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Muhith for transparency through better auditing

2010-05-30 00:00:00

FE Report Finance Minister AMA Muhith Saturday said that professionals could ensure transparency through better auditing. The minister said this while addressing as chief guest at the fourth assembly of the Association of Government Accounts Organisations of Asia (AGAOA) at...

Beacon Pharma launches anti-hepatitis medicine

2010-05-30 00:00:00

FE ReportBeacon Pharmaceuticals has launched Peginterferon, the life saving drugs of Hepatitis B and C as the second manufacturer of the drug in the world.By introducing this revolutionary hi-tech bio-tech medicine Beacon Pharmaceuticals has taken Bangladesh to a highly respectable...

Protest against land grabbing

2010-05-30 00:00:00

FE ReportHundreds of affected landowners formed a human chain in front of the National Press Club in protest against land grabbing by Ashiyan City, one of prominent land developers in the capital.About 300 victims under the banner of "Dakkhin Khan...

Banglalink, DBBL to launch mobile banking

2010-05-30 00:00:00

Banglalink and Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) will collaborate with each other to launch mobile financial services and take them closer to the doorsteps of the customers. An MOU has been signed between the companies in this respect at the Banglalink...

Singer receives 'most respected company' award

2010-05-30 00:00:00

Singer Bangladesh Limited received "most respected company of the year 2009" award from business magazine Arthakantha, said a press release.FBCC1 Director Kamaluddin Ahmed handed over the award to AM Hamim Rahmatullah, managing director and CEO of Singer Bangladesh Limited and...

US regulators shut 5 banks as 2010 tally hits 78

2010-05-30 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters): US regulators seized five more troubled banks on Friday, including three banks owned by Bank of Florida Corp, bringing the tally of banks closed so far this year to 78.The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp said Bank...

Thrust on promoting Bangladesh's business image

2010-05-30 00:00:00

FE ReportBangladesh German Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BGCCI) President Saiful Islam recently attended the 12th Asia-Pacific-Conference of the German economy held in Singapore.A total of 750 German business leaders and 8 Ministers of Economics from ASEAN countries took part."Bangladesh...

Tigers score 216 runs for 5 against England's 505

2010-05-30 00:00:00

Bangladesh batsmen inspired by Shahadat Hossain's five wicket haul put impressive display as they ended the second day with an emphatic 216 for five wickets in their first innings of the first test match against England's first innings total 505...

Danone Nations Cup Football begins today

2010-05-30 00:00:00

The zonal phase of the Danone Nations Cup (10-12 years age groups) football tournament, organised by Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), begins today (Sunday) at different venues across the country, reports UNB.A total of 38 district teams, split into eight groups,...

Maradona's Argentinean squad arrive in S Africa

2010-05-30 00:00:00

JOHANNESBURG, May 29 (AP): Diego Maradona and his Argentina squad arrived in South Africa for the World Cup Saturday, looking jet-lagged as they were greeted by media at the Johannesburg airport.The Denmark squad also touched down soon after before catching...

Pakistan lifts ban on Malik

2010-05-30 00:00:00

LAHORE (Pakistan), May 29 (AFP): Former captain Shoaib Malik will be available for Pakistan in next month's Asia Cup and tour of England after a judge Saturday recommended lifting his ban for disciplinary offences. Earlier this year the Pakistan Cricket...

BKSP clinch top slot with 17 gold, 15 silver, 3 bronze medals

2010-05-30 00:00:00

BKSP clinched the top slot in the 26th National Junior (Age Group) Athletics Competition with absolute supremacy securing 17 gold, 15 silver and 3 bonze medals as the meet concluded Saturday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city, reports...

Mohakhali XI beat Badda Jagarani by 2-0

2010-05-30 00:00:00

Mohakhali Eleven notched a 2-0 victory over Badda Jagarani Sangsad in the day's lone match of the Metropolis Senior Division Football League at Bir Shrestha Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium at Kamalapur in the city Saturday, reports UNB.Golap put Mohakhali...

England's stars set for final World Cup audition

2010-05-30 00:00:00

GRAZ (Austria), May 29 (AFP): Some of England's biggest stars may feel on trial this weekend as Fabio Capello's team play their final World Cup warm-up match against Japan just 48 hours before the squad is cut to the final...

Serena survives health scare to reach last 16

2010-05-30 00:00:00

PARIS, May 29 (AP): Serena Williams overcame a second-set slump and an apparent illness to beat 18-year-old Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 on Saturday and reach the fourth round of the French Open.Williams lost five games in a row...

