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AGM of SME Foundation held

2011-03-20 00:00:00

The 5th Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2011 of Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Foundation was held at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city Saturday. SME Foundation chairperson Aftab ul Islam presided over the meeting while managing director and CEO...

Land allotment for CITF sought

2011-03-20 00:00:00

Principal secretary to the Prime Minister Abdul Karim has asked Chittagong business leaders to find a khas land to build a permanent venue for the Chittagong International Trade Fair (CITF). He asked the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry to...

Exports to Japan may suffer

Talha Bin Habib | 2011-03-20 00:00:00

Talha Bin Habib Bangladesh's move to make inroad into the multi-billion dollar Japanese clothing market may suffer a jolt after the country was ravaged by triple disasters of an earthquake, a tsunami and a nuclear meltdown. Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and...

Dhaka set to participate in int'l expo in Korea

Sonia H Moni | 2011-03-20 00:00:00

Sonia H MoniBangladesh is set to take part in International Exposition 2012 at Yeosu of Korea next year in order to boost exports performance, a top EPB official said. Vice chairman at the Export Promotion Bureau Jalal Ahmed said, "Millions...

Insurance regulator seeks staff, operating fund

Asaduzzaman Pallab | 2011-03-20 00:00:00

Asaduzzaman PallabInsurers' watchdog Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) has submitted an organogram to the Finance Ministry, seeking staff and budget. Finance Ministry officials said, IDRA has sought 170 manpower including four members and 4 executive directors. The authority also...

Prospect brightens to boost shrimp exports to Russia

Monira Munni | 2011-03-20 00:00:00

Monira MunniRussian sea processors union has sought cooperation from the country's frozen food exporters to establish a closer business relation with Bangladesh, officials said. Bangladesh embassy in Moscow has recently sent a letter to the director general of Department of...

Asian broadband forum due in May

FE Report | 2011-03-20 00:00:00

FE ReportBroadband World Forum Asia, one of the most popular telecom events in Asia, is going to be held in May at the KL Convention Centre of Malaysia. The two-day conference will feature more than 100 speakers from over 70...

Europe stocks post biggest weekly drop since July

2011-03-20 00:00:00

LONDON, Mar 19 (Bloomberg): European stocks tumbled by the most in eight months this week after Japan's March 11 earthquake damaged cooling systems at an atomic power plant, causing the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl. Swiss Reinsurance Co. and Munich...

Libya's nat'l oil corp will honour contracts: Ghanem

2011-03-20 00:00:00

TRIPOLI, Mar 19 (AFP): Libya's National Oil Corp will honour its contracts with foreign firms operating in the country, NOC chairman Shukri Ghanem said Saturday. "We will honour all our engagements and contracts with the foreign oil companies that are...

Bahrain dinar plunges, trade drying up

2011-03-20 00:00:00

MANAMA/DUBAI, Mar 19 (Kuwait Times): The Bahrain dinar fell to a multi-year low in the forwards market yesterday and the central bank was forced to move to an alternate location after a security crackdown on protesters closed the commercial district....

BCL leader killed in gunfight

2011-03-20 00:00:00

Terokhada thana Chhatra League General Secretary Imran Fakir was killed and other 20 persons were injured in a clash between two supporters of Terokhada Sadar Union Parishad Chairman candidates Saturday morning. Police and local source said that a clash was...

Old man hacked to death

2011-03-20 00:00:00

An octogenarian man, who was stabbed by a miscreant Wednesday at Borodesh village in Kanaighat Upazila of Sylhet died at OMCH .The deceased was identified as Juaid Ali (78), son of late Mobashir Ali of the village.Police said Fahad, son...

10 injured in a clash

2011-03-20 00:00:00

At least 10 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers at Mohishkundi Paschimpara village in Doulatpur Upazila Friday. Witnesses said an altercation ensued between Rezaul Islam and Bhangon. Ali of the village over a trifling matter...

One held with arms

2011-03-20 00:00:00

Police in a drive arrested a young man along with a country made pistol from Doulatdia launch ghat of Rajbari road early Saturday. The arrestee was identified as Khorshed Alam (20), son of Shaheb Ali of Korollachari village in Matiranga...

Shops gutted

2011-03-20 00:00:00

At least 20 shops were gutted in a fire which broke out at two markets in the Haor area of Mithamoin Upazila of Kishoreganj Saturday. Local sources said, the fire originated from the burning mosquito coil at a shop and...

