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Two new bonds issued, auction system amended

2007-06-26 00:00:00

Siddique Islam The government has issued two new treasury bonds of 15-year and 20-year terms to attract more investors and activate the country's secondary bond market, official sources said. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has amended the auction system of the...

ADB board approves $465m loan for Bangladesh today

2007-06-26 00:00:00

FE ReportThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) will place the US$465 million loan proposal for Bangladesh's power sector at its board meeting in Manila today (Tuesday) for approval, sources said.After approval of the loan by the ADB Board, the donor agency...

Purchase body may approve 10 SPPs

2007-06-26 00:00:00

Tender proposals of the selected bidders for the proposed 10 small power plants (SPPs) are likely to get the approval of the Advisors Committee on Public Purchase next week, reports UNB. According to official sources, the Power Division Monday sent...

BGMEA plea for more container trains, yard

2007-06-26 00:00:00

FE ReportLeaders of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Monday urged Communications Adviser MA Matin to increase the number of container trains and establish a separate container yard for the apparel exporters.They also requested for improving the quality...

developments in the region and abroad

2007-06-26 00:00:00

Immigration bill faces tough weekWASHINGTON, June 25(Internet): President Bush's hopes for passing an immigration law rested Monday on a fragile compromise rescued from near death to make another appearance on the Senate floor this week.The president is urging lawmakers to...

Stock prices rally, general index crosses 2100-mark

2007-06-26 00:00:00

FE ReportThe benchmark DSE General Index (DGEN) crossed 2100-mark Monday, a new milestone amid a hefty turnover and market capitalisation led by issues under banking and insurance sectors.Earlier, the DGEN crossed the 2000-mark May 31, 2007 for the first time...

Call rate, dollar rise

2007-06-26 00:00:00

FE ReportThe inter-bank call money rate marked slight rise Monday due to withdrawal of cash through reverse repurchase agreement (repo) and recurrent impact of draining out cash Sunday through treasury bills, fund managers said. The rate moved between 6.50 per...

Nizam gets one-month detention

2007-06-26 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, June 25 (bdnews24.com): Authorities Monday sent former BNP lawmaker Sarwar Jamal Nizam into one month's detention, a jail official said. Chittagong jail superintendent Bazlur Rashid told the news agency that the detention took effect from Monday. The home ministry...

Charge hearings not held following pleas from defence side

2007-06-26 00:00:00

Charge hearings of three cases transferred to the special anti-graft courts for quick disposal could not take place Monday for different pleas placed by the counsel for the accused, reports UNB.When the court of Judge AK Roy resumed for charge...

Dhaka-Hanoi JEC meet early next year

2007-06-26 00:00:00

Bangladesh and Vietnam have agreed to hold a meeting of the Joint Economic Commission (JEC) in early 2008, the year when the 35th year of bilateral relations will be celebrated.The agreement was reached when the outgoing Vietnamese Ambassador in Bangladesh...

HC grants bail to Hannan Shah in two cases

2007-06-26 00:00:00

The High Court (HC) granted Monday ad-interim bail to BNP leader, ASM Hannan Shah, in two cases, reports bdnews24.com. Police arrested Hannan Shah and his son Shah Rezaul Hannan from their Mohakhali DOHS home on May 14 last. An HC...

ACC sues HBM Iqbal, his wife

2007-06-26 00:00:00

A case has been filed against former lawmaker and Awami League (AL) leader HBM Iqbal with Gulshan Police Station, a police officer said Monday, reports bdnews24.com.Assistant Director of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Md Ibrahim filed the case at 4:00 pm...

DU female student commits suicide

2007-06-26 00:00:00

DU CorrespondentA female student of Rokeya Hall of Dhaka University committed suicide by hanging herself with the shower of the hall's bathroom in the early hours of Monday.She was identified as Zahura Khan Progga (21), daughter of Nazimuddin Khan of...

Intl. Day against Drug Abuse, Illicit Trafficking today

2007-06-26 00:00:00

The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking will be observed tomorrow (Tuesday) in the country, as elsewhere around the globe, as part of the fight against the menace, reports UNB.This year's theme for the day is: Do drugs...

President asks all to plant more trees

2007-06-26 00:00:00

President Iajuddin Ahmed asked all to plant more and more trees and nurture those to enhance forest resources and create a balanced environment, as ecological imbalance poses a threat to human existence, reports UNB.The President made the call while inaugurating...

