LONDON, July 14 (AP): South Africa batted for almost six full sessions to draw the first Test against England Monday. When stumps were drawn midway through the evening session at Lord's, with England employing part-time spinners Kevin Pietersen and Alastair...
SINGAPORE, July 15 (AFP): World oil prices were mixed in Asian trading on Tuesday after workers at a Brazilian state- run energy firm began a five-day strike, dealers said.New York's main contract, light sweet crude for August delivery, was off...
TOKYO, July 15 (AFP): Japan's central bank today lowered its growth forecast for Asia's largest economy to 1.2 per cent in the current fiscal year to March from 1.5 per cent previously as domestic demand weakens.The Bank of Japan (BoJ)...
WASHINGTON, Jul 15 (AP): Contending that the US is not pursuing a sound strategy for keeping Americans safe, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama laid out goals Tuesday that he argued would deal with the nation's most pressing threats.In a major...
The 32nd branch of Bank Asia started its operation at Jessore town since Monday, says a press release.It is the second branch of the bank in this area.President and Managing Director of the bank Syed Anisul Huq formally inaugurated the...
FE Report | 2008-07-16 00:00:00
Association of Private Universities of Bangladesh (APUB) has requested the government to repeal the proposed "Private University Act 2008" which, it said, has been designed to increase the control of government authorities over privately-run universities."The proposed act contains certain clauses...
US Ambassador James Moriarty had a closed-door parley with leaders of major political parties and leading lawyers to know their views on the two burning questions -- general election under the state of emergency and upazila council polls before the...
No decision on India's proposal for transit will be taken at the foreign secretary-level talks beginning in New Delhi tomorrow (Thursday), said Foreign Secretary Touhid Hossain who flies to the Indian capital today (Wednesday) for the meet."Nothing to be worried,...
BRAC is the largest NGO in Bangladesh and has been serving the poor section of the population since 1972. Healthcare is a core programme of BARC. In the present era, pharmaceutical medicine is one of the basic ingredients of healthcare....
Morgen Witzel | 2008-07-16 00:00:00
TEN years ago, Clayton Christensen's book, The Innovator's Dilemma, was a bestseller. Christensen showed how innovation could become a form of trap. Companies invest large amounts of time and money in innovation but then lack the ability to make their...
HANOI, July 15 (Xinhua): The Vietnamese government has approved a plan on fostering its economic corridor involving Hanoi capital, Hai Phong city, and Lang Son and Quang Ninh provinces by 2020 to mainly boost exports to China, Europe and Southeast...
Bangladesh Awami League (AL) central leaders Tuesday accused a section of the caretaker government of patronising the 'BNP-Jamaat-led' anti-liberation forces, reports UNB.The AL leaders said on one hand the government is putting many pro-liberation war heroes behind the bars and...
FE Report | 2008-07-16 00:00:00
Share trading of Rupali Bank Limited, the top market capitalisation leader of 2006 and 2007, resumes next Sunday on the stock exchanges after remaining suspended for over eight months.The decision came at a board meeting of the Dhaka Stock Exchange...
Detained Jamaat-e-Islami ameer and former minister Motiur Rahman Nizami walked to freedom on Tuesday evening on a two-month interim bail in the Gatco graft case in which ex-premier Khaleda Zia is the principal accused, report UNB/bdnews24.comHe happens to be a...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2008-07-16 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to bring some flexibility in implementation of its order on mandatory installation of electronic cash register (ECR) in 10 services sector.The NBR order is scheduled to come into effect from January 1,...
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 15 (AFP): Oil output in Brazil was cut seven per cent yesterday as workers for Petrobras started a five-day strike over a demand for an extra day's pay, the state- run company said.The stoppage affected platforms...
Israeli cabinet approves | 2008-07-16 00:00:00
Hezbollah prisoner swapJERUSALEM, Jul 15: An Israeli government spokesman says the Cabinet has overwhelming approved a prisoner swap with Hezbollah.The hotly debated deal would release a convicted Lebanese child-killer and four Hezbollah guerrillas in exchange for two missing Israeli soldiers...
KABUL, Jul 14 (Reuters): Afghanistan opposes US use of its territory for launching a possible attack against neighbouring Iran, President Hamid Karzai said in an interview broadcast Monday.Iran has threatened to target Israel and US interests in the region in...
FE Report | 2008-07-15 00:00:00
Cement does so much for us that it's difficult to imagine a world without it. Cement is a key element of modern construction, from our homes, through to schools, hospitals, offices, roads, railways and airports and what not?. Construction and...
Following the distribution of symbols to the candidates today election fever gripped the four city corporation and nine pourasabha areas centering the mayor and councillor elections to be held on August 4, reports BSS.The poll campaign started by the contestants...
Inter teen star ready to commit to ItalyROME, July 14: Italian champions Inter Milan's teenage sensation Mario Balotelli told La Gazzetta dello Sport Monday that his first call up to Italy colours cannot come soon enough. The 17-year-old striker -...
The national cricketers began their practice camp Monday at the Mirpur She-e-Bangla National Stadium (SBNS) for the ensuing Twenty20 meet in Canada and ODI series against host Australia, reports UNB.Only nine players joined the day's two-hour fitness session under the...
Eight persons were killed and many others injured in separate incidents in different places of the country during the last two days, report agencies.In Jhenidah, a farmer, who was injured in an attack by his friend Saturday, died at Sadar...
FE Report | 2008-07-15 00:00:00
Bangladesh's trade restrictiveness is one of the highest in the South Asian region, a World Bank report said Monday."While high-income countries still have the world's lowest tariff barriers, many developing countries are converging rapidly. Bangladesh still maintains a very restrictive...
BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhua): China's customs tax revenues nationwide stood at 489.6 billion yuan (71.6 billion US dollars) from January to June this year, up 35.6 per cent year on year, the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) said...
WASHINGTON, Jul 14(AFP): US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama vowed Monday to pull out the bulk of US forces from Iraq by mid-2010 -- but insisted on keeping "a residual force" to fight remnants of Al-Qaeda in the country for...
GSTAAD, Switzerland, July 14 (AFP): Victor Hanescu won his first career title as he took advantage of a tired Igor Andreev to claim a 6-3, 6-4 victory in 70 minutes at the Gstaad Open here Sunday.A rainy weekend stayed dry...
IT was shocking to read a newspaper report that the default loans in the country's banking system, are fast rising. Why is this happening? It appears that the default loans are soaring because the borrowers are big businessmen who are...
NOWADAYS share business in Bangladesh is all the craze. Those who are aware prefer to invest in the capital market as return on investment in shares is more than that from the deposits kept in the banks. All the shareholders...
Adviser for Primary and Mass Education Rasheda K Chowdhury Monday urged all students, youths and juvenile to take a vow to say no to drug, reports BSS.Rasheda K Chowdhury made the appeal while speaking at the inaugural ceremony of a...
© 2026 - All Rights with The Financial Express
