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Real Madrid rout Sevilla

2011-05-09 00:00:00

MADRID, May 8 (AP): Cristiano Ronaldo scored four goals as Real Madrid thrashed Sevilla 6-2 to deny Barcelona a chance of clinching its third straight Spanish league title Sunday. Sergio Ramos, Ronaldo and Kaka all scored for Madrid in the...

weather

2011-05-09 00:00:00

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...

Murder incidents rising in Bangladesh

2011-05-09 00:00:00

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...

weather

2011-05-09 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...

India seeks duty-free entry for products on 'sensitive list'

2011-05-09 00:00:00

Nazmul AhsanIndia has sought duty-free market access for its 224 products to Bangladesh to be offered in the next three years, a senior official at the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) said on Sunday. The facility has been sought under the...

'Fatah-Hamas' understanding a positive development in ME

2011-05-09 00:00:00

Zaglul Ahmed ChowdhuryMuch to the delight and relief of the Palestinians and their well wishers, two main organisations representing the causes of Palestine have now forged a broad understanding burying the hatchet that has so far terribly affected the cohesion...

MCCI for continuation of tax holiday, duty cut on industrial raw materials

2011-05-09 00:00:00

FE ReportThe Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) Sunday proposed to the government to raise tax-exemption ceiling for individual taxpayers, continue tax holiday facility and reduce duty on industrial raw materials and intermediate products in the upcoming budget. The...

Intensify bids to lift LDCs out of poverty, urges PM

2011-05-09 00:00:00

ISTANBUL, May 8 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called on the development partners to intensify efforts in lifting the least developed countries (LDCs) out of poverty, and also urged the LDCs to "redouble" their own efforts to accelerate growth...

Stocks slump sparks protests

2011-05-09 00:00:00

FE ReportDhaka stocks plunged nearly five per cent to two months low on Sunday, sparking demonstrations by hundreds of investors as turmoil at the securities regulator continued to weigh on the market. The investors took to streets as the benchmark...

SEC vows to restore stability in market

2011-05-09 00:00:00

FE ReportThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Sunday vowed to bring stability in the stock market hours after the bourses suffered one of the worst slumps in recent months, officials said. The regulator made the pledge during a hurriedly-called...

Marked fall in imports ahead of budget*****

2011-05-09 00:00:00

Siddique Islam Country's overall import fell significantly in April over that of the previous month as importers slowed down opening letters of credit (LCs) ahead of the budget for fiscal 2011-12 beginning in July next, officials said. Opening of fresh...

Obama trip to Pakistan now in jeopardy

2011-05-09 00:00:00

Fazle RashidNEW YORK, May 08: President Barack Obama's intended sojourn to Pakistan is now in jeopardy. Washington suspects Pakistan's complicity in providing sanctuary to Osama bin Laden who was killed last Sunday in the garrison city of Abbottabad. Pakistan vehemently...

Charter review report at JS opening session

2011-05-09 00:00:00

The special committee on charter review will present its report with recommendations on the opening day of the ninth session of Jatiya Sangsad on May 22. Committee co-chairman Suranjit Sengupta said this on Sunday after a meeting of the review...

IDB likely to provide $320m for three projects

2011-05-09 00:00:00

The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is likely to provide US$320 million assistance to Bangladesh for Padma Multipurpose Bridge (PMB) project, construction of cyclone shelters-cum-schools, ensuring safe water and sanitation in the Sidr affected areas. Three agreements between the Economic Relations...

weather

2011-05-09 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

2011-05-09 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...

weather

2011-05-08 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...

Syrian tanks enter coastal town in new crackdown

2011-05-08 00:00:00

BEIRUT, May 7 (AP): Syrian tanks rolled into a Mediterranean coastal town Saturday in an escalating crackdown by President Bashar Assad, just a day after clashes with anti-government protesters left at least 30 dead nationwide, activists said. Details of the...

Taliban launch string of attacks on key govt targets in Kandahar *****

2011-05-08 00:00:00

KANDAHAR, May 7 (AFP): The Taliban unleashed a wave of attacks including six suicide bombings on government targets in the major southern Afghan city of Kandahar Saturday, leaving at least 14 people wounded. Militants with guns and rocket-propelled grenades launched...

Laden may have lived in Pakistan for over 7 years

2011-05-08 00:00:00

ABBOTTABAD, May 7 (Reuters): Osama bin Laden may have lived in Pakistan for over seven years before being shot dead by U.S. forces, senior Pakistani security officials said Saturday, a disclosure that could further anger key ally Washington over the...

Attackers kill 16 in Nigeria

2011-05-08 00:00:00

BAUCHI, (Nigeria), May 7 (Reuters): Attackers have killed at least 16 people and set fire to more than a dozen houses in a town in northern Nigeria that has been beset by years of sectarian violence, police said late on...

Singaporeans go to polls*****

2011-05-08 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, May 7 (AFP): Singaporeans went to the polls on Saturday with the opposition hoping to reduce the government's overwhelming majority amid voter disenchantment over the cost of living and immigration policies. The People's Action Party (PAP), which won 82...

Plane with 27 people crashes in Indonesia

2011-05-08 00:00:00

JAKARTA, May 7 (AP): A passenger plane carrying 27 people crashed Saturday as it was about to land in Indonesia's eastern province of West Papua, killing at least 15, officials said. Transportation ministry spokesman Bambang Ervan said the Chinese-made Xian...

Libyan tribal chiefs urge amnesty to all fighters

2011-05-08 00:00:00

TRIPOLI, May 7 (AFP): Libya's tribal chiefs urged a general amnesty for all fighters engaged in the oil-rich nation's civil war, as Amnesty International said the regime's siege of Misrata could be a war crime. Rebels, meanwhile, braced for a...

Fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly polls held peacefully*****

2011-05-08 00:00:00

KOLKATA, May 7 (PTI): Fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly polls held peacefully Saturday, no untoward incident was recorded. in 38 constituencies in Bankura, Purulia, West Midnapore and parts of Burdwan districts where the fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly...

news digest

2011-05-08 00:00:00

'Qaeda' cleric Awlaqi escapes Yemen drone attack ADEN, (Yemen), May 7 : US-Yemeni cleric and terror suspect Anwar al-Awlaqi escaped unhurt from a US drone attack which killed two local Al-Qaeda members in restive southern Yemen, a tribal source told...

weather

2011-05-08 00:00:00

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...

Murder incidents rising in Bangladesh

2011-05-08 00:00:00

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...

weather

2011-05-08 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...

Govt offers 85pc area to ConocoPhillips

2011-05-08 00:00:00

M Azizur RahmanThe government has offered a reduced area from two offshore gas blocks the US oil giant ConocoPhillips has won for exploration, as the neighbours have opposed awarding the entire blocks, officials said. "We are expecting to ink a...