Four Supreme Court lawyers challenged the validity of proclaiming state of emergency coupled with the promulgation of two ordinances and the High Court Monday started hearing on their writ petition, reports UNB.The President, on January 11, 2007, proclaimed the state...
TEHRAN, July 14 (AFP): Iran and Gazprom yesterday signed an agreement for the Russian energy giant to help Tehran develop its oil and gas fields, days after Total dropped out of a multi- billion-dollar gas deal."The Iranian National Oil Company...
Newly appointed non-resident Ambassador of Benin to Bangladesh Sedozan Jean-Claude Apithy presented his credentials to President Iajuddin Ahmed at Bangabhaban in the city Monday, reports UNB.Welcoming the envoy, the President said Bangladesh attached importance to her relations with Benin and...
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Monday signed an agreement with mobile phone operator CITYCELL for the next three years to run the football tournaments, including three main events, reports UNB.Under the agreement, CITYCELL will provide Tk 165.0 million (16.5 crore) to...
BANGKOK, Jul 14(AFP) :Anti-government activists today urged Thailand's top anti-corruption watchdog to consider treason charges against the prime minister for backing a deal with Cambodia on a disputed Hindu temple.The Constitutional Court last week ruled that Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej...
Ahmed Showkat Masud | 2008-07-15 00:00:00
THE South Asia Enterprise Development Fund (SEDF) has been working with a programme to promote small & medium enterprises (SMEs) in Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) and the SEDF have conducted workshops to promote the concept of SMEs in the...
Asian Development Bank (ADB) and other development partners will provide $340 million to help Bangladesh implement the social protection measures, particularly on food security, under the 2008-09 budget, report UNB and bdnews24.com."ADB will provide $170 million and others a similar...
LONDON, July 14 (AFP): The president of Emirates airline today criticised the policies being imposed by Britain and the European Union on airlines that he said were stifling moves towards greater efficiency.In a comment piece in the Financial Times, Tim...
FENI, July 14 (BSS): Customs Excise and VAT Division of Feni has collected Tk 800 million as Value Added Tax (VAT) during the fiscal 2007-8.The division, which comprised Noakhali, Laxmipur, Feni and Khagrachhari districts as well as Mirersharai and Sitakunda...
JAKARTA, JULY 14 (BSS): Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury said Monday that Bangladesh would support capacity- building in the State of Palestine in every possible way.Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury said this while speaking at a Ministerial Conference on Capacity- Building...
ONE of the many expectations that the caretaker government had brought in its wake is improvement in the law and order situation. In fact, such expectation was also not quite out of place either. The change that came with the...
NHA TRANG (Vietnam), July 14 (AP): Miss Venezuela was crowned Miss Universe 2008 on Monday.The new Miss Universe, Dayana Mendoza, was once kidnapped in her homeland and says the experience taught her to remain poised under pressure.Taliana Vargas of Colombia...
WE are glad to learn that Chevron has completed their seismic survey in Lawachhara national forest and its adjoining areas. But we feel the forest is still not safe from further destructive activities by other quarters.Hundred years ago it was...
President Professor Dr Iajuddin Ahmed condoled Sunday the death of former Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh Agriculture University Professor Dr Zahirul Haque Bhuiyan, reports BSS.In a message of condolence, the President expressed his deep shock at the death of Zahirul Haque, who...
The High Court (HC) Monday directed Awami Jubo League general secretary Mirza Azam to surrender before the lower court within 10 days, reports BSS.A division bench comprising Justice Sharif Uddin Chaklader and Justice Emdadul Haque Azad issued the order on...
Bangladesh Under-21 Hockey team suffered a humiliating 2-8 goals defeat against world giant Pakistan in their third and last Group B match of the 6th Men's Junior Asia Cup Hockey in Hyderabad, India, Monday, reports UNB.After the day's match, Bangladesh...
FE Report | 2008-07-15 00:00:00
A two-day 'training of trainers (TOT)' workshop on 'International Purchasing and Supply Chain Management (IPSCM)' was organised by the DCCI Business Institute (DBI).The objective of the workshop was to increase the number of skilled trainers for expanding training services on...
LONDON, July 14 (AFP): Britain is very close to sinking into a recession and Prime Minister Gordon Brown has cut off all the solutions, former premier John Major warned yesterday.Major, who served as the Conservatives' last prime minister between 1990...
WASHINGTON, July 14 (AP): The Federal Reserve is moving closer to giving home buyers more protection from the types of shady lending practices that have contributed to the housing crisis and propelled foreclosures to record highs.Chairman Ben Bernanke and his...
Portland cement is the most common type of cement in general usage in many parts of the world, as it is a basic ingredient of concrete, mortar, stucco and most non-speciality grout. It is a fine powder produced by grinding...
Our Correspondent | 2008-07-15 00:00:00
BRAHMANBARIA, July 14: The Customs, Excise and Value Added Tax (VAT) department of the district realised a record amount of Tk 162.2 million in revenue in the fiscal 2007-08, sources said.The district is divided into Sarail, Nasirnagar, Ashuganj, Akhaura, Kasba,...
FE Report | 2008-07-15 00:00:00
Warid Telecom has introduced three attractive postpaid packages offering Zahi Royal connection with a variety of HTC PDA (personal digital assistant) handsets to meet special needs of customers, said a press release.Under the new offer, the customers can choose any...
JERUSALEM, Jul 14(AFP):A senior minister from Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's party said today that Israel's foes view the multiple corruption investigations into the embattled leader as a "sign of weakness.""Many of our enemies consider these affairs as a sign of...
Bangladesh Police and Josephites Club moved to the semifinal of the Federation Cup Basketball Tournament beating their respective opponents at the Dhanmondi Basketball Gymnasium in the city Monday, reports UNB.In the first match, Bangladesh Police beat Dhumketu Club by 46-43...
COMILLA, July 14 (UNB): Comilla Export Processing Zone (EPZ) is soon going to be the country's biggest EPZ with large-scale extension.The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) is processing a proposal to acquire 450 acres of land in the southwestern...
Grouping for the 2nd phase of the Metropolis Pioneer Football League has been finalised through a ceremonial draw at the BFF League Committee Office in the city Monday, reports UNB.Twenty qualified teams, split into four groups, will take part in...
Amy Yee, FT Syndication ServiceNEW DELHI: India is weathering a political crisis that could trigger early general elections, but Nasscom, the country's IT industry lobby group, barely noticed. "We don't see any direct impact on our industry," said Nasscom sanguinely...
TAIPEI, July 14 (AFP): Leading Taiwanese airline EVA Airways said today it would cut international flights by up to 10 per cent due to the pressure of soaring fuel costs.The reduction of five to 10 per cent in the three...
The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) organised a post-budget discussion on the National Budget 2008-2009 at the ICMAB Ruhul Quddus Auditorium at Nilkhet in the city recently.Former adviser of the caretaker government Wahiduddin Mahmud attended the...
Ershad Khandaker | 2008-07-15 00:00:00
The cement industry in Bangladesh is pivotal because it is manufacturing in its core form as far as the supply chain management is concerned. Cement being the major component in building construction industry, the industry itself has a great strategic...
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