KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 (AFP): Malaysian Proton's highly publicised campaign to hike sales appears to have hit a road block, with drivers saying they will snub the national carmaker in favour of foreign models.Proton last month launched a "zero-defect" campaign...
FE Report | 2008-07-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked AB Bank to wrap up all the activities of its subsidiary AB Bank Foundation within the next three months for its alleged violation of the existing Bank Companies Act.The central bank has also ordered the...
M A Islam | 2008-07-13 00:00:00
MOST of those who have succeeded in life contribute success to consistent efforts. Efforts put on continuous basis is very much helpful for success in student life as well. It has been observed that most of the successful students who...
Amanullah Khan, Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) Representative in Bangladesh and Chairman, UNB leaves Dhaka Saturday night for Manila to attend a four-day 17th AMIC conference beginning on 14 July, reports UNB.The conference being organised by AMIC in...
The caretaker government (CG) will again invite BNP, if necessary, to join the ongoing national dialogue and the efforts in this connection is on.Education Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman said this while briefing newsmen about the outcome of a dialogue with...
Britain and the US have condemned Russia and China for vetoing a draft UN Security Council resolution to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe's leaders, reports BBC.UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband said the veto was incomprehensible. The US said it brought into...
Yalta, Ukraine, July 12 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - The world's economy is teetering between "the ice of recession and the fire of inflation", but may see some recovery by early next year, IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said on Friday.Addressing a conference...
NEW YORK, July 12 (AFP): The dollar slid to near-record lows against the euro yesterday as financial markets were roiled by fears about the viability of US mortgage finance firms that back trillions' worth of loans.The European single currency rose...
A major reshuffle in the local administration is likely in August ahead of the upazila polls, an election commissioner said, reports bdnews24.com.The Election Commission (EC) has asked the government to reorganise the field-level administration in the interest of free, fair,...
Siddique Islam | 2008-07-13 00:00:00
The central bank expects the remittances from abroad to cross US$ 10 billion in the current fiscal as various moves have been taken to help boost the inward flow from different parts of the world where expatriates and workers are...
FE Special | 2008-07-13 00:00:00
CONFIDENCE is crucial for success in student life. Students receive confidence from various sources-from parents, teachers, classmates, seniors. One of the most attractive way of gaining confidence for them is interaction with the former students of the institute. The relationship...
FE Report | 2008-07-13 00:00:00
Eskayef Bangladesh Limited has exported their first consignment to Indonesia as the first medicine export to Indonesia by any pharmaceutical company of Bangladesh.On the success, Eskayef Bangladesh Managing Director AM Faruque said, "Indonesia is a regulated market and they have...
Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) chairman Ferdous Ahmed Quraishi Saturday urged the government to allow detained former premiere Khaleda Zia and her two ailing sons to go abroad for better medical treatment, reports UNB."We're gravely concerned over reports about critical health...
Apple and wireless provider partner AT&T plan to make the much-anticipated successor to the original iPhone available to consumers.While Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) didn't make many hardware changes to the sleek device (the iPhone 3G is a bit thinner and includes...
The Jubo League Saturday announced a weeklong programme to press home a series of demands, including withdrawal of cases against Awami League (AL) president Sheikh Hasina, reports bdnews24.com.The AL's front organisation made the announcement at the AL headquarters on Bangabandhu...
LONDON, July 12 (PTI): Pharmaceuticals major Goldshield, founded by Indian-origin entrepreneur Mr Ajit Patel is among five companies that have been cleared of fixing prices of drugs, after more than six years of investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).Justice...
4 killed in communist attack in PhilippinesBUTUAN, Jul 12:Four communist guerrillas were killed in the latest outbreak of fighting in the southern Philippines, police and local officials said today. About 60 guerrillas of the communist New People's Army (NPA) attacked...
New York, Jul 12 (PTI): The effect of climate change on oceans throughout the world will have serious consequences for hundreds of millions of people who depend on fishing for their livelihoods, the United Nations said yesterday.Changes in sea temperatures...
The government Saturday approved the purchase of 100,000 tonnes of wheat at $419 per tonnne through international tender to ensure food security in view of the globally vulnerable food situation, reports UNB."The price of wheat in the international market remained...
LONDON, July 12 (AFP): English cricket's senior administrator has poured cold water on plans to create a new money-spinning Twenty20 county tournament.Proposals drafted by a group including Keith Bradshaw, the Australian secretary of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the owners of...
FE Report | 2008-07-13 00:00:00
Social Investment Bank Limited (SIBL) held its Half Yearly Business Conference-2008 at Jamuna Resort Ltd at Bhuapur in Tangail Friday.SIBL Chairman Abdul Awal Patwary was the chief guest and directors of SIBL were present as special guests on the occasion.Managing...
Mahmuda Shaolin | 2008-07-13 00:00:00
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) will introduce a 'service book' among its member units to document detail information of the apparel workers for ensuring their legal rights."We'll launch the service book from August this year with an aim...
AMSTERDAM (Reuters): World Bank President Robert Zoellick said Saturday he expected food prices to remain above 2004 levels until at least 2012 and energy prices would also remain high and volatile.He repeated that with food and fuel prices in a...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2008-07-13 00:00:00
MIGRATION of labour is an extremely important issue in Bangladesh. Migrant workers, with their hard labour, make the country rich by sending money. They face terrible hurdles that start from the very beginning at the village level; afterwards they are...
Thousands of manuscripts have been lying in Dhaka University central library for decades with authorities apparently taking no steps to identify or decode the precious documents, reports bdnews24.com.Officials of the library said there were over 30,000 old texts written in...
FE Report | 2008-07-13 00:00:00
Japan Bangladesh Printing & Papers Limited, country's lone private security printing company has sought cooperation from the central bank to save hard-earned money by using the products of the newly launched company."I am sure, if the government and the Bangladesh...
WASHINGTON, July 12 (AP): US exports to Iran grew more than ten-fold during President Bush's years in office even as he accused Iran of nuclear ambitions and helping terrorists. America sent more cigarettes to Iran - at least $158 million...
Our Correspondent | 2008-07-13 00:00:00
BARISAL, July 12: Barisal City Corporation (BCC) announced over Tk 2.75 billion budget without imposing new taxes for current fiscal year against Tk 694.72 million revised and Tk 2.36 billion proposed budget of the last fiscal year.The announcement was made...
LONDON, July 12 (AFP): Aston Villa are set to sign US goalkeeper Brad Guzan after agreeing a fee with his current club Chivas USA.Villa manager Martin O'Neill agreed a fee in the region of 2million pounds for Guzan during the...
Yorkshire launch Twenty20 appeal | 2008-07-13 00:00:00
Yorkshire will appeal against their expulsion from the Twenty20 Cup for fielding an ineligible player. Pakistan-born Azeem Rafiq, 17, played against Nottinghamshire in June, but he had not been registered for the first team and does not hold a UK...
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