FE ReportShahjalal Islami Bank Ltd (SJIBL) and Sylhet Women's Medical College Hospital (SWMCH) signed an investment deal at the board room of SWMCH recently.SJIBL Managing Director (MD) Muhammad Ali and SWMCH governing body Chairman Shafiqur Rahman signed the agreement on...
Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, Feb 14: A bumper mustard harvest is expected in Brahmanbaria district this season as its production has doubled in some areas of the district, sources said.Massive steps were taken to cultivate mustard in eight upazilas of Brahmanbaria district...
Grameenphone (GP) made fresh investments of more than Tk 35.50 billion (3550 crore) last year (2007) to further increase the capacity and coverage of its nationwide network.This brings the total investment of GP to over Tk 111.50 billion (11150 crore)...
FE ReportThe 39th annual general meeting (AGM) of Eastern Lubricants Blenders Limited approved 15 per cent cash dividend for its shareholders for the year that ended on June 30, 2007.The AGM was held at the company's main installation at Guptakhal...
HONG KONG, Feb 14: Asian shares surged Thursday as surprisingly good economic figures from Japan and the US sparked hopes that stock market prospects were less gloomy than feared.Japan's economy, the world's second largest, grew at an annualised 3.7 per...
LONDON, Feb 14: European stock markets rose Thursday, chasing US and Asian markets higher, as equity investors mulled easing economic concerns amid a flood of company earnings news.Wall Street shares had risen sharply on Wednesday as a surprise rebound in...
Stock dividend credited toshareholders' BO A/CAtlas Bangladesh: The company has stated that it has credited the stock dividend for the year 2006-2007 to the respective shareholders’ BO accounts.Plea to collect dividend warrantsFu-Wang Ceramic: The company has requested the shareholders concerned...
The hearing on an appeal against the High Court (HC) judgment declaring illegal the Anti-corruption Commission notice asking detained former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to submit her statement of wealth was Thursday adjourned until March 9, reports UNB.The Appellate Division...
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to file case against Awami League (AL) presidium member Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury's son Shahdab Akbar Chowdhury Labu and his wife for concealing information and acquiring wealth beyond known sources of income, reports UNB.The Commission...
President Professor Dr Iajuddin Ahmed and Chief Adviser (CA) Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed have greeted their Serbian counterparts on the occasion of the Statehood Day of Serbia that falls on today (Friday), reports UNB.In a message of felicitation to Serbian President...
Indian High Commissioner in Bangladesh Pinak Ranjan Chakraborty Thursday met with Home Affairs Adviser Maj Gen (retd) MA Matin and discussed border issues, direct transportation between Bangladesh and Nepal through Indian corridors, passenger train service and easing visa regime, reports...
A Dhaka court Thursday ordered attachment of properties belonging to AZM Zahid Hossain, secretary general of Doctors' Association of Bangladesh (DAB), and wife Rifat Hossain, reports bdnews24.com. Advocate Md Mozahedul Islam, who signed a lawyer's certificate for a wealth statement...
Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) Thursday submitted charge sheet to the CMM court against former minister Shahjahan Siraj and his wife accusing them of accumulating undeclared wealth, reports UNB.A similar charge sheet was submitted in the same court against former Awami League...
Some 201 lawyers of the Supreme Court (SC) Thursday demanded release of detained ailing Awami League President Sheikh Hasina to send her abroad for proper medical treatment, reports UNB. They also demanded withdrawal of all the "false cases" filed against...
Speakers at a roundtable here today underlined the need for ensuring land rights of the indigenous people, who live in the plane land, for protecting their identity and existence in the country, reports BSS. They suggested setting up a special...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Feb. 14: Commerce Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman assured Thursday the stakeholders of the ready-made garment (RMG) industry of taking up their issues in an inter-ministerial meeting.He gave the assurance while inaugurating the 6th Chittagong Apparel, Fabric and Accessories...
With a view to creating opportunity for prospective Bangladeshi students to get quality higher education in Britain, the 10th Education UK Exhibition-2008 began at Hotel Sheraton in the city Thursday, reports UNB. Representatives from 34 UK universities and colleges are...
Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Masayuki Inoue Thursday signed a grant contract amounting to US$ 85,233 (approx. Tk 5.8 million) with Benedict Bijoi Baroi, Executive Director of Lutheran Health Care Bangladesh for its project "Strengthening Lutheran Health Care Bangladesh Hospital Services...
The American Embassy, including the Consular Section and the Public Affairs Section with the Archer K Blood American Centre Library and the Student Advising Centre, will remain closed on February 17 in observance of President George Washington's birthday, an American...
SYLHET, Feb 14 (UNB): Eleven students of a school fell sick with the symptoms of mass hysteria in Shibganj area of the city Wednesday.Sources said Al Amin, a class I student of A G School, fell sick with abdominal pain...
The family of a six-year-old boy filed a complaint with police Wednesday alleging he had been a victim of malpractice in a Mirpur hospital, reports bdnews24.com. Naimur Rahman Nahin was operated on by two doctors at Mirpur General Hospital a...
Rebecca Solnit in the concluding part of her articleTHE encuentro was held in a big shed-like auditorium with a corrugated tin roof and crossbeams so long they could only have been hewn from local trees -- they would never have...
Bob WillisTHE US unexpectedly lost jobs for the first time in more than four years, increasing the odds the economy will fall into a recession and making it likely the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates another half point next...
Beth ThomasVIETNAM'S inflation accelerated to the fastest since 1995, adding to pressure on the government to let the dong strengthen and make imported goods cheaper. Consumer prices increased 12.6 percent in December compared with the same month last year, the...
As they flew in in the city Thursday on a month-long tour, South Africa's skipper Graeme Smith said they would play a good and competitive cricket in both test and ODI series against Bangladesh to cheer the local fans, reports...
AUCKLAND, Feb 14(AFP): New Zealand will be pushing to wrap up their one- day cricket series against England early and complete a remarkable transformation when the third match is played here on Friday. After being comprehensively outplayed in the earlier...
Bangladeshi player Ranjan Ram moved into the pre-quarterfinal round of the Dhaka Bank 22nd Bangladesh International Junior Tennis Tournament beating Ki Yu-Seob of Korea 7-5, 6-3 in the boys singles qualifying round match at the Ramna National Tennis Complex in...
SYDNEY, FEB 14 (AP): Cricket Australia will continue to monitor the security situation in Pakistan before deciding whether its March tour will proceed, amid reports that players will boycott the trip regardless of the decision.The Australian newspaper reported Thursday that...
ROME, Feb 14 (AFP): AC Milan needed a controversial penalty to earn a disappointing 1-1 home draw against minnows Livorno at the San Siro on Wednesday night in a game that also saw them lose Brazil striker Ronaldo.The European champions...
National Volleyball team beat Volleyball Federation team 3-1 in the 4th match of the five-match challenge series, as preparations for the ensuing Indo-Bangladesh Bangla Games, at the Volleyball Stadium Thursday, reports UNB.Former national spiker Kh Abul Hasan witnessed the match...
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