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Case filed against SI for taking bribe

2007-11-09 00:00:00

COMILLA, Nov 8 (UNB): A case was filed against a Sub-Inspector (SI) of police and his associate Tuesday on charge of taking Tk 20,000 as bribe from a businessman.Sultan Ahmed, owner of Ruma Furniture Mart of Chandla Uttar Sarak under...

Terrorist held with pipe gun

2007-11-09 00:00:00

BENAPOLE, Nov 8 (UNB): A terrorist was arrested along with a firearm and a bullet at Baropota village here Thursday.On secret information, the members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) raided the house of local terrorist Khokan and arrested him along...

AL leader urges CG for initiative to try war criminals

2007-11-09 00:00:00

Awami League's (AL) Liberation War Affairs secretary AB Tajul Islam Thursday urged the present caretaker government (CG) to take necessary initiatives to try the war criminals, saying it is high time to try the criminals who were against the War...

Discordant elements heckled BNP leader Mahbub: Hafiz

2007-11-09 00:00:00

The discordant elements in the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) harassed its standing committee member Mahbubur Rahman Wednesday. BNP acting secretary general M Hafizuddin Ahmed made the allegation while talking to journalists at his Banani residence in the city Thursday, reports...

Indo-Bangla writers agree to form 'balanced exchange' platform

2007-11-09 00:00:00

Writers, poets, translators, editors and publishers from India and Bangladesh have agreed to form a platform to work towards achieving a 'balanced exchange' of books and publications between the two countries.The decision was taken at the concluding day of the...

Case filed against Jamaat leader over liberation war comment

2007-11-09 00:00:00

MADARIPUR, Nov 08 (bdnews24.com): A Madaripur lawyer Thursday filed a case against Jamaat-e-Islam assistant secretary general Abdul Quadir Mollah for his defamatory comment against the War of Liberation. Lawyer M Obaidur Rahman Khan filed the case with the Chief Judicial...

Bangladesh slams bomb attack in Afghanistan

2007-11-09 00:00:00

Bangladesh Thursday condemned bomb attack in the Afghan province of Baglan Tuesday in which a large number of people were killed along with six Members of Parliament, reports BSS."We condemn such despicable acts of mindless violence through which innocent lives...

Taskforce members visit detained Mirza Abbas' residence

2007-11-09 00:00:00

Anti-crime taskforce members Thursday visited the residence of detained former minister for Housing and Public Works Mirza Abbas at Rajarbagh in the city, reports UNB.The police said a two-member team of the taskforce, including a CID inspector, went to Abbas'...

Tendulkar powers India to 321

2007-11-09 00:00:00

Sachin Tendulkar missed his hundred by a run for the third time in the last five months, but his electrifying 91-ball 99 set the platform for India to score 321 for 9 in the second ODI in Mohali. With Gautam...

S Africa stumble against the seamers

2007-11-09 00:00:00

South Africa had to fight and scrape for every run as they reached 161 for 5 at tea on the first day of the first Test at The Wanderers. It was in the main attritional, fascinating cricket, the only shame...

Jaques makes trouble for Sri Lanka

2007-11-09 00:00:00

After ten months of speculation over who would fill Australia's three vacant Test positions, Phil Jaques hinted that at least one of those spots is in safe hands. Jaques celebrated his first match as a full-time member of the side...

Army almost ensures reaching semis

2007-11-09 00:00:00

Bangladesh Army almost ensured reaching the semi-final of the Office Hockey League as they came from behind to beat Firoz Land Properties by 4-1 goals at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium here Thursday, reports UNB.National player Mamunur Rahman Chayan...

Govt readying ordinance to protect consumers' interest

2007-11-09 00:00:00

FE ReportThe draft consumers' protection ordinance is expected to be approved by the Council of Advisers of the caretaker government Sunday next, official sources said.The much-awaited ordinance will be effective only after its promulgation by the President.Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin...

Pakistan goes to poll by mid-Feb

2007-11-09 00:00:00

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP): Pakistan's parliamentary elections will he held by mid-February, a month later than planned, the country's military ruler said Thursday, a day after President Bush had urged him to hold the vote on time. Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto...

New DVP system proposed to avoid settlement risks of govt-approved securities

2007-11-09 00:00:00

FE Report A new electronic 'delivery versus payment' (DVP) system has been proposed aiming to avoid settlement risks of the government-approved securities in the secondary bond market. Under the proposed settlement system, the government securities will be transferred electronically through...