Drug peddler arrested

2011-03-20 00:00:00

RAB members arrested drug peddler along with huge quantity of phensidyl in Dhulivita area on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Dhamrai Upazila early Saturday. The arrested was identified as Munna (35) of Jessore district. Acting on information, a team of RAB-4 conducted...

Bangla paved way to savour pride in mother languages

2011-03-20 00:00:00

A few years back a rumour spread around the globe that UNESCO had declared Bangla as the sweetest language of the world; it was in fact an internet hoax. One overenthusiastic Bengali guy perhaps took the initiative to circulate this...

Buyback of shares

2011-03-20 00:00:00

Recently a bill has been tabled in the parliament allowing amendment of the Companies Act 1994 to insert provisions for buy-back by the companies of their own shares that was so long prohibited by the Act so long. 'Buy-back' means...

Removing barriers to unleash South Asia's economic potential

2011-03-20 00:00:00

Private sector-led growth in South Asian countries can receive a major fillip and help unlock the region's vast economic potential provided South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) member-countries initiate steps like reducing visa restrictions and non-tariff barriers, and improving...

Dhaka set to participate in int'l expo in Korea

Sonia H Moni | 2011-03-20 00:00:00

Sonia H MoniBangladesh is set to take part in International Exposition 2012 at Yeosu of Korea next year in order to boost exports performance, a top EPB official said. Vice chairman at the Export Promotion Bureau Jalal Ahmed said, "Millions...

Insurance regulator seeks staff, operating fund

Asaduzzaman Pallab | 2011-03-20 00:00:00

Asaduzzaman PallabInsurers' watchdog Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) has submitted an organogram to the Finance Ministry, seeking staff and budget. Finance Ministry officials said, IDRA has sought 170 manpower including four members and 4 executive directors. The authority also...

Prospect brightens to boost shrimp exports to Russia

Monira Munni | 2011-03-20 00:00:00

Monira MunniRussian sea processors union has sought cooperation from the country's frozen food exporters to establish a closer business relation with Bangladesh, officials said. Bangladesh embassy in Moscow has recently sent a letter to the director general of Department of...

Asian broadband forum due in May

FE Report | 2011-03-20 00:00:00

FE ReportBroadband World Forum Asia, one of the most popular telecom events in Asia, is going to be held in May at the KL Convention Centre of Malaysia. The two-day conference will feature more than 100 speakers from over 70...

Europe stocks post biggest weekly drop since July

2011-03-20 00:00:00

LONDON, Mar 19 (Bloomberg): European stocks tumbled by the most in eight months this week after Japan's March 11 earthquake damaged cooling systems at an atomic power plant, causing the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl. Swiss Reinsurance Co. and Munich...

Libya's nat'l oil corp will honour contracts: Ghanem

2011-03-20 00:00:00

TRIPOLI, Mar 19 (AFP): Libya's National Oil Corp will honour its contracts with foreign firms operating in the country, NOC chairman Shukri Ghanem said Saturday. "We will honour all our engagements and contracts with the foreign oil companies that are...

Bahrain dinar plunges, trade drying up

2011-03-20 00:00:00

MANAMA/DUBAI, Mar 19 (Kuwait Times): The Bahrain dinar fell to a multi-year low in the forwards market yesterday and the central bank was forced to move to an alternate location after a security crackdown on protesters closed the commercial district....

BCL leader killed in gunfight

2011-03-20 00:00:00

Terokhada thana Chhatra League General Secretary Imran Fakir was killed and other 20 persons were injured in a clash between two supporters of Terokhada Sadar Union Parishad Chairman candidates Saturday morning. Police and local source said that a clash was...

Old man hacked to death

2011-03-20 00:00:00

An octogenarian man, who was stabbed by a miscreant Wednesday at Borodesh village in Kanaighat Upazila of Sylhet died at OMCH .The deceased was identified as Juaid Ali (78), son of late Mobashir Ali of the village.Police said Fahad, son...

10 injured in a clash

2011-03-20 00:00:00

At least 10 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers at Mohishkundi Paschimpara village in Doulatpur Upazila Friday. Witnesses said an altercation ensued between Rezaul Islam and Bhangon. Ali of the village over a trifling matter...

One held with arms

2011-03-20 00:00:00

Police in a drive arrested a young man along with a country made pistol from Doulatdia launch ghat of Rajbari road early Saturday. The arrestee was identified as Khorshed Alam (20), son of Shaheb Ali of Korollachari village in Matiranga...