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13 ice mills out of 42 in production

2007-06-11 00:00:00

BARGUNA, June 10 (BSS): Catching of hilsha fish has been reduced to a great extent due to exorbitant price of ice during this hilsha season.Fishermen of the district alleged the price of each can of ice has shot up to...

Domar Milk Pasteurised Centre needs upgradation

2007-06-11 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentNILPHAMARI, June 10: Domar Milk Pasteurised Centre (DMPC), the lone in Nilphamari, needs to be upgraded, as it cannot meet the demand of the entire district, said sources.If such a move is taken, the centre would contribute in boosting...

Chulu West heroes accorded reception

2007-06-11 00:00:00

A four- member team of Bangla Maintaining and Tracking Club (BMTC) in coordination with Mountain Dew has conquered the 21,059 feet high Chulu West of the Himalayas recently.A press conference and a slide and video show of the expedition had...

Workshop on woman entrepreneur development held in Barisal

2007-06-11 00:00:00

BARISAL, June 10 (BSS): Speakers at a workshop here said the lack of technical knowledge, cash capitals and non-cooperative behaviour of the family members are the main hindrances to the social and economic progress of the womenfolk of the country....

Thailand Exhibition starts on June 13 in city

2007-06-11 00:00:00

DU CorrespondentThe three-day 'Thailand Exhibition 2007' will begin on June 13 at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel.The Department of Export Promotion of Thailand, under the supervision of Commerce Ministry of the Royal Thai Government, is organising the event to draw attention of...

DSE arranges awareness programme for investors at Bogra

2007-06-11 00:00:00

FE ReportDhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) held an investors' awareness programme in Bogra with the potential investors to expand the share trading at the district level Sunday.This kind of seminar with the investors at the district level is a part of...

IBBL scheme aimed at rural dev faring well

2007-06-11 00:00:00

FE Report The Rural Development Scheme of the Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) has been faring well in reduction of the miseries and sufferings of the country's rural people. IBBL Board of Directors Vice Chairman Zainul Abedin said this while...

SJIBL signs deal with MDCL, Anwar Hospital

2007-06-11 00:00:00

FE ReportShahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL) has recently signed an agreement with Modern Diagnostic Centre Limited (MDCL) and Anwar Khan Modern Hospital Limited at its head office in the city.SJIBL Deputy Managing Director Muhammed Ali and MDCL General Manager Md...

Training on Western Union Money Transfer held

2007-06-11 00:00:00

FE Report The Dhaka Bank Training Institute (DBTI) organised a training course on Western Union Money Transfer Operations for the front line associates at the DBTI in the city recently. A total of 44 officers from different branches of the...

US stocks extend rebound after sell off

2007-06-11 00:00:00

NEW YORK, June 10 (REUTERS): Stocks snapped a three-day losing streak Friday, letting investors recoup some of the losses incurred during a week in which concerns about interest rates roiled the US market. In Friday's session, the Dow Jones industrial...

IT Consultants, Rashed Kanchan Corp sign deal

2007-06-11 00:00:00

FE ReportIT Consultants Limited and Rashed Kanchan Corporation signed an agreement at a city hotel Saturday. IT Consultants Managing Director Kazi Saifuddin Munir and Rashed Kanchan Corporation Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Rashed Kanchan signed the agreement on behalf of their...

ICB AMCL declares NAV of two unit funds

2007-06-11 00:00:00

FE ReportAsset Management Company Limited (AMCL), a subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), has declared net asset values (NAV) of its two unit funds. The total NAV of ICB AMCL First Mutual Fund stood at Tk 150,025,164.80 on the...

Univogue Garments opts for GP Business Solutions

2007-06-11 00:00:00

FE ReportGrameenphone Ltd has recently signed an agreement with Univogue Garments Co Ltd to provide complete communication facilities under its Business Solutions package.The agreement was signed by Saman Pushpakumara, Financial Controller of Univogue Garments Co Ltd and Sajjad Alam, Head...

corporatewatch

2007-06-11 00:00:00

Company's net profit/lossEastern Cables: Eastern Cables Limited earned a post-tax net profit of Tk 24.64 million for the year that ended on June 30, 2006. The earning per share (EPS) of the company stood at Tk 10.27. Janata Ins: Janata...

IPO diary

2007-06-11 00:00:00

Bangladesh Finance and Investment Company Ltd Nature of Business: Lease Finance & Term Finance Subscription Opens: June 10 2007Subscription Closes: June 14 2007 Subscription for NRB: June 10, 2007 to June 23, 2007 Offer Price (Tk.): 100.00 Market lot (Share):...

