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DSE news in brief

2011-10-12 00:00:00

Standard Bank to hold EGM The board of directors of Standard Bank Limited has decided to hold its 27th extraordinary general meeting (EGM) and recommended the following subject to the approval of the shareholders in the EGM and regulatory authorities:...

Banglalink submits application for renewal of licence

2011-10-12 00:00:00

FE Report Orascom Telecom Bangladesh Limited (Banglalink) submitted application for Renewal of Cellular Mobile Phone Operator License and Radio Communications Equipment License to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Sunday. Banglalink is the first in the industry to submit application for...

SEC extends United Airways rights subscription time

2011-10-12 00:00:00

The authorities of United Airways (BD) Ltd. have stated that Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) vide its letter dated October 10, 2011, has agreed to extend time for subscription for rights issue of the company up to October 18, 2011....

Australia says match-fixing claims 'baseless'

2011-10-12 00:00:00

SYDNEY, Oct 11 (AFP): Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland on Tuesday said allegations made in a London court implicating Australian players in match-fixing were baseless claims made by a person of "dubious repute". The details emerged as Mazher Mahmood, the...

ICC undecided on world Test championships

2011-10-12 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Oct 11 (AFP): The International Cricket Council's plans to hold the inaugural world Test championships in 2013 came unstuck on Tuesday over the commercial viability of the event. The ICC's executive board, which met in Dubai over the...

Pakistan to use DRS in Lanka, England series

2011-10-12 00:00:00

KARACHI, Oct 11 (AFP): Pakistan on Tuesday announced it will employ the Decision Review System (DRS) during its one-day series against Sri Lanka later this month and against England early next year. A Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) release said it...

Mamun bags double crown in JPC TT

2011-10-12 00:00:00

Syed Mamun of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) bagged double crown in Table Tennis competition of Jatiya Press Club (JPC) held Tuesday at JPC auditorium, reports BSS. Jatiya Press Club is holding sports competition among its members in celebration of the...

Frustrated Roddick wins, Fish out in Shanghai

2011-10-12 00:00:00

SHANGHAI, Oct 11 (AFP): Andy Roddick refocused after losing his cool Tuesday to reach the third round of the Shanghai Masters with a 7-6 (73), 7-5 win as top American Mardy Fish crashed out to Australian teen Bernard Tomic. Tenth...

Bhutan counts down to royal wedding

2011-10-12 00:00:00

THIMPHU, Oct 11 (AFP): Bhutan's king, an Oxford graduate and "prince charming of the Himalayas", is set to marry Thursday at what promises to be an emotional moment for the 700,000 adoring subjects of his isolated nation. Jigme Khesar Namgyel...

Afghanistan opium production set to rise 61pc: UN

2011-10-12 00:00:00

KABUL, Oct 11 (AFP): Opium production in Afghanistan is set to rise by nearly two-thirds this year, with farmers' revenues set to soar compared to last year's harvest blighted by disease, the United Nations said Tuesday. Ten years after the...

Rumsfeld urges Taiwan to make known defence needs

2011-10-12 00:00:00

TAIPEI, Oct 11 (AFP): Former US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld insisted Tuesday that further United States arms sales to Taiwan were needed as China continued with its ambitious military modernisation plans. Rumsfeld, who considers himself "a longtime friend of Taiwan",...

European IT firms feelheat in Dubai

2011-10-12 00:00:00

DUBAI, Oct 11 (Xinhua): A random walk down the 31st Gitex Technology Week fair and exhibition, the largest IT and Telecom fair in the Middle East and North Africa, is like mirroring the current economic state of the world. While...

DSE news in brief

2011-10-12 00:00:00

Standard Bank to hold EGM The board of directors of Standard Bank Limited has decided to hold its 27th extraordinary general meeting (EGM) and recommended the following subject to the approval of the shareholders in the EGM and regulatory authorities:...

Banglalink submits application for renewal of licence

2011-10-12 00:00:00

FE Report Orascom Telecom Bangladesh Limited (Banglalink) submitted application for Renewal of Cellular Mobile Phone Operator License and Radio Communications Equipment License to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Sunday. Banglalink is the first in the industry to submit application for...

SEC extends United Airways rights subscription time

2011-10-12 00:00:00

The authorities of United Airways (BD) Ltd. have stated that Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) vide its letter dated October 10, 2011, has agreed to extend time for subscription for rights issue of the company up to October 18, 2011....

