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Aminur Rahman re-appointed Janata Bank MD

2010-02-02 00:00:00

FE ReportSM Aminur Rahman has been re-appointed Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Janata Bank Limited for the next two years.Following a unanimous decision of the bank's board of directors and approved by the central bank, Mr Rahman...

Japan to set up auto industry at EPZs

2010-02-02 00:00:00

Japan, one of the major development partners of Bangladesh, will set up an automobile industry with an investment of US $ 20 million in export processing zones (EPZs), reports BSS.This was revealed when a three-member Japanese delegation met executive chairman...

United Leasing opens branch in Sylhet

2010-02-02 00:00:00

FE Report United Leasing Company Limited (ULC) has recently opened its branch in Sylhet to ensure delivery of service to the customers in the region, said a press release. ULC Chairman Imran Ahmed inaugurated the branch along with local customers.ULC...

IPO Diary

2010-02-02 00:00:00

ACI 20pc Convertible Zero Coupon BondsSubscription OpenJanuary 31, 2010Subscription CloseFebruary 04, 2010For Non resident BangladeshisJanuary 31, 2010 to February 13, 2010Total Issue Size1,335,850 Convertible Zero Coupon Bonds ofTk 1,000 each totaling Tk 1,335,850,000.Private Placement801,510 Convertible Zero Coupon Bonds of Tk...

JS body finds PM's adviser responsible for law ministry woes

2010-02-02 00:00:00

A Parliamentary Standing Committee has found that the Law Ministry could not appoint a secretary due to intervention of an adviser to the Prime Minister, reports bdnews24.com.Members of the Committee at a meeting Sunday also observed that the ministry could...

President for increasing seats in public universities

2010-02-02 00:00:00

President Zillur Rahman has laid emphasis on increasing number of seats for the students at the country's public universities for expanding opportunities of higher education. He made the remarks while a three-member delegation of Khulna University (KU) led by its...

Arrest of AL leader sparks violence

2010-02-02 00:00:00

SIRAJGANJ, Feb 1 (UNB): A section of ruling Awami League (AL) activists went berserk on Raiganj Upazila Parishad premises Sunday protesting the arrest of one of their leaders in a tender manipulation case.The police said Acting General Secretary of upazila...

JS body seeks clarification on 'press freedom' bill

2010-02-02 00:00:00

A parliamentary watchdog has returned a bill, aimed at stopping harassment of journalists for writing defamatory pieces, to the law ministry for further clarification, reports bdnews24.com.The parliamentary standing committee on law ministry at a meeting Sunday night sought clarification from...

Govt gagging the voice of people: Mosharraf

2010-02-02 00:00:00

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain Monday said the ruling party had taken the course of killing and repression to stifle the voice of the people as it was getting isolated from the masses, reports UNB.He referred to...

Police nab BNP leader

2010-02-02 00:00:00

COMILLA, Feb 1 (UNB): The police arrested a local leader of BNP from his residence in Chandina Upazila Saturday night in connection with a murder case.The arrested was identified as Khorshed Alam, president of Comilla district (north) BNP and former...

BCL men put office of principal under lock

2010-02-02 00:00:00

SATKHIRA, Feb 1 (UNB): Activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) put the offices of principal and vice principal of Satkhira City College under lock Sunday.Principal Emdadul Haque and Vice Principal Shahidul Islam Mukul were also declared "unwanted" by the BCL...

BKGIKKS executives

2010-02-02 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentGAZIPUR, Feb 01: Bi-annual election of the Bangladesh Krishi Gobeshona Institute Karmachari Kalyan Samity-2010 (BKGI-KKS) was held here recently. Mohammad Abdul Haye and Mohammad Mahbubar Rahman have been elected president and general secretary of the samity respectively. The committee...

Govt working to meet ICAO deadline on MRP, MRV from April

2010-02-02 00:00:00

The government is trying hard to issue Machine Readable Passport (MRP) and Machine Readable Visa (MRV) from April to meet the deadline set by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), reports UNB.According to the ICAO, all member countries of the...

Student stabbed to death at Uttara

2010-02-02 00:00:00

FE ReportA university student was stabbed to death by unknown assailants at Uttara in the city Monday, police said.Witnesses said a gang of three to four miscreants intercepted Rashidul Islam (29), a student of Darul Ihsan University, at Sector 6...

Ten killed in accidents

2010-02-02 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentJOYPURHAT, Feb 1: At least four people were killed and three others injured in a road accident at Keshobpur of Panchbibi Upazila here Monday. The deceased were Alal Hossain, son of Mofiz Uddin, and Lokman Hossain, son of Felu...

