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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...

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...

Protecting taxpayers' secrecy

2011-03-20 00:00:00

Whether the country's tax administration should supply information about taxpayers to any other agency, private or public, for the purpose of investigation has been widely debated in recent years. The income tax law does not permit the divulgence of information...

Long wait for new gas and power connections

2011-03-20 00:00:00

After a lapse of two years, the government is still not in a position to provide gas connections to the aspirants. Industrial sector is mainly bearing the brunt of the gas connection suspension, which came into effect since July 2009....

Reciprocity in India-Bangladesh relations

2011-03-20 00:00:00

People of Bangladesh and India should both want that the relationship of the two countries should only go on improving from strength to strength to meet the criterion of good neighbourliness. More importantly, there is a great deal of expectation...

Open market restriction and unholy competition

2011-03-20 00:00:00

I read a good piece of write-up published in the Financial Express on March 16 on 'Corporate Dalals'. If we look at the broader issue in relation to what was pointed out there, we need to look at the existing...