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Nurul Islam new DMD of PILIL

2009-11-18 00:00:00

Md Nurul Islam has joined Prime Islami Life Insurance Limited (PILIL) as Deputy Managing Director (DMD) recently, said a press release. Prior to this, Nurul Islam worked as Deputy Managing Director in Meghna Life Insurance Company Limited. He started his...

exchange rate

2009-11-18 00:00:00

November 17, Tuesday The following were the commercial banks' rates to public for some selectedforeign currencies with Bangladesh Taka in cash transaction Tuesday.Selling rates to public (outward remittance)BankUSDEuroGBPJPYCHFCADAUDSCBsSonali Bank69.4500104.4027117.02340.787869.202766.600465.1976Agrani Bank69.3500102.6051111.16000.794267.597065.992162.6260FCBsStanChart69.50105.88118.200.8470.5966.8366.05HSBC 69.4770105.9020118.15160.824669.740966.573165.6842Citibank naNANANANANANANABank of Ceylon69.4900106.0792119.67840.810071.133267.055967.2038PCBsUttara Bank69.4500104.7550117.22880.795068.936566.564965.2023AB Bank69.4500105.9020118.45170.7981NANANABuying rates  from public (inward remittance)SCBsUSDEuroGBPJPYCHFCADAUDSonali...

Banks, MFIs asked to bring down interest rate on agro loan

2009-11-18 00:00:00

FE ReportBangladesh Bank governor Dr. Atiur Rahman Tuesday asked the banks and microfinance institutions (MFIs) to bring down the interest rate on agro loan for the rural sharecroppers to a minimum 10 per cent if possible.Hailing the recent trend in...

PM urges UN, dev world to give MVCs, LDCs spl share of climate funding

2009-11-18 00:00:00

Rome, Nov 17 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the United Nations (UN) and the advanced developed countries to give the most vulnerable countries (MVCs) and least developed countries (LDCs) special shares of the funds for tackling the challenges of...

OCL to be listed with CSE under book building method

2009-11-18 00:00:00

Sheikh Shahariar ZamanOcean Containers Limited (OCL), a local enterprise engaged in container business, is going to be listed with the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) under book building method.This the first time a company will be listed under book building method...

RFL annual dealers' meet held : 68 get best performance award

2009-11-18 00:00:00

FE ReportRangpur Foundry Ltd (RFL), one of the largest cast iron and PVC product producing company of Bangladesh arranged the Annual Dealers' Conference at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre recently. One and a half thousand dealers from across the country attended...

NSU champion of real-life business case solving competition

2009-11-18 00:00:00

FE ReportNorth South University (NSU) became champion of the Battle of Minds 09- the real-life business case solving competition organized by British American Tobacco Bangladesh (BATB) that was held in the city Monday. American International University of Bangladesh (AIUB) and...

Biman defers Dhaka-NY airlink restoration

2009-11-18 00:00:00

Mashiur RahamanThe state-owned Biman Bangladesh Airlines is going to delay its planned air-link restoration in Dhaka-New York route from November 24. It now expects to resume flights in the route by the end of December this year, a top Biman...

Jaiz Bank employees asked to fulfill people's expectation

2009-11-18 00:00:00

The employees of Jaiz Bank have been asked to fulfill the expectation of the people of Nigeria by conducting Islamic banking.Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) Chairman Prof Abu Nasser Muhammad Abduz Zaher made the appeal while speaking as the chief...

MoneyGram to stage road show against Hundi trade

2009-11-18 00:00:00

FE ReportMoneyGram International, a leading global money transfer company, Monday launched a street drama to make the citizens aware of the negative impacts of money transfer through Hundi on the country's economy. Yakub Ali, chairman of NCC Bank Ltd, inaugurated...

AIMS declares NAV of three unit funds

2009-11-18 00:00:00

Asset and Investment Management Services (AIMS) of Bangladesh Limited has declared the Net Asset Values (NAV) of its three unit funds, the company said in a statement.Aims First Guaranteed Mutual Fund: The NAV of Aims First Guaranteed Mutual Fund stood...

IPO Diary

2009-11-18 00:00:00

RN Spinning Mills LimitedNature of BusinessThe principal activities of the company are to carry on the business of Textile Spinning Mills to produce 100% synthetic yarn.Subscription OpenNovember 22, 2009Subscription CloseNovember 26, 2009For Non resident BangladeshiNovember 22, 2009 to December 05,...

Bomb targeting police chief kills 1, wounds 6 in Pakistan

2009-11-18 00:00:00

QUETTA, Nov 17 (agencies): Police say a bomb targeting a police chief's vehicle in southwestern Pakistan has killed one person and injured six others.Officer Mohammed Zaman says Quetta Police Chief Shahid Nizam Durrani was not harmed in Tuesday's attack.Zaman says...

