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Robi launches mobile remittance service

2011-04-20 00:00:00

FE ReportFor the first time in the country, mobile operator Robi Axiata Limited and Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) have begun a mobile remittance to facilitate Bangladeshi expatriates living abroad to transfer money through mobile phone. Mobile remittance service, which has...

Pubali Bank announces changed AGM date, venue

2011-04-20 00:00:00

The authorities of Pubali Bank Limited have stated that the 28th AGM of the bank which was scheduled to be held on March 31, but was postponed due to unavoidable circumstances, shall now be held at Rangamati Waterfront, Sinaboo Bazar,...

Cos' board meet

2011-04-20 00:00:00

UCBL: A meeting of the board of directors of United Commercial Bank Ltd will be held on April 23, 2011 at 12:00pm to consider, among others, audited financial statements of the bank for the year that ended on December 31,...

Offer to sell shares

2011-04-20 00:00:00

NCC Bank: Pervez Hossain, one of the sponsors of NCC Bank Limited, has expressed his willingness to sell 100,000 shares out of his total holdings of 1,468,710 shares of the bank at prevailing market price through stock exchange within next...

Confirmation of shares sale

2011-04-20 00:00:00

Ibn Sina Trust, one of the corporate sponsors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited, has stated that it has completed its sale of total 100,000 (80,000+10,000+10,000) shares of the bank at prevailing market price through stock exchange as announced earlier.

BRAC Bank requests to collect dividends

2011-04-20 00:00:00

The authorities of BRAC Bank Limited have requested the shareholders concerned to collect their cash and fractional dividend warrants for the year that ended on December 31, 2010 from the share office of the bank at Annexe-1 (4th Floor), Road...

Suspension of trading

2011-04-20 00:00:00

United Insurance: Trading of the shares of United Insurance Limited will remain suspended on record date today (Wednesday). City Bank: Trading of the shares of City Bank will remain suspended on record date today (Wednesday).

Resumption of trading

2011-04-20 00:00:00

Normal trading of the shares of City General Insurance Company Ltd will resume today (Wednesday) after record date for entitlement of rights shares.

Spot trading

2011-04-20 00:00:00

Trading of the shares of Safko Spinnings 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 today (Wednesday) to May 3. Trading of the...

Eastern Cables discloses Q3 accounts

2011-04-20 00:00:00

As per un-audited quarterly accounts for the 3rd quarter that ended on March 31, 2011 (Jan'11 to March'11), the company has stated net profit after tax of Tk 19.16 million with EPS of Tk 7.98 as against Tk 2.10 million...

Man killed in road mishap

2011-04-20 00:00:00

A man was killed and another injured when a truck hit a motorbike near Kolagachhi area on Jessore-Benapole highway in Jessore Monday.The deceased was identified as Jahangir Hossain (40) of Boladanga village in Sadar Upazila. Witnesses said, a Jessore-bound truck...

Youth's body recovered

2011-04-20 00:00:00

Police recovered the body of an unidentified youth from a waterbody at Alkinagar village in Sadar Upazila of Sylhet Sunday evening.Police said, local people found the body of the youth floating in the waterbody and informed police. Police said the...

Minor boy drowns

2011-04-20 00:00:00

A minor boy drowned in a waterbody at Korota village in Sadar Upazila of Natore Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Jibon, son of Faijul Islam of the village. Police said Jibon slipped into a waterbody near his house...

One killed in road mishap

2011-04-20 00:00:00

A road crash at Sadar Upazila of the Goplaganj district has left a teenage boy dead and 12 people injured. The accident took place in Bijoypasha area on Dhaka-Khulna highway when a microbus hit a tempo at about 9pm Monday,...

Man held with fake notes

2011-04-20 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...

Transit facility to neighbours not before three years

2011-04-20 00:00:00

Nazmul Ahsan A government-appointed committee has strongly suggested for providing full-fledged transit facilities to neighbouring India, Nepal and Bhutan, only after making the required improvements in the country's existing state of related infrastructures -- roads, railways, waterways and sea- and...

