Our CorrespondentSIRAJGONJ, Nov 26: Forged currency notes of Tk 100 and 500 are in regular circulation in Sirajganj, Pabna and Natore districts. Such notes almost every day are coming to the hands of buyer and sellers at different markets of...
SINGAPORE, Nov 26 (AFP): Seoul is Asia's costliest city for expatriates while the weaker yen has made Japanese cities more affordable, a survey released today said. The latest twice-yearly survey by human resources firm ECA International showed the South Korean...
BEIJING, Nov 26 (AFP): China and France signed today nuclear, aviation and other contracts that officials said were worth around 30 billion dollars, an amount French President Nicolas Sarkozy described as unprecedented. "The total amount of these contracts has never...
SINGAPORE, Nov 26 (AFP): Singapore's industrial output rose 0.9 per cent in October from a year ago due to a drop in pharmaceuticals production, a figure that came in below expectations, the government said today. The flat growth followed a...
HONG KONG, Nov 26 (Reuters): A set of abstract gunpowder-on-paper drawings have become the most expensive Asian contemporary art sold at auction, the Chinese works fetching US$9.5 million as the bulging ranks of Asia's rich snap up art. Cai Guo-Qiang's...
COLOMBO, Nov 26 (PTI): India has secured a order to export to 10,000 tons of potatoes to Sri Lanka, an official of a leading importers trade body here said. "Due to high demand for Indian potato in Sri Lanka we...
TOKYO, Nov 26 (AFP): Japan plans to buy greenhouse gas emission quotas known as "carbon credits" from Hungary this year as Tokyo lags behind in meeting its obligations under the Kyoto Protocol, an official said today. It will be the...
TOKYO, Nov 26 (AFP): The dollar gained on the yen in Asian trade today, boosted by a rebound on Wall Street late last week after a busy start to the US holiday shopping season, dealers said. The dollar rose to...
FE ReportWalton, a leading electric, electronic and automobile brand, has announced a 10 per cent discount on all types of generators.The special offer announced against the backdrop of cyclone damage of the electricity supply network across the south and southwestern...
SINGAPORE, Nov 26 (AFP): Oil prices hovered near 99 US dollars in Asia trade today as traders continued to fret over tight supplies globally, dealers said. In early morning trade New York's main contract, light sweet crude for January delivery,...
Pakistan Commerce Secretary Syed Asif Shah said in the city Monday the non-tariff barriers (NTBs) to trade within the SAARC region would go in the next six months, reports UNB."I'm hopeful about removing all the NTBs or those would substantially...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Nov 26: Ten more industries, including three foreign ones, are being set up in the Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) area.The CEPZ already has 137 industrial concerns -- 85 foreign owned, 19 joint ventures and 33 domestic companies.This...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Nov 26: The authority of Chittagong Customs House (CCH) detained two diesel-driven fork lifts from Chittagong Port (CP) which were imported falsely showing battery-driven ones, CCH sources said.The owner of the inland container depot 'Ocean Container Limited (OCL)'...
FE ReportWarid Telecom International Limited partnered with United Commercial Bank Limited (UCBL) in a joint promotional campaign where Warid international roaming customers would be able to avail UCBL international credit cards at 50 per cent discounted annual fee. On the...
Some NGOs working in cyclone-devastated areas of the country have suspended collection of their loan repayments as reports alleged that some organisations put pressure on their clients for payback, reports bdnews24.com.Shafiqul Haque Chowdhury, chairman of non-governmental organisation ASA and a...
Bangladesh Shilpa Bank (BSB) earned a pre-tax profit of Tk 128.7 million (12.87 crore) during the fiscal 2006-07, reports UNB.This was disclosed at the 21st annual general meeting of the shareholders of the bank at its head office with Chairman...
FE ReportChittagong Customs House (CCH) has imposed a penalty worth Tk 36 million (3.61 cr) on PSI (pre-shipment inspection) company Cotecna for wrong certification on import of betel nuts.The CCH unearthed under-valuation on 21 'chalans' of betel nuts imported from...
FE ReportBangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) will organise SoftExpo 2008 from February 14 to February 18, 2008 at the Bangladesh China Friendship Conference Centre in the city. Benchmark Limited, a leading marketing communication, PR and event management...
A two-day symposium on German textile technology began at a city hotel Monday to acquaint introduce local garment manufacturers with the latest world class machinery, reports UNB.German Federal Ministry of Economy in cooperation with the Association of the German Trade...
BARISAL, Nov 26 (BSS): Standing crops worth Tk 15.5 billion (1,550 crore) had been damaged in six southern districts under Barisal Agriculture Extension Zone (BAEZ) by the cyclone 'SIDR' and water surge on November 15 last.According to an official source,...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Nov 26: Price of onion is declining gradually with the beginning of imports from India. But the exorbitant prices of other essential items including rice, pulses, ata and flour remained unchanged and powdered milk is being sold at...
FE ReportCityCell has arranged a corporate night for the top corporate executives in the country at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the city recently.About 700 top executives from different reputed organisations joined the CityCell corporate night and gathered to enjoy...
JAMALPUR, Nov 26 (BSS): Production of urea fertiliser at Jamuna Urea Fertiliser Factory at Tarakandi under Sarishabari Upazila resumed Sunday.Sources said, the factory was closed for maintenance and overhauling which was completed at a cost of Tk 140 million (14...
GAIBANDHA, Nov 26 (BSS): A two-day fair of hosiery products began on the ground of Kocha-Shahar High School under Gobindaganj Upazila in the district Sunday for attracting buyers.Shibpur Kocha-Shahar Hosiery Network Limited organised the fair with the assistance of Udyog,...
SINGAPORE, Nov 26 (Bloomberg): Asia's benchmark stock index rose the most in nine weeks after US retail sales climbed during the post-Thanksgiving weekend, boosting the prospects for exports to the region's biggest overseas market. Nintendo Co., maker of the Wii...
Recommendation of dividendOlympic Ind: The board of directors of Olympic Industries Limited has recommended 11 per cent cash dividend for its shareholders for the year 2006-2007. The annual general meeting (AGM) of the company will be held on December 27,...
LAHORE, Nov 26 (AFP): Pakistan's ex-premier Nawaz Sharif prepared Monday to file his papers for general elections, moving to capitalise on his political momentum after returning from exile to a hero's welcome.After a procession from the airport to his city...
WASHINGTON, Nov 26 (Reuters): President George W Bush meets Palestinian and Israeli leaders Monday in a last-ditch push for Palestinian statehood before he leaves office in 14 months. Expectations are low for three days of talks in Washington and nearby...
CAPE TOWN, Nov 26 (AFP): New ways to monitor the Earth's ailing health will top the menu this week at a gathering of ministers and officials from over 100 governments and international bodies in Cape Town. The three-day meeting starting...
PANAJI, India, Nov 26 (Reuters): There's no mention of him in the Bible but the plot of a fantasy film set in India gives Jesus Christ a twin brother -- and an evil one at that. German filmmaker Robert Sigl's...
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