FE Report | 2008-07-02 00:00:00
The World Cities Summit concluded in Singapore on June 25 gathering leaders from 30 Asian cities to search for ways to improve the quality of life of city people in the face of increasing threat to economies worldwide.Delegates included city...
The City Bank Ltd organised a workshop on "Hedging Commodity Price Risk" in Chittagong recently, said a press release.The City Bank Ltd was the first bank among all the commercials banks to hold such a workshop for all major commodity...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2008-07-02 00:00:00
The national budget for fiscal 2008-09, which is one of the few of its kind born outside the parliament since country's independence and the second one in succession for this interim government, came into effect last Tuesday.Starting from presentation down...
GARMENT workers at Savar Export Processing Zone (EPZ) often damage vehicles if there is any accident on the road there. This has become very common there. The same thing happened in and around Dhaka College last Saturday. In an accident,...
Hughes names new Man City coachesManchester City have confirmed the appointment of Eddie Niedzwiecki as first team coach and Kevin Hitchcock as the club's new goalkeeping coach. Both worked at Blackburn under Mark Hughes, who recently left Ewood Park to...
Dhaka City Corporation Mayor Sadek Hossain Khoka was Tuesday charge-sheeted in the case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for amassing illegal wealth and concealment of information, reports UNBACC assistant director Shamsul Alam, also the investigating officer, submitted the charge...
A spokesman for Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has rejected Western criticism of the country's disputed presidential run-off election, reports BBC.At an African Union summit in Egypt, George Charamba said the West had no basis to speak about the situation -...
FE Report | 2008-07-02 00:00:00
banglalink and Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Services (CEGIS) started the second phase of the early flood warning dissemination project recently.This is a continuation of banglalink's support to CEGIS for disseminating early flood warning started in August 2007. Last...
US Embassy offices, including the American Center, Archer K. Blood American Center Library, the student counseling service and the Consular Section will remain closed Thursday (July 3) on the occasion of the American Independence day, reports UNB.
FE Report | 2008-07-02 00:00:00
Credit Rating Information and Services Limited (CRISL) reaffirmed Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) long term rating 'AA' and short term rating 'ST-I'.The rating was given on the basis of IBBL's branch network, strong market share, stable customer deposit base, diversified...
Our Correspondent | 2008-07-02 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, July 1: Stock market operation in Rajshahi recently gathered a momentum due to direct transaction facilities through four branches of private stock brokerage companies and one branch of state-owned Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB).The brokerage houses are operating under...
Merle D. Kellerhals | 2008-07-02 00:00:00
THE Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has signaled that several more quarters of weak economic growth lie ahead for most of its 30 members, and weak economic growth in the United States is effectively dragging down its overall...
Bangladesh Under-21 Hockey team will leave for India on July 7 to take part in the 6th Men's Junior Asia Cup Hockey to be held July 11 to July 18 in Hyderabad with a hope of holding the 6th place...
Our Correspondent | 2008-07-02 00:00:00
MYMENSINGH, July 1: Anwara Begum (26), daughter of one Akkas Ali of village Bailar Char Para under Trishal Upazila, an acid victim at a press conference held at Mymensingh Press Club recently sought financial help from well-to-do people in the...
A three-day training course on 'Proper L/C Procedures for Export and Import Operation' concluded in the city Monday.DCCI Business Institute (DBI) organised the training course.The instructor of the course laid emphasis on meticulous study of L/C documents.A total of 35...
Israeli and Syrian negotiators are to take part in a third round of indirect peace talks in Turkey, reports BBC.There have been no face-to-face talks yet - the delegations sit in separate hotels while Turkish mediators shuttle back and forth...
NBR to harmonise | 2008-07-02 00:00:00
land-apartmentregistration feesThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) has taken a move to harmonise registration fee for apartments and land sales tax. The move has been taken to bring down the cost of housing. The fees in Bangladesh are the highest...
White House hopeful Barack Obama and Bill Clinton have had their first talks since Hillary Clinton pulled out of the race to be the US Democratic candidate, BBC reports.An Obama spokesman said the two had had a "terrific" conversation during...
Torrents of monsoon rain Tuesday flooded city thoroughfares, as poor drainage system in the capital failed to drain away the rainwater, inflicting immense sufferings on civic life, reports UNB.Inundating streets, rainwater flowed over pavements into shops and marketplaces in many...
Our Correspondent | 2008-07-02 00:00:00
KURIGRAM, July 1: Farmers are getting fair price selling jackfruit in Kurigram thanks to its bumper production this year.Local markets are now flooded with jackfruits. But farmers cannot transport their produce to Dhaka and other parts of the country as...
Support for Zimbabwe appears to be growing in the sub-continent ahead of this week's International Cricket Council meeting in Dubai, reports BBC.The England and Wales Cricket Board has already stated it will not host a tour by Zimbabwe next year.And...
PARIS, Jul 1 (AFP): So-called "good" cholesterol, known by its initials as HDL-C, plays an important role in maintaining memory in later life, according to a study published Monday.A French-led team looked at cholesterol levels and memory deficit among 3,673...
FE Report | 2008-07-02 00:00:00
Food still remains the most urgent priority for many families in the areas devastated by cyclone Sidr nearly nine months ago as they expect their next major Aman crop harvest in November-December this year.This was revealed in a field monitoring...
KHULNA, July 1 (UNB): Talukder Abdul Khaleque is the Awami League (AL) candidate for Khulna City mayoral election set for August 4.The district and Metropolitan AL announced the candidature of Abdul Khaleque, former state minister, at a press conference today....
Thirty-five enlisted corrupt persons have so far been convicted of graft charges and given imprisonment of different terms in the last 11 months since the special courts became functional in May 2007, reports BSS.During the period, the special courts punished...
TOKYO, Jul 1 (AFP): Japan is to host peace talks Wednesday involving ministers from Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan in Tokyo's latest bid to expand its profile in the Middle East by helping the local economy.The four-way talks will...
FE Report | 2008-07-02 00:00:00
A total of 2,962 SIDR-affected families in Bangladesh are now rebuilding their livelihood and striving to stand on their own feet with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), said a press release.With Tk 15,000 cash...
CHICAGO, July 1 (Reuters): The US economy continues to bump along at a slow level of growth but has probably not fallen into recession, a series of regional purchasing managers' reports suggested Monday.National surveys this week are expected to show...
All a depleted Irish team could offer was blood, toil, sweat and tears. On this occasion their players were just not in the same class as the New Zealand batsmen, who did much as they pleased with the weakened attack....
Shakhawat Hossain | 2008-07-02 00:00:00
Reform in the revenue sector and full privatisation of the state-owned commercial banks (SCBs) will get priority in the Article-IV consultation between Bangladesh and the International Monetary Fund, which begins today (Wednesday), senior government officials said.'The consultation is likely to...
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