PRO harassed by magistrates

2007-06-26 00:00:00

FE ReportA public relations officer (PRO) of a renowned insurance company was allegedly harassed by two magistrates at the Kamalpur Railway Station in the early morning of Monday.The victim told the FE that he was getting down from the Parabat...

Youth arrested on charge of violating minor girl

2007-06-26 00:00:00

A youth was arrested Sunday night on charge of violating a minor girl in the city's Tejgaon area, reports UNB.The arrested was identified as Rubel (18), son of Suruj Miah. On June 6, Rubel allegedly entered the house of Abdus...

Schoolboy butchered to rob his vital body organs

2007-06-26 00:00:00

NARSINGDI, June 25 (UNB): A schoolboy was mauled by miscreants to rob him of his vital body organs at Bharaterkandi village in Shibpur Upazila. The cruel assailants took away liver, kidneys and intestines of the little boy and threw his...

Agitated farmers besiege UP office for fertiliser

2007-06-26 00:00:00

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, June 25 (UNB): Agitated farmers laid siege to Sundarpur Union Parisad office in Sadar Upazila Sunday morning demanding adequate supply of fertiliser.Witnesses said outraged by the prevailing scarcity of the agri-inputs local farmers assembled at the union headquarters early...

Tigers bow to Lanka blitz

2007-06-26 00:00:00

Muttiah Muralitharan took 5-15 in 7.3 overs as Bangladesh were all out for 89 on day one of the first Test. Sri Lanka's spin ace moved within 29 of Shane Warne's world record 708 wickets as Bangladesh narrowly averted their...

Mymensingh reach super league

2007-06-26 00:00:00

Mymensingh DSA emerged group champions with an all-win record to reach the five-team super league of the 27th National Hockey Champion-ship eliminating Bangladesh Air Force by 2-0 goals at the Moulana Bhasani National Stadium in the city Monday, reports UNB.In...

Women's TT Abahani, Biman, Lalbagh win

2007-06-26 00:00:00

Abahani Limited earned straight 3-0 sets victory over Bangladesh Chemical and Perfumery Society in the AB Bank Metropolis Women's Table Tennis (TT) League at the NSC Wooden Floor Gymnasium in the city Monday, reports UNB.Jyoti (Abahani) defeated Snigdha (Chemical) by...

Arambagh trounce their Khulna counterparts

2007-06-26 00:00:00

Arambagh KS notched their 6th win in the B League as they beat Khulna Abahani KC by 2-0 goals in the day's lone 2nd phase match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) in the city Monday, reports UNB.With the day's...

Iran, India miss bid deadline for 2011 Asian Cup

2007-06-26 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, Jun 25 (AFP): Iran has missed the deadline to submit its bid to host the 2011 Asian Cup and India has pulled out of the race, leaving Qatar as the only candidate left. Qatar handed in its bid on...

U-12 soccer team leaves for France today

2007-06-26 00:00:00

A 14-member Bangladesh Under-12 football team leaves the city for France today (Tuesday) to take part in the 8th round matches of the Danone Nations Cup to be held on June 29-July 1 in Leone. Thirty-two countries -- four from...

Aaqib arrives in city

2007-06-26 00:00:00

Pakistan National Cricket Academy coach and former Pakistan fast bowler Aaqib Javed arrived in the city Monday.He will impart specialised coaching to selected pace bowlers at the GrameenPhone Pacer Hunt Camp (phase-3).Aaqib will closely work with 16 selected pace bowlers...

Philander scripts superb win for Proteas

2007-06-26 00:00:00

BELFAST, Jun 25(AFP): Vernon Philander celebrated his 22nd birthday and one-day international (ODI) debut with four wickets for 12 runs as South Africa beat Ireland by 42 runs in an ODI at Stormont here Sunday. Ireland, set 174 to win...

Ex Communications Minister Anwar Hossain Manju jailed for five years in a narcotics case

2007-06-26 00:00:00

Mohiuddin appeals to SC to overturn verdict

2007-06-25 00:00:00

Condemned prisoner ex-military officer AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed submitted an application to the Supreme Court (SC), through the jail authority, seeking to appeal to overturn his capital punishment in the Bangabandhu murder case, reports UNB."A petition for condoning an inordinate delay...

3-yr budgetary framework yet to bear fruits

2007-06-25 00:00:00

S M JahangirIntroduction of the Medium Term Budgetary Framework (MTBF) by the government is yet to serve the purposes mainly because of the absence of a proper execution process.The government had introduced the MTBF, a new budgeting approach, from the...