Volume 4 Number 94 Thu. August 28, 2003       Advertise with The Daily Star -- Advertising on the Website    Advertising in the Printed E dition-- Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Political Sports Foreign Relations Metropolitan National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections Others About Us Contact Advertisement Suppliments Archives Business   Poor BKB performance draws Saifur wrath Finance and Planning Minister M Saifur Rahman yesterday lashed out at the Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) for its poor performance and corruption.   Govt forms group ahead of FTA negotiations In a bid to prepare inputs for negotiations on free trade agreement (FTA), the government yesterday formed a 'Free Trade Group' (FTG) with the representatives from major chambers and associations.   Oriental Bank launches two new schemes The Oriental Bank Limited launched two new deposit schemes -- 'Privileged Citizen Scheme' and 'Six Years Double Growth Scheme' -- on Tuesday.   Padma Oil to market Total Lubricants Improve performance or face privatisation State minister warns three BPC companies] "Improve performance or face privatisation," State Minister for Energy and Mineral Resources AKM Mosharraf Hossain warned the three subsidiary distribution companies under Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation   CM Alam next SEC chairman Chaklader Mohammad Alam is going to be the next chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).   3-day fair on medical equipment from Oct 3 Medexpo 2003, a three-day international exhibition of medical equipment and services will be held from October 3 to 5 in Dhaka.   S'pore workers get expensive Singapore's workers have become more expensive than those in the United States and Australia, according to an international survey.   WTO envoys push for deal on cheap medicines WTO envoys tried Wednesday to finalise a deal that would ensure a supply of lifesaving medicines in poor countries, seeking to settle a row that has long cast a shadow over global trade talks.     Advertisement