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Major Indian MRO firm close to clinch airline deals

2010-07-12 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Jul 11 (PTI): Major Indian MRO firm Air Works, which undertakes repairs and advanced maintenance of Boeing-737s and ATR planes, has received certifications to carry out the job on A-320s and is close to clinching deals with airlines...

EU seeks truce in GM crops battle

2010-07-12 00:00:00

BRUSSELS, July 11 (AFP): Europe's long battle over genetically modified crops takes a new turn Tuesday when the European Commission offers a truce with governments to break an impasse blocking their development. The EU's executive arm will propose to give...

BP in talks to sell Alaska oil field

2010-07-12 00:00:00

LONDON, July 11 (AFP): BP is in talks to sell up to 12 billion dollars (9.5 billion euros) of assets, including a substantial stake in a giant Alaskan oil field, to Apache Corporation, the Sunday Times reported. Apache approached the...

IPO Diary

2010-07-12 00:00:00

First Janata Bank Mutual FundNameFirst Janata Bank Mutual FundNature of the FundClosed-end Mutual Fund with a ObjectiveThe objective of the fund is to provide attractive dividend to the unit holders by investing the proceeds in the various instruments in the...

President for reaching contraceptive devices to all capable couples

2010-07-12 00:00:00

World Population Day was observed Sunday in Bangladesh like elsewhere in the world with the slogan 'Everyone Counts', report agencies. A colourful procession, led by family welfare minister AFM Ruhal Haque, was taken out from the National Museum that marched...

Thai festivals in city for local enthusiasts

2010-07-12 00:00:00

FE Report The Royal Thai Embassy and its partners have organised a three-day festival called "Taste of Thailand in Bangladesh 2010" which will be held from July 16 to 18, on the embassy premises in Dhaka. At the fair, visitors...

Shipping ministry to set up Ashuganj river port, procure six dredgers

2010-07-12 00:00:00

The shipping ministry will set up a river port at Ashuganj and procure six dredgers at a cost of Taka 7.45 billion under US$ 1 billion credit provided by India, reports BSS.Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan told the news agency that...

Another accused dies in police custody

2010-07-12 00:00:00

BRAHMANBARIA, July 11 (bdnews24.com): Another accused died in the police custody at Nabinagar Sunday, only six days after the High Court (HC) asked the government to constitute a committee to investigate custodial deaths. The victim was identified as Nurul Haque...

Some phone nos in Gulshan area to be changed

2010-07-12 00:00:00

FE ReportBangladesh Telecomm-unication Company Limited (BTCL) has decided to change some telephone numbers under Gulshan Telephone Exchange for providing better service.BTCL will change some active telephone numbers from Road No 93 to Road No 104 under Gulshan Telephone Exchange by...

Radio Amaar RU campus adviser suspended

2010-07-12 00:00:00

RU CorrespondentRAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, July 11: The Radio Amaar Campus, a Rajshahi University (RU) campus online based first campus radio adviser and RU teacher Prof Tareque Nur was suspended on charge of corruption and irregularities.Authorities of the radio took the decision...

Dr Ibrahim re-elected NGO Federation Chairman

2010-07-12 00:00:00

Chairman of Centre for Mass Education in Science (CMES) Dr Muhammad Ibrahim has been re-elected unopposed the Chairman of the NGO Federation at the biennial election held at the day-long annual general meeting at the Institution of Engineers Sunday, said...

Govt to help expedite India-Bangladesh trade ties: Faruk

2010-07-12 00:00:00

Commerce Minister Muhammad Faruk Khan said the present government is very much business friendly and would do everything possible to expedite trade ties between Bangladesh and India, reports BSS.He made the remarks in a meeting with an Indian delegation, led...

Constable, two others hurt in bomb blast

2010-07-12 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentJESSORE, July 11: A constable of Jessore Kotwali police and two others were hurt in a bomb explosion at Jhumjhumpur on the outskirts of Jessore town Saturday night.The injured are identified as constable Badiuzzaman, Jahidur Islam Sumon, and Abu...

Drive against non-grilled three-wheelers in Ctg from tomorrow

2010-07-12 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, July 11: The police in Chittagong will launch a drive against the CNG-driven auto-rickshaws plying without grills from tomorrow.The CMP officials said, many three-wheelers run on CNG are plying in the port city without grills on both sides....

