BORISHAL, June 25 (UNB): RAB arrested seven members of a dacoit gang and recovered arms ammunition from their possession at Potkakhali village in Sadar Upazila of Borguna district Tuesday.Tipped off, a RAB team raided a betel nut garden in the...
Mahmuda Shaolin | 2008-06-26 00:00:00
The Department of Fisheries (DoF) has sent a proposal to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock for preparing a National Shrimp Policy (NSP) to ensure growth of the country's shrimp industry, official said Wednesday.DoF has taken the initiative to ease...
Awami League leaders Wednesday renewed their demand for full withdrawal of the state of emergency to pave the way for holding the stalled parliamentary polls in a fair and peaceful manner, reports UNB.They also demanded that the government hold the...
TOKYO, June 25 (AFP): The dollar was little changed in Asian trade today as the markets waited for the close of a US Federal Reserve meeting for clues on the outlook for interest rates, dealers said.The dollar eased to 107.82...
TOKYO, June 25 (AFP): Japan's trade surplus in May fell 7.6 per cent from a year earlier, dropping for a third straight month as the price of oil imports soared, the finance ministry said today.The trade surplus came to 365.61...
FE Report | 2008-06-26 00:00:00
Bangladesh Open University (BOU) has announced a Tk 710. 92 million budget for the fiscal 2008-2009, said a press release.BOU treasurer AKM Rohul Amin Akanda placed the budget at the 103rd meeting of the board of governors held Tuesday with...
The final scoreline might indicate an emphatic victory for Pakistan but it needed an Asia Cup-record 100-run eighth-wicket stand between Sohail Tanvir and Fawad Alam to set up the win. Both of them made their maiden ODI half-centuries to lift...
Meghna Life Insurance Company Limited has decided to expand its business through launching a new division titled 'Swanirvar Bima Division'.The decision came at a meeting chaired by Meghna Life Insurance Company Managing Director Ekramul Ameen. The meeting was attended, among...
Shaun Marsh made the second-highest score by an Australian one-day international debutant to set up a convincing 84-run victory in the first ODI in St Vincent. Marsh top scored with 81 as Australia reached a challenging 273 for 8 and...
CORPORATE social responsibility (CSR) is a term which is now growingly familiar to private sector entrepreneurs operating in different fields of the country. CSR has opened up a new dimension to making businesses or enterprises responsible and contributory to their...
FE Report | 2008-06-26 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has started consultations with the commercial banks aiming to improve efficiency by minimising their credit-deposit ratio, officials said.Under the move, the central bank recently met executives of eight commercial banks to exchange views on the performance...
The family of detained Awami League (AL) leader Mohammad Nasim, who was hospitalised Tuesday after a stroke, has applied to the government to release him on bail for medical treatment at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore, reports bdnews24.com.Nasim's son Tanvir...
FE Report | 2008-06-25 00:00:00
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Limited, Bangladesh has undertaken a number of initiatives to celebrate 400 years of Dhaka as a capital city this year.As part of the programmes, HSBC has commissioned a map, which showcases places of...
KHULNA, Jun 24 (UNB): Power generation of the 40-mw Rental Power Plant at Khalishpur plummeted to 18 mws Tuesday following technical glitch only 20 days after it went into operation.Sources said power generation at the plant suddenly came down as...
FE Report | 2008-06-25 00:00:00
World Bank (WB) vice president for South Asia Praful C Patel Tuesday expressed concern over the impact of rising food prices on consumption and nutrition levels of the poor people in Bangladesh."It is crucially important that the significant gains in...
The caretaker government made it clear that it had no 'secret understanding' with any of the political parties, as there has been some confusion created over recent dealings with a major party, reports UNB.The categorical statement from government side came...
Bangladesh champions Abahani Limited was eliminated from the AFC President's Cup Football conceding 1-2 defeat against former champions Regar-Tadaz Club of Tajikistan in their 2nd group engagements at MPPJ Stadium in Kuala Lumpur Tuesday, reports UNB.It was the second consecutive...
SINGAPORE, June 24 (AFP): World oil prices eased slightly today in sight of record levels partly over concerns about violence in oil-rich Nigeria and despite a pledge by key producer Saudi Arabia to raise output.New York's main oil futures contract,...
FE Report | 2008-06-25 00:00:00
Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) organised a week long orientation course for the newly recruited assistant officers of the bank at the DBBL training centre in the city Monday.DBBL Managing Director Md Yeasin Ali inaugurated the orientation course.The course is designed...
TOKYO, June 24 (AFP): The dollar was mixed in sluggish Asian trade today with market participants waiting for a Federal Reserve meeting for clues on the direction of US interest rates, dealers said.The dollar firmed to 108.05 yen in Tokyo...
FE Report | 2008-06-25 00:00:00
British American Tobacco Bangladesh (BATB) Tuesday launched its annual afforestation programme across the country.Chittagong Divisional Commissioner Hussain Jamil inaugurated the sapling distribution programme at Chittagong Cantonment Ground in the port city on the day.The divisional commissioner praised BAT Bangladesh's contribution...
DiabeNo, the herbal anti-diabetic tea, has got huge response from diabetic patients as the number of its users is increasing day by day, reports BSS.Sources in the BCSIR (Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), which has invented the tea,...
Amy Yee in New Delhi and Daniel Dombey in Washington, FT Syndication ServiceIndia's government is scrambling to shore up political support in a last-ditch effort to save its landmark nuclear energy agreement with the US, even though the deal is...
FE Report | 2008-06-25 00:00:00
The 29-day Foundation Training course for the newly recruited probationary officers (third batch) organised by Jamuna Bank Training Institute ended in the city recently.Managing Director of Jamuna Bank Limited Mohammed Lakiotullah was present as the chief guest at the closing...
Mahmuda Shaolin | 2008-06-25 00:00:00
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is going to initiate two more technical training centres (TTCs) under a Char Livelihood Project (CLP) from July 16 to meet the increasing demand for skilled manpower in the apparel sector.'We are going...
Mohammad Ali Sattar | 2008-06-25 00:00:00
WEEK ending on June 12 last was eventful in that it featured the much talked about release of Sk. Hasina. It did, albeit for a short while, capture the attention of those who distance themselves from politics. The press was...
BAGERHAT, Jun 24 (UNB) - Offering his country
HONG KONG, June 24 (Xinhua): Hong Kong recorded a 55 billion HK dollars (7.05 billion US dollars) surplus in its balance of payments account in the year's first quarter, 23.3 billion HK dollars less than the previous quarter, official figures...
As was done in the past four years, Wintel Limited, country's first and premier content provider, will convey SSC result this year through short-message service (SMS), reports UNB.Subscribers to all six cell-phone companies, GrameenPhone, Aktel, Citycell, Banglalink, Warid and Teletalk,...
Naim-Ul-Karim | 2008-06-25 00:00:00
The government has approved the proposal of a leading Gulf business group for construction of a luxury hotel cum tourist zone worth $32.189 million in Sylhet."We have given permission to Rakeen Development Company BD Private Ltd to implement its investment...
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