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Kids' Council takes off at British Airways HQ

2007-08-21 00:00:00

FE ReportBritish Airways (BA) marked its commitment to the clients of the future by hosting the inaugural meeting of the 'British Airways Kids' Council' at Heathrow recently.Ten children from across the world were flown to the BA headquarters to discuss...

KAFCO, Southeast Bank, Unilever donate for flood victims

2007-08-21 00:00:00

FE ReportKAFCO: KAFCO has contributed Tk 15 million (1.5 crore) to the Chief Adviser's Relief Fund.KAFCO Chairman Md Nurul Amin and Chief Executive Officer Md Qaiser Jamal handed over the cheque for the amount to Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed Saturday.KAFCO,...

Asian stocks soar on Wall Street

2007-08-21 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Aug 20 (Reuters): Asian stocks roared back Monday as investors jumped on board a global rally sparked by the US central bank's boldest move yet to try to ease credit fears. Across the region shares shot higher on...

Gulshan Ara joins Apollo Hospitals

2007-08-21 00:00:00

FE ReportGulshan Ara, one of the prominent consultants in Obstetrics and Gynaecology joined the Apollo Hospitals Dhaka recently.Gulshan Ara completed her MS (Gynae and Obs) and graduation (MBBS) from Dhaka Medical College under Dhaka University.She has also completed her MCPS...

Quddus re-elected Rupali Insurance Co chairman

2007-08-21 00:00:00

FE ReportMostafa Golant Quddus has been re-elected unanimously chairman of Rupali Insurance Company Limited at the company's 120th board meeting Monday.Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exports Association (BGMEA) President Mostafa Golam Quddus is the chairman of Dragon Group, one of the...

Al-Arafah Islami Bank donates Tk 2.5m to CA's Relief Fund

2007-08-21 00:00:00

FE ReportAl-Arafah Islami Bank Limited has recently donated Tk 2.5 million (25 lakh) to the Chief Adviser's Relief Fund for the flood-affected people. Chairman of the bank Md Anower Hossain handed over a cheque for the amount to Chief Adviser...

Coats Bangladesh opts for 'mycitycell ZOOM'

2007-08-21 00:00:00

FE ReportCityCell and Coats Bangladesh Limited recently signed a corporate agreement between their respective companies. Coats Bangladesh is a member of Coats PLC, the United Kingdom, a global leader in sewing thread and needlecraft products.Coats Bangladesh Limited Manager (Corporate Affairs...

Hatil selects GP Business Solutions

2007-08-21 00:00:00

FE Report Grameenphone (GP) Limited has recently signed an agreement with Hatil Complex Limited (HCL) to provide complete communication facilities under its Business Solutions package.HCL Managing Director Selim H Rahman and GP Additional General Manager (Commercial Division) Promod Ranjan Karmaker...

IPO diary

2007-08-21 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

2007-08-21 00:00:00

Announcement of AGM/EGMJamuna Bank: The sixth annual general meeting (AGM) of Jamuna Bank Limited will be held on September 09, 2007 at 11:00 am at BDR Darbar Hall, Pilkhana in the city. Other information of the AGM of the bank...

Second Iraqi governor killed as Shiite rifts deepen

2007-08-21 00:00:00

SAMAWA, Aug 20 (AFP): Bombers killed an Iraqi provincial governor for the second time in two weeks Monday, amid mounting tensions between rival Shiite armed factions in the country's southern cities. Brigadier General Kadhim al-Jayashi, chief of police in the...

Musharraf link-up a gamble for ambitious Bhutto

2007-08-21 00:00:00

ISLAMABAD, Aug 20 (AFP): After nine years in the political wilderness Pakistan's former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has entered into a high-stakes political gamble by courting the country's beleaguered military ruler. Bhutto secretly met General Pervez Musharraf in Abu Dhabi...

Turkish parliament to elect new president after turmoil

2007-08-21 00:00:00

ANKARA, Aug 20 (AFP): Turkey's new parliament braced Monday for a presidential vote that is almost sure to end with the election of Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, who has sought to calm fears over his Islamist past by pledging loyalty...

Iran wants IAEA to highlight atomic cooperation

2007-08-21 00:00:00

TEHRAN, Aug 20 (Reuters): Iran expects the UN nuclear watchdog to highlight Tehran's cooperation in its next report on Iran's atomic programme, which could determine whether it faces more UN sanctions, an Iranian official said Monday. Senior officials from Iran...

Rescuers end search as Peru's quake toll edges to 540

2007-08-21 00:00:00

PISCO, Peru, Aug 20 (AFP): Rescue teams in Peru's shattered earthquake zone were heading home Monday, as search operations were replaced by stepped-up aid efforts and security patrols against looters. Wednesday's powerful 8.0-magnitude temblor killed at least 503 people, and...

