Volume 4 Number 346 Thu. May 20, 2004       Advertise with The Daily Star -- Advertising on the Website    Advertising in the Printed E dition-- Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Political Sports Point-counterpoint Metropolitan National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives Business   Import ban on Malaysian poultry parent stock goes Restriction on buying from other Asian countries to continue; team to visit India to investigate bird flu situation The government yesterday lifted import ban on poultry parent stocks from Malaysia.   Bangladesh investors' confce in S'pore today An investors' conference, organised by the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI), will be held today in Singapore to project the investment opportunities in Bangladesh.   Banglabandha land port gets operational Saturday Formal inauguration in July Export-import activities through Banglabandha border point in the country's northern tip begin Saturday making it a fully operational land port.   $40m HRD programme for export-oriented sectors The government has estimated $40 million to take up human resource development (HRD) programmes in export-oriented sectors, Commerce Minister Altaf Hossain Choudhury told a seminar in Dhaka yesterday.   Finland offers help in tourism, power, paper industry Finland yesterday offered Bangladesh its technologies and investment in four potential sectors -- water management, paper industry, tourism and power.   Asia's bond market dev seen gaining momentum Asian policymakers are more aware than ever before of the need to develop regional bond markets and this bodes well for future financial stability, experts said at a conference here Wednesday.   Move on to limit insider stocks trading A move is underway to restrict sponsor directors, advisors, officials, auditors and other insiders of a company to trade shares of that company during a period between the last day of financial year and   South Asian shippers meet in Dhaka today The 15th annual general meeting of the Association of Shippers' Councils of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka (ASCOBIPS) begins today in Dhaka.   Special tour packages for Malaysia In order to promote Malaysian tourism sector in Bangladesh, Malaysian Airlines and Tourism Malaysia offer special tour packages for Bangladeshi travellers.   Samsung South West Asia CEO due today Kwang-Soo Kim, president and CEO of Samsung South West Asia Regional Headquarters, will arrive in Bangladesh today to inaugurate the Samsung Digital Celebrations 2004.   Sadat Jute okays bonus share, 20pc dividend Sadat Jute Industries Limited has declared a 20 percent dividend and 100 percent bonus share for the year 2002-03.   Agora launches daily raffle draw programme Agora, a superstore, has launched a three-phase daily raffle draw programme for its customers offering attractive prizes.   Beximco Pharma, CDBL sign deal Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited has signed an agreement with Central Depository Bangladesh Limited (CDBL) to convert its share certificates into electronic ones for trading under the central depository   StanChart holds China Night Standard Chartered Bank's Financial Institutions Team recently organised "China Night" to celebrate the international partnership between Bangladesh and China in Dhaka.   Yemen Airways reschedules flight opening Yemen Airways has partially readjusted its pre-announced flight schedule. Accordingly the inaugural flight is now due on the June 20.   Triune now PR consultants of S’poreMedicine Triune (Pte) Ltd, a concern of Triune Group, has been appointed public relations (PR) consultants for SingaporeMedicine (SM).     Advertisement