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Asian Tiger Capital Partners market update on DSE

2011-10-11 00:00:00

The Benchmark General Index DGEN continued to head south losing almost three-tenths of a percent amidst worsening turnover. Compared to previous day, selling frenzy subsided to a noticeable extent as market is currently in oversold area. Overnight news regarding scheduling...

NBR chief gets one-year job extension

2011-10-11 00:00:00

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Dr Nasiruddin Ahmed Monday received one-year extension of his job tenure. Job contract of Dr Nasir, also secretary of the Internal Resources Division (IRD), was scheduled to expire on October 28. A senior...

PROSHIKA secures MRA certification

2011-10-11 00:00:00

Struggling non-government group, PROSHIKA, has obtained certification from the Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) to operate micro credits. Mahbub-ul-Karim, chief executive officer of PROSHIKA, Monday received the certificate from the regulator body. The conflict over the organisation's leadership has thrown it...

GE expands wind turbine business in India

2011-10-11 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Oct 10: General Electric Co. is expanding its wind turbine business in India. The industrial and financial giant said Monday that its Energy Financial Services division will invest $50 million to build wind energy projects in India. The...

Afghan woman MP 'critical' in vote row hunger strike

2011-10-11 00:00:00

KABUL, Oct 9 (AFP): An Afghan woman MP was in a critical condition Sunday, her doctor said, after entering the eighth day of a hunger strike to protest against her expulsion from parliament over alleged vote fraud. Semin Barakzai, one...

Australian military hit by sex assault claim

2011-10-11 00:00:00

SYDNEY, Oct 9 (AFP): A female soldier serving with Australian forces in Afghanistan was allegedly sexually assaulted on a military base, officials said Sunday, just days before the release of a report into defence abuse cases. The soldier, whose rank...

India firm offers wheat at $274.1T in Bangladesh tender

2011-10-11 00:00:00

India's Emmsons International Limited made the lowest offer at $274.1 a tonne, including CIF liner out, in a Bangladesh tender that opened Monday to buy 50,000 tonnes of wheat, a food official said, reports Reuters. Seven bidders took part in...

4 mobile operators apply for 2G licence renewal

2011-10-11 00:00:00

FE Report Four mobile operators have submitted their applications by the stipulated time to the telecom regulatory body for renewal of 2nd Generation (2G) Licence for next 15 years. Grameenphone, Robi and Citycell submitted their applications Monday and another operator...

'Batexpo'11 to attract huge foreign buyers'

2011-10-11 00:00:00

Bangladesh's largest apparel fair Bangladesh Apparel and Textile Exposition (Batexpo), scheduled to be held in December, is expected to attract huge foreign buyers, says the chief coordinator of the event Monday. "It's a reunion for both foreign buyers and local...

CTMS launched in Ctg Port

2011-10-11 00:00:00

Our Correspondent CHITTAGONG, October 10: The CTMS system was launched today with the automation of tracking and management of the containers from two ships arrived from Singapore. Two container ships with 1430 TEUs containers will go through the process at...

Gold rises 1pc after EU banks pledge

2011-10-11 00:00:00

LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters): Gold rose more than 1 per cent Monday as the dollar fell versus the euro after France and Germany pledged to strike a proposal to recapitalise euro zone banks, while traders remained cautious ahead of further...

Asian Tiger Capital Partners market update on DSE

2011-10-11 00:00:00

The Benchmark General Index DGEN continued to head south losing almost three-tenths of a percent amidst worsening turnover. Compared to previous day, selling frenzy subsided to a noticeable extent as market is currently in oversold area. Overnight news regarding scheduling...

NBR chief gets one-year job extension

2011-10-11 00:00:00

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Dr Nasiruddin Ahmed Monday received one-year extension of his job tenure. Job contract of Dr Nasir, also secretary of the Internal Resources Division (IRD), was scheduled to expire on October 28. A senior...

PROSHIKA secures MRA certification

2011-10-11 00:00:00

Struggling non-government group, PROSHIKA, has obtained certification from the Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) to operate micro credits. Mahbub-ul-Karim, chief executive officer of PROSHIKA, Monday received the certificate from the regulator body. The conflict over the organisation's leadership has thrown it...

GE expands wind turbine business in India

2011-10-11 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Oct 10: General Electric Co. is expanding its wind turbine business in India. The industrial and financial giant said Monday that its Energy Financial Services division will invest $50 million to build wind energy projects in India. The...

