FE Report The launching ceremony of a book titled "Sristipuron O Ononya Lokokotha" scribed by Quazi Johirul Islam held at a city hotel Friday at the sideline of a three-day Non-resident Bangladeshis Conference (NRBs)-2007. This is the fourteenth book of...
JHENIDAH, Dec 28 (UNB): Some 7,994 hectares have been brought under mustard seeds cultivation in six upazilas of the district in the current season with an output target of 7,994 tonnes.Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) sources said of the total...
POTUAKHALI, Dec 28 (UNB): A three-day training workshop on "Bird Flu and Pandemic Flu Awareness and Preparedness" for the journalists concluded at LGED auditorium in the district town Thursday.About 50 journalists of print and electronic media from Potuakhali, Borguna and...
SAVAR, Dec 28 (UNB): A two-day advocacy and training workshop on "Prevention of HIV/AIDS" began at National Youth Centre here Friday.About 38 officials of the district-level of Youth and Sports Ministry and Youth Development Department are taking part in the...
FE Report Prices of rice and edible went up at the retail level in the city markets over the last one week compared to their previous prices, market operators said. During the last one week, they said, prices of most...
FE ReportA total of eight Berger Color Bank outlets -- six in Comilla and two in Brahmanbaria -- were inaugurated recently. Berger Paints (BD) Ltd Managing Director Masih Ul Karim inaugurated Meghna Hardware and Provat Chandra Paul in Brahmanbaria recently...
Commercial Bank of CeylonDecember 23 - December 27, 2007Bangladesh taka kept its positive tone against the greenback in the last week of December as well, mainly due to lower volume of import LC settlement and higher call money rate. This...
Our CorrespondentKHULNA, Dec 28: Thousands of ‘Bowalis’ suffer from despair and hardship as the authorities have stopped issuing permits for collecting Golpata and Goran wood from Sundarbans in the current season. As a result, the Bowalies are passing their days...
FE ReportThe total Net Asset Value (NAV) of ICB AMCL Unit Fund stood at Tk 49,45,94,597.27 on the basis of cost price and Tk 70,25,31,169.35 on the basis of market price at the close of business operation on December 25,...
FE ReportApollo Hospitals Dhaka signed a corporate agreement with Cemex Cement Bangladesh Limited recently to provide medical services and special corporate benefits to their staff. Chief Executive Officer of Apollo Hospitals Dhaka Edwin Lee Hansen and Managing Director of Cemex...
Sarwar ZahanThe inter-bank call money rate showed sharp fluctuations in the pre-Eid and post-festival weeks rising to its high at 17.00 per cent, while the week closed Thursday with the call rate touching its peak at 12.00 per cent, fund...
BARISAL, Dec 28 (BSS): The government has sanctioned 3,205 tonnes of wheat for repair and development works under food- for-work programme in ten upazilas of the district during this dry season. According to district relief and rehabilitation office, the sanctioned...
ISLAMABAD, Dec 28 (Agencies): Benazir Bhutto's supporters rampaged through cities Friday to protest her assassination less than two weeks before a crucial election, ransacking banks and setting train stations ablaze, officials saidThe killing of President Pervez Musharraf's most powerful political...
SUKKUR, (Pakistan), Dec 28 (AFP): Pakistan pointed a finger Friday at Al-Qaeda for the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, as her body was taken to her ancestral home for burial and anger at her death erupted into deadly unrest. The scale...
NEW YORK, Dec 28 (Agencies): Terror leader Osama bin Laden will release a new Internet message that focuses on Iraq and an al-Qaida linked insurgent group, a terrorism monitoring group said Thursday. The SITE intelligence group said the al-Qaida leader...
NAIROBI, Dec 28 (Agencies): Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki trailed his main rival Friday in the race to lead east Africa's biggest economy for the next five years, according to early tallies by local media. Partial results from three main television...
NAPIER, Dec 28 (BBC): New Zealand took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the one-day series after crushing Bangladesh by 102 runs under the D/L method in the second match. Daniel Vettori chose to bat at McLean Park and all his...
MELBOURNE, Dec 28 (BBC): Australia set India an improbable 499 to win the first Test in Melbourne after a positive batting performance. Phil Jaques (51) and Matthew Hayden (47) took their stand to 83 before the latter and skipper Ricky...
Australia hope to tour Pakistan next March despite the security crisis caused by the killing of the country's former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, reports BBC. "There's a commitment to tour Pakistan and we'll be pursuing every avenue for that tour...
MANCHESTER, Dec 28 (AFP): Sven-Goran Eriksson admitted he has been left bemused by the latest interpretation of the offside rule after Roque Santa Cruz's controversial late equaliser sealed a 2-2 draw for Blackburn at Manchester City Thursday. Paraguayan striker Santa...
West Indies continued their stranglehold over South Africa on the third day, first bundling them out for 195 - to give themselves a huge 213-run first-innings cushion - and then stretching it to 279 by tea, reports Cricinfo. Dwayne Bravo...
Dhaka Division made a flying start in the First Women's Divisional Cricket League beating Khulna Division by five wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur Friday, reports UNB.Batting first after winning the toss, Khulna Division scored 162 runs for...
Rajshahi DSA beat Gazipur DSA by straight 3-0 sets in one of the opening matches of the Pepsi 18th National Women Volleyball Competition that began Friday at the Volleyball Stadium in the city, reports UNB. Transcom Beverages Limited General Manager...
Newcastle United have confirmed that England striker Michael Owen could return to action before the end of the festive season programme, reports BBC. Owen has not played since tearing a thigh muscle while playing for England against Austria 16 November....
LONDON, Dec 28 (AFP): Aston Villa have launched an appeal against Zat Knight's controversial red card at Chelsea. Knight faces a one-match suspension after referee Phil Dowd dismissed the defender following his foul on Michael Ballack in Wednesday's 4-4 draw...
Bryan Walsh/Nusa DuaIn the nearly a decade since the U.S. rejected the landmark climate change agreement known as the Kyoto Protocol, the U.S. has become accustomed to being attacked at U.N. environmental gatherings. But the pounding it took in the...
Randeep Ramesh in BangaloreFrom his tree-top-high office, Kris Gopalakrishnan, the head of India's giant software company Infosys, explains the rise of an economic phenomenon about to engulf the world: outsourcers are outsourcing themselves. Once known for sucking jobs out of...
Bunn NagaraREGIONALISM in East Asia took off in a big way four decades ago, when the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) was formed in 1967. But China, Japan and the Koreas in North-East Asia were weighed down by their...
SHANGHAI, China - When freelance writer Wang Jian shops for toys for her five-year-old son, she's happy to pay extra for Lego blocks and Japanese-brand train sets.The reason, she and other parents say: Foreign brands enjoy a reputation for higher...
WASHINGTON: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Wednesday that employers could reduce or eliminate health benefits for retirees when they turn 65 and become eligible for Medicare.The policy, set forth in a new regulation, allows employers to establish two classes...
© 2026 - All Rights with The Financial Express
