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Judicial inquiry begins in a day or two to probe allegations

2009-03-03 00:00:00

Seven judicial inquiry commissions formed to probe the allegations that led to the postponement of elections in seven upazilas on January 22 are going to start their work in a day or two, reports UNB."The inquiry committees have been asked...

CBC holds annual staff confce

2009-03-03 00:00:00

Commercial Bank of Ceylon (CBC) held Annual Staff Conference 2008 at a city hotel recently, says a press release.CBC's DGM of Corporate Banking Gamini Dharmasiri and Head of Corporate Banking CM Abeysekara, both from Sri Lanka, were chief guest and...

Army rolls out to nab fugitive BDR rebels

2009-03-03 00:00:00

The government has ordered the armed forces to assist the civil administration until all fugitive BDR personnel are rounded up, the home minister said Monday, reports bdnews24.com.The police and the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have been taking all measures to...

Fish fries indiscriminately destroyed in the Bay

Our Correspondent | 2009-03-03 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Mar 02: Fish fries are being indiscriminately destroyed in the sea beach areas of south Chittagong including Cox's Bazar through using mosquito nets and current nets.It has been destroying the fisheries resources of the Bay of Bengal while the...

ICC mulls UAE, Johannesburg as Trophy venues

2009-03-03 00:00:00

LAHORE, Mar 2 (Reuters): Johannesburg, Dubai and Abu Dhabi are being considered as possible venues to host the Champions Trophy this year, a senior International Cricket Council (ICC) official said Monday.The ICC executive board last month shifted the premier one-day...

Responsibility of the media

2009-03-03 00:00:00

One would wish that with all the trappings and contraptions that our media today have they would learn to be responsible. A halfwit even tried to claim that the media had stopped a possible coup! The fact of the matter...

BRTA to seek proposals from bidders on VAT collection

Mahmuda Shaolin | 2009-03-03 00:00:00

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) will issue Requests for Proposal (RFP) this week to the seven bidders to appoint one of them as a service provider to collect Motor Vehicle Tax (MVT) online from July this year.After getting the RFP,...

BKB Gopalganj branches disburses Tk 213m

Our Correspondent | 2009-03-03 00:00:00

GOPALGANJ, Mar 2: Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) branches in Gopalganj district disbursed Tk 21,29,66,000 among 5,698 farmers during seven months of this financial year.According to official sources, BKB disbursed Tk 5,73,43,000 among 1128 farmers in Gopalganj Sadar Upazila, Tk 1,82,81,000...

SE Asian leaders unified on protectionism: official

2009-03-03 00:00:00

BANGKOK, March 2 (AFP): Southeast Asian leaders have taken a firm stand against protectionism despite divisions in the region on how to tackle the global financial meltdown, a top official said today.Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),...

BKSP, Partex earn wins

2009-03-03 00:00:00

BKSP and Partex SC won their respective 6th round matches of the Metropolis Premier Division Cricket League that resumed Monday after a three-day recess for national mourning following the carnage at the BDR headquarters in Pilkhana, reports UNB.BKSP earned their...

Shortage of English and maths teachers

2009-03-03 00:00:00

A massive shortage of English and maths teachers is hampering education in rural secondary schools and Madrasas. In most of the rural schools, the two subjects are taught by teachers,who never studied maths and English at the degree level. How...

Asian manufacturing weakens as recession bites

2009-03-03 00:00:00

TOKYO, March 2 (AFP): Plunging Japanese car sales and a record drop in South Korea's industrial output underlined the ravaging impact of the global financial crisis today, as concerns pummelled stocks.Fears over the health of the banking sector also grew...

DSE workshop begins

FE Report | 2009-03-03 00:00:00

A five-day long workshop titled 'practical training on automated trading system' began at the Dhaka Stock Exchange Training Academy Sunday.Newly-elected vice president of DSE Shakil Rizvi inaugurated the training programme, said a press release.Issues like practical demonstration on TESA trading...

An Open Letter to Madam Prime Minister

2009-03-03 00:00:00

Major General (retired) Amin Ahmed ChowdhuryMadam Prime MinisterYou are on a war footing. Enemy has declared war against the elected government and partially succeeded because they could bluff the whole country. It is highly probable that many of them, especially...

Green Delta Ins mourns death of army personnel

2009-03-03 00:00:00

Green Delta Insurance Company Limited (GDICL) paid rich tributes to the Army personnel and civilians who had been killed in the Pilkhana tragedy on February 25 last, said a press release.A Milad Mahfil was arranged by GDICL after the Asr...

