MANILA, Aug 26 (AP): Southeast Asian countries and China agreed to strengthen product standards and safety, economic ministers said Sunday. The move follows recalls of several tainted Chinese products from international markets.Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai also defended the quality...
NEW DELHI, Aug 26 (AFP): India's Tata Steel, the world's sixth largest steelmaker since its purchase of Britain's Corus group, said it aimed to more than double production by 2015 as it celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding today....
TEHRAN, Aug 26 (AFP): Iran, OPEC's second largest oil producer, said yesterday it does not foresee any change in the cartel's output ceiling being decided on at the September 11 meeting in Vienna. "It seems that the current OPEC production...
HYDERABAD, (India), Aug 26 (AFP): Officials were combing for clues Sunday after a string of blasts blamed on militants ripped through the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, killing at least 42 people and injuring over 100. Three explosions rocked a...
ATHENS, Aug 26 (AFP): Hundreds of firefighters battled Sunday raging forest fires in southern Greece that have killed at least 49 people and forced the government to declare a state of emergency. Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis said in a message...
KABUL Aug 26 (AFP): US and Afghan troops killed more than a dozen militants who were attacking from positions in eastern Afghanistan and across the border in Pakistan, the US-led coalition said in a statement Sundayt said the Pakistan military...
COLUMBUS, (Ohio), Aug 26 (Agencies): Hundreds of thousands of people were without power after their homes were battered by fierce winds and flooding rainstorms that slammed the rain-soaked MidwestTornado warnings were issued Saturday afternoon for parts of central and southeast...
TEHRAN, Aug 26 (AFP): An Iranian army general today replaced a top aide to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a key interior ministry post in charge of organising elections, state broadcasting said. Armed forces spokesman General Alireza Afshar took over the...
YANGON, Aug 26 (AFP): A week after Myanmar's junta cracked down on peaceful protests against soaring fuel costs here, residents now live in fear, with few daring to venture out into a city swarming with plainclothes police. The streets of...
70 dead in India cholera outbreak BHUBANESWAR, (India), Aug 26: At least 70 people have died and another 1,500 people are suffering from cholera in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, officials said Sunday. The water-borne disease broke out in...
Pace spearhead Mashrafe Bin Mortaza-led Green team maintained their winning run in the twenty20 practice matches against Mohammad Ashraful-led Red team, winning the 3rd match by nine runs at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in the city Sunday, reports UNB.The...
Faced with a stiff target of 324, Vusi Sibanda and Hamilton Masakadza made a positive start and Tatenda Taibu kept Zimbabwe close to the required run rate. The openers couldn't make it past the forties but Taibu's intent suggested he...
Bangladesh National Cricket Academy team begins their Australia tour with the Institute Challenge one-day competition as they play Western Australia in their first match today (Monday) at the Marrara Cricket Ground 2, reports UNB.The visiting Academy team will face New...
Saiful KaiserThe Pakistan board forgave Shoaib Akhtar of indiscipline for the time being and suspended a Rs 300,000 fine. The fast bowler was also warned not to breach the board's code of conduct for another next six weeks. What if...
SHARIATPUR, Aug 25 (UNB): Army chief of Staff General Moeen U Ahmed today said an evil force wanted to destabilise the situation of the country but its design was frustrated. "An evil force taking advantage of a trifle incident on...
Shakhawat Hossain The Dhaka Tobacco has struck a deal with the Philip Morris International (PMI) to produce and market the globally reputed Marlboro cigarettes in Bangladesh."We have signed a deal with the Philip Morris," said managing director Bashir Uddin of...
Prof Anwar Hossain and Prof Harun-or-Rashid of Dhaka University (DU) were produced in the CMM court Saturday and given a four-day police remand against the backdrop of last week's campus turmoil, reports UNB. President of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student...
The government formed a one-member judicial inquiry commission headed by retired High Court (HC) judge Habibur Rahman Khan to investigate the incident involving army personnel and students on August 20 on Dhaka University (DU) campus, reports UNB.An official announcement Sunday...
FE Report Life in the city returned to near-normalcy Saturday as the curfew was eased for 17 hours from 6 am to 11 pm.City dwellers resumed their daily activities, shops and markets lifted their shutters and all modes of transport...
FE ReportThe council of advisers approved Saturday separate draft ordinances for the country's six city corporations with a provision for formation of a three-member panel of mayors.The panel of mayors will perform responsibilities in absence of the mayor."A new provision...
The results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations of 2007 will be published at 4:00 pm today (Sunday). Students can collect their results from their respective institutions or examination centres at the stipulated time. The results of...
Jasim Uddin HaroonThe country's tea export is likely to be doubled this year due to higher production, thanks to a favourable weather, planters said.They said the export of tea might reach nearly 7.0 million kilograms (kgs) this year against 3.0...
The interim government has decided to form a robust lobby in an attempt to avoid inclusion in an American 'watch list' for copyright violations, reports bdnews24.com.A senior commerce ministry official seeking anonymity told the news agency after a meeting at...
M Azizur RahmanSeveral international oil companies (IOCs) are looking for opportunities to get involved in hydrocarbon exploration in the country's potential onshore gas fields.Sources said Indian Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC), French oil giant Total, Scottish Cairn Energy,...
After a nine-day recess, the Supreme Court (SC) resumes today (Sunday) the hearings on state applications for leave to appeal against the High Court (HC) orders granting bail to detained ex-PM Sheikh Hasina in two extortion cases, reports UNB.On Aug...
The country's business and commerce that suffered on Thursday and Friday due to curfew and subsequent weekend is expected to become normal today (Sunday) as there will be no curfew from 5.0 am to 11pm today, reports UNB.Banking, insurance companies,...
FE ReportThe stock prices on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) declined in the week ended Wednesday last although the daily average turnover marked a rise.The prevalent situation in the country affected the market and trading took place four days instead...
Jo Johnson in New Delhi and Farhan Bokhari in Islamabad, FT Syndication ServicePakistan's Supreme Court ruling to allow Nawaz Sharif to return to the country has jeopardised negotiations over a power-sharing agreement between Benazir Bhutto and General Pervez Musharraf, analysts...
FE ReportThe government is likely to extend deadline for addressing the compliance issues, including that for implementation of minimum wages, in apparel units for a further one-month period, sources said. The current deadline for implementation of the compliance issues by...
Professor AFM Yusuf Haider Saturday said Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed had assured that the two detained teachers would be treated with honour, reports bdnews24.com.The acting vice-chancellor of Dhaka University (DU) made the disclosure at a press conference at his...
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