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Temporary ban on Hilsha export to ensure adequate supply: CS Karim

2007-07-10 00:00:00

Fisheries and Livestock Adviser CS Karim Sunday said the government has banned Hilsha export for a certain period to ensure adequate supply of the delicious fish to local markets, reports UNB.Briefing newsmen at his Ministry about overall Hilsha supply, the...

HC stays Moudud case for 3 months

2007-07-10 00:00:00

The High Court (HC) Monday stayed for three months the proceedings of a narcotics case against former minister for law, justice and parliamentary affairs Moudud Ahmed, reports bdnews24.com. The HC vacation bench of justices Md Anwarul Haque and AFM Abdur...

Seven poura officers including its acting chairman arrested

2007-07-10 00:00:00

BAGERHAT, July 9 (UNB): The acting chairman and five ward commissioners of Mongla pourasava were arrested Monday on charge of corruption.Shafiqur Rahman, Abdul Alim Haolader, Alauddin, Abdul Kader Haolader, Arifa Islam, Komola Begum and accountant Hannan Sheikh were picked up...

Army chief sends money to rescue 85-yr old man

2007-07-10 00:00:00

NILPHAMARI, July 9 (UNB): Chief of Army Staff Moeen U Ahmed came to the rescue of octogenarian Monoranjan Roy.He paid off Roy's debt from his personal fund and the court ordered the release of 85-year old man from prison Monday.Moved...

Quoreshi, fellows pay tributes to Fazlul Haque, Suhrawardy

2007-07-10 00:00:00

Ferdous Ahmed Quoreshi and hundreds of leaders and activists of his newly formed unnamed party Monday paid tributes to national leaders Abul Kashem Fazlul Haque and Husein Shaheed Suhrawardy, visiting their mazars in the city, reports UNB. They placed wreaths...

ACC files remand appeal for Naser Rahman

2007-07-10 00:00:00

A deputy director of the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) Monday appealed to a Dhaka court, seeking a seven-day remand for former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lawmaker M Naser Rahman to grill him in a corruption case, reports bdnews24.com. Golam Shahriar Chowdhury...

CUFL CBA chief awarded two yrs RI for cheating

2007-07-10 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, July 9 (UNB): The Speedy Trial Tribunal here Monday sentenced Chittagong Urea Fertiliser Limited (CUFL) collective bargaining agent (CBA) President Sultanul Azim to two years rigorous imprisonment (RI) and five Sramik Dal leaders also to serve four years in...

PBCP leader held in Khulna

2007-07-10 00:00:00

KHULNA, July 9 (UNB): The police arrested a top outlaw leader and listed terrorist along with arms from Dumuria Upazila Monday morning.Acting on a tip, a police team raided Mirzapur Beel (water body) at about 8:00 am and arrested Khorshed...

62 important prisoners get division in jail

2007-07-10 00:00:00

So far 62 important prisoners, arrested during the anti-graft drive, have been given division considering their social status under the jail code, Inspector General (Prisons) Zakir Hassan said Monday, reports UNB.These important prisoners include former ministers, lawmakers, bureaucrats and businessmen....

Govt ropes BRAC into developing alternative marketing channel

2007-07-10 00:00:00

A Z M AnasThe caretaker authority has assigned the microfinance colossus -- BRAC -- to develop an alternative marketing channel in Dhaka, the capital, to help rein in the rocketting prices of essentials.The fresh move is a part of the...

Oil and gas prices are likely to go up

2007-07-10 00:00:00

FE ReportThe government may yet again increase prices of gas and oil to help reduce losses incurred by the state-owned gas and petroleum companies. "There is no option but to raise the domestic gas prices," Energy and Power Adviser Tapan...

Accord Hasina full civil right, remove ban on movement

2007-07-10 00:00:00

US Congressman Corrine Brown has urged Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to impress upon Bangladesh caretaker government to immediately accord Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina full civil rights, remove restriction on her freedom of movement and restore due process for...

Credit risk assessment manuals launched for inter-bank lending

2007-07-10 00:00:00

Siddique Islam The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has introduced separate credit risk-grading manuals only for assessing the risks involved in inter-bank and non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) lending. The central bank took the move to minimise the financial risks of the lending...

Rescuing nation from civil war our main gain: Mainul

2007-07-10 00:00:00

Law and Information Adviser Barrister Mainul Hosein Monday said saving the nation from an anarchic situation and an impending civil war is the major achievement of the present caretaker government, reports UNB. "The situation would have deteriorated if this government...