Australia says match-fixing claims 'baseless'

2011-10-12 00:00:00

SYDNEY, Oct 11 (AFP): Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland on Tuesday said allegations made in a London court implicating Australian players in match-fixing were baseless claims made by a person of "dubious repute". The details emerged as Mazher Mahmood, the...

ICC undecided on world Test championships

2011-10-12 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Oct 11 (AFP): The International Cricket Council's plans to hold the inaugural world Test championships in 2013 came unstuck on Tuesday over the commercial viability of the event. The ICC's executive board, which met in Dubai over the...

Pakistan to use DRS in Lanka, England series

2011-10-12 00:00:00

KARACHI, Oct 11 (AFP): Pakistan on Tuesday announced it will employ the Decision Review System (DRS) during its one-day series against Sri Lanka later this month and against England early next year. A Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) release said it...

Mamun bags double crown in JPC TT

2011-10-12 00:00:00

Syed Mamun of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) bagged double crown in Table Tennis competition of Jatiya Press Club (JPC) held Tuesday at JPC auditorium, reports BSS. Jatiya Press Club is holding sports competition among its members in celebration of the...

Frustrated Roddick wins, Fish out in Shanghai

2011-10-12 00:00:00

SHANGHAI, Oct 11 (AFP): Andy Roddick refocused after losing his cool Tuesday to reach the third round of the Shanghai Masters with a 7-6 (73), 7-5 win as top American Mardy Fish crashed out to Australian teen Bernard Tomic. Tenth...

Bhutan counts down to royal wedding

2011-10-12 00:00:00

THIMPHU, Oct 11 (AFP): Bhutan's king, an Oxford graduate and "prince charming of the Himalayas", is set to marry Thursday at what promises to be an emotional moment for the 700,000 adoring subjects of his isolated nation. Jigme Khesar Namgyel...

Afghanistan opium production set to rise 61pc: UN

2011-10-12 00:00:00

KABUL, Oct 11 (AFP): Opium production in Afghanistan is set to rise by nearly two-thirds this year, with farmers' revenues set to soar compared to last year's harvest blighted by disease, the United Nations said Tuesday. Ten years after the...

Rumsfeld urges Taiwan to make known defence needs

2011-10-12 00:00:00

TAIPEI, Oct 11 (AFP): Former US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld insisted Tuesday that further United States arms sales to Taiwan were needed as China continued with its ambitious military modernisation plans. Rumsfeld, who considers himself "a longtime friend of Taiwan",...

Message from the Ambassador

2011-10-12 00:00:00

I would like to thank "The Financial Express" newspaper for giving me this opportunity to convey this short message in the name of my government. This October the 12th we commemorate the day of "Hispanidad" a concept that alludes to...

Spanish art: A mixture of different cultures & time

2011-10-12 00:00:00

Spanish art constitutes one of the most important cultural heritages of the world. The first artistic samples date back to the Superior Palaeolithic age and feature cave paintings from the Altamira cave and the Mediterranean arch. The Phoenician and Greek...

Spain's world heritage cities

2011-10-12 00:00:00

Spain's cultural inheritance is incalculable, for its tradition, history, wealth and diversity. This is backed up by UNESCO's recognition and by the fact that Spain is one of the countries with most World Heritage Sites. The approval of this international...

Spanish aided projects in B'desh meant to empower women

2011-10-12 00:00:00

The Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) was created in November 1988 as an implementing agency of the Spanish Development Cooperation policies attached to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MAEC). AECID is responsible for the elaboration, execution...

Australia says match-fixing claims 'baseless'

2011-10-12 00:00:00

SYDNEY, Oct 11 (AFP): Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland on Tuesday said allegations made in a London court implicating Australian players in match-fixing were baseless claims made by a person of "dubious repute". The details emerged as Mazher Mahmood, the...

ICC undecided on world Test championships

2011-10-12 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Oct 11 (AFP): The International Cricket Council's plans to hold the inaugural world Test championships in 2013 came unstuck on Tuesday over the commercial viability of the event. The ICC's executive board, which met in Dubai over the...

Pakistan to use DRS in Lanka, England series

2011-10-12 00:00:00

KARACHI, Oct 11 (AFP): Pakistan on Tuesday announced it will employ the Decision Review System (DRS) during its one-day series against Sri Lanka later this month and against England early next year. A Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) release said it...