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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Jail killing case govt's next priority

Plans to go for legal battle against HC judgement; seeks to defend verdict against 5th amendment

The government plans to go for legal battle with the Supreme Court to rescind the High Court verdict that acquitted six former military personnel of the killing of four national leaders in jail on November 3, 1975.

Thousands pay tributes to Bangabandhu

Special prayers held

Thousands of people yesterday gathered at Dhanmondi Road-32 in the city to pay tributes to Father of the Nation, a day after the final verdict in Bangabandhu murder case was pronounced.

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Train tickets for Eid trips sold out

7 special trains not enough for home-bound people

Train tickets for the homebound people on the occasion of Eid-ul-Ahza have already been sold out only leaving scopes for travelling standing in the compartments or on the roofs risking lives and limbs.

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Manpower export to Iraq resumes

Ministry okays 2,000 jobs mostly in construction sector

After a long six-year interval since the Iraq war in 2003 labour migration to Iraq has resumed with 50 workers joining their jobs in that country while another 200 will join them soon.

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Rare animals on sale

Endangered birds also sold illegally at a weekly market in Tongi

It is a weekly pet market. Bird lovers gather here to buy pigeons and other species of birds and animals on Sundays.

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20 lakh sit today for primary final exams

Question papers prepared centrally

Primary Education Terminal Examination, the newly introduced public exam, begins today for the first time in the country with the participation of around 20 lakh students of class V.

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Dhaka, Ankara strike deal on direct air link

Bangladesh and Turkey have agreed to introduce direct air and banking links between the two countries at the earliest possible time to promote bilateral trade and economic cooperation.

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Rental Power Projects

PDB seeks to protect defaulter companies

Instead of cancelling contracts for failing to commercially launch power plants even after more than a year, the Power Development Board is seeking the power ministry's nod for an "amicable solution" for six rental power projects of four local companies.

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Tarique coming back to politics

Says Khaleda

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday said her son Tarique Rahman would take part in active politics on his return from abroad after completing treatment.

