MUMBAI, July 31 (Reuters): India, Australia and South Africa will go ahead with a $6 million (3 million pounds) Champions Twenty20 League despite objections from the International Cricket Council (ICC).The boards met Wednesday to announce the September 29-October 8 event,...
Md. Serajul Islam Talukder | 2008-08-01 00:00:00
The high population growth rates of Bangladesh have appeared as the major impediments to its development. The family planning programmes are going on, of course without much of any notable achievement. The domestic and international sources are financing the programmes...
COLOMBO, Jul 31 (UNB): Bangladesh Thursday urged India to inquire into recent border shooting incidents as 125 Bangladeshi civilians have been killed by Indian BSF troops in past six months.Foreign Advisor Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury made the call during a bilateral...
NEARLY 18 years ago I left the Muhsin hall of the Dhaka University (DU) as a resident student. Today after such a long time, I am shocked to see the very dilapidated condition of the famous Muhsin Hall. During a...
FE Report | 2008-08-01 00:00:00
Green Delta Insurance Company Ltd, a leading non-life insurance company in the private sector, achieved high growth during the first six months of the current calendar year.The half yearly report published this week showed that the company earned net profit...
COLOMBO, Jul 30 (UNB): SAARC Foreign Secretaries concluded their 2-day meeting here Wednesday with set of recommendations, including one for starting negotiation on trade in services under the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) deal.The SAARC Foreign Secretaries also recommended...
Continued from page 1 col. 5below $4.0 a gallon and is dropping fast as Americans drive less. Natural gas prices, which had risen the fastest this year as traders anticipated a hot summer, have fallen 33 per cent since the...
Azampur superviser of Dhaka Sangbadpatra Hawkers Samoby Samity (DSHSS) Md Kamal Uddin Mojumder (55)died Tuesday of severe heart attack at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, says a press release.He left behind two sons, three daughters. President of DSHSS Mostafa Kamal and...
Warid Telecom has selected the country's top beauty expert Ms Kaniz Almas Khan as the brand ambassador of its Zahi postpaid brand, said a press release.As the brand ambassador, Khan, who is the chief executive officer of Persona, a leading...
Enamul Haque | 2008-07-31 00:00:00
The exodus of people from other areas of the country leading to their migration to Dhaka city and its adjacent areas is occurring at a fast pace. The pull factors of the city are considered as almost unstoppable by experts....
A brilliant hattrick by Noyon guided Nawabpur KC to a 5-0 goals victory over Bangladesh Sporting Club in a 2nd phase match of the Dhaka City Corporation Pioneer Football League at Kamalapur Stadium in the city Wednesday, reports UNB.Mahbub Hasan...
FE Report | 2008-07-31 00:00:00
Khanqueh-e-Shaheed (Ra) Mia Saheb Maidan Khanqueh Sharif, situated at Luxmi Bazar, in the old city of Dhaka, held religious discussion, Fateha khwani, zikir, milad and doa mahfil marking the holy Lailatul Qadr after Maghrib prayers Wednesday.Eighth Goddinshin Peer Alhaj Hazrat...
Obama meets Pakistani | 2008-07-31 00:00:00
PM for terror talksWASHINGTON, July 30: White House runner Barack Obama said Tuesday that he had discussed how to better pursue the US campaign against Al-Qaeda and the Taliban with visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. The Democrat met...
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...
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