Tehran condemns G-8 stance on nuke programme

2007-06-11 00:00:00

TEHRAN, Jun 10 (AP): Iran has condemned a G-8 warning that it could face more sanctions over its controversial nuclear programme, the country's official Islamic Republic News Agency reported. Mohamad Ali Hosseini, the spokesman of Iran's foreign ministry, said Iran...

Bush arrives in Albania for landmark visit

2007-06-11 00:00:00

TIRANA, Jun 10 (AFP): George W Bush arrived in Albania Sunday for the first ever visit by a US president, after which he will travel on to Bulgaria, the last stop on his European tour. His arrival at Tirana-Rainas airport...

Pakistan joins fight on nuke terror

2007-06-11 00:00:00

ISLAMABAD, Jun 10 (AP): Pakistan will join an international initiative aimed at keeping nuclear materials out of the hands of terrorists, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The initiative, however, only applies to civilian "facilities and activities," the ministry said...

More fighting in Lebanon refugee camp

2007-06-11 00:00:00

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jun 10 (AP): Sporadic gunfire and artillery shelling rang out from a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon Sunday as the army fought to uproot Fatah Islam militants holed up in the settlement. The intermittent fighting came a...

Rockets fired at Afghan president

2007-06-11 00:00:00

KABUL, Jun 10 (AP): Taliban militants fired up to six rockets near a gathering where President Hamid Karzai was giving a speech Sunday in central Afghanistan, but no one was hurt, officials said. The attack happened as clashes and airstrikes...

Diamonds, cannons as daughter of Brunei sultan weds

2007-06-11 00:00:00

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jun 10 (AFP): Diamonds sparkled and cannons boomed Sunday when a daughter of one of the world's longest-reigning monarchs wed a civil servant in a ceremony whose origins date back generations. Thousands of people, baking under the...

Russia aids US on DPRK

2007-06-11 00:00:00

SEOUL, Jun 10 (AP): Russia has accepted a US request that a Russian bank help end a stalemate over frozen North Korean funds that has halted progress in the North's nuclear disarmament, a news report said Sunday. Moscow agreed to...

French voters head to the polls to elect new parliament

2007-06-11 00:00:00

PARIS, Jun 10 (AFP): The French are heading back to the polls for parliamentary elections Sunday, less than a month after electing a new president. Voting stations opened across France at 8:00 am (0600 GMT) for the first round of...

Ten killed as wall collapses in Kenyan capital

2007-06-11 00:00:00

NAIROBI, Jun 10 (AFP): At least ten people were killed when a wall collapsed in a slum in the Kenyan capital's industrial belt, police said Saturday, as rescue workers rushed to the scene. Five others were injured when the concrete...

Shuttle Atlantis closes in on space station

2007-06-11 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Jun 10 (AFP): The US shuttle Atlantis closed in on the International Space Station Sunday as its crew prepared for a new phase of its mission aimed at boosting the station's power-generating capacity. The shuttle, on its first mission...

Andhra to bring ordinance for Muslims quotas

2007-06-11 00:00:00

HYDERABAD, Jun 10 (BSS/PTI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Rajasekhar Reddy Saturday said his government would bring an ordinance within 30 days to provide reservation to Muslims in educational institutions and government jobs in the state. "The government would soon...

Floods leave 47 dead or missing in China

2007-06-11 00:00:00

BEIJING, Jun 10 (AFP): At least 47 people are dead or missing and more than 260,000 have been left homeless by floods and landslides set off by torrential rain in southern China, officials and press reports said Sunday. Four days...

Malaysian PM's popularity soars after wedding

2007-06-11 00:00:00

KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 10 (AFP): Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is enjoying a wave of popularity after re-marrying, with analysts Sunday predicting the move will boost his leadership. Abdullah, 67, exchanged rings with 53-year-old Jeanne Abdullah, his petite former...

Cultivation of new aman variety may solve ‘Monga’

2007-06-11 00:00:00

RANGPUR, June 10 (UNB): Speakers at a training programme Saturday stressed the need for cultivating new hybrid variety of aman paddy, developed by local scientists, to face 'Monga' in the region. The daylong training programme on 'Advance aman production, crops...

Anti-HIV campaign launched in Cox's Bazar

2007-06-11 00:00:00

COX'S BAZAR, June 10 (BSS): A special week-long mass campaign against HIV/AIDS organised by the district information office and upazila administration got underway at Ramu Upazila of the district today.The campaign organised under a UNFPA assisted project 'advocacy on reproductive...