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'King's Speech' fear keeps William far from throne

2011-04-22 00:00:00

LONDON, Apr 21 (AFP): A string of opinion polls have backed Prince William and his bride-to-be leapfrogging Prince Charles to the throne-an improbable step that would shake the monarchy to its foundations. One survey showed a third of Britons calling...

Wrangle between WDB engineer, contractor leads to cases

2011-04-22 00:00:00

Our Correspondent RANGPUR, Apr 21: A corruption case was filed against executive engineer of Rangpur Water Development Board (WDB) Shahidul Islam on Sunday. Contractor Shahadat Hossain brought an allegation of bribery against the executive engineer four days after Shahidul had...

BGB rescues 17 persons including women, children in Joypurhat

2011-04-22 00:00:00

Our Correspondent JOYPURHAT, Apr 21: Seventeen persons including women and children were rescued by Border Guards of Bangladesh (BGB) from Vuidoba village under Panchbibi Upazila in the district Thursday noon. They were being trafficked to India. On information BGB members...

River eroded people ransack Gaibandha water board office

2011-04-22 00:00:00

GAIBANDHA, Apr 21 (UNB) : Thousands of agitated Jamuna river eroded victims Thursday ransacked Gaibandha Water Development Board office to press for implementing Saghata Upazila Protection Project. The agitated people also enforced a half-day hartal in Saghata Upazila today in...

NBL managers' conference held

2011-04-22 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, Apr 21: The quarterly conference of branch managers of National Bank Limited, Rajshahi region was held at the hallroom of Rajshahi office at Shaheb Bazar recently. Presided over by Wasif Ali, Chief Executive Vice President of NBL, Rajshahi...

Asian Tiger Capital Partners market update on DSE******

2011-04-22 00:00:00

Events: After five days of downtrend the Benchmark General Index DGEN reversed to post gain of 0.98% on the last day of trade this week. The Index at 6100 level was tested twice recently from where it bounced back and...

Deadong harvester, rice transplanter launched******

2011-04-22 00:00:00

ACI Motors organized a launching programme of world renowned DEADONG Combine Harvester and Rice Transplanter in the city Wednesday. Dr. Wais Kabir, Executive Chairman, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) officially launched the modern farming technologies, said a press release. By...

ICB AMCL discloses NAV of two unit funds****

2011-04-22 00:00:00

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

DSE news in brief

2011-04-22 00:00:00

DividendsACI: The board of directors of ACI Limited has recommended 120 per cent cash dividend (Tk 12 per share of Tk 10 each) for the year 2010. The annual general meeting (AGM) of the company will be held at Bangabandhu...

SL leave out Malinga for England Test

2011-04-22 00:00:00

COLOMBO, Apr 21 (AFP): Sri Lanka were forced Wednesday to leave out star fast bowler Lasith Malinga while also naming four uncapped players for the 16-member Test squad for the tour of England. Sri Lanka play three Tests, five one-dayers...

'King's Speech' fear keeps William far from throne

2011-04-22 00:00:00

LONDON, Apr 21 (AFP): A string of opinion polls have backed Prince William and his bride-to-be leapfrogging Prince Charles to the throne-an improbable step that would shake the monarchy to its foundations. One survey showed a third of Britons calling...

Wrangle between WDB engineer, contractor leads to cases

2011-04-22 00:00:00

Our Correspondent RANGPUR, Apr 21: A corruption case was filed against executive engineer of Rangpur Water Development Board (WDB) Shahidul Islam on Sunday. Contractor Shahadat Hossain brought an allegation of bribery against the executive engineer four days after Shahidul had...

BGB rescues 17 persons including women, children in Joypurhat

2011-04-22 00:00:00

Our Correspondent JOYPURHAT, Apr 21: Seventeen persons including women and children were rescued by Border Guards of Bangladesh (BGB) from Vuidoba village under Panchbibi Upazila in the district Thursday noon. They were being trafficked to India. On information BGB members...

River eroded people ransack Gaibandha water board office

2011-04-22 00:00:00

GAIBANDHA, Apr 21 (UNB) : Thousands of agitated Jamuna river eroded victims Thursday ransacked Gaibandha Water Development Board office to press for implementing Saghata Upazila Protection Project. The agitated people also enforced a half-day hartal in Saghata Upazila today in...

NBL managers' conference held

2011-04-22 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, Apr 21: The quarterly conference of branch managers of National Bank Limited, Rajshahi region was held at the hallroom of Rajshahi office at Shaheb Bazar recently. Presided over by Wasif Ali, Chief Executive Vice President of NBL, Rajshahi...

