BARCELONA, Spain, April 23 (AFP): David Ferrer reached his second straight clay final Saturday as the fourth seed set up half of another potential all-Spanish final at the Barcelona Open with a 6-3, 6-4 defeat of Nicolas Almagro. The winner,...
Our CorrespondentNILPHAMARI, Apr 23: Sowing of jute is about to be completed in Nilphamari district. Tilling of farmland has already been completed and jute seeds are being splited in the prepared farmland. Sources said due to high price of jute...
Our CorrespondentNATORE, Apr 23: The price of milk has gone up sharply in six upazilas of Natore district due to its short supply in the local markets, hitting the common people hard. Now 1 kg milk is selling at Tk...
Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, Apr 23: At least 50-mw power will be added to the national grid by the end of April through the new power plant project in Ashuganj Power Station Company Limited (APSCL). Production of the new power plant, set...
Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, Apr 23: A Memo randum of Understanding ( MoU) between National Bank Limited, Rajshahi and Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) was signed on supervision of the Farm Credits and Rural Credit Programme recently. The MoU signing function which...
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...
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...
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...
DAMASCUS, Apr 23 (agencies): World leaders strongly condemned Syria after its security forces killed more than 90 people during "Good Friday" protests in one of the bloodiest days of a month-long uprising. The deaths signalled no let-up from President Bashar...
ISLAMABAD, Apr 23 (AFP): Pakistan's army chief said Saturday his forces had "broken the back" of Islamist militants after the United States criticised the country's efforts to quell Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked rebels. "The terrorists' backbone has been broken and God...
KOLKATA, Apr 23 (IANS): People queued up in large numbers outside polling booths and the voting was peaceful.in 50 constituencies spread over three districts in the second phase of the West Bengal assembly elections Saturday, officials said. In many booths,...
TRIPOLI, April 23 (AFP): NATO launched fresh air raids on Tripoli Saturday as Muammar Gaddafi's government said it was ready to withdraw from Misrata and let tribes deal with rebels in the besieged city. The strikes hit a patch of...
SAMRONG, Apr 23 (AFP): Heavy fighting erupted again Saturday on the Thai-Cambodia border, leaving 10 soldiers dead in two days-the worst bloodshed since a UN appeal in February for a permanent ceasefire. The two neighbours have fought a series of...
TOKYO, Apr 23: The operator of Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant is considering installing underground walls around its crippled reactors to prevent radioactive water seeping out, a broadcaster said Saturday. Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) is studying the measure to contain...
KABUL, (Afghanistan), Apr 23 : Militants ambushed an Afghan police vehicle, killing two Saturday and a coalition helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan with no fatalities, NATO and Afghan officials said. The Afghan Ministry of Interior said insurgents attacked the policemen...
Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, Apr 23: At least 50-mw power will be added to the national grid by the end of April through the new power plant project in Ashuganj Power Station Company Limited (APSCL). Production of the new power plant, set...
Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, Apr 23: A Memo randum of Understanding ( MoU) between National Bank Limited, Rajshahi and Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) was signed on supervision of the Farm Credits and Rural Credit Programme recently. The MoU signing function which...
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...
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...
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...
FE ReportIndian Commerce Minister Anand Sharma said Saturday his government is ready to pay transit charge to Bangladesh in line with the international norms. "We have received the draft modalities prepared by Bangladesh. We will discuss it to reach a...
Siddique Islam Bangladesh Bank (BB) has imposed restrictions on issuance of permission for opening any new branch of banks which have crossed the limit of credit-deposit ratio (CDR) at 85 per cent. The central bank has taken the measure to...
Zaglul A. ChowdhuryThe Libyan scene remains largely inconclusive with no tangible headway in sight by either side in the confrontation and this increases the prospects of the imbroglio being more complicated and long-drawn. As the Tripoli regime of Muammar Gaddafi...
Pankaj DastiderCHITTAGONG, Apr 23: Shortage of lightering vessels and transports and lack of accommodation in the warehouses have led to congestion of mother vessels at the outer anchorage of the Chiitagong Port. As many as 35 mother vessels are waiting...
FE ReportFinance Minister A M A Muhith Saturday said investment financing with domestic sources instead of external sources is creating pressure on the country's banking system. "Investors are borrowing money from the domestic sources. They are not trying to find...
FE ReportFinance Minister AMA Muhith on Saturday stated that decentralisation of administration and development devolution were one of the critical constraints to accelerating the pace of implementation of the annual development programme (ADP). "This problem does not lie simply with...
WASHINGTON, Apr 23 (AFP): The United States carried out its first drone strike in Libya on Saturday, the Pentagon said, two days after approving the use of pilotless aircraft to aid rebels fighting Muammar Gaddafi's forces. "The first Predator strike...
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...
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...
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...
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