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Prospect of winter vegetables dashed by rainfall

2010-10-12 00:00:00

A CorrespondentNARSINGDI, Oct 11: The prospect of an winter vegetable production has been dashed due to uninterrupted post-monsoon rainfall in all the six upazilas of the district during the last week. According to the Water Development Board of Narsingdi there...

Two more Kawrakandi ferries out of order

2010-10-12 00:00:00

A CorrespondentMADARIPUR, Oct 11: Two more ferryboats on the Kawrakandi-Mawa route became out of order raising the total number of inoperative ferries to eight. A huge number of vehicles, with thousands of passengers, were stranded on both sides of the...

National sanitation month observed in Faridpur

2010-10-12 00:00:00

FARIDPUR, Oct 11(BSS): National sanitation month was observed here sunday through holding rally and discussion meeting for creating awareness among the people to attain sanitation for all by 2013.To mark the occasion, Directorate of Public Health Engineering (DPHE), district administration...

KCCI election December 22

2010-10-12 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentKHULNA, Oct 11: The biennial election of the Executive Council of Khulna Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) will be held on December 20. The election for the posts of president, senior vice president and vice president will be...

DRR project helping vulnerable people

2010-10-12 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentGAIBANDHA, Oct 11: Disaster Risk Reduction Project has been helping the vulnerable communities of Kamarjani Union under Sadar Upazila in the district from 2006 helping them to become self reliant. Practical Action Bangladesh, a UK based international non government...

69 puja mondops get donation

2010-10-12 00:00:00

A CorrespondentNARSINGDI, Oct 11: A money donation programme among the Durga puja mondop was held at the Shibpur Upazila auditorium on October 10.The programme was presided over by Professor Santosh Chandra Bormon while industrialist and social worker Sirajul Islam Molla...

World Mental Health day observed at RU

2010-10-12 00:00:00

RU CorrespondentRAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Oct 11: The teachers and students of Psychology Department of Rajshahi University (RU) Sunday observed the World Mental Health day on the campus.The psychology department brought out a rally to mark the day from the department premises...

Digital Device fair Nov 27

2010-10-12 00:00:00

Another report adds: A Digital Device fair will be held here on November-27 to inspire the government and non-government organisations for making Digital Bangladesh come true. It was decided at a meeting held at Divisional Commissioner conference room Sunday with...

4 killed

2010-10-12 00:00:00

Another report adds: Four persons including a shrimp trader were killed in separate incidents in Khulna Sunday night. Police and local sources said Dulal Mondol (30), a shrimp trader, was shot dead by some miscreants in the Lata Bazaar area...

Govt urged to keep public transports out of CNG rationing

2010-10-12 00:00:00

FE ReportThe leaders of the Auto Rickshaw - Auto Tempo - Mishuk Vehicle Labour Union Monday urged the government to keep public transports out of the present CNG rationing system. They said the government's decision to stop supplying of CNG...

LankaBangla to get composite credit from Prime Bank

2010-10-12 00:00:00

FE ReportPrime Bank Limited has recently sanctioned a composite credit facility of Tk 700 million (70 crore) in favour of LankaBanbla Finance Limited, which includes overdraft facility of Tk 250 million, loan general facility of Tk 400 million along with...

Norway keen to invest in energy, shipbuilding sectors

2010-10-12 00:00:00

The Norwegian government has expressed keen interest to invest in Bangladesh's energy, power, shipbuilding and agriculture sectors, reports UNB.The Nordic country has also showed interest for joint venture with Bangladesh in the sectors of renewable energy and green technology.Outgoing Ambassador...

Managers asked to work with utmost confidence

2010-10-12 00:00:00

FE ReportThe managers of First Security Islami Bank Limited (FSIBL) have been urged to work with utmost confidence and increase banking business for achieving the target.FSIBL Managing Director AAM Zakaria made the appeal while speaking at the Managers' Conference-2010 of...

Metro Spinning declares 20pc bonus share

2010-10-12 00:00:00

FE ReportMetro Spinning Limited (MSL) has declared 20 per cent bonus share as dividend (100 shares for every 500 shares) for its shareholders for the fiscal 2009 2010.The announcement came at the 57th board meeting of the company at its...

IDLC Securities Ltd opens its Uttara branch

2010-10-12 00:00:00

IDLC Securities Limited (IDLC SL), a fully-owned subsidiary of IDLC Finance Limited, and one of Bangladesh's top brokerages, has recently opened its 9th branch at Uttara, Dhaka, said a press release.Anwarul Huq, chairman and Selim RF Hossain, CEO and Managing...

