Doulot Akter MalaTax collection from the country's big enterprises grew a 22.6 per cent in the first eight months of the fiscal, showing a gradual return of business confidence and an up-turn in consumer spending, officials said Thursday.Companies and top...
S M JahangirA number of leading trade bodies of the country, including the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), favour continuation of pre-shipment inspection (PSI) system while some others are opposed to it. The trade bodies have...
Finance Adviser Dr Mirza Azizul Islam expects that the economic growth would be reaching around 6.0 per cent in 2007-08, belying the projections of international agencies, as he sees signs of recovery in the major indicators, reports UNB.He was also...
FE ReportChairman of the Regulatory Reforms Commission (RRC) Akbar Ali Khan warned Friday that the country might face what he called 'silent famine' because of the widening gap between the food prices and the income of the poor people.He was...
FHM Humayan KabirThe government has taken a plan to replace a number of aging power units with new ones and sought financial assistance from the World Bank for the job, officials said Friday."We've taken a plan to replace the power...
A Z M Anas Biman will seal an initial deal with American aerospace giant Boeing today (Saturday) to buy eight aircraft valued at US$1.26 billion, in a move officials said will upgrade its aging fleet.Under the preliminary accord, the ailing...
Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed Friday called for using the vast resources of the Muslim countries to assist the Muslim Ummah and meet their various needs, reports UNB.He made the call while speaking at a general discussion of the 11th...
Joe Leahy FT Syndication ServiceMUMBAI: From the vantage point of his small Mumbai jewellery and pawnbroking shop, Raju Soni has gained a special insight into the state of India's credit market over the past six months.Low earners, who only months...
AGARTALA, March 14 (IANS) Bangladesh is considering an Indian proposal to allow the Chittagong port to ferry men and materials to and from India's northeast, Indian officials said here Friday. Chittagong, southeastern commercial town and an important international port in...
LONDON, Mar 14 (Reuters): Spot gold rose to within striking distance of the $1,000 mark Friday, a level already broken on the US futures market, as a record low dollar boosted the metal's appeal as an alternative investment.Spot gold rose...
BARISAL, Mar 14: Some 11 persons were killed and 12 others injured when a truck rammed into a human hauler 'Nasimon' at Pejhar under Gouranadi Upazila Friday. Sources said when a bridal party was returning to Uttar Madra village under...
The condition of ailing Abdul Jalil, now under treatment at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore, has deteriorated, a doctor with LabAid Cardiac Hospital said Friday. Professor Baren Chakravarty, who visited Singapore Thursday and spoke to doctors treating Jalil there, said...
An earthquake was felt at Dhaka Seismic Centre at Agargaon at 21 hours 42 minutes and 40 seconds Bangladesh Standard Time Thursday. The intensity of the tremor was 4.5 on the Richter scale which was light in magnitude, said a...
Naim-Ul-KarimThe government has decided to conduct the 4th countrywide agricultural census from next month aiming to set the right kind of strategies to combat deficiencies in food grain production, officials said.They said the 4th agricultural census was scheduled to be...
FE Report New Delhi has finally given its approval on the duty-free access of eight million pieces of Bangladeshi garments to Indian market a year without any sourcing condition.The Indian cabinet in a meeting Thursday endorsed the deal that it...
Jasim Uddin Haroon Sharif Melamine, a name synonymous with melamine tableware in Bangladesh, is entering into drug market later this year with import of substitute medicines.It has already set up its plant named as Sharif Pharmaceutical Limited at Rupganj in...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Brig Gen (Retd) ASM Hannan Shah Friday demanded release of former prime ministers Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina before parliamentary elections, promised by year-end. Hannan Shah, former Prime Minister Khaleda's adviser, also demanded that national...
GENEVA, March 14 (Reuters): Top trade talks nations agreed the mechanics of how to seal a deal in the long-running Doha round yesterday, a key advance if ministers are to meet next month to approve an outline deal, a senior...
FE ReportThe Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) witnessed bearish mood, mainly led by blue chips, in the week ended Thursday after two consecutive weeks of bull-run.The daily average turnover, however, was up by 30.20 per cent to reach a record all...
Stipend programmes at the secondary level need to be reformed immediately as the spectacular growth in secondary female education has put boys at a distinct disadvantage, making the national goal to achieve gender equality a far cry, reports UNB.A World...
SINGAPORE, Mar 14(AP): Oil prices retreated Friday from a record of US$111 a barrel hit in the previous session as investors fled the declining dollar in search of a haven in commodities.Analysts attributed the decline as part of the volatility...
ISLAMABAD, Mar 14 (AFP): A Pakistani court Friday quashed the last remaining graft case against the husband of slain Benazir Bhutto, his lawyer said, removing the final possible hurdle to him standing for prime minister.Asif Ali Zardari was acquitted by...
KABUL, Mar 13 (AP): Afghan and international forces killed 41 Taliban militants in a battle in southern Afghanistan, and a suicide car bomb attack on a convoy of US troops left six Afghan civilians dead in Kabul, US and Afghan...
GENEVA, Mar 13 (AFP): The chief North Korean and US nuclear envoys meet here Thursday for the first time in a month, looking to break a deadlock that has stalled an international deal to end the North's nuclear programmes. Kim...
BEIJING, Mar 13 (Reuters): The biggest protests by Tibetan monks in nearly two decades have rippled into Chinese provinces populated by Tibetans, as the government's tough response draws condemnation from international groups. The demonstrations over past days have followed marches...
GAZA CITY, Mar 13 (AFP): Israeli warplanes hammered Gaza militants and rockets fell on the Jewish state Thursday, shattering a tacit five-day truce around the coastal strip and blunting international mediation efforts. The violence erupted within hours of an Israeli...
HONG KONG, Mar 13 (AFP): Hong Kong health authorities tried Thursday to calm public fears over a flu outbreak which has left four children dead and led the city to close all primary schools and kindergartens. It was the first...
BELGRADE, Mar 13 (AFP): Serbian President Boris Tadic Thursday dissolved parliament and called elections for May 11, following the collapse of the ruling coalition in a policy rift over EU integration and Kosovo. "The elections are a democratic way for...
BAGHDAD, Mar 13 (AP): US soldiers fired a warning shot near a woman who "appeared to be signaling to someone" along a dangerous stretch of road north of Baghdad, but the bullet killed a young Iraqi girl, a military official...
A brilliant century by Jahurul Islam guided holders Abahani Limited to take a solo lead in the Metropolis Premier Division Cricket League beating all-losers Partex SC by a huge margin of 105 runs at BKSP Ground in Savar Thursday, reports...
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