Ellen Lee | 2008-06-29 00:00:00
MYSPACE plans to begin remodeling its home on the Web Monday, simplifying how users navigate the site and design their personal profiles."This is a pretty big overhaul for us," said Steve Pearman, MySpace's senior vice president of product strategy. "We...
LONDON, June 28 (Internet): European stock markets closed mostly lower Friday, extending losses in a global sell-off sparked by growing concerns about the economic outlook as oil prices soared to fresh records above $142.Dealers said that after a sharp fall...
The Pakistani military has launched an offensive against militants near the main north-western city of Peshawar, security officials said, reports BBC.Militants have become more active in and around Peshawar in recent months, say correspondents.A contingent of troops has blocked the...
FE Report | 2008-06-29 00:00:00
Oracle has been awarded the 'Telecom OSS Vendor of the Year Award' recently at the 2008 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Awards ceremony in Singapore.The award recognises Oracle's exemplary Operations Support Systems (OSS) solution growth and performance for 2007...
Awami League (AL) and some social organisations have expressed its profound sock at the death of former Indian Army Chief Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, reports UNB.Manekshaw died of old age ailments Thursday night.Manekshaw was the chief of Bangladesh-India Allied Forces...
Mahmuda Shaolin | 2008-06-29 00:00:00
Bangladesh Post Office (BPO), hamstrung by manpower shortage, has refused a Tk 21.6 million annual offer for distribution of bills of the Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited (TGTDCL)."We cannot receive this lucrative offer from TGTDCL due to shortage...
Naim-Ul-Karim | 2008-06-29 00:00:00
The draft of the Consumer Protection Ordinance-2008 prepared to consolidate the rights of the customers will be sent again for approval of the advisory council next week.A top official of the Ministry of Commerce Saturday said this as the government's...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2008-06-29 00:00:00
Various uses of plastic products are being tested around the world. Of late, experts have witnessed that blending plastic waste with bitumen in laying tarmac could enhance road durability, drastically reduce maintenance costs, and save the country Tk 15.08 billion...
SYDNEY, June 28 (AFP): Wicketkeeper Brad Haddin will return home from Australia's tour to the West Indies after not recovering sufficiently from a broken finger, Cricket Australia said Saturday.Haddin broke the ring finger on his right hand during the first...
Ms Dina Ahsan recently joined Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) as the general manager.Prior to this joining she was the general manager of Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB).Ms Dina started her career by joining the ICB as a senior officer on...
NEW YORK, June 28 (Reuters): Consumer confidence fell more than expected in June, hitting another 28-year low as surging prices and mounting job losses contributed to a bleak outlook, according to a survey released Friday.The news agency/University of Michigan surveys...
LONDON, June 28 (AFP): Oil prices hit fresh record highs above 142 dollars this week as a high-level energy summit between consumers and producers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, failed to dampen the red-hot market.Prices moved higher as traders concentrated on...
BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua): Although missing the world's most extensive rankings for the best supercomputers, a Chinese- made high performance server rivals the 7th fastest for computing speed.Dawning 5000A, with a capability of 160 trillions of computing operations per second,...
NEW HAMPSHIRE, Jun 28 (AFP) : Hillary and Bill Clinton each gave Barack Obama's White House campaign a donation of 2,300 dollars Friday to reinforce a unity drive among the star Democrats, aides said.The online donations, confirmed by Hillary Clinton...
Mandela marks 90th birthday | 2008-06-29 00:00:00
with London concertLONDON, Jun 28 : A star-studded cast of artists were celebrating Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday with a giant concert in London Friday in support of his global AIDS campaign. Queen, Amy Winehouse and Annie Lennox were among the...
James Blitz | 2008-06-29 00:00:00
FT Syndication ServiceLONDON: Somalia has for the first time been ranked as the most unstable country in the world, while Israel has fallen into the ranks of the 60 weakest states, according to an annual assessment of the world's most...
FRANKFURT, June 28 (AFP): German inflation picked up speed in June, jumping to an annual 3.3 per cent, the fastest pace since 1993, from 3.0 per cent in May, official figures showed yesterday.As inflation climbs and indicators point to an...
FE Report | 2008-06-29 00:00:00
The United Commercial Bank Limited (UCB), one of the first generation private banks in the country, is celebrating its 25th anniversary today (Sunday).To mark the day, various programmes have been designed to be staged at its head office and 87...
Within a span of 24-hours, another outlaw was killed in an "encounter" between his cohorts and police at Houspur village in Mirpur under Kushtia early Saturday, reports UNB.The dead was identified as Anwar Hossain Selim (35), regional commander of Biplobi...
Farmers have protested the acquisition of land in eastern India for a Tata Motor plant.The farmers tried to block visiting Tata executives from entering the plant in West Bengal.Police used teargas and clubs to beat back the farmers who clashed...
GUATEMALA CITY, Jun 28 (AFP): Guatemala's Interior Minister Vinicio Gomez and deputy minister Edgar Hernandez were among four people killed Friday in a helicopter crash, a presidential spokesperson said."We have confirmation the deceased in the accident were minister Gomez and...
An executive committee of Women Scientists' Association of Bangladesh (WSAB) was formed for two years with Prof Shahida Rafique, Prof Nazira Quraishi Kamal and Prof Hasin Azhari Anupama as its president, vice-president and general secretary respectively, said a press release.The...
The BNP-led four-party alliance is reviewing the latest political developments as it sits for a crucial meeting today (Sunday) to discuss issues tied to local government polls slated for August 4, reports UNB.Amid rival Awami League's latest decision endorsing the...
Abe Fellowship | 2008-06-29 00:00:00
The Social Science Research Council (SSRC), the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP), and the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) announce the annual Abe Fellowship Program competition. Funding for the Abe Fellowship Programme is provided by CGP. Application...
A record 72.18 per cent students have come out successful in this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent -- Dhakil and vocational -- examinations. Besides, nearly 52,500 students, the highest number since the introduction of the grade average...
BOMBAY, (Internet): Farmers in Maharashtra are worried a lot at a time when cooperative banks in Maharashtra are facing cash crunch due to high default on loans sanctioned in 2007-08. Even those eligible for fresh crop loans are also bearing...
GENEVA, June 28 (Agencies): Governments negotiating a global trade treaty Friday backed what trade experts said was a "make-or-break" test of the seven-year drive to cut tariffs and subsidies that pinch exporters and constrain growth.World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General Pascal...
FE Report | 2008-06-29 00:00:00
The central bank has recently amended its guidelines relating to the liquidity support facility provided to primary dealers (PDs).Under the amended guidelines, the PDs will be provided liquidity support facility against devolved treasury bills and bonds for a maximum period...
Touring Bangladesh A team conceded a 82-run defeat against hosts Ireland A team in a Twenty20 match at the Eglington Cricket Club ground Friday, reports UNB.Batting first, hosts Ireland scored a moderate 161 for 6 in 20 overs with number...
NEW YORK, June 28 (AFP): The dollar weathered fresh losses yesterday, despite a stronger-than-expected snapshot on consumer spending, amid expectations that eurozone interest rates will be hiked next week.The gap in US and eurozone rates-US rates are considerably lower-has already...
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