Dhaka, Colombo agree to facilitate bilateral trade

2011-04-20 00:00:00

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have agreed to facilitate bilateral trade by removing non-tariff barriers, diversify tradable goods and explore innovative ways to give fresh impetus to trade and commercial relations, report agencies. This was stated in the joint statement issued...

Foot-dragging lends credence to what doubters have feared

2011-04-20 00:00:00

Shamsul Huq Zahid When the four-member committee, headed by Khandaker Ibrahim Khaled was investigating the reasons for the recent stock market collapse, there was strong scepticism about its content and government's possible actions against the people who masterminded the fleecing...

Dhaka, Hanoi sign MoU on rice trade

2011-04-20 00:00:00

FE ReportBangladesh has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vietnam in Hanoi to meet its growing demand of rice in the long term. Bangladesh's food and disaster management minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque and Vietnam's industry and trade minister Vu...

Fidel Castro quits party leadership ***

2011-04-20 00:00:00

HAVANA, Apr 19(AFP): Fidel Castro confirmed he had resigned from the top leadership of the Cuba Communist Party in an article published on Tuesday, after the party approved a raft of economic reforms. "Raul knew that I would not accept...

HC directs govt to publish stock scam probe report

2011-04-20 00:00:00

Mohammad Mufazzal The High Court Tuesday ordered the government to publish the probe report of the recent stock market crash and asked the authorities concerned to explain why legal actions should not be taken against the manipulators. A vacation bench...

NBR detects abuse of CARNET facility

2011-04-20 00:00:00

Doulot Akter MalaThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) has recently instructed the Chittagong Customs House (CCH) not to release luxury cars imported, allegedly, through the abuse of the CARNET facility. Nearly 40 luxury cars are now stuck up in the...

CPA did not send barge to rescue drowned ship

2011-04-20 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, April 19: Owner's representative of the North Korean flag vessel MV Hyang Ro Bong Captain Mohiuddin Abdul Kadir has alleged today that the ship has been drowned in the Bay waters of Chittagong Port. His allegations came during...

850 Bangladeshis cross Egypt border

2011-04-20 00:00:00

Some 850 Bangladeshis have crossed Egypt border and are now at Al Salloum point. A foreign ministry press release said the foreign ministry Tuesday approached the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Dhaka to provide flights to bring the Bangladeshis...

18 die in Guwahati helicopter crash

2011-04-20 00:00:00

GUWAHATI, April 19 : At least 18 people died and five others were badly burnt on Tuesday when a helicopter crashed and exploded as it tried to land in a mountainous region of northeast India. "The number of those killed...

Cook birdies playoff hole to win Outback

2011-04-20 00:00:00

LUTZ (Florida), Apr 18: John Cook birdied the first hole of a playoff against Jay Don Blake to win the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am Sunday, his second Champions Tour title of the year. Cook, also the winner of the season-opening Mitsubishi...

Grizzlies stun Spurs, Hornets sting Lakers

2011-04-20 00:00:00

SAN ANTONIO (Texas), Apr 18: The New Orleans Hornets shocked the two-time defending NBA champion Lakers and upstart Memphis edged top-seeded San Antonio Sunday in a pair of Western Conference playoff opener upsets. Seventh-seeded New Orleans beat the Lakers 109-100...

Palencia scores twice as Pumas beat Queretaro

2011-04-20 00:00:00

MEXICO CITY, Apr 18: Francisco Palencia scored twice and assisted on a third goal to help UNAM Pumas defeat Queretaro 3-0 to stay atop the Mexican Clausura championship. Palencia scored in the 10th and 19th minutes before setting up Dante...

Make or break for Australian sides

2011-04-20 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, Apr 18: Australian hopefuls Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC are facing a make-or-break week as they bid to ignite their flagging AFC Champions League campaigns. As the pool stage passes the halfway mark, Melbourne, with just one point, will...

Man held with fake notes

2011-04-20 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...