The Daily Star: Internet Edition Fri. December 02, 2005

Vol. 5 Num 539

Fri. December 02, 2005


News
Today's Index
Front Page
Business
Sports
Metropolitan
Culture
General


Views
Editorial
Letters to Editor
Write to Editor


Sections
Urban
World


Others
About Us
Contact
Advertisement
Supplements
Archives

Business

Better social security key to fighting terrorism
French economist Jacques Attali talks to The Daily Star
Ongoing terrorist activity is not a specific Bangladeshi problem, it is everywhere in the world and Bangladesh has to face it boldly, observed Jacques Attali, founder and president of PlaNet Finance.

Interest rates of govt savings schemes up
Investment limit doubles
The government has revised up the interest rates of national savings schemes by 1.

Thai Airways takes over management of Shah Amanat Int¿l Airport
The management of the Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong has been handed over to Thai Airways International Public Company Limited.

WTO credibility at stake in HK meeting: US
Troubled trade talks promise little benefit to the world economy unless more progress is made on cutting tariffs next month in Hong Kong, US trade representative Rob Portman said.

Slower growth in Asia in ’06 amid rates, fuel hike: Rating agency
Asia's economic prospects for 2006 remain upbeat with recovering exports supporting regional growth but rising interest rates and fuel prices will cap growth, Fitch Ratings said Thursday.

China's share of US textile market to hit 19.8pc by 2008
A new Sino-US textile pact is expected to boost the market share of Chinese textile products in the United States to 19.8 percent by 2008 from 6.7 percent in 2004, China's Commerce Ministry said Thursday.

Basis software exhibition concludes
The five-day Basis Softexpo-2005 at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre (BCFCC) concluded yesterday.

Forum for fair trade begins today
A two-day "People's Solidarity Forum for Fair Trade" begins in Dhaka today to initiate campaign for fundamental change in the unjust rules and institutions governing international trade ahead of the WTO

Call to make compliance of auditing standards mandatory
Speakers at a seminar have voiced their disappointment over the non-compliance of auditing and accounting standards by the companies, calling for new laws to make it mandatory.