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Youth gets six months jail

2011-05-13 00:00:00

A mobile court of Bogra Tuesday convicted a youth and sentenced him to six months imprisonment for teasing a college girl.The convict was identified as Shaheb Ali (24), son of Golam Rabbani of Bhutbari village in Dhunat Upazila. Police said...

Insurers demand tax waiver from premium income

2011-05-13 00:00:00

Asaduzzaman PallabBangladesh Insurance Association (BIA) has demanded complete tax waiver from the premium income in the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of a listed company. At present there is 3.0 per cent tax imposed on the difference of the face value...

Cos' on spot trading

2011-05-13 00:00:00

Trading of the shares of AB Bank Limited will be allowed only in the spot market and blockodd lot transactions will also be settled as per spot settlement cycle with cum benefit from May 15 to May18. Trading of the...

ICB AMCL discloses NAV of two unit funds

2011-05-13 00:00:00

ICB Asset Management Company Limited (ICB AMCL), a subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh disclosed net asset value (NAV) of two unit funds Thursday, said press releases. The funds are- ICB AMCL Pension Holders' Unit Fund and ICB AMCL Unit...

BB gets new GM

2011-05-13 00:00:00

Kazi Sayedur Rahman has been promoted to General Manager of Bangladesh Bank (BB) and posted in the Department of Forex Reserve & Treasury Management. Prior to this promotion, he worked in the same department as deputy general manager. Mr Rahman...

Pubali Bank discloses Q1 accounts

2011-05-13 00:00:00

As per un-audited quarterly accounts for the 1st quarter that ended on March 31, 2011 (Jan'11 to March'11), Pubali Bank has stated consolidated profit after tax of Tk 456.84 million with basic consolidated EPS of Tk 0.92 as against Tk...

ICC cricket committee calls for WC qualifiers

2011-05-13 00:00:00

LONDON, May 12 (AFP): Non-Test nations should be given the chance to qualify for the World Cup, the cricket committee of the International Cricket Council (ICC) said here Wednesday. Under plans announced during an ICC summit in Mumbai last month,...

C'Wealth Games keen on T20 cricket

2011-05-13 00:00:00

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 (AFP): A top Commonwealth Games official Thursday said the sports body will attempt to convince the International Cricket Council (ICC) to include Twenty20 cricket in future Games editions. "We need to engage the ICC to include...

New setback at Japan nuclear plant

2011-05-13 00:00:00

TOKYO, May 12: Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has been hit by new setbacks, its operator said Thursday, including a water leak from a reactor vessel and another spill of contaminated water into the ocean. The government ordered the cull...

Fake lawyer arrested

2011-05-13 00:00:00

Police arrested a fake lawyer near Sadar Model Thana Wednesday on charge of blackmailing people in Naogaon district. Police said Moklesur Rahman (58), who identified himself as a lawyer of High Court. He took a huge amount of money and...

1,071 bottles of phensidyl seized

2011-05-13 00:00:00

Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) seized a private car with 1,071 bottles of phensidyl during a raid at Manikdihi village in Jessore Sadar Upazila here Wednesday. RAB sources said acting, on a tip-off, a team of the force...

Two arrested with OMS rice

2011-05-13 00:00:00

Police arrested two people along with 20 sacks of OMS rice at Parajpur Mistripara village in Dinajpur Sadar Upazila Wednesday. Police said OMS rice dealer Zahurul Haque hired a shallow engine driven van to carry 20 sacks of government rice...

Pistol seized in Mymensingh

2011-05-13 00:00:00

Police seized a foreign made pistol from a goods laden truck at Shekari on Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in Sadar Upazila of the district yesterday. Acting on a tip off, a team of the police intercepted the Sherpur- bound truck from Dhaka...

Housewife killed for dowry

2011-05-13 00:00:00

A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband for dowry at Para village in Domar Upazila of Nilphamari early Tuesday.The deceased was identifies as Putul (25), wife of Dulal Hossain of the village.Police said Dulal married Putul nine...

Youth gets six months jail

2011-05-13 00:00:00

A mobile court of Bogra Tuesday convicted a youth and sentenced him to six months imprisonment for teasing a college girl.The convict was identified as Shaheb Ali (24), son of Golam Rabbani of Bhutbari village in Dhunat Upazila. Police said...