Hasina asks Bangladeshi peacekeepers to work hard to uphold nation's image

2010-05-30 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina has urged the Bangladeshi peacekeepers working under the United Nations (UN) umbrella to carry out their mission with utmost sincerity, upholding the dignity of the national flag and brightening the image of the motherland, reports...

BNP to spell out non-stop agitation if June 27 hartal obstructed

2010-05-30 00:00:00

Mainstream opposition BNP on Saturday warned that non-stop agitation would be announced if the government obstructs its June 27 countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal, reports UNB.BNP also challenged that the ruling Awami League would never be able to return to 1972 constitution.BNP...

'Govt committed to strengthening EC for fair polls'

2010-05-30 00:00:00

The government is fully committed to further strengthening the Election Commission (EC) to make it more competent and independent with a view to holding free, fair and impartial elections.Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed said this on the...

BNP would not be obstructed to observe hartal: Nasim

2010-05-30 00:00:00

Awami League (AL) central leader and former Home Minister Mohammad Nasim Saturday said the opposition BNP would not be barred from observing hartal but the AL would behave with the main opposition politically.He was addressing a discussion on 'War Crimes...

Jamaat presence at EC meet resented

2010-05-30 00:00:00

The presence of representatives from the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh at an Election Commission (EC) programme aroused resentment among the high-profile leaders of the other invited political parties, reports bdnews24.com. Law Minister Shafique Ahmed, chief guest of the occasion, told the news...

Most AL leaders still away from Mohiuddin

2010-05-30 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, May 29: Most of the local Awami League leaders and MPs are yet to join hands with the party-backed mayoral candidate Mohiuddin Chowdhury as the election campaign got momentum Friday afternoon.However, on the second day of his election...

US congratulates govt on arrest of JMB leader

2010-05-30 00:00:00

The United States has congratulated Bangladesh government for arresting Saidur Rahman, chief of the banned Islamist outfit JMB, reports bdnews24.com."We congratulate the government of Bangladesh on the arrest of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) leader Saidur Rahman in Dhaka Sunday," said Robert...

ALPP-ALCWC jt meet June 1

2010-05-30 00:00:00

A joint meeting of the Awami League Parl-iamentary Party (ALPP) and the Awami League Central Working Committee (ALCWC) will be held on June 1 at Ganabhaban, the official residence of the Prime Minister (PM) at 7.00 pm, reports BSS.A parliament...

Govt urged to take effective steps for development of haor region

2010-05-30 00:00:00

Speaker Abdul Hamid Advocate Saturday urged the government for effective steps to ensure smooth communication and also for dredging of the rivers for the development of the haor region, reports UNB. "Haor areas are more vulnerable to climate change. We...

Two shot by extortionists

2010-05-30 00:00:00

Two people received bullet injuries and another was hacked in two separate attacks at Senpara Parbota in the city's Kafrul area Saturday, witnesses and police said.According to local people, a gang of four to five criminals entered an under-construction area...

One specialist for 100,000 blood disease patients

2010-05-30 00:00:00

There is only one specialist for 100,000 patients suffering from blood diseases, reports bdnews24.com.The statement was given on inauguration of a haematology conference of Bangladesh Society of Haematology in the city Saturday.President of the organising committee Dr MA Khan said...

Eden College students asked to stop collecting money for admission

2010-05-30 00:00:00

Home Minister Sahara Khatun Saturday urged students of Eden Girls' College to refrain from collecting money over admission and hostel seats from new students, reports UNB. "Stern action will be taken if they do not quit such unpleasant practices," she...

Govt project making destitute women self-reliant

2010-05-30 00:00:00

A new feather has been added in the crown of country's women empowerment as rural women proved that they could be self-reliant on their own initiative without taking any formal or informal credits. It is seen almost a long debate...

Tragic!

2010-05-30 00:00:00

NILPHAMARI, May 29 (UNB): A woman died and her husband fell sick as the couple took poison following the husband's family's refusal to accept their marriage at Uttar Chaora village in Sadar Upazila Friday.The deceased was identified as Chandana (23).Local...

MoU signed to utilise underground fibre optic network

2010-05-30 00:00:00

Some prominent cable operators of the city signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Fiber@Home Ltd, country's first Nationwide Teleco-mmunication Transmission Network (NTTN) operator, to use its underground fibre optic cable network, reports UNB.Earlier, four prominent Internet Service Providers (ISP's) signed...