Dhaka stocks rose for the 10th session, taking the key index to a new high. The DSE General Index, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, reached a peak of 7,412 points, yesterday gaining 85 points, or 1.16 percent. Stockbrokers however were worried about the rising trend, which in their view is
Month: October 2010
Generation Next holds roadshow
Textile maker Generation Next Ltd yesterday held a roadshow for institutional investors, as the company plans to go public under the book building method. BRAC EPL Investment Ltd, the issue manager of Generation Next, valued shares at Tk 50 each: Tk 10 in face vale and Tk 40 in premium
DESCO clients can pay bill thru’ Citycell
Citycell and Dhaka Electric Supply Company Ltd (DESCO) have recently signed an agreement to offer mobile-based electricity bill payment facility. Under this agreement, Citycell will collect electricity bills from DESCO customers. This unique service can be availed in two ways. Citycell customers will be able to
DBBL’s new branch at Habiganj
Dutch-Bangia Bank Ltd (DBBL) has opened its 87th Branch at Habiganj Regency Habiganj on Wednesday. Like the other DBBL branch network, this branch also provides truly On-line Banking facilities to the clients from the opening day of the branch. KS Tabrez, Deputy Managing Director of the bank formally inaugurated the
More to KFC’s dessert menu: Krusher comes in 5 flavours
Yet another item has been added to KFC’ dessert manu. Krusher, the international food chain’s latest mouth-watering item, appeared first yesterday at its Gulshan outlet in Dhaka. The item is made from a combination of chocolate, cookie bits, coffee, dairy and ice. “You don’t only drink it. You slurp, munch, crunch, gulp and do much ... Read more
Defeat a wake-up call: Greatbatch
New Zealand coach Mark Greatbatch said Tuesday’s nine-run loss to Bangladesh in the first one-day international of the five-match series in Dhaka was a wake-up call for his side in view of the World Cup 2011. ‘Every game is a game for learning and getting better. We have got a bit of wake-up call last ... Read more
Khulna set 390 to win
Dhaka have set Khulna a daunting 390-run target to chase on the final day of their first National Cricket League game at the Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi yesterday. Khulna were 14 for one in their second innings, losing Soumya Sarkar in the process, after Dhaka declared their second innings at 170 for
Brothers’ colourful transfers
Brothers Union, a former superpower of local football, brought some colour and life to the drab preseason transfers with a show of grandeur and zest as they got 20 players registered for the upcoming football season. The decorated Gopibagh club brought their players on horse carriage and bikes accompanied by band music that brought about ... Read more
Tigers’ noble gesture
In a gracious humanitarian act, the cricketers of the Bangladesh national team came forward to help Dhiman Miji, a class ten student of BKSP, who has been suffering from a brain tumour. All the members of the team donated a certain amount of money for an improved treatment of Dhiman and acting skipper Sakib al ... Read more
Khulna champs
Khulna became champions of the Women’s National Cricket League with a 22-run victory over Rajshahi in the final at the Sylhet Divisional Stadium yesterday. This was the third success for Khulna in four editions. Shuktara Rahman hit 47 off 56 balls with four boundaries and a six while Rumana Ahmed
Chinese firm now denies complaint
Row Over Power Plant Tender Chinese firm now denies complaint A Chinese company that lodged a formal compliant against another Chinese company in a power plant tender, dramatically in a letter to the government on Tuesday denied filing of any such allegation. Shandong Electric Power last month filed a complaint with the Central Procurement Technical ... Read more
Food production to feel climate heat
Output to decline by 8-32pc in 40 years Feeding the people of Bangladesh will be a major problem the next 40 years since production of rice will decrease by at least eight percent and wheat 32 percent by 2050 due to climate change while the population will go up by 50-75 million over the existing ... Read more
Govt given 6 more months to raze riverside structures
The High Court on Wednesday allowed the government six more months to remove all structures beside and inside the rivers Balu, Turag, Buriganga and Sitalakhya which surround Dhaka city. The bench of Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain and Justice Gobinda Chandra Thakur asked the deputy commissioners of Dhaka, Narayanganj, Munshiganj and Gazipur to report to
CC’s umbrella project uncertain
A high priority development scheme of Dhaka City Corporation (DCC)– improvement of damaged roads, drains and footpaths– widely known as ‘Umbrella Project’ is now hanging in balance due to the bureaucratic tangle, official sources confirmed. The project has been taken by the DCC for the development of some important roads and
Anthrax red alert to be lifted today
The government will lift the ‘red alert’ on anthrax spread today, which was issued last month by the Livestock Department as the disease was spreading alarmingly throughout the country, ministry suspected interest group, who were engaged in recent hike in poultry prices by spreading rumors, propaganda and negative publicity. “The red alert may be lifted ... Read more
Abdul Jabbar hospitalised
Noted singer and freedom fighter Abdul Jabbar, who inspired freedom fighters as well as the nation during the Liberation War with his spirited songs, was admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) on Monday with several health complications. Md Muad Jabbar, son of the veteran singer, said he was admitted with chest pain and
Govt official crushed under microbus
A government official was crushed to death under the wheels of a speeding microbus in the capital’s Agargaon early yesterday. The deceased was identified as Assistant Chief Agriculture Marketing Officer Humayun Kabir, 43. Reaz Hossain, officer-in-charge of Sher-e-Bangla Police Station, said a microbus ran over
7 burnt alive at shoe factory in city
At least seven workers burnt alive and many others sustained injuries in a devastating fire that broke out at a shoe factory at Dholaipar in South Jatrabari in the capital yesterday. The fire gutted Lily Chemical, an adhesives making factory where adhesives and shoe soles were stuck together around 4:50 pm leaving seven persons dead ... Read more
Bebo-Saif fight over Saif’s kids
Not everything is hunky dory in the love story of Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor, if the latest buzz in tinsel town is to go by. We hear that the couple recently fought over Kareena’s unwillingness to bond with Saif’s two kids – Sara and Ibrahim – from his marriage with ex wife Amrita ... Read more
Jessica Alba happy with body flaws
Jessica Alba admits she loves the ”saggy breasts and cellulite” she has developed since having daughter Honor two years ago. Jessica Alba loves her “saggy breasts and cellulite”. The brunette beauty – who has a two-year-old daughter Honor with husband Cash Warren – admitted while her body has changed since she became a mother she ... Read more