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DSE happy over emphasis on capital market development

2007-06-09 00:00:00

FE ReportDhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has hailed the government for presenting 'a balanced and growth-oriented budget' for fiscal 2007-08 saying for the first time due emphasis on the development of country's capital market has been given in the budget."We express...

BNP secy gen doubtful about success of efforts on price-hike

2007-06-09 00:00:00

BNP secretary general Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan Friday expressed doubt about the success of the government's budgetary measures to bring down the prices of essentials, reports UNB.In his reaction to the budget proposed for the fiscal 2007-08, Bhuiyan said despite proposing...

Financing a 'big' budget to be key challenge: CPD

2007-06-09 00:00:00

FE ReportThe Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Friday said financing the proposed budget for fiscal 2007-08 will be the major challenge for the government."The government must make arrangements of financing such a big budget within the first quarter of the...

Hundreds of production units face closure in Bhaluka

2007-06-09 00:00:00

FE ReportHundreds of production units in the country's largest Dhaka-Bhaluka industrial belt face closure following the recent decision of the Ministry of Environment about their relocation elsewhere to protect ecological balance of the Bhawal National Park.In its circular the ministry...

One power unit closed, another starts operation

2007-06-09 00:00:00

FE ReportThe Power Development Board (PDB) shuts down today (Saturday) unit-2 of the Barapukuria coal-fired power plant, having 125-megawatt (MW) generation capacity for urgent maintenance purpose."It will take at least 10 days to complete the maintenance work of the plant,"...

Manufacturers, traders blame each other

2007-06-09 00:00:00

Doulot Akter MalaPrices of most life-saving drugs rose sharply over the past few days due to short supply in the local market. Manufacturers claimed that prices increased because of price manipulation while traders blamed short supply by the manufacturers for...

Leaders pledge to intensify anti-corruption efforts

2007-06-09 00:00:00

HEILIGENDAMM, June 8 (Agencies): Leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialised nations pledged here yesterday to intensify anti-corruption efforts, both at the national and international levels, terming the fight against corruption as "one of the most important tasks of...

NTC's net profit increases despite production fall

2007-06-09 00:00:00

FE ReportNational Tea Company Ltd (NTC) earned Tk 30.292 million as net profit in the year ended December 31,2006 against Tk 27.356 million of the corresponding period of the previous year.The NTC produced 4,766,000 kg tea in the year against...

The vice that transcends national barriers

2007-06-09 00:00:00

From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, June 8: The lust for money is as intense in a rich man as it is in a poor man. It is one aspect of like that does not discriminate between the rich and the poor....

One-fifth of world's workers work excessive hours: ILO

2007-06-09 00:00:00

GENEVA (Xinhua): One in five workers around the world are still working excessively long hours, often merely to make ends meet, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said Thursday. In a new report, the ILO said an estimated 22 per cent...

EU backs polls by 2008

2007-06-09 00:00:00

The delegation of EU troika said Friday the European Union would be content if a date is found in 2008 for the elections in Bangladesh, reports UNB.After a meeting with Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury at his office, delegation leader...

Treatment of industrial, clinical waste must to protect environment

2007-06-09 00:00:00

FE ReportSpeakers at a seminar have suggested proper treatment and management of industrial and clinical waste to save the people from environmental degradation.They underscored the need for taking immediate action plan considering the adverse impact of global warming as the...

US court stays proceedings against Mohiuddin for 7 days

2007-06-09 00:00:00

A federal judge of California in the USA has stayed the deportation proceedings for seven days against Mohiuddin Ahmed, condemned convict in the Bangabandhu murder case, after fresh hearing of his case, reports UNB.In his ruling Thursday, the judge charged...

DCs asked to watch market prices

2007-06-09 00:00:00

The government has asked deputy commissioners (DCs) to keep a close eye on the market to rein in soaring prices of daily essentials, Cabinet Secretary Ali Imam Majumder said Friday. The instructions came at the final session of the district...

Nine Rajshahi mills produce Tk 3.16b sugar in FY 2006-07

2007-06-09 00:00:00

PANCHAGARH, June 8: Nine sugar mills of Rajshahi division have produced sugar worth about Tk 3.16 billion (316 crore) in 2006-07 crushing season. Official sources said some 1,51,180 acres of land under the nine sugar mills areas were brought under...

German state premier seeks Yunus' advice on state policy

2007-06-09 00:00:00

The Prime Minister of Thuringen state of Germany has sought nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus' advice on state policy concerning introduction of a welfare programme promoted by some leading economists, reports UNB. During a meeting convened by Prime Minister Dieter Althaus...

