Abbas discusses unity in DamascusPalestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has held talks in Syria to try to improve ties between rival Palestinian groups. Syria's President Bashar al-Asad urged "every effort" towards achieving Palestinian unity which he said was the only way...
Bangladesh youth hockey team reached Kolkata Monday evening en route to Hyderabad to take part in the 6th Men's Junior (under-21) Asia Cup Hockey with their eyes on the 5th place, reports UNB.The eight-team Asian Junior Hockey tournament will be...
British Council (BC) is organising counseling sessions on Studying & Living in the UK and Professional Advisory Service for students for prospective students, reports BSS.These sessions will take place at the British Council auditorium, Sylhet Wednesday from 02:30pm to 5.00...
NEW YORK, July 7 (Reuters): As Las Vegas sees its hotel and casino businesses sputter and office, apartment and retail real estate markets flag, the rest of the country is hoping what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.Despite its crushing...
The four-day Bangladesh Single Country Trade Fair in Malaysia has fetched huge spot order and enthusiastic responses.The participating service and manufacturing companies have received order worth about US$ 10 million, said a press release.Among the participating commercial banks, National Bank...
Tapasi Rabeya passed the SSC Examination of 2008. She achieved golden
LONDON, July 7 (AFP): Rafael Nadal dethroned five-time champion Roger Federer as king of Wimbledon Sunday with an epic 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-7 (8/10), 9-7 win in one of the greatest Grand Slam finals of all time.The Spaniard, who...
Speakers at a workshop in the city Monday laid emphasis on intensifying efforts for raising food production at local level to cope with current food shortage as food security worldwide remains a far cry from being guaranteed, reports BSS.They called...
The High Court Monday granted bail to Dhaka mayor Sadek Hossain Khoka and stayed the proceedings of a graft case against him, filed by the Anti-corruption Commission, reports bdnews24.com.The bail order will remain effective until July 16.Khoka appealed to the...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has picked up 24 under-16 players for training shortly, reports UNB.The selected players have been advised to report to Age Group Programme Officer (Game Development) Taslim Uddin Tuhin on July 10 at 5:00 pm at Bangladesh...
At least 20 people died in a road crash Monday morning involving two buses colliding head-on at Eliotganj near Daudkandi in Comilla on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway, reports bdnews24.com.Daudkandi police chief Abdur Rab told the news agency that a Dhaka-bound Starline...
Bhola Lal of Sonargaon Hotel retained his solo lead in the Premier Division of Delta Life Open Squash Tournament securing 18 points after the 6th round as he crushed Swapan Parvez of Bashundhara Group in straight 3-0 sets at the...
THE Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), or PDB, in short, is one of the largest as well as the most vital state-owned enterprises (SoEs) in the country. It is responsible for providing power to the household consumers as well as...
FE Report | 2008-07-08 00:00:00
Mohammed Rezaul Karim Khan Reza and Shakhawat Hossain Kaiser have recently been elected president and general secretary respectively of Bangabandhu Jubo Parishad.The election was held in the fourth biennial council of the parishad at National Press Club in the city...
Ricky Ponting, the Australia captain, has had surgery on his injured right wrist and is no certainty to take part in the team's next matches, a series of three ODIs against Bangladesh in Darwin starting in late August, reports Cricinfo.Ponting...
FE Report | 2008-07-08 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB) sought Monday more time for gradual rise of capital to Tk 4.0 billion by a bank."We want a breathing time to implement such capital requirement. We're not saying we won't do it, but it...
TOKYO, July 7 (AFP): The dollar firmed in Asian trade today as the market waited to see if leaders of the world's industrialised nations sent a message to support the sliding greenback at the G8 summit, traders said.The dollar also...
Grameenphone (GP) embarked upon a CSR partnership with UNAIDS, a joint venture of the United Nations family, to build an AIDS-free Bangladesh through the Asia Pacific Leadership Forum (APLF), said a press release.A memorandum of understanding (MoU) to this effect...
BEIJING, Jul 7 (AFP): An accident in a northern Chinese coal mine has left 21 miners dead, state press reported Monday, citing a local provincial mining bureau.The cause was not immediately clear but miners were first reported trapped in the...
FE Report | 2008-07-08 00:00:00
Finance and Planning Adviser Dr Mirza Azizul Islam said Monday it is difficult to give guarantee about upward or downward movement of prices of the consumer goods because of their relation with a number of factors.The factors, according to the...
David Pilling | 2008-07-08 00:00:00
It is time for Canada to be ejected from the Group of Eight (G-8), Bill Emmott, former editor of the Economist, mischievously suggests in his recent book. That would help make room for Asia's two emerging giants, without whom, he...
FE Report | 2008-07-08 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said Monday the country is unlikely to have an acquisition policy in the near future.It is not possible to allow the acquisition of the companies. Even, country like India has not allowed acquisition fully...
NARAYANGANJ, July 7 (BSS): The Dhaka Narayanganj Demra (DND) irrigation project is now out of flood danger with the removal of water logging caused by torrential monsoon during the last couple of days.According to DND pump house sources, a total...
Mr. Victor Fung assumed the role of Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) on 1 July 2008, after having served for 18 months as ICC's Vice Chair, said a press release. He replaced Mr. Marcus Wallenberg, who became...
Farashganj Sporting Club eye for holding the 4th position in the upcoming second B League beginning end-August, reports UNB.Talking to reporters, Farashganj SC general secretary MA Adil Badal said that they were pleased with the 8th position in the B...
CHITTAGONG, July 7 (BSS): Adviser for Agriculture and Water Resources CS Karim called upon all to launch a war with renewed spirit to build a prosperous nation and lead the country forward to a new height of progress.Terming corruption as...
FE Report | 2008-07-08 00:00:00
banglalink started its journey 3 years ago with only 30,000 customers. Now it is the fastest growing mobile operator and in 2007 secured the No.2 position in the telecommunication industry with over 8 million subscribers. banglalink strives to give their...
FE Report | 2008-07-08 00:00:00
Dhaka stocks sagged Monday with the benchmark DGEN sinking below 3000-mark after a gap of two-week, taking the turnover down with it.The slide in stock prices was led by mainly mutual funds on the news that the securities regulator might...
PHOENIX, Jul 7 (AP): Republican presidential candidate John McCain acknowledged the steep drop in U.S. jobs and said he would help the economy by cutting taxes, encouraging free trade, building nuclear power plants and launching other initiatives.Economic problems under the...
PARIS, July 7 (Reuters): France said Monday it hoped the latest rise in Eurozone interest rates was a one-off, setting the stage for a meeting where European Central Bank (ECB) chief Jean-Claude Trichet will explain the move in person to...
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