WASHINGTON, May 7 (Bloomberg): American employers added more jobs than forecast in April and previous monthly gains this year were revised up, easing concern the economy is cooling. Payrolls expanded by 244,000 last month, the biggest gain since May 2010,...
WASHINGTON, May 7 (AFP): Strong job creation numbers Friday could not overcome the impact on US markets of a plunge in overinflated commodities prices this week. The period began and ended on strong notes-stocks jumped upon opening Monday on the...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Khulna, Barisal and Chittagong divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions in next 24...
FE ReportBangladesh has witnessed an 11 per cent increase in murder incidents in April 2011 compared to the number recorded in the previous month, Democracywatch said. The non-government human rights watchdog in a statement issued Thursday said a total of...
DELHI, May 6: India based Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI), famous for developing 82 new rice varieties during its 64 years of existence has announced that it has successfully developed two new high-yielding varieties of rice that are awaiting the...
BERLIN, May 6 : German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom Friday announced a sharp drop in first-quarter net profits, mainly because of poor showings by its T-Mobile USA subsidiary, which it is selling. Net profits were down 37.4 per cent on...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at a few places over Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna and Barisal divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours till...
FE ReportBangladesh has witnessed an 11 per cent increase in murder incidents in April 2011 compared to the number recorded in the previous month, Democracywatch said. The non-government human rights watchdog in a statement issued Thursday said a total of...
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...
SINGAPORE, May 6 (Business Standard): Oil prices rebounded in Asia today as traders snapped up bargains a day after New York's main contract suffered its biggest fall in more than two years. New York's main contract, West Texas Intermediate (WTI)...
WASHINGTON, May 6 (Commodity Online): World fibre consumption has been steadily going up with per capita use moving up from 3.7 kilogram in 1950 to 10.4 kilogram in 2008, according to World Apparel Fibre Consumption Survey 2005-08. The economic recession...
BRUSSELS, May 6 (AFP): European Union (EU) trade chiefs are planning to strip away special export advantages granted to China, India, Indonesia and scores of other fast-growing economies, an EU source said Thursday. In total, more than 80 emerging economic...
MOSCOW, May 6 (AFP): Russia intends to raise extraction taxes and customs duties on natural gas, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said Thursday in a move that could drastically impact the price paid on energy by Ukraine. Kudrin told a government...
LONDON, May 6 (Bloomberg): Corn, wheat and soybeans fell in Chicago as investors sold commodities on speculation higher prices and weaker economic growth will curb demand for raw materials, including those used to make food. Corn surged 88 per cent...
SINGAPORE, May 6 (Business Times): Jewellers and investors in Asia hunted for bargains Friday after bullion dropped overnight in line with a brutal correction in silver prices, helping gold regain strength and pushing premiums higher. Top buyer India was in...
ATLANTA, May 6 (Xinhua): The Coca-Cola Company aims to double the system revenue generated by the company and its bottlers from 2010 to 2020, and this ambitious target is achievable, Muhtar Kent, chairman and CEO of the beverage giant, said...
Buoyed by the robust RMG and jute sectors, export of manufactured goods maintained their edge over primary commodities in the first eight months (July-February) of the current fiscal, reports UNB. Overall export earning during the period reached $14 billion, a...
BERLIN, May 6 : German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom Friday announced a sharp drop in first-quarter net profits, mainly because of poor showings by its T-Mobile USA subsidiary, which it is selling. Net profits were down 37.4 per cent on...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at a few places over Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna and Barisal divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours till...
FE ReportBangladesh has witnessed an 11 per cent increase in murder incidents in April 2011 compared to the number recorded in the previous month, Democracywatch said. The non-government human rights watchdog in a statement issued Thursday said a total of...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at a few places over Dhaka, Barisal and Chittagong divisions and at one or two places over Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur and Sylhet divisions in next 24 hours till...
Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abedin Farroque Friday urged the government to strengthen the security of opposition leader and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, reports UNB. "The security of Begum Zia is more vulnerable than in the past due to increasing...
Munima SultanaAll efforts of the government to implement US$ 3.0 billion second Dhaka-Chittagong highway project went in vain due to failure in attracting investors which led to the start of a fresh feasibility study. Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain has...
FE Report The government has finalised a Tk 500-million automation plan for Bangladesh Post Office (BPO), aiming to provide quick services to the people, a BPO high official said. "Necessary formalities regarding the proposed automation have almost been completed under...
Awami League (AL) central leader and former Home Minister Mohammad Nasim Friday said the real face of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia has been exposed through her stance against the war crimes tribunal, reports BSS. The BNP-Jama'at alliance is hatching...
BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Friday said the government should give subsidy to fuel instead of raising prices as it will further aggravate people's sufferings, reports UNB. The BNP acting secretary general made the remarks as reporters...
SINGAPORE, May 6 (Business Times): Jewellers and investors in Asia hunted for bargains Friday after bullion dropped overnight in line with a brutal correction in silver prices, helping gold regain strength and pushing premiums higher. Top buyer India was in...
ATLANTA, May 6 (Xinhua): The Coca-Cola Company aims to double the system revenue generated by the company and its bottlers from 2010 to 2020, and this ambitious target is achievable, Muhtar Kent, chairman and CEO of the beverage giant, said...
Buoyed by the robust RMG and jute sectors, export of manufactured goods maintained their edge over primary commodities in the first eight months (July-February) of the current fiscal, reports UNB. Overall export earning during the period reached $14 billion, a...
BERLIN, May 6 : German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom Friday announced a sharp drop in first-quarter net profits, mainly because of poor showings by its T-Mobile USA subsidiary, which it is selling. Net profits were down 37.4 per cent on...
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