Asian Tiger Capital Partners market update on DSE******

2011-04-22 00:00:00

Events: After five days of downtrend the Benchmark General Index DGEN reversed to post gain of 0.98% on the last day of trade this week. The Index at 6100 level was tested twice recently from where it bounced back and...

RIL posts record Q4 profit, lags estimate

2011-04-22 00:00:00

MUMBAI, April 21(Agencies): India's largest private sector petroleum company, Reliance Industries (RIL) Thursday reported 14 per cent rise in its standalone net profit to Rs 53.76 billion in the quarter ended March 31, 2011, its highest ever. Results lagged analysts'...

Nikkei gains on robust US earnings

2011-04-22 00:00:00

TOKYO, April 21 (Xinhua): Tokyo stock extended gains Thursday, with the key Nikkei stock index rising 0.58 per cent supported by robust earnings by US bellwether firms like Apple and other prominent manufacturers. Investor sentiment was lifted from the off...

DSE news in brief

2011-04-22 00:00:00

DividendsACI: The board of directors of ACI Limited has recommended 120 per cent cash dividend (Tk 12 per share of Tk 10 each) for the year 2010. The annual general meeting (AGM) of the company will be held at Bangabandhu...

SL leave out Malinga for England Test

2011-04-22 00:00:00

COLOMBO, Apr 21 (AFP): Sri Lanka were forced Wednesday to leave out star fast bowler Lasith Malinga while also naming four uncapped players for the 16-member Test squad for the tour of England. Sri Lanka play three Tests, five one-dayers...

'King's Speech' fear keeps William far from throne

2011-04-22 00:00:00

LONDON, Apr 21 (AFP): A string of opinion polls have backed Prince William and his bride-to-be leapfrogging Prince Charles to the throne-an improbable step that would shake the monarchy to its foundations. One survey showed a third of Britons calling...

Wrangle between WDB engineer, contractor leads to cases

2011-04-22 00:00:00

Our Correspondent RANGPUR, Apr 21: A corruption case was filed against executive engineer of Rangpur Water Development Board (WDB) Shahidul Islam on Sunday. Contractor Shahadat Hossain brought an allegation of bribery against the executive engineer four days after Shahidul had...

BGB rescues 17 persons including women, children in Joypurhat

2011-04-22 00:00:00

Our Correspondent JOYPURHAT, Apr 21: Seventeen persons including women and children were rescued by Border Guards of Bangladesh (BGB) from Vuidoba village under Panchbibi Upazila in the district Thursday noon. They were being trafficked to India. On information BGB members...

River eroded people ransack Gaibandha water board office

2011-04-22 00:00:00

GAIBANDHA, Apr 21 (UNB) : Thousands of agitated Jamuna river eroded victims Thursday ransacked Gaibandha Water Development Board office to press for implementing Saghata Upazila Protection Project. The agitated people also enforced a half-day hartal in Saghata Upazila today in...

NBL managers' conference held

2011-04-22 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, Apr 21: The quarterly conference of branch managers of National Bank Limited, Rajshahi region was held at the hallroom of Rajshahi office at Shaheb Bazar recently. Presided over by Wasif Ali, Chief Executive Vice President of NBL, Rajshahi...

Asian Tiger Capital Partners market update on DSE******

2011-04-22 00:00:00

Events: After five days of downtrend the Benchmark General Index DGEN reversed to post gain of 0.98% on the last day of trade this week. The Index at 6100 level was tested twice recently from where it bounced back and...

Probe body's report biased, unsubstantiated: SEC chief

2011-04-22 00:00:00

Nazmul AhsanThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman has termed the report of the four-member probe committee on the recent share market scam as "biased, unsubstantiated and too, cruel". No valid corruption charges have been made against the SEC officials,...

US gives all-clear to BD shrimps

2011-04-22 00:00:00

Sonia H MoniThe United States has no qualms about the quality of Bangladeshi shrimps and labour and safety standards in the country's thousands of fish farms and processing plants, an industry leader said on Thursday. Syed Mahmudul Huq, chairman of...

Overall inflation rate to soar to 8pc this fiscal

2011-04-22 00:00:00

FE ReportFinance Minister AMA Muhith Thursday said the overall inflation rate of the current fiscal year will soar to around 8.0 per cent compared to 6.5 per cent of the previous year. The minister, however, did not elaborate the sector-wise...

Marked decline in foreign aid flow

2011-04-22 00:00:00

FHM Humayan KabirThe foreign aid inflow during July-March this fiscal 2010-11 recorded a marked fall as the government received only US$1.28 billion assistance, half a billion dollar lower than that of the corresponding period of the last fiscal, officials said...