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Bangkok property markets soften

2007-11-28 00:00:00

According to recent data released by Jones Lang La Salle the Bangkok property market is less buoyant than last year due mainly to economic factors such as low levels of consumption and investment.Thanks to strong market fundamentals, most of the...

Farhad, Anis tons guide Rajshahi Div

2007-11-28 00:00:00

Two centuries by Farhad Hossain and Anisur Rahman enabled Rajshahi Division to score 256 for 5 in 89.2 overs against lowly Sylhet Division on the first day of the four-day 6th round match of the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 9th National...

Barisal score 264 against Ctg

2007-11-28 00:00:00

Opener Shahriar Nafees, who couldn't find a place in the ODI squad for the upcoming New Zealand tour, hit a century as Barisal Division scored 264 for 9 in 90 overs in the 1st innings against Chittagong Division on the...

Bush urges compromise on ME peace deal

2007-11-28 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Nov 27 (BBC): United States (US) President George W Bush has warned 'difficult compromises' will be needed to secure an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal at talks due to open in Maryland. Speaking at a dinner for the main participants Monday,...

UK ruling party secy quits over funding row

2007-11-28 00:00:00

LONDON, Nov 27 (AFP): The general secretary of Britain's ruling Labour party announced his resignation Monday over a secret party funding revelation, in the latest blow to Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Peter Watt admitted that he had failed to properly...

Pak troops seize Swat peak, shut radio

2007-11-28 00:00:00

PESHAWAR, Nov 27 (AFP): Pakistani troops have re-captured a strategic mountain from pro-Taliban militants in the northwest Swat valley and shut down their pirate radio station, officials and residents said Tuesday. The provincial government said security forces had secured more...

China urged to back new UNSC sanctions on Iran

2007-11-28 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Nov 27 (AFP): The United States (US) urged China here Monday to back a new UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution mandating tougher sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, saying a deal with Beijing was possible soon. Secretary of...

Koreas begin key security forum

2007-11-28 00:00:00

PYONGYANG, Nov 27 (BBC): The defence ministers of North and South Korea have begun talks in Pyongyang aimed at reducing tension along the disputed border. They are also expected to discuss a joint fishing area in the Yellow Sea to...

64 officers hurt in Paris riots

2007-11-28 00:00:00

PARIS, Nov 27 (AFP): French police Tuesday said 64 officers were injured in a second night of clashes with youths in and around the flashpoint Paris suburb of Villiers-le-Bel, adding that five of them were in critical condition. The injuries...

Hundreds demonstrate for relief in Barguna

2007-11-28 00:00:00

Hundreds of survivors demonstrated in front of Barguna Press Club Wednesday morning demanding emergency relief, bdnews24.com correspondents Abu Noman Sajib and Monir Hossain Kamal reported from the scene. Some 500 men, women and children of Uttor Khajurtala village of Gourichanna...

Former BNP MP Millat jailed for 6 years

2007-11-28 00:00:00

A special court dealing with high-profile corruption cases Wednesday sentenced former BNP lawmaker Rashiduzzaman Millat to six years in jail for tax-dodge.

Court frames charges against Hasina Dec 3

2007-11-28 00:00:00

A Dhaka court Wednesday set Dec 3 for hearing on charge framing on the Tk 3 crore extortion case against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two others in presence of the accused in the dock. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge...

Putting economy back on track

2007-11-28 00:00:00

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) in its quarterly economic update has taken stock of the country's overall situation in terms of its economy and business in the wake of the recent cyclone preceded by two consecutive floods. The combined impact...

Cries of chaos, indiscipline and insufficiency in relief operations

2007-11-28 00:00:00

Enayet RasulCYCLONE Sidr was not one of the fiercest storms to hit the Bangladesh coastline. It was the most powerful recorded storm that battered the Bangladesh coast. It carried a punch worse than the famous Katrina storm that devastated the...

Case for stepped up cotton cultivation

2007-11-28 00:00:00

Amirul IslamThe export-oriented readymade garments (RMG) industries of Bangladesh presently account for about 76 per cent of the country's foreign exchange earnings from exports. The export earnings of the RMG sector could be substantially greater if the RMG industries could...