Country suffers Tk 120b losses due to disruptions in optical fibre network

2007-11-09 00:00:00

S M JahangirThe country has sustained losses to the tune of around Tk 120 billion in terms of business and revenue due to a series of disruptions in the Dhaka-Chittagong optical fibre network by vested groups, sources said.The Dhaka-Chittagong optical...

Hannan Shah remanded for 3 days

2007-11-09 00:00:00

A Dhaka court Thursday remanded ASM Hannan Shah, adviser to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, for three days after he was arrested on charges of violating emergency rules, reports bdnews24.com.Magistrate Habibur Rahman Siddiqui of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court for Dhaka...

Banking, power sectors lead DSE stocks' rally

2007-11-09 00:00:00

FE ReportShare prices on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) continued to rally for the second consecutive trading day Thursday as the stocks of the banking and power sectors and Lafarge Surma Cement gained.Trading of shares on the DSE resumed Thursday...

Mazid to sit with taxmen tomorrow

2007-11-09 00:00:00

Doulot Akter MalaThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) has been intensifying its efforts to boost tax revenue collection through initiating proper action plan and giving specific guidelines to the tax officials.NBR Chairman Muhammad Abdul Mazid will sit with taxmen on...

Tokyo's bustle at odds with economic outlook

2007-11-09 00:00:00

Michiyo Nakamoto, FT Syndication ServiceTOKYO: On any given weekend, the shops in Tokyo's newest retail complexes are bursting with young men and women searching for the latest trendy accessory or queuing for a taste of gourmet chocolates flown in from...

Lift emergency, ban on indoor politics now, demands Zillur

2007-11-09 00:00:00

Acting Awami League (AL) President Zillur Rahman Thursday demanded to the Caretaker Government (CG) to lift the ban on indoor politics across the country and withdraw the state of emergency now, as he said, presently peace prevails on the political...

Mintoo freed on bail

2007-11-09 00:00:00

FE Report Abdul Awal Mintoo, former President of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Com merce and Industry (FBCCI), was freed on bail Thursday. The FBCCI hailed the release of its former president and said that it would help restore confidence...

President returns home after US visit

2007-11-09 00:00:00

President Dr Iajuddin Ahmed Thursday returned home after a weeklong official visit to the US. He arrived at Zia International Airport by a flight of the Emirates airlines at about 8:35pm. The President left the city for New York on...

India's rice export ban 'not country specific'

2007-11-09 00:00:00

Indian High Commission (IHC) in Dhaka Thursday said, export restriction by India on non-basmati rice is 'not country specific', as some press reports suggested that the restriction is applicable to Bangladesh only. In a press release it said, the export...

Govt to buy 374,500 tonnes of fertiliser, 118,000 tonnes rice

2007-11-09 00:00:00

The government Thursday approved a proposal for purchasing 3,74,500 tonnes more fertiliser, and 1,18,000 tonnes of rice. The approval was given at a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Government Purchase, held in the conference room of the Cabinet Division...

Law-enforcers asked to ensure stable prices of essentials

2007-11-09 00:00:00

The government has directed the law-enforcing agencies to remain alert, so that the prices of the essentials do not go up due to law and order situation, reports UNB.The instruction was given from a meeting of the Advisory Committee on...

DSE lists Jamuna, Meghna cos for share offloading

2007-11-09 00:00:00

Refayet Ullah MirdhaThe board of directors of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Thursday agreed, in principle, to list the state-owned Jamuna and Meghna Oil companies for offloading their shares for formal trading in the stock markets.Earlier, a DSE board meeting sought...

Six aspirants seek to bid for 450mw Bibiyana power plant

2007-11-09 00:00:00

FE ReportThe government Thursday received qualification statements from six applicants interested in bidding for the 450-megawatt (MW) Bibiyana power plant project, a press release said.They are Korea Electric Power Corporation of South Korea, AES Corporation of USA, a consortium of...

CCCI forms Price Monitoring Cell

2007-11-09 00:00:00

FE Report The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) Thursday formed a 'Price Monitoring Cell (PMC)' in the port city after a meeting on 'Prices of Essential Commodities.' According to a press release of the CCCI, the PMC includes...

12 arrested for role in bank draft forgery

2007-11-09 00:00:00

FE ReportMembers of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Thursday arrested 12 persons in the city for their alleged involvement in bank draft forgery.The arrested persons were identified as Akter Hossain (33), Abhijeet (32), Jahangir (31), Belal Member (55), Abdul Majid...