THE appeal that the Danish Minister for Development Cooperation made in Dhaka on Wednesday to the international donor community for extending support to Bangladesh in its recovery efforts in the cyclone-hit areas is well-purported. She visited some of the worst-hit...
Dune Lawrence and Alan KatzChina, its safety reputation tattered by lead paint in toys, cancer-causing chemicals in seafood and antifreeze ingredients in toothpaste, is gearing up to become the world's biggest producer and operator of nuclear plants. The country plans...
Clifford J. LevyWith President Vladimir V. Putin's opponents persistently hobbled by the Kremlin, his party swept Sunday to the kind of landslide long predicted for the parliamentary elections. Yet the results, while a triumph for Mr. Putin, also usher in...
Jehangir KhattakIN his latest book Beyond The White House, former US President Jimmy Carter says, "Peace is more than just the absence of war. People everywhere seek an inner peace that comes from the right to voice their views, choose...
WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (AFP): East Asia's moves to forge a giant free trade area is a wake up call for the United States after being fixated on the Middle East, a US-Japan forum was told yesterday. Studies are underway to...
WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will spell out the economic implications of climate change in research and discussions set for early 2008, a senior IMF official said yesterday, as governments gather in Bali for post-Kyoto negotiations....
WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters): President George W Bush is expected to unveil a plan today to help struggling American homeowners avoid foreclosure, addressing a mortgage crisis that risks tipping the US economy into recession and has shaken financial markets around...
SINGAPORE, Dec 6 (Reuters): China must aim for more balanced economic growth to live up to its international responsibilities, and greater yuan flexibility would help, US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said in an interview published today. Paulson, who will be...
BEIJING, Dec 6 (Xinhua): China is to further promote the establishment of free trade zones with other countries and enhance bilateral and multilateral economic cooperation next year, according to the central economic work conference which closed here yesterday. The three-day...
NEW DELHI, Dec 6 (PTI): India is considering a free trade agreement (FTA) with China but a decision will be based on sensitivities of domestic industry, government told Rajya Sabha yesterday. Replying to supplementaries, Minister of State for Commerce and...
JAKARTA, Dec 6 (AFP): Notoriously bureaucratic Indonesia is set to open a so-called "national single window" for importers and exporters to receive trade permits, the trade minister said today. "Basically we are trying to create a single window for... the...
CHICAGO/LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters): Oil's OPEC-fueled gains yesterday reversed by an unexpected rise in US stocks of gasoline, while wheat tumbled as the United States lost out to Russia in selling the food grain to Egypt. Spot gold fell below...
FE ReportDutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) signed a subordinated loan agreement with Netherlands Finance Development Company at the DBBL's head office in the city Monday.DBBL Managing Director Md Yeasin Ali and Netherlands Finance Development Company Director WJM Wienk and Senior Investment...
FE ReportThe City Bank Limited has launched three new attractive saving products -- City Onayash, City Projonmo and City Ichchapuron -- for its customers. "The new products will add great value to our retail banking," said Kazi Mahmood Sattar Managing...
FE ReportMedexpo-2007, the fifth International Medical Equipment and Healthcare Services Exposition-2007 began at a city hotel Thursday.National Professor MR Khan inaugurated the exhibition as the chief guest.Medexpo-2007 Chairman Kazi Wahidul Alam and Chief Coordinator Syed Alamgir Haider and Otobi Limited...
Our CorrespondentMYMENSINGH Dec 6: A three-day 'Jute Products Fair' ended at Mymensingh recently.The fair was jointly organised by Jute Diversification Promotion Centre (JDPC) under Textile and Jute Ministry and the district administration. The fair was held from November 29 to...
FE Report Remittances by the Bangladeshi expatriates stood at $2.806 billion in the first five months of the current fiscal, marking a 21.69 per cent growth over that of the same period of the last fiscal, official sources said. The...
FE ReportBangladesh Association of Information Services (BASIS) held a meeting in a bid to cooperate with the ITB, the IT industry association of Denmark, for participating in the BASIS SoftExpo-2008 to be held in Dhaka in February 14-18.BASIS Director and...
FE ReportSaif Powertec Limited Thursday donated Tk 0.5 million to the Bangladesh Army Relief Fund to help the hurricane-affected people. The donation fund was generated from one day's salary of the officials and employees of Saif Powertec Limited. Managing Director...
FE ReportA Sri Lankan company namely M/s Fergasam (Bangladesh) Ltd will set up a garments manufacturing industry in the Chittagong Export Processing Zone (EPZ).The one hundred per cent foreign-owned company will invest about 10.624 million US dollars and will produce...
FE ReportGrameenphone Ltd has signed an agreement with Prime Bank Limited recently to provide complete communication facilities under its Business Solutions package to the bank.GP Business Solutions is an integrated telecommunications service specially designed for the business entities of Bangladesh,...
FE ReportThe fourth extra-ordinary general meeting (EGM) and the 21st annual general meeting (AGM) of Rupali Bank Limited (RBL) were held at BDR Darbar Hall in the city Wednesday.RBL Chairman ATM Fazlul Karim presided over the meetings. Also present on...
FE ReportThe exhibition of the 12th Berger Young Painters Art Competition (BYPAC) was inaugurated at Zainul Gallery of Institute of Fine Arts at Dhaka University Tuesday.Berger Paints (BD) Ltd Managing Director Masih Ul Karim inaugurated the art exhibition.This year, the...
Our CorrespondentNILPHAMARI, Dec 06: Cultivation of winter crops is gaining momentum in Nilphamari district and farmers are preparing their land for this purposes. According to the department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) the production target of wheat has been fixed at...
FE ReportA contribution agreement was signed between North Bengal Cycle Industries Ltd and IDLC Finance Ltd on behalf of Local Enterprise Investment Centre (LEIC) in the city recently.Under the deal, IDLC will help North Bengal Cycle to produce and assemble...
FE ReportThe 85th meeting of the board of directors of' Islami Insurance Bangladesh Limited (IIBL) was held recently at its head office in the city recently. Vice Chairman of the company M Tajul Islam presided over the meeting in absence...
FE ReportThe board of directors of Sonar Bangla Insurance Ltd unanimously elected Md Shamsul Haque and Ram Chandra Barai as the chairman and the vice-chairman respectively of the company.The election was held at the 61st meeting of the board of...
FE ReportPremier Bank formally launched two more ATM booths on the premises of its Banani and Gulshan branches in the city Monday.Two separate simple ceremonies were held in this connection. Vice Chairman of the bank BH Haroon and Director Abdus...
Purchase/ sale of director's sharesThe City Bank: Hosne Ara Aziz, one of the sponsors of The City Bank Limited, has stated her willingness to sell 10,800 shares out of her total holdings of 118,800 shares of the bank at current...
BEIJING, Dec 6 (AFP): US envoy Christopher Hill said Thursday that North Korea must make credible declarations about all its nuclear programmes, as doubts emerged over whether a year-end deadline would be met. Speaking ahead of talks with Chinese and...
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