Iran plays down UN nuclear report

2009-11-18 00:00:00

Iran has played down a report by the UN's nuclear watchdog that found questions remained unanswered about a nuclear facility near the city of Qom, reports BBC.The International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran must explain the history and purpose of...

Brown plans Afghan handover talks

2009-11-18 00:00:00

Gordon Brown plans to host talks in the new year to discuss timing for handing over the campaign in Afghanistan to the Afghan government, reports BBC.The prime minister said he wanted the Nato meeting to "set a timetable" for transfer...

news digest

2009-11-18 00:00:00

Kashmiri separatist denies start of 'quiet dialogue'SRINAGAR, Nov 17 : Indian Kashmir's top separatist Tuesday denied media reports stating he met India's home minister at the weekend to kickstart a peace process in the revolt-hit state. — AFPPirates hijack chemical...

Dilshan ton leads confident Sri Lankan reply

2009-11-18 00:00:00

Tillakaratne Dilshan became the first Sri Lankan to score a century in India since 1997 (and fifth overall), to go with Sri Lanka's good bowling start to the second day, but India clawed their way back in the final session...

Kalabagan KC register 5th win

2009-11-18 00:00:00

Kalabagan KC registered the 5th win in their 7th match of the Metropolis Premier Division Cricket League outplaying BKSP by 175 runs at the Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah Tuesday, reports UNB. In the day's another match, Victoria...

Italians playing for WC places

2009-11-18 00:00:00

ROME, Nov 17 (AFP): Italy's fringe players will be given the chance to stake a claim for a place in coach Marcello Lippi's World Cup squad in South Africa next year when they host Sweden in Cervia on Wednesday. While...

BOA to hold SAOC executive meet today

2009-11-18 00:00:00

Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) holds the 40th executive committee meeting of the South Asia Olympic Council (SAOC) at Hotel Sheraton in the city today (Wednesday), reports UNB.State Minister for Youth and Sports Ahad Ali Sarkar will preside over the meeting...

Ronaldo resumes training, may play against Zurich

2009-11-18 00:00:00

MADRID, Nov 17 (AFP): Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo resumed training on Monday, several weeks after suffering an ankle injury, and may be fit to play against FC Zurich in the Champions League next week. The world's most expensive player...

HIGHLIGHTS

2009-11-18 00:00:00

Pyar Ka BandhanOn SONY SET Wednesday at 8-30 pm. Four siblings… four different destinies… separated by fate but bound by blood… will the calling of blood bring them back together? Pyaar Ka Bandhan is an emotional story of four siblings,...

Wednesday

2009-11-18 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...

JS subcommittee formed for investigating corruption in work order given to GATCO

2009-11-18 00:00:00

A three-member parliamentary subcommittee was formed Tuesday to investigate the alleged corruption in tender process of Kamalapur Inland Container Depot (ICD) for awarding work order to GATCO during the BNP coalition rule, reports UNB.Entire top order of the past BNP...

Climate change 'responsible' for rising salinity in rivers

2009-11-18 00:00:00

Mashiur RahamanThe levels of salinity in the water of six major rivers in the country's south-western region have increased rapidly in recent years, threatening catastrophic ecological imbalance and disruption in crop production.Salinity in fresh-water rivers namely Pashur, Kazibachha, Rupsha, Sailmari,...

Population growth, climate change, land reclamation, dredging projects taken

2009-11-18 00:00:00

The Water Resources Ministry has undertaken projects for land reclamation to cope with the challenge of population growth and climate change-induced migration, as natural disasters are already displacing many people out of hearth and home.Water Resources Minister Ramesh Chandra Sen...

Nat'l moon sighting body meets tonight

2009-11-18 00:00:00

FE ReportThe national moon sighting committee will sit today (Wednesday) at 6:45pm at the Islamic Foundation in the capital to set the date for the holy Eid-ul-Azha after reviewing the news of moon sighting of the Arabic month of Jilhajj.State...

Outlaw killed in Jhenidah encounter

2009-11-18 00:00:00

JHENIDAH, Nov 17 (UNB): A suspected cadre of an outlawed party was killed in an 'encounter' between his accomplices and police at Baniakanda village in Sadar Upazila early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Hasan (35), of Purbo Banglar Communist...

Fire at AL MP's house in city

2009-11-18 00:00:00

FE ReportValuables worth about Tk 0.2 million were gutted in a fire that broke out at the residence of a ruling party lawmaker at Monipuripara in the city's Tejgaon area Monday night, firefighters said.The flame originated from the store-room of...

Garment workers injured in Gazipur road crash

2009-11-18 00:00:00

GAZIPUR, Nov 17 (UNB): At least 40 garment workers were injured, one critically, as a bus carrying them plunged into a roadside ditch at Bhogra in Sadar Upazila Tuesday morning.Police said the bus with 50 workers aboard fell into a...