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2010-04-30 00:00:00

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Summit's profit jumps on increased generation

2010-04-30 00:00:00

Monira MunniThe country's largest private power company Summit's net profit jumped to 52 per cent in 2009 as its generation doubled due to increased demand and better management, the firm said Thursday.Summit Power Limited made a net profit of Tk...

Trust deed of largest mutual fund signed

2010-04-30 00:00:00

FE ReportThe trust deed signing ceremony of "LR Global Bangladesh Mutual Fund One" worth Tk 3.0 billion was held recently in the city.Till today this is the largest Mutual Fund sponsored by a group of leading financial institutions that has...

ICB AMCL declares NAV of two unit funds

2010-04-30 00:00:00

ICB Asset Management Company Limited (AMCL), a subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), has declared the net asset values (NAV) of its two unit funds, said a press release.ICB AMCL Unit Fund: The total NAV of ICB AMCL Unit...

OIC bourses to open channels for int'l cooperation

2010-04-30 00:00:00

FE ReportChittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) president Fakhor Uddin Ali Ahmed said OIC member stock exchanges should play a pivotal role to ensure a focused platform and communication channel for representatives of the relevant OIC organizations and institutions to explore international...

Bank Asia opens 7th SME Service Centre at Rupnagar

2010-04-30 00:00:00

Bank Asia's 7th SME Service Centre was inaugurated at Rupnagar of Mirpur in the city Thursday with a view to promoting small and medium enterprises in the area. President and Managing Director of the bank Erfanuddin Ahmed inaugurated the centre....

England beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets in 2nd warm-up

2010-04-30 00:00:00

Bangladesh, now in West Indies to play the ICC World Twenty20, conceded seven-wicket defeat to England in the 2nd and last warm-up match at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown Wednesday, reports UNB.Earlier, the Bengal Tigers made a good start beating Barbados...

GP-BCB take 38-run lead against SA Academy

2010-04-30 00:00:00

The GP-BCB National Cricket Academy team took a 38-run first innings lead over touring Standard Bank National Cricket Academy team of South Africa on the 2nd day of the 2nd four-day match of GP-BCB Academy Cup at Shaheed Chandhu Stadium...

Farmers protest against subsidy irregularities

2010-04-30 00:00:00

CHANDPUR, Apr 29 (bdnews24.com): Hundreds of farmers demonstrated against irregularities in agricultural subsidy distribution in front of the local Bangladesh Krishi Bank office at Haimchar.They laid siege to the bank from 10am to noon Thursday.Then the police brought the situation...

Erosion threatens Sirajganj flood control dyke

2010-04-30 00:00:00

SIRAJGANJ, Apr 29 (bdnews24.com): Erosion triggered by a sudden rise in water level of the river Jamuna has threatened the Brahmaputra flood control dyke in Sirajganj district.Water Development Board officials said erosion has taken place at different points in the...

Energy sector to get highest budgetary allocation: Muhith

2010-04-30 00:00:00

NGO leaders and activists have urged policymakers to devote special attention to education, human rights, agriculture, labour migration, energy and power, and social safety net before finalising the budget for the next fiscal year (2010-11), reports UNB.They came up with...

Police bar Jamaat rally in city

2010-04-30 00:00:00

Police barred a Jamaat-e-Islami protest rally demanding an end to the water and power crisis on Thursday, reports bdnews24.com.The rally was set to be held in Muktangon in the afternoon.Meanwhile, regarding the bar, both the police and Jamaat gave contradictory...

Bhola by-polls held in '100pc neutral manner'

2010-04-30 00:00:00

Ruling out the opposition BNP's allegations of vote rigging, the Election Commission (EC) Thursday reiterated that the Bhola-3 by-election was held in a '100 per cent' free, fair and neutral manner, reports UNB.Refraining from giving comment on the opposition's demand...

Afroza Abbas secures bail from HC

2010-04-30 00:00:00

The High Court (HC) Thursday granted bail to jailed Afroza Abbas, wife of ex-housing and public works minister and BNP leader Mirza Abbas, in two tax-evasion cases filed by the National Board of Revenue (NBR), reports UNB.An HC division bench...

Farroque gets bail in Shariatpur

2010-04-30 00:00:00

SHARIATPUR, Apr 29 (UNB): A court here Thursday granted bail to Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque in a defamation case.The chief judicial magistrate granted the bail while Farroque appeared before the court and sought bail.Bangladesh Chhatra league (BCL) district...

