Midas Financing provides financial help Mini Mart, a chain shop set up and run by women entrepreneurs, made a foray into the port city of Chittagong yesterday, following its success in Dhaka. In his address to the inaugural as the chief guest, Industries Minister Dilip Barua said the government would provide all support for women ... Read more
Month: August 2010
PBL fixes lowest rate of interest
A meeting was held recently at Pubali Bank Head Office with the participation of all senior Executives and Officers of Pubali Bank Ltd (PBL). They exchange their views in the meeting regarding consumers credit Loans. Managing Director of PBL Helal Ahmed Chowdhury presided over the Meeting while Deputy Managing Directors of the Bank Mahbub Mustafizur ... Read more
Robi selects Ericsson to expand network
Mobile operator Robi is set to modernize and expand its network across the country. It has already embarked upon a series of programmes to enhance its quality of service, mainly by upgrading its technical resources. In this regard, the company has recently chosen Ericsson to supply and install microwave MINI-LINK transmission system
StanChart offers 3pc cash back
During this holy month of Ramzan, Standard Chartered Bank has introduced an exclusive 3pc cash back offer for their Credit Cardholders. Under this offer, the Credit Cardholders will get cash refund on their retail transactions by fulfilling a few simple criteria. Overseas transactions as well as the transactions made by the supplementary cardholders will also ... Read more
NBR draws up programmes to mark Income Tax Day
The National Board of Revenue will spend nearly Tk 3 crore on awareness campaign for increasing tax collection. The fund, allocated in the annual budget will be spent mainly for campaign on electronic media during the month of September, sources in the NBR
Johny Textile presents Eid collection
Johny Textile Mills has been in the Eid market with variety of its Eid releases in sarees, three-pieces, lungis and printed fabrics including voile, poplin etc. at reasonable prices. One of their main brands of cotton print sarees is the Johny Style World Saree which includes Exclusive, Kamalika, Diagold, Ranguly
Bextex to buy 50pc of power company
Beximco Textiles plans to purchase a 50 percent stake in a power generation company. The industrial unit of Beximco Group, commonly known as Bextex, will buy 35 lakh shares of Northern Power Solution Ltd, according to a posting on the Dhaka Stock Exchange website yesterday. The purchase will cost Tk 100 each, totalling Tk 35
SBC earns Tk 1015m in 2009
Sadharan Bima Corporation (SBC) earned a net profit of Tk. 1015m in 2009 which was Tk. 241.30 million more than that of the previous year. In 2008 the net profit was Tk. 773.70 million. The growth rate of the profit of the Corporation was 31.190pc. In 2009 the total premium income of the Corporation was ... Read more
Aftab Bahumukhi Farms receives Rising Star Supplier Award
Aftab Bahumukhi Farms Limited, a sister concern of Islam Group, has received the Rising Star Supplier Award as a supplier of international quality chicken and further processed poultry supplier for KFC. Transcom Foods’ executive director Akku Chowdhury handed over the crest and a certificate on behalf of Yum India Pvt Ltd to the Aftab Bahumukhi ... Read more
Rahimafrooz opens showroom at nat’l stadium
Rahimafrooz Distri-bution Limited launched its first exclusive electronics showroom at Banghabanbhu National Stadium in Dhaka on Tuesday. Rahimafrooz Distri-bution managing direc- tor Mudassir Murtaza Moin inaugurated the showroom, said a news
Broadband internet to be available in all upazilas by 2012: Raju
Post and Telecommunication Minister Raziuddin Ahmed Raju on Thursday said every upazila of the country would be brought under broadband internet facilities through fiber optic cable by 2012 in line with realizing the government’s pledge to build digital Bangladesh. “We have already signed an agreement with Malaysia to make laptop computer
Take strict action against polluters, land grabbers
Suggest senior journalists Editors and senior journalists from different print and electronic media suggested taking measures against polluters, loggers and land grabbers to save the country’s environment even if the decisions go against the ruling party men. They requested the state minister for environment to take measures to save the
300 litres of fomalin-mixed milk seized
Adulteration Drive in City 300 litres of fomalin-mixed milk seized A mobile court dumped around 300 litres of fomalin-mixed milk seized from the milk wholesale market on Rathkhola Road in the capital’s Nababpur yesterday. One was arrested in this connection and sentenced to six months in jail. The arrestee was Badsha Miah, a milk trader ... Read more
Steel mill fined Tk 9.11 lakh
The Department of Environment fined a steel mill Tk 9.11 lakh at Nasirabad industrial area yesterday as the factory is polluting air by emitting toxic smoke. A team led by Munir Chowdhury, director (enforcement) of DoE in Chittagong, penalised Messers Multi Steel Casting Ltd in a drive to prevent environment
213 killed in seven months
Workplace Accident 213 killed in seven months Highest number of deaths in construction sector Some 213 workers died in 160 workplace incidents across the country in the last seven months from January to July this year, says a rights body’s report prepared based on the reports published in the newspapers. Safety and Rights Society, an ... Read more
Nazrul death aniv on TV channels
TV channels of the country will telecast special programmes to mark the 34th death anniversary of Kazi Nazrul Islam. ATN Bangla ATN Bangla will telecast a children’s programme titled ‘Naba Alay Nazrul’ at 10:30am. Leading Nazrul singer Fatema-tuz-Zohra will render songs in
22-year-old Mexican crowned Miss Universe
A 22-year-old Mexican won the Miss Universe pageant Monday night after donning a flowing red gown and telling an audience it’s important to teach kids family values. Jimena Navarrete of Guadalajara was first to answer an interview question Monday night and the last of 83 contestants standing in the headline-grabbing pageant on the Las Vegas ... Read more
Katrina Kaif admits she’s single
A few days before, her former boyfriend Khan said in an interview that he was still friends with Kaif but admitted that they’d broken up Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif, on Tuesday, confirmed her single status and admitted she has broken up with A-lister Salman Khan, putting an end to speculation surrounding her personal life. “Yes, ... Read more
Lindsay Lohan released from rehab early
The troubled actress – who was sentenced to a court-ordered 90-day rehab stint upon her release from jail earlier in the month – has now been discharged after spending just 22 days receiving treatment at the UCLA Medical Centre. Ed McPherson, her civil attorney confirmed: “She has been released from inpatient rehab.” It is believed ... Read more
Nordegren breaks silence after Woods divorce
TIGER WOODS’ ex-wife ELIN NORDEGREN has finally spoken out about the breakdown of their marriage – revealing she felt “embarrassed” that she “never suspected” her husband was cheating on her. The couple split last year (09) after news of the sportsman’s numerous infidelities hit the headlines, and their divorce was finalised this week (begs23Aug10). Nordegren ... Read more