Vol. 5 Num 190 Sun. December 05, 2004       Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Sports National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives Business Government clueless over fate of divested state-owned enterprises The government is ignorant of the present status of the state-owned enterprises (SoEs) it divested in over a decade of privatisation history due to absence of any monitoring mechanism.   Govt urged to ensure benefits in case of retrenchment Garment workers demand ahead of post MFA Bangladesh National Council (BNC) of Textiles Garment and Leather Workers urged the government to ensure legal benefits for workers as per the labour laws if they are retrenched from jobs.   Diversification key to reviving jute industry Jute fair begins tomorrow Jute diversification is now the best means to restore the country's jute industry and government should pay more attention in this regard, Jute and Textile Minister Shajahan Siraj said at a press conference Pizza Hut celebrates 1st yr with special meal offer Pizza Hut yesterday announced an exclusive meal offer for Tk 99 celebrating its first year in Bangladesh.   OECD tells weaker nations to prepare for textile big bang The abolition of textiles quotas on January 1, spells trouble for countries that fail to adapt to giants, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says.   Global cos cautious on high energy price, weak dollar Companies around the world reported the chill effects of high energy prices and a falling dollar this week, but barometers of aggregate global economic activity continue to flash more positive signals.   Tk3.6cr Danish grant for mobile phone messaging services Denmark has approved Tk 3.   11-day women entrepreneurs' workshop begins in Sylhet An eleven-day training workshop for women entrepreneurs began at Tikorpara village of Beanibazar in Sylhet yesterday.   MCCI delegation leaves for Delhi A 20-member delegation of Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), yesterday left for New Delhi to attend the Economic Summit 2004, organised by the World Economic Forum.   Indian forex reserve hits $126b on Nov 26 India's foreign exchange reserves rose to a record $126.923 billion on Nov. 26 from $125.098 billion a week earlier, the Reserve Bank of India said in its weekly statistical supplement yesterday.   New EU finance chief slams call for budget cut The EU's new budget chief criticised calls by the bloc's richest states to limit EU spending to one percent of gross national income (GNI), saying it would not amount to a freeze but a big funding cut.     Advertisement