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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...

Oil companies go solar to tap hard-to-get supplies

2011-04-24 00:00:00

LOS ANGELES, Apr 23 (Business Standard): Soaring oil prices are turning some energy companies into accidental environmentalists: They are building clean, solar-powered systems to pull crude out of their aging wells. But this is no public relations move by big...

US to investigate high energy prices******

2011-04-24 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Apr 23 (Commodity Online): The US Justice Department announced it formed a working group to evaluate possible manipulation of oil and gasoline prices as well as the role of speculators. US President Barack Obama, in a speech in Virginia...

Gold's record run continues****

2011-04-24 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, Apr 23 (Gulfnews): Spot gold surged to a lifetime high yesterday in thin holiday trade, hitting a record for a sixth consecutive session on a weak dollar and factors ranging from geopolitical uncertainty to inflation concerns. Silver also raced...

US rice growers becoming increasingly efficient******

2011-04-24 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Apr 23 (Commodity Online): US rice producers have becoming increasingly efficient on a regional and national level over the past 20 years according to a study commissioned by The US Rice Foundation. The first-of-its kind analysis, US Rice Resource...

Indian marine products' exports go up in 2010-11

2011-04-24 00:00:00

Kochi, Apr 23 (PTI): Signalling a strong comeback after the global financial crunch, India's marine product export has touched USD 2.67 billion mark during the fiscal 2010-11. A 10.96 per cent growth has been registered in quantity and this is...

China intensifies crackdown on illegal use of non-edible materials in food

2011-04-24 00:00:00

BEIJING, Apr 23 (Xinhua): The Chinese government has ordered an intensified crackdown on the illegal use of non-edible materials in food, according to a circular issued by the General Office of China's State Council, or the cabinet. Posted Thursday on...

Libyan authorities free Italian oil tug

2011-04-24 00:00:00

ROME, Apr 23 (AFP): Libyan authorities have released an Italian high-seas tugboat held in the port of Tripoli for more than a month with 11 crew aboard, the Italian foreign ministry and the ship's owner said Saturday. The foreign ministry...

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...

Increased export, import boost freight forwarding trade *****

2011-04-24 00:00:00

Md Jamal UddinFreight forwarding business gets momentum in the country as volume of export and import has increased. Market size of the industry by sea was 1,024,783 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent unit) in 2010, said Country Head of DHL Global Forwarding...

Australia premier calls for trade deal on Seoul visit ******

2011-04-24 00:00:00

SEOUL, Apr 23 (AFP): Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard called Saturday for the fast introduction of a free trade agreement with Seoul after talks stalled over access to the South Korean beef market. Speaking at a dinner for business leaders...

RBI relaxes norms for provisioning of bad loans

2011-04-24 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Apr 23 (The Economic Times): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has relaxed norms regarding setting aside money for bad loans - a move which has come as a major relief for all commercial banks. The banking regulator has...

Rashtriya Ispat plans setting up steel plant in JV with Karnataka

2011-04-24 00:00:00

BANGALORE, Apr 23 (The Economic Times): Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd today said it is planning to set up a three million ton capacity steel plant under joint venture with Karnataka. The RINL, which runs Vishakapatnam Steel Plant, a Navratna company,...

ADB Annual Meet to focus on Asia's sustainable growth*******

2011-04-24 00:00:00

HANOI, Apr 23 (Xinhua): The 44th ADB Annual Meeting will focus on how to move forward together between Asian countries to maintain a sustainable growth in the next four decades, said Ayumi Konishi, the country director of the Asian Development...

Myanmar to install more mobile phone lines within 5 years ******

2011-04-24 00:00:00

YANGON, Apr 23 (Xinhua): Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications will extend installation of 30 million more lines of GSM mobile phone through a five-year plan in cooperation with private companies, the official daily New Light of Myanmar reported Saturday. Aimed at...

Myanmar seeks foreign help in oil, gas exploration, production

2011-04-24 00:00:00

YANGON, Apr 23 (Xinhua): Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOEG) under the Ministry of Energy has planned to cooperate more with foreign companies in oil, gas exploration and production in different regions of the country, the official daily New Light...

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...

Promoting student employment in Bangladesh

2011-04-24 00:00:00

Salahuddin AhmedA college or university student in Bangladesh is seen responsible primarily to carry out his or her studies properly and receive the degree. If we look at the Bangladesh university students, we see that most of them merely depend...

The joys and negatives of teaching foreign students

2011-04-24 00:00:00

Nahid Kaiser Toma Teaching has always been an exciting experience to me. I was really flabbergasted to hear from the head of my department that I had been selected to teach the international students recently enrolled in Daffodil International University....

RBI relaxes norms for provisioning of bad loans

2011-04-24 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Apr 23 (The Economic Times): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has relaxed norms regarding setting aside money for bad loans - a move which has come as a major relief for all commercial banks. The banking regulator has...

Rashtriya Ispat plans setting up steel plant in JV with Karnataka

2011-04-24 00:00:00

BANGALORE, Apr 23 (The Economic Times): Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd today said it is planning to set up a three million ton capacity steel plant under joint venture with Karnataka. The RINL, which runs Vishakapatnam Steel Plant, a Navratna company,...