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2011-05-11 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at a few places over Dhaka, Barisal and Chittagong divisions and at one or two places over Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours till...

A welcome decision on closed PSTN operators

2011-05-11 00:00:00

THE government, according to a report published in this paper last Saturday, has decided to reissue licences to two of the five private sector PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) operators that were shut down in March last year following their...

US, Pakistan lock horns in deepening crisis

2011-05-11 00:00:00

Lachlan Carmichael of AFP from WashingtonThe United States and Pakistan locked horns May 9 over the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden in what looks increasingly like the two countries' worst crisis since they became war-on-terror allies. One expert...

Plea to withdraw 10 per cent tax on savings certificates

2011-05-11 00:00:00

decision, Kamal Ahmed The government from the current fiscal year imposed a 10 per cent tax at source on interest earnings from the government-issued saving certificates. There is hardly the need to mention that the decision has not been a...

Fascinated by his writing

2011-05-11 00:00:00

The article headlined 'Corporal punishment must stop' is the most powerful piece of 'sit-up and pay attention' writing I've read in many years. (Financial Express, May 5). If Sir Frank Peters can be accused of anything, it certainly isn't diluting...

Elevated expressway

2011-05-11 00:00:00

On the last day of April, the prime minister symbolically opened the work of the 26-kilometer expressway, as reported in the dailies next morning - the best news of May Day. Starting from the International airport, the expressway will meet...

Withdraw US troops

2011-05-11 00:00:00

With Osama bin Laden killed and his dead body thrown in the Arabian sea by the US, it should now kindly withdraw all its troops from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq immediately for the sake of peace and stability in the...

K Sami, Farooq president, secy of DUSA ******

2011-05-11 00:00:00

FE ReportCM Koyes Sami and Farooq Hossain have recently been elected president and secretary general of the Dhaka University Sociology Alumni (DUSA) for 2011-13. Sami, a noted banker, is the president of Surjasen Hall Ex-Students' Association and was the secretary...

Abduction of GB staff protested***

2011-05-11 00:00:00

FE ReportHundreds of employees of Grameen Bank Monday observed one-hour work abstention at the bank's headquarters in Mirpur to protest abduction and attack on one of its staff. Nearly 800 employees of the Nobel peace prize winning organisation under the...

Appeal for help****

2011-05-11 00:00:00

Murad Hossain Masum, an employee of The News Today has been suffering from cancer. The doctors have advised his family to send him abroad for better treatment immediately. But the family is unable to bear the expenses of his treatment....

weather

2011-05-11 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Comilla and Noakhali in next 24 hours till 6.0pm today (Tuesday). Weather...

weather

2011-05-11 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours till 6.0pm today (Monday). Day temperature may rise slightly...

weather

2011-05-11 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at a few places over Dhaka, Barisal and Chittagong divisions and at one or two places over Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours till...

SMEs not the Cinderella of our economy******

2011-05-11 00:00:00

Muhammad AliSmall and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the Bangladesh economy. They require special treatment. But with their graduation, Bangladesh can have sound industrial base. I have visited many a times rural areas and micro enterprises on different...

Separate city into zones and enforce zoning principle

2011-05-11 00:00:00

Irfan Ahmed Zoning is the main principle followed in well-developed modern cities of the world that divides city areas for different purposes. For example, residential areas are kept strictly preserved in nature essentially for living peacefully in their homes by...

Plea to withdraw 10 per cent tax on savings certificates

2011-05-11 00:00:00

decision, Kamal Ahmed The government from the current fiscal year imposed a 10 per cent tax at source on interest earnings from the government-issued saving certificates. There is hardly the need to mention that the decision has not been a...

Fascinated by his writing

2011-05-11 00:00:00

The article headlined 'Corporal punishment must stop' is the most powerful piece of 'sit-up and pay attention' writing I've read in many years. (Financial Express, May 5). If Sir Frank Peters can be accused of anything, it certainly isn't diluting...

Elevated expressway

2011-05-11 00:00:00

On the last day of April, the prime minister symbolically opened the work of the 26-kilometer expressway, as reported in the dailies next morning - the best news of May Day. Starting from the International airport, the expressway will meet...

Withdraw US troops

2011-05-11 00:00:00

With Osama bin Laden killed and his dead body thrown in the Arabian sea by the US, it should now kindly withdraw all its troops from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq immediately for the sake of peace and stability in the...

K Sami, Farooq president, secy of DUSA ******

2011-05-11 00:00:00

FE ReportCM Koyes Sami and Farooq Hossain have recently been elected president and secretary general of the Dhaka University Sociology Alumni (DUSA) for 2011-13. Sami, a noted banker, is the president of Surjasen Hall Ex-Students' Association and was the secretary...

Abduction of GB staff protested***

2011-05-11 00:00:00

FE ReportHundreds of employees of Grameen Bank Monday observed one-hour work abstention at the bank's headquarters in Mirpur to protest abduction and attack on one of its staff. Nearly 800 employees of the Nobel peace prize winning organisation under the...

Appeal for help****

2011-05-11 00:00:00

Murad Hossain Masum, an employee of The News Today has been suffering from cancer. The doctors have advised his family to send him abroad for better treatment immediately. But the family is unable to bear the expenses of his treatment....

weather

2011-05-11 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Comilla and Noakhali in next 24 hours till 6.0pm today (Tuesday). Weather...

weather

2011-05-11 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours till 6.0pm today (Monday). Day temperature may rise slightly...

weather

2011-05-11 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at a few places over Dhaka, Barisal and Chittagong divisions and at one or two places over Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours till...

DGEN sheds 118 points

2011-05-11 00:00:00

FE ReportDhaka stocks plunged more than two per cent Tuesday after a see-saw movement throughout the trading hour with substantially low turnover as the investor's confidence remains in 'low level' in the current bearish market. "Nervousness gripped the investors and...

Lafarge Surma recommends rights

2011-05-11 00:00:00

The board of directors of Lafarge Surma Cement Ltd has recommended for issuance of rights shares at 1R:1 at par subject to approval of the SEC. The board has also decided to increase the authorized capital of the company from...

Golden Son changes AGM date, venue

2011-05-11 00:00:00

The authorities of Golden Son have stated that the 7th annual general meeting (AGM) of the company will now be held on June 18 at Chittagong Club Ltd, SS Khaled Road, Chittagong instead of June 16 due to unavoidable circumstances....

Janata Ins board meet

2011-05-11 00:00:00

A meeting of the board of directors of Janata Insurance will be held on May 12, 2011 at 3:00pm to consider, among others, audited financial statements of the company for the year that ended on December 31, 2010. - DSE...

Thought leadership: Community investment

2011-05-11 00:00:00

FE ReportWhen it comes to tackling the dire challenges facing communities around the world, large companies can contribute more by making good use of their global networks and contacts, argues Richard Meddings, Group Finance Director of Standard Chartered Bank. Hundreds...