Shahiduzzaman Khan THE caretaker government announced a comprehensive reform programme last week for the state-owned jute mills in order to make them profitable and viable units. Under the programme announced by the jute and textiles adviser, four state-owned jute mills,...
Haider Rizvi from the United NationsTHE nuclear mishap caused by the recent earthquake in Japan has unleashed another wave of environmental concerns about the use of nuclear technology to meet the world's energy needs."Nuclear power is hardly the safe panacea...
Amin IbrahimTHE government decided years ago that it would make laws to control noise pollution. Accordingly, the draft of an act was prepared that recommended Taka 10,000 as fine and maximum six months of imprisonment for producing noise higher than...
WE are the two daughters of Shaheed Major Najmul Haque, who was the Commander of Sector 7 of the liberation forces until his death on September 26, 1971. As the commander of the then EPR, Naogaon, he was the pioneer...
WHAT has been the reaction of all sections of people in Bangladesh to the second caretaker government (CG) that was constituted last January? The reactions have by and large been positive.The people in general expressed a feeling of deliverance from...
Md. Shafiqur Rahman, PhD and Rukhsana Shaheen, PhDTHROUGHOUT history, in all societies and civilisations, people have demonstrated episodes of dramatic, often melodramatic, behaviour. Study of the nature of these episodes has evolved into a loosely defined field of sociology-collective behaviour....
M.I. AliTHE top agenda of the principals of One Eleven is to bring about a change in the dictatorial and autocratic character of the two major political parties who dominate the politics of the country. The preferred way of bringing...
Lukanyo MnyandaInvestors in South Africa's bond market are pushing debt prices lower as state workers win wage increases and the central bank raises interest rates to tame a spending spree by consumers. The nation's bonds have lost 1.7 percent since...
WASHINGTON, July 21 (Agencies): World Bank president Robert Zoellick backed yesterday fresh proposals to drive the deadlocked round of World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations to a conclusion this year. "A major final push will be needed to close the gaps...
BEIJING, July 21 (PTI): China has strongly opposed anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations by the US into imported Chinese steel tubes and woven sacks, saying that such measures threatened bilateral trade ties. "The US government continues the mistake of imposing anti-dumping...
LONDON, July 21 (PTI): India's Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath has been honoured as global 'FDI Personality of the Year 2007' by a Financial Times Group publication, earlier won by Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva and Mexican...
BRUSSELS, July 21 (AFP): The European Commission urged South Korea yesterday to make a better offer in their next round of trade talks in September, after five days of negotiations in Brussels involving some 180 officials. "Negotiations have just concluded....
BEIJING, July 21 (AFP): China's central bank announced yesterday it will raise interest rates for the third time this year in an effort to cool-but not stop-an economy that is growing at its fastest pace in over a decade. Benchmark...
LONDON, July 21 (AFP): World oil prices soared close to record heights this week, energised by concerns over tight global supplies and keen demand led by the United States and China. Base metals tin and lead hammered record high points,...
NEW YORK, July 21 (AFP): The European single currency soared to a new record high against the dollar yesterday as the US currency continued to be undermined by housing market worries. The euro at 2100 GMT fetched 1.3820 dollars from...
JAKARTA, July 21 (Xinhua): Indonesia's state-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina and power utility PLN are expected to sign contracts worth 1 billion US dollars with a number of South Korean companies after one year of negotiations on energy sector....
ABU DHABI, July 21 (Xinhua): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched its own product quality mark, the Emirates Quality Mark (EQM), local newspaper Khaleej Times reported yesterday. The EQM is part of the UAE Product Certification Scheme developed by...
BEIJING, Jul 21 (PTI): Amid a global scare on 'Made in China' products, the government yesterday said it has revoked the business licenses of two companies that exported wheat protein tainted with toxic chemicals to the United States, and banned...
KATHMANDU, July 21 (Xinhua): Nepal's Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DFTQC) is to launch a program to monitor pesticide residue in food items in the country, The Himalayan Times reported today. According to the daily, the program includes...
FE ReportOne-to-one business meetings between the local business entrepreneurs and visiting 50-member Chinese economic and trade delegation will be held today (Sunday) in the city's Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre.Assistant Minister of Chinese Ministry of Commerce Wang Chao, Chinese Ambassador in...
President Iajuddin Ahmed formally opens the Indo-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IBCCI) at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the city today, reports BSS.Finance and Commerce Adviser AB Mirza Azizul Islam and Indian State Minister for Commerce Jairam Ramesh...
Speakers at a function in the city Saturday underscored the need for improving the quality of products through appropriate development of human resources in garments sector, the highest foreign exchange earner, to boost national economy, reports BSS. To boost export,...
FE ReportA two-day workshop on 'Loan Syndication' organised by Education Excellence, a consulting, education and communication firm, began at Spectra Convention Centre at Gulshan in the city Saturday.Vice-chancellor of Northern University M Shamsul Haq inaugurated the workshop, said a press...
A workshop on "Contribution of Insurance to Bangladesh Economy" organised by the Bangladesh Insurance Association was held at a city hotel recently, said a press release. Finance Adviser AB Mirza Azizul Islam was present as the chief guest in the...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG Jul 21: The 11th annual general meeting (AGM) of Aramit Cement Ltd (ACL) was held at the conference room of Chittagong Club in the port city Thursday.Chairman of the company's board of directors and Managing Director of Investment...
Sarwar Zahan US dollar lost ground against Bangladesh taka (BDT) last week because of moderate demand for the greenback. The exchange rate of the greenback moved between Tk 68.60 and Tk 68.63 against the previous week's range between Tk 68.60...
FE ReportPremier Bank Training Institute organised a day-long workshop on "Credit Risk Grading (CRG)" for the bank's officials in the city recently.Managing Director of the bank Abu Haniff Khan inaugurated the workshop as the chief guest. While delivering his speech,...
FE ReportA two-day workshop on 'Loan Syndication' organised by Education Excellence, a consulting, education and communication firm, began at Spectra Convention Centre at Gulshan in the city Saturday.Vice-chancellor of Northern University M Shamsul Haq inaugurated the workshop, said a press...
FE ReportSanofi-aventis, the largest global pharmaceutical company in the country, organised an awareness programme Friday to improve prevention, treatment, care and services for people with epilepsy. A number of doctors, specialists and patients suffering from epilepsy, gathered together on a...
FE ReportBerger Paints (BD) Limited has opened three more outlets at Uposhahar, Terminal Road and Bishwanath in Sylhet. Managing Director of the company Masih Ul Karim inaugurated the outlets recently, said a press release.Among others, Director (Operations) of Berger Paints...
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