'Unbridled greed' blamed for global economic woes

2009-03-03 00:00:00

JAKARTA, March 2 (AFP): Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi blamed "unbridled greed" today for the global financial crisis as business people from the Islamic world gathered for an economic conference.Badawi called for a new financial system to replace the...

SC upholds HC verdict on reinstatement of 10 judges

2009-03-03 00:00:00

The Supreme Court (SC) Monday affirmed partly the High Court (HC) judgement that had ordered the government to reinstate 10 confirmation-denied additional judges as regular HC judges, sans seniority, from the date of non-confirmation, reports UNB.Passing a short order with...

Isolating the extremists

2009-03-03 00:00:00

IT is too apparent that the JMB has regrouped. After the Gazipur incident, no amount of clever comments from the government leaders can quite hide its presence. The resurfacing of JMB is now likely to tag Bangladesh as a terrorism-infested...

Fish rallies to win Delray Beach event

2009-03-03 00:00:00

DELRAY BEACH, Mar 2 (AFP): American Mardy Fish rallied to beat Evgeny Korolev 7-5, 6-3 Sunday, becoming the first top seed to win the ATP Delray Beach International Championship in the 17-year history of the event.Fish also became the first...

Iran dismisses US concerns about nuclear material

2009-03-03 00:00:00

TEHRAN, Mar 2 (AP): Iran dismissed Monday US concerns about how much fissile material the country has produced, saying it isn't developing a nuclear bomb and that any effort to make weapons-grade uranium would be difficult under the eyes of...

Dilshan helps SL amass 606

2009-03-03 00:00:00

LAHORE, Mar 2 (Cricinfo): Umar Gul produced a sparkling spell of reverse swing and Pakistan's aggressive openers got off to a flying start but the pressure was still on the home side after Sri Lanka reached 606 in their first...

Call rate steady, dollar stronger

FE Report | 2009-03-03 00:00:00

The inter-bank call money rate was steady Monday, as the central bank injected fresh cash into the market through repurchase agreement (repo). The US dollar, however, gained against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market due to higher...

President, PM greet Bulgarian counterparts

2009-03-03 00:00:00

President Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina have greeted their Bulgarian counterparts on the occasion of the Liberation Day of the country, reports UNB.In separate messages, the President and the PM expressed their confidence that the existing friendly...

Disciplined Australia take series lead

2009-03-03 00:00:00

JOHANNESBURG, mar 2 (cricinfo): Write off Australia only if you wish to be called a fool. South Africa's coronation as the world's best Test side was put on hold as an Australian team with three debutants in the ranks routed...

Military inquiry body to probe BDR carnage

2009-03-03 00:00:00

A high-powered army inquiry committee, headed by Quartermaster General Lt Gen Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, starts functioning today (Tuesday) to investigate the carnage inside the BDR headquarters, reports UNB.Briefing reporters at the Army Officers Banquet Hall in Dhaka Cantonment on Monday...

BNP stages walkout protesting not telecasting Khaleda's speech on BTV

2009-03-03 00:00:00

The opposition BNP Monday staged a walkout from the House protesting against not telecasting the speech of Leader of the Opposition Khaleda Zia Sunday night on Bangladesh Television (BTV), reports BSS.Rising on a point of order during the 'zero hour'...

Political turmoil to exacerbate Pakistan economy

2009-03-03 00:00:00

KARACHI, March 2 (AFP): Political turmoil in Pakistan after a court banned the most popular opposition leader running for public office could make the stagnant economy even more dependent on US aid and IMF bailouts.Thousands of supporters of Nawaz Sharif...

US must cancel military drill with South: N Korea

2009-03-03 00:00:00

SEOUL, Mar 2 (AP): North Korea demanded Monday that the US call off its annual military drill with South Korea, a report said, as rare talks between the North and UN forces ended without clear progress on defusing tensions.South Korea's...

Exports to decline from March as UD issuance falls sharply

Sheikh Shahariar Zaman | 2009-03-03 00:00:00

Apparel export would fall in the coming months due to global economic crisis, as fewer raw materials were being imported into the country under a tax-free facility for shipment to major markets.Clothing manufacturers avail the facility, under utilisation declaration (UD)...

Edn UK Exhibition begins Mar 8

DU Correspondent | 2009-03-03 00:00:00

The 11th 'Education UK Exhibition-2009' will take place at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel from March 8 to 9. A daylong exhibition will also be held at Hotel Peninsula in Chittagong on March 11.Organisers at a press conference in the city Monday...