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2011-05-10 00:00:00

'36 dead' after boats capsize in Togo At least 36 people have died in Togo when their boats capsized during a storm, police sources say. The boats were caught in strong winds and torrential rain as they sailed across Lake...

Asian Tiger Capital Partners market update on DSE

2011-05-10 00:00:00

The Benchmark General Index DGEN went up by 0.49% to end in the green after previous days sell off. Market opened from where it left off previous day as the Index kept losing value on thin volume. Within the first...

Abduction of GB staff protested***

2011-05-10 00:00:00

FE ReportHundreds of employees of Grameen Bank Monday observed one-hour work abstention at the bank's headquarters in Mirpur to protest abduction and attack on one of its staff. Nearly 800 employees of the Nobel peace prize winning organisation under the...

Appeal for help****

2011-05-10 00:00:00

Murad Hossain Masum, an employee of The News Today has been suffering from cancer. The doctors have advised his family to send him abroad for better treatment immediately. But the family is unable to bear the expenses of his treatment....

weather

2011-05-10 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Comilla and Noakhali in next 24 hours till 6.0pm today (Tuesday). Weather...

weather

2011-05-10 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours till 6.0pm today (Monday). Day temperature may rise slightly...

weather

2011-05-10 00:00:00

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...

Muktijoddha beat Arambagh

2011-05-10 00:00:00

League leaders Muktijoddha Sangsad KC notched a facile 3-0 goals win over Arambagh KS in a match of the GrameenPhone Bangladesh League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) in the city Monday, reports UNB. With the day's result, Muktijoddha SKC...

Inter-district women's swimming contest ends

2011-05-10 00:00:00

The two-day Walton Inter-District Age-Group Women's Swimming Competition concluded Monday at the Dhanmondi Sultana Kamal Women Sports Complex, reports UNB. Commerce Minister M Faruk Khan was the chief guest at the day's closing function and distributed the prizes. Results of...

Rajshahi take on Dhaka today

2011-05-10 00:00:00

Rajshahi Division will take on Dhaka Division in the five-day final match of the 12th National Cricket League today (Tuesday) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, reports UNB. The title-deciding match will start at 9:30 am. Earlier, the...

Barcelona within one point of 3rd straight title

2011-05-10 00:00:00

BARCELONA (Spain), May 9 (AP): Barcelona moved to within one point of its third straight Spanish league title by beating Espanyol 2-0 in Sunday's Catalan capital derby. Andres Iniesta opened the scoring for Barcelona at the Camp Nou in the...

Navy, SB reach semis in Independence Day Hockey

2011-05-10 00:00:00

Bangladesh Navy and Sadharan Bima moved to the semifinal of the Lyric Group Independence Day Hockey Competition winning their respective group B matches at the Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in the city Monday, reports UNB. In the day's first...

Djokovic beats Nadal

2011-05-10 00:00:00

MADRID, May 9 (AP): Novak Djokovic produced perhaps the most impressive of his 32 straight victories this year, beating top-ranked Rafael Nadal in straight sets on clay in the Madrid Open final to extend his unbeaten start to the season....

PCB to take action over Afridi statements

2011-05-10 00:00:00

ISLAMABAD, May 9 (AP): The Pakistan Cricket Board says it will take action against Shahid Afridi over the one-day and Twenty20 captain's public statements about differences within team management. The PCB says in a statement Monday that Afridi has violated...

Abduction of GB staff protested***

2011-05-10 00:00:00

FE ReportHundreds of employees of Grameen Bank Monday observed one-hour work abstention at the bank's headquarters in Mirpur to protest abduction and attack on one of its staff. Nearly 800 employees of the Nobel peace prize winning organisation under the...

Appeal for help****

2011-05-10 00:00:00

Murad Hossain Masum, an employee of The News Today has been suffering from cancer. The doctors have advised his family to send him abroad for better treatment immediately. But the family is unable to bear the expenses of his treatment....

weather

2011-05-10 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Comilla and Noakhali in next 24 hours till 6.0pm today (Tuesday). Weather...

weather

2011-05-10 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours till 6.0pm today (Monday). Day temperature may rise slightly...

weather

2011-05-10 00:00:00

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...

Asia Ins approves 25pc stock, 25pc cash dividends

2011-05-10 00:00:00

FE ReportAsia Insurance Limited has approved 25 per cent stock and 25 per cent cash dividends for the year that ended on December 31, 2010 in its 11th annual general meeting (AGM) held in the city recently. The meeting was...

ACCA launches Foundations in Accountancy

2011-05-10 00:00:00

Global accountancy body ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has launched a new suite of qualification 'Foundations in Accountancy' worldwide. To mark this ACCA Bangladesh organised a launching ceremony recently in the city, said a press release. Commerce Minister...

DSE news in brief

2011-05-10 00:00:00

Al-Arafah Islami Bank postpones AGM The board of directors of Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited has postponed the 16th AGM of the bank scheduled for today (Tuesday) due to unavoidable circumstances. The venue, date and time of the AGM will be...

Barcelona within one point of 3rd straight title

2011-05-10 00:00:00

BARCELONA (Spain), May 9 (AP): Barcelona moved to within one point of its third straight Spanish league title by beating Espanyol 2-0 in Sunday's Catalan capital derby. Andres Iniesta opened the scoring for Barcelona at the Camp Nou in the...

Navy, SB reach semis in Independence Day Hockey

2011-05-10 00:00:00

Bangladesh Navy and Sadharan Bima moved to the semifinal of the Lyric Group Independence Day Hockey Competition winning their respective group B matches at the Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in the city Monday, reports UNB. In the day's first...

Djokovic beats Nadal

2011-05-10 00:00:00

MADRID, May 9 (AP): Novak Djokovic produced perhaps the most impressive of his 32 straight victories this year, beating top-ranked Rafael Nadal in straight sets on clay in the Madrid Open final to extend his unbeaten start to the season....

PCB to take action over Afridi statements

2011-05-10 00:00:00

ISLAMABAD, May 9 (AP): The Pakistan Cricket Board says it will take action against Shahid Afridi over the one-day and Twenty20 captain's public statements about differences within team management. The PCB says in a statement Monday that Afridi has violated...

Abduction of GB staff protested***

2011-05-10 00:00:00

FE ReportHundreds of employees of Grameen Bank Monday observed one-hour work abstention at the bank's headquarters in Mirpur to protest abduction and attack on one of its staff. Nearly 800 employees of the Nobel peace prize winning organisation under the...

Appeal for help****

2011-05-10 00:00:00

Murad Hossain Masum, an employee of The News Today has been suffering from cancer. The doctors have advised his family to send him abroad for better treatment immediately. But the family is unable to bear the expenses of his treatment....

weather

2011-05-10 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Comilla and Noakhali in next 24 hours till 6.0pm today (Tuesday). Weather...

weather

2011-05-10 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours till 6.0pm today (Monday). Day temperature may rise slightly...