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Risk factors and high salary in banking sector

2010-02-09 00:00:00

Md. Main UddinIn Bangladesh, an employee of the financial institutions in general and banks in particular is paid many times more than the average salary of a Bangladeshi worker in other areas. Some top executives are paid abnormally high. The...

Veterinary education of Bangladesh

2010-02-09 00:00:00

Tithe Farhana Veterinary science, also called veterinary medicine, grew for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of animal diseases, and the healing of other animal disorders. It became established as a specialty as early as 2000BC in Babylonia and Egypt. Schools...

Tuesday

2010-02-09 00:00:00

ATN Banglaam07:00 Sangbad07:30 Positive Bangladesh08:15 Ajker Sangbadpatra08:30 Drama Serial- Mike09:00 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 -03:00 Sangbad03:15 Mega Serial-O Amar Chokkhu Nai03:45...

Asian shares at five-month low on Europe woes

2010-02-09 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Feb 8 (Reuters): Asian shares fell Monday and the euro dipped as festering debt problems in the euro zone prompted investors to shift out of riskier assets, dousing optimism over a fall in the US jobless rate last...

Maruti eyes 100pc jump in exports in FY'10

2010-02-09 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Feb 8 (PTI): The country's largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki India, Monday said it expects to double its exports to about 0.01.6 million units this fiscal, while it is aiming over 20 per cent growth in its overall sales....

JAL to stay with American Airlines end Delta talks

2010-02-09 00:00:00

TOKYO, Feb 8 (Reuters): Japan Airlines Corp will keep its partnership with American Airlines in the Oneworld alliance and end talks with Delta Air Lines and the rival SkyTeam group, the Asahi newspaper reported.The two US carriers have been courting...

New Chairman of Homeland Life Insurance Co

2010-02-09 00:00:00

Major (rtd) Mohammed Jahangir, an industrialist, businessman and social worker has been elected chairman of the board of directors of Homeland Life Insurance Company Limited recently, said a press release. The 65th board meeting of the company took the decision....

SMFG Q3 profit surges

2010-02-09 00:00:00

TOKYO, Feb 8 (Reuters): Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), Japan's third-biggest bank by assets, outshone it larger rivals and posted its biggest profit in seven quarters Monday, helped by an improvement in its stock portfolio and a decline in bad...

Runner appoints MTI for shareholders' manual development

2010-02-09 00:00:00

Runner Automobiles Ltd. and MTI Consulting signed an agreement on "Monitoring Cell and Shareholders Manual Development" in the city recently. The signing ceremony took place at Runner Automobiles' office at Tejgaon in presence of the automobile company's Chairman Hafizur Rahman...

BKV to tie-up with pharma cos

2010-02-09 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Feb 8 (PTI): Birla Kerala Vaidyashala (BKV), a part of the Rs 30-billion Yash Birla group, intends to tie-up with local pharma companies to sell its range of products across the country, a top company official said. "We plan...

Record India's share sales may falter as NTPC shunned

2010-02-09 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Feb 8 (Bloomberg): India's drive to sell a record 250 billion rupees ($5.4 billion) of shares in state-owned companies to plug a deficit in government revenue may fall short after foreign investors shunned the year's biggest offering amid a...

Disney, Google eye deal with China bus media firm

2010-02-09 00:00:00

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, Feb 8 (Reuters): A consortium led by Walt Disney Co is in advanced talks to buy into China's largest in-bus digital media and advertising company, a deal that could offer the US entertainment giant a new platform to...

Oil shows signs of recovery in Asia

2010-02-09 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, Feb 8 (Commodity Online): Global oil prices gained some momentum in Asian trade Monday after ended last week at the lowest level in nearly two months.Light sweet crude for March delivery was seen trading at $71.68 a barrel at...

Euro takes a breather in Asia

2010-02-09 00:00:00

TOKYO, Feb 8 (AFP): The euro hovered above an eight- month low in Asian trade Monday after eurozone finance chiefs reassured their Group of Seven counterparts over Greece's deepening debt troubles, dealers said. The euro stood at 1.3626 dollars in...

India's sugar output may rebound to 24.0m tonnes

2010-02-09 00:00:00

DUBAI, Feb 8 (Bloomberg): India, the biggest sugar consumer, may produce as much as 23 million to 24 million tonnes in the 2010-11 season, as farmers increase planting to benefit from record prices, according to the Indian Sugar Mills Association.Production...

Gold edges up near $1067 in Asian trade

2010-02-09 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, Feb 8 (Commodity Online): Gold recovered in Asian trade Monday mainly after the dollar edged down against major currencies.Gold for immediate delivery was seen trading at $1066.38 an ounce at 11.30 am while gold futures for April delivery was...

