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2015-03-25 00:00:00

Olympic Accessories next month

FE Report | 2015-03-25 00:00:00

The initial public offering (IPO) subscription of Tosrifa Industries Ltd began Tuesday while IPO subscription of Olympic Accessories Ltd will take place next month, officials said. Tosrifa Industries: IPO subscription of garment manufacturer will remained open till March 31 for...

Mock test on IPO application process begins

FE Report | 2015-03-25 00:00:00

Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has requested the respective stock brokers and merchant bankers to participate in the mock test through sending dummy files as per prescribed format applicable for Tosrifa Industries for smooth and successful transmission of data of public...

Adil made final jury board member

2015-03-25 00:00:00

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Top of Mind, one of the media agencies of the country, Ziauddin Adil has been selected to be a member of the final jury board for the "Festival of Media Asia Pacific 2015." The "Festival...

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2015-03-25 00:00:00

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2015-03-25 00:00:00

Team trusted me: Hathurusingha

2015-03-25 00:00:00

Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha said that the side's quarter-final finish in the World Cup 2015 was largely due to the fact that the players bought into the changes he suggested, reports Cricinfo. He stated he was "amazed" to have gained...

Zia finishes 17th in GM Chess

2015-03-25 00:00:00

Ziaur Rahman Zia of Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited finished 17th in the LIC 2nd International Grandmasters Chess Tournament, organised by the Grandmaster Dibyendu Barua Chess Academy that concluded Tuesday in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, reports BSS. Zia earned 6...

Chess team to leave for Nepal tomorrow

2015-03-25 00:00:00

Bangladesh chess team will leave Dhaka for Nepal tomorrow (Thursday) to take part in the Asian Zonal (Zone-3.2) Chess Championship from March 27 to April 1 in Kathmandu, reports BSS. The event will be held in two groups- men and...

Uttara rout Narsingdi

2015-03-25 00:00:00

Uttara Friends Club notched an 8-0 goal victory over Narsingdi Football Academy in the Dhaka City Corporation North and South Pioneer Football League on the Uttara Friends Club playground Tuesday, reports UNB. In the other match at the same venue,...

China to transfer tech for BD\\\'s paper, sugar mill dev

2015-03-25 00:00:00

China is keen to transfer its technology for the development of Bangladesh's state-owned paper and sugar mills, reports UNB. Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ma Mingqiang expressed his country's  interest when he met Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu at the  latter's...

Shipping

2015-03-25 00:00:00

Fashion lovers drive leggings export sales

Shah Alam Nur | 2015-03-25 00:00:00

Fashion lovers' preference for leggings has opened up new opportunity for local exporters, with orders booming for close-fitting knit pants in the last two years, industry insiders said. They said local knit makers are looking to expand capacity to cope...

Govt considers cash aid to boost overseas sale of furnture

FE Report | 2015-03-25 00:00:00

The government is considering giving cash incentives to furniture exporters to help boost foreign currency income.   The announcement came Tuesday when commerce minister Tofail Ahmed opened a furniture fair in the city. He said his ministry has already sent a...

News Briefs

2015-03-25 00:00:00

ICAB team off to Nepal A team of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) led by its president Masih Malik Chowdhury, FCA left Dhaka Tuesday for Kathmandu, Nepal to participate in SAFA Board meeting , other committee meetings,...

Agar gets small industry status

E Report | 2015-03-25 00:00:00

Agar has been declared to be a small industry considering the employment opportunities it offers at the grass-root level. After the declaration, 30,000 workers and 350 factory owners of this industry will get the facilities given by the government as...

Khokon, Salim collect nomination papers for Dhaka South

2015-03-25 00:00:00

Awami League leaders Sayeed Khokon and Haji Mohammad Salim collected on Tuesday nomination papers to vie for the mayor post of the Dhaka South City Corporation, reports bdnews24.com The ruling party has supported Khokon, son of former Dhaka mayor Mohammad...

