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Tender soon for gas link to southwest districts

2011-12-12 00:00:00

Tenders will soon be called to set up gas link with five southwestern districts of Bangladesh, SM Rezaul Islam, director of the project to establish links, said, reports bdnews24.com. Once the lines are up, residents of Khulna district will get...

Iran says EU 'definitely' will not impose oil sanctions

2011-12-12 00:00:00

TEHRAN, Dec 11 (Reuters): Iran said on Sunday the European Union "definitely" will not impose sanctions on the country's oil exports as the measure will harm the global crude market, the Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi said. "Our policy is sustainable...

Global financial assets to be worth $317 trillion: McKinsey

2011-12-12 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Dec 11 (Business Standard): The value of financial assets worldwide is expected to touch $371 trillion by 2020, with emerging economies including India, accounting for about one third of the total amount, says global consultancy McKinsey. The projected...

India's Reliance eyes energy targets in Americas

2011-12-12 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Dec 11 (Reuters): Reliance Industries, India's most valuable listed company, is scouting for oil investments in the Americas as it looks to increase the stake of crude production it owns to feed its refinery, the world's largest, a senior...

Gold to remain sideways on global uncertainty

2011-12-12 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Dec 11 (Business Standard): Gold price is likely to remain sideways this week due to uncertainty in global economy. The metal, of late, has started losing its status as safe haven investment avenue at the time of global economic...

Millennium Information's

2011-12-12 00:00:00

Continued from Page 13 ner. Many other foreign software companies also developed IB solution but those don't fully match to the IB because they don't have expertise in this sector, Mr Mahmud Hossain said. There are huge opportunities of Islamic...

Resolving compliance issues in RMG stressed

2011-12-12 00:00:00

FE Report Speakers at a seminar on "Challenges of Meeting Compliance Issue while Exporting RMG" have emphasised the need for addressing compliance issues in Bangladesh's RMG units Sunday. Though majority of the speakers expressed satisfaction over the recent improvement in...

Seminar on 'Low-cost Brick Making Tech' held

2011-12-12 00:00:00

A seminar on 'Environment Friendly Low-cost Brick Making Technology' was held at Sonargaon Hotel in the city Sunday, said a statement. Annesha Group and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Brazil in coordination with Gesellschaft Fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)...

2 trade missionsto be opened inBrazil, Mexico

2011-12-12 00:00:00

FE Report Two new trade missions would be opened in the American continent - one in Brazil and another in Mexico - soon to make headway in business expansion in the region, Foreign Minister Dipu Moni said Saturday. Bangladesh needs...

Intraco CNG Ltd launches Italiancompressor for refuelling vehicles

2011-12-12 00:00:00

FR Report Intraco CNG Ltd Sunday formally launched BRC, an Italian brand CNG-LPG compressor of "Mother - Daughter System," for vehicles for the first time in Bangladesh. Mother and Daughter stations have normally been selected for some places where there...

Bakhrabad Gas earns Tk 423.30m profit in 2010-11 fiscal

2011-12-12 00:00:00

FE Report Bakhrabad Gas Distribution Company Limited (BGDCL), a concern of the Petrobangla, earned profit worth Tk 423.30 million by collecting Tk 3.90 billion as revenue, against the sale of 657.35 million cubic metres of gas in the fiscal year...

India overstated exports by $9b

2011-12-12 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Dec 11 (Bloomberg): India's commerce ministry said it overstated merchandise exports by $9 billion in the eight months through November because of "misclassification and errors" in computing overseas sales. "Notwithstanding the misclassification, there were errors in double counting...

Standard Chartered eyes Oman,Nigeria for Islamic banking

2011-12-12 00:00:00

DUBAI, Dec 11 (Reuters): Standard Chartered is in discussions with regulators to offer Islamic banking services in Oman and Nigeria, now that both countries are revamping their regulatory environments to encourage Islamic finance, the bank's global head of Islamic banking...

Mustard output in Rajshahi region encouraging

2011-12-12 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Dec 11 (BSS): The farmers and officials concerned are expecting a satisfactory production of mustard following various government steps and favourable climatic conditions in the region this Rabi season. According to the sources concerned, the cash crop is now...

Seven JCD men injured at RU

2011-12-12 00:00:00

RU Correspondent RAJSHAHI UNIVEWRSITY, Dec 11: At least seven leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) of Rajshahi University (RU) were injured following an attack by the activists of Bangladesh Chhatra league (BCL) Sunday noon. The Injured were identified...

