Ashraf KhanUnder a scorching sun, Yaseen Ali religiously repaints the fading contours of a vast picture of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto hoisted on the approach road to her ancestral residence in southern Pakistan.The 26-year old unemployed arts graduate is...
Michael Perry U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill said recently he believed North Korea would stop its uranium enrichment programme by the end of the year. Were the reclusive state to take such a step it would go beyond...
KARACHI, Oct 18 (The Globe and Mail): Pakistan's teeming port city, was in carnival mood last night ahead of the arrival of Benazir Bhutto, despite the security threat hanging over her return.Roads leading to the airport, where former prime minister...
ISTANBUL, Oct 18 (AP): Parliament authorised the government Wednesday to send troops into northern Iraq to root out Kurdish rebels who've been conducting raids into Turkey. The vote removed the last legal obstacle to an offensive, but there was no...
MOSCOW, Oct 18 (AP): President Vladimir Putin, in his latest jab at Washington, suggested Thursday that the US military campaign in Iraq was a "pointless" battle against the Iraqi people, aimed in part at seizing the country's oil reserves. Putin...
WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (AFP): American ex-military men spoke out this week against the management of the war in Iraq, opening a rare schism between those whose duty is to serve and the politicians who give them marching orders. Over the...
WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (AFP): President George W. Bush Wednesday warned Iran must be barred from nuclear weapons to avoid the prospect of "World War III," and dismissed suggestions of a US-Russia rift on the crisis. Bush intervened hours after Russian...
WASHINGTON, OCT 18 (AP): The Arctic is under increasing stress from warming temperatures as shrubs colonise the tundra, changing wildlife habitat and local climate conditions, researchers said. Sea ice fell well below the previous record, caribou are declining in many...
NEW DELHI, Oct 18 (AFP): India and Pakistan resumed talks in New Delhi Thursday as part of their slow-moving peace process, officials said. The Indian foreign ministry said the day-long meeting between mid-ranking diplomats would focus on reducing tensions along...
ARBIL, Iraq, Oct 18 (AFP): Iraq's regional Kurdish government called Thursday for direct talks with Ankara after the Turkish parliament authorised a military incursion into their territory to crack down on rebel fighters. "The KRG welcomes direct dialogue with Ankara...
BEIJING, Oct 18 (AFP): China said it had summoned the US ambassador in Beijing Thursday to deliver a strong protest over the honouring of the Dalai Lama in Washington. "Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has... summoned US ambassador (Clark) Randt...
GAZA CITY, OCT 18 (AP): A clash between Hamas security forces and members of a large Gaza clan affiliated with the rival Fatah party left four people dead, a Hamas official said. Two of the dead were Hamas security officers...
MOGADISHU, Oct 18 (AP): Dozens of Somali government troops have seized a senior United Nations official in Mogadishu in the latest attack on humanitarian workers in the war-torn Horn of Africa country, prompting the UN food agency to suspend aid...
Russia test fires ICBM missile MOSCOW, Oct 18 (AFP): Russia announced the successful test firing Thursday of an inter-continental missile, news agencies reported. The inter-continental RS-12M Topol missile was launched from a base in the northwestern Arkhangelsk region and hit...
FE Report The government borrowed Tk 7.00 billion (700 crore) Thursday through auctions of treasury bills. It will result in withdrawal of Tk 7.00 billion from the market in the week.The central bank conducted auctions of 28-day and 91-day bills...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Oct 18: Mushroom cultivation is gradually becoming popular in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) region. The people of this region are encouraged to cultivate mushrooms as it is possible to earn more profit at a less expenses. The...
SINGAPORE, Oct 18 (Bloomberg): Asian stocks gained for the first time in three days, led by Japanese banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co. reported profit that beat analyst estimates. BHP Billiton Ltd. climbed after the mining company said the outlook...
FE ReportEmirates Airline in collaboration with Montblanc launched a million-dollar necklace offer to its clients on board the opportunity to purchase a unique diamond jewellery set worth $1.0 million for a good cause.The offer is valid until March 31, 2008....
FE Report Bata Shoe Company (Bangladesh) Limited recently launched a range of leading European fashion brand 'ReDiamond' - men's shoe in the market. These shoes are made with exclusive genuine leather uppers with a very trendy and stylish look, long...
FE ReportApollo Hospitals Dhaka (AHD) appointed Edwin Lee Hansen as chief executive officer (CEO) of the hospital recently. Hansen, US national, has a long 33 years' experience in management sector.He completed his PhD in Management (Organisational Development) from California Coast...
LONDON, Oct 18 (Bloomberg): European energy stocks fell after analysts forecast ``weak'' results for oil producers and downgraded shares of BG Group Plc of the U.K. Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Total SA retreated. SAP AG, the world's largest maker...
TOKYO, Oct 18 (Bloomberg): Nokia Oyj, the world's biggest maker of mobile phones, said third-quarter profit surged 85 per cent, beating analysts' estimates, as new models helped capture market share from Motorola Inc. Net income increased to 1.56 billion euros...
Company's net profitAIMS First Mutual Fund: AIMS First Guaranteed Mutual Fund earned a net profit of Tk 51.05 million for the year that ended on June 30, 2007. The earning per share (EPS) of the company stood at Tk 0.36.Grameen...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Oct 18: A big amount of money worth around Tk. 23 billion earned at Chittagong port (CP) has been lying idle at the principal port of the country since long.Port users and concerned circles of the country have...
FE ReportEastern Bank Limited (EBL), one of the fastest growing banks of the country, has become premium partner of 'Monitor-AKTEL Airline of the year 2007.In this connection, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Bangladesh Monitor and the...
Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, October 18: Privatised Kokil Textile Mills (KTM), one of the largest industries in the district, was closed on October16 last for an indefinite period.Kokil Textile Mills resumed production on May 26, 2007 after eight and a half years....
Our CorrespondentNILPHAMARI, Oct 18: Price of potato has reached record high in Nilphamari district. Potato is being sold at Tk 22-23 per kg in the markets. As a result middlemen and stockists who kept potato in the cold storages have...
COMILLA, Oct 18 (BSS): A training programme on development of silk industry and cultivation of mulberry trees for silkworm began in the district Monday.The district Silk Extension Department of Textiles and Jute Ministry organised the training programme to expand mulberry...
Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, Oct 18: Jewellery shop owners in the district have been carrying on their business without valid licence for a long time, sources said.According to market sources, there are about 17000 jewellers in the district and most of them...
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