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AT&T touts benefits of T-Mobile deal to FCC

2011-04-24 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters): AT&T Inc told communications regulators its $39-billion bid to buy Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile USA would let it build high-speed wireless services reaching more than 97 per cent of US users. In a filing seeking the...

Treasuries advance before Fed meets on bets growth will suffer

2011-04-24 00:00:00

Treasuries rose for a second week as investors speculated that efforts to cut the Federal budget deficit may damp economic growth and awaited a policy statement next week from the Federal Reserve. Ten-year note yields fell to the lowest level...

Earning Tk 400 to Tk 500 just in five minutes

2011-04-24 00:00:00

At present doctors are taking Tk 400 to 500 as fee from each patient. It used to be Tk 300 during the Caretaker Government. We expected that after coming to power the democratic government will reduce doctors' fee, but the...

CrPc to be amended

2011-04-24 00:00:00

The government is going to bring some modifications in the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPc) in a bid to accelerate trial proceedings. "The trial duration would be fixed in the CrPc so that the proceedings did not get trapped into...

Five killed, 20 hurt in Narsingdi road mishap

2011-04-24 00:00:00

NARSINGDI, Apr 23: Five persons were killed and 20 others injured in a road mishap on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway at Baghata in Narsingdi Saturday. The accident occurred when a Bhairab-bound bus of Chalanbeel Paribahan from Dhaka tried to overtake a locally...

weather

2011-04-24 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary usty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Khulna, arisal, Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions until 6.0pm today (Sunday). Weather may remain mainly dry elsewhere over the country. Mild...

Death anniversary*****

2011-04-24 00:00:00

The second death anniversary of Advocate Mahmood Al Noor Tarek will be held today (Saturday) at Zila School Jam-e-Masjid, Mymensingh. Milad mahfil and Doa will be held after Asr prayer at his residence on the same day, said a press...

Chinese language training course introduced by CCCI

2011-04-24 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Apr 22: President of the premier trade body Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) Morshed Murad Ibrahim said today that language is the major barrier in the bilateral trade, commerce and economic relation with China. Chinese language...

Asia-Pacific airlines will grow strongly in next few years*******

2011-04-24 00:00:00

PARIS, April 23 (AFP): Airlines in the Asia-Pacific region will grow strongly in the next few years but air transport in Europe is likely to stagnate, the outgoing head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Friday. IATA president...

India to study benefits of FTAs with other nations

2011-04-24 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, April 23 (Xinhua): The Indian Commerce Ministry will soon launch a study to assess the trade benefits from several bilateral agreements that the country has entered into, local media reported Friday. The move comes after the economic survey...

Shanghai offers fee cuts to defuse drivers' strike at port

2011-04-24 00:00:00

SHANGHAI, April 23 (Reuters): The government of the Chinese city of Shanghai is cutting some fees to defuse striking truck drivers' anger over high fuel prices, an official spokesman said after days of sometimes violent confrontation disrupted the world's busiest...

'Dubai to regain postion as global business hub'

2011-04-24 00:00:00

ABU DHABI, April 23 (BusinessIntelligence): Dubai is still viewed as an important and strategic location for businesses to have a presence. With the city becoming affordable, this is a good time for foreign companies to establish themselves within Dubai, in...

Sino-Malaysian JV established to target Muslim market

2011-04-24 00:00:00

YINCHUAN, April 23 (Xinhua): Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region has revealed ambitions of expanding the overseas presence of its Muslim product industry by establishing a Sino-Malaysian joint venture specialising in developing products for the Muslim market. The Ningxia-Fahim International...

Marathi newspaper market set to see big battle

2011-04-24 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, April 23 (Business Standard): Dainik Bhaskar's Marathi newspaper could give the market a much-needed shake. Ten newspaper brands, a slow-growth market and Rs 10.0 billion in ad revenues. Can DB Corporation's foray into the Marathi newspaper market shake...

Amazon failure takes down sites across Internet

2011-04-24 00:00:00

NEW YORK, April 23 (AP): Amazon.com struggled Friday morning to restore computers used by other major websites such as Reddit as an outage stretched beyond 24 hours. Though better known for selling books, DVDs and other consumer goods, Amazon also...

