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Norwegian envoy visits Shinepukur Ceramics plant

2009-11-25 00:00:00

FE ReportAmbassador of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Dhaka Ms Ingebjoerg Stoefring visited Saturday the state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities of Shinepukur Ceramics Ltd, a leading ceramic tableware manufacturer.Welcoming the 15-member delegation from the Norwegian embassy, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Shinepukur...

IPO Diary

2009-11-25 00:00:00

ICB Employees Provident MF One: Scheme 1Nature of the fundClose-end Scheme of 10 (ten) years TenureSubscription OpenNovember 22, 2009Subscription CloseNovember 26, 2009For Non resident BangladeshisNovember 22, 2009 to December 05, 2009Offer PriceTk 10 per unitFace ValueTk 10 per unitMarket lot500...

HIGHLIGHTS

2009-11-25 00:00:00

Kis Desh Me Hai Mera DilOn STAR Plus Wednesday at 4-00 pm.This story is about two friends Balraaj Maan and Lalit Juneja who used to stay together in Ambala (Punjab)…this story is about their children Heer and Prem who fall...

Wednesday

2009-11-25 00:00:00

BTVam07:00 Announcement, Recitation From The Holy Quran, Programme Outline And The Holy Tripitak Paath07:10 Saswato Jibon07:15 Suvechaa Nin08:00 Morning News08:10 Desher Gaan08:30 Open Univercity09:00 Sangbad Shironam09:15 Satellite Transmission11:15 Pachmishali11:40 Koishori12:00 Sangbad Shironam12:05 Sangbadpatrer Pata Theke12:30 Sastha Tathya01:00 Sukhi Paribar01:30 Hijal...

India plunder 417 on opening day

2009-11-25 00:00:00

It was a run orgy at the Green Park stadium in Kanpur. The first session witnessed a semblance of a battle, at least in the first hour, but the rest of the day was a one-way street, with India utterly...

Taylor, Asif shine on engrossing first day

2009-11-25 00:00:00

Mohammad Asif - he of the persuasive wrist, the smug smile, the quietly provocative mannerisms - was back. Ross Taylor - scratchy start followed by spurts of arrogant strokeplay followed by spells of quiet prudence - played one of his...

Nat'l Football team beats BFF Eleven in friendly match

2009-11-25 00:00:00

Bangladesh national football team, now preparing for the Bangabandhu SAFF Championship, beat BFF Eleven by 2-0 goals in a friendly match at BKSP in Savar Tuesday, reports UNB.Earlier, one minute silence was observed in memory of former chairman of the...

BNP Ramna office ransacked by AL activists: Delwar

2009-11-25 00:00:00

Opposition BNP's Ramna thana unit office in the capital was Tuesday ransacked and captured allegedly by local activists of the ruling Awami League, party sources said.BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain protested the "capture" of the party office after "looting...

Trial for killings at BDR HQs to begin soon: Home Minister

2009-11-25 00:00:00

Home Minister Sahara Khatun Tuesday said that the trial for the killings at the BDR headquarters would begin soon, reports UNB."Many army officials were killed during the carnage. The trial for the BDR mutiny began Tuesday and I expressed the...

ECNEC okays Seven projects of Tk 3.94b

2009-11-25 00:00:00

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) at a meeting Tuesday approved seven projects, to be implemented at a cost of Tk 3.94 billion (394 crore), reports UNB. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presided over the meeting at the...

BCL rivals stage night time showdown on DU campus

2009-11-25 00:00:00

Two rival groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Monday night staged a showdown trying to establish respective supremacy on Dhaka University (DU) campus as two gunshots broke the late-night silence, reports UNB.Chhatra League General Secretary Mahfujul Haider Roton came under...

Comilla South BNP council held amid clash: 15 injured

2009-11-25 00:00:00

COMILLA, Nov 24 (UNB): Police fired teargas shells and rubber bullets to tame troublemakers as the council session of Comilla South BNP was held Tuesday amid clashes in the district town that left 15 injured, reports UNB.BNP Vice-President Begum Rabeya...

HC asks govt to allow SQ Chy to go abroad

2009-11-25 00:00:00

The High Court (HC) Tuesday directed the government to allow BNP stalwart Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury, MP to go abroad and return home within two months, reports UNB.The court order came following a writ petition filed by Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury challenging...

UNDP report reveals women migrants' ordeal in Arab states

2009-11-25 00:00:00

FE ReportA large number of Bangladeshi women migrants, who work as domestic helps in the Arab countries, face physical and sexual abuse at the hands of their employers, a report of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said Tuesday."These poor...

