MISRATA (Libya), Apr 21 (AFP): NATO warned civilians to stand clear of its bombing blitz on Moammer Gaddafi's troops, as Libyan rebels called for "major" air strikes and two top photographers were killed in besieged Misrata. NATO's warning came as...
NEW DELHI, Apr 21 (AFP): Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh admitted today that corruption had become a cause of serious public discontent, as he pledged to introduce an anti-graft bill in parliament soon. Singh, credited with kickstarting India's economic boom...
ISLAMABAD, Apr 21 (AFP): Pakistan's army chief General Ashfaq Kayani vowed to defeat terrorism and rejected the notion of Islamabad "not doing enough" in the war against terrorism, the military said today. His comments followed remarks by Admiral Mike Mullen,...
TOKYO, Apr 21 (AFP): Japan's Prime Minister (PM) Naoto Kan today declared the 20-kilometre (12-mile) evacuation area around the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant a legal no- entry zone, Kyodo News reported. The move, due to come into effect at midnight...
LONDON, Apr 21 (AFP): A string of opinion polls have backed Prince William and his bride-to-be leapfrogging Prince Charles to the throne-an improbable step that would shake the monarchy to its foundations. One survey showed a third of Britons calling...
Our Correspondent RANGPUR, Apr 21: A corruption case was filed against executive engineer of Rangpur Water Development Board (WDB) Shahidul Islam on Sunday. Contractor Shahadat Hossain brought an allegation of bribery against the executive engineer four days after Shahidul had...
Our Correspondent JOYPURHAT, Apr 21: Seventeen persons including women and children were rescued by Border Guards of Bangladesh (BGB) from Vuidoba village under Panchbibi Upazila in the district Thursday noon. They were being trafficked to India. On information BGB members...
GAIBANDHA, Apr 21 (UNB) : Thousands of agitated Jamuna river eroded victims Thursday ransacked Gaibandha Water Development Board office to press for implementing Saghata Upazila Protection Project. The agitated people also enforced a half-day hartal in Saghata Upazila today in...
Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, Apr 21: The quarterly conference of branch managers of National Bank Limited, Rajshahi region was held at the hallroom of Rajshahi office at Shaheb Bazar recently. Presided over by Wasif Ali, Chief Executive Vice President of NBL, Rajshahi...
Events: After five days of downtrend the Benchmark General Index DGEN reversed to post gain of 0.98% on the last day of trade this week. The Index at 6100 level was tested twice recently from where it bounced back and...
MADRID, Apr 21 (AFP): Tens of thousands of euphoric Real Madrid fans welcomed their team home to the Spanish capital in the early hours of Thursday after they clinched their first Spanish Cup win since 1993. Supporters, many wrapped in...
Events: The downtrend of the Benchmark General Index DGEN continued without any visible sign of reversal as the Index lost 1.88%. Market was on the downtrend from beginning of trade hour and the slide gained momentum after two hours of...
MULTAN, April 20 (APP): Noted industrialist Sheikh Ahsan Rasheed has stressed strengthening trade relationships between Pakistan and Switzerland and sought greater access to the Swiss market. The chairman of Hafeez Ghee and Oil Mills, the manufacturer of Shama Ghee, said...
MUMBAI, April 20 (PTI): With the signing of the EU-India free trade agreement (FTA), bilateral trade between India and Ireland is expected to grow 10 per cent by 2015, a senior Ireland minister said. "There is a huge growth potential...
WASHINGTON, April 20 (AP): Builders broke ground on more new homes last month, giving the weak housing market a slight boost at the start of the spring buying season. Home construction rose 7.2 per cent in March from February to...
Countries like the U.S. and Canada may need to further extend jobless benefits to put a lid on long-term unemployment as the world economy emerges from the financial crisis, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said. Long-term job seekers...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Apr 20: Car hijackings by armed youths in guise of DB police and RAB using black-coloured sophisticated microbuses and cars have increased alarmingly in the port city while the cases of recovery of the stolen cars are thin,...
A notorious dacoit was arrested with Tk 6 million from Panchkaunia village of Phulbaria of Mymensingh Monday night.The arrestee was identified as Sarder Saban Ali (38). Police said a gang of robbers snatched away Tk 5 million from turmeric trader...
A housewife was injured by her brother-in-laws in Barguni village of Chitalmari Upazila of Bagerhat Tuesday.Jesmin Akter (25) was admitted to Chitalmari Hospital. Later, she was shifted to Khulna Medical College Hospital in a critical condition.Chitalmari thana said there was...
A minor boy drowned in a waterbody at Korota village in Sadar Upazila of Natore Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Jibon, son of Faijul Islam of the village. Police said Jibon slipped into a waterbody near his house...
A road crash at Sadar Upazila of the Goplaganj district has left a teenage boy dead and 12 people injured. The accident took place in Bijoypasha area on Dhaka-Khulna highway when a microbus hit a tempo at about 9pm Monday,...
A man was arrested along with counterfeit currency notes from NCC Bank branch of Savar Sunday.The arrestee was identified as Kamrul Hasan, son of late Solaiman Khan of Panchkhola village in Sadar Upazila of Madaripur district.Police said Kamrul deposited 15...
WENZHOU, Zhejiang, April 20 (Xinhua): Since the European Union (EU) erased anti-dumping duties, shoemakers in east China's Zhejiang Province have shifted from a low-cost strategy to target the high-end EU market. Aokang Group Co Ltd, one of 1,200 Chinese companies...
TOKYO, April 20 (BBC): Toyota Motors has announced plans to extend its production cuts in North America as it continues to face a shortfall in supply of parts. Toyota said it will cut production at its North American plants by...
BANGKOK, Apr 20 (AFP): Thailand's exports jumped 30.9 per cent in March from a year earlier, hitting a new all-time high in a boost to the country's economic recovery, government figures showed Wednesday. The value of exports surged to $21.3...
HONG KONG, April 20 (Reuters): Apple's next-generation iPhone will have a faster processor and will begin shipping in September, three people with direct knowledge of the company's supply chain said. The production of the new iPhone will start in JulyAugust...
HONG KONG, April 20 (Xinhua): Hong Kong's Census and Statistics Department announced Tuesday that the city's volume of total exports grew 19.9 per cent year-on-year in the first two months this year, meanwhile the volume of imports rose 14 per...
WASHINGTON, April 20 (Bloomberg): Google Inc, Cisco Systems Inc and American Express Co are among companies joining an effort by President Barack Obama to promote entrepreneurship, the White House said today in a statement. The effort, called the Startup America...
MUMBAI, April 20 (PTI): With the signing of the EU-India free trade agreement (FTA), bilateral trade between India and Ireland is expected to grow 10 per cent by 2015, a senior Ireland minister said. "There is a huge growth potential...
WASHINGTON, April 20 (AP): Builders broke ground on more new homes last month, giving the weak housing market a slight boost at the start of the spring buying season. Home construction rose 7.2 per cent in March from February to...
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