk and bring stability in the capital market as well.He was speaking as chief guest at an Investors' Awareness Programme...
NARATHIWAT, Aug 28 (AFP): Suspected rebels fighting for a separate state in southern Thailand have shot dead four people in attacks across the Muslim-majority region, police said Thursday.In Pattani province, a 33-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man were shot dead...
Australia's captain Ricky Ponting believes it is only a matter of time before Twenty20 is part of the Olympics. Just days after the completion of the Beijing Games, Ponting said it was "inevitable" the new form would become an Olympic...
ABM Moniruddin | 2008-08-29 00:00:00
THE Ministry Of Health and Family Welfare of Bangladesh is going to force the dream of New Health Policy promulgating it through a presidential ordinance that was formulated mostly by the bureaucrats, without understanding the realistic demands of our rural...
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