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Yale Business School team visits Square Pharma plant

2010-03-23 00:00:00

FE ReportSquare Pharmaceuticals Ltd hosted the visit of a 27-member team from the Yale School of Management, one of the premier business schools in the world under the globally renowned Yale University, at its state-of-the-art UK MHRA approved Dhaka plant.The...

Counterfeit revenue stamps flood market

2010-03-23 00:00:00

Jubair HasanCounterfeit revenue stamps continue to flood the market depriving the authorities of a significant amount of revenue as a recent drive has failed to bust the den of the criminals thriving on the illegal business.Incidences of cheating innocent people...

Scrap ships stuck at Ctg port

2010-03-23 00:00:00

Doulot Akter MalaThe customs authorities have been facing difficulty in releasing the imported scarp ships at Chittagong port due to a rule in the new import policy that requires submitting environment clearance certificates from the 'country of origin'. Nearly 20...

Recruitment cost eats up first year's salary of a Bangladeshi migrant

2010-03-23 00:00:00

FE ReportA Bangladeshi worker pays one of the highest recruitment costs in the world to land an overseas job that eats up his first year's salary, an international migration expert said Sunday. "Bangladesh has one of the highest pre-departure costs...

Yunus clarifies his statement on interest rates for microcredit institutions

2010-03-23 00:00:00

Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus, also managing director of Grameen Bank, has said that he did not make any proposition that the government should fix the interest rates for microcredit institutions, as reported in various newspapers, reports UNB."I did not...

StanChart appoints CEO for Middle East, Africa, the Americas & Europe

2010-03-23 00:00:00

Standard Chartered has appointed V. Shankar (Shankar) as CEO, Middle East, Africa, the Americas and Europe with effect from 1 May 2010. He will be based in Dubai and becomes the Bank's most senior executive located in the Middle East,...

Govt to reopen closed jute mills, increase production

2010-03-23 00:00:00

The government is proceeding in a planned way to reopen the closed jute mills gradually, control the unstable jute market and increase jute production in view of the rise in demand for jute goods across the world.As part of the...

Local co to invest $4.9m in KEPZ

2010-03-23 00:00:00

FE ReportM/s Texture Art Ltd, a Bangladeshi company, will set up a garment manufacturing unit in the Karnaphuli Export Processing Zone (KEPZ), said a press release.This 100 per cent locally-owned company will invest US$4.9 million to set up its plant...

IPO Diary

2010-03-23 00:00:00

Icb Amcl Third Nrb Mutual Fund NameICB AMCL Third NRB Mutual FundNature of the fundClose-end Mutual Fund of 10 (Ten) years tenureSubscription OpensMarch 28, 2010Subscription ClosesApril 01, 2010For Non Resident BangladeshiMarch 28, 2010 to April 10, 2010Offer PriceTk. 10.00 per...

HIGHLIGHTS

2010-03-23 00:00:00

Bidaai On STAR PLUS Tuesday at 9-30 pm. Bidaai is a story of two sisters, Sadhna (beautiful) and Ragini (unattractive). Sadhna is the adopted child in the family. Life is pleasant for Sadhna as she is beautiful but society is...

Bollywood, Hollywood to jointly fight piracy

2010-03-23 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Mar 19 (Reuters): Leading Bollywood film producers joined hands with the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) on Thursday to curb piracy in one of the world's biggest film markets. UTV Motion Pictures, Reliance Big Entertainment and YashRaj Films...

Kareena to play modern mother

2010-03-23 00:00:00

Kareena Kapoor will be seen playing a stylish and glamorous mother to an eight-year-old in Anubhav Sinha's Ra.One. Seeing the way she carries herself and is presented on screen, we are certain she will pull this one off with as...

Tuesday

2010-03-23 00:00:00

ATN BANGLAam07:00 Sangbad07:30 Positive Bangladesh08:15 Ajker Sangbadpatra08:30 Drama Serial- Chonnochara09:00 News Bulletins09:15 Drama - Jolkona10:00 Sangbad10:30 Hello Bangladesh11:15 Asian City Top Spin12:00 Sangbad Bulletins12:15 Shornali Shadakalo01:00 Sangbad Bulletins01:25 Atn Music02:00 Sangbad02:30 Drama Serial - Baba03:00 Sangbad03:15 Mega Serial-O Amar Chokkhu...

Coca-Cola hit by pollution claim in India

2010-03-23 00:00:00

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India, March 22 (AFP): Coca-Cola contaminated water and polluted the environment at a south Indian bottling plant and should pay 47 million dollars in compensation, local authorities said today. The government in Communist-run Kerala state said it had accepted...

Tata invests in Myanmar

2010-03-23 00:00:00

MUMBAI, March 22 (AFP): India's largest vehicle maker Tata Motors said today it signed a contract with Myanmar Automobile and Diesel Industries to set up a heavy truck plant in the military-ruled country. The new plant would be set up...

