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MIDAS, BRAC sign term-loan deal

2007-08-22 00:00:00

FE ReportMIDAS Financing Limited (MFL) signed a term-loan agreement with BRAC in the city recently.MFL Managing Director (CC) Md Golam Sarwar Bhuiyan and BRAC Director (Finance) SN Kairy signed the term-loan agreement on behalf of their respective organisations.Under the deal,...

Islami Ins, CRISL sign credit-rating agreement

2007-08-22 00:00:00

FE ReportIslami Insurance Bangladesh Ltd (IIBL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Credit Rating Information and Services Ltd (CRISL) in the city recently.IIBL Managing Director SA Khan handed over the MoU to CRISL President Muzaffar Ahmed.Under the MoU, CRISL...

IPO diary

2007-08-22 00:00:00

City General Insurance Company Limited Nature of Business: General Insurance Subscription Open: Aug 19 2007Subscription Close: Aug 23 2007 Offer Price (Tk.): 100.00 Market lot (Share): 50 Public Offer (Share): 900,000 Sponsors Portion (Share): 600.000 Private Placement (Share): Total Paid...

corporatewatch

2007-08-22 00:00:00

SEC issues show-cause noticeThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a show-cause notice to directors, managing directors and company secretaries of Maq Paper Industries Limited, Alfa Tobacco Manufacturing Company Limited and Shyampur Sugar Mills Limited for non-compliance with securities-related...

Turkish PM calls on army to stay out of politics

2007-08-22 00:00:00

ANKARA, Aug 21 (Reuters): Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has called on the army to stay out of politics following months of tensions between the Islamist-rooted government and the staunchly secular military."Let us not mix the TSK (Turkish Armed Forces)...

US deports sanctuary movement's symbol

2007-08-22 00:00:00

TIJUANA (Mexico), Aug 21 (AP): An illegal immigrant who took refuge in a Chicago church for a year to avoid being separated from her American-born son was deported from the United States to Mexico, where she vowed Monday to continue...

US senators suggest Maliki government be replaced

2007-08-22 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (AFP): Two key US senators suggested Monday that Iraq's parliament replace Prime Minister Nouri al- Maliki's government if it fails in a "last chance" political reconciliation bid. Senators Carl Levin, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services...

Indian doctor Haneef wins Australian visa case

2007-08-22 00:00:00

BRISBANE, Aug 21 (AFP): An Australian court Tuesday overturned a government decision to cancel the visa of an Indian doctor who was charged over failed car bombings in Britain, Australian media reported. In a setback for the government, the Federal...

America alone can't solve Iraq problem: French FM

2007-08-22 00:00:00

PARIS, Aug 21 (AP): French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Tuesday that the United States cannot solve Iraq's problems on its own, and that Iraqi officials he has met in Baghdad this week are hoping France can play a role...

US Marine charged with murder in Iraqi prisoner case

2007-08-22 00:00:00

LOS ANGELES, Aug 21 (AFP): A US Marine has been charged with murder following a probe into the killings of unarmed Iraqi prisoners in Fallujah nearly three years ago, the military said Monday. Sergeant Jermaine Nelson was charged last Thursday...

Japanese PM leaves Indonesia for India

2007-08-22 00:00:00

JAKARTA, Aug 21 (AFP): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe departed Indonesia Tuesday after a two-day visit highlighted by the signing of a wide-ranging free trade pact between the two nations. Abe visited the National Heroes' Cemetery to lay a wreath,...

Protests at day one of North America summit

2007-08-22 00:00:00

MONTEBELLO, Canada, Aug 21 (AFP): Thousands of protestors Monday clashed with riot police at this log cabin inn near Ottawa, decrying a summit of North American leaders on bolstering security and economic ties. With bursts of drums and kazoos, demonstrators...

Iran warns against further nuclear sanctions

2007-08-22 00:00:00

TEHRAN, Aug 21 (AFP): Iran warned the UN Security Council Monday against imposing new sanctions over its nuclear drive, saying such a move would render its cooperation with the UN atomic agency and other talks "sterile". "If they take an...

Power cuts in Gaza as EU halts aid

2007-08-22 00:00:00

GAZA CITY, Aug 21 (AL Jazeera): Gazans have been suffering a fourth day of power outages after the European Union suspended an aid scheme under which it finances fuel supplies. The only power plant in Gaza was shut Sunday when...

news digest

2007-08-22 00:00:00

Hounding video piratesPUTRAJAYA, Aug 21 (AP): Malaysia gave a hero's send-off yesterday to Lucky and Flo, honouring the two DVD-sniffing dogs with medals as they ended a six-month assignment that netted 1.6 million illegal movie discs. The two black Labradors...

