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Restriction relaxed during Ramadan

2008-08-28 00:00:00

All shops and markets across the country will remain open until 9pm during the first week of the holy Ramadan following relaxation of restriction on power supply, reports UNB."After observing the situation of the first week, we will take decision...

NASSCOM plans to train 15,000 IT teachers

2008-08-28 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Aug 27 (PTI): A whopping 15,000 teachers in Information Technology and Computer Sciences are not up to date with their knowledge, affecting the quality of teaching in technical institutes, NASSCOM has said.In its blueprint on National Faculty Development...

Dhaka, Bangkok agree to revive jt commission soon

2008-08-28 00:00:00

Bangladesh and Thailand agreed that the Joint Commission between the two countries, which has been dormant for several years, should be revived 'soon', reports UNB.Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury and Thai Ambassador Chalermpol Thanchitt agreed on this imperative point when...

Premier Div H'ball, Narinda Progoti Boys maintain winning race

2008-08-28 00:00:00

Last time runners-up Narinda Progoti Boys' Club maintained their winning run in the Cute Premier Division Handball League beating Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club by 14-10 goals at the Outer Stadium handball ground in the city Wednesday, reports UNB.Progoti led the...

High-powered team to attend USTR hearing in Oct

FE Report | 2008-08-28 00:00:00

The government has formed a high-powered team to attend the hearing of the USTR (United States Trade Representative) in October next, commerce ministry in a statement said.The hearing will be held on a writ petition filed by an American non-government...

MTB signs accord with MoneyGram

FE Report | 2008-08-28 00:00:00

Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) and US-based MoneyGram has recently signed an agreement aiming at making hassle-free money sending by Bangladeshi people working abroad.The MTB organised a meet-the-press programme to mark the event at a convention center in the city Wednesday.Addressing...

Upazila election to be held before JS poll: EC

2008-08-28 00:00:00

The Election Commission (EC) reaffirmed that it was moving ahead with October 23 as a tentative date for holding upazila elections before the stalled general election that the politicians wanted first, reports UNB.But, the EC failed to make clear the...

Revised RPO (Amendment, 2008), constitution and democracy

Dr. Mustafizur Rahman | 2008-08-28 00:00:00

THE Election Commission (EC) has done an arduous job of collecting and compiling views of a cross-section of concerned citizens and different political parties - small, large, new, old, already registered and un-registered ones. This scribe observed in the very...

Emergency withdrawal precondition for credible election, says UK envoy

2008-08-28 00:00:00

SYLHET, Aug 27 (BSS): British High Commissioner (HC) in Bangladesh Stephen Evans today said withdrawal of emergency is one of the preconditions of holding a credible election."We understand that the Chief Adviser (CA) of Bangladesh is speaking about the withdrawal...

Warid, banglalink sign deal to share infrastructures

FE Report | 2008-08-28 00:00:00

Warid Telecom and Banglalink signed Tuesday an agreement to share their infrastructures in line with the suggestion of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).This signing was in continuation of a recently signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) between these two telecom operators.It...

Work on 20-year transport plan starts today to ease city traffic jam

2008-08-28 00:00:00

The government has drawn a 20-year transport plan to get rid of the intolerable traffic congestions in the capital, reports UNB.The Strategic Transport Plan (STP) will be implemented on a stretch of 17,500 square kilometres in Dhaka city and Narayanganj,...

Brazil appeals for WTO sanctions on US cotton

2008-08-28 00:00:00

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 27 (Xinhua): Brazil appealed Tuesday for World Trade Organisation (WTO) sanctions of up to 4 billion US dollars on the United States for the subsidies the US government has paid to its cotton farmers.Brazil recently won...

Govt directs SBC to settle pending reinsurance claims quickly

S M Jahangir | 2008-08-28 00:00:00

The state-owned insurance entity, Sadharan Bima Corporation (SBC), is under pressure from the authorities concerned for timely settlement of its pending reinsurance claims involving nearly Tk 4.45 billion with other private insurers, official sources said."We have already reminded the SBC...

HSBC opens business dev office at Adamjee EPZ

FE Report | 2008-08-28 00:00:00

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Ltd in Bangladesh formally opened a business development office at Adamjee Export Processing Zone (AEPZ).Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA), Brig. General Jamil Ahmed Khan officially inaugurated the center as...

'Bradman remains unassailable'

2008-08-28 00:00:00

Ricky Ponting has rated the achievements of Don Bradman above those of the Olympic swimmers Michael Phelps and Mark Spitz and sprinter Usain Bolt. On the 100th anniversary of Bradman's birth, Ponting will deliver the Bradman Oration in Sydney and...

