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...
TRIPOLI, May 6 (AFP): Muammar Gaddafi's regime reacted angrily Friday to a NATO-led decision to provide funding to the three-month-old rebellion against his rule in Libya, describing as "piracy" plans to tap its assets frozen abroad. The fund, set up...
ISLAMABAD, May 6 (AP): One of three wives living with Osama bin Laden has told Pakistani interrogators she had been staying in the al-Qaida chief's hideout for six years without leaving its upper floors, a Pakistani intelligence official said Friday....
SANAA, May 6 (Reuters): Yemen's opposition on Friday dismissed President Ali Abdullah Saleh's stance on a revised Gulf plan to ease him out of power, as security forces gathered in anticipation of mass demonstrations for and against him. The ruling...
22 African migrants missing at sea MADRID, May 6 : Spain says 22 Africans are missing in the Mediterranean after a packed migrant boat they were traveling in nearly sank. A Civil Guard spokesman Juan Carlos Lopez said Spain learned...
TOKYO, May 6 (Reuters): A heavyweight rival to Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan from his ruling party on Friday publicly blasted the leader's handling of a nuclear crisis, as deepening rifts in the group threaten to stall policies after a...
MALE, May 6 (AP): Hundreds of protesters in the Maldives joined an opposition-led rally Friday to protest soaring prices they blame on the government's reform policies. Officials warned the demonstration could turn "nasty" and vowed to break it up. Nearly...
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...
Nicholas SternChina's 12th five-year plan for 2011 to 2015, finalised last March, will have a dramatic impact on the global economy and ambitions for managing the risks of climate change. In our preoccupation with shorter-run debt and finance issues, we...
Mutual Trust Bank: Rashed Chowdhury, one of the directors of Mutual Trust Bank Ltd (nominated director from Associated Builder Corporation Ltd), has expressed his willingness to buy 5,000 shares of the bank at prevailing market price through stock exchange within...
FE ReportStandard Chartered Thursday released its Interim Management Statement (IMS) for the first quarter of 2011. Peter Sands, Group Chief Executive, commented, "Standard Chartered has enjoyed an excellent start to 2011 with good momentum in both businesses. We continue to...
The board of directors of Agrani Insurance Company Ltd has recommended 10 per cent stock dividend for the year that ended on December 31, 2010. The board of directors has also decided to increase the authorized capital of the company...
Islami Ins: Trading of the shares of Islami Insurance Bangladesh Limited will be allowed only in the spot market and blockodd lot transactions will also be settled as per spot settlement cycle with cum benefit from May 8 to May...
The Credit Rating Information and Services Limited (CRISL) has rated Export Import (Exim) Bank of Bangladesh as "AA-" in the long term and "ST-2" in the short term in consideration of financials of the bank up to December, 2010 and...
The authorities of National Tea have stated that the meeting of the board of directors of the company will now be held on May 15, 2011 at 6:00pm instead of 2:00pm to consider, among others, audited financial statements of the...
MANCHESTER, May 5 (AFP): Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is confident both Wayne Rooney and Patrice Evra will be fit for the crunch match with Premier League title rivals Chelsea at Old Trafford Sunday. England striker Rooney missed training...
LONDON, May 5 (AFP): Alastair Cook and Stuart Broad were appointed as the new captains of England's one-day international (ODI) and Twenty20 teams respectively, it was announced here Thursday. Andrew Strauss, who has retired from one-dayers, remains Test skipper meaning...
MADRID, May 5 (AFP): Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal both extended their win streaks with opening victories at the ATP-WTA Madrid Masters Wednesday as Roger Federer waited for his chance to join them in the third round. Djokovic, who beat...
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...
FE ReportThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) is preparing a new assistance strategy for Bangladesh for 2011-2015 through a broad consultative and participatory process. The first phase of consultations for the new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) has concluded with 12 dialogues...
FHM Humayan KabirThe railway division has sought Tk 57.83 billion in funds in the next development budget as it wants to upgrade its transport infrastructure for facilitating regional integration in the sub-continent, officials said Thursday. Planning ministry officials said the...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia Friday urged the Indian government to put an end to the regular incidence of killing of Bangladeshi citizens in border areas, reports UNB. Khaleda made the request when she made a courtesy call on visiting Indian...
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