KARACHI, May 16 (Business Recorder): Despite concerns over euro debt crisis, the foreign investors' interest continued at the equity market during the week ended on May 14, 2010 with a fresh inflow of $6.639 million. However, the inflow of foreign...
BANGKOK, May 16 (AFP): Thailand will impose a curfew Sunday and send Red Cross workers to evacuate women and children from Bangkok's deadly protest zone where 25 people have been killed in four days of street battles between anti-government demonstrators...
LONDON, May 15 (CNN): Airports in Ireland prepared to close overnight Saturday as a drifting ash cloud from an erupting volcano in Iceland prompted the United Kingdom's air traffic authority to close airspace over parts of Northern Ireland.Belfast International, Dublin,...
TEHRAN, May 16 (AFP): Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was Sunday meeting Iranian leaders at the start of a visit the West says might be Tehran's last chance to avoid new UN sanctions over its nuclear programme.Ahmet Davutoglu,...
Police in Pakistan say at least 60 people have been kidnapped by suspected militants in the country's volatile north-west tribal region, reports BBC.The hostages were seized in Kurram after the vehicles they were travelling in were ambushed by men reportedly...
Hosts Bangladesh displayed their brilliance late beating newly crowned champions Oman by 4-1 goals in the last league match of the Robi Asian Games Qualifying Hockey at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium Sunday, reports UNB.Despite the day's first defeat,...
FM Abu Sufian Shakil of Biman and FM Mehdi Hasan Parag have collected 6.5 points each after the completion of the 9th round in the Commonwealth Chess Championship held in New Delhi India Sunday, reports BSS.GM Enamul Hossain Razib FM...
Top order batsman Nazimuddin will lead the Bangladesh A team in the two four-day matches against the West Indies A team beginning tomorrow Monday at the SBNCS in Mirpur, reports UNB. Nazim Uddin takes over the charge from Shamsur Rahman,...
Uncapped batsman Shamsur Rahman is due to leave here for England tonight (Sunday night) to join the Bangladesh National Cricket team there as a back-up batsman due to injury to Tamim Iqbal, and sickness of captain Shakib Al Hasan, reports...
FE ReportThe Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) listing sub-committee has recommended listing of Third ICB NRB Mutual Fund with the bourse.The 10-year fund having size of Tk 1.0 billion is expected to make debut this week, sources said. Its each unit...
FE ReportCSR contribution is set to come as a yardstick for the banks in their future ratings- Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr. Atiur Rahman said Sunday, asking the country's financial institutions to gear up their social initiatives.Corporate Social Responsibility- he said,...
AB Bank Limited Chairman M Wahidul Haque was awarded with the prestigious Atish Dipankar Gold Medal 2010 for his contribution to the overall development and a long time association with the tea industry of Bangladesh. The prize giving ceremony coincided...
Remittances received by Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBI), through exchange houses abroad for the beneficiaries in Bangladesh, will also be disbursed through branches of Sonali Bank countrywide. The banks signed a mutual agreement in this respect at Sonali Bank conference...
FE ReportNCC Bank has taken a move to enhance the remittance in-flow in the country targeting the white-collar expatriates of Bangladesh."A hefty amount of remittance worth $ 10 billion has been received in recent years but the money mostly came...
Despite much potential, Mongla Export Processing Zone (EPZ) could not be developed properly as 94 of its plots have been lying unused for the last nine years, reports UNB.Entrepreneurs are not showing much interest in investing in the EPZ area...
Asset and Investment Management Services (AIMS) of Bangladesh Ltd has announced the net asset value (NAV) of its three mutual funds recently, says a press release. AIMS First Guaranteed Mutual Fund: The NAV of AIMS First Guaranteed Mutual Fund stood...
Singer Plus launched a special campaign titled 'Panch koti takar golden goal offer' from Sunday (May 16) across the country on the occasion of Football World Cup, said a press release.Under the campaign, the purchasers of television sets will avail...
FE ReportBDCom Online Limited's IP Phone service 'Katha' has linked itself with the network of Warid Telecom Ltd from May 11, 2010.This would enable all BDCom subscribers to receive and make calls from any Warid numbers, a press release said.It...
Parliamentary standing committee on the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Sunday made recommendations to formulate a specific law for regulating all diagnostic centres and pathological laboratories, reports BSS. Standing Committee Chairman Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim presided over the meeting...
The High Court (HC) Sunday asked the government to maintain a three-month status quo on construction of a recreation centre on the river Buriganga at Kamrangirchar in the capital, reports UNB.Ordering the status quo, the HC also issued a rule...
The government has instructed the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of districts and Battalion and Sector Commanders of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) of the bordering districts to take immediate steps to restrict public movement along side the bordering areas during the night time,...
The re-union - 2010 of old students of Uttara Anwara Model Degree College (UAMDC), situated in the suburbs of the city, was held Saturday amid much enthusiasm and ecstasy, says a press release.Founder Principal of the college, Md Mozibur Rahman,...
President M Zillur Rahman urged the country's private universities to create greater opportunities for higher education among the poor and disadvantaged section of the population, especially those from the country's rural areas, reports UNB.The president made the remarks when a...
PABNA, May 16 (UNB): A mobile court in two separate raids Saturday unearthed a fake oral saline making factory at the Pabna BSCIC Industrial area, and two fruit contaminating storages at Salimpur village in Iswardi Upazila.The mobile court also fined...
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Abdullah Bin Naser Al?Busairi recently handed over two cheques of donation amounting to Tk 3.381675 million and Tk 4.106987 million for the expansion work of the southern part of the national mosque Baitul...
FE ReportCertificates and crests were awarded to participants of the Fair & Lovely Foundation Television Journalism Training 2009 at a ceremony held in the city Saturday evening.Bangladesh Centre for Development, Journalism and Communications (BCDJC) and the Television and Radio Training...
Bangladesh Nationalists Party (BNP) has urged the government not to create any obstacles to its Dhaka divisional grand rally on May 19 in the city's Paltan Maidan, as they want to hold the event peacefully, reports UNB. BNP standing committee...
BARISAL, May 16 (BSS): A member of outlawed Sarbahara Party (Kamrul Group) was killed in an encounter with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Paglar Pole area under Babuganj Upazila Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Jaggeshwar Shil...
Minister for Jute and Textiles Abdul Latif Siddiqui has urged people to get united to hold the trial of the enemies of the nation and its independence.He was addressing a discussion on noted nuclear scientist late Dr MA Wazed Miah...
Speakers at a meeting Sunday said that the country was passing through a crucial time due to the conspiracy of a vested quarter for destroying the values of the War of Liberation and that only the strong leadership of Prime...
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