More than 20 million (2 crore) mobile phone subscribers found communication breakdown Wednesday evening as the government asked the operators to shut down their network, reports UNB. Information available from Grameenphone Grahok Kotha said the government had asked the mobile...
ISLAMABAD, Aug 22(AP): Benazir Bhutto, the former prime minister of Pakistan, detailed for the first time a plan to keep the country's US-allied president in office under a power-sharing deal she said would strengthen the fight against terrorism.General Pervez Musharraf...
FE ReportShares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell Wednesday in thin trade as student violence that spread across the country dampened the sentiment of investors, market operators said.They said prices of majority shares declined pulling down all the market...
CHITTAGONG, Aug 22 (BSS): Authorities have taken necessary measures to keep the operation of Chittagong Port normal during the curfew. "We have started issuing curfew passes for the port employees and other people involved in the process of delivering the...
Amy Yee, FT Syndication ServiceNEW DELHI: India's software lobby group sought to dispel what it said was the myth that China would overtake India's lead in software outsourcing and services, claiming that its Asian rival lags three to five years...
The British High Commission Wednesday criticised a section of visa agents for cheating people through lucrative advertisements on employment in the United Kingdom (UK), reports BSS.The HC in a press release Wednesday said a number of visa agents have been...
CHITTAGONG, Aug 22 (UNB): Four workers were killed and 16 others injured in a furnace boiler explosion in an auto re-rolling mill at Banubazar village in Sitakunda Upazila here Wednesday early morning.The deceased were identified as Sumon (20), Nasir (18),...
FE ReportThe US dollar was stable against the Bangladesh taka (BDT) Wednesday in the inter-bank foreign exchange market due to moderate demand for the greenback, fund managers said.The exchange rate of the dollar against the BDT fluctuated between the range...
Bird flu kills Balinese woman, raises death toll to 84JAKARTA, Aug 22 (AP): An Indonesian woman became the second person to die of bird flu on the resort island of Bali, bringing the death toll in the nation hardest hit...
Adviser for LGRD and Cooperatives Mohammad Anwarul Iqbal Wednesday urged the women to get involved in the cooperative movement to help raise the country's socio- economic progress, reports BSSHe referred to the women's minimum involvement in the cooperative movement and...
BAGHDAD, Aug 22 (Reuters): Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki reacted sharply on Wednesday to U.S. criticism of his government's slow progress towards reconciliation in a clear sign of growing tension with his most important ally.Speaking during a visit to Damascus,...
FE ReportBangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA), in a press release, has said, the news of recent labour unrest in the country's export processing zones (EPZs), published exaggeratedly in some newspapers, are related to just accidental incidents which occurred due...
FE ReportThe renovated and newly decorated Motijheel branch of National Bank Ltd (NBL) has recently been inaugurated in the city's 3 Rajuk Avenue. NBL Managing Director M Aminuzzaman formally inaugurated the branch as the chief guest. Among others, NBL Deputy...
FE ReportIslami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) has taken massive or conducting post-flood rehabilitation activities. This was decided in a meeting of relief activities conducting committee formed by the bank in the city recently.Chaired by Vice Chairman of the bank Zainul...
FE Report Square Hospitals Limited and Bank Alfalah Limited have signed a corporate agreement in the city recently. Square Hospitals Director KM Saiful Islam and Bank Alfalah Head of Finance and Administration Shawkat Hossain signed the agreement on behalf of...
TOKYO, Aug 22 (Internet) : Asian stock markets got off to a mixed start Wednesday with Tokyo lower in early deals as a global rally showed signs of losing momentum amid continued nervousness about US mortgage problems. Investors took a...
Announcement of EGM venueThe fourth extra-ordinary general meeting (EGM) of Social Investment Bank Limited will be held on September 10, 2007 at 10:00 am at Bashundhara City Grand Hall, Panthapath in the city. Other information of the EGM of the...
LONDON, Aug 22 (Internet): European stocks gained on speculation the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates to ease a credit crunch and support economic growth. Societe Generale SA and Man Group Plc paced an advance by financial stocks. Neste...
Our Correspondent CHITTAGONG, Aug 22: As the owners of refineries have adopted unethical practice in supplying edible oil instead of prompt supply a kind of instability in the price level of the same is persisting in the markets. Side by...
FE Report The flood relief committee of the Dhaka Bank Limited (DBL) has decided to deduct one day's basic salary of the employees (officer and above) to assist the flood-hit people of the country as a part of corporate social...
FE Report Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL) opened the 22th branch of the bank at Motijheel Commercial Area in the city Wednesday. SJIBL board of directors' Chairman Sajjatuz Jumma inaugurated the branch as the chief guest.Also present in the inaugural...
Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, Aug 16: Association for Social for Advancement(ASA started distributing Tk 1.00 million interest-free loan among one thousand flood victims in the district. ASA arranged a loan distribution function at Char-Chartala of Ashuganj upazila. Brahmanbaria district Deputy Commissioner (DC)...
FE ReportHolcim, the leading cement manufacturer of the country, distributed relief among flood victims of Sonargaon Upazilla in Narayanganj recently.The major areas of Sonargaon including Jaochar, Mangalorgao and Pirojpur have been inundated with floodwaters. Many people of the areas are...
FE ReportA three-day training workshop on 'quality management system (QMS) for SME exports' began Tuesday in the city. The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) in cooperation with German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) organised the workshop at the former's auditorium.GTZ...
BAGHDAD, Aug 22 (AFP): Fourteen American soldiers were killed in northern Iraq Wednesday when their Blackhawk transport helicopter crashed during a pre-dawn flight, US command said in a statement. "Initial indications are that the aircraft experienced a mechanical malfunction. There...
WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (AP): The CIA's top leaders failed to use their available powers, never developed a comprehensive plan to stop al-Qaida and missed crucial opportunities to thwart two hijackers in the run-up to Sept. 11, the agency's own watchdog...
NEW DELHI, Aug 22 (AFP): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe launched top-level talks in India Wednesday after promising a major fillip for trade and ties between the two Asian countries. India and Japan are working to seal a comprehensive economic...
GHAZNI, Afghanistan, Aug 22 (AFP): Two shepherd boys were killed in the cross- fire as police clashed with Taliban rebels in southern Afghanistan, police said today. The children, from a nomadic tribe, died in fighting in the southern Afghan province...
SINGAPORE, Aug 22 (AFP): Nuclear safety issues are expected to feature prominently in talks among Southeast Asian ministers here Thursday as more countries look to nuclear as an alternative energy amid soaring oil prices, diplomatic sources said. The Association of...
WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (AFP): Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto Tuesday urged President Pervez Musharraf to present a power-sharing reform package by the end of August, saying her party was becoming jittery with approaching elections. "I have shared with General Musharraf...
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