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Gas supply from Titas Well 22 begins

Our Correspondent | 2014-03-30 00:00:00

BRAHMANBARIA, Mar 29: Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited (BGFCL) started supplying natural gas from Titas Well 22 from Tuesday last. BGFCL Managing Director Md Nurul Absar attended the inaugural session as the chief guest at Titas gas field. Project related...

News in brief

2014-03-30 00:00:00

30 held in Benapole while entering India Members of Border Guard Bangladesh arrested 30 people while they were going to India illegally through Putkhali border point Benapole Friday night. Confirming the incident, SM Shafiuddin, sub-inspector of Benapole Port Police Station,...

Photo: NAOGAON: Some influential people of the locality

2014-03-30 00:00:00

Photo: PATUAKHALI: An unfinished bridge

2014-03-30 00:00:00

Russia vows no Ukraine invasion as leaders seek solution

2014-03-30 00:00:00

MOSCOW, Mar 29 (AFP): Russia Saturday pledged it would not invade mainland Ukraine following its seizure of Crimea and said it favoured the ex-Soviet state becoming a federation as a way of defusing the crisis. Tensions have run high after...

Myanmar says \\\'Rohingya\\\' term banned from census

2014-03-30 00:00:00

SITTWE, Mar 29 (AFP): Myanmar said Saturday that Muslims would not be allowed to register as "Rohingya" in its first census in three decades despite UN assurances, on the eve of a survey that has fanned sectarian tensions. The move...

MH370 search looks for debris breakthrough in new area

2014-03-30 00:00:00

PERTH, Mar 29 (AFP): Ship and plane crews Saturday searched a vast new area of the Indian Ocean for wreckage from a Malaysian plane which went missing three weeks ago, seeking closure for relatives and clues to the crash. China,...

news digest

2014-03-30 00:00:00

Bomb kills girl, injures 16 in SW Pakistan QUETTA, Mar 29: A bomb blast targeting a vehicle carrying security forces killed a young girl and wounded 16 others-including up to eight children-in Pakistan's troubled southwest Saturday, police said. The attack...

Men behind bidi industry outwit tax officials

Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-03-30 00:00:00

Inadequate study and data on bidi industry are making the authorities confused over framing effective fiscal measures to check consumption of health hazardous item. Bidi is also called a common man's 'cigarette'. The bidi industry insiders have been furnishing similar...

NAV of MTB Unit Fund declared

2014-03-30 00:00:00

Alliance Capital Asset Management Limited has declared the net asset value (NAV) of MTB Unit Fund, said to a press release. The NAV of MTB Unit Fund stood at Tk 349,855,252.55 on the basis of cost price and Tk 377,887,262.50...

Mir Telecom keen to build infrastructure of 2 Hi-Tech parks

FE Report | 2014-03-30 00:00:00

Local company, Mir Telecom, has shown interest to build infrastructure of two Hi-Tech parks. The company has already responded to the Request for Proposals (RFPs) invited by the Bangladesh High-Tech Park Authority (BHTPA). Mir Telecom is interested to build the...

News Brief

2014-03-30 00:00:00

Premier Bank to implement Southtech solution Premier Bank Limited signed an agreement with Southtech Limited for the implementation of Southtech scaled, a premier human resource management solution in Bangladesh.   The agreement was signed by Managing Director & CEO of Premier...

Photo: Prime Bank Limited

2014-03-30 00:00:00

Photo: Islamic Banks Consultative Forum (IBCF)

2014-03-30 00:00:00

US stocks end off highs, Dow up for week

2014-03-30 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Mar 29 (Reuters): Global equity markets ended higher on Friday but US stocks sharply pared gains after a late selloff in biotechnology shares, while euro zone government bond yields fell on renewed bets the European Central Bank (ECB)...

Sebi\\\'s merger veto to block backdoor delistings

2014-03-30 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Mar 29 (Business Standard): The Securities and Exchange Board of India's power to block merger transactions may help act as a temporary measure to address a regulatory gray area created by a provision in the new Companies Act, which...

Photo: NRB Bank Limited

2014-03-30 00:00:00

Photo: Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited

2014-03-30 00:00:00

Photo: Petredec Elpiji Limited

2014-03-30 00:00:00

PSG win again ahead of Chelsea showdown

2014-03-30 00:00:00

PARIS, Mar 29 (AFP): Paris Saint-Germain warmed up for their Champions League showdown with Chelsea by recording a narrow 1-0 win at Nice Friday that took them another step closer to the Ligue 1 title. For the second week in...

Rahmatganj win over Arambagh

2014-03-30 00:00:00

Rahmatganj MFS earned a comfortable 3-0 goal victory over Arambagh KS in the day's lone match of the Premier Bank Bangladesh Championship League at the Bir Shrestho Shaheed Sepoy Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur Saturday. Rahmatganj took lead in the...

Pietersen plans Caribbean commute

2014-03-30 00:00:00

LONDON, Mar 29 (AFP): For most cricketers the fact the Caribbean Premier League and its English county Twenty20 equivalent are taking place at the same time would mean playing in both was impossible. However, England exile Kevin Pietersen is planning...

Nadal-Djokovic in Miami final after walkovers

2014-03-30 00:00:00

MIAMI, Mar 29 (AFP): Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic reached the final of the Miami ATP Masters without lifting their racquets Friday after their semi-final foes Tomas Berdych and Kei Nishikori withdrew. The two semi-final walkovers were a first in...

Rodgers relaxed as Liverpool eye title

2014-03-30 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL, Mar 29 (AFP): Brendan Rodgers insists there is no pressure on his Liverpool team as they look to continue their push for the Premier League title against Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield Sunday. Liverpool have been dark horses in the...

sports digest

2014-03-30 00:00:00

Hajek injury hits Czech Davis Cup hopes PRAGUE, Mar 29: The Czech Republic will take just three players out to Tokyo this week to take on Japan in the Davis Cup quarter-finals, following a knee injury to Jan Hajek, captain...

Photo: Sikder Group Independence Day Cup Golf Tournament-2014

2014-03-30 00:00:00

McCullum helps NZ thump Netherlands

2014-03-30 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Mar 29 (AFP): Brendan McCullum hit a robust half-century to steer New Zealand to a comprehensive six-wicket win over the Netherlands in a World Twenty20 Super-10 game in Chittagong Saturday. McCullum hit a punishing 45-ball 65 with three sixes...

Dhoni\\\'s India fly high amid upheaval at home

2014-03-30 00:00:00

For the second time in less than a year, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Indian team is making up for the sins of its administrators with a flawless display at the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh, reports AFP. Ignoring the upheaval back home,...

India enter World T20 semi-finals

2014-03-30 00:00:00

Leg-spinner Amit Mishra continued his awesome form as India roared into the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 with an eight-wicket demolition of hosts Bangladesh in the city Friday, reports AFP. Mishra, who was man of the match in both the...

South Africa beat Ireland by 86 runs

2014-03-30 00:00:00

South Africa beat Ireland by a huge 86 runs in a Group-A match of the ICC Women's World Twenty20 at Sylhet Stadium Saturday, reports UNB. Chasing South Africa's 165 runs, Ireland folded their innings cheaply at 79 runs in 15.1...