BERLIN, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) German exports to Asia jumped by 11. 2 per cent to 48.8 billion euros (70.6 billion dollars) during the first half of the year, the Cologne-based German Office for Foreign Trade (BFAI) said yesterday. brThis compares...
WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Xinhua) US economic activity continued to be slow during the past one month as consumers and businesses were squeezed by high costs for energy and food, the Federal Reserve said yesterday. brThe pace of economic activity has...
LONDON, Aug 4 (AP) The Bank of England (BoE) is expected to keep interest rates steady at 5 per cent despite a looming recession when it announces its monthly decision later Thursday.brThe central bank has kept official interest rates unchanged...
SEOUL, Sept 4 (AFP) South Korea should focus on job creation and boosting its growth potential as it grapples with high inflation and declining domestic demand, the finance ministry said today. brTop priority should be placed on stabilising the livelihoods...
BEIJING, Sept 4 (Xinhua) China's economy will maintain strong growth thanks to resilient investment and exports and the government's strong fiscal position, an HSBC report said yesterday. brFixed-asset investment will remain resilient despite the sluggish property sector because there is...
BRUSSELS, Sept 4 (Xinhua) Eurozone's retail trade fell by 0.4 per cent in July 2008 compared with June 2008, said Eurostat, the statistical service of the European Union (EU), yesterday. brEurozone retail trade dropped by 0.9 per cent in June...
LAST Tuesday's happening in Gazipur Sadar thana under Dhaka district in which a dozen garments' factories were attacked by angry workers following the reported spread of rumour about death of their fellow colleagues has been yet another unfortunate event in...
Enayet RasulbrA leading daily newspaper of the country carried a box item in its front page on Tuesday. The contents of the report are full of the worst implications for Bangladeshis in terms of their present and future health. It...
IN a recent issue of a news weekly of Comilla, it has been reported that in early August a minor girl of three years of age was raped by a young man of Laksam aided by his accomplice. This is...
IT took me a few seconds to understand the title Pizza Hut's 'Eat as much as you can' offer again published in an lead English newspaper of Bangladesh on September 01, just a day before start of Holy Ramadan. The...
S.M. Shahrear Akhlaque brPEOPLE talk about suicide like it's a very appealing story which needs to be spread out round the locality. The present dilemma regarding suicide, particularly in Bangladesh, proves that most of the people are facing terrific problems....
Mohammad Shahidul IslambrTHE national flag of a country goes up slowly in the middle of thousands of spectators. A proud citizen of that country sheds tears looking at the flag while singing the country's National Anthem. His hand is on...
Maswood Alam Khan from Maryland, USAbrANYBODY used to Bangladeshi styles visiting USA for the first time will be puzzled when she would attempt to switch an electric light on or off.brWe are used to pressing the lever of an electric...
Iftu AhmedbrPIERRE de Fredy, the Baron de Coubertin (1863-1937), the founder of modern Olympic Games said, The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life...
CHANGCHUN, Sept 3 (Xinhua) Vice Premier Wang Qishan told a forum here yesterday that China was willing to strengthen energy, trade and investment cooperation, and push forward regional logistics development with other countries in Northeast Asia. brChina will make concerted...
WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (AP) Construction spending took a bigger-than-expected tumble in July as housing activity dropped to the lowest level in seven years and nonresidential activity fell for the first time in seven months.brThe Commerce Department reported Tuesday that construction...
SYDNEY, Sept 3 (AFP) Australia's economy grew at its slowest pace in almost four years in the three months to June, official data showed today, but Treasurer Wayne Swan said it was still performing solidly. brGrowth was 0.3 per cent...
FRANKFURT, Sept 3 (AFP) The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to leave its key interest rate on hold at 4.25 per cent Thursday, but it will likely cut its forecasts for economic growth, analysts say. brBank of America senior...
SEOUL, Sept 3 (AFP) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today discounted fears of a second financial crisis in South Korea, saying the country's fundamentals are much stronger than in 1997. brFinancial markets have been spooked by fears of possible massive...
BEIJING, Sept 3 (Asia Pulse) Chinese ministry of commerce is drafting a guiding document on the upgrade and transformation of processing trade in China in cooperation with the general administration of customs, the ministry of finance and the national development...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 3 (Xinhua) Brazil's Central Bank president Henrique Meirelles said yesterday that the international financial crisis caused by the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States has not come to an end. brThe crisis has not been...
SINGAPORE, Sept 3 (AFP) Oil prices fell in Asian trade today as the US government announced the release of oil from its strategic reserve to help with recovery efforts after Hurricane Gustav. brIn afternoon trade New York's main contract, light...
Our CorrespondentbrRAJSHAHI, Sept 3 Even after the expiry of the term, 13 government khas water bodies of Baghmara upazila in Rajshahi district have not yet been leased out. Illegal occupants are controlling these water bodies. For this reason, the government...
JINAN, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) Chinese poultry meat will soon appear on European dinner tables under a European Union (EU) decision, effective yesterday, to lift a six-year import ban. brThe European Commission (EC) has released a list of nine Chinese companies,...
DUBAI, Sept 3 (AFP) The world's tallest building just got taller-the Burj Dubai tower in the booming Gulf emirate of Dubai has now reached a height of 688 metres (2,257 feet) and is still growing, developers Emaar said yesterday. brIt...
TOKYO, Sept 3 (AFP) The dollar surged to a seven-month high against the euro and to a two-year peak versus the British pound in Asia today on growing expectations of interest rate cuts in Europe, dealers said. brThey said a...
BAGHDAD, Sept 3 (AFP) Iraq yesterday cleared a plan to develop an oil field by China Petroleum National Corp. at a service fee of six dollars a barrel, giving Beijing a foothold into the world's third largest oil reserves. brIraqi...
Mahmuda ShaolinbrThe Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) is going to appoint a 'service provider' by October this year to enable motor vehicle owners pay their Motor Vehicle Tax (MVT) using online services from January next year, officials of BRTA said....
Rangs Electronics Limited, popularly known as Sony-Rangs, formally opened its fourth sales and service centre in Chittagong city at 13, Kapashgola Road, Chalk Bazar, Pachlaish, says a press release.brDeputy Managing Director of Rangs Electronics Limited J Ekram Hussain and delegate...
FE Report brThe Business Studies Society (BSS) of the School of Business, Independent University of Bangladesh (IUB), held a workshop on Corporate Grooming recently, said a press release. brThe event was divided into different sessions. In the first session, Nadim...
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