HANOI, July 16 (Xinhua): World's leading telecommunications firms have opened representative offices in Vietnam in a move to seek investment opportunities with domestic service providers, local newspaper Vietnam News reported today. Vietnam is home to six telecommunications service providers, three...
SYDNEY, July 16 (AFP): The world's biggest miner, BHP Billiton, was tightlipped today on reports that it is considering making a 50 billion US dollar takeover bid for US aluminium giant Alcoa Inc. The move would top Rio Tinto's 38.1...
SINGAPORE, July 16 (AFP): Oil prices were mixed in Asian trade today amid continued concerns over tight US gasoline (petrol) supplies but were largely holding their own near recent highs, dealers said. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for...
SEOUL, July 16 (AFP): An Egyptian group has sealed a 115 million dollar deal to invest in a North Korean cement plant, press reports and Pyongyang's state media said today. Orascom Construction Industries and the Pyongyang Myongdang Trading Corporation have...
BEIJING, July 16 (CEIS): China's import and export of machine- building industry totaled 134.924 billion US dollars in the first five months of this year, up 28.91 per cent year on year, 5.21 per centage points higher than the growth...
WASHINGTON, July 16 (AFP): The administration of President George W. Bush plans to pour 750 million dollars worth of aid into Pakistan's tribal areas in a bid to wrest it away from Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants, The New York Times...
MUMBAI, July 16 (AFP): Bajaj Auto, India's second largest motorcycle manufacturer, is looking at forging a partnership with or buying Italy's Ducati or Britain's Triumph, both iconic marques, a report said today. Bajaj Auto has been on the lookout for...
FE ReportThe overall import in the first half of the first month of the current fiscal (2007-08) has fallen compared to the corresponding period of the last fiscal following less import of some essential food items.Businessmen imported goods worth US$...
FE ReportOfficials of the BASIC Bank Limited have been urged to provide customers with the best services with utmost honesty and sincerity. Managing Director of the bank AH Ekbal Hossain made the appeal while distributing certificates among the participants at...
FE ReportStandard Chartered (StanChart) Bank has taken over the US MRV visa fee collection service of the US embassy, said a press release. With opening of the service, Standard Chartered Bank has become the exclusive bank for collecting of US...
FE ReportWarid Telecom has introduced economy ISD facility, allowing its subscribers to make international calls at lower rates, said a press release.Both the post-paid and the pre-paid subscribers of Warid can make overseas calls at rates as low as Tk...
FE ReportA month-long exposition of rainy season wear and crafts, based on inspiration of indigenous textile designs, was inaugurated Monday at Nogordola, a house of handicrafts and handloom textiles, at Dhanmondi in the city.Women's right activist Maleka Begum inaugurated the...
FE Report The lottery for allotment of primary shares of Bangladesh Finance and Investment Company Ltd (BFIC) was held at Bangladesh China Friendship Conference Centre in the city Monday.The company offered 0.7 million shares of Tk 100 each for public...
FE ReportWith a view to providing modern banking services to its clients, Mirganjbazar branch of Pubali Bank at Sylhet has been shifted to its new premises recently.Chairman of the bank's board of directors Hafiz Ahmed Majumder inaugurated the new premises...
The country can earn huge foreign exchange by exporting snake venom, experts told a meeting of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) in the city Sunday, reports UNB."There is huge potential for the country to export snake venom, and we should...
Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, July 16: Crisis of liquefied petroleum (LP) gas has been continuing in the district following sudden prices hike of the fuel item and gas cylinders.The situation has been causing misery to the consumers for about a fortnight.According to...
FE ReportThe overall import in the first half of the first month of the current fiscal (2007-08) has fallen compared to the corresponding period of the last fiscal following less import of some essential food items.Businessmen imported goods worth US$...
FE ReportOfficials of the BASIC Bank Limited have been urged to provide customers with the best services with utmost honesty and sincerity. Managing Director of the bank AH Ekbal Hossain made the appeal while distributing certificates among the participants at...
FE ReportStandard Chartered (StanChart) Bank has taken over the US MRV visa fee collection service of the US embassy, said a press release. With opening of the service, Standard Chartered Bank has become the exclusive bank for collecting of US...
FE ReportWarid Telecom has introduced economy ISD facility, allowing its subscribers to make international calls at lower rates, said a press release.Both the post-paid and the pre-paid subscribers of Warid can make overseas calls at rates as low as Tk...
FE ReportA month-long exposition of rainy season wear and crafts, based on inspiration of indigenous textile designs, was inaugurated Monday at Nogordola, a house of handicrafts and handloom textiles, at Dhanmondi in the city.Women's right activist Maleka Begum inaugurated the...
The country can earn huge foreign exchange by exporting snake venom, experts told a meeting of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) in the city Sunday, reports UNB."There is huge potential for the country to export snake venom, and we should...
FE ReportWith a view to providing modern banking services to its clients, Mirganjbazar branch of Pubali Bank at Sylhet has been shifted to its new premises recently.Chairman of the bank's board of directors Hafiz Ahmed Majumder inaugurated the new premises...
FE Report The lottery for allotment of primary shares of Bangladesh Finance and Investment Company Ltd (BFIC) was held at Bangladesh China Friendship Conference Centre in the city Monday.The company offered 0.7 million shares of Tk 100 each for public...
Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, July 16: Crisis of liquefied petroleum (LP) gas has been continuing in the district following sudden prices hike of the fuel item and gas cylinders.The situation has been causing misery to the consumers for about a fortnight.According to...
HONG KONG, July 16 (AP): Most Asian markets fell Monday, with companies like Samsung Electronics in Korea and China Mobile in Hong Kong declining on profit-taking. BANGKOK: Thailand's shares ended lower on profit-taking, tracking regional declines. The Stock Exchange of...
LONDON, July 16 (AFP): Europe's main stock markets mainly rose as investors seized on the latest developments in the multi-billion-euro takeover battle for control of Dutch lender ABN Amro, dealers said Monday. They also kept an eye on surging oil...
FENI, July 16 (BSS): The officials and employees of customs, excise and VAT department of Feni Division realised a record amount of Tk 781.30 million revenue in 2006-07 financial year.The Feni Division comprises of Noakhali, Lakkhipur and Khagrachhari districts and...
FE ReportUttara Bank Ltd and Seylan Bank Ltd of Sri Lanka have signed a remittance agreement in the city recently, said a press release. Shaikh Abdul Aziz, deputy managing director (DMD) of Uttara Bank Ltd, and Ajita Pasqual, chief executive...
FE ReportSinger has launched four categories of power generator with different capacities, said a press release. These petrol-run generators are energy efficient, environment friendly, can generate both 220 volt AC current and 12 volt DC current. The generators are capable...
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