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Beximco gets all-clear

2009-11-04 00:00:00

All companies of the Beximco Group, one of Bangladesh's biggest business conglomerates, have been off the list of loan defaulters since the quarter ending in June last, reports bdnews24.com. A parliamentary committee was told this by the central bank.On November...

Tigers take series

2009-11-04 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Nov 3 (bdnews34.com):Bangladesh dismissed Zimbabwe for just 44 runs before easing to a six-wicket victory and an unassailable 3-1 lead in their five-match one-day international series on Tuesday. Pacer Nazmul Hossain and left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak shared two wickets...

Lottery for Rajuk plots today

2009-11-04 00:00:00

FE Report The lottery for the residential plots of Uttara Model Town (3rd Phase) and the rest of Purbachal New Town Project of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) will be held today (Wednesday), officials said.The city development authorities have already allotted...

Verdict on mutual funds likely today

2009-11-04 00:00:00

The verdict of the writ petition related to mutual funds is likely to be delivered today. However, if any clarification is needed by the court, the verdict will be delayed by a day, according to lawyers. Investors filed the writ...

Benapole port back in business

2009-11-04 00:00:00

BENAPOLE, Nov 3: Benapole land port resumed operations Tuesday afternoon after a halt of one and a half days in the face of resistance by Indian truck workers. — bdnews24.com

50 shanties gutted in city slum fire

2009-11-04 00:00:00

At least 50 shanties were gutted in a fire that broke out at a slum at Pallabi in the city Monday night, fire fighters said. Fire Brigade sources said the fire originated from a lighted candle at about 10:15pm and...

Hindsight, ah hindsight!

2009-11-04 00:00:00

Mahmudur RahmanThe ready-made garments industry is finding out to its chagrin that damage control can be expensive. For all the might and power at its disposal the industry has its back to the wall in trying to defend itself or,...

PM seeks OIC assistance to fight climate change impact

2009-11-04 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the member-countries of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to assist Bangladesh in its grim fight against the perils of global climate change, as the country needed international cooperation in protecting the people, reports...

Metro rail sans feasibility study may cause loss of money, delay: JICA

2009-11-04 00:00:00

FE Report Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Tuesday cautioned the government about developing metro rail without any feasibility study as well as proper legal and organisational framework, saying it may cause loss of money and delay in implementation.JICA chief representative...

Rich states sharply divided over cut in gas emission

2009-11-04 00:00:00

From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, Nov 03: The countries that have been severely hurt by the global warming but do not have doughs to undertake the repair have recently taken resorts to measures that apparently appear ludicrous to draw international attention...

AL leader among 5 held

2009-11-04 00:00:00

KUSHTIA, Nov 3 (UNB): Police seized an AK-47 assault rifle and one shotgun, along with a huge amount of ammunition, from a microbus at Barkhada Trimohoni check-post on the outskirts of the district town on Monday night.The law-enforcers said they...

VAT collection from patients to continue as HC order stayed

2009-11-04 00:00:00

FE ReportThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) will continue collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) from patients as the judgment of the High Court is stayed by an interim order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC).VAT collection...

Relocation of knitwear production bases beyond Dhaka, Ctg suggested

2009-11-04 00:00:00

FE Report Speakers at a seminar Tuesday stressed the need for relocation of production bases, raising efficiency and exploring new knitwear markets for sustainable growth of the largest exporting earning sub-sector.The observations came at a seminar organised by Bangladesh Knitwear...

Iran seeks review of nuclear deal

2009-11-03 00:00:00

Iran has said it wants the UN's nuclear watchdog to establish a committee to review a deal aimed at easing Western fears over its nuclear programme, reports BBC.Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said the country had passed a request to...

FM seeks oil concessions at D8 summit

2009-11-03 00:00:00

Foreign minister Dipu Moni Monday urged oil exporting countries to give Bangladesh special concession in fuel prices, reports bdnews24.com. The minister, now in Malaysia, made the request while addressing a summit of the D8 council of ministers in Kuala Lumpur....

BB click-starts online banking

2009-11-03 00:00:00

Mehdi Musharraf BhuiyanBangladesh made a giant stride towards introduction of e-commerce Monday after the central bank allowed online money transaction, payment of utility bills through Internet and transfer of funds from one bank to another.Bangladesh Bank gave the groundbreaking directives...

