FE Report | 2008-06-30 00:00:00
Speakers at an international seminar on corporate social responsibility (CSR), expressed deep concern over the working atmosphere in both public and private sector enterprises and suggested ways and means to improve the standard by adopting key concept of CSR.They felt...
The government is on the lookout for a new contractor to run operations at Kamlapur inland container depot (ICD) in Dhaka after canceling the controversial agreement with Global Agro Trade Company (GATCO), reports bdnews24. com from Chittagong.The agreement with GATCO...
KOLKATA, June 29 (PTI): Tata Motors said yesterday its ambitious small car Nano is seeing a huge global interest with enquiries pouring up for setting up plants from countries like the US, Latin America, Europe and South East Asia."Nano has...
FE Report | 2008-06-30 00:00:00
The internet service providers (ISPs) are queuing up to bag licences for providing broadband wireless access services as the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) initiated process for awarding these last week, officials said.The BTRC has already prepared the draft regulatory...
TOKYO, June 29 (AFP): The Group of Eight (G8) industrialised nations will jointly invest more than 10 billion dollars a year on research and development of technology to combat global warming, a report said today.The plan, including research on underground...
FE Report | 2008-06-30 00:00:00
Islamic banking now accounts for about 25 per cent of the total deposits and 27 per cent of the investment of the country's banking sector.It was only 13 per cent of the total deposits and 15 per cent of the...
US presidential rivals Barack Obama and John McCain have clashed over their commitment to immigration reform, BBC reports.Addressing a conference of Hispanic officials in Washington, Mr McCain, the Republican candidate, said the US must secure its borders.Mr Obama, the Democratic...
Dhaka city ward commissioner Chowdhury Alam was Sunday sentenced to 12 years rigorous imprisonment for extortion of about Tk 240 million (24 crore) tolls from Bangabazar complex during 2003-05, reports UNB.Dhaka metropolitan first joint sessions judge KM Howlader handed down...
FT Syndication ServiceNEW DELHI: When Google launched a local version of YouTube in India last May, executives praised the potential of online video in India, citing the country's love affair with films and entertainment."We are very focused on India as...
BEIJING, Jun 29 (AFP): Rioters in south-western China torched government buildings and cars after anger over a probe into a school girl's death exploded into violent street protests, state press said Sunday.The riots occurred Saturday afternoon in Wengan county in...
FE Report | 2008-06-30 00:00:00
The council of advisers of the interim government approved Sunday the national budget for the fiscal year (FY) 2008-09 with some changes in the fiscal measurers, including raising the limit for tax-exempt income to Tk 165,000 from the existing limit...
Meghna Life recommends 25pc stock dividendThe board of directors of Meghna Life Insurance Company Limited has recommended a stock dividend 25 per cent for the year 2007. The board has also decided to hold an extra-ordinary general meeting (EGM) to...
VIENNA, June 29 (AFP): Spain will head into Sunday's Euro 2008 final against Germany here confident that they have overcome the mental fragility that has so often dogged them in the past.Footballing failures - following quickly on from the bounding...
Bangladesh will take part in the Youth Asia Cup Hockey, scheduled for July 11 to July 18 in Hyderabad, India, reports UNB.The Bangladesh team will be formed with players from the BKSP as well as the national players aged under-21.Eight...
FE Report | 2008-06-30 00:00:00
People will able to declare their undisclosed yet legal income by paying 7.0 per cent penal tax in addition to normal tax rate from Tuesday (tomorrow).The special offer remains valid for the first four months (July-October) of the fiscal 2008-09....
FE Report | 2008-06-29 00:00:00
The stock market operators have opposed the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) proposal on restricting the issuances of rights or bonus shares by mutual funds."We oppose the SEC proposal as it will affect the growth of mutual funds and thereby...
Agriculture Adviser Dr C S Karim said Saturday the government has initially set a target to bring 5.4 million hectares of lands for producing 13 million tonnes of Aman paddy during the current season, reports BSS."Presently, we are trying to...
WITH urbanisation and affordability of television and dish antenna connection in lower middle class homes and even slums, too many youngsters are exposed to visions of luxurious life or decadence. They have ideas about consumerism, better standard of living and...
COLOMBO, June 28 (AFP): Sri Lankan security forces killed at least 44 Tamil Tiger rebels for the loss of two of their own soldiers in fresh ground battles in the island's embattled north, the defence ministry said Saturday.The rebels from...
FE Special | 2008-06-29 00:00:00
CONCENTRATION is what students require the most in order to succeed in studies. Why do students lack in concentration? There can be many reasons for this. One of the main reasons is not remembering the aim in life all the...
The 14-party alliance led by Awami League (AL) might field candidates under the banner of 'Nagorik Committee' to contest the forthcoming elections in some city corporations and municipalities, reports UNB.Acting Awami League President Zillur Rahman spoke about this possibility Saturday,...
Sundeep Tucker | 2008-06-29 00:00:00
AFTER last year's rush of initial public offerings (IPOs) in Asia the slowdown has come.In 2007, China's domestic exchanges and Hong Kong raised a combined $101bn, with other regional bourses adding a further $25bn.This year, however, has seen a somewhat...
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada, June 28 (AFP): Michael Clarke enhanced his reputation with a handy all-round performance that gave Australia a 2-0 lead in their five-match one-day international series with West Indies, when they won the rain- affected second match by...
FE Report | 2008-06-29 00:00:00
A two-day conference of the international MFA Forum (Multi Fibre Arrangement) started Saturday in Dhaka to work out a sustainable strategy for the local garment industry facing global challenges.Garment manufacturers, international buyers and representatives of worker unions joined the conference.At...
CHANDNAISH (Chittagong), June 28 (UNB): Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed Saturday announced elections to Upazila Parishads would be held before general polls and urged the voters to turn out cent per cent in the local bodies' polls to choose their...
The condition of Awami League leader Mohammad Nasim who suffered a brain stroke last Tuesday was stable, doctors at LabAid hospital said Saturday, reports UNB.Briefing reporters on latest health condition of Nasim, who suffered a brain stroke, Major (Retd) Dr...
Al Mamun | 2008-06-29 00:00:00
Many offshore vendors face communication or language challenges, especially over a forum that does not allow companies to see facial expressions -- and e-mail can be worse.Due to time zone clash: Many of the firms in Asia have as much...
Dr. Mohammed Hossain | 2008-06-29 00:00:00
THE word university is derived from Latin 'universitas magistrorum et scholarium,' roughly meaning "community of teachers and scholars". A university is an institution of higher education and research, which confers academic degrees in a variety of disciplines. If the definition...
FE Report | 2008-06-29 00:00:00
Sourav Barua from Chittagong and Khan Md Arifuzzaman from Patuakhali emerged as the fifth week's winners under "Mortein Shonar Porosh Offer", a consumer promotion led by Reckitt Benckiser Bangladesh Ltd (RBBL).RBBL Marketing Director Naveed Khan and Sales Director Zulfiker Ali...
KHARTOUM, Jun 28 (AFP): A cargo plane crashed mid-flight in Sudan Friday, killing seven crew members, including five foreigners, in the third fatal aviation accident to blight the African country in the last two months.Civil Aviation Authority spokesman Abdel Hafiz...
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