SAARC summit adopts Thimphu Statement on climate change

2010-04-30 00:00:00

THIMPHU, Apr 29 (UNB): The 16th SAARC summit on Thursday adopted the Thimphu Statement on Climate Change, expressing a determination to make South Asia a world leader in low-carbon technologies and renewable energy. The statement adopted on the concluding day...

Garment unrest spreads despite govt assurances for wage-hike

2010-04-30 00:00:00

Jubair HasanViolent unrest for wage-hike has spread to more garment factories Thursday amid warnings from unions that they won't accept minimum monthly salary below 5000 taka.Labour minister Mosharraf Hossain Wednesday pledged that the authorities would raise wages for the country's...

Indo-Bangla deals to be expedited, says Manmohan

2010-04-30 00:00:00

THIMPHU, Apr 29 (BSS): India is expediting the implementation process of various agreements, including export of 200 megawatts of electricity and providing of US$1.0 billion soft loan to Bangladesh, signed between the two countries in January this year.Indian Prime Minister...

BB asks banks to invest in infrastructure to keep credit ratings stable

2010-04-30 00:00:00

FE Report The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has advised the commercial banks to move forward for investment in infrastructure sectors for keeping the existing sovereign credit ratings stable."The commercial banks may invest in infrastructure sectors through syndication loans along with the...

Signing of power deals with two firms approved

2010-04-30 00:00:00

FE ReportThe government Thursday approved signing of unsolicited deals with two private firms to generate around 300 megawatts (mw) of electricity and inked initial contracts with three more companies for generation of further 300 mw under a similar move.The cabinet...

DSE ends flat amid jitters

2010-04-30 00:00:00

FE ReportDhaka stocks ended flat amid roller coaster trading across the board, as jitters gripped investors due to lack of clear directions from the policymakers, dealers said.The market was in the positive territory almost the entire session, climbing 30 points...

Inflation to remain stable this fiscal, says Muhith

2010-04-30 00:00:00

FE ReportFinance Minister AMA Muhith said Thursday inflation will remain 'stable' during the current fiscal, but declined to give any projection for the next fiscal year."The rate of inflation will remain stable in current fiscal, but I don't want to...

US to launch new online visa form

2010-04-30 00:00:00

The US Embassy in Dhaka will soon introduce a completely web-based Non-Immigrant Visa (NIV) application form, reports UNB. With demand for the US visas increasing worldwide, the State Department is committed to using new technologies to improve the efficiency and...

Next SAARC summit in Maldives

2010-04-30 00:00:00

THIMPHU, Apr 29: The 17th SAARC Summit will be held in the Maldives in 2011. The SAARC leaders welcomed the offer of the government of the island nation to host the next summit. — UNB

Two agreements on environment, trade signed

2010-04-30 00:00:00

THIMPHU, Apr 29: Two agreements - one on SAARC Convention on Cooperation on Environment and another on Trade in Services - were signed Thursday at the concluding session of the two-day 16th SAARC summit. The Convention on Cooperation on Environment...

B’desh team visits Delhi next week

2010-04-30 00:00:00

THIMPHU, Apr 29: A Bangladesh delegation, to be led by two advisers to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, will visit India next week to follow up the implementation of the joint communiqué signed during the Prime Minister's visit to New Delhi...

Malaysians keen to invest, but 'unaware' of facilities

2010-04-30 00:00:00

FE ReportThe high-profile Malaysian trade delegation ended its visit to Bangladesh Wednesday expressing their 'ignorance' about development of huge investment opportunities for its country in Bangladesh in the recent days for which international tender process has already begun.They, in particular,...

India, Pakistan agree to resume frozen peace dialogue

2010-04-30 00:00:00

THIMPHU, April 29 (AFP): India and Pakistan took a significant step towards resuming their frozen peace dialogue Thursday as their prime ministers held direct talks for the first time in nine months.During the discussions in the Bhutanese capital Thimphu, which...

Pakistan seen as China's 'prized' strategic partner

2010-04-30 00:00:00

From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, April 29: The news of China helping Pakistan to have two civilian nuclear reactors will certainly cause a flutter in both Washington a close ally of Islamabad and in New Delhi. Neither has given any reaction...

Home ministry asked to take action against tender manipulators, extortionists

2010-04-30 00:00:00

Embarrassed at the rising incidents of tender manipulation, extortion, woman repression Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the Home Ministry to take stern action against the culprits irrespective of their creed and colour, reports UNB.The situation has reached an intolerable...