Launch

Gen Masududdin tells Canadian online paper :90 BNP, 10 AL leaders wanted Gen Moeen to float party

Mon October 12, 2009 - 10:49pm BdST

Almost 100 senior leaders from both Awami League and BNP had met the then army chief General Moeen U Ahmed requesting him to launch a new political party as, the politicians claimed, they had been fed up with the two ladies. It was how the minus-two formula came up in the media, said Lt Gen Masududdin Chowdhury, a powerful general during the emergency rule, who is currently serving as Bangladesh High Commissioner to Australia.

Dhaka to urge Interpol to track down Bangabandhu's killers

Sun October 11, 2009 - 11:31pm BdST

Bangladesh is going to launch a global appeal to track down the fugitive killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Prior to leave for Singapore to join the 78th annual general meeting of Interpol, Home Minister Sahara Khatun said this to reporters last night reaffirming the government's commitment to track down the killers of Bangabandhu murder case.

Rajuk to launch eviction drive in 200 city bldgs

Thu October 8, 2009 - 2:56am BdST

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) will launch eviction drive in as many as 200 buildings in the congested areas of the city, especially Motijheel, Tikatuly, Gulistan, New Market, Dhanmondi, Gulshan, Uttara, Mohakhali and Banani from next Sunday, to restore car parking spaces to reduce traffic congestion in the city.

Mobile money order service from Nov 1

Wed October 7, 2009 - 4:56am BdST

The Postal Department has taken final preparatory measures to launch its ‘mobile money order service’ from November 1, official sources said. It will provide an alternative to courier money order service now being operated using mobile phones by private courier agencies at exorbitant charges.

Bangladesh set for record IPO

Fri October 2, 2009 - 2:07am BdST

Bangladesh's largest mobile phone provider Grameenphone will launch the country's biggest public sale of shares on Sunday, a move seen as a key test for the national stock exchange. Analysts expect the Initial Public Offering (IPO) to raise 141 million dollars and be several hundred times oversubscribed.

Tickets slip into black market

Sun September 13, 2009 - 5:01am BdST

Hundreds of people are queuing at bus, launch and train stations every day for advance tickets for home, but most are returning empty-handed as tickets vanished from counters much ago. Disgruntled passengers said tickets could be traced only to black market in exchange for rates almost double the regular prices.

AL to launch member collection drive in Oct

Fri September 4, 2009 - 11:25pm BdST

The ruling Awami League will launch member collection drives across the country by the beginning of October to strengthen the party’s base at grassroots level and overcome organisational inertia.

Prof Yunus leaves for Jeddah to launch Saudi university

Thu September 3, 2009 - 2:00pm BdST

Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus leaves here tomorrow on an invitation to launch the very first academic year of King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz University of Science and Technology (KAUST). The event will take place at the KAUST campus in Thuwal on the Red Sea coast.

Grameenphone expects IPO soon

Mon June 29, 2009 - 2:56am BdST

Top mobile phone carrier Grameenphone, 62 per cent owned by Norway’s Telenor, said on Saturday it expected to launch its initial public offering soon as it had fulfilled conditions set by the country’s Securities and Exchange Commission.

Launch Accident: Barishal

Sat February 21, 2009 - 11:30pm BdST

Today one dead body is ditected at the river of Kirton Khola in Barishal.