BIMSTEC ministerial meeting next month
Agreement offering regional transit facility to landlocked members likely
Nazmul Ahsan An agreement on Trade in Goods under the BIMSTEC Free Trade Area, providing for regional transit facilities...
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Petrobangla for increasing LPG import to face gas crisis
State-owned Petrobangla wants the government to encourage the private sector to increase liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imports to...
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ECNEC likely to approve 300mw S'ganj plant today
FHM Humayan Kabir State-owned company EGCB will start construction of a 300-megawatt power plant at Siddhirganj early next year...
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POLITICS & POLICIES
Two bills placed before JS for approval
FE Report The Pesticides (Amendments) Bill, 2009 was tabled in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Monday with some amendments to...
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Bangladesh Paribesh Bachao Andolon formed a human chain at Dhaka University Campus in the city Monday demanding cancellation of PSC agreement for looting mineral resources in the Bay of Bengal and punishment to perpetrators of recent police attack on members of Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Energy, Power and Ports. — FocusBangla Photo
COMPANIES & FINANCE
StanChart Bangladesh wins prestigious FinanceAsia Country Award 2009
Standard Chartered Bank has been named the "Best Foreign Commercial Bank in Bangladesh 2009" by FianaceAsia, a leading...
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Square Pharma approves 40 pc cash, 25 pc stock dividend,export rises 59 per cent
FE Report Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has declared cash dividend at the rate of 40 per cent and stock dividend...
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SPORTS
Dhaka MSC rope in 15 cricketers including Tamim Iqbal
Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club completed the formalities of signing 15 leading cricketers including the star national opener Tamim...
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England v Australia, 2nd ODI
All-rounder Johnson condemns England to defeat
Already, two matches into this series, a pattern is developing as Australia claimed a 2-0 lead with 39-run...
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WORLD
Ahmadinejad bars talks on Iran's 'undeniable' nuclear rights
TEHRAN, Sept 7 (AFP) : President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Monday ruled out talks on Iran's "undeniable" nuclear rights, as...
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Karzai to talk with Taliban within 100 days
PARIS, Sept 7 (AFP): Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai hopes to hold peace talks with the Taliban within 100...
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