Volume 4 Number 102 Fri. September 05, 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 World Others About Us Contact Advertisement Suppliments Archives Business   Govt on headhunting for SEC supremo Poor remuneration package discourages prospective nominees Poor remuneration package is discouraging prospective nominees from taking over as the chief of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).   Ctg businessmen want hassle free tax admin Chittagong businessmen have urged the government to ensure a hassle free tax administration with simplified VAT realisation system.   Ensure market access for all products of LDCs Make Trade Fair Alliance demands ahead of Cancun meet On the eve of WTO ministerial meeting in Cancun, the Make Trade Fair Alliance, Bangladesh has demanded binding commitments by all WTO members on market access for all products of the poor nations to the   First organic tea launched Meena Tea, the first organic tea produced in Bangladesh, was formally launched at Meena Bazar superstore in Dhaka yesterday.   Taka remains under pressure Taka remained under pressure against the US dollar in inter-bank trade yesterday as traders sold euro and yen on profit-taking, dealers said.   India for $30b annual trade with ASEAN by '07 Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee yesterday urged ASEAN and Indian businesses to aim for an annual trade turnover of 30 billion dollars by 2007.   US pushes Asia to float currencies US Treasury Secretary John Snow said Thursday he would keep pushing Asian nations to adopt more flexible currency policies and there were some signs that Asian policymakers were ready to let their currencies     Advertisement