However you slice it, Tokyo has taste

2007-11-28 00:00:00

Gwen Robinson A national passion speaks volumes about a country's collective psyche. Consider the English love of football, India's of cricket, Australia's mania for just about any sport, and Italy's and France's worship of food, wine and fashion.But on all...

Education linked to need

2007-11-28 00:00:00

Md ShahidullahFOR labour markets to work effectively, workers have to be occupationally mobile and posses the skills in demand. To achieve this a certain level of education and training is required. The private sector will tend to under-provide both education...

Helping the SIDR-affected for a longer period

2007-11-28 00:00:00

IT is very encouraging that people from all strata of life have come forward to help the SIDR- affected people in the coastal belt of the country. With whatever ability they have they are trying to support these people. The...

Loan repayment in cyclone-hit areas

2007-11-28 00:00:00

IT is a positive move by Grameen Bank (GB) that it has suspended its loan recovery drive in the cyclone-affected areas in Patuakhali and Pirojpur districts until June 30, 2008. Reports appearing in the media indicated that the GB would...

Accounting standards and compliance factor

2007-11-28 00:00:00

THE Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) organised last Sunday its 17th Convocation. It has been playing an important role as a professional organisation to upgrade the standard of auditing and accounting. All concerned would express the hope that...

Paulson finds Bush's Treasury no career enhancer like Goldman

2007-11-28 00:00:00

Rich Miller, Matthew Benjamin and Kevin CarmichaelThe name doesn't exactly trip off the tongue. The entity is called the master liquidity enhancement conduit, or M-LEC. Henry Paulson hopes it will help the banking system contain a debacle. Paulson, the former...

The world's currency could become America's problem

2007-11-28 00:00:00

Krishna Guha WHOSE problem is it anyway? As the dollar sank to new lows this week, a growing number of people began to question how long the US can remain relaxed about its weak currency.The US has a long (if...

Two JMB suspects arrested in city

2007-11-28 00:00:00

Lauren Monsen, USINFO Staff WriterLATIN America's poorest women once had few options for bettering their circumstances, but an organisation called Pro Mujer has opened up a new world of opportunity by providing small loans and other services.Pro Mujer, which means...

Concern over military junta's leap of faith on biofuels

2007-11-28 00:00:00

Amy Kazmin from BangkokBIODIESEL and the cultivation of energy-yielding crops have become for many countries an important component of energy planning. But few have embraced biofuels with the single-minded zeal of Burma, where the military junta has launched a huge...

Flooding to displace 70m in Bangladesh coastal belt

2007-11-28 00:00:00

FE Report Climate change will inflict harm on flood-prone Bangladesh in the near future, triggering displacement of up to 70 million of the country's populace, mostly living in low-lying coastal areas, says a new United Nations report. "… The near...

Govt appeals for 0.5m tonnes of food aid

2007-11-28 00:00:00

FHM Humayan KabirSome donors Tuesday agreed in principle to assist the disaster-affected Bangladesh when the government sought 0.5 million tonnes of food-grains.The government Tuesday at a meeting sought the assistance from the donors to offset the food deficit caused by...

RMG: Invasion of formidable rival's home market

2007-11-28 00:00:00

Shamsul Huq Zahid The Asian Development Bank (ADB) dedicated a substantial part of its latest Quarterly Economic Update (QEU), released last Monday, to the Bangladesh readymade garments (RMG) sector that belying speculations by the doomsday preachers did exceptionally well in...

BB asks banks to avoid use of third currency in forex market

2007-11-28 00:00:00

Siddique Islam The central bank of Bangladesh has asked the commercial banks to avoid the use of a third currency to ensure stability in the country's foreign exchange market, official sources said. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has taken the move...

SC upholds HC ruling on ACC notice against Hasina

2007-11-28 00:00:00

The Supreme Court (SC) Tuesday turned down the pleas of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and the government seeking a stay order on the HC ruling that the ACC notice on ex-PM Sheikh Hasina asking her to submit her wealth statement...

SEC warning entails DSE share price fall

2007-11-28 00:00:00

FE ReportThe warning of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about further cautionary measures to maintain stability of the stock market led to fall of the benchmark DSE General Index (DGEN) by 70.244 points to 3001.192 Tuesday.Two other indices--All Shares...