Babar taken on fresh remand, Litu sent to jail

2007-06-09 00:00:00

The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's (CMM) Court in Dhaka Friday approved three more days for the police to interrogate former state minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar in an arms case, reports bdnews24.com. The same court passed order to send Bengal...

PBCP leader lynched in Tangail

2007-06-09 00:00:00

TANGAIL, June 8 (bdnews24.com): Villagers lynched an alleged leader of the banned Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) on the bank of the river Dhaleshwari, a police official said Friday. The incident occurred late Thursday in Shibpur village under Baghil union...

“Anti-people philosophy followed in proposed budget”

2007-06-09 00:00:00

Mujahidul Islam Selim, general secretary of Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), Friday said an anti-people, anti-national reactionary philosophy was followed in the proposed budget, reports UNB.Giving his initial reaction on the budget, he said more or less another traditional budget...

BNP leader held in Chuadanga

2007-06-09 00:00:00

CHUADANGA, June 8 (bdnews24.com): Detective branch (DB) of police arrested local BNP leader and Bhangabaria Union Parishad chairman Sanwar Hossain Laddu in Chuadanga town, a police official said Friday. Laddu, vice-president of Alamdanga Upazila BNP, was arrested in a Thursday...

UP Chairman arrested

2007-06-09 00:00:00

KHULNA, June 8: Joint forces arrested a BNP leader and UP Chairman of Narail from Khulna Court area Tuesday last, reports BSS. Joint Forces sources said a team from Narail with the help of RAB-6 arrested Sazzad Hussain and his...

JMB suspect held in Barguna

2007-06-09 00:00:00

BARGUNA, June 8 (UNB): A former madrasah super was arrested at Maitha village in Sadar Upazila suspecting his link with the banned Jam'atul Mujaheedin Bangladesh (JMB) Tuesday.The arrested was identified as moulana Mostafa Hossain Nomani (55), former super of local...

Significant improvement in poverty alleviation in greater Rangpur

2007-06-09 00:00:00

RANGPUR, June 8 (BSS): Poverty alleviation has improved significantly following involvement of people of the poorer section with different income-generating activities in recent times all over greater Rangpur including the remote erosion-prone char areas, concerned officials said today.This was possible...

Early marriage hinders women education

2007-06-09 00:00:00

Although marriage as a sacred bond has immense importance in human society and civilisation, wedlock between a boy and a girl at their early age, however, invites disaster leading to acute sufferings in future, reports BSS.There perhaps no specific date...

Erosion threatens Meghna-Dhonagoda irrigation project

2007-06-09 00:00:00

CHANDPUR, June 8 (BSS) Chandpur Matlab Meghna -Dhonagoda Project is threatened by the erosion of the river Meghna, official sources said. Officials of Meghna-Dhonagoda Irrigation project said erosion by the river Meghna from Eklashpur to Shaitnal has been continuing alarmingly...

Bumper production of Jackfruit likely in Narsingdi

2007-06-09 00:00:00

NARSINGDI, June 8 (BSS): The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said that this year the production of jackfruit in Narsingdi district may exceed the record of the past ten years as a result of favourable climate. DAE officials talking to...

Call to promote IPM in the agri-fields

2007-06-09 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, June 8 (BSS): Agriculture experts stressed the need for successful promotion of integrated pest management system in the agri-fields for ensuring sound and healthy environment."The destructive pests can easily be controlled through promoting a balanced fertilizer method instead of...

Indo-Bangla joint team visits Bhurungamari

2007-06-09 00:00:00

BHURUNGAMARI, June 8 (BSS): A high-powered joint India-Bangladesh team visited Bhurungamari border in Kurigram adjoining Dhubri district of Assam for identifying boundary lines and observing progress of the ongoing reconstruction work of lost and river-eroded boundary pillars Wednesday, official sources...

96 flee from vagrant shelter centre after killing one, injuring 10

2007-06-09 00:00:00

MYMENSINGH, June 8 (UNB): Ninety-six vagabonds fled from a vagabond shelter centre at Dhola in Trishal Upazila after killing one of their fellow men and injuring 10 others Wednesday night.Local sources said an altercation started between two groups of vagabonds...

High profile Korean business team now in city

2007-06-09 00:00:00

FE ReportA high profile Korean business delegation arrived in city Thursday on a four-day visit to explore possibilities of investment in number of key areas including energy, power and agriculture. The six-member team led by Salim Proydhan will meet Agriculture,...