SINGAPORE, June 4 (AFP): World oil prices fell in Asian trade early today in reaction to US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's comments about inflation, dealers said.In early morning trade, New York's main contract, light sweet crude for July delivery...
FE Report | 2008-06-05 00:00:00
The total turnover neared Tk 5.0 billion-mark Wednesday for the first time on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) with stock prices gaining for the second straight day led by rally of bank and IT shares.On the back of huge transaction of...
In the spirit of promoting and protecting the environment as well as ensuring improved sanitation for rural dwellers, Australian High Commission has given a cheque of Tk 0.77 million (7.7 lakh) to the Society for Peoples' Actions in Change and...
EXIM Bank Limited organised a clients' get-together for the clients of Bogra region at Bogra recently.Director of the bank Md Abdul Mannan was present at the function as the chief guest while Managing Director Kazi Masihur Rahman presided over it,...
Nasrin SA drubs Abdul Hadi Lane 9-0Riding on a hattrick by Farhad, Nasrin Sports Academy drubbed Abdul Hadi Lane Jubo Sangha by 9-0 goals in a East Zone match of the Metropolis Pioneer Football League at Jagannath Hall University ground...
PESHAWAR, June 4 (Agencies): A bomb explosion ripped through a video shop in a business centre of northwest Pakistan Wednesday, killing three people and wounding three, police said. The blast came as investigators probed who was behind a car bomb...
The Dhaka city committee of the crisis-ridden BNP has been dissolved, reports UNB.Secretary General Khandker Delwar Hossain dissolved the committee Wednesday as its president, secretary and some members and officials were involved in activities against the party's interest and discipline,...
FE Report | 2008-06-05 00:00:00
The inter-bank call money rate eased slightly Wednesday with injection of fresh cash into the market. The US dollar, however, maintained its stable nerve against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market that experienced steady demand for the...
DUBAI, June 4 (PTI): Non-oil trade between India and Dubai hit a record USD 19 billion in 2007, a 74 per cent increase over the previous year's figure of USD 10.9 billion.Indian Consul General Venu Rajamony told reporters here Monday...
The UN is to provide an additional $1.2bn (
WASHINGTON, June 4 (Agencies): Change is coming, that much Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama agree on as they plunge into a five-month campaign for the White House. The primaries behind them, the presidential rivals were wasting no time drawing...
KATMANDU, June 4 (AFP): Nepal's government said Wednesday it will allow the deposed king to live in a summer palace northwest of the capital after the Himalayan nation abolished the centuries-old monarchy last week. The Cabinet decided to allow former...
Mark Mazower | 2008-06-05 00:00:00
IN the run-up to a presidential election, US intellectuals compete hard to shape the foreign policy agenda. The race for the White House is a terrific incentive to find a new doctrine for a new administration. This time there is...
John Plender | 2008-06-05 00:00:00
SINCE mid-March equity markets have been driven by cheery folk who can see their way through the murk of today's financial trauma to the sunlit uplands beyond. One of the more powerful props to their optimism is a belief that...
ROME, June 4 (PTI): India Wednesday said there is no evidence to suggest that higher global food rates are originating from emerging economies and pointed out that additional demand for commodities such as maize for production of bio-fuels had had...
Kapil's Devils to mark 25-yr of WC winNEW DELHI, June 4: India's only World Cup winning cricket team will gather in London later this month to celebrate the 25th year of arguably the country's greatest sporting triumph. It was on...
FE Report | 2008-06-05 00:00:00
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) concluded Global Travel and Tourism Summit in Dubai recently aided by official summit coordinator Congress Solutions International (CSI).The summit was held under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, prime minister and...
The World Environment Day will be observed in the country today (Thursday) as in other parts of the world amid growing concern over climate change, reports BSS.The day is very significant for Bangladesh due to its vulnerability to natural disasters...
SYDNEY, June 4 (AFP): Australian spin legend Shane Warne said Wednesday he was "happily retired from Test cricket and had no intention of staging a dramatic comeback.Warne was responding to speculation that he would be tempted back into bamboozling the...
Enamul Haque | 2008-06-05 00:00:00
A total of 13 public universities in the country are proving absolutely inadequate to cater to the growing student population. In sharp contrast, one is reminded that the number of private universities has swelled to 52. Traditionally, the public universities...
WASHINGTON, June 4 (AFP): Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, in unusually sharp comments on foreign exchange, said yesterday the central bank is "attentive" to the sagging dollar because of its potential impact on inflation.Bernanke, speaking via satellite to a monetary...
FE Report | 2008-06-05 00:00:00
The central bank Wednesday issued a showcause notice on the chairman of the One Bank Limited, Sayeed Hossain Chowdhury, for allegedly holding shares in fictitious names.It also asked the managing director of the bank for taking necessary measure to suspend...
Less than 3.0pc of global armsbill can wipe off food crisisROME, June 4: More than 850 million hungry people around the globe can enjoy a better life if the world sets aside less than 3 per cent of what it...
UNITED NATIONS, June 4 (AFP): Granting property rights to the poor could help roll back global poverty, a report by an independent commission said here yesterday.The study by the Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor stressed that giving farmers...
Our Correspondent | 2008-06-05 00:00:00
BRAHMANBARIA, June 4: Brahmanbaria, Comilla and Chandpur districts are facing acute seed crisis every season for lack of adequate seed preservation centres.Farmers have alleged that the seed crisis has been prevailing in three districts as they cannot store seed for...
A 32-member business delegation of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) left Wednesday for Kunming, China to attend the three-day 3rd China-South Asia Business Forum, reports UNB.The Forum, which has the support of business leaders of regional...
FE Report | 2008-06-05 00:00:00
Anisur Rahman Sinha has been elected chairman, and M Shamsul Alam and Anwarul Amin have been elected vice-chairmen of Bank Asia Limited at the board of directors' meeting of the bank recently.Sinha is an eminent industrialist of the country. He...
Mohammed Abdul Baten from StockholmIN recent years, a significant move towards environmental concern has been observed across the world. Now-a-days, every country from developing to developed one is thinking about impacts of climate change. Unfortunately, most of our efforts have...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2008-06-05 00:00:00
Manpower export to overseas destinations has suffered a setback after Bahrain partially closed its doors for the Bangladeshi job seekers. The incident occurred when a Bangladeshi cook murdered a Bahraini national over a trifling issue. The cook now faces firing...
WASHINGTON, June 4 (AFP): Travellers from Japan and Western Europe will face tighter restrictions on coming to the United States beginning in January, according to new rules unveiled Tuesday by the US government.Tourists and business travellers from the 27 countries...
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