BEIJING, June 5 (Xinhua): Chinese government Wednesday urged for extended efforts to ensure a bumper harvest this summer.The government's efforts in encouraging agricultural production had greatly aroused farmers' enthusiasm, and the country expected a bumper harvest this summer, Premier Wen...
FE Report | 2008-06-06 00:00:00
The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) Thursday launched a 5-day certification course on Financial Derivatives for the professionals of the brokerage companies and financial Institutions in a bid to sensitise capital market operators with the products of derivative market.The course has...
Home Adviser MA Matin Thursday called for 79 separate acid attack cases to be reopened due to concern over persistent failure to secure any conviction, reports bdnews24.com.At a meeting with the law-enforcement agencies and NGO workers at the Secretariat, the...
John Aglionby | 2008-06-06 00:00:00
FT Syndication ServiceJAKARTA: Crude palm oil prices should rise 10 per cent by the end of this month and more than 20 per cent by next February on the back of strong demand, tightening supply and buoyant crude oil prices,...
Iran has evinced keen interest in expanding cooperation with Bangladesh in the energy sector for which there is great potential, reports UNB.Iranian Ambassador to Bangladesh Hassan Farazandeh made the remarks during a meeting with Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury who...
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WASHINGTON, June 5 (AFP): The United States and China will hold a new round of discussions under a "strategic economic dialogue" on June 17-18 in Annapolis, Maryland, US officials said yesterday.A detailed schedule of the talks, to be held at...
Amy Kazmin | 2008-06-06 00:00:00
FT Syndication ServiceBANGKOK: Cyclone survivors in Burma's devastated Irra
Awami League leaders Thursday demanded that the government cancel its agreement with the US oil-company Chevron on seismic survey at the Lawachhara national forest in Moulvibazar, reports UNB.They said the government should take a prompt decision as the eco-sensitive Lawachhara...
JAKARTA, June 5 (AFP): A 200-strong team of aid experts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United Nations (UN) started deploying in Myanmar's cyclone-hit Irrawaddy delta Thursday, ASEAN said.The Emergency Rapid Assessment Team was "now ready...
As a package plan for improving the capital's transportation system was unveiled, Chief Adviser (CA) Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed Thursday said that the government is thinking about mass transit in the city so that huge people can smoothly move at a...
Hamidul Huq has joined the Credit Rating Agency of Bangladesh (CRAB) Ltd as managing director.Prior to joining the CRAB, he was the managing director of United Commercial Bank Ltd.He is an MBA from IBA, Dhaka University. He brings with him...
WASHINGTON, June 05 (Reuters): If Barack Obama looked like a campaign fund-raising champ before this week, just wait.Now that he has captured the Democratic presidential nomination to face Republican John McCain in the November election, the Illinois senator will try...
PARIS, June 5 (AFP): Russia's Dinara Safina moved one victory away from joining big brother Marat as a Grand Slam title winner when she reached the French Open final Thursday.The 13th seed saw off fourth-seeded compatriot, and overwhelming favourite, Svetlana...
KATHMANDU, June05 (AFP): Nepal's Maoists said Thursday they were prepared to give up their claim to the first presidency of the newly republican country in order to resolve a post-monarchy political deadlock.The former rebels, however, said they did not want...
SIRAJGANJ, June 5 (UNB): Dacoits looted about Tk 0.156 million (1.56 lakh) from Sayedabad branch of Rajshahi Krishi Unnyan Bank (RAKUB) at Porabarhaat, 8 kms away from Sirajganj town, at early hours Thursday.The dacoits broke open the rear window grills...
Aqib Bashir, an auditor of ISOQAR of the UK, conducted the fifth surveillance audit of ISO 9001:2000 quality systems for daffodilPC at Daffodil Computers Limited recently, says a press release.Daffodil Computers Limited Chief Operating Officer (COO) Sabbir Ahmed Polash, AGM...
A delegation of Civic Watch Bangladesh (CWB) called on President Iajuddin Ahmed at Bangabhaban in the city Thursday, reports BSS.During the meeting, the members of the delegation apprised the President of their various activities.They also expressed their concern to the...
WE have a law to prohibit smoking in public places. Despite this law, people smoke in all the public places without caring about the public hazards they are causing. The number of smokers is on the rise as there is...
LONDON, June 5 (Reuters): Britain's Vodafone confirmed Thursday that Verizon Wireless, in which it has a 45 per cent stake, was in advanced talks about buying US rural mobile service provider Alltel Corporation.Verizon Wireless is close to buying Alltel for...
A special court Thursday summarily rejected the bail prayer of detained former Prime Minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina in the Niko graft case, reports UNB.Passing the order, Judge AK Roy said since the state of emergency is in...
ISLAMABAD, Jun 5 (PTI): Iran will mediate between India and Pakistan to end a deadlock on the issue of transit fees to be paid by New Delhi for gas transported through a 7.5-billion dollar pipeline to be built by the...
ONE Bank Limited arranged a traditional Mejbun in Chittagong recently.Renowned businessmen and industrialists, high officials from government, non-government, military and non-military organisation, chief personnel from different foreign missions and other renowned persons attended the Mejbun.Chairman of the bank Sayeed H...
FE Report | 2008-06-06 00:00:00
Mercantile Bank Limited celebrated its 9th founding anniversary recently.A function was held in the city to mark the day.Mercantile Bank Chairman Mosharref Hossain, First Vice Chairman ASM Feroz Alam, Executive Committee Chairman AKM Shaheed Reza, directors MS Ahsan, M A...
A security guard was killed by unidentified miscreants at Shewrapara in the city late Wednesday night, reports UNB.The victim was identified as Abdul Motaleb (40), security guard of Orion Security Services.The police said several criminals hit him with sharp weapons...
JAKARTA, June 5 (AFP): Indonesia's central bank (BI) raised its key policy rate by 25 basis points to 8.50 per cent today to counter rising inflation from surging commodities prices.The bank assured markets, which had been expecting a larger rise,...
The most important feature of a successful business environment is the confidence on the part of the members of the business community that they can rely on positive conditions that make up the external environment of their businesses. These conditions...
NEW YORK, June 5 (Reuters): US private-sector employers added 40,000 jobs in May, according to a private report Wednesday by ADP Employer Services that defied Wall Street's expectations of a fall.The ADP data release comes ahead of the government's monthly...
Ricky Ponting has admitted Australia's bowling attack has "come back to the pack a little bit in Test cricket" as they struggle to match the Warne-McGrath era. Australia were unable to force a result in the second Test in Antigua...
Amy Kazmin | 2008-06-06 00:00:00
FT Syndication ServiceBANGKOK: Vietnam's foreign business community is warning that rapid inflation, growing labour unrest and a real estate bubble could erode the communist-ruled country's appeal as an investment destination.At the recent annual meeting of the country's authorities and members...
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