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ICB AMCL declares NAV of its two unit funds

2009-08-10 00:00:00

FE Report ICB Asset Management Company Limited (AMCL), a subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), has recently announced Net Asset Value (NAV) of its two unit funds, said a press release.The total NAV of ICB AMCL Unit Fund stood...

Prime Bank opens 2nd SME Centre at Narsingdi

2009-08-10 00:00:00

Prime Bank Limited opened its 2nd SME Centre at Narsingdi recently.Deputy Managing Director of the bank Isbahul Bar Chowdhury inaugurated the SME Centre.Prime Bank SEVP and Head of SME Shawkat Hossain presided over the opening ceremony, said a press release.SAVP...

Pubali Bank holds managers' conference

2009-08-10 00:00:00

KHULNA, August-09: The 2nd Managers' Conference-2009 of Pubali Bank Limited was held here at a local hotel in celebration of its silver jubilee on Saturday. The conference was presided over by Jibon Krishana Biswas, Deputy General Manager of Khulna branch...

DBBL opens 74th branch at Migonbhuiyan, Feni

2009-08-10 00:00:00

Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited has opened its 74 Ih Branch at Dagonbhuiyan (Sultan Tower, Zero Point, Dagonbhuiyan), Feni on August 9, 2009. Like the other DBBL branch network, this branch also provides Truly On-line Banking facilities to the clients from the...

Call money rate remains stable

2009-08-10 00:00:00

FE Report Call money rate remained stable Sunday while the US dollar was unchanged against the local currency in the inter-bank foreign exchange market, treasury officials said. The call rate ranged between 0.10 per cent and 3.00 per cent on...

BTMC mills to be privatised as per PPP model, says Latif

2009-08-10 00:00:00

FE Report Textile and Jute Minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui said Sunday that mills under the Bangladesh Textile Mills Corporation (BTMC) would be privatised following the public private partnership (PPP) model. He was speaking at a discussion on the jute and...

Mutual Trust, Square Informatics sign deal

2009-08-10 00:00:00

Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTB) has signed an agreement with Square Informatics Ltd for establishment of disaster recovery site (DRS) in the city recently. MTB Deputy Managing Director Hashem Chowdhury and Square Informatics General Manager and CTO Ahmes U Bhuyian...

NBL opens 108th branch at Kalihati

2009-08-10 00:00:00

National Bank Limited (NBL) has opened its 108th branch at Kalihati of Tangail district recently.Moazzem Hossain, Sponsor Director and Chairman of the bank, inaugurated the branch as the chief guest, said a press release.In his inaugural speech Moazzem Hossain said...

Banglalink Celebrates ‘Sultan Utshov-2009’ in Narail

2009-08-10 00:00:00

Sultan Utshov-2009 started in Norail Sunday.The festival was inaugurated by Md Anwar Hossain, Deputy Commissioner, Norail. Also present on the occasion SM Faziur Rahman, Police Super, Norail, Babu Sukumar Kundu, Civil Surgeon,'Norail, Mohammed Gaus, CEO (Deputy Secretary)Zilla Parishod of the...

2nd Asian International Trade Expo begins Aug 13

2009-08-10 00:00:00

The "2nd Asian international trade expo 2009" - a 7-day exhibition on trade & consumer begins August 13 in city's Bangabandhu International Conference Centre. Conference and Exhibition Management Services Ltd (CEMS), USA in association with `CEMS Bangladesh' is organizing the...

Dhaka for end to Rohingya repatriation issue: FM

2009-08-10 00:00:00

Raymond Hall, regional representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), called on Foreign Minister (FM) Dr Dipu Moni at the Foreign Ministry in the city Sunday when they discussed early repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, reports...

JS body asks BAIRA to cut workers' overseas recruitment cost

2009-08-10 00:00:00

A parliamentary panel Sunday asked BAIRA, the apex body of recruiting agencies, to come up with plans for reducing the high-rated migration cost from its maximum limit and fixing a minimum scale of salary for Bangladeshi overseas job seekers, reports...

TallTales &Trouble

2009-08-09 00:00:00

Written and directed by Al-Mansur, the cast of new television serial 'Aladiner Cherag" (Aladdin's Lampo) includes Al-Mansur, Mita Chowdhury, Toru Mustafa, Abdul Kader, Tajin Ahmed, Litu Anam, Nadia, Shanu, Shomu Chowdhury, Joy Raj, Harunur Rashid, Elora Gauhar, Sohel and Muzaffar...