Ian Bell, Tim Bresnan earn England narrow lead

2010-03-23 00:00:00

[England 440 for 8 (Bresnan 74*, Tredwell 0*, Shakib Al Hasan 4-99) lead Bangladesh 419 (Tamim Iqbal 85, Swann 4-114) by 21 runs]Ian Bell's classy 138 wrestled England a narrow advantage in the second Test after Bangladesh's hopes were deflated...

Solid McCullum stands firm in windy Wellington

2010-03-23 00:00:00

WELLINGTON (New Zealand), Mar 22 (cricinfo): Brendon McCullum changed his tactics to produce a superb team innings that allowed New Zealand to take their battle with Australia into a fifth day. Standing up to a fierce wind gusting up to...

Trophy of PCL T20 Bashundhara Cup formally unveiled

2010-03-23 00:00:00

The unveiling ceremony of the trophy for the 2nd PCL T20 Bashundhara Cup was held Monday afternoon at a city hotel, reports UNB.Safean Sobhan, additional managing director of Bashundhara Group, formally unveiled the trophy at a press conference. Port City...

ICC President David Morgan in city

2010-03-23 00:00:00

President of International Cricket Council (ICC) David Morgan arrived in the city Monday on a three-day visit to Bangladesh at the invitation of BCB President AHM Mustafa Kamal MP, reports UNB.Chief Executive of England & Wales Cricket Board David Collier...

2012 Olympic organisers announce ticket increase

2010-03-23 00:00:00

LONDON, Mar 22 (AFP): London 2012 Olympic organisers have increased the number of tickets available to the public by 300,000 to eight million. In their first major announcement on ticketing, the London 2012 organising committee (LOCOG) revealed the increase in...

Inter-deptt TT, badminton tourney begins at JU

2010-03-23 00:00:00

JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY, March 22 (BSS): A month-long inter-department table tennis and badminton tournament began at the Gymnasium of the Jahangirnagar University (JU) here Monday.Vice Chancellor (VC) of the university Prof Dr Shariff Enamul Kabir inaugurated the tournament as the chief...

DU clinches Inter-University Cricket title

2010-03-23 00:00:00

Dhaka University (DU) clinched the Inter-University Cricket title with unbeaten record beating Jahangirnagar University (JU) by two runs in the final at the Jagannath Hall ground in the city Monday, reports UNB.Pro-Vice chancellor of Dhaka University Prof Dr Harun-or-Rashid witnessed...

Australia coach Verbeek to quit after World Cup

2010-03-23 00:00:00

SYDNEY, Mar 22 (AFP): Australia's coach Pim Verbeek said Monday he would step down following this year's football World Cup, after steering the team to the tournament in South Africa and their highest ever FIFA ranking.Verbeek, who has also guided...

Message

2010-03-23 00:00:00

It is an auspicious occasion as on this day seventy-one years ago the Muslims of the subcontinent formally committed through a Resolution to work for achieving a separate homeland for themselves.With the blessings of Allah and through the heroic struggle...

Message

2010-03-23 00:00:00

Today, we are celebrating seventieth anniversary of the adoption of the historical Pakistan Resolution. The Day reminds us of the valiant struggle, immense sacrifices and firm resolve of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the Muslims of the subcontinent in search...

Message

2010-03-23 00:00:00

It gives me immense pleasure to extend my warm greetings to my fellow Pakistanis living in Bangladesh, on the auspicious occasion of the National Day of Pakistan.The 23rd of March is of special significance for the people of Pakistan as...

Achievements of democratic government in Pakistan

2010-03-23 00:00:00

Rao Liaqat Ali KhanFollowing nine years' of dictatorial regime, the people of Pakistan expressed their desire for democracy in no uncertain terms when they came out to vote in large numbers and elected Pakistan People's Party on February 18, 2008...

Impact of war on terrorism on Pakistan economy

2010-03-23 00:00:00

Mohammad Idris KhanPakistan seeks cooperative relations with all countries to ensure peace, security and economic progress in the country and the region. In post 9/11 scenario, the region has been turned into a theatre of war. Pakistan, a nuclear power,...

JS committee ‘backs IPCO’ against ministry

2010-03-23 00:00:00

A parliamentary watchdog is reportedly backing a Singapore-based private company, IPCO, in a disputed land deal despite concerns raised by the relevant ministry that it could cost the government millions of dollars in damages, reports bdnews24.com.According to a local land...

HC asks Farroque to surrender to lower courts

2010-03-23 00:00:00

The High Court (HC) Monday asked Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque to surrender to the designated lower courts within eight weeks, in connection with six identical defamation cases filed against him, reports UNB.The order came while the Opposition Chief...