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Dhaka, Thursday August 28 2008

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News 2008

Fresh SEC move to amend direct listing regulations

Kayes M Sohel
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken a fresh initiative to amend the direct listing... read more>>

PRSP-II: Is bumpy ride ahead?

Shahiduzzaman Khan
While the Planning Commission has readied the second version of the poverty reduction strategy paper (PRSP) with... read more>>

Credit flow to private sector goes up by 25pc in FY '08

Siddique Islam
Credit growth to the private sector had recorded a significant 25 per cent rise in the... read more>>

POLITICS & POLICIES

Upazila election to be held before JS poll: EC

The Election Commission (EC) reaffirmed that it was moving ahead with October 23 as a tentative date for... read more>>

Emergency withdrawal precondition for credible election, says UK envoy

SYLHET, Aug 27 (BSS): British High Commissioner (HC) in Bangladesh Stephen Evans today said withdrawal of emergency is... read more>>

COMPANIES & FINANCE

HSBC opens business dev office at Adamjee EPZ

FE Report
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Ltd in Bangladesh formally opened a business development office at... read more>>

Pvt ICDs given two months to fulfill terms, conditions

Our Correspondent
CHITTAGONG, Aug 27: Chittagong Customs House (CCH) has given two months' time to the private Inland... read more>>

BUSINESS/ECONOMY

Weather risk hedging seen boosting global economy

NEW YORK, Aug 27 (Reuters): Insuring against weather-related calamity in this era of global warming might seem the... read more>>




	Director of Bangladesh Export Import Co Ltd OK Chowdhury presiding over the 35th AGM of the company in the city Tuesday. (Story on page 16)

SPORTS

Hockey Federation goes to poll today

Bangladesh Hockey Federation goes to poll today (Thursday) at the National Sports Council premises to elect 19 executive... read more>>

Bangladesh crushes Northern Territory by 120 runs

An all-round performance from Mehrab Hossain Jr-- an unbeaten 132 runs and a three-wicket haul-- helped touring Bangladesh... read more>>

WORLD

Russia reaches out to China as West fumes over Georgia

MOSCOW, Aug 27 (AFP): Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was to meet his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao Wednesday, as... read more>>

Hillary Clinton tells Democrats to unite behind Obama

DENVER, Aug 27 (Agencies): Hillary Rodham Clinton closed the book on her 2008 presidential bid with an emphatic... read more>>

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News Watch


	ICB Islamic Bank MD resigns

	Mosques urged to follow similar order for Khatam Tarabi

	BRAC bags largest humanitarian award

	Dhaka, Bangkok agree to revive joint commission soon

LAST PAGE

Freight forwarders won't be allowed to operate without licences from Sept

'Dhaka making steady progress on anti-money laundering issues'

Deals with IOCs likely by October

Govt directs SBC to settle pending reinsurance claims quickly

METRO/COUNTRY

President for Lanka-Bangla ties for strengthening defence sector

Dhaka, Bangkok agree to revive jt commission soon

'Food security' can play vital role to develop new agro technologies

Ctg people worried over WASA’s excessive fees on deep tubewells

EDITORIAL

Reining in food-price induced inflation

Power : Strange delay in opting for the best option

The business in the 21st century

MARKET & COMMODITIES

Oil prices higher on Hurricane Gustav

Strong demands, higher prices feature the market

GP partnership with Sightsavers

Euro rises in Asia as traders take profits

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Honour women

When bribe is the best lubricant of government machinery

Revised RPO (Amendment, 2008), constitution and democracy

Weather risk hedging seen boosting global economy

ASEAN faces economic slowdown but no risk of stagflation

Thrust on mkt driven model to make rural household energy drive sustainable

Bureau Veritas clarifies some points of FE report

German economy nearing danger zone

Brazil appeals for WTO sanctions on US cotton

Jordan, Canada sign free trade agreement

HSBC opens business dev office at Adamjee EPZ

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