WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (Reuters): A top Bush administration official played down Tuesday any connection between Russia's military action in Georgia and Moscow's long-term bid to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO)."We've worked with Russia in terms of the WTO accession...
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...
FE Report | 2008-08-14 00:00:00
Dhaka stocks slipped Wednesday again after gaining two straight sessions amid selling pressure by the investors rattled by the long bearish spell.Beginning with an upbeat mood, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) finished on the red due to selling spree by...
ISLAMABAD (Agencies): Pressure mounted on Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday to resign or face impeachment but aides rejected media speculation he was about to step down.Sindh provincial assembly Wednesday passed a resolution against Musharraf.The resolution asked Musharraf to take...
BEIJING, Aug 13 : Three Chinese paddlers made a strong start in the Olympic canoeing slalom racing Wednesday and looked likely to win the host country's first ever slalom Olympic medal.The combination of Hu Minghai and Shu Junrong finished fifth...
BEIJING, Aug 13 :Japan's Masae Ueno saved her Olympic title in middleweight judo by throwing down Cuban Anaysi Hernandez Wednesday, adding the fourth gold to Japan's delegation at Beijing Olympic Games.Masae Ueno (29) stunned Hernandez by pushing her directly to...
Shakhawat Hossain | 2008-08-14 00:00:00
The government seems to have developed a distaste for privatisation following a debacle over the sale of Rupali Bank as it plans to drop five loss-making state-owned enterprises (SoEs) from the divestment list, officials said.The SoEs are Daulatpur Jute Mills...
SEOUL, Aug 13 (AFP): A German firm said today it has signed a deal to extend a South Korean solar energy plant which is already Asia's largest.Conergy said in a statement it has reached a framework agreement on a 20-...
WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (AFP): The US trade deficit unexpectedly shrank in June as a weak dollar stoked exports, offsetting record crude oil imports and a politically sensitive growing gap with China, official data showed yesterday.The June trade deficit shrank a...
BEIJING, Aug 10 (AFP): Chen Ying of China won the Olympic women's 25m Pistol shooting gold medal with a new Games record here today.Gundegmaa Otryad of Mongolia took the silver and Germany's Mongolian import Munkhbayar Dorjsuren claimed the bronze medal.It...
It is my proud privilege to extend heartiest greetings to every citizen of our country living in Pakistan and abroad on the occasion of our Independence Day.Sixty one years ago, the birth of Pakistan epitomized the successful culmination of a...
SINGAPORE, Aug 13 (AFP): World oil prices nudged higher in Asian trade today but worries about demand were likely to cap the rise, dealers said.In afternoon trade, New York's main contract, light sweet crude for September delivery, was up 50...
SRINAGAR, Aug 13 (Reuters): Angry Muslims mourning at least 20 protesters killed by police torched security bunkers and rioted in Indian Kashmir's main city Wednesday, as a land row with Hindus revived calls for independence.Police fired teargas shells to disperse...
Miles Young, chairman of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide Asia Pacific, has been appointed global Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Ogilvy Group.He will replace Shelly Lazarus who has led the company for the last 11 years. Lazarus will remain chairman...
TRIPOLI, (Lebanon), Aug 13 (Agencies): A bomb ripped through a bus carrying civilians and members of the Lebanese military during Wednesday morning rush hour in the northern city of Tripoli, killing 18 people and wounding 46, security officials said. The...
KARACHI, Aug 13 (AFP): The International Cricket Council today announced a revised schedule for September's Champions Trophy in Pakistan after Rawalpindi was excluded from the list of venues:Revised Schedule:September 12 - Pakistan v West Indies- LahoreSeptember 13 - Australia v...
DU Correspondent | 2008-08-14 00:00:00
Several unruly activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) assaulted Dhaka University (DU) reporter of the Dainik Desh Janata Shafiqul Islam over a very trifling matter on the campus Wednesday.Injured Islam was admitted to the DU medical centre with a burn...
TOKYO, Aug 13 (AFP): Japan said today falling exports and weak consumer spending sent Asia's largest economy hurtling toward its first recession in six years.The slump reflects the rapidly deteriorating global economic climate, with fears of a recession in the...
BEIJING, Aug 13: Italian foil veteran Sanzo Salvatore outscored China's top seed Zhu Jun by one point to take the bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics Wednesday.Sanzo took an early lead of 5-1. After Chinese foil coach Wang Haibin asked...
djuice and British Council have jointly sent two young Bangladeshi music enthusiasts to the United Kingdom (UK) as a part of a youth development programme initiated by djuice, a youth brand mobile phone in the country.The scholarships were awarded to...
BEIJING, Aug 13 (AFP): A judging row flared on the Olympic shooting ranges after Australian veteran Russell Mark alleged that Chinese judges had helped a local win the Double Trap bronze medal.Mark, 44, the Atlanta Games gold medallist who finished...
Russian steelmaker Novolipetsk Steel has signed an agreement to expand its presence in the US by buying US steel pipe and tube manufacturer John Maneely Company from a shareholder group including private equity firm Carlyle Group for $3.53 billion, Novolipetsk...
KABUL, Aug 13 (Agencies): A militant ambush south of Kabul targeted a U.S. aid organisation's vehicle Tuesday, killing an American, a Canadian and an Irish national, Afghan officials said.The three women worked for the New York-based International Rescue Committee and...
RAYONG, Thailand, Aug 13 (AFP): General Motors will invest 445 million dollars to build a new diesel engine plant and to upgrade an existing assembly plant in Thailand, chief executive Rick Wagoner said today.The new plant in the industrial coastal...
S M Jahangir | 2008-08-14 00:00:00
'Aman' plantation has gathered momentum across the country with the forecast of no major flooding this year raising hopes among farmers about a good harvest, agriculture officials said.Terming the current Aman cropping season as one of the favourable ones in...
Bangladesh national cricket team leaves Dhaka for Australia early hours of Thursday to play three-match ODI series against the world champions, reports UNB.Top order batsman Nazimuddin has been included in the 15-member squad in place of Shahriar Nafees who Tuesday...
SHENYANG, Aug 13 : Forward Gerald Sibon duly slammed in a penalty in the second half to send the Netherlands into the quarterfinals of the Olympic men's soccer here Wednesday.The Dutch was awarded the penalty in the 73rd minute, after...
The High Court (HC) Wednesday set free on bail Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, HRC Group chairman Sayeed Hossain Chowdhury and former BNP lawmaker Monjurul Ahsan Munshi in three separate cases, reports bdnews24.com.However, the Appellate Division chamber...
Greetings to the people of Bangladesh and my fellow Koreans!The year 2008 holds great meaning for both Korea and Bangladesh. For Korea, it marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Korea and also the inauguration of...
BEIJING, Aug 13 : Lars Passke and Jonas Rasmussen, the badminton men's couple from Denmark, won a quarterfinal at the Beijing Olympic Games here Wednesday, becoming the sole non-Asian pair in the semifinals.They beat Michal Logosz and Robert Mateusiak from...
© 2026 - All Rights with The Financial Express