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Video

Death confirmed for Bangabandhu killers

Bangabandhu murder case verdict tomorrow

Internal chaos foils BNP's Ctg council

SC security beefed up for Bangabandhu verdict

Video Courtesy: ATN BANGLA

DSE ↑1STBSRS 1650 82.5 5.26% ↑1STICB 7615 12.5 0.16% ↑1STPRIMFMF 39.2 1.6 4.26% ↑2NDICB 2750 69.75 2.60% ↓3RDICB 1711 -24.25 -1.40% ↓4THICB 1725 -8 -0.46% ↑5THICB 1590 60.75 3.97% ↑6THICB 785 17.75 2.31% ↑7THICB 1050 13.75 1.33% ↓8THICB 736.5 -4.5 -0.61% ↑ABBANK 1031 20.25 2.00% ↔ ACI 0 0 0.0% ↑ACIFORMULA 174 1.2 0.69% ↓AFTABAUTO 2271 -26.25 -1.14% ↓AGNISYSL 65 -1 -1.52% ↑AGRANINS 380.75 13.5 3.68% ↑AIMS1STMF 18.87 0.91 5.07% ↑AL-HAJTEX 84 1.9 2.31% ↑ALARABANK 475 6.75 1.44% ↑ALLTEX 182 15.75 9.47% ↓ALPHATOBA 22 -1.2 -5.17% ↑AMBEEPHA 238 7.4 3.21% ↓AMCL(PRAN) 1591 -8.5 -0.53% ↑ANLIMAYARN 173 5 2.98% ↑ANWARGALV 358.25 7.5 2.14% ↑APEXADELFT 2319 34 1.49% ↓APEXFOODS 1126 -4.5 -0.40% ↑APEXTANRY 1125 15.25 1.37% ↓APEXWEAV 171 -4.75 -2.70% ↑ARAMIT 418.9 1.1 0.26% ↓ARAMITCEM 440 -11.25 -2.49% ↑ASIAINS 545.75 26.75 5.15% ↑ASIAPACINS 565 16 2.91% ↑ATLASBANG 510 0.2 0.04% ↑AZIZPIPES 520 5.75 1.12% ↑BANKASIA 353.75 12.25 3.59% ↑BATASHOE 478 10.9 2.33% ↔ BATBC 0 0 0.0% ↑BAYLEASING 1660 109.25 7.04% ↓BDAUTOCA 454 -6.5 -1.41% ↔ BDCOM 0 0 0.0% ↑BDFINANCE 637 41.5 6.97% ↑BDLAMPS 1690 2.25 0.13% ↑BDTHAI 921 2.5 0.27% ↓BDWELDING 79.7 -1.1 -1.36% ↑BEACHHATCH 47.3 0.6 1.28% ↑BERGERPBL 495 6.2 1.27% ↑BEXIMCO 297.8 1 0.34% ↔ BEXTEX 84.3 0 0.0% ↔ BGIC 0 0 0.0% ↔ BIFC 0 0 0.0% ↔ BOC 0 0 0.0% ↑BRACBANK 666.75 10.5 1.60% ↑BSRMSTEEL 914.75 38.75 4.42% ↑BXPHARMA 154.4 0.1 0.06% ↑BXSYNTH 445 2.5 0.56% ↑CENTRALINS 558 14 2.57% ↑CITYBANK 553.5 27.5 5.23% ↑CITYGENINS 388 13.25 3.54% ↓CMCKAMAL 146 -9 -5.81% ↓CONFIDCEM 1197 -4 -0.33% ↑CONTININS 392 25.5 6.96% ↑DACCADYE 57 1.8 3.26% ↑DAFODILCOM 52.2 0.2 0.38% ↔ DBH 0 0 0.0% ↓DELTALIFE 13650 -3 -0.02% ↑DELTASPINN 500 23.75 4.99% ↔ DESCO 0 0 0.0% ↑DHAKABANK 393 11.5 3.01% ↑DSHGARME 348 18.75 5.69% ↓DUTCHBANGL 1962.5 -28.75 -1.44% ↑EASTERNINS 754 32.5 4.50% ↑EASTLAND 828 6.75 0.82% ↓EASTRNLUB 645 -1.9 -0.29% ↔ EBL 0 0 0.0% ↑EBL1STMF 27.2 0.6 2.26% ↓ECABLES 766.75 -9 -1.16% ↔ EHL 0 0 0.0% ↑EXIMBANK 330 11.75 3.69% ↑FAREASTLIF 2599 27.75 1.08% ↑FEDERALINS 544 24.75 4.77% ↑FIDELASSET 485 28 6.13% ↑FINEFOODS 60.5 2.4 4.13% ↑FIRSTSBANK 199 4.75 2.45% ↑FLEASEINT 1161 97.5 9.17% ↑FUWANGCER 397 3.5 0.89% ↓FUWANGFOOD 51 -0.2 -0.39% ↓GEMINISEA 1350 -105 -7.22% ↓GLAXOSMITH 550 -3.9 -0.70% ↑GLOBALINS 422.25 14.75 3.62% ↑GOLDENSON 56.6 0.1 0.18% ↔ GP 0 0 0.0% ↓GQBALLPEN 210.2 -9.4 -4.28% ↑GRAMEEN1 107 7.8 7.86% ↑GRAMEENS2 46.5 1 2.20% ↑GREENDELT 1550 52.25 3.49% ↓GULFOODS 147 -6.25 -4.08% ↑HAKKANIPUL 65 2.8 4.50% ↑HEIDELBCEM 1840 58.75 3.30% ↔ HRTEX 0 0 0.0% ↑IBBLPBOND 920 8.5 0.93% ↓IBNSINA 1510 -20.25 -1.32% ↔ ICB 0 0 0.0% ↑ICB1STNRB 468 12.75 2.80% ↑ICB2NDNRB 205.25 4 1.99% ↑ICBAMCL1ST 714 47.25 7.09% ↑ICBAMCL2ND 176 4 2.33% ↓ICBIBANK 1038 -14.25 -1.35% ↑ICBISLAMIC 450 28.25 6.70% ↔ IDLC 0 0 0.0% ↔ IFIC 0 0 0.0% ↔ ILFSL 0 0 0.0% ↓INTECH 42.6 -0.2 -0.47% ↔ IPDC 0 0 0.0% ↑ISLAMIBANK 549 13 2.43% ↑ISLAMICFIN 680 51.5 8.19% ↑ISLAMIINS 446 31.75 7.66% ↓ISNLTD 48 -0.3 -0.62% ↑JAMUNABANK 411 8 1.99% ↓JAMUNAOIL 432 -11.1 -2.51% ↑JANATAINS 919 41.75 4.76% ↓JUTESPINN 1300 -13 -0.99% ↑KARNAPHULI 844 22.75 2.77% ↑KAY&QUE 461 1.25 0.27% ↑KEYACOSMET 69.5 1.1 1.61% ↑KEYADETERG 53.3 0.2 0.38% ↓LAFSURCEML 489.25 -1.5 -0.31% ↑LANKABAFIN 249.9 2.8 1.13% ↑LEGACYFOOT 39 0.4 1.04% ↑MAKSONSPIN 87.2 0.9 1.04% ↑MARICO 392.6 6 1.55% ↓MEGCONMILK 34.2 -0.4 -1.16% ↓MEGHNACEM 1039.25 -4.75 -0.45% ↓MEGHNALIFE 1725 -32.5 -1.85% ↑MEGHNAPET 20.4 1.1 5.70% ↑MERCANBANK 329.5 9.25 2.89% ↑MERCINS 379 9.5 2.57% ↓METROSPIN 58.7 -2.5 -4.08% ↑MIDASFIN 780 69.75 9.82% ↑MIRACLEIND 32.6 0.5 1.56% ↓MITHUNKNIT 572.5 -38.25 -6.26% ↑MONNOCERA 600 25 4.35% ↑MONNOFABR 105.75 3 2.92% ↓MPETROLEUM 241 -3.3 -1.35% ↔ MTBL 0 0 0.0% ↓NATLIFEINS 3202 -29.5 -0.91% ↑NAVANACNG 198.6 1.2 0.61% ↔ NBL 0 0 0.0% ↑NCCBANK 464 13.75 3.05% ↔ NHFIL 0 0 0.0% ↑NILOYCEM 185 0.25 0.14% ↑NITOLINS 482 17.75 