Talks or war only solution to political crisis: B Chy

2015-03-25 00:00:00

President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) Prof Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury said on Tuesday there is no instance of resolving any political crisis without discussions and termed the war to overcome the crisis as the second option, reports UNB. He...

HC seeks explanation over torture on Mizan

2015-03-25 00:00:00

The High Court issued on Tuesday a three-prong rule asking the government to explain why disciplinary action should not be taken against the police personnel who committed physical and mental tortures on Mizanur Rahman, Baufal correspondent of Daily Prothom Alo,...

Talks with BNP to undercut spirit of Liberation War

2015-03-25 00:00:00

Leaders of the Awami League-led 14-party combine said on Tuesday dialogue with BNP amounts to undermining the spirit of the country's Liberation War, reports UNB. "Holding dialogue with BNP means giving them political concession despite carrying out subversive activities by...

Nur Hossain\\\'s aide put on 7-day remand

2015-03-25 00:00:00

NARAYANGANJ, Mar 24 (UNB):  A Narayanganj court placed on Tuesday Raham Ali, an aide of Nur Hossain, the prime accused in the Narayanganj seven-murder cases, on a seven-day remand. Senior Judicial Magistrate Chandni Rupom passed the order when Detective Branch...

FM signs condolence book at Lee\\\'s death

2015-03-25 00:00:00

Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali signed on Tuesday the condolence book at the Singapore Consulate in Dhaka at the demise of the founding father and architect of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, reports BSS. The foreign minister wrote in...

Hartal turns into an ineffective tool

Our Correspondent | 2015-03-25 00:00:00

GAZIPUR, Mar 24:  Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said on Tuesday hartal enforced by BNP has now become an ineffective tool. "BNP has turned hartal into a blunt weapon by misusing it," he said while speaking at a...

Jamaat leader jailed for planning ‘sabotage’

2015-03-25 00:00:00

SATKHIRA, Mar 24 (UNB): A mobile court sentenced on Tuesday a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami to one year's imprisonment on charge of planning subversive activities. The convict was identified as Maulana Shafiqul Islam, nayeb-e-ameer of Sadar upazila unit of Jamaat...

Call to raise budgetary allocation for agri sector

FE Report | 2015-03-25 00:00:00

Speakers at a roundtable on Tuesday demanded that the government increase allocation for agriculture sector in the next budget. They made the demand at the roundtable on 'farmer-friendly agriculture budget' organised by Campaign for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods (CSRL) at the...

Manpower shortage deters SPARRSO activities

Shamsul Huda | 2015-03-25 00:00:00

The government's space research and satellite-borne remote sensing activities are being hampered, as there is no fresh recruitment the organisation concerned for over the last two decades. The government-run Space Research and Remote Sensing Organisation (SPARRSO) has been collecting satellite...

Prof Kamrul new VC of BSMMU

2015-03-25 00:00:00

The government appointed Tuesday Prof Dr Kamrul Hasan Khan, secretary general of Peshajibi Samannay Parishad, as the Vice Chancellor (VC) of Banga-bandhu Sheikh Mujib Med-ical University (BSMMU), reports UNB. Health and Family Welfare Ministry issued a gazette notification in this...

Chehlum of Meghna Bank MD\\\'s son Friday

2015-03-25 00:00:00

Chehlum of Jaman Safwat Amin Kanak, son of Managing Director (MD) of Meghna Bank Limited and ex-chairman of Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB) Nurul Amin, and Tahmina Arjumand, will be held on Friday (27 March) after Jumma prayers at his...

News in Brief

2015-03-25 00:00:00

Mamun made deputy press secretary at PMO UN Bangladesh Mission's former First Secretary (press) Md Mamun-or-Rashid has been appointed as the Deputy Press Secretary of the press wing in the Prime Minister's office. Ministry of Public Administration has made the...

Weather

2015-03-25 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Khulna, Barisal, Dhaka, Sylhet and Rangpur divisions and the regions of Pabna, Bogra, Comilla and Noakhali until 6:00 pm today (Wednesday), reports...