SUTF organises basic laparoscopy course in city

2010-07-12 00:00:00

FE ReportSalam Urology and Transplantation Foundation (SUTF), located in the city's Green Road area, organised a five-day basic laparoscopy course for doctors under the supervision of Prof Md Abdus Salam, one of the leading urologists and transplant surgeons of the...

Foreign missions in B’desh to get list of 'war criminals'

2010-07-12 00:00:00

Foreign Minister Dipu Moni said the government would send a list of people facing war crime charges to all foreign missions in Bangladesh so that the suspects could not escape. "The foreign ministry is vigilant against the possible fleeing of...

List of 40 top war criminals reaches border immigration to bar fleeing country

2010-07-12 00:00:00

BENAPOLE, July 11 (UNB): A list of 40 people allegedly involved in war crimes during the 1971 Independence War was received today by Benapole border immigration office asking it to bar them fleeing the country.The list included Prof Golam Azam,...

People to give lesson to politicians through 'silent ballot revolution'

2010-07-12 00:00:00

Awami League (AL) Presidium Member Obaidul Quader Sunday said that people might give the politicians a good lesson through 'silent ballot revolution' if they continuously talk about teaching lessons to each other forgetting their own responsibility to serve the nation,...

Jamaat announces agitation, other programmes demanding release of its three top leaders

2010-07-12 00:00:00

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Sunday announced a fortnight agitation programme from Tuesday (July 13) on various issues, particularly demanding release of its three top leaders, reports UNB.Jamaat Acting Secretary General ATM Azharul Islam announced the series of programmes at a press conference...

All political parties have to sit to resolve CHT problems: Alamgir

2010-07-12 00:00:00

BNP senior joint secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Sunday said all political parities of the country will have to sit together to resolve the problems of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) and will have to come to a consensus to...

UPDF opposes govt actions in CHT

2010-07-12 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentRANGAMATI, July 11: Leaders of United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) has alleged that the government is trying to torture the leaders and workers of their organisation through military operation in Chittagong Hill Tracts. They said, in a recent meeting...

HC issues rule on recruitment of police SIs

2010-07-12 00:00:00

The High Court (HC) Sunday issued a rule upon the government to explain why the process of recruiting Police Sub-Inspectors without maintaining 30 per cent quota reserved for the descendants' of freedom fighters should not be declared illegal, reports UNB.After...

Evening courses causing strike at DU

2010-07-12 00:00:00

DU CorrespondentProgressive Students' Alliance (PSA) will enforce general strike on the Dhaka University (DU) campus July 15, if all evening courses at the university are not cancelled by July 14. The leaders of PSA, a union of six left-leaning student...

Rebel BCL men cripples IU

2010-07-12 00:00:00

Disgruntled Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists of Islamic University (IU) paralysed the campus Sunday demanding release of seven fellows.They took the keys of the cars of Vice-chancellor Prof Mohammed Alauddin and Pro-vice chancellor prof Kamal Uddin and buses carrying students...

BCL activists injure partyman at RU

2010-07-12 00:00:00

RU CorrespondentRAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, July 11: A group of unruly students of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of the Rajshahi University (RU) unit injured one of their activists not to give mobile phone Saturday night. The injured activist is identified as Abdul...

Amader Shomoy editor gets bail in defamation case

2010-07-12 00:00:00

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, July 11 (UNB): A court Sunday granted bail to three journalists, including publisher and editor of daily Amader Shomoy Naimul Islam Khan, in a defamation case.Other two journalists are reporter of the daily Dulal Ahmed Chowdhury and editing assistant...

'Clearing Corporation' for stock transactions soon: Muhith

2010-07-12 00:00:00

FE ReportThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has enhanced its surveillance and monitoring to check manipulation in the stock market, Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith told Parliament during the question-answer session Sunday."At the same time after conducting proper investigation...

Govt targets 13.30m tonnes of Aman output this season

2010-07-12 00:00:00

S M JahangirThe government has taken up an integrated plan of action to boost the country's Aman output with the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) fixing a record target of 13.30 million tonnes this season."A comprehensive plan of action has...

Margin loan change jolts stock market

2010-07-12 00:00:00

FE ReportDhaka stocks went down sharply Sunday as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lowered the margin loan ratio for stock brokers and merchant banks.On Thursday last, the securities regulator revised the margin loan ratio at 1:1 from 1:1.5 for...

FBCCI cell to monitor prices of essentials in Ramadan

2010-07-12 00:00:00

FE ReportThe country's apex trade body will formulate a special cell to monitor kitchen markets during the holy month of Ramadan to control the price hike of essentials.The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) president AK Azad...