3.82% ↑NORTHERN 29.1 2.1 7.78% ↑NORTHRNINS 423.25 13.5 3.29% ↓NPOLYMAR 1094 -15.5 -1.40% ↔ NTC 0 0 0.0% ↓NTLTUBES 1903 -19.5 -1.01% ↑ONEBANKLTD 403.25 19.25 5.01% ↑PADMACEM 27.6 0.7 2.60% ↑PADMAOIL 1540 39.7 2.65% ↑PARAMOUNT 304.75 9.5 3.22% ↑PEOPLESINS 923.75 8.5 0.93% ↑PHARMAID 2950 155 5.55% ↑PHENIXINS 627.25 17.25 2.83% ↑PHOENIXFIN 1100 69.25 6.72% ↑PIONEERINS 825 37.25 4.73% ↔ PLFSL 0 0 0.0% ↓POPULARLIF 2500 -21.5 -0.85% ↑POWERGRID 750 11.25 1.52% ↑PRAGATIINS 1218.75 10.5 0.87% ↑PRAGATILIF 2260 19.25 0.86% ↑PREMIERBAN 329.75 11.5 3.61% ↑PREMIERLEA 558 29.25 5.53% ↑PRIMEBANK 514 12.25 2.44% ↑PRIMEFIN 1670 48 2.96% ↑PRIMEINSUR 440 10 2.33% ↑PRIMELIFE 1834 28.5 1.58% ↑PRIMETEX 405.5 42.5 11.71% ↑PROGRESLIF 1547 34.5 2.28% ↑PUBALIBANK 442 15.25 3.57% ↑PURABIGEN 1020 8.25 0.82% ↔ QSMDRYCELL 71 0 0.0% ↓QSMSILK 17 -0.3 -1.73% ↓RAHIMAFOOD 195.75 -6 -2.97% ↑RANFOUNDRY 140 2 1.45% ↑RECKITTBEN 1065.9 30.9 2.99% ↑RELIANCINS 1134 22.25 2.00% ↑RENATA 9978 19.75 0.20% ↑RENWICKJA 1280 85.25 7.14% ↑REPUBLIC 366.75 19.75 5.69% ↓RUPALIBANK 1477 -13 -0.87% ↑RUPALIINS 1015 19.75 1.98% ↓RUPALILIFE 1508.25 -2.75 -0.18% ↓SAFKOSPINN 97.25 -2.5 -2.51% ↑SAIHAMTEX 336.75 50 17.44% ↑SALAMCRST 838.75 5.75 0.69% ↑SAMATALETH 97.25 2.25 2.37% ↓SAMORITA 1070 -51.75 -4.61% ↓SANDHANINS 1818 -9 -0.49% ↓SAPORTL 2347 -21 -0.89% ↑SAVAREFR 649 83 14.66% ↑SHAHJABANK 290 10 3.57% ↓SHYAMPSUG 22.9 -0.4 -1.72% ↔ SIBL 0 0 0.0% ↓SINGERBD 2750 -26.75 -0.96% ↑SINOBANGLA 50.9 0.4 0.79% ↑SONARBAINS 342 19 5.88% ↓SONARGAON 439 -4.5 -1.01% ↑SOUTHEASTB 303 14.5 5.03% ↑SPCERAMICS 79.8 0.4 0.50% ↑SQUARETEXT 107.6 1 0.94% ↑SQURPHARMA 2828 4.25 0.15% ↓STANCERAM 301 -8.75 -2.82% ↑STANDARINS 344.75 10.75 3.22% ↑STANDBANKL 284 13.5 4.99% ↓SUMITPOWER 1330 -3.5 -0.26% ↑TAKAFULINS 429 9.5 2.26% ↓TALLUSPIN 147.25 -8 -5.15% ↑TITASGAS 704 12.25 1.77% ↑TRUSTBANK 386 9.75 2.59% ↔ ULC 0 0 0.0% ↑UNIONCAP 114.5 2.7 2.42% ↑UNITEDINS 1420 14.5 1.03% ↓USMANIAGL 2330 -57.5 -2.41% ↑UTTARABANK 1449.75 4 0.28% ↑UTTARAFIN 1728 40.25 2.38% ↓ZEALBANGLA 25.1 -2.6 -9.39%