Painting exhibition

2010-02-02 00:00:00

Internationally acclaimed Bangladeshi painter Murshida Arzu Alpana's month-long exhibition began January 29 at Pro Art Gallery in Athens, Greece. Several distinguished guests and art lovers attended the opening show, says a press release.Works of three other artists are also being...

Academic feat

2010-02-02 00:00:00

Farhana Yasmin, daughter of Abul Hasem Bhuiyan and Delowara Begum, got junior scholarship in talent-pool from Chandina Ideal Government School under the Comilla Education Board.

BRAC re-affirms commitment to fight poverty

2010-02-02 00:00:00

BRAC re-affirmed its commitment to fight poverty in Bangladesh and globally on its 38th anniversary of founding through strengthened mission, vision and values, says a press release.Our vision is "a world free from all forms of exploitation and discrimination where...

NDC Defence Course begins

2010-02-02 00:00:00

National Defence Course-2010 conducted by National Defence College (NDC) started at Mirpur Cantonment in the city Sunday, said an ISPR press release.Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni, MP inaugurated the academic activities of the course. She also spoke on 'Foreign Policy...

NBR turns to students to check tax files

2010-02-02 00:00:00

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has taken a move to engage 120 university students across the country to expedite checking of existing taxpayers' files and accomplish external survey.

New Pak High Commissioner arrives today

2010-02-02 00:00:00

Newly appointed Pakistan High Commissioner to Bangladesh Ashraf Qureshi will arrive in the city today (Tuesday) to take charge of his new assignment, reports UNB.Ashraf Qureshi is a seasoned diplomat who joined the Foreign Service of Pakistan in 1977.He has...

Hamidul bags first gold for Bangladesh in SA Games

2010-02-02 00:00:00

Hamidul Islam opened the precious gold account as he captured the first gold medal for Bangladesh at the 11th South Asian Games amidst big cheering in the -77 Kg category at the National Sports Council Gymnasium in the city Monday,...

India win third cycling gold in 11th SA Games

2010-02-02 00:00:00

India clinched the third cycling gold of the 11th SA Games in the women's 50 kilometers Road Race Mass Start as Mahita Mohan covered the distance clocking 1:25.42 hours on the third day Monday (Sunday), reports UNB. Sri Lankan cyclist...

Bangladesh earns one silver, one bronze in SA Games Judo

2010-02-02 00:00:00

Bangladesh earned one silver medal and one bronze in the 11th SA Games Judo at the BKSP in Savar Monday, reports UNB.Mohammad Mamunur Rashid clinched the silver medal in the men's 100 Kg weight category competing with four other participants...

Bangladesh women storm into kabaddi final

2010-02-02 00:00:00

Bangladesh women's kabaddi team romped into the final of the XI South Asian Games with an emphatic 34-20 point win over Sri Lanka at the Kabaddi Ground adjacent to BNS in the city Monday, reports BSS.The winners led by a...

Pakistan swamp Maldives by ten wickets in SA Games T20 Cricket

2010-02-02 00:00:00

Pakistan Under21 made an emphatic start in the 11th South Asian Games T20 Cricket when they swamped cricket minnows Maldives by ten wickets in their opening match at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in the city Monday, reports BSS.Pakistan openers Ali Waqas hammered...

Aamir beats compatriot Farhan in SAG Squash

2010-02-02 00:00:00

Pakistani top squash player Aamir Atlas Khan maintained his country's squash domination in South Asian Games when he beat his cousin Farhan Mehboob in three straight games in the final before a jam packed audience at Dhaka Club centre court...

Bangladesh reach semis in SA Games men's football

2010-02-02 00:00:00

Bangladesh smartly reached the semi-final of the South Asian Games men's football beating Bhutan by 4-0 goals in their second match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Monday, reports BSS .This was the second successive win for Bangladesh...

India win close battle against Pakistan in SA Games kabaddi

2010-02-02 00:00:00

In a fiercely competitive fixture of men's Kabaddi India outplayed Pakistan by 19-15 in SA Games kabaddi at the kabaddi stadium in the city Monday, reports BSS. Both the teams displayed an attacking mode from the outset but Indian players...

Maldives reach semis in SA Games men's football

2010-02-02 00:00:00

Maldives advanced to the semi-final of the South Asian Games men's football with a hard-fought lone goal victory over Nepal at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Monday, reports UNB.This was the second successive win for Maldives after a...