Prices of major non-urea fertilisers reduced

2009-11-03 00:00:00

FE ReportThe government reduced Monday the prices of major non-urea fertilisers, which will cost the national exchequer Tk 5.0 billion for supplying the inputs to farmers at subsidised rates.Agriculture Minister Begum Motia Chowdhury announced the cut in sales prices of...

DGEN crosses 3400-mark first time as investors ignore regulator's warning

2009-11-03 00:00:00

FE ReportDhaka stocks benchmark index crossed the 3400-point mark for the first time Monday as shares enjoyed third consecutive day of record-breaking rally, boosted by better-than-expected third quarter reports by some companies. Stock brokers said the investors have largely defied...

44 foreign cos line up for drilling gas fields

2009-11-03 00:00:00

M Azizur RahmanGlobal energy companies responded spontaneously to tap potential reserves in the country's unexplored state-owned onshore gas fields and carry out seismic surveys to shore up the government move for raising natural gas output, officials said Monday.Forty four companies...

Moribund BOESL sends 15000 abroad in 25 yrs

2009-11-03 00:00:00

A Z M AnasBOESL, the state-owned recruiting agency, has managed to find employment for fewer than 15,000 Bangladeshis abroad since its inception in the mid-1980s, according to official statistics. Between 1984 and 2008, data available with the Bureau of Manpower...

Asia-Pacific LDC policymakers to meet in Dhaka January next

2009-11-03 00:00:00

Nazmul AhsanPolicymakers and ministers of the least developed countries (LDCs) of the Asia-Pacific region will gather in Dhaka next January to devise a common strategy for dealing with the effects of the ongoing global economic crisis, climate change and problems...

NBR honours 65 VAT officials with cash rewards

2009-11-03 00:00:00

FE ReportThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) has hounoured nearly 65 Value Added Tax (VAT) officials with cash rewards totalling Tk 15 million for their outstanding performance in detecting tax evasion of different businesses and companies.First secretary of VAT (policy)...

Karzai declared winner in polls

2009-11-03 00:00:00

KABUL, Nov 2 (AP): Afghanistan's election commission proclaimed President Hamid Karzai the victor of the war-ravaged nation's tumultuous ballot Monday, canceling a planned runoff two and a half months after a fraud-marred first round.Karzai's challenger, former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah,...

Four Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims die

2009-11-03 00:00:00

Four Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia, officials said Sunday. "Four pilgrims, including two women, died of heart failure while undergoing treatment in hospital," Hajj officer Bazlul Haque Biswas said. One died in Jeddah, one at Medina and two...

Export-import thru' Benapole landport suspended

2009-11-03 00:00:00

BENAPOLE, Nov 2: Export-import activities between Bangladesh and India through Benapole landport was suspended Monday following a clash between truck workers of the two countries. Customs Cargo Super Hamidur Rahman said Indian truck workers have been demonstrating since this morning...

OIC chief due today

2009-11-03 00:00:00

Secretary-general of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu will arrive in Dhaka today (Tuesday) on a three-day visit, said a press release issued by the OIC office in Jeddah. Ihsanoglu will have talks with President Zillur Rahman, Prime...

Pay workers their due wages: PM

2009-11-03 00:00:00

FE ReportPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Monday no industry can sustain by exploiting workers or depriving them of due wages calling upon garment owners to pay properly to improve the livelihood of their employees."Labourers are the driving force of your...

BPC to import over 1.0m tonnes of refined oil from Kuwait next year

2009-11-03 00:00:00

FE ReportBangladesh is set to import more than 1.0 million tonnes of refined fuel oil worth US$ 580 million from Kuwait by older vessels as usual next year as the state-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) completed a negotiation to this...

Ctg, Mongla ports earn Tk 8.66b during Jan-Sept, JS told

2009-11-03 00:00:00

FE ReportChittagong and Mongla ports have earned Tk 8.66 billion from January to September period of the current year, Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan told the parliament (Jatiyo Sangsad) Monday.In reply to a question of Mohammad Fazlul Azim, the minister said...

JS passes RPO amendment

2009-11-03 00:00:00

Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Monday passed amended electoral laws stating political parties will lose registration if they fail to submit their permanent constitutions to the Election Commission (EC) by the January 25, 2010 deadline, reports bdnews24.com. The bill on second amendment...