HONG KONG, Sept 13 (AP): Hundreds of Hong Kong journalists, lawmakers and residents marched Sunday to protest the alleged police beatings of three reporters covering recent unrest in western China, and demanded a government investigation.Demonstrators wearing black rallied outside a...
SEOUL, Sept 13 (AFP): South Korean officials declined to comment Sunday on reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has called for a third nuclear test in protest at UN sanctions against the reclusive state.Open Radio of North Korea, a...
ALMATY, Sept 13 (AP): A fire at a drug treatment centre in southern Kazakhstan killed 38 people early Sunday, officials said. The blaze broke out at about 5:30 am local time (2330 GMT) and spread over an area of 650...
Two killed in attack on Pakistani troopsISLAMABAD, Sept 13: A bomb blast killed two paramilitary troops Sunday in Pakistan's Khyber region, where security forces are pressing ahead with an offensive to secure a major supply route for foreign forces in...
Abahani Limited registered a hard-fought 1-0 goal win against new comer Bangladesh Police in group D opening match of the Federation Cup Football Tournament at the Bangabandhu National Stadium Sunday, reports UNB.Pranotosh Kumar Das scored the all-important goal for Abahani...
Brett Lee has wanted to prove a point in this series after missing the Ashes and did so in emphatic style as he claimed 5 for 49 to set up Australia's crushing seven-wicket victory, which gave them an unassailable 4-0...
LONDON, Aug 13 (AP): Manchester United and Chelsea rallied to victories Saturday, while Manchester City's expensively revamped team passed its first big Premier League test against Arsenal.Brazil midfielder Anderson ended his two-year wait for a United goal as the defending...
NEW YORK, Sept 13 (AFP): Comeback queen Kim Clijsters produced a massive upset to defeat title holder and tournament favourite Serena Williams 6-4, 7-5 in the US Open semi-finals Saturday. The match had a chaotic ending with Williams handed a...
LONDON, Sept 13 (AFP): Fabio Capello has told his England stars that reaching the World Cup final is the least he expects from them in South Africa next year. Capello's side booked their place at the 2010 World Cup with...
Nazmul AhsanBangladesh Tariff Commission (BTC) has suggested the government to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of transit, covering economic, social and political issues, prior to granting the facility to India, official sources said.'We in the BTC are of the view that...
Siddique Islam The central bank has increased the net open position (NOP) limits of commercial banks for holding foreign exchange in order to keep the inter-bank foreign exchange market stable. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) re-fixed the NOP limit of 45...
The government confessed before a parliamentary body that it had violated constitution in sending two judges into forceful retirement late July, reports bdnews24.com. Law Secretary Kazi Habibul Awal admitted procedural mistakes and took "all responsibilities" for the irregularities done to...
Law Minister Shafique Ahmed said Sunday the Supreme Court (SC) expressed its opinion that the BDR mutineers could not be tried under the Army Act, reports UNB.Briefing reporters at his ministry, he said 11-member full bench of the Appellate Division...
The government will hold a meeting with multilateral donor agencies and donor countries in the city Tuesday trying to attract investment into the country's problem-ridden power sector, reports UNB.Power Ministry will host the donors' conference at Sonargaon Hotel, which will...
FE ReportThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) will honour a total of 350 top taxpayers across the country in 2008-09 fiscal under two categories- the highest and the longest term payers.The NBR will honour 30 taxpayers from six city corporations...
FE Report The interest rate on 91-day treasury bills (T-bill) increased further Sunday ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr festival, treasury officials said. The range of the implicit yield, generally known as interest rate, on the 91-day T-bill rose to 2.25 per...
FE ReportPrice of sugar increased by over 30 per cent to Tk 64 per kg on Sunday, which was Tk 48 a week ago as a vested quarter was spreading rumours of sugar shortage in the country. Sugar refineries has...
FE ReportDhaka stocks gained slightly for the second straight session Sunday, led by energy, insurance and mutual funds on a couple of good news that boosted the investor confidence.Trading at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) opened on a high note in...
CHITTAGONG, Sept 13: Miscreants looted about Taka 35 hundred thousand cash and Taka 20 in prize bonds from UCBL Bank at Raozan upazila of Chittagong last night. A security staff of the bank has been arrested in connection with the...
The services of Cabinet Secretary MA Aziz and Principal Secretary M Abdul Karim have been extended for two years on contractual basis, as both were to proceed into retirement this month. — UNB
DINAJPUR, Sept 13: Production at Barapukuria coalmine resumed Sunday morning as the workers called off their indefinite strike after a fruitful meeting with the authority concerned. —UNB
Mahmudur RahmanIt takes a torrential downpour for realisation that the city drainage system doesn't work, a howler of a storm to conclude that billboards are set up without safety parameters and a drive against adulteration to make out that what...
Jasim Uddin Haroon Zakat Board is mobilising an insignificant amount of charity money each year from the country's well-to-do Muslims as the board remained almost inactive since its inception nearly three decades ago.Zakat, one of the five pillars of Islam,...
FE ReportThe city's traffic snarls are getting from bad to worse as government efforts to improve the situation during Ramadan have apparently fallen flat.According to traffic analysts and experts, the city sees more vehicles pressed into service than the number...
FE ReportThe government should take an initiative to change the budget-making process to make it more participatory, transparent and inclusive, former caretaker government adviser Akbar Ali Khan said Sunday."People and parliament members should be more involved in the budget making...
FE Report Four companies including three local and their joint venture partners qualified primarily for installing the 450 megawatts (MW) Bibiyana power plant in the northeastern Sylhet region, officials said Sunday.Summit Industrial and Mercantile Corporation (Pvt) Ltd and its partner...
FE Report The local interbank call money rate moved up further Sunday with the Eid-ul-Fitr festival round the corner, treasury officials said. The call rate ranged between 3.00 per cent and 7.25 per cent on the day against the previous...
FE ReportA delegation of Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BKMEA) visited Japan and Hong Kong last week and received significant responses from buyers and investors.Two renowned Japanese companies have shown keen interest to invest Tk 5.0 billion in country's...
FE ReportDifferent trade bodies and business associations called upon the National Committee for Protection of Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports Sunday to withdraw their half-day strike called for today (Monday).They urged the committee leaders to pull out from...
Grameenphone LimitedNature of BusinessGrameenphone Ltd. is the largest mobile telecommunications operator in BangladeshSubscription OpenOctober 4, 2009Subscription CloseOctober 8, 2009For Non resident BangladeshiOctober 4, 2009 to October 18, 2009Offer PriceTk 70.00Face ValueTk 10.00Market lot200 SharesSponsors Portion1,215,174,797 SharesSponsors PortionTk 12,151,747,970.00Initial Public Offering69,439,400...
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