Volume 4 Number 251 Mon. February 09, 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   Steel, iron prices still steep even after strike ends The prices of iron and steel products show no sign of easing up even one month into the end of a strike in steel and re-rolling mills. 'One village one product' concept can be a boost to small, cottage industries Embassy official tells briefing on Thai fair Bangladesh can initiate 'one village one product' programme replicating the successful Thai concept that will give a boost to small and cottage industries in rural areas, a Thai embassy official saidyesterday.   Junior Chamber Asia-Pacific summit begins in Dhaka on Thursday Junior Chamber Bangladesh (JCB), country chapter of Junior Chamber International (JCI), will organise a three-day Asia-Pacific summit in Dhaka beginning on Thursday.   Japan may compromise on US beef imports Japan may be open to compromise on its suspension of US beef imports that has been in effect since December following the discovery of a case of mad cow disease, Agriculture Minister Yoshiyuki Kamei said   Consumer item import up 22pc in six months Import of consumer items increased about 22 percent during the first half of the current fiscal year (2003-04) as compared to same period last fiscal, according to Bangladesh Bank.   Organic tea hits auction market on Tuesday A new type of tea -- organic tea-- grown for the first time in the country by a local company is going to hit the auction market in Chittagong on Tuesday.   Citigroup grant for microcredit summit meet Citigroup Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Citigroup, has made a grant of $25,000 to the Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) for organising the 2004 Asia-Pacific Microcredit Summit Meeting of Councils   Sonargaon hotel re-launches Italian restaurant Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel has re-launched an Italian restaurant with new mouth-watering dishes.   Canada, USA to invest $7m in CEPZ Canada and USA will jointly set up a textile industry in the Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) at a cost of $7.138 million.   US, Europe reach accord on currency stabilisation The United States and Europe reached agreement here Saturday at a Group of Seven finance meeting to call for stabilisation in the euro-dollar exchange rate, a European source close to the talks said.   Lamy for resumption of WTO trade talks European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy on Saturday called for the resumption of stalled multilateral trade liberalization talks.     Advertisement