Farmer killed in road accident

2011-05-12 00:00:00

A farmer was killed when his power tiller plunged into a roadside ditch near Sharsha Bazar at Sharsha Upazila of Jessore Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Oliar Rahman (40), son of Rajab Ali of Nijampur village of the upazila.Police said...

Extremist suspect held

2011-05-12 00:00:00

Police have arrested an alleged leader of underground Biplabi Communist Party (BCP) in possession of a gun and five bullets at Pratappur village under Sadar Upazila of Jhenidah. Jhenaidah police superintendent Mohammad Rejaul Karim told the news agency that a...

Housewife killed for dowry

2011-05-12 00:00:00

A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband for dowry at Para village in Domar Upazila of Nilphamari early Tuesday.The deceased was identifies as Putul (25), wife of Dulal Hossain of the village.Police said Dulal married Putul nine...

Youth gets six months jail

2011-05-12 00:00:00

A mobile court of Bogra Tuesday convicted a youth and sentenced him to six months imprisonment for teasing a college girl.The convict was identified as Shaheb Ali (24), son of Golam Rabbani of Bhutbari village in Dhunat Upazila. Police said...

Dhaka ranked lower-medium in Networked City Index

2011-05-12 00:00:00

FE ReportThe Networked Society City Index - established through a joint study conducted by Ericsson and management consultancy Arthur D. Little and presented recently at Ericsson's Business Innovation Forum in Silicon Valley in the US - shows that cities with...

Al-Arafah AGM re-scheduled

2011-05-12 00:00:00

The authorities of Al-Arafah Islami Bank have stated that the 16th annual general meeting (AGM) of the bank has been re-fixed at Golf Garden, Army Golf Club, Dhaka Cantonment, Airport Road, Dhaka at 10:00am on June 6. Other information of...

Legacy Footwear recommends 10pc stock dividend

2011-05-12 00:00:00

The board of directors of Legacy Footwear has recommended 10 per cent stock dividend for the year that ended on December 31, 2010. The board has also recommended for issuance of rights share at 1R:1 at an issue price of...

NHFIL MD re-appointed

2011-05-12 00:00:00

National Housing Finance and Investments Limited (NHFIL) has re appointed Md Abdur Rob as Managing Director for further three years recently, said a company statement. Mr Rob is a senior banker and held senior positions in Premier Bank, Prime Bank,...

Afridi to lead a team in Lanka Premier League

2011-05-12 00:00:00

Pakistan's limited-overs captain Shahid Afridi says he has accepted an offer to lead one of the provinces in the inaugural edition of the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) later this year, reports Cricinfo. "It's a good opportunity and I will...

Blatter distances himself from FIFA executive committee

2011-05-12 00:00:00

ZURICH, May 11 (Reuters): FIFA president Sepp Blatter distanced himself from his executive committee Tuesday, saying he did not choose them and could not say whether they were angels or devils. His remarks came after former English football association chairman...

Ronaldo hat-trick delays Barca title party ***

2011-05-12 00:00:00

MADRID, May 11 (AFP): Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick to make it an incredible 36 league goals in the current campaign as Real Madrid defeated local rivals Getafe 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu Tuesday to prevent Barcelona from winning the...

Help ailing Sa'di: sports journalists**

2011-05-12 00:00:00

Sports journalists at a meeting at Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Wednesday appealed to persons of means to extend financial help for the treatment of ailing Al Musabbir Sa'di, General Secretary of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), reports BSS. Sa'di,...

Donald could become Australia's bowling coach

2011-05-12 00:00:00

Australia and New Zealand could be battling for the services of Allan Donald as bowling coach, after the South African made it to the final round of interviews to replace Troy Cooley in the Australian setup. Donald worked with New...

Australia, SL launch Comm Games '18 bids

2011-05-12 00:00:00

KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 (AP): Australia is touting its track record and modern facilities while Sri Lanka promises a transformation of its infrastructure after decades of civil war as officials from both countries formally lodged their bids to host the...

Farmer killed in road accident

2011-05-12 00:00:00

A farmer was killed when his power tiller plunged into a roadside ditch near Sharsha Bazar at Sharsha Upazila of Jessore Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Oliar Rahman (40), son of Rajab Ali of Nijampur village of the upazila.Police said...