CrPc to be amended

2011-04-24 00:00:00

The government is going to bring some modifications in the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPc) in a bid to accelerate trial proceedings. "The trial duration would be fixed in the CrPc so that the proceedings did not get trapped into...

Five killed, 20 hurt in Narsingdi road mishap

2011-04-24 00:00:00

NARSINGDI, Apr 23: Five persons were killed and 20 others injured in a road mishap on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway at Baghata in Narsingdi Saturday. The accident occurred when a Bhairab-bound bus of Chalanbeel Paribahan from Dhaka tried to overtake a locally...

weather

2011-04-24 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary usty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Khulna, arisal, Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions until 6.0pm today (Sunday). Weather may remain mainly dry elsewhere over the country. Mild...

Death anniversary*****

2011-04-24 00:00:00

The second death anniversary of Advocate Mahmood Al Noor Tarek will be held today (Saturday) at Zila School Jam-e-Masjid, Mymensingh. Milad mahfil and Doa will be held after Asr prayer at his residence on the same day, said a press...

Chinese language training course introduced by CCCI

2011-04-24 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Apr 22: President of the premier trade body Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) Morshed Murad Ibrahim said today that language is the major barrier in the bilateral trade, commerce and economic relation with China. Chinese language...

China crops in short supply as fewer farms spur food prices

2011-04-24 00:00:00

BEIJING, April 23 (Bloomberg): Across the road from Zhao Yuanyi's wheat field in China's Shandong province, Chonche Group is expanding a rail-car factory on what used to be 227 hectares of farms. Nearby, Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd makes sedans on...

'Australia must tackle top trading partner China'

2011-04-24 00:00:00

SYDNEY, April 23 (AFP): Australian premier Julia Gillard must set an international example and tackle China on human rights rather than sidestepping the issue in favour of improving trade ties, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Saturday. Gillard makes her first...

Japan govt announces disaster relief budget

2011-04-24 00:00:00

TOKYO, April 23 (BBC): The Japanese government has announced a 4 trillion yen ($48.9b; £29.6b) emergency budget for disaster relief, after March's earthquake and tsunami. The budget still needs approval from parliament later this month, and could be implemented in...

BSRM donates road dividers to ease traffic in CEPZ******

2011-04-24 00:00:00

BSRM recently donated road dividers to the Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) authority to facilitate their internal road traffic, said a press statement. BSRM Head of National Sales Shobhon Mahbub Shahabuddin handed over a number of dividers to CEPZ General...

European stocks climb as company earnings bolster confidence******

2011-04-24 00:00:00

LONDON, April 23 (Bloomberg): European stocks climbed this past week, recovering from a selloff, as earnings from Intel Corp and Apple Inc to PSA Peugeot Citroen and L'Oreal SA spurred investor optimism in the global economic recovery. Infineon Technologies AG,...

Marathi newspaper market set to see big battle

2011-04-24 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, April 23 (Business Standard): Dainik Bhaskar's Marathi newspaper could give the market a much-needed shake. Ten newspaper brands, a slow-growth market and Rs 10.0 billion in ad revenues. Can DB Corporation's foray into the Marathi newspaper market shake...

Amazon failure takes down sites across Internet

2011-04-24 00:00:00

NEW YORK, April 23 (AP): Amazon.com struggled Friday morning to restore computers used by other major websites such as Reddit as an outage stretched beyond 24 hours. Though better known for selling books, DVDs and other consumer goods, Amazon also...

CrPc to be amended

2011-04-24 00:00:00

The government is going to bring some modifications in the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPc) in a bid to accelerate trial proceedings. "The trial duration would be fixed in the CrPc so that the proceedings did not get trapped into...

Five killed, 20 hurt in Narsingdi road mishap

2011-04-24 00:00:00

NARSINGDI, Apr 23: Five persons were killed and 20 others injured in a road mishap on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway at Baghata in Narsingdi Saturday. The accident occurred when a Bhairab-bound bus of Chalanbeel Paribahan from Dhaka tried to overtake a locally...

weather

2011-04-24 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary usty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Khulna, arisal, Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions until 6.0pm today (Sunday). Weather may remain mainly dry elsewhere over the country. Mild...