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Increasing the flow of FDIs

2011-03-20 00:00:00

Foreign direct investments (FDIs) are sought after by most countries, specially the developing ones, for economic expansion and the accompanying benefits that come from the same. But it is certainly not a matter of comfort that in spite of Bangladesh's...

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...

Graduating to middle-income country status

2011-03-20 00:00:00

Bangladesh continues to be frustrated in its attempts to come out of the status of a least developed country (LDC), considerably due to its inability to absorb aid and other forms of assistance at the desired rate from the developed...

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...

Railway to reform 380 illegal level crossings

Arafat Ara | 2011-03-20 00:00:00

Arafat AraBangladesh Railway (BR) plans to reform around 380 unauthorised level crossings to check road accidents in the country, said a senior official Thursday. He said there are 1083 unauthorised level crossings across the country, which are responsible for increasing...

World leaders launch

2011-03-20 00:00:00

Continued from page 1 col. 8 The United States, Britain, France and 19 other participants in an emergency summit in Paris Saturday "agreed to put in place all the means necessary, in particular military" to make Gaddafi respect a U.N....

BSMMU, SGH to sign deal on jt replacement surgery

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

FE ReportBangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) is going to sign a technical support agreement on 'joint replacement surgery' with Singapore General Hospital (SGH) soon. This was unveiled at a seminar on Continuous Medical Education (CME) and a live demonstration...

Investors urge govt to allow Unipay2U operation

Our Correspondent | 2011-03-20 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Mar 19: Investors of multilevel marketing company Unipay2U faced obstruction from the police today as they wanted to organise a meeting at a community centre in the city without prior permission from the law enforcers. Over one thousand...

Minor boy killed, 3 hurt in city road mishap

2011-03-20 00:00:00

A minor boy was killed and three others injured when a passenger bus hit a CNG-auto rickshaw in the city's Demra area Saturday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Hasadur Rahmamn alias Rafi, a one year old boy and...

Renovation of Barisal river port continues

2011-03-20 00:00:00

BARISAL, Mar 19 (BSS): The renovation work of Barisal river port, the second largest river port in the country, is developing fast. Work on two development and modernisation packages, out of three, has already been completed in the port and...

Ershad's 81st birthday today

2011-03-20 00:00:00

Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman and former president Hussain Mohammad Ershad will celebrate his 81st birth anniversary today (Sunday), reports BSS. Marking the day, Pallhibandhu Foundation and front organization of JP has taken a number of programmes including, holding doa mahfil,...

Qulkhwani of Nurussafa held

2011-03-20 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Mar 19 (BSS): Qulkhani and Doa Mahfil of late Advocate Nurussafa Talukdar, father of State Minister for Forests and Environment Dr Hasan Mahmud, was held at his Shukbillas village home under Rangunia Upazila of the district Saturday. Industries Minister...

Govt urged to ensure uninterrupted power supply to cold storages

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

FE ReportBangladesh Cold Storage Association has urged the government to ensure uninterrupted power supply to country's 350 cold storages for the next three months in view of a bumper production of potatoes, said a release Saturday. Potato production is expected...

Birth registration rates poor due to poverty

2011-03-20 00:00:00

Birth registration rate is low in char and remote areas of the country due to their extreme poverty and illiteracy, reports BSS. According to representatives of local bodies at Hatiya Upazila of Noakhali district. About 40 per cent people were...

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...