Bangladesh Army tasted their 1st win in the Citycell Federation Cup Football Tournament beating Bangladesh Customs Krira Parishad by 2-0 goals in a Group C match at the Banani Army Stadium in the city Wednesday, reports UNB.Ahsanur Rahman scored both...
FE Report | 2008-07-31 00:00:00
Nepal and Bangladesh have been selected president and secretary general of the newly formed JICA Alumni Associations' Forum of SAARC Countries (JAAFSC).Chandi Prasad Shrestha, president of JICA Alumni Association of Nepal and Md. Ejar Uddin, general secretary of JICA Alumni...
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices fell slightly on Wednesday after a brief rally to stand below 122 US dollars a barrel as the market awaited weekly data on the health of energy inventories in the United States.Ahead of the data,...
An office of the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) will be opened in Chittagong on August 2, reports BSS.Commerce Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman will inaugurate the office as the chief guest at the Chamber House in Agrabad Commercial...
FE Report | 2008-07-31 00:00:00
Primary dealer (PD) banks and a non-banking financial institution (NBFI) are facing liquidity problem as amended guidelines have squeezed support from the central bank.Under the amended guidelines, the PDs will be given liquidity support facility against devolved treasury bills and...
Prof. Syed Ahsanul Alam | 2008-07-31 00:00:00
Economic development can not flourish in the absence of good governance. The precondition for good governance is effective democratic institutions. What is important for good governance is democratising the society? Without people's participation in governance, there can be no sustainable...
FE Report | 2008-07-31 00:00:00
The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) has declared dividends on its eight mutual funds as well as the Unit Fund.The rates of dividends are 265 per cent for the First Mutual Fund, 75 per cent for Second, 65 per cent...
President Iajuddin Ahmed Wednesday said Bangladesh attaches great importance to her relations with the Maldives as the two brotherly countries have been working together at various platforms, including SAARC, reports UNB.The President made the remark when the first ever Maldives...
GENEVA, July 30 (Agencies): The collapse of marathon negotiations for a global trade pact left world powers reeling today after ministers quit emotional talks without a deal over deadlock between India and the United States."It's extremely difficult to find words...
BEIJING, July 30(AFP): China has stepped up security at one of Beijing's most sensitive locations, Tiananmen Square, just days ahead of the Olympics, state media reported today.
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2008-07-31 00:00:00
Hundreds of cars remain illegally parked at the country's business hub of Motijheel, Dilkhusha and Paltan in violation of rules.The Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) suspended leasing out spaces for parking in front of the commercial buildings along the road two...
SIRAJGANJ, July 30 (bdnews24.com): The forthcoming Jatiya Sangsad election will elevate the quality of democracy and state governance in Bangladesh, chief adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed said here Wednesday."We hope that we'll be able to realise the goal we had envisaged at...
British Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Hazel Blears MP arrives in city today (Thursday) on a two-day visit, her first to Bangladesh in official capacity, reports UNB.During her visit, Blears seeks to gain a deeper understanding of...
WASHINGTON, July 30 (AFP): Japan's economy looks set to endure a "modest" slowdown as economic problems hamper the United States and as global stock markets continue to be plagued by turmoil, an IMF report warned yesterday.In an annual review of...
Chef-de-Mission Maj Gen Shakil Ahmed Wednesday gave a guideline of behaviour and manners to the Bangladesh contingents who are preparing to go to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (August 8-24), reports UNB.During the briefing at the Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA)...
S M Jahangir | 2008-07-31 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has turned to the government for funds amounting to Tk 100 billion for the current fiscal year to offset its probable operational losses on account of selling fuel oils at a price lower than the...
I refer to the report of published in the FE on July 28, 2008, on the listing price of the above-mentioned scrip. The listing of security reveals the opening price and many sales and many buys. It is a generally...
Kuwait will deport some 500 Bangladeshis who were involved in damaging vehicles and attacking the police in the gulf kingdom, an official said Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com.As many as 300 out of the 800 Bangladeshis, arrested on charge of creating "trouble"...
DU Correspondent | 2008-07-31 00:00:00
Inter-business school marketing competition titled 'Brand Witz-2008' begins at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) of Dhaka University (DU) today (Thursday).IBA Communication Club (IBACC) is organising the event to create an opportunity for the business students to relate the theoretical...
FE Report | 2008-07-31 00:00:00
Staggering shortfall and frequently interrupted supply of power is considered to be the main bottleneck for Bangladesh to achieve its desired level of development to become a middle-income country by 2015, said International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh (ICCB), the world business...
JESSORE, July 30 (UNB): Four people, including a couple, were killed and eight others injured in a collision between a bus and a three-wheeler (Nasimon) at Gopalpur crossing in Sadar Upazila Wednesday.The deceased, passengers of the Nasimon, were identified as...
New data shows that Bangladesh's landmass is increasing, contradicting forecasts that the South Asian nation will be under the waves by the end of the century, experts say, reports AFP.Scientists from the Dhaka-based Center for Environment and Geographic Information Services...
IN major agricultural countries of the world, the government operates policies flexibly or delicately to retain high incentives for farm production. Governments in the USA and European Union (EU) countries buy up wheat from farmers at subsidised prices to prevent...
Not a moment should be lost in formulating plans on emergency basis and then integrating those with a foolproof long-term plan to cater fully and effectively to the energy security of the country. The country's growing energy insecurity is manifest...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2008-07-31 00:00:00
Slowly but steadily, the country's private airlines are increasingly coming into limelight with their willingness to offer best services and hospitality. Earning hefty profits apart, these young airlines are making Bangladesh known to the outside world.When the national Biman Bangladesh...
GENEVA, (Internet): Despite the sub-prime mortgage crisis taking hold in industrialised nations, the overall global economy was still growing in 2007, a new United Nations report says.Global exports rose by significant amounts - 14 per cent for goods and 18...
FE Report | 2008-07-31 00:00:00
Dhaka stocks slipped for the third straight session Wednesday due mainly to price adjustment of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited that went ex-dividend.All the market barometers- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) General Index (DGEN), All Shares Price Index (DSI) and DS 20,...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has named a 14-member GP-BCB National Cricket Academy team, which will leave for South Africa on August 4 to play two four-day and three one-day matches, reports UNB.Suhrawardy Shuvo will lead the side, while Sahagir Hossain...
Our Correspondent | 2008-07-31 00:00:00
RANGPUR, July 30: Biogas has changed the lifestyle of a large number of people in Lalmonirhat district.According to sources, more than 300 families of different areas of the district have changed their lifestyle by using biogas in cooking meals.A total...
The Economic Relations Division (ERD) in a rejoinder Wednesday said the news item published in the Financial Express July 26, 2008 under the headline 'Foreign aid down in FY'08' contained inconsistent and factually incorrect information regarding foreign aid flows into...
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