Thrust on mkt driven model to make rural household energy drive sustainable

FE Report | 2008-08-28 00:00:00

The World Bank (WB) and the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) have jointly completed the Bangladesh Indoor Air Pollution Reduction Pilot project (Phase-I) which involved a set of knowledge gathering and awareness raising activities to address the indoor air pollution.A...

StanChart lends Tk. 250m for microfinance programme

FE Report | 2008-08-28 00:00:00

Standard Chartered Bank signed a microfinance loan agreement with BURO Bangladesh, one of the top micro-finance institutions in the city Tuesday.Under the agreement the bank will disburse Tk 250m to BURO Bangladesh. It is the global initiative of the bank...

Stock market buoyancy persists

FE Report | 2008-08-28 00:00:00

Dhaka stocks extended gain Wednesday for the fifth consecutive session, led by mutual funds and pharmaceuticals issues with increase in the turnover.The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) started with a higher note, pushing the main index up by more than 31...

Thushara-led fightback keeps India to 258

2008-08-28 00:00:00

India's batting mainstays in the previous game, Suresh Raina and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, played the role again with a 143-run stand but their good work was undermined by Thilan Thushara, whose timely strikes triggered a dramatic collapse. The last seven...

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More civilians dead in | 2008-08-28 00:00:00

Philippines unrestMANILA, Aug 27: The top rights official in the Philippines Wednesday raised alarm over the rising human cost of an army offensive against Muslim rebels in the south, saying civilian deaths had gone unreported. Monitors on the ground have...

Credit flow to private sector goes up by 25pc in FY '08

Siddique Islam | 2008-08-28 00:00:00

Credit growth to the private sector had recorded a significant 25 per cent rise in the fiscal 2008 (FY08) against that of the previous year.The rise was mainly due to recovery of losses caused by natural disasters and global price...

When bribe is the best lubricant of government machinery

2008-08-28 00:00:00

Maswood Alam Khan from Maryland, USAIF someone as an official can process five files in a day but has ten files in front of him the person who has an emergency to get his file processed will pay him some...

Three killed, two hurt in Narsingdi road mishap

2008-08-28 00:00:00

NARSINGDI, Aug 27 (UNB): Three people were killed and two others injured in a fatal road accident at Baghata in Sadar Upazila Wednesday early morning.The identities of the dead could not be known immediately.

Gunmen shoot five people in city

2008-08-28 00:00:00

Five people, including a rickshaw-garage owner, were shot and wounded in a desperate gun attack by a gang in the capital's Gulshan area Wednesday, reports UNB.Witnesses said rickshaw-garage owner Mosharraf (30) was having tea in front of his garage near...

Bangladesh crushes Northern Territory by 120 runs

2008-08-28 00:00:00

An all-round performance from Mehrab Hossain Jr-- an unbeaten 132 runs and a three-wicket haul-- helped touring Bangladesh team to a thumping 120-run victory against Northern Territory Chief Minister's XI in the 5th practice match at the Gardens Oval in...

'Dhaka making steady progress on anti-money laundering issues'

FE Report | 2008-08-28 00:00:00

David Shannon, team leader of the Assessment Team of Asia-Pacific Group (APG) on Money Laundering Tuesday said Bangladesh is progressing steadily on anti money laundering activities.The APG team, an autonomous and collaborative international organisation founded in 1997 in Bangkok, is...

GP partnership with Sightsavers

FE Report | 2008-08-28 00:00:00

Grameenphone Ltd. has renewed its partnership with Sightsavers International to provide free eye-care support to the economically disadvantaged people of country's rural areas.A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed in this regard between Grameenphone and Sightsavers International in a city...

HC bench grants bail to 15 more VIPs

2008-08-28 00:00:00

The High Court (HC) bench of justices Sharifuddin Chaklader and Md Imdadul Haque Azad granted bail to 15 very important persons (VIPs) Wednesday, including nine BNP leaders, reports bdnews24.com.The bench granted six-month bail to BNP leader Tarique Rahman in five...

Process of Tarique

2008-08-28 00:00:00

In the latest development, Home Adviser Maj General (Retd) MA Matin Wednesday said the process of releasing BNP senior joint secretary general Tarique Rahman for his better treatment abroad has made progress, reports UNB.He also said there is no legal...

29 more killed in Sri Lanka

2008-08-28 00:00:00

COLOMBO, Aug 27 (AFP): At least 27 Tamil rebels and two soldiers were killed across Sri Lanka's embattled north, the defence ministry said Wednesday, a day after the rebels staged a daring air attack.The latest military report came after a...