Mary Jane Credeur and Laurence Viele DavidsonUrinals without water. Fountains without water. A waterfall without water. Dry is the goal as United Parcel Service Inc., Coca-Cola Co. and other companies in the Atlanta area rally to cut water use in...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 6 (Agencies): Brazil believes considerable progress is possible toward clinching a global trade deal before the end of the year, while the EU wants increased access to developing countries, officials said yesterday. "Today we are very...
LONDON, Nov 6 (Reuters): Central bankers, past and present, warned Tuesday of more pain to come for the US economy and that banks worldwide could take several months yet to reveal their full losses from US subprime mortgage lending.Former Federal...
PRETORIA, Nov 6 (AFP): Africa's sub-Sahara region is enjoying its strongest economic growth and its lowest inflation in more than three decades, the International Monetary Fund said yesterday. "Recent economic performance shows that sub-Sahara Africa is experiencing its strongest growth...
BANGALORE, India, Nov 6 (AFP): India is set for a flood of investment in highways, ports, airports and power plants as foreign funds tap opportunities in its deficient public works, Ernst and Young says in a report. "We expect private...
MOSCOW, Nov 6 (Xinhua): Chinese-Russian trade and economic ties were further enhanced in the national theme years and bilateral trade is hopeful to record a new high of 50 billion US dollars in 2007, Yu Guangzhou, Chinese vice minister of...
SEOUL, Nov 6 (AFP): South Korea may improve its tariff offers to try to make a breakthrough in free trade talks with the European Union, a top trade official said today. Chief negotiator Kim Han-Soo suggested both sides should sweeten...
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (AFP): Malaysian conglomerate MMC Corporation has signed a deal to take part in a joint venture project to develop a 535 million dollar container terminal at Jeddah port in Saudi Arabia. MMC said in a statement...
SINGAPORE, Nov 6 (AP): Oil prices rose Tuesday on expectations of further declines in U.S. crude oil stocks, fueling concerns that supplies may be inadequate going into the Northern Hemisphere winter. Market participants expect the U.S. Energy Department to report...
TOKYO, Nov 6 (AFP): The dollar was mixed in Asia today as traders waited nervously to see if further bad news would emerge on the US subprime loan crisis, dealers said. The euro edged up to 1.4492 dollars in Tokyo...
MOSCOW, Nov 6 (PTI): The construction of a trans-Siberian gas pipeline to China and civil nuclear cooperation are expected to top the agenda of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's two-day visit to Russia beginning yesterday. In Moscow, Wen is scheduled to...
BEIJING, Nov. 6 (Xinhua): Executives of China's major edible oil manufacturers and guild leaders were summoned to Beijing yesterday for a closed door meeting at which the government required them to step up production to rein in the soaring market...
PHNOM PENH, Nov 6 (AFP): Cambodian gasoline costs are at an all-time high, officials said today, spurred on by a 10 per cent surge in pump prices over the weekend. Premium gasoline has topped out at over 1.11 dollars a...
FE ReportThe Bangladesh Insurance Association (BIA) held a meeting with the chief controller of insurance (CCI), chairmen and managing directors of all the insurance companies at the conference room of Jamuna Resort Ltd in the city Saturday.BIA Chairman AKM Rafiqul...
FE ReportShahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL) opened its 23rd branch (Mirpur branch) at 230 Sen Para Parbata, Mirpur-10, in the city Tuesday. Chairman of the board of directors of the bank Akkasuddin Mollah formally inaugurated the branch.Mollah said, Shahjalal Islami...
FE ReportDhaka Bank Ltd (DBL) opened its third brokerage house of capital market services at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), Annex Building at 9/E Motijheel Commercial Area in the city Tuesday.The Dhaka Bank capital market services include margin account, custodial...
FE ReportWaliur Rahman Bhuiyan OBE Joined ACI board as a director, said a press release.Bhuiyan is the managing director of BOC (Bangladesh) Limited. He was president of the Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce and Industry for several terms. He has...
FE ReportPrime Bank Ltd opened its 56th branch at the city's Bijoynagar area Tuesday, said a press release.Chairman of the board of directors Azam J Chowdhury inaugurated the new branch being present as the chief guest on the occasion.Managing Director...
Our CorrespondentSIRAJGANJ, Nov 6: Fish cultivation on 260 bighas of water body of Soydabad village in Sirajganj Sadar upazila may change the lot of at least 2000 people of 350 families. These people are seeing a ray of hope from...
Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, Nov 6: A colourful procession and a discussion meeting were organised on the occasion of observance of National Cooperative (Samabay) Day in Rajshahi.The procession started from Zila Parishad auditorium and paraded various streets. The processionists then held a...
FE ReportManaging Director (MD) of the Continental Insurance Limited Md Hashmat Ali left Dhaka recently to attend the four-day 'Ninth Singapore Internatio-nal Reinsurance Conference'.The conference began Sunday and would continue until today (Wednesday), said a press release. Singapore Reinsurance Association,...
FE ReportBangladesh entrepreneurs have fetched export orders worth US$1.07 million by taking part in the China Sourcing Fair for Gift and Home Products in Hong Kong.Of the total order, $0.27 million was fetched as spot order and $0.8 million as...
Holiday at DSE, CSE todayThe offices of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) will remain closed today (Wednesday) on the occasion of National Revolution and Solidarity Day. Therefore, there will be no trading today. CDBL system remains...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending a financial assistance package that will better equip the Bangladesh government in its fight against corruption and enable it to establish a system of good governance that will pave the way for more...
At least 30 per cent of teachers in non-governmental educational institutions must be women, the government has said in an order, reports bdnews24.com. The order dated Nov 1 by the Ministry of Education said if the institutions failed to go...
SHERPUR, Nov 6 (UNB): The district BNP vice-president was sentenced to jail for 12 years for extortion and cheating.Joint district judge Sheikh Mafizur Rahman handed down the punishment to Fazlul Haq Lovelu on different charges. He was also fined Tk...
LONDON, Nov 6 (bdnews24.com): Election commissioners M Shakhawat Hussain and Sohul Hussain arrived in London Monday evening to have discussion with expatriate Bangladeshi on how they can vote in national polls from the UK. Deputy High Commissioner Ashraf Uddin Ahmed...
KHULNA, Nov 6 (UNB): Two more extortion cases were filed with Sadar thana here against detained Khulna City Mayor Sheikh Tayebur Rahman Monday night.Jahangir Alam, a sacked KCC messenger, filed one case against him for demanding Tk 0.15 million from...
Awami league acting president Zillur Rahman and general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam expressed deep shock at the death of former MP and district Awami League president Abdul Latib Mirza, reports UNB.In separate condolence messages, they said the country's has lost...
Retired lieutenant general Mir Shawkat Ali Tuesday claimed that he was misquoted by newspapers when he was asked to comment on the house arrest of former president Ziaur Rahman, reports bdnews24.com. Shawkat said it was one captain Hafizullah, not Hafizuddin...
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