TBILISI, (Georgia) Aug 13 (Agencies): Georgian officials charged Wednesday that Russian tanks had rolled into a strategic city and seized a military base inside Georgia in violation of a freshly brokered truce intended to end a conflict that had bloodied...
Unlike in the colonial past, government is no more purely a command structure bound by a system of strict regulations, which the powers that be would use to rule the subjects. The most obvious changes, however, have come in the...
BEIJING, Aug 13 : Irakli Tsirekidze from Georgia beat his Algerian opponent Amar Benikhlef with a slim advantage in the 90kg-class judo final, preserving the Olympic title for the Middle Asian country.The 26-year-old Tsirekidze had not given any flaw in...
On 14 August 1947 Pakistan emerged on the world map as a sovereign and independent state. Pakistanis from all walks of life celebrate Independence Day with great joy and special pride -great joy for the freedom that was secured for...
City Bank AGM on Sept 25The authorities of The City Bank Limited have stated that due to some unavoidable circumstances, the 25th annual general meeting (AGM) of the bank will now be held on September 25, '08 instead of August...
BEIJING, Aug 13: China's Chen Nan poured in 26 points Wednesday as her team cruised past New Zealand 80-63 in the Beijing Olympics women's basketball tournament.Chen Nan, a 1.97m centre, led all scorers in the match, hitting 11 of 14...
Women entrepreneurs have been suggested to use the infrastructural support provided by the DCCI as well as Knowledge Centre facilities to collect all related updated business information.Vice President of the DCCI Khandaker Shahidul Islam gave the suggestion while speaking at...
SEOUL, Aug 13 (AFP): Cutting-edge technology is fuelling Olympic fever in South Korea, with employees using hand-held TVs or mobile phones to follow the Games live during work or off-duty hours.The nation of 49 million people was third in the...
CHITTAGONG, Aug 13 (UNB): Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed Wednesday said the government is trying to expedite the process of releasing BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on bail 'as quickly as possible.''The matter is under consideration of the government. We think...
FE Report | 2008-08-14 00:00:00
An Environmental Assess-ment identified air pollution as the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in Bangladesh and said if the exposure to urban air pollution could be reduced by 20 per cent to 80 per cent, it would result in...
BEIJING, Aug 13 : Both French and Georgian wrestlers won their respective nations first Olympic golds in Beijing Olympics Wednesday afternoon.Both winners wore their national flags to agitate hails from their countrymen who arrived at the wrestling venue for cheering...
Some 17-18 corrupt persons, including politicians, businessmen and bureaucrats, have so far applied to the Truth and Accountability Commission (TAC) for clemency in return for their ill-gotten wealth to escape getting caught under the current clean-up drive, reports UNB."Some 17-18...
FE Report | 2008-08-14 00:00:00
The five-day Sultan Festival in honour of the legendary artist SM Sultan concluded in Narail Wednesday.The five-day programme was kicked off with a children's painting competition after which a cultural festival and seminar were held.SM Sultan was one of the...
WE need measures against those traders who are out to make profit at the cost of people's health. They do not hesitate even to make money capitalising children lives. What they will do with this money? The seizure of date...
BEIJING, Aug 13 (AFP): US track and field coaches are so confident of another dominating performance when Olympic competition begins Friday that they have dubbed the American athletics delegation the "Dream Team".World 100 metre champion Tyson Gay, two-time world and...
QINHUANGDAO, Aug 13 : Brazil defeated host China 3-0 in their last group match of the Olympic men's football tournament here Wednesday.Brazil thus advanced to the finals with an unbeaten record from Group C.The loss for China also marked the...
PARIS, Aug 13 (AFP): Inflation is rampant around the world, in both rich and emerging countries, as increased prices for raw materials burn a hole in consumers' pockets.From the United States, through Europe and Asia, governments and central banks are...
BEIJING, Aug 13 (AFP):World number one Australia pulverised hapless South Africa 10-0 Wednesday to continue their impressive march towards retaining the Olympic men's field hockey gold medal.Eli Matheson slammed a hat-trick and Jamie Dwyer and David Guest scored two goals...
TIANJIN, Aug 13 : Cameroon cruised into the quarterfinals of the Olympic men's football tournament after they held 0-0 with title favourites Italy in the final round of Group D here Wednesday.Before this match, Italy had booked a quarterfinal place...
Mahmuda Shaolin | 2008-08-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) has completed its plan for expansion of the Comilla Export Processing Zone (EPZ) at a cost of Tk 4.80 billion (480 crore).'Comilla EPZ is going to be the country's biggest EPZ with the large-scale...
NEW DELHI, Aug 13 (AFP): Indian economic growth is likely to slow to 7.7 per cent in the current financial year due to a cooling global economy and high inflation, a government panel said in a report released today.The forecast...
MADRID, (Internet): The fruits of Spain's economic transformation found their way to Maria Dolores Barroso's cafe. Fuelled in large part by a massive building boom, the Spanish "miracle" brought new jobs to legions of construction industry workers-many of whom would...
24 die in China bus accidentBEIJING, Aug 13: At least 24 people died when a bus overturned in northwest China's northwest Xinjiang region, state media said Wednesday. The accident happened mid-afternoon Tuesday on a remote mountain road leading to Artux...
FE Report | 2008-08-14 00:00:00
The inter-bank call money rate slightly gained ground Wednesday despite injection of fresh cash into the market. The US dollar also appeared stronger against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market on higher demand for the greenback, fund...
Nobel laureate and Grameen Bank (GB) founder Muhammad Yunus stressed the need for multifaceted initiatives by private sector alongside government efforts to ensure health services for the people.The Nobel laureate made the observation while speaking as the chief guest at...
Sadharan Bima Corporation (SBC), the only general insurance organisation in the public sector, earned net profit of Tk 606.1 million in 2007 as against Tk 420.4 million in 2006, says a press release.It has contributed Tk 356.1 million in 2007...
I want to convey my thanks to Mr Shamsul Huq Zahid for his column in the FE in which he wrote about the plight of the expatriate Bangladeshis. As an expatriate for 8 years I would like to tell you...
SHANGHAI, Aug 13 (AFP): A Chinese government think-tank today proposed raising the country's official inflation target for 2008 and 2009 to five to seven per cent, up from this year's objective of 4.8 per cent."The inflation target should be raised...
Fazle Rashid | 2008-08-14 00:00:00
NEW YORK, August 13: The tax dodging is a global phenomenon. It is not unique to Bangladesh only. Tax dodgers everywhere have transactions with on-shore banking. Billions of dollars are being stashed in banks outside one's own country.A recent study...
Enayet Rasul | 2008-08-14 00:00:00
WHY unemployment is bad for any economy is obvious. The unemployed ones are not productive, they do not add to the net of goods and services. They are rather dependants consuming what others produce, say, in the family, community or...
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