UNFPA willing to increase medical support for flood hit affected expectant mothers

2007-08-22 00:00:00

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is interested in increasing its cooperation for the healthcare of expectant mothers in the country's flood-affected areas, reports UNB.UNFPA representative Aurther Erken told this to the Health Adviser ASM Matiur Rahman when he met...

Farmers losing interest in jute cultivation

2007-08-22 00:00:00

KISHOREGANJ, Aug 21 (UNB) - Farmers of the district are losing interest in jute cultivation as they are not getting fair price of jute.Official sources said farmers cultivated jute on 8,726 hectares of land last season but this season, jute...

Four persons killed in separate incidents

2007-08-22 00:00:00

Four persons were killed and many others injured in separate incidents in different places of the country, report agencies. In Chittagong, an alleged robber was killed in a mob lynching at Lelang village in Fatikchhari Upazila early Tuesday.The police said...

1,000 acres khas land reclaimed in Jessore

2007-08-22 00:00:00

JESSORE, Aug 21 (UNB): Around 1,000 acres of khas land worth about Tk 300 million were reclaimed from the illegal occupants in the district in last seven months till July 31.This was disclosed at an annual revenue meeting of the...

Indian clothes, Phensidyl seized, 10 arrested

2007-08-22 00:00:00

JOYPURHAT, Aug 21 (UNB): RAB members in separate drives seized Indian smuggled clothes -- 1,030 pieces of three-piece dress, 980 pieces of sari -- and Phensidyl worth about Tk 24 lakh and arrested 10 people Sunday.An official of RAB-5 here...

Aga Khan awarded Kenya's highest medal of honour

2007-08-22 00:00:00

His Highness the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims was awarded Kenya's highest medal of honour, the chief of the order of the Golden Heart of Kenya (CGH) by the President of the country, Mwai Kibaki,...

Mothers' gathering held in Lalmonirhat

2007-08-22 00:00:00

LALMONIRHAT, Aug 21 (BSS): Speakers at a mothers' gathering held at Kaliganj in Lalmonirhat Monday said that mothers could play the most vital role to cut dropout rate of school going children through taking proper care of them.Succeed, a local...

Govt official held for taking bribe

2007-08-22 00:00:00

MADARIPUR, Aug 21 (UNB): A Family Planning official was arrested for taking bribe at her office in Shibchar Upazila Sunday morning.The arrested was identified as Kohinoor Begum, 45, senior visitor of the Family Planning office and wife of Mosharraf Hossain...

Workshop on 'Heat Treatment' at BUET

2007-08-22 00:00:00

The five-day training workshop on 'Heat Treatment and Quality Assurance System' began at the Institute of Appropriate Technology (IAT) of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Sunday, reports BSS. Organised by IAT on the occasion of 60th year of...

Anniversary of Khaza Selima Khatun's death today

2007-08-22 00:00:00

FE ReportThe 19th anniversary of death of eminent journalist, educationist, social worker, politician and women movement leader Khaza Selima Khatun will be observed today (Wednesday). She was popularly known as 'Mina Apa'.Selima was a commissioner of Jessore municipality and was...

DUTA demands lifting of State of Emergency

2007-08-22 00:00:00

Dhaka University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) has demanded withdrawal of the State of Emergency within 24-hours.After an emergency meeting at Dhaka University Club Tuesday, DUTA demanded public apology from Chief of Army Staff General Moeen U Ahmed for DU incidents.The State...

President assures EC of all-out cooperation in holding next polls

2007-08-22 00:00:00

President Iajuddin Ahmed assured the Election Commission (EC) Tuesday of all-out cooperation in holding the general elections in 2008.The President gave the assurance when Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda called on him at Bangabhaban and apprised him of...

Bangladesh keen to diversify trade, co-op with Egypt

2007-08-22 00:00:00

Bangladesh has expressed its keen interest to diversify cooperation with Egypt especially in the fields of agriculture, pharmaceutical, jute, and trade and investment for the benefit of the two peoples.Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed said this while outgoing Egyptian Ambassador in...

Verdict in extortion case against Minu on Aug 26

2007-08-22 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Aug 21 (UNB): The verdict in an extortion case filed against Rajshahi City Corporation Mayor Mizanur Rahman Minu and his 10 associates by a college management committee member will be delivered Sunday (August 26).After hearing both sides, Additional District...

CEC visits Khulna, Jessore, Faridpur today, tomorrow

2007-08-22 00:00:00

KHULNA, Aug 21 (UNB): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda will attend a meeting here tomorrow (Wednesday) with officials concerned to discuss issues relating to voter registration, beginning here Thursday. The Khulna City Corporation (KCC) mayor and officials of...