Afghan woman MP 'critical' in vote row hunger strike

2011-10-11 00:00:00

KABUL, Oct 9 (AFP): An Afghan woman MP was in a critical condition Sunday, her doctor said, after entering the eighth day of a hunger strike to protest against her expulsion from parliament over alleged vote fraud. Semin Barakzai, one...

Australian military hit by sex assault claim

2011-10-11 00:00:00

SYDNEY, Oct 9 (AFP): A female soldier serving with Australian forces in Afghanistan was allegedly sexually assaulted on a military base, officials said Sunday, just days before the release of a report into defence abuse cases. The soldier, whose rank...

G20 summit to focus on euro zone debt crisis: EU

2011-10-11 00:00:00

BRUSSELS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The euro zone debt crisis is likely to be the focus of the summit of the leaders of the world's 20 biggest developing and developed economies (G20) in early November, because of concern about the...

Sandblasting jeans comes under fire in Bangladesh

2011-10-11 00:00:00

Suman Howlader was thrilled to land a job in a Bangladeshi factory sandblasting new jeans to make them look old, but he now believes the diktats of fashion have exacted a heavy toll on his health, reports AFP. After working...

India to allow cellular firms to share, trade airwaves

2011-10-11 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Oct 10 (Reuters): India will allow operators in its crowded cellular sector to share and trade airwaves and will also unveil rules to allow carriers to exit the industry, the telecoms minister said as he unveiled a new...

CTMS launched in Ctg Port

2011-10-11 00:00:00

Our Correspondent CHITTAGONG, October 10: The CTMS system was launched today with the automation of tracking and management of the containers from two ships arrived from Singapore. Two container ships with 1430 TEUs containers will go through the process at...

Gold rises 1pc after EU banks pledge

2011-10-11 00:00:00

LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters): Gold rose more than 1 per cent Monday as the dollar fell versus the euro after France and Germany pledged to strike a proposal to recapitalise euro zone banks, while traders remained cautious ahead of further...

Asian Tiger Capital Partners market update on DSE

2011-10-11 00:00:00

The Benchmark General Index DGEN continued to head south losing almost three-tenths of a percent amidst worsening turnover. Compared to previous day, selling frenzy subsided to a noticeable extent as market is currently in oversold area. Overnight news regarding scheduling...

NBR chief gets one-year job extension

2011-10-11 00:00:00

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Dr Nasiruddin Ahmed Monday received one-year extension of his job tenure. Job contract of Dr Nasir, also secretary of the Internal Resources Division (IRD), was scheduled to expire on October 28. A senior...

PROSHIKA secures MRA certification

2011-10-11 00:00:00

Struggling non-government group, PROSHIKA, has obtained certification from the Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) to operate micro credits. Mahbub-ul-Karim, chief executive officer of PROSHIKA, Monday received the certificate from the regulator body. The conflict over the organisation's leadership has thrown it...

GE expands wind turbine business in India

2011-10-11 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Oct 10: General Electric Co. is expanding its wind turbine business in India. The industrial and financial giant said Monday that its Energy Financial Services division will invest $50 million to build wind energy projects in India. The...

Afghan woman MP 'critical' in vote row hunger strike

2011-10-11 00:00:00

KABUL, Oct 9 (AFP): An Afghan woman MP was in a critical condition Sunday, her doctor said, after entering the eighth day of a hunger strike to protest against her expulsion from parliament over alleged vote fraud. Semin Barakzai, one...

Australian military hit by sex assault claim

2011-10-11 00:00:00

SYDNEY, Oct 9 (AFP): A female soldier serving with Australian forces in Afghanistan was allegedly sexually assaulted on a military base, officials said Sunday, just days before the release of a report into defence abuse cases. The soldier, whose rank...

121 fishermen sentenced for violating ban on fishing

2011-10-11 00:00:00

BARISAL, Oct 10 (UNB): A total of 121 fishermen were sentenced to different prison terms in 12 upazilas of Barisal division for violating ban on fishing hilsa during the first four days that started on Oct 6. Bankim Chandra Mondol,...

Child journalists' confce heldin Sylhet

2011-10-11 00:00:00

A child journalists' conference of Sylhet, Narsingdi and Kishoreganj region held at Sylhet zilla parishad auditorium on Sunday, says a press release. Seventy child journalists from Sylhet and six other districts took part in the conference. Mass Line Media Certre...