Workers paid enhanced bonus, situation normal in Ctg port

2009-11-25 00:00:00

Chittagong Office CHITTAGONG, Nov 24: Activities in the Chittagong port remain normal as the dock workers and merchant workers have been paid enhanced bonus on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.The dock workers have got Tk 5,500 each while the merchant workers...

bdnews24.com relaunched

2009-11-25 00:00:00

President Zillur Rahman unveiled a new-look bdnews24.com on Tuesday, calling the country's pioneering online newspaper "an example to follow", reports bdnews24.com. The event held at Bangabhaban was webcast live, as the president clicked open the site at 1.40pm. "I am...

DU goes on Eid holiday today

2009-11-25 00:00:00

DU CorrespondentDhaka University (DU) goes on an eight-day holiday today (Wednesday) on the occasion of holy Eid-ul-Azha. Classes and other academic activities will resume December 3. The offices of the university will remain closed until December 1, DU public relations...

DUJA protests attack on reporter

2009-11-25 00:00:00

DU CorrespondentThe members of Dhaka University Journalists' Association (DUJA) formed a human chain on the campus Tuesday protesting against the attack on a DU reporter and demanding punishment to the responsible.A group of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders and activists...

US Mission in city to remain closed on Nov 26, 29

2009-11-25 00:00:00

The American Embassy, including the Consular Section and the American Centre with the Archer K Blood American Centre Library and the Student Advising Centre will remain closed on November 26 on the occasion of Thanksgiving Day, an American national holiday...

Banks' idle money declining fast

2009-11-25 00:00:00

Sheikh Shahariar ZamanExcess reserve with Bangladesh Bank fell by Tk 53 billion in two months with November alone witnessing a decline of Tk 30 billion, indicating a return of normalcy in the economy.The reserve was as high as 98 billion...

Workers' welfare committees in EPZs may not appease USTR

2009-11-25 00:00:00

Shamsul Huq ZahidThe cabinet last Monday approved an amendment bill that, when adopted by the parliament, would meet, albeit in a different form, a long-standing demand of the workers employed in the country's export processing zones (EPZs) and one of...

3 SCBs disbursing Tk 3.88b to buy rawhide during Eid

2009-11-25 00:00:00

Siddique Islam Three state-owned commercial banks (SCBs) out of four have started disbursement of Tk 3.88 billion loans to procure rawhide of sacrificial animals during this Eid-ul-Azha. Only regular parties, who have already repaid their earlier dues, have been qualified...

Sustained inclusive economic growth key to boosting domestic demand: BB Governor

2009-11-25 00:00:00

Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman has said that sustained inclusive economic growth with advancement opportunity open to all will be the key to strengthening domestic demand by reducing poverty as a defense against future financial crisis, reports UNB."The root...

BDR trials begin

2009-11-25 00:00:00

The first BDR mutiny trial began on Tuesday in a special court at the border force's Rangamati district headquarters, reports bdnews24.com. State counsels Mosharraf Hossain Kajal and Monjurul Alam read out charges in court against five accused border guards. BDR...

Citi bank projects BD economy to grow 5.7pc in ‘10

2009-11-25 00:00:00

FE ReportBangladesh economy is likely to grow at 5.7 per cent in the current fiscal (2009-10), before recovering further to 6.1 per cent in next fiscal, according to a Citibank NA projection released Tuesday.The Citi found the government's efforts for...

Stocks keep setting new mark

2009-11-25 00:00:00

FE ReportDhaka stocks continued to set a new mark for the third consecutive session in the fluctuating market Tuesday, led by the country's telecom giant Grameenphone issues that rose 3.73 per cent.The DSE General Index (DGEN) added 18.86 points or...

Govt moves to prepare RADP

2009-11-25 00:00:00

Doulot Akter MalaThe government has moved to prepare revised annual development programme (RADP) diverting fund from the projects moving at a slow pace and prioritising power production, expansion of agro-based industries and post-flood and cyclone rehabilitation. The Planning Commission (PC)...

Alternative dispute settlement process in bourses soon

2009-11-25 00:00:00

FE ReportA procedure is underway to create an alternative dispute settlement process for disposal of stock market related cases.The move has been made following a meeting of law minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed with a delegation headed by Securities and Exchange...

US lifts Bangladesh from watch list

2009-11-25 00:00:00

The US government has lifted Bangladesh from its watch list recently following improvement of human right situation in Bangladesh under the present government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reports BSS. "The US government lifted Bangladesh from its watch list...

PM leaves for Port of Spain tonight to attend CHOGM

2009-11-25 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves the city today for Port of Spain, the capital city of Trinidad and Tobago in West Indies, on a six-day official visit to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). — BSS