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Tamim for readjustment of energy prices

FE Report | 2008-06-15 00:00:00

Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser Dr. M. Tamim Saturday supported readjustment of energy prices, albeit at an affordable level, and claimed that the subsidy provided to gas, power and diesel benefited only 5.0 to 10 per cent of the...

Heavy rain paralyses life in Rangpur region

2008-06-15 00:00:00

Heavy rainfall was recorded at most places in greater Rangpur region during the last 24-hours that has paralysed normal life and caused water-logging in both the rural and urban areas, reports BSS.All major rivers and their tributaries marked rise following...

Buyers deceived in Ctg kitchen markets

Our Correspondent | 2008-06-15 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, June 14: Buyers are frequently being deceived in the kitchen markets particularly the fish and flesh markets in the port city following suspension in mobile court drives against unfair practices in weighing.Expressing concern on the prevailing situation in this...

Netherlands reach last eight

2008-06-15 00:00:00

Netherlands reached the last eight of Euro 2008 and topped Group C with a superb win against France, who are now fighting to survive in the tournament, repoprts BBC.Substitute Robin van Persie turned in Arjen Robben's cross on the hour,...

Leaving Zero Coupon Bond out of tax net

Khaled Mahmud Raihan | 2008-06-15 00:00:00

THE proposal for withdrawal of SRO on exemption of tax on Zero Coupon Bond (ZCB) is considered to be a big blow to the development of bond market in Bangladesh and thus proving the fact that the government is still...

Foreign adviser holds dialogue with retired diplomats

2008-06-15 00:00:00

Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury held a dialogue on foreign policy with retired Bangladeshi ambassadors at the Foreign Ministry Saturday, reports UNB.Dr Chowdhury initiated the discussions by presenting a key-note paper which argued for a pro-active foreign policy, an idea...

Govt wants to move forward to elections along with AL, BNP

2008-06-15 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, June 14 (UNB): Commerce and Education Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman said Saturday the government wanted to move forward to holding the national election ensuring the participation of Awami League (AL) and BNP, as both the parties represent the country's...

Tk 0.175m realised as fine from Sylhet clinics

2008-06-15 00:00:00

SYLHET, Jun 14 (UNB): A mobile court, in a daylong drive in the city Thursday, realised Tk 0.175 million (Tk 1.75 lakh) in fine from a clinic and 12 diagnostic centres on various charges.The RAB-led mobile court, headed by Executive...

Slaying of a medical student points to moral bankruptcy

H. M. Sajibur Rahman | 2008-06-15 00:00:00

Reading the murder story of a student (suspected as a thief) of Bangladesh Medical College, Ehtesham Al Ziad, 22, I could not help shedding tears. Such an immature death of a promising student! Killing someone for such a small crime...

Essay competition news

2008-06-15 00:00:00

Ashridge Business School and Guardian Public have invited people working or studying in any area of the public service, whether in the public, private or voluntary sector, to submit essays on the theme of leadership and public services.This year's essay...

Govt saves Tk 530m from food subsidy

Shakhawat Hossain | 2008-06-15 00:00:00

The caretaker government has saved Tk 530 million (53 crore) from the projected allocation of Tk 7.86 billion on 'subsidised food' in the outgoing fiscal despite extending the food relief operation to cover general people also, ministry officials said.A record...

House rent on rise in capital

Mahmuda Shaolin | 2008-06-15 00:00:00

The financial pain of the city tenants is mounting as house owners have started hiking rent, cashing in on the budgetary bounty for government employees.Tenants and officials said house rent saw an abrupt rise of 10 to 25 per cent...

Concern voiced over heavily deficit budget

2008-06-15 00:00:00

The Finance Adviser of the caretaker government announced recently the budget of the government for the financial year 2008-09, which is a heavily deficit budget, not placed before by any government of the country, said the People's Democratic Party (PDP).A...

Soaring oil, food prices emerging as serious threats to global economic growth: G8

2008-06-15 00:00:00

OSAKA, June 14 (AP): Soaring oil and food prices are emerging as serious threats to global economic growth, finance ministers from the world's top industrialised nations said Saturday, while vowing to work together to address the problem.The world economy faces...

Inflation poses ratings threat to Middle East

David Oakley | 2008-06-15 00:00:00

FT Syndication ServiceLONDON: The growing threat of inflation could lead to rating downgrades in many Middle Eastern countries as price pressures from soaring commodity prices coupled with strong consumer demand destabilise these economies.With inflation increasingly seen as a worldwide concern,...

