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Inward remittances fall by over 13pc last month

2010-10-07 00:00:00

FE Report The flow of inward remittances fell by over 13 per cent last month as the country observed Eid-ul Fitr festival, officials said.Bangladeshi nationals working abroad sent US$838.17 million in September, a fall of $125.75 million compared to the...

New MD of Bay Leasing

2010-10-07 00:00:00

Bay Leasing and Investment Limited has announced the appointment of Mr. Iftekhar Ali Khan as Managing Director.Mr Iftekhar began his career at ANZ Grindlays Bank and headed a number of branches until he moved to Standard Chartered Bank in 1994...

Barua assures adequate urea supply

2010-10-07 00:00:00

The government has taken necessary steps to ensure adequate urea supply for this year's boro season, reports bdnews24.com.Industries Minister Dilip Barua gave the assurance at a meeting of international bidders interested to supply urea.Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) will procure...

BWCCI president addresses UNGA

2010-10-07 00:00:00

FE ReportPresident of Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry Selima Ahmad said the most vulnerable can be protected through interventions in entrepreneurship and provision of capital or assets."We have seen the most vulnerable amongst cyclone victims re-enter the economic...

Bank Asia provides record profit

2010-10-07 00:00:00

FE Report Bank Asia Ltd under its Income Sharing Ratio (ISR), a monthly profit allocation module, provided record profit on Mudaraba deposit recently.Profit for Mudaraba deposit for the terms of one-year, six-month and three-month emerged at the rate of 10.12...

Karmasangsthan Bank to create 1,000 entrepreneurs a year

2010-10-07 00:00:00

Kamrun NaharKarmasangsthan (Employment) Bank will create 1,000 entrepreneurs a year through its own training programme as part of gearing up its activities in employment generation, a top executive of the Bank told the FE.The entrepreneurs will be selected through a...

Contract between DLICL and BCCAMEA signed

2010-10-07 00:00:00

A group insurance contract was signed between Delta Life Insurance Company Ltd (DLICL) and Bangladesh Corrugated Carton and Accessories Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BCCAMEA) at DLICL board room in the city recently. DLICL Managing Director Das Deba Prashad and BCCAMEA...

Premier Bank donates Tk 1.0m to Azam Khan for treatment

2010-10-07 00:00:00

FE Report Premier Bank Limited has donated Tk 1.0 million (10 lakh) to noted singer Azam Khan for his Cancer treatment, as part of the bank's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), said a press release.Premier Bank Chairman Dr HBM Iqbal handed...

Polish bourse IPO to spur 'Little London' trading hub

2010-10-07 00:00:00

LONDON, Oct 6 (Bloomberg): The Warsaw Stock Exchange, preparing for an initial public offering, plans to become the hub for stock, bond and derivatives trading in the region, emulating London, Chief Executive Officer Ludwik Sobolewski said. "We want to create...

New CEO of SJIBL Securities Ltd

2010-10-07 00:00:00

M Kamaluddin Chowdhury, noted banker and former managing director and chief executive consultant of Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL), has recently joined Shahjalal Islami Bank Securities Limited as a chief executive officer (CEO), according to a press release.Mr Chowdhury started...

IPO diary

2010-10-07 00:00:00

NamePHP First Mutual FundNature of the fundClosed-end Mutual Fund with tenure of ten yearsObjectiveThe objective of the Fund is to provide attractive dividend to the unit holders by investing the proceeds in the various instruments in the Bangladeshi Capital Market...

HC to deliver judgment Oct 13

2010-10-07 00:00:00

The High Court Wednesday set October 13 for pronouncing judgment on the writ petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the validity of the government notice of eviction from her leasehold house at Dhaka Cantonment, reports UNB. After closing...

JS passes UP bill

2010-10-07 00:00:00

The amended local government (union council) Bill has been passed in the Jatiya Sangsad, paving way for the elections by November.The Bill was passed through voice votes after Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Syed Ashraful Islam placed it...

Govt to set up 3 more public universities in country

2010-10-07 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina told the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) that her government had a plan to set up three more public universities in the country in future, reports BSS."The programme to set up public universities in the country is...