CSE ↑RUPI 1002.00 31.00 0.0319% ↑PEOPI 920.00 16.00 0.0177% ↑GDI 1515.00 35.00 0.0236% ↑JANI 905.00 25.00 0.0284% ↑FEDI 530.00 47.50 0.0984% ↓NALI 3001.00 -1519.00 -0.3361% ↑BGIC 491.50 4.00 0.0082% ↑PRAGI 1225.00 9.25 0.0076% ↓SALI 1800.00 -450.00 -0.2000% ↑PHOI 634.00 15.00 0.0242% ↑EASTI 702.00 32.00 0.0478% ↑ELNDI 826.00 11.00 0.0135% ↑PRTEX 416.00 61.25 0.1727% ↓APXWV 169.00 -3.00 -0.0174% ↓BXSYN 440.00 -1.50 -0.0034% ↑BXTX 84.50 0.50 0.0060% ↓MNFAB 103.00 -2.00 -0.0190% ↑ALTEX 183.50 15.25 0.0906% ↑DLSP 485.00 4.25 0.0088% ↑HRTEX 280.00 8.75 0.0323% ↑ANLYN 174.00 9.50 0.0578% ↑SQPH 2836.00 20.25 0.0072% ↑ACI 421.00 2.30 0.0055% ↑BXPH 154.70 0.10 0.0006% ↑AMBPH 250.00 23.50 0.1038% ↑AMCL 1645.00 30.00 0.0186% ↓BATBC 332.00 -2.10 -0.0063% ↑RAHFD 193.25 1.75 0.0091% ↑CNFCM 1208.00 5.00 0.0042% ↑HBCM 1860.00 54.00 0.0299% ↑MGHCM 1070.00 29.00 0.0279% ↓QUSDR 69.00 -2.40 -0.0336% ↓AFAUT 2300.00 -5.75 -0.0025% ↑BDTHI 920.25 4.75 0.0052% ↓ESTCB 750.00 -23.25 -0.0301% ↑APXTN 1120.00 8.75 0.0079% ↑EHL 686.50 16.00 0.0239% ↑PDOIL 1544.00 41.90 0.0279% ↓BOC 405.10 -8.40 -0.0203% ↑ABBNK 1032.00 21.75 0.0215% ↑NBL 561.25 15.00 0.0275% ↑RUBNK 1467.50 4.50 0.0031% ↑CTBNK 560.00 37.50 0.0718% ↑PUBNK 439.75 13.50 0.0317% ↑ISBNK 549.25 14.75 0.0276% ↑IDLC 3060.00 131.00 0.0447% ↑IFIC 891.50 0.25 0.0003% ↑UFIL 1730.00 112.00 0.0692% ↓UGLAS 2385.00 -0.75 -0.0003% ↓ARMIT 425.00 -23.10 -0.0516% ↑BXLTD 297.20 0.60 0.0020% ↓NPOLY 1083.00 -25.75 -0.0232% ↑MNCR 490.25 73.00 0.1750% ↓GQBAL 210.30 -8.00 -0.0366% ↑FWCR 400.00 7.75 0.0198% ↓ARACM 435.00 -33.00 -0.0705% ↑AIBL 478.25 14.50 0.0313% ↓SLCL 102.00 -8.00 -0.0727% ↔ SBIL 49.00 0.00 0.0000% ↑SIHAM 340.00 46.00 0.1565% ↓RPFDL 139.50 -2.20 -0.0155% ↓BWEL 79.30 -4.70 -0.0560% ↑PMBNK 510.00 12.50 0.0251% ↓SAFKO 100.00 -4.75 -0.0453% ↑LFL 38.60 0.30 0.0078% ↑DHBNK 393.50 13.25 0.0348% ↑MIRCL 32.70 0.10 0.0031% ↑SEBNK 305.00 16.25 0.0563% ↑NCCBL 460.75 11.50 0.0256% ↑AIMS1 18.61 0.84 0.0473% ↓FWFD 51.00 -0.20 -0.0039% ↑PICL 431.25 10.25 0.0243% ↑HPPML 65.70 3.60 0.0580% ↓DUBBL 1971.00 -21.25 -0.0107% ↑KECOS 69.70 1.10 0.0160% ↔ BHL 47.00 0.00 0.0000% ↑SQTEX 106.60 0.30 0.0028% ↓METSP 57.70 -2.40 -0.0399% ↓ISN 47.20 -0.90 -0.0187% ↔ PADCM 26.80 0.00 0.0000% ↓FINFD 55.00 -1.50 -0.0265% ↓BDCOM 72.60 -1.30 -0.0176% ↑IOL 42.80 0.50 0.0118% ↑KDGNT 53.40 0.30 0.0056% ↑MTBNK 360.00 8.25 0.0235% ↑FHDIL 12.60 0.20 0.0161% ↑FLIL 1160.00 103.75 0.0982% ↓AGNI 64.10 -1.60 -0.0244% ↑SBL 284.00 15.00 0.0558% ↑OBL 402.00 19.50 0.0510% ↓LSCM 495.00 -1.25 -0.0025% ↓BATA 466.80 -6.30 -0.0133% ↑BASIA 353.00 9.25 0.0269% ↑JBCL 208.25 2.00 0.0097% ↑DCL 53.00 0.30 0.0057% ↑MCBNK 328.00 7.25 0.0226% ↑UBL 1449.50 6.25 0.0043% ↑MFL 753.00 42.75 0.0602% ↑EBL 503.75 21.25 0.0440% ↑EXIMB 331.00 12.25 0.0384% ↑IAIMF 440.00 14.00 0.0329% ↑PLFSL 386.00 12.75 0.0342% ↓MLI 1700.00 -731.00 -0.3007% ↑GMF1 106.00 6.00 0.0600% ↑SIBNK 282.00 16.25 0.0611% ↑PFIL 1657.00 8.00 0.0049% ↑PRLSG 555.00 25.50 0.0482% ↓SMTP 1323.50 -9.50 -0.0071% ↑NITI 473.25 9.25 0.0199% ↑APGI 565.25 10.75 0.0194% ↑ISFIL 685.00 58.25 0.0929% ↑BERGR 500.00 3.90 0.0079% ↑PROLI 1500.00 100.00 0.0714% ↑SBINS 335.00 9.00 0.0276% ↑JMBNK 412.25 10.25 0.0255% ↑SACRS 843.00 12.25 0.0147% ↓DESCO 1430.00 -0.50 -0.0003% ↑LNKBF 248.00 1.70 0.0069% ↑BIFC 546.00 26.25 0.0505% ↑IPDC 392.00 3.50 0.0090% ↑BRACB 664.00 6.25 0.0095% ↑SJIB 290.25 7.50 0.0265% ↑INRB1 444.25 4.25 0.0097% ↓GSON 56.00 -0.10 -0.0018% ↑PRMRB 328.25 10.50 0.0330% ↑UCAP 113.10 0.80 0.0071% ↑BDFIN 637.00 45.00 0.0760% ↓ILFSL 1223.00 -2.00 -0.0016% ↑PHFIN 1055.00 33.00 0.0323% ↑TRSTB 387.50 13.00 0.0347% ↑PMNTI 302.75 9.00 0.0306% ↑CGIC 388.00 23.25 0.0637% ↓IBMPB 910.00 -0.50 -0.0005% ↓JMOIL 426.40 -15.30 -0.0346% ↓MPL 238.10 -6.80 -0.0278% ↑FAS 482.00 23.25 0.0507% ↑CONTI 385.00 20.00 0.0548% ↑DBH 1590.00 40.00 0.0258% ↑TGAS 705.00 20.00 0.0292% ↑INRB2 207.00 7.00 0.0350% ↑GMFO2 46.80 1.40 0.0308% ↑FSBNK 199.50 5.75 0.0297% ↓SPORT 2344.00 -24.00 -0.0101% ↑TAKII 429.00 9.50 0.0226% ↑SPCER 79.80 0.40 0.0050% ↑ACIFL 173.00 1.60 0.0093%

