BAGERHAT, June 2 (UNB): A case was filed against 14 Rajakars (collaborators) on charge of killing two freedom fighters (FFs) during the Liberation War in 1971.Valiant freedom fighter and general secretary of district BNP Shamsul Alam Talukder filed the case...
KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 (PTI): Malaysia has granted trademark rights of a popular non-Basmati rice variety grown in south India to a local trading firm, reminiscent of the US issuing patent on Basmati to RiceTec in 1997.Syarikat Faiza Sdn Bhd,...
Rupali Bank recommends no dividendThe board of directors of Rupali Bank Limited (halted) has recommended no dividend for the year that ended on December 31, '07. The annual general meeting (AGM) of the bank will be held at 11am on...
HOUSTON, June 2 (Agencies): Shuttle Discovery closed in on the international space station early Monday with a super-size delivery: a scientific lab that's as big as a school bus and a toilet pump. The space shuttle and its seven astronauts...
KATHMANDU, June 2 (AFP): Nepal's ex-king has agreed to quit his palace before a June 12 deadline and live as a commoner in line with a constituent assembly's vote to scrap the monarchy, the home minister said Monday."He said he...
Stefan Wagstyl and Roman Olearchyk"THERE'S one," says Gennady Basov, pointing to a Russian flag on a car aerial in the Black Sea naval port of Sevastopol. "There's another, and another."It could be A children's game. But MT Basov is 37...
A long spell of pre-monsoon shower pounded the city Monday, throwing the normal life in a terrible mess as many roads went under knee-deep rainwater, reports UNB.Heavy rains swept the city intermittently throughout the day, causing immense trouble to the...
ISLAMABAD, June 02 (Reuters): A suspected suicide bomber blew up a car outside the Danish embassy in the Pakistani capital Monday killing six people and wounding about 20, police and hospital officials said.The blast will raise fresh questions about the...
A three-day training course on "Effective Business Communication and Interpersonal Skill" was held at the Dhaka Bank Training Institute (DBTI) in the city recently.A total of 24 officers from different branches of Dhaka Bank Limited took part in the training...
Bangladesh national team meets Bangladesh A team in the first day/night practice match Tuesday at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium (SBNS), reports UNB.The match will commence at 3:00 pm.After a one-day recess, the two sides will again face each other...
President Iajuddin Ahmed Monday emphasised the need for disposing of the huge pending cases with different levels of courts in the country for ensuring justice, reports UNB.The President said this when newly appointed Chief Justice MM Ruhul Amin paid a...
FE Report | 2008-06-03 00:00:00
Singer Bangladesh Limited has launched a month-long campaign titled 'Panchti TV Proti Din, Sathe Gari Jite Nin' at Singer Plus shops across the country from June 1.Under the campaign, buyers of refrigerator, air conditioner, colour television, motor cycle, computer, IPS...
DISCOVERING Bangladesh is surely enlightening. Henceforth, it would be challenging. With tourism taking its toll on the flora, fauna and cultural identity of exotic Bangladesh, local populace across tourism pockets of the country should extend the onus of sustainability of...
TOKYO, June 2 (AFP): The dollar climbed against the euro in Asian trade Monday on speculation that United States (US) interest rate rises could make the currency more attractive, dealers said.But the greenback was slightly easier against the Japanese currency,...
FE Report | 2008-06-03 00:00:00
The inter-bank call money rate eased nominally Monday despite higher demand for cash. The US dollar also weakened slightly against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange market although the demand for the greenback increased, fund managers said.The call...
Stuart MacGill picked up an important wicket on the day he decided to quit Test cricket but Shivnarine Chanderpaul's solid resistance was decreasing Australia's chances of giving him a farewell victory. On a day shortened to one session because of...
BEIJING, June 2 (Xinhua): China's economic growth is likely to stay high but "may moderately slow down" this year, according to the country's central bank.The economy would be affected by a decelerated world economy, weakened by outside demand and domestic...
SINGAPORE, June 2 (AFP): World oil prices weakened in Asian trade Monday amid negative news on the global economy, which could dampen demand, analysts said.In afternoon trade, New York's main oil futures contract, light sweet crude for July delivery, slipped...
S M Jahangir | 2008-06-03 00:00:00
The country's front-ranking economists and business leaders have expressed mixed opinions on the government's move to offer fresh opportunity to formalise the undisclosed income.The National Board of Revenue (NBR) recently said the government might offer yet another chance to formalise...
FE Report | 2008-06-03 00:00:00
The 35th annual general meeting (AGM) of Renata Limited approved cash dividend of 50 per cent and stock dividend of 20 per cent (one bonus share for five ordinary shares) for the year 2007.Renata Chairman SH Kabir presided over the...
Akhter Zamal FCA | 2008-06-03 00:00:00
IT has been observed while assessing income of banking companies by the tax officials in respect of bad-debt, written-off claim for deduction from income, the tax officials refuse to allow the claim of bad-debt written off. This is done on...
IPDC: The authorities of IPDC have stated that the 10th extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of the company will be held at Trust Milonayaton, 545, Old Airport Road, Dhaka Cantonment, at 10am. Other information in connection with the EGM will remain...
MOULVIBAZAR, June 1 (UNB): Three construction workers died from gas poisoning after they got into a septic tank of an under-construction building at Dakshin Bazar in Kulaura Upazila headquarters Sunday.The dead were identified as day labourers Roly (20) and Sumon...
A special court Sunday fixed June 5 for order on bail prayer filed by former Prime Minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina in connection with the Niko scam case, reports UNB.After extensive legal arguments submitted by both the defence...
OPEC chief insists speculation | 2008-06-02 00:00:00
behind price risesALGIERS, June 1: OPEC president Chakib Khelil again blamed speculators for the steep rise in oil prices Saturday, insisting that supply was not a problem. "There is no problem of supply, the problem is much more linked to...
Amirul Islam | 2008-06-02 00:00:00
The government-owned Bangladesh Railway (BR), whose origin can be traced back to the British period in this region, is presently a neglected mode of transportation. But it could retain its previous position as the more sought after means of transporting...
Bad news is reaching us from abroad about our workers there. When the papers were writing about harassment of Bangladeshis in Saudi Arabia, the real blow came from Bahrain, which imposed a ban on any further recruitment of workers from...
Our Correspondent | 2008-06-02 00:00:00
NILPHAMARI, June 01: Messrs Oasis Transformation Co. Ltd. will invest Tk 40 million (4.0 crore) in the Uttara Export Processing Zone (EPZ) in Nilphamari district.Sources said the British company will set up an agro-processing plant to use agro-products of the...
Bodybuilding training | 2008-06-02 00:00:00
camp beginsA month-long bodybuilding training camp, organised by Bangladesh Bodybuilding Federation (BBF), began at the NSC gymnasium in the city Sunday. National Sports Council (NSC) director M Haiyul Qayyum inaugurated the training camp in the morning. BBF Vice President and...
FE Report | 2008-06-02 00:00:00
The cell phone owners who have failed to get their numbers re-registered within the extended deadline (May 31) will not get any more chance to do so."The drive continued for nine months. The numbers which were not re-registered will be...
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