India faces 'unbearable' oil bill, N-power a must: PM

2007-08-21 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Aug 20 (Reuters): India is committed to developing its nuclear energy capability and other sources of power as its oil bill will impose an "unbearable burden" as growth continues, the prime minister said Monday. Manmohan Singh's comments came...

Tens of thousands homeless in Myammar floods

2007-08-21 00:00:00

ATHOK, Aug 20 (AFP): Tens of thousands of people have been made homeless in Myanmar's Ayeyawaddy River delta after unusually heavy rains triggered floods in this low-lying region, local officials said Monday. State media in military-ruled Myanmar have made little...

US military officer goes on trial for Abu Ghraib abuse

2007-08-21 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (AFP): Lieutenant Colonel Steven Jordan, the only military officer charged in the prisoner abuse scandal at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib jail, goes before a court martial Monday in Fort Meade, Maryland. More than three years after snapshots of...

Dramatic escape as fire engulfs Taiwanese plane

2007-08-21 00:00:00

TOKYO, Aug 20 (AFP): A Taiwanese airliner burst into fire Monday moments after landing in southern Japan but all 165 passengers and crew made a dramatic escape from the engulfing flames. Giant flames and plumes of black smoke erupted from...

Fund scandal hits Abe's right-hand man

2007-08-21 00:00:00

TOKYO, Aug 20 (AFP): Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki said Monday he had dismissed a staff member for embezzlement in the latest dirty money case for embattled Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government. Abe's party suffered a major election defeat...

US aircraft carrier to return to India despite protests

2007-08-21 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Aug 20 (AFP): A nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier will return to India next month despite angry protests, its commander said Monday, highlighting the closer military ties between the two nations. The USS Nimitz, one of the world's largest...

Top alert for Indonesia volcano, villagers evacuate

2007-08-21 00:00:00

JAKARTA, Aug 20 (Reuters): Lava and hot gas clouds have begun erupting from an Indonesian volcano, threatening hundreds of people living in nearby villages, an official said Monday. Saut Simatupang, the head of Indonesia's Vulcanology Survey, said nearly 600 people...

Police rescue German woman abducted in Kabul

2007-08-21 00:00:00

KABUL, Aug 20 (AFP): Afghan police rescued a female German aid worker abducted at gunpoint in Kabul after surrounding the house where was being held and forcing her kidnappers to surrender before dawn Monday, officials said. The woman was fine...

Jamaica declares state of emergency as hurricane moves on

2007-08-21 00:00:00

KINGSTON, Aug 20 (AFP): Hurricane Dean crept into the northwestern Caribbean Sea early Monday after unleashing its fury on Jamaica, prompting its government to declare a state of emergency. The state of emergency will continue for a period of 30...

Sheraton hands over ‘check-out for children cheque’ to Unicef

2007-08-21 00:00:00

Dhaka Sheraton Hotel handed over two cheques worth Tk. 0.77 million (7.7 lakh) to Unicef Monday, said a press release. The amount was raised through the 'Check-out for Children' initiative in 2006.The hotel organised the check-out for children concert in...

NSU makes oral saline for flood victims

2007-08-21 00:00:00

DU CorrespondentThe Social Services Club of North South University (NSU) and its Pharmacy Department are making some 32,000 packets of oral saline alongside collecting other relief materials to distribute among the flood victims.The students of the club on a voluntary...

Anwarul for using affordable, low-cost SWS to face diarrhoea

2007-08-21 00:00:00

Adviser for LGRD and Cooperatives Mohammad Anwarul Iqbal underlined Monday the need for best utilisation of Safe Water System (SWS) to face the diarrhoeal episodes among the urban slum dwellers and other low-income communities in the country."The SWS might turn...

Six persons killed in separate incidents

2007-08-21 00:00:00

Six persons were killed and many others injured in separate incidents in different places of the country during the last two days, report agencies.In Comilla,two children were burnt alive and two others injured as a kerosene lamp exploded at Raghunathpur...

Muslim Aid supplying pure water to city's flood-hit people

2007-08-21 00:00:00

FE ReportMuslim Aid is supplying drinking water and giving medical support to the flood-affected people in the city. A team of Muslim Aid and Global Medic Canada have jointly set up a camp on the premises of Abdul Aziz School...

Tk 79m more donation to CA's Relief Fund

2007-08-21 00:00:00

More ministries and organisations donated Taka 79 million Monday to the Chief Adviser's Relief and Welfare Fund for helping the flood victims of the country, reports BSS. Taka 48,49,22,538.97 and 2,30,000 US dollars have been donated to the Chief Adviser's...