Metropolitan

Call for researches on climate change to face impacts

Scholars from home and abroad yesterday called for more collaboration of...

National

Jubilation, sigh of deep satisfaction all over

People across the country have expressed deep satisfaction at the final...

Editorial

Now to bring home the killers at large

NOW that the legal process of the Bangabandhu murder trial has...

Arts & Entertainment

‘Arnob and Friends Live’: An album on the heels of the tour

Last year Arnob, Nazia, Andrew Morris, Resalat, Nazrul and Jibon made...

Op-ed

Positive development is in the offing

WITH the AL-led government installed in power, there is anticipation of...

Letters

Relocating factories

Tawfiq Ali's report on this important matter, published by you on...

Business

Doubt over benefit from Nepal rail link

A rail transit between Bangladesh and Nepal, as desired by India...

International

8 killed in US missile strike in Pakistan

A suspected US missile strike killed at least eight militants yesterday...

Sports

Abahani ride on Rony

Opener Rony Talukdar was dismissed in the nervous nineties to miss...

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Kewra forest in death throesRafiqul Islam, back from Ashar Char

Build a separate functional capitalShahnoor Wahid

Invest in people Md Hasan

Interest waived, club bills paid Shahnoor Wahid

Do you think the communications ministry should have carried out feasibility study before inviting for tender bidding to the billion-dollar project of elevated expressway?