The third expert-group meeting on BIMSTEC business visa scheme began Tuesday in the city to make modalities of issuing easy visas for the qualified businessmen of member countries under a move towards boosting economic cooperation in the realm of the...
FE Report City's taxi cab operators said Tuesday that there should be replacement of old and defective cabs for providing better services to commuters. The operators under a newly formed organisation styled Bangladesh Association of Taxi Cab Operators (BATCO) said...
FE Report The Dutch government will provide financial support to the private sector entrepreneurs of Bangladesh for investment in small and medium enterprises in joint ventures with the companies of the Netherlands in the country."In providing assistance we will focus...
Our CorrespondentSIRAJGANJ, Nov 27: Wheat production in all the upazilas of the district may fall short of target due to shortage of quality seeds, bad weather and non availability of agricultural loans. The Agricultural Extension Department (AED) of Sirajganj said...
FE ReportA four-day long Japan Trade Fair will begin November 29 at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre (BCFCC) in the city. The fair is being organised by Japan Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce (JBCC), Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro) and Shoo-Koo-Kai...
FE ReportBRAC Bank Limited has recently signed a nationwide collection service deal with Unilever Bangladesh Limited.BRAC Bank Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Imran Rahman and Unilever Bangladesh Chairman and Managing Director Rakesh Mohan signed the agreement on behalf...
FE ReportManaging Director of BOC Bangladesh Ltd Waliur Rahman Bhuiyan and Managing Director of Siemens Bangladesh Ltd Rudolf P Klink have recently been elected president and vice-president respectively of the Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) for 2007-09...
Our correspondentBOGRA, Nov 26: A discussion meeting of Dhaka Bank was held in Bogra Saturday. Shahed Noman Managing Director of the bank was present as the chief guest. Managers and officials of five North Bengal branches of the bank were...
Recommendation of dividendYousuf Flour: The board of directors of Yousuf Flour Mills Limited has recommended 3.0 per cent stock dividend for its shareholders for the year 2006-2007. The annual general meeting (AGM) of the company will be held on December...
CHANTILLY, Va, Nov 27 (Agencies): A long-awaited world trade deal will remain out of reach until developing countries agree to open their markets to more US farm goods, the head of the largest US farm organisation said yesterday. Bob Stallman,...
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 27 (AP): A consortium of companies planning an undersea cable linking eastern Africa with Europe Monday won the funding it needed to start construction, a move organisers said will bring this part of the world affordable and...
DETRO, Nov 27 (Reuters): An escalating mortgage crisis will push another 1.4 million US homes into foreclosure and drive nationwide property values lower by 7 per cent next year, according to a report released Tuesday by a group representing city...
HANOI, Nov 27 (Xinhua): Vietnam is estimated to lure more than 15 billion US dollars in the first 11 months of this year, the biggest-ever figure in such a period, local newspaper Youth reported today. Nearly 1,300 foreign-invested projects worth...
FRANKFURT, Nov 27 (AFP): European Central Bank vice president Lucas Papademos said yesterday that the ECB faced an uncomfortable combination of rising inflation and slower growth in the months ahead. "The current conjuncture seems to point to an uncomfortable, though...
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 27 (Xinhua): The trade between China and South Africa has witnessed rapid growth in recent years with officials estimating that the bilateral trade volume could reach 14 billion US dollars this year. The bilateral trade this year could...
FE ReportBangladesh Insurance Executive Club (BIEC) has been formed with Global Insurance Ltd Managing Director ABM Nurul Haq as its president and Prime Islami Life Managing Director Kazi Md Mortuza Ali as secretary general. The other office bearers of the...
MUMBAI, Nov 27 (Reuters): Indian mustard seed futures are expected to trade higher and reach new highs this week on trailing rabi, or winter crop, acreage, and soaring international crude oil prices, analysts said."Sowing is in its fag end and...
SINGAPORE, Nov 27 (AFP): Oil prices retreated in Asia trade today after threatening the symbolic 100-dollar level, though concerns over tight supplies continued to support the market, dealers said. In afternoon trade New York's main contract, light sweet crude for...
Dak KopecMany people often wonder what an environmental psychologist does and why one would want to study the field. There is no easy answer to this question. One way that a practicing environmental psychologist helps is in collaboration with prospective...
For the last 30 years South East Asian countries have competed to attract tourists. Today the focus is on quality not just quantity. Part of this strategy is to attract retirement and second home (RSH) purchasers, according to a recent...
Broderick PerkinsIf you are buying or selling a home in Silicon Valley, now is the time, perhaps more than ever, to be sure you hire someone who has his or her finger on the pulse of a specific micro-market. That...
Gaining financial security is the reason why people turn to investment property, because it has been, and continues to be, one of the most solid investments around.Investing in property represents the best reward vs. risk investment you can make for...
According to CB Richard Ellis, a total of 11 new Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) were listed in Asia during the first half of 2007, bringing REIT market capitalisation to over US$80 billion as of June 2007. REIT capitalisation in...
According to recent data released by Jones Lang La Salle the Bangkok property market is less buoyant than last year due mainly to economic factors such as low levels of consumption and investment.Thanks to strong market fundamentals, most of the...
Two centuries by Farhad Hossain and Anisur Rahman enabled Rajshahi Division to score 256 for 5 in 89.2 overs against lowly Sylhet Division on the first day of the four-day 6th round match of the Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 9th National...
Opener Shahriar Nafees, who couldn't find a place in the ODI squad for the upcoming New Zealand tour, hit a century as Barisal Division scored 264 for 9 in 90 overs in the 1st innings against Chittagong Division on the...
WASHINGTON, Nov 27 (BBC): United States (US) President George W Bush has warned 'difficult compromises' will be needed to secure an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal at talks due to open in Maryland. Speaking at a dinner for the main participants Monday,...
LONDON, Nov 27 (AFP): The general secretary of Britain's ruling Labour party announced his resignation Monday over a secret party funding revelation, in the latest blow to Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Peter Watt admitted that he had failed to properly...
PESHAWAR, Nov 27 (AFP): Pakistani troops have re-captured a strategic mountain from pro-Taliban militants in the northwest Swat valley and shut down their pirate radio station, officials and residents said Tuesday. The provincial government said security forces had secured more...
WASHINGTON, Nov 27 (AFP): The United States (US) urged China here Monday to back a new UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution mandating tougher sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, saying a deal with Beijing was possible soon. Secretary of...
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