Business leaders plead for extensive FBCCI reforms

2007-07-10 00:00:00

FE Report A group of leading business leaders has called for extensive organisational reforms of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) for holding a meaningful election.The call was made at a meeting with Finance and Planning...

Emergency will be withdrawn if situation improves: Matin

2007-07-10 00:00:00

Communications Adviser MA Matin said Monday the state of emergency will be withdrawn if the situation is created, report agencies.Talking to reporters at his ministry, however, he said that the incumbent caretaker government did not impose the emergency. "We've assumed...

NBR withdraws VAT on private universities

2007-07-10 00:00:00

Doulot Akter MalaThe government has withdrawn the Value Added Tax (VAT) levied on private universities from July 01 last.The National Board of Revenue (NBR) issued a Statutory Regulatory Order (SRO) last Sunday in this connection.Explaining the reason for withdrawal of...

NCT will sell 49pc shares to public

2007-07-10 00:00:00

FE ReportThe New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT), country's largest and one of the leading terminals in South Asia will go public through offloading its 49 per cent shares worth around Tk 4.0 billion. The decision was finalised Monday at a...

Saudi prince given final date to buy Rupali Bank

2007-07-10 00:00:00

FE ReportThe Ministry of Finance (MoF) has set July 15 as the final date for signing of deal on handing over of the largely state-owned Rupali Bank to Saudi prince Bandar Bin Mohammad Bin Abdulrahman Al Saud."If you want to...

The neglected earning avenue

2007-07-09 00:00:00

It was nothing less than having to hear the old complaints again. That too after a long time, at least after five long years, within which the complaints could be settled. A professional seminar in Dhaka last week, arranged by...

Why should neighbours be jealous of Bangladesh RMG's success?

2007-07-09 00:00:00

Shamsul Huq ZahidThe apparel exporters of two neighbouring countries-Bangladesh and India-have worries of divergent nature.Bangladesh apparel exporters are worried that their export orders have been on the decline for a number of domestic and external reasons. Their counterparts in neighbouring...

How to make alternatives more viable

2007-07-09 00:00:00

Mike SccottElectricity has many qualities, but easy storage is not one of them. Today's electricity market operates on a "just-in -time" system that avoids the need for storage - power companies simply built an entire infrastructure capable of meeting the...

Competitiveness in business

2007-07-09 00:00:00

Abdus SubhanMARKET studies or research to assess demand pattern of products are essential preconditions for the success of new industries. Private sector can initiate their own such research. The government can also play a valuable role in this regard by...

Hilsha production and marketing

2007-07-09 00:00:00

Bilkis NaharWe appreciate the government's step to ban the export of hilsha for next six months for the cause of local consumers. For this initiative, it can now be expected that people would be able to buy this delicious fish...

Energy exploration

2007-07-09 00:00:00

Unscrupulous oil companies are capable of doing a great damage to a country's energy resources if it happens to be unlucky in not having capable and honest government. Some African countries do provide here good examples about these countries of...

Take action to tame inflation

2007-07-09 00:00:00

ARE the syndicates still alive? Such syndicates had allegedly been at the root of the agonies of millions and millions of humble consumers of essential goods across the country through their most unconscionable price manipulation activities. The prices are still...

IMF less relevant decade after meltdown

2007-07-09 00:00:00

Marwaan Macan-Markar from BangkokAs the Asian financial crisis struck 10 years ago, beginning in Thailand and then spreading rapidly to eight other economies in the region, the desperate call for help was answered from the West. In rode the International...

Crisis persists despite beefed up peacekeeping in Lebanon

2007-07-09 00:00:00

Thalif Deen from the United NationsDespite a massive boost in its peacekeeping force in Lebanon -- from about 2,200 in July last year to some 13,700 last week -- the United Nations has little good news to report regarding the...

Native Americans, immigrants share common struggle

2007-07-09 00:00:00

Jonathan Springston from AtlantaOne group has lived here for millennia, while the other has just arrived. But Native Americans and immigrants have much in common, particularly the alienation and oppression they experience in U.S. society, activists and community leaders said...

Global compact expands, impact still hazy

2007-07-09 00:00:00

Nergui Manalsuren from the United NationsThe upcoming Global Compact Leaders Summit this Thursday and Friday in Geneva seems to be getting more attention from various stakeholders in the global community than ever before.But is it because the initiative has proved...