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At least 846 killed in Egypt protests

2011-04-21 00:00:00

CAIRO, Apr 20: At least 846 Egyptians died in the nearly three-week-long popular uprising that toppled long-serving President Hosni Mubarak, electrifying the region, a government fact-finding mission announced Tuesday. In their report, the panel of judges described police forces shooting...

Tunisia says its land hit by Libyan mortar shells

2011-04-21 00:00:00

TUNIS, Apr 20: Tunisia's Defense Ministry says four mortar shells from fighting in neighboring Libya have hit Tunisian territory. It is unclear who fired the shells into a deserted area Monday. No injuries were reported. The state news agency TAP...

Death toll of Yemen capital protest rises to 5

2011-04-21 00:00:00

SANAA, Apr 20:: The toll of Yemeni anti-regime protesters killed as police dispersed a demonstration in Sanaa has risen to five, while 60 people were wounded, a medic said on Wednesday."The final toll is five dead, while 60 others received...

Minor girl raped in B'baria

2011-04-21 00:00:00

A minor girl was allegedly raped by a young boy in Kathalia villege of Nabinagar Upazila of Brahmanbaria Tuesday. The victim was identified as Rima (5), daughter of Rabiul of Narasinghapur village of Nabinagar Upazila. Police said rapist Bashir (20)...

Rickshaw puller killed in road accident

2011-04-21 00:00:00

A rickshaw-van puller was killed when a microbus hit him in Gouripur area on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Daudkandi Upazila of Comilla Tuesday evening.The deceased was identified as Siddiqur Rahman (30), son of Belayet Miah of South Muradnagar village in Muradnagar...

OMS rice seized

2011-04-21 00:00:00

Khoksha Thana police seized 250 kgs OMS rice and wheat from a crushing mill in Khoksha Bazar recently in kushtia district. UNO Doud Mia said that the OMS dealer Abdur Razzak, Asit Roy and Rahmat Ali sold out 250 kgs...

Man held with fake notes

2011-04-21 00:00:00

A man was arrested along with counterfeit currency notes from NCC Bank branch of Savar Sunday.The arrestee was identified as Kamrul Hasan, son of late Solaiman Khan of Panchkhola village in Sadar Upazila of Madaripur district.Police said Kamrul deposited 15...

13 'Z' category shares get price correction

2011-04-21 00:00:00

FE ReportAs many as 13 'Z' category shares got price correction Wednesday due to regulatory initiatives to contain their unusual price hike. The measure taken by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was the outcome of its concern for the...

Stocks down for fifth consecutive day

2011-04-21 00:00:00

Continued from page 9 committee's report and they lost some confidence, as a result the market closed down," said Mr. AB Mirza Azizul Islam, former finance adviser to the caretaker government and also former chairman of the SEC. However, he...

ACI Formulations discloses Q1 accounts

2011-04-21 00:00:00

As per un-audited quarterly accounts for the 1st quarter that ended on March 31, 2011 (Jan'11 to March'11), ACI Formulations Limited has stated profit after tax of Tk 90.48 million with EPS of Tk 3.02 as against Tk 95.25 million...

Meghna Group cos

2011-04-21 00:00:00

Continued from page 9 milk and powdered milk plants will have the capacity of 120 tonnes and 2,000 tonnes a day, while a soya seed-crushing factory will have 2500 tonnes. The group is also expanding a number of existing industries....

Salvo Chemical discloses Q3 accounts

2011-04-21 00:00:00

As per un-audited quarterly accounts for the 3rd quarter that ended on September 30, 2010 (July'10 to Sep'10), Salvo Chemical Industry Limited has stated net profit after tax of Tk 4.70 million with EPS of Tk 0.33 as against Tk...

Spot trading

2011-04-21 00:00:00

Trading of the shares of ICB Islamic Bank Limited will be allowed only in the spot market and blockodd lot transactions will also be settled as per spot settlement cycle from April (Thursday) to May 4. Trading of the shares...

Dividends

2011-04-21 00:00:00

Dhaka Insurance: The board of directors of Dhaka Insurance Limited has recommended 100 per cent stock dividend for the year that ended on December 31, 2010. The annual general meeting (AGM) of the company will be held at Carnival Hall,...

SL reject BCCI request on IPL players

2011-04-21 00:00:00

COLOMBO, Apr 20 (PTI): In what could strain the relations between the BCCI and Sri Lanka Cricket, the Lankan government and SLC have decided to stick to their decision of calling back national cricketers, playing in the IPL, by May...

