Volume 4 Number 284 Mon. March 15, 2004       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 Point-counterpoint Metropolitan National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives Business   Post-MFA challenges Invest in infrastructure to rescue RMG Speakers tell workshop Bangladesh needs to invest more in infrastructure and backward linkage industry to help readymade garments face post-MFA (multi-fibre arrangement) challenges, speakers observed at a workshop in Dhakayesterday.   Trading of new securities under CDS from May 2 Electronic settlement of share trading under central depository system (CDS) of some new securities will begin on May 2.   Promote labour intensive sectors to cut poverty Discussion on PRSP suggests Speakers at a discussion yesterday called for promoting labour intensive sectors like poultry, food processing, tea, ship-breaking, jute and textile to help reduce poverty.   Trading of new securities under CDS from May 2 Electronic settlement of share trading under central depository system (CDS) of some new securities will begin on May 2.   Khosru for lower interest rate to survive in export market Commerce Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday called for reducing financial service charges including interest on lending to six or seven percent to make the country's products competitivein   5-year policy for producing all kinds of seeds soon The government is going to formulate a five-year policy for producing all kinds of hybrid seeds domestically to meet growing demand in the country.   MS rod price hike Price adjustment of govt contracts demanded Contractors have appealed to the government for price adjustment for the contracts awarded before price hike of MS rod.   Concord, BPC sign deal to develop Foy's Lake Foy's Lake in Chittagong will be developed as an attractive tourist spot under private management.   Dutch catalogue show in Dhaka from Saturday A two-day Dutch catalogue show begins at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel on Saturday.   Janata Bank takes step to remit money from Greece Janata Bank has stepped up its efforts to increase the flow of remittance to Bangladesh from Greece.   India to have new wholesale price index India is preparing to have a revised series of the index of wholesale prices (WPI) with an updated base year.   WTO prepares to resume deadlocked trade talks Six months after a World Trade Organisation ministerial meeting broke up in disarray in Cancun member states are about to resume global trade liberalisation talks by tackling one of the toughest issues:     Advertisement