Emirates eyes 28 weekly flights, new country head says

2010-10-12 00:00:00

FE ReportTop Arab carrier Emirates will bolster efforts to further increase its market share as it eyes 28 weekly flights flying between Dhaka and the Gulf business hub of Dubai, its new country head said Monday.Satish Sethi, country manager of...

B'desh sees another fall in export earnings from USA

2010-10-12 00:00:00

Export earnings from the US, the largest market for Bangladeshi goods, declined for the second consecutive fiscal during 2009-10, falling by about 8 per cent from its 2008-09 level, reports UNB.The most noticeable cause for this is the declining trend...

ICB AMCL discloses NAV of 10 mutual funds

2010-10-12 00:00:00

ICB Asset Management Company Limited (AMCL), a subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), has disclosed the Net Asset Values (NAV) of its 10 mutual funds, according to a press release.ICB AMCL First Mutual Fund: The total NAV of ICB...

BCBL inks deal with ICICI Bank

2010-10-12 00:00:00

Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited (BCBL) has signed an agreement with ICICI Bank Ltd, at a ceremony held at the BCBL's head office in the city recently, said a press release. SA Chowdhury, managing director (MD), Muhammad Asaduzzaman, deputy managing director,...

Golam Rabbani new chairman of BCIC

2010-10-12 00:00:00

Additional Secretary of the government Md Golam Rabbani joined Sunday Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC ) as its chairman, said a press release.Prior to joining BCIC he was Divisional Commi-ssioner of Sylhet. He started his career in BCS (Admin cadre)...

Shrimp exporters incur loss due to delay in sample testing

2010-10-12 00:00:00

FE ReportThe country's shrimp exporters have to wait for a long time to get testing certificate despite the procurement of new high quality LC-MS/MS machine for the Fish Inspection and Quality Control (FIQC) under Department of Fisheries.Md Amin Ullah, managing...

SLBCCI team to visit Sri Lanka Oct 28

2010-10-12 00:00:00

A business delegation of Sri Lanka-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SLBCCI) will visit Sri Lanka from October 28 to November 1 in a bid to boost the bilateral trade volume between the two countries.The delegation is expected to make...

IPO diary

2010-10-12 00:00:00

Nature of BusinessThe principal activities and operations of the Company are manufacturing and marketing of PP woven bags and liner.Subscription OpenOctober 24, 2010Subscription CloseOctober 28, 2010For Non-Resident BangladeshiOctober 24, 2010 to November 06, 2010Use of IPO ProceedsNet proceeds from the...

News in brief

2010-10-12 00:00:00

Firewood crisis hits NatoreThe district of Natore is in acute crisis of firewood. In the market, one mound of firewood is being sold at Taka 180 to 200 and the reason of high price is that most of the town...

Message from the Ambassador

2010-10-12 00:00:00

First of all, I would like to thank "Financial Express" for offering me its pages so generously to greet the readers on the occasion of the National Day of Spain, the Day of the "Hispanidad".As you know, Spain maintains a...

The Monarchy

2010-10-12 00:00:00

The members of the Spanish royal family enjoy the affection and respect of the Spanish people.The Spanish royal family is made up of H.M. the King Juan Carlos, H.M. the Queen Sofía, the Prince and Princess of Asturias, Felipe and...

Cultural Wealth of Spain

2010-10-12 00:00:00

Originating in its rich historical flux, the Spanish culture has played an important role throughout time.Spain is, above all, a mosaic of cultures. Heterogeneous. Old and modern. Refined and popular. Holy and secular. Plural and diverse. The variety of its...

Khaleda asks student community to prepare for ousting 'autocrat govt'

2010-10-12 00:00:00

SIRAJGANJ, Oct 11 (UNB): BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia Monday called upon the student community to take preparation for ousting the 'present autocratic government', saying that this may cost more blood. "You've overthrown one autocrat (Ershad). Take preparation for removing...

Blue panel gets majority in DU Dean polls

2010-10-12 00:00:00

DU CorrespondentThe Pro-Awami League (AL) 'blue panel' has grabbed six posts out of 10 in the Dhaka University (DU) Deans' election, while the BNP-Jamaat-backed 'white panel' won four posts.The election was held Monday. Some 1061 teachers of the university exercised...

Minister blames BNP for attacking train

2010-10-12 00:00:00

Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain has accused the opposition of launching a planned attack on trains with the aim of creating chaos in the country, resulting in casualties. "There cannot be any motive other than creating anarchy behind the incident....