Gold up slightly, grains surge on buying wave

2008-06-15 00:00:00

NEW YORK, June 14 (Internet): Gold futures finished modestly higher Friday, helped by inflationary indications even as a higher dollar and lower oil capped its buoyancy.August gold rose $1.10 to settle at $873.10 a troy ounce on the Comex division...

Fruit fair at Agora outlets

FE Report | 2008-06-15 00:00:00

A nine-day fruit fair kicked off at Agora outlets in the city Friday.Over 22 varieties of fruits, including mango, black-berry, jackfruit, lychee, watermelon, pineapple, guava and lotkan, are on offer at all the four Agora outlets.Alongside the local fruits, imported...

Emirates to launch first A380 aircraft to America

FE Report | 2008-06-15 00:00:00

Air travellers will be able to experience Emirates Airline's A380 aircraft for the first time on August 1 when the airline launches first commercial service of the giant aircraft from Dubai to New York.The 14-hour non-stop flight will also be...

Greenback retains earlier gains against taka

Sarwar Zahan | 2008-06-15 00:00:00

US dollar retained its earlier gains against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market last week on central bank's active intervention, fund managers said.The demand for the greenback was low, as most banks maintained a buying bias. Some...

Katalyst, SRDI sign MoU FE Report

2008-06-15 00:00:00

Swiss-contact Katalyst and Soil Resource Development Institute (SRDI) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the SRDI conference room in the city Wednesday.Katalyst Division Manager Harald Bekkers and SRDI Director Lutfur Rahman signed the MoU on behalf of their...

Workers' Party renamed as Revolutionary Workers' Party of Bangladesh

2008-06-15 00:00:00

Workers' Party of Bangladesh led by Khondoker Ali Abbas has been renamed 'Revolutionary Workers' Party of Bangladesh', reports UNB.The party leaders during the third working session of the three-day central extended plenum Saturday have also decided to absorb minimum one-third...

Schoolgirl violated

2008-06-15 00:00:00

SIRAJGANJ, Jun 14 (UNB): A minor schoolgirl was violated allegedly by her neighbour at West Para village in Tarash upazila here Thursday night.The police said Mailu, father of three children, tactfully took the girl, a student of class five of...

Salman, Younis power Pakistan to 315

2008-06-15 00:00:00

In a masterful innings-building effort that was reminiscent of Pakistan's strategy in the early '90s, Salman Butt and Younis Khan paced themselves perfectly to launch them to an imposing 315 for 3 in the Kitply Cup final in Mirpur. Pakistan,...

Joint effort targets child porn Web sites

Anthony M. Destefano | 2008-06-15 00:00:00

Three big Internet service providers said yesterday they plan to block access to child porn Web sites and newsgroups after an undercover probe by the New York State attorney general's office found numerous cases of explicit child sex on the...

Short-course certificate awarding ceremony at East West University

2008-06-15 00:00:00

The certificate awarding ceremony for the participants in a short course on "Corporate Valuation, Governance and Control" at East West University was held in the University auditorium on 12 June. The aim of the course was to enhance the capability...

Johnson, Lee guide Australia to first innings lead

2008-06-15 00:00:00

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, June 14 (AP): Left-arm pacer Mitchell Johnson took a career-best four for 41 Friday to help guide Australia to a first-innings lead over the West Indies on day two of the third and final cricket test at Kensington...

Saudis to increase oil production by half-million barrels

2008-06-15 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, June 14, (AFP): Concerned that skyrocketing oil prices might induce a worldwide economic slump, Saudi Arabia is planning to increase oil production next month by about a half-million barrels a day, The New York Times reported on its website...

Child labour

2008-06-15 00:00:00

THE world day against child labour was observed in the country as elsewhere in the globe on June 12. This year, countries across the world observed the day, focusing on ensuring children's education right to establish child labour from different...

3 get life-term in Satkhira

2008-06-15 00:00:00

SATKHIRA, Jun 14 (UNB): Three of a family were sentenced to life-term imprisonment by a court here Thursday for killing a minor girl five years ago.The court also fined the convicts Sachin Chandra (40), his wife Jotsna Rani (35) and...

Don't lump Hasina with

2008-06-15 00:00:00

Workers Party president Rashed Khan Menon said Saturday the release of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina must not be lumped with the release of corrupt people, reports bdnews24.com.The comment came a day after Gono Forum president Kamal Hossain urged the...