Under-trial prisoner dies in Nilphamari

2011-12-12 00:00:00

NILPHAMARI, Dec 11 (UNB): An under trial prisoner of the district jail who fell seriously ill on Thursday died at Sadar Adhunik Hospital on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Shamsuddin Nuri, 45, son of late Yusuf Ali of...

Solar units changing power scene in char areas of N-districts

2011-12-12 00:00:00

Our Correspondent RANGPUR, Dec 11: Introduction of solar power in the rural areas of Rangpur, Kurigram and Lalmonirhat districts has ushered in a new hope for the people as electricity supply is not adequate in these areas. As the Rural...

Peddler held with Yaba in Chandpur

2011-12-12 00:00:00

CHANDPUR, Dec 11 (UNB): Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested a drug peddler along with 7,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from a bus at Wireless Bazaar in the district town on Saturday afternoon. The arrestee was identified as Mostafa Kamal,...

Workshop onviolence againstwomen held

2011-12-12 00:00:00

Our Correspondent GOPALGANJ, Dec 11: A day-long training workshop on "Joint Program to Address Violence Against Women" was held at Public Library auditorium in Gopalganj town today. The workshop was organised by district information office, Gopalganj. Md. Moniruzzaman ADC (Gen.)...

NARI project training centre at Uttara EPZ demanded

2011-12-12 00:00:00

Our Correspondent NILPHAMARI, Dec 11: The government has undertaken a project funded by World Bank to reduce poverty in the Monga prone five districts of Nilphamari, Rangpur, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram and Gaibandha. The project named Northern Areas Reduction of Poverty Initiative...

Human Rights Day observed in Faridpur

2011-12-12 00:00:00

FARIDPUR, Dec 11 (BSS): The 63rd 'International Human Rights Day' was observed in Faridpur Saturday in a befitting manner. In connection with the observance of the day, Madaripur Legal Aid Association in collaboration with Esho Jati Gori (EJAG) yesterday organised...

Kaliganj UP membercommits suicide

2011-12-12 00:00:00

Our Correspondent KHULNA, Dec 11: A Union Parishad (UP) member committed suicide at Kaliganj Upazila of Satkhira district on Saturday. The victim was identified as Khagendra Nath Mondol (41), a member of Ward No. 3 of Ratanpur UP under Kaliganj...

One killed in road mishap

2011-12-12 00:00:00

An old man was killed while a pickup van dashed him from back side at Joydihi bus stand of Mollarhat Upazila of Bagerhat district Sunday noon. The victim was identified as Hafizur Rahman Sheikh (65), son of late Abdul Mojid...

Two held with fake notes

2011-12-12 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Dec 11 (BSS): Police arrested two persons and seized Taka 19,000 fake currency notes from their possessions in Central Bus Terminal area here in the early hours of Sunday. Police said, acting on secret information, Kotwali Thana police conducted...

Mugger arrested after gunfight with police

2011-12-12 00:00:00

TANGAIL, Dec 11 (UNB): A mugger was arrested after a gunfight with police in Mirzapur upazila on Friday night. The arrested was identified as Selim Ahmed Jahirul, 28, resident of Nahali village in Bashail upazila of the district. Police said...

Boro cultivation on 19,740 hectares of land in Pirojpur

2011-12-12 00:00:00

PIROJPUR, Dec 11 (UNB): A scheme has been taken up to bring Some 19,740 hectares of land under Boro crops cultivation in seven upazilas of the district in the current season with an output target of 77,954 mts rice. Department...

Indian hunger striker Anna demands action to tackle corruption

2011-12-12 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Dec 11 (AFP): Indian activist Anna Hazare, whose anti-graft hunger strike in August attracted huge public support, held a one-day fast Sunday demanding the government do more to tackle corruption. Hazare's 12-day fast four months ago unleashed an...

Gbagbo party boycotts Ivory election

2011-12-12 00:00:00

ABIDJAN, Dec 11 (AFP): Ivorians voted Sunday to elect a new parliament in a poll boycotted by the party of former strongman Laurent Gbagbo, who is awaiting trial in The Hague for crimes against humanity. With Gbagbo sitting in an...

Durban climate talks produce imperfect deals

2011-12-12 00:00:00

DURBAN, Dec 11 (agencies): Negotiators at the UN climate conference in South Africa have approved a package of agreements to combat global climate change, reports VOA. While the deal is a step forward, observers say more should have been accomplished....

Gaza father, daughter hurt in Israeli raid

2011-12-12 00:00:00

GAZA CITY, Dec 11, (agencies): A Palestinian father and his daughter were wounded in an Israeli air strike on Gaza City early Sunday, Palestinian medics said. The two were hurt when their home was hit in a raid that apparently...