NEW YORK, Apr 29 (AFP): The Empire State Building will be illuminated in blue, white and red late Friday in honor of the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, management of the iconic skyscraper said Thursday. The building's...
KADUNA (Nigeria), Apr 29 (AFP): Nigeria has wrapped up a landmark election season, but thousands remain displaced by post-poll riots, living in increasingly squalid conditions and shaken by narrow escapes from armed mobs. Camps for the displaced have sprung up...
Dividends IFIC Bank: The board of directors of IFIC Bank has recommended 27 per cent stock dividend for the year that ended on December 31, 2010. The AGM of the company will be held at Bashundhara Convention Centre, Block #...
Prime Finance Asset Management Company Limited (PAMC) has declared the Net Asset Values (NAV) of Prime Financial First Unit Fund, the first private sector unit fund in Bangladesh, according to a press release. The total NAV of Prime Financial First...
Md Abdul Halim has been made managing drector of Rajhahi Krisi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) recently. He was the deputy managing director of the bank prior to his promotion. He completed his masters degree from Dhaka University in Public Administration. He...
National Bank Limited (NBL) and Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) has signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Agricultural and Rural Credit sponsored by the bank. Managing Director of NBL Neaz Ahmed and Executive Director of BMDA Shafiqur Rahman signed the...
KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken), a concern of Transcom Foods Limited, has opened its outlet at Purana Paltan in the city. Transcom Foods Executive Director Akku Chowdhury formally inaugurated the outlet in presence of celebrities and media people Friday. Addressing the...
NEW DELHI, Apr 29 (Commodity Online): A day after India and Pakistan restarted trade talks, both could be poised to test their wheat export records, signalling that nearly eight million tonnes in extra supplies could hit the market, according to...
LONDON, Apr 29 (Reuters): Gold steadied Friday, just shy of fresh record highs and set for its seventh successive weekly gain, driven largely by the decline in the dollar to its lowest in nearly three years. The dollar fell to...
YANGON, Apr 28: Myanmar and China plan to build a railroad together that will link China's landlocked Yunnan province to a deep-sea port being built in Myanmar's Rakhine state. The state-run newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported Thursday the project...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at a few places over Dhaka, Barisal and Chittagong divisions and at one or two places over Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours till...
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed Friday urged the people to uphold the dignity of country's constitution, reports BSS. Those who say that there is a constitutional vacuum in the country is not correct, he said speaking...
Opposition BNP rejected the investigation report of a judicial commission on torture on minority in post-poll violence of 2001 general election terming it 'totally one sided and biased', reports UNB. BNP leader Barrister Moudud Ahmed made the party's formal reaction...
Leaders of homeopath practitioners at a conference in the city Friday urged the government to give due importance of homeopathy in the new health policy that is likely to be adopted soon, reports BSS. They said more than 100,000 homeopathy...
Bangladesh Ambassador in the United States (US) State Minister Akramul Qader has urged the expatriate Bangladeshis to actively participate in the mainstream US politics, reports UNB. Addressing the office-bearers of Bangladesh Society in Florida and expatriate Bangladeshis at a meeting...
The namaj-e-janaza for BNP international affairs secretary Kamor Uddin Ahmad was held in front of the party's central office at Nayapaltan after Asr prayers Friday, reports UNB. A large number of leaders and workers of BNP and its front and...
PABNA, Apr 29 (UNB): A leader of an outlawed outfit was killed in a shootout between his cohorts and RAB in Santhia Upazila in the district early Friday. The deceased was identified as Ziaul Rahman (28), alias Bomaru Zia, commander...
National Bank Limited (NBL) and Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) has signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Agricultural and Rural Credit sponsored by the bank. Managing Director of NBL Neaz Ahmed and Executive Director of BMDA Shafiqur Rahman signed the...
KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken), a concern of Transcom Foods Limited, has opened its outlet at Purana Paltan in the city. Transcom Foods Executive Director Akku Chowdhury formally inaugurated the outlet in presence of celebrities and media people Friday. Addressing the...
NEW DELHI, Apr 29 (Commodity Online): A day after India and Pakistan restarted trade talks, both could be poised to test their wheat export records, signalling that nearly eight million tonnes in extra supplies could hit the market, according to...
LONDON, Apr 29 (Reuters): Gold steadied Friday, just shy of fresh record highs and set for its seventh successive weekly gain, driven largely by the decline in the dollar to its lowest in nearly three years. The dollar fell to...
YANGON, Apr 28: Myanmar and China plan to build a railroad together that will link China's landlocked Yunnan province to a deep-sea port being built in Myanmar's Rakhine state. The state-run newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported Thursday the project...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at a few places over Dhaka, Barisal and Chittagong divisions and at one or two places over Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours till...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Apr 29 (AFP): Misbah-ul-Haq dug deep and dragged Pakistan to a series-clinching, three-wicket victory over West Indies in the third One-day International of the best of five match series here Thursday. Misbah led the way with four fours...
COLOMBO, Apr 29 (AFP): Sri Lanka's former cricket captain Hashan Tillakaratne has claimed that his country had been fixing games since 1992, once again raising the spectre of corruption in the sport. The left-handed batsman, who played 83 Tests and...
WASHINGTON, Apr 29 (AFP): Serena and Venus Williams have shaken off injuries that have sidelined them from competitive tennis, but whether or not they will be ready for next month's French Open remains uncertain. "The French Open is a great...
LONDON, Apr 29 (AFP): David and Victoria Beckham were among a host of celebrities and VIPS who arrived for Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal wedding at Westminster Abbey Friday. Former England football captain Beckham, wearing his OBE medal pinned...
MADRID, April 29, 2011 (AFP) - Barcelona look to build on their morale-boosting 2-0 Champions League semi-final win over rivals Real Madrid by moving a step closer to their third consecutive league title with victory at promoted Real Sociedad Saturday....
NEW DELHI, April 29 (AFP): Manoj Tiwary scored an unbeaten half-century to set up a thrilling 17-run win for Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League match against Delhi Daredevils Thursday. Tiwary hit three sixes and two fours in...
National Bank Limited (NBL) and Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) has signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Agricultural and Rural Credit sponsored by the bank. Managing Director of NBL Neaz Ahmed and Executive Director of BMDA Shafiqur Rahman signed the...
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