LONDON, Sep 29 (PTI): Gold prices spurted to a near 28- year high in London Friday on frantic buying by dealers as dollar weakened against currencies including the euro and Indian rupee, raising demand for the precious metal as a...
NEW YORK, Sept 29 (UNB): Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed said good governance was one of the major pillars of present caretaker government (CG) and said they had already got results of good governance in a number of sectors.Citing examples,...
Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, Sept 29: There has been no impact of Open Market Sale (OMS) of rice in the markets of Rajshahi since the price of rice has not fallen. Rather it marked a rise during the last two weeks.Though some...
FE Report Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) has extended financial assistance to Rotaract Club of East West University to help their 'Village Development Programme' initiated for poverty alleviation in the country. DBBL Managing Director Yeasin Ali handed over a payment order...
FE ReportSummit Power Limited, first independent power company in public sector of the country, announced Saturday to issue rights shares as part of the company's plan to venture into new power plants and increase capacity of existing ones.The shareholders of...
FE Report A Dhaka court has sentenced Zabed Iqbal, proprietor of Z & H Trading Corporation, to one year imprisonment and fined Tk 160 million in a cheque dishonour case. Assistant session judge of the 5th court of Dhaka Md...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Sept 29: A seminar on 'Transshipment from Non-LDC Countries' was held under the auspices of Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) at its local office in the port city recently.BGMEA Director Syed Ahsanul Hoque presided over the...
FE ReportThe fifth and sixth annual general meetings (AGMs) of Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL) was held at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the city Thursday.SJIBL Chairman Sajjatuz Jumma presided over the AGMs while its Managing Director (CC) Muhammad Ali,...
Sarwar Zahan The US dollar was stable and strong against the Bangladesh taka (BDT) last week despite higher demand for the greenback, fund managers said. The exchange rate of the greenback moved between Tk 68.69 and Tk 68.71 against the...
FE Report Citibank, NA, Bangladesh accorded a warm farewell and heartfelt appreciation to Grameenphone outgoing Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Erik Aas at a city hotel recently. As the most successful CEO of the largest mobile phone operator in Bangladesh, Erik...
FE Report Innovation and investment in cutting-edge in-flight entertainment (IFE) continues to reap rewards for Emirates Airline, as it swept three top accolades at the World Airline Entertainment Association's (WAEA) Avion awards for in-flight entertainment.Emirates was lauded for Best IFE...
FE ReportTrust Bank Head of Corporate Brand and Market Communications Aftab Mahmud Khurshid received global 'brand leadership award' at Asia Brand Congress-2007, hosted by the BBC, sponsored by Forbes Group, London, held in Mumbai recently in recognition of his professional...
DETROIT (Michigan), Sept 29 (AFP): The United Auto Workers union has agreed to a two-tiered wage system and a switch to far-less generous pensions for new hires in exchange for job security promises in its landmark contract with General Motors...
TOKYO, Sept 29 (Reuters): A year after shuttering its ESPN cellphone company, Walt Disney Co. said it is closing its Disney cellphone service.Walt Disney launched Mobile ESPN and Disney Mobile last year as mobile virtual network operators, or MVNOs. Under...
FE ReportIslami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) organised a discussion on 'Role of Ulama in Building Corruption-free Society and Civilisation' and Iftar Mahfil at a city hotel Friday. IBBL Shari'ah Council Chairman Moulana Ubaidul Hoque was present as the chief guest...
LONDON, Sept 29 (Bloomberg): European stocks fell, led by Tate & Lyle Plc, Merck KGaA and Northern Rock Plc. The Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index lost 0.2 per cent to 377.14 as of 3:19 p.m. in London after gaining as...
NEW York, Sept 29 (Bloomberg): US stocks dropped, paring the biggest September advance since 1998, on concern that credit- market losses may worsen after a private group said more Americans are missing mortgage payments. Wells Fargo & Co., the second-largest...
NEW YORK, Sept 29 (UNB): A delegation of the USA branch of Bangladesh Hindu Bouddha Christian Unity Council, led by its President Ratan Barua, met Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed at his hotel suite here Friday. The delegation apprised the...
Awami League (AL) and Workers Party have decided that their previous 31-point demand will be the agenda of discussion with the Election Commission (EC).The 31-point demand concerning reforms of the caretaker government and the EC was first announced by AL...
NEW YORK, Sept 29 (UNB): Foreign Affairs Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury had a meeting with Commonwealth Secretary General Don McKinnon on the sidelines of the current United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) here Friday.During the meeting, the adviser apprised the...
ZA Khan, a backer of the Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan-led faction of BNP, said Saturday that the party would not go for any united movement or compromise with any party discarding BNP ideals. "No unity will be forged with anybody outside...
Eminent citizens Saturday shrugged off the fears of damage to Bangladesh archeological antiques if sent to Paris for display, reports bdnews24.com. The concern of mishandling came to a head after the High Court put a freeze on the shipment of...
FE ReportThe high commission of Sri Lanka in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka Women's Association organised a three- day art exhibition on the high commission premises Friday. The art work and paintings of the Sri Lankans living in Bangladesh, including children...
The activities of `aggyan' (dope) party or `malom' (balm) party, who killed several people over the last week, increased alarmingly in the city ahead of holy Eid-ul-Fitr, reports UNB.Popularly known as `aggyan' party, the organised gang of criminals usually make...
Six persons were killed and many others injured in separate incidents in different places of the country during the last two days, report agencies.In Tangail, two army men were killed and 14 other troops were injured in a road accident...
Martin LaMonica An emboldened IBM challenged Microsoft's desktop application dominance with the introduction on Tuesday of IBM Lotus Symphony, a suite of free desktop applications. Lotus Symphony is made up of three applications--word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation programs--which IBM already...
The major search engines are notorious for their claims of out-doing each other. For years, Google and Yahoo battled it out over which had the largest index. Google eventually claimed the title two years ago, but Yahoo countered that relevancy...
Apparently the Newton doesn't fall very far from the Apple tree.AppleInsider is reporting that Apple has a project underway to develop a minitablet computer based on the OS X operating system it has developed for the iPhone and the iPod...
David KirkpatrickMost dotcoms don't arise from anything so touchy-feely as a desire to lower America's divorce rate. But eHarmony is a singular Internet company - one that shows how many great business opportunities remain for those who can creatively apply...
Elliot Spagat Tracing its roots to a founder's anger at a no-show home remodeling crew, the makers of Shoot & Proof software aim to erase any doubts that digital photos are faked or manipulated.The software maker, CodaSystem France SA in...
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