Coco's parole cancellation decision October 11

2010-10-07 00:00:00

The High Court will give its verdict on a petition challenging the legality of the repeal of the parole of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's younger son Arafat Rahman Coco, on Oct 11, reports bdnews24.com. The bench of justices Abdul Wahab...

Pabna court rejects bail of 29 ruling party men

2010-10-07 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentPABNA, Oct 6: A Pabna court here today rejected bail petition of 29 Awami League, Jubo League and Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders and activists accused in launching attack on government officials and damaging vehicles.The ruling party leaders and activists...

Pro-govt Ctg port workers stage demonstration

2010-10-07 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Oct 6 (bdnews24.com): Pro-government port workers in Chittagong have staged a demonstration to press demands. The workers, under the banner of Dock Port Workers-Employees Federation, Wednesday brought out processions and organised rallies in the adjacent areas of the port...

Shibir leader rrested in angamati

2010-10-07 00:00:00

RANGAMATI, Oct 6 (UNB): Police arrested Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS)'s district unit president Abdus Salam from a shop at Longdu Upazila Sadar Tuesday midnight.Being tipped off that Salam along with a group of ICS activists was holding an organisational meeting...

5 JMB militants charged in Kishoreganj

2010-10-07 00:00:00

KISHOREGANJ, Oct 6 (bdnews24.com): Charges have been pressed against five members of the militant Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) at a Kishoreganj court in a case filed over their alleged involvement in terrorist activities and anti-state activities. Investigation officer in the...

Delay in disposal of cases could hurt judiciary

2010-10-07 00:00:00

Speakers at a discussion Wednesday said that existing delay in disposal of cases could hurt judiciary in a big way, reports BSS.Around 70 per cent of the total people in jails are under- trial prisoners as the cases against them...

Disabled not burden, train and make them skilled: PM

2010-10-07 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Wednesday underscored the need for training and skill development of the disabled people to turn them into assets of the nation, reports UNB. "Don't think them (disabled persons) as burden of the country, train them,...

South Asian Regional confce accepts Dhaka Declaration

2010-10-07 00:00:00

The seventh South Asian Regional Conference on Women's Rights has ended with the acceptance of Dhaka Declaration calling for preventing violence against women, empowering women financially and removing gender inequality, reports bdnews24.com. State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Shirin...

DSEC's language course in city from Oct 15

2010-10-07 00:00:00

FE Report An English language course for the members of Dhaka Sub-Editors’ Council (DSEC) is going to start in the city from October 15, said a press release.Interested DSEC members will have to complete their registrations within October 12 at...

MIST starts online admission

2010-10-07 00:00:00

Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) Wednesday launched online admission processing to make the admission procedures hassle-free, cost-effective and transparent, reports BSS.From now on, students from any part of the country would be able to fill in and submit...

Azad for presenting facts of liberation war to children

2010-10-07 00:00:00

Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad said real history of the liberation war and independence struggle of the country should be projected to the children to let them know the true history, reports BSS."We should work from our respective positions to...

WEATHER

2010-10-07 00:00:00

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Dhaka, Rajshahi, Barishal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Khulna division today (Thursday).Moderately heavy to...

Thrust on modern, scientific edn

2010-10-07 00:00:00

DU CorrespondentThe next generation nationals must be imparted modern, scientific and technical education to build a prosperous nation, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said Wednesday.He was speaking as chief guest at the inaugural ceremony of a new floor for the...

Death anniversary of journalist Monowar today

2010-10-07 00:00:00

The six death anniversary of sports reporter Monowar Ahmed will be observed today (Thursday), reports UNB.Monowar, sports reporter of the daily Manabzamin, had died on October 7, 2004. Monowar, who was then a resident student of Ziaur Rahman Hall of...

Container handling contract signing today

2010-10-07 00:00:00

Our Chittagong OfficeCHITTAGONG, Oct 6: The contract signing for container handling in the port's general cargo berths takes place tomorrow (Thursday) between the CPA and the private operators.The Chittagong Port Authority notified award of the contract to the six berth...

MoF issues letter of guarantee for SCBs' loans to BJMC

2010-10-07 00:00:00

Nazmul AhsanThe Ministry of Finance (MoF) has issued a guarantee in favor of Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) for bank loans worth Tk 5.0 billion under the refinancing facility of Bangladesh Bank (BB), official sources said.Four state-owned corporatised banks --...