Corn price forecasts cut by Morgan Stanley on harvest

2010-02-09 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, Feb 8 (Bloomberg): Corn may average $3.90 a bushel in the 2009-10 marketing year, 13 per cent less than an earlier forecast, after good weather in the United States boosted output, Morgan Stanley said.The crop may average $4.75 a...

Rubber reaches 7-week low as dollar gains

2010-02-09 00:00:00

TOKYO, Feb 8 (Bloomberg): Rubber declined for a third day to the lowest level in almost seven weeks as a strong dollar may weaken investor demand for commodities and a possible recall by Toyota Motor Corp of its Prius cars...

exchange rate

2010-02-09 00:00:00

February 08,  Monday The following were the commercial banks' rates to public for some selectedforeign currencies with Bangladesh Taka in cash transaction Monday.Selling rates to public (outward remittance)BankUSDEuroGBPJPYCHFCADAUDSCBsSonali Bank69.450095.1965108.64770.785464.867365.133760.4095Agrani Bank69.450095.0298108.55590.788064.782665.067560.2159FCBsStanChart69.65101.86113.440.7869.0268.3264.94HSBC 69.607098.5627112.72440.791966.477966.080862.2296Citibank naNANANANANANANABank of Ceylon69.540097.5812110.00800.808765.996065.634765.9960PCBsUttara Bank69.500095.6415108.92290.793764.672065.151760.4119AB Bank69.500097.1142110.57070.7969NANANABuying rates  from public (inward remittance)SCBsUSDEuroGBPJPYCHFCADAUDSonali...

'Historic' snow strands countless in Mid-Atlantic

2010-02-09 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (AP): Scores of workers in the snowy Mid-Atlantic region were given Monday off to shovel out from a blizzard that buried some areas in nearly three feet of snow as another, smaller storm loomed.While the weekend winter...

Iran to enrich uranium to 20pc from today as nuke fears grow

2010-02-09 00:00:00

Iran has announced immediate plans to step up its nuclear programme, which Western nations fear could be used to make a bomb, reports BBC. Its nuclear chief said Iran would start enriching uranium to 20 per cent from Tuesday, and...

Afghan villages abandoned before Nato-led operation

2010-02-09 00:00:00

Hundreds of villagers living in a Taliban-controlled area of southern Afghanistan are leaving before a major Nato-led offensive gets under way, reports BBC. It is expected to be one of the largest counter-insurgency operations since the Afghan conflict began in...

Chinchilla Costa Rica's first female president

2010-02-09 00:00:00

SAN JOSE, Feb 8 (AFP): Laura Chinchilla, a social conservative who opposes abortion but wants more help for the poor, became Costa Rica's first female president after a convincing election triumph.Her main opponents conceded defeat and the 50-year-old ruling party...

Sugary soft drinks threat to pancreas cancer

2010-02-09 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters): People who drink two or more sweetened soft drinks a week have a much higher risk of pancreatic cancer, an unusual but deadly cancer, researchers reported Monday.People who drank mostly fruit juice instead of sodas did...

Japan PM stresses support for Ozawa after scandal

2010-02-09 00:00:00

TOKYO, Feb 8 (AFP): Japan's centre-left Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Monday he supported his party's secretary general who days earlier avoided being indicted over a political funds scandal.Three weekend polls said around 70 per cent of Japanese voters want...

11 Indian troops killed in Kashmir avalanche

2010-02-09 00:00:00

SRINAGAR, India, Feb 8 (AFP): Eleven Indian soldiers were killed Monday in an avalanche that struck a mountain area in Kashmir where they were carrying out high-altitude warfare training, the army said Monday.Army spokesman Jagmohan Brar said the avalanche hit...

Sarah Palin won't rule out 2012 run

2010-02-09 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Internet): Fresh off her speech to the Tea Party Convention, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin Sunday left open the possibility that she would run for president in 2012 and asserted that President Obama would lose if the...

news digest

2010-02-09 00:00:00

Govt deploys 20,000 forces for Thaksin assets ruling BANGKOK, Feb 8 : The Thai government has begun to deploy at least 20,000 extra security forces across the country ahead of a court ruling on the fortune of ousted premier Thaksin...

Aktel to finalise floatation of shares

2010-02-09 00:00:00

FE ReportTan Ghazzali Sheikh Abdul Khalid, chairman of Axiata (Bangladesh) will visit Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) today (Tuesday) to discuss about its share flotation on the stock market.His visit came amid huge demand for telecom shares as it has clearly...

Eastland Insurance prize giving ceremony held

2010-02-09 00:00:00

FE ReportA prize giving ceremony of Eastland Insurance Company Ltd was held at Spectra Convention Centre at Gulshan in the city Sunday.Mahbubur Rahman, chairman of the company, chaired the meeting and distributed prizes among the officials and executives for their...