LONDON, July 2 (AFP): Sir Elton John closed a star- studded concert Sunday in memory of Princess Diana, with police looking on at London's Wembley stadium a day after Britain went on maximum security alert. Over 60,000 fans joined Britain's...
GLASGOW, (Scotland) July 2 ( Reuters): The police in Glasgow said Monday that two men, aged 20 and 25, have been arrested in the investigation of a fiery attack on the city's airport. Meanwhile, details emerged that authorities had been...
LONDON, July 2(AFP): More Europeans see the United States as a threat to global stability than Iran and North Korea combined, according to a poll published Monday. The Harris Interactive survey for the Financial Times showed that 32 per cent...
KHOST, (Afghanistan), July 2 (AFP): Unidentified gunmen assassinated a deputy education chief in eastern Afghanistan Monday, police said, in the latest attack on the country's schools system. Sayed Usman Hussaini was on his way to work in Khost province when...
US general optimistic about NKorea's nuclear disarmament SEOUL, July 2: A top US general Monday expressed optimism about North Korea's nuclear disarmament process but said the communist country still posed a threat to peace and stability. General B.B. Bell, commander...
MANILA, July 2 (AFP): Asia may need to establish its own monetary fund if it is to cope with future financial shocks similar to that which rocked the region 10 years ago, a regional forum was told here today. An...
GENEVA, July 2 (AFP): Governments, aid agencies and other international bodies must make more efforts to ensure the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are met on schedule by 2015, the UN said today. The global body in particular criticised...
BEIJING, July 2 (CEIS): China cannot accept the indiscriminate and automatic detention of four kinds of Chinese seafood by the United States and the ban on importing those products, a Chinese official in charge of quality supervision said. Li Changjiang,...
TOKYO, July 2 (AFP): Japanese business confidence held steady close to a two-year high and firms set aside more cash to invest in new plant and equipment, a key survey showed today, underpinning confidence in the economy. The Bank of...
NEW DELHI, July 2 (PTI): India may have entered into the top league of world economies on the back of robust economic growth and booming stock markets, but it ranks among the bottom ten when it comes to promoting small...
GENEVA, July 2 (AFP): A United Nations survey said today that there were still major shortcomings in business's approach to human rights and anti-corruption measures despite progress in adopting socially and environmentally responsible standards. The first report on the corporate...
BEIJING, July 2 (CEIS): China and Pakistan will start to cut or scrap tariffs on all products from July 1 to boost bilateral trade, Wang Xinpei, spokesman of the ministry of commerce, has said. The two-phase step is in accordance...
DUBAI, July 2 (PTI): Kuwait has welcomed the new deal with India on air traffic rights, saying it will help civil aviation links between the two countries. Both sides reached an agreement after three days of nerve-wracking talks following Kuwait's...
SEOUL, July 2 (AFP): South Korea's exports grew 15.9 per cent in June year-on-year to hit an all-time record of 32.3 billion dollars, raising hopes that economic recovery will pick up pace in the second half of this year. "Exports...
KATHMANDU, July 2 (Xinhua): About 18,000 child workers are working in the high risk mechanical sector in Nepal, out of which 25 per cent are of age 13 to 15 years, a report published here today said. According to the...
DUBAI, July 2 (PTI): About 27,500 immigrants, including 7,000 Indians residing illegally in Kuwait, have left during the two-month amnesty period granted by the government, country's interior ministry has said. The amnesty, which began May 1 and ended on June...
Shakhawat Hossain The Saudi prince, buyer-designate of the largely state-owned Rupali Bank, has empowered the existing bank management for taking appropriate measures including temporary recruitment to continue the smooth banking operation.On behalf of Prince Bandar Bin Mohammad Bin Abdulrahman Al-Saud...
Awami League presidium member Tofail Ahmed Monday spelt out a package of reform proposals for his party and the statecraft, seeking checks and balances between the power of the President and the Prime Minister to avert such political crisis as...
Doulot Akter MalaThe National Board of Revenue (NBR), in the backdrop of intensive drive against tax evasion, has surpassed the enhanced target for income collection by Tk 1.6 billion in the just concluded fiscal year (2006-07). The board collected income...
Jasim Uddin Haroon A fresh statutory regulatory order (SRO) is likely to be issued relating to introduction of freight forwarding licence to bring discipline in the business.Sources at the National Board of Revenue (NBR) said it might be issued the...
The Election Commission will sit with the political parties to discuss the draft electoral law reforms unless the parties' reforms are completed under the current purge, reports UNB.Even if the ban on indoor politics goes, the EC would not hold...
FE ReportThe total market capitalisation on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Monday crossed $ 7.0 billion-mark with the closing of the benchmark index near 2200 points due to buoyant trading of issues under banking, insurance, power and mutual funds.Earlier the...
FE ReportThe World Bank has suggested modernisation of its economic zone regime by Bangladesh through enhanced public-private partnership, reflecting international best practices. "Bangladesh should pursue reforms that leverage the benefits of public-private partnerships, combining public sector regulation with private sector-driven...
Two sets of rules on judicial service designed to implement the 12-point directives of the Supreme Court (SC) to free the judiciary from the influence of the executive came into effect from Sunday, reports bdnews24.com. The rules are Bangladesh Judicial...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Monday issued notices to 17 corrupt suspects, including former ministers Moudud Ahmed and Aminul Haque, directing them to submit their wealth statements within seven working days, reports UNB."The notices were issued today (Monday) asking the 17...
COX'S BAZAR, July 2: The connecting point of the high-tech undersea submarine cable came under threat near Kalatali beach just one year after the inauguration as erosion of the coast by the sea took a serious turn near the site....
Mohammad Ishtiaq of Bangladesh Army has been appointed Ambassador to Turkey, an official announcement said Monday. — UNB
FE Report The government is considering introducing unified tax identification number (UTIN) instead of the present tax identification number (TIN) and business identification number (BIN) to make the tax payment system more simplified. Chairman of the National Board of Revenue...
FE Report The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked eight commercial banks, which had drawing arrangements with the London-based First Solution Money Transfer Ltd., to submit latest transaction profile reports of the company immediately. "We have asked the banks to submit...
M Azizur RahmanThe cabinet committee on government purchase Monday approved proposals of five lowest bidders to set up ten small power plants (SPPs) at separate locations to generate over 200 megawatts (MW) of electricity across the country.Summit Power has obtained...
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