MUMBAI, Mar 28: The Indian rupee recovered by 18 paise to trade at 60.12 against the US dollar in early trade Friday on selling of the American currency by banks and exporters amid sustained foreign capital inflows. — PTI
Sonia H Moni | 2014-03-29 00:00:00
Bangladesh Post Office (BPO) in partnership with a leading mobile operator is considering widening the Electronic Money Transfer Service (EMTS) across the country, officials said. The BPO has already started talks with Banglalink to expand the quality service and its...
TOKYO, Mar 28 (AFP): Japanese consumer prices rose for the ninth consecutive month in February while unemployment fell to a more than six-year low, data showed today, suggesting Tokyo's efforts to combat years of falling prices and tepid growth were...
TOKYO, Mar 28 (AFP): Apple is to release its newest iPhone in September, with higher resolution and bigger screens, a report said Friday, its latest salvo in the smartphone wars where it has lost global market share to rivals such...
HONG KONG, Mar 28 (AFP): Rusal, the world's largest aluminium producer, said Friday its net loss blew out to more than $3 billion last year as it was hit by record low metal prices and one-off restructuring charges. The Hong...
CHITTAGONG, Mar 28 (AFP): Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal and South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis were suspended for one Twenty20 match after their sides were charged for slow over-rates for the second time within 12 months, the ICC said...
CHITTAGONG, Mar 28 (AFP): Opener Alex Hales smashed a maiden hundred to help England upset world number one Sri Lanka in a thrilling World Twenty20 Super-10 stage match in Chittagong Thursday. The 24-year-old smashed a 64-ball 116 not out as...
CHITTAGONG, Mar 28 (AFP): England have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during their World Twenty20 group one match against Sri Lanka in Chittagong, the International Cricket Council said Friday. England beat world number one T20 side Sri Lanka...
CHITTAGONG, Mar 28 (AFP): Afghanistan's cricket team Thursday were hailed after they received the prestigious Laureus "Spirit of Sport" award. Afghanistan were awarded the prize in recognition of their swift rise in world cricket and their maiden qualification for the...
England women's team beat Bangladesh women's team by 79 runs in a Group-B match of the ICC Women's Twenty20 at Sylhet Stadium Friday, reports UNB. Replying to England women's 137 runs, Bangladesh women's team scored 58 runs for 9 wickets...
Babul Barman | 2014-03-29 00:00:00
The stock market extended losing streak for the fifth consecutive week that ended Thursday with sluggish trading activities as investors remained shaky amid ongoing volatile market sentiment. The week featured four trading sessions instead of five due to public holiday...
FE Report Experts at a panel discussion have said the stock exchange regulator should pay more attention to bringing big business entities into the stock market rather than imposing strict regulations on existing corporations in the capital market. "The corporate...
Md Shah Jahan | 2014-03-29 00:00:00
The Biman Bangladesh Airlines is set to take lease of one wide-body aircraft having 450 seats or above for Hajj operation this year. The Biman board of directors in a recent meeting took the decision and a request for proposal...
Taka slightly appreciates against dollar Mar 23 - Mar 27, 2014 Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC The local currency appreciated a little bit against the green back last week and it was traded at 77.67 levels. The central bank bought...
Defending their party chief Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Zia's assertions, BNP standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah Friday described how late Ziaur Rahman was the 'first president' of the country, reports UNB. Ziaur Rahman was virtually the...
Speaker of Jatiya Sangshad (JS) Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has said Bangladesh has been advancing forward to make the Charter of Changes in building a middle income digital Bangladesh programmes successful, reports BSS. Dr Shirin stressed ensuring enhanced participation of...
Blasting BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia for her comment that Ziaur Rahman was the first President of Independent Bangladesh, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon Friday said a sedition case should be filed against her for making such an...
The residents of Tangail-8 (Basail-Sakhipur) are all set to cast their votes in a by-election today (Saturday) to elect their representative to parliament, reports UNB. The polling will start at 8.00 am and continue up to 4.00 pm without any...
COMILLA, Mar 28 (UNB): At least 30 people were injured in a clash between the activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Islami Chhatra Shibir at Natherpetua in Monohorganj Upazila Thursday. Local sources said activists of the upzila unit BCL...
MUNSHIGANJ, Mar 28 (UNB): A woman, who received bullet wounds in a clash during election to Gazaria Upazila Sunday, died at a hospital in the capital Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Lucky Begum (32), wife of BNP rebel...
RAJSHAHI, Mar 28 (BSS): Regional members of Anti Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) have expressed their grave concern over gross violation of tobacco control law in Rajshahi region and urged the authorities concerned to take punitive measures to resist the violation....
Syful Islam back from Tokyo | 2014-03-29 00:00:00
Harvesting rainwater in a larger way and recharging aquifers adequately can help Bangladesh ensure safe drinking water to city dwellers as groundwater was depleting alarmingly due to excessive extraction, said eminent Japanese hydrologist Dr Jun Shimada. He said, besides, the...
Water experts at a workshop in the city on Friday emphasised strengthening regional cooperation and sharing knowledge and experience to address water problems in the South Asian countries, reports UNB. It is imperative to have regional cooperation for river basin...
Bagerhat, Mar 28 (UNB): Members of Bangladesh Navy arrested 15 Indian fishermen for illegally catching fish in the Bay of Bengal under Mongla Upazila Thursday. Mohammad Aminul Islam, officer-in-charge of Mongla Thana, said a patrol team of Navy arrested the...
Barisal, Mar 28 (UNB): Fisheries Department officials in a drive seized 54000 metres of fishing nets from the Tentulia river Thursday. Bimal Chandra Das, district fisheries officer (Hilsa), said they with the help of a Navy team launched drives at...
CHITTAGONG, Mar 28 (BSS): At least three shops were gutted in a fire at city's north Kattoli area Thursday night. Fire service sources said the fire originated from an electric short circuit of a tea stall at around 11.20pm and...
Our Correspondent CHITTAGONG, Mar 28: The Mutual Trust Bank-Drishti Business Idea competition concluded in the city recently. The participants expressed their ideas in new inventions on the issue titled social business. In the final round of the competition Chittagong University...
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