Shamsul Huq Zahid The strong speculation that the government might offer yet another opportunity to whiten black (undisclosed) money turned out to be true when the National Board of Revenue (NBR) issued a circular to this effect Monday. But...
FE ReportThe Board of Directors of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commercial (FBCCI) will hold a meeting Wednesday (today) to discuss matters relating to changes that are required for framing organisational rules in order to prevent loan defaulters...
A Z M AnasBangladesh has embarked on a new promotional campaign to woo overseas Bangladeshis living in North American countries, including the United States, to invest in the country, capitalising on the improved law and order.The Bangladesh Export Processing...
FE ReportLafarge Surma Cement, the country's largest cement manufacturing company, has suspended production since May 12 due to stoppage of its lime stone mining in India's Meghalaya state, company sources said.However, the cement company is supplying a little quantity...
S M JahangirThe government has received 37 fresh offers from private entrepreneurs for setting up small independent power projects (IPPs).All the pre-qualified bidders are vying for installing such small power units, having a combined generation capacity of 200 megawatt...
Under a comprehensive electoral reform, launched by the caretaker government, 'no vote' is being introduced to give the voter free will to vote for one or reject all of the candidates in a constituency, reports UNB.But it is yet...
Amy Kazmin, FT Syndication ServiceBANGKOK: Thai investment contracted 1.4 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter - its worst performance since 2001 - as political and policy turbulence weighed on investor and consumer sentiment, the latest figures from the...
FE Report The country's leading bankers have urged the visiting United Nations (UN) delegation on counter-terrorism to update its list of suspects involved in terrorist financing time to time.They also requested the delegation to consult with authorities concerned before...
The news published recently in a section of the Indian newspapers, mainly published from Kolkata, may be true or otherwise but its content-it's about sudden outbreak of smallpox in Bangladesh and Myanmar-is a scary one. Smallpox is an extremely infectious...
Krishna Guha THROUGHOUT his career Robert Zoellick has shown the resilience of the long distance runner that he is (his personal best for a marathon is two hours and 32 minutes). Late last month he reaped the rewards of that...
Fazle Rashid from New YorkTHE World Bank (WB) assurance-made by Patel, its Vice-President for Asia, that the Bank would assist Bangladesh in retrieving stolen money stashed abroad, has surprised Bangladeshi diaspora living in North America, particularly New York. The WB...
Glenn Denning and Jeffrey Sachs WHEN heads of state from the world's richest countries gather in Heiligendamm, Germany, this week for this year's summit of the Group of Eight (G8) leading industrialised nations, they would most benefit the poor in...
CLEANERS and others at the public hospitals hardly do their jobs. Doctors in most of the rural health complexes remain away from their posts for weeks, often with unauthorised leave. Government doctors are not supposed to engage in private practice....
MY answer to AVM Rafiqul Islam's most poignant and pertinent question is yes, but! Thanks to the Air Marshal and the Financial Express for publishing the article on a very important national issue. We have been failing both individually and...
WE all know that inmates of prisons -- convicts, under trials as well as those who are in detention for an indefinite period are being huddled in the increasingly constricted spaces of the overcrowded prisons, without having regard for basic...
Qazi AzadAFTER a meeting with Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Narayanan advised a bleeding Sri Lanka last Thursday not to buy weapons from China and Pakistan to fight the Tamil rebels of the country.While...
Md. Khalilur RahmanTHE ensuing national budget, 2007 is going to be placed this month by dynamic caretaker government before the people of Bangladesh who are anxiously expecting proper relief and remedy in their taxation. As a long experienced Tax Consultant...
Dr. Mustafizur Rahman NATIONAL Constitution mandates the Election Commission to prepare voter list for each constituency. Voter list means a authentic and verifiable one without any exclusion. As the election commissioners also point out, preparation of national identity (ID) card...
WASHINGTON, June 4 (Xinhua): Three years after pledging a doubling of aid for Africa and new opportunities for African exports, donor nations are falling behind in fulfilling their promises, according to a statement released by the World Bank yesterday. The...
SHANGHAI, June 4 (AFP): The fundamentals of China's stock markets remain favourable despite recent falls triggered by the hike of a key tax on share trading, major state-run securities newspapers said in editorials today. "The adjustment in the securities trading...
TOKYO, June 4 (AFP): Japanese firms raised their capital investment in new plant and equipment by 13.6 per cent in the three months to March compared with a year earlier, up for a 16th straight quarter, a government survey showed...
LONDON, June 4 (PTI): In spite of the booming Indian economy, British investment in the country is far below its potential, Minister of State for Industry Ashwani Kumar has said. "Investment by UK companies in the fast-growing Indian economy is...
ROME, June 4 (Xinhua): Forest fires are affecting larger areas and becoming more severe in several regions of the world, and countries need to invest more in fire preparedness and prevention, according to the latest report of the UN Food...
TAIPEI, June 4 (AFP): The world's major technology firms are ready to to display their cutting-edge products in Asia's biggest information technology trade fair here this week and generate multi-billion dollar business opportunities, organisers said today. Among the products on...
ABU DHABI, June 4 (Xinhua): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) vows yesterday to take measures to tighten up implementation of labour laws to protect labourers' rights, Emirates News Agency reported. The decision was made by the UAE cabinet during a...
SEOUL, June 4 (AFP): South Korea's economy will post stronger than expected growth this year and next thanks to brisk exports and increasing consumer spending, a US-based research institute said today. Goldman Sachs Economic Research lifted its growth forecasts to...
KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 (AFP): Malaysia's trade surplus declined in April by 9.4 per cent to 6.0 billion ringgit (1.76 billion dollars) from 6.63 billion during the same month a year ago, official data showed today. The April figure was...
BANGKOK, June 4 (AFP): The Thai government's economic think tank today trimmed down the nation's growth projections for 2007, saying political uncertainty would affect domestic consumption and investment. The National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) said the economy could...
SINGAPORE, June 4 (AFP): Oil prices fell in Asian trade today as gasoline (petrol) supply concerns eased after a key US pipeline re- opened over the weekend, dealers said. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for July delivery was...
NEW YORK, June 4 (PTI): US investors have shown keen interest in India's expanding food processing sector that has an investment potential valued at USD 40 billion. At an interaction organised by the United States India Business Council here, American...
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