FE Report | 2008-08-19 00:00:00
The inter-bank call money rate maintained steady level Monday due to injection of fresh cash into the market. US dollar also remained stable with an upward bias against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market due to steady...
COMILLA, Aug 18 (UNB): Local people called for foiling the conspiracy against Comilla Medical Training School (CMTS) and demanded that the institution run all its activities on its own campus at Kuchaitali.The demand came at a press conference under the...
ISLAMABAD, Aug 18 (Agencies): Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf, who came to power in a coup nine years ago and was a key US ally in its campaign against terrorism, quit office Monday to avoid impeachment charges."Whether I win or lose,...
THE Public Service Commission (PSC) showed the highest sense of responsibility by issuing a press release on May 19, 2008, clarifying the status of 27th BCS results. This is a rare case of sensibility of showing respect to the public...
FE Report | 2008-08-19 00:00:00
A Credit line agreement of Tk.250 million has been signed between National Bank Ltd (NBL) and BRAC in the city recently. The deal will help augment of fund of Brac for agriculture loan finance.Managing Director of National Bank Ltd Md...
BEIJING, Aug. 18: China's He Kexin clinched the uneven bars gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games Monday.He, who scored the same 16.725 points with runner-up Nastia Liukin from the United States, claimed the title under a tie-break rule.He's teammate...
FE Report | 2008-08-19 00:00:00
National Board of Revenue (NBR) received spontaneous response from the new tax-payers in Sitakundo upazila under Chittagong district last Thursday, where around 105 tax-payers paid tax under the government's motivational programme.NBR Chairman Muhammad Abdul Mazid attended the programme in the...
BEIJING, Aug 18 (BSS): The celebrated English footballer David Beckham will be a star attraction of the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics on August 24.A report appeared in Beijing Media Centre today that the appearance of Beckham on the...
The Appellate Division will hear on August 27 a state plea seeking halt to a previous High Court (HC) order, which had stayed tax evasion case proceedings against BNP leader Tarique Rahman, reports UNB.The date was determined after Chamber Court...
DU Correspondent | 2008-08-19 00:00:00
Islami Bank Foundation (IBF) has provided stipends of Tk 5.5 million among a total of 483 students under its education scholarship project from January to June this year.The foundation dispensed the money of scholarships among 129 students of Dhaka and...
HANOI, Aug 18 (Xinhua): Vietnam earned over 1.6 billion US dollars from exporting goods to China in the first five months of this year, according to a local trade agency.Between January and May, Vietnam exported over 21.2 million dollars worth...
The Election Commission (EC) will start the registration of country's political parties after getting the final Representation of People's Order (RPO) in a day or two, scaling up the preparation for holding the coming polls, reports UNB.Chief Election Commissioner (CEC)...
BEIJING, Aug 18 : Belarusian lifter Andrei Aramnau broke three world records to claim title in men's 105kg category Monday, winning the first gold for Europe in weightlifting at Beijing Olympics.Aramnau, 2007 world champion, snatched 200kg, bettering previous world record...
Mujibul Haque | 2008-08-19 00:00:00
Accounting in many areas of business in the country continues to be pursued in the traditional fashion with accounting looked upon as nothing more than book-keeping or taking a stock of routine expenditures and sales returns. But modern accounting is...
A six-day international symposium on "Climate Change and Food Security in South Asia" will be held in the city from August 25 to 30, reports UNB.Dhaka University (DU) and Ohio State University in USA will jointly organise the symposium in...
Opening batsman Zunaed Siddique will replace injury-hit top order batsman Nazim Uddin in the Bangladesh team now touring Australia, reports UNB.Nazim Uddin has been ruled out of the tour after tearing one of the tendons on his left ring finger...
NEW DELHI, Aug 18 (PTI): In a bid to overcome the menace of fake Indian currency notes, the Government has started giving serious thought to printing currency notes on polymer, a practice prevalent in Australia.The Government is toying with the...
SHANGHAI, Aug 18 :- Marta and Cristiane's Brazil had a five-star game and crushed the "invincible" Germans 4-1 to cruise to the Olympic women's football final here Monday.It's a fiasco night for Germany, as the World champions' perfect defence record...
FE Report | 2008-08-19 00:00:00
Nitol Insurance Company Limited launched its first Takaful wing at the city's Bijoy Nagar area Monday to allow policy-holders of the company get an interest-free Islamic product.Takaful, an Arabic word meaning 'guaranteeing each other' or 'joint guarantee' observing the rules...
TEHRAN, Aug 18 (Agencies): Iran has test launched a rocket it plans to use to carry a research satellite into orbit, state television reported Sunday.Saturday's test of the two-stage rocket, called the Safir-e Omid, or Ambassador of Peace, was successful,...
Md. Anwarul Kabir | 2008-08-19 00:00:00
THERE is a strong correlation between institutional education and all pervasive corruption in our country. This perception, indeed, becomes true if we objectively analyse the prevailing corruption in the society. Who are the main actors in corruption? Put on a...
Touring Bangladesh national cricket team made a frustrating start as they lost to Australian Institute of Sports by 14 runs in the first practice match at the Garden's Oval in Darwin Monday, reports UNBSent into bat first, Australian Institute of...
Rafiqul Islam | 2008-08-19 00:00:00
KHULNA, Aug 18: Production has fallen by one-third in seven state run jute mills in Khulna and Jessore region due to crisis of raw jute. It is therefore uncertain whether the mill would be able to fulfil their production target...
Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed asked Monday the country's top civil bureaucrats to extend total cooperation to holding free, fair and neutral general elections by maintaining utmost neutrality and rising above all influence, fear and intimidation, reports UNB.Giving the directive while...
RANGPUR, Aug 17 (bdnews24.com): Internee doctors of Rangpur Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) went on strike Sunday in protest at the assault of a doctor after the death of a patient, police said.Acting director of the hospital Dr Anisul Karim...
GORI, (Georgia), Aug 18 (Agencies): Hungry and uncertain, beleaguered residents in Gori and other occupied Georgian cities waited anxiously Monday for Russian forces to begin their promised pullout after a short but intense war.Russian President Dmitry Medvedev promised the withdrawal...
BEIJING (Reuters): It is China, though, slowly emerging as the new superpower of sport -- perhaps an inevitable trend given that the 1.3 billion population represent a fifth of humanity and a formidable Soviet-style sports system is geared to maximizing...
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 18 (AFP): Southern African countries launched a regional trade zone at a summit yesterday that aims to eliminate import tariffs, with plans for a common currency by 2018.Eleven of the 14 countries that are part of the Southern...
The consolidated sales of the Nestle Group amounted to CHF (Swiss Franc) 53.10 billion in the first six months of 2008 registering an increase of 3.80 per cent over the same period of last year.The Group's EBIT (earnings before interest...
BEIJING, Aug 18 : Leszek Blanik won the gold medal in the men's vault Monday at the Beijing Olympics, the first gymnastics title for Poland in its Olympic history.In a black-and-white gymnastic suit, Blanik collected 16.537 points with two jumps,...
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