HIGHLIGHTS

2009-08-09 00:00:00

The KlumpsOn HBO Movies Sunday at 10-30 pm.It is time for Professor Sherman Klump to get married to colleague Professor Denise Gaines. But not if Buddy Love, his alter ego, can help it. Buddy keeps resurfacing and threatening the professor's...

Short-term solution to a long-term problem

2009-08-09 00:00:00

THE country badly needs an additional supply of fuel to run its power plants and industries in the backdrop of an ever-widening gap between demand for, and supply of, the same. The natural gas received from the fields operated by...

Strategy for sustainable waste management

2009-08-09 00:00:00

Shahiduzzaman KhanLACK of awareness appears to be the major problem in solid waste management as people in the city and municipal areas continue to dump wastes in an unplanned way. About half of the solid waste generated every day cannot...

The way to help the poor

2009-08-09 00:00:00

Abdus RahimPoverty in Bangladesh was reported to have increased in recent times particularly during the high prices of food items during the tenure of the caretaker government. This reversed the earlier trend that showed some modest improvements in the poverty...

The success story of HFPP

2009-08-09 00:00:00

MANY rural families, who do not own any cultivable land, can utilise the tiny homestead they own to grow vegetables for nutrition and increase family income. The Homestead Food Production Programme (HFPP) made the poor char people in northern Bangladesh...

A power station at Doani to meet digital dream

2009-08-09 00:00:00

FLOODS, drought, river erosion and biting winter make new poor every year in Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari and Kurigram -- the districts known for poverty. As natural disasters harm them from time to time, the people of the area, fully dependent on...

The aim of education

2009-08-09 00:00:00

THE aim of education is to make one fully equipped to be useful to oneself and to the society. It aims at developing the whole person- his or her body and soul. Education aims at providing a child with opportunities...

Gaining clearer concepts through study groups

2009-08-09 00:00:00

M A IslamA student should develop the skill of understanding an issue/chapter on his or her own. The more clear concepts a student will have, the better he or she will perform in studies. Discussing with others about an issue/chapter...

Read study materials with a confident mentality

2009-08-09 00:00:00

FE SpecialNAPOLEON used to keep his courage alive even at the point of life and death during war. He never was at a loss what to do. He said, "I never was puzzled and so I could easily dominate others...

jokes

2009-08-09 00:00:00

Trouble with plane enginesWhile cruising at 36,000 feet, the airplane shuddered, and a passenger looked out the window."Oh no!" he screamed, "One of the engines just blew up!" Other passengers left their seats and came running over; suddenly the aircraft...

quotable quotes

2009-08-09 00:00:00

A man of courage is also full of faith. -Marcus Tullius Cicero All who call on God in true faith, earnestly from the heart, will certainly be heard, and will receive what they have asked and desired. -Martin Luther As...

Bangladesh, UK Parliamentary Groups launch Climate Change Inquiry

2009-08-09 00:00:00

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Climate Change and Environment of Bangladesh Parliament has teamed up with the All Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group of the UK Parliament and will launch a joint inquiry into Climate Change, asking the question "Climate...

Customers consuming 92pc stale fast food products

2009-08-09 00:00:00

FE ReportAround 92 per cent of fast food products are 2 to 5 days old and the seller warms those before serving to the customers, according to an investigation report.Speakers of Save Environment Movement (SEM) quoted this at a human...

ACI’s ‘Bhabi'r Iftar’ contest to begin from Aug 14

2009-08-09 00:00:00

FE ReportSwapno, the retail arm of the ACI group, will hold an Iftar-preparation contest on the occasion of holy month of Ramadan."The four-day long "Bhabi'r Iftar" will kick off on August 14. It will create opportunity for around 250 female...

BTCL going to trigger 3000 dead telephones

2009-08-09 00:00:00

FE ReportBangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) is going to trigger nearly 3000 dead telephones at the Nilkhet Exchange in the city, a BTCL press release said Thursday.Dhaka Medical College Hospital, BUET, Azimpur, Lalbagh, Dhakeshshwari Balur Math, Suboldash Road, Raja Sreenath...

Freshers' reception held at DIIT

2009-08-09 00:00:00

Daffodil Institute of IT (DIIT) arranged an orientation programme for the fresh students at its Dhanmondi campus recently, said a press release.Daffodil International University Vice- Chancellor Professor Aminul Islam was present as the chief guest on the occasion while DIIT...

BUET launches Management programme

2009-08-09 00:00:00

Institute of Appropriate Technology of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) is going to launch Masters programme on Management of Technology from October next, said a press release. The programme intends to develop high-level professionals capable to manage...