At least 846 killed in Egypt protests

2011-04-21 00:00:00

CAIRO, Apr 20: At least 846 Egyptians died in the nearly three-week-long popular uprising that toppled long-serving President Hosni Mubarak, electrifying the region, a government fact-finding mission announced Tuesday. In their report, the panel of judges described police forces shooting...

Tunisia says its land hit by Libyan mortar shells

2011-04-21 00:00:00

TUNIS, Apr 20: Tunisia's Defense Ministry says four mortar shells from fighting in neighboring Libya have hit Tunisian territory. It is unclear who fired the shells into a deserted area Monday. No injuries were reported. The state news agency TAP...

Death toll of Yemen capital protest rises to 5

2011-04-21 00:00:00

SANAA, Apr 20:: The toll of Yemeni anti-regime protesters killed as police dispersed a demonstration in Sanaa has risen to five, while 60 people were wounded, a medic said on Wednesday."The final toll is five dead, while 60 others received...

Minor girl raped in B'baria

2011-04-21 00:00:00

A minor girl was allegedly raped by a young boy in Kathalia villege of Nabinagar Upazila of Brahmanbaria Tuesday. The victim was identified as Rima (5), daughter of Rabiul of Narasinghapur village of Nabinagar Upazila. Police said rapist Bashir (20)...

Rickshaw puller killed in road accident

2011-04-21 00:00:00

A rickshaw-van puller was killed when a microbus hit him in Gouripur area on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Daudkandi Upazila of Comilla Tuesday evening.The deceased was identified as Siddiqur Rahman (30), son of Belayet Miah of South Muradnagar village in Muradnagar...

OMS rice seized

2011-04-21 00:00:00

Khoksha Thana police seized 250 kgs OMS rice and wheat from a crushing mill in Khoksha Bazar recently in kushtia district. UNO Doud Mia said that the OMS dealer Abdur Razzak, Asit Roy and Rahmat Ali sold out 250 kgs...

Man held with fake notes

2011-04-21 00:00:00

A man was arrested along with counterfeit currency notes from NCC Bank branch of Savar Sunday.The arrestee was identified as Kamrul Hasan, son of late Solaiman Khan of Panchkhola village in Sadar Upazila of Madaripur district.Police said Kamrul deposited 15...

BNP demands immediate release of its detained leaders

2011-04-21 00:00:00

Opposition BNP Thursday asked the government to immediately release its detained central leaders who have been "arrested and subjected to torture illegally", reports UNB. Addressing a press briefing at the party central office Thursday, BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul...

Dhaka keen to share Delhi expertise

2011-04-21 00:00:00

Bangladesh has shown keen interest to share expertise and experience of India in building the proposed Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib International Airport in the country, reports BSS. The interest was shown when visiting India Overseas Affairs and Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar...

Tribunal rejects bail to 4 top Jama'at leaders

2011-04-21 00:00:00

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Thursday rejected petitions seeking bail for four top Jama'at-e-Islami leaders including party chief Matiur Rahman Nizami, now detained in jail in several cases including alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the War of Liberation,...

Saber Chy elected president of IPU standing committee

2011-04-21 00:00:00

Saber Hossain Chowdhury MP has been elected president of Inter-Parliamentary Union's (IPU) First Standing Committee (Peace & International Security), reports UNB. He was elected in the 124th Assembly of the union at Panama City which concluded on 20th April. Deputy...

Russian JSC Gazprom Co team meets PM

2011-04-21 00:00:00

A delegation of the Russian JSC Gazprom company, the largest natural gas extractor of the country, led by its Chief Executive Officer Valeriy Gulev Thursday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina at the latter's office in...

Fire 'fire service' DG: JS panel

2011-04-21 00:00:00

A parliamentary watchdog has recommended cancelling the contractual appointment of the Fire Service and Civil Defence director general (DG) for his corruption, reports bdnews24.com. After a meeting of the parliamentary standing committee on Ministry of Home Affairs Thursday, committee chairman...

Myanmar keen to resolve Rohingya problem thru' negotiation: Envoy

2011-04-21 00:00:00

Myanmar is keen to resolve all problems including that of the Rohingya refugees through negotiations by the two democratic governments. Newly-appointed Myan-mar Ambassador in Bangladesh U Min Lwin said this when he presented his credentials to President M Zillur Rahman...

$35m WB help to bring more children to school

2011-04-21 00:00:00

The World Bank (WB) will give US$ 35 million for the project titled 'Reaching Out-of-School Children (ROSC)' to enroll more children in poverty-stricken districts for education, reports BSS. Encouraged by the success of the project, the WB has agreed to...