NEW DELHI, May 2 (AFP): India's manufacturing activity grew at the fastest pace for five months in April, a key index showed today, raising chances of another hike in interest rates to tame inflation. The HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI),...
SEOUL, May 2 (Bloomberg): South Korea's exports climbed to a record in April as exporters weathered the won's gains, adding pressure on the central bank to boost borrowing costs next week to rein in consumer prices. Exports climbed 26.6 per...
SEOUL, May 2 (The Economic Times): Samsung Engineering Co., South Korea's largest industrial plant builder, has said that it has won a USD 230 million order to build a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plant in western India . Under the deal...
NEW DELHI, May 2 (The Economic Times): Personal care and food products maker Dabur India is in talks to buy '30-Plus' multi-vitamin supplement brand from Ajanta Pharmaceuticals , two officials close to the development said. The deal is expected this...
NEW YORK, May 2 (Bloomberg): Arch Coal Inc agreed to buy International Coal Group Inc for $14.60 a share in an all-cash transaction valued at $3.4 billion to become the second-largest US metallurgical coal producer. Arch expects pro forma metallurgical...
KARACHI, May 2 (Business Recorder): Cotton price dipped by Rs 1,000 to Rs 9,500 per maund this week, mainly due to lack of interest from cotton mills and exporters, brokers said Saturday. Member of Cotton Brokers and Advisory Committee Amir...
Fiji's Agriculture Permanent Secretary Colonel Mason Smith has expressed confidence that their enhanced efforts will ensure that Fiji can slowly move away from importing rice and start producing its own rice in the near future. Colonel Smith said that Fiji...
Our CorrespondentKHULNA, May 2: Historic May Day was observed in Khulna with renewed pledge to uphold the rights of the working people. On this day 125 years ago, workers of Chicago Hay market shed their blood to establish their rights...
JESSORE, May 2 (BSS): Harvesting of Irri-Boro paddy is gradually pushing down prices of food grains in the markets of 10 districts under southwestern region of Khulna division. Markets sources said the prices of rice have come down by at...
Our CorrespondentNATORE, May 2: Campaign for Good Governance, Natore district unit, arranged a pre-budget discussion meeting-2011 at Natore Chamber of Commerce and Industry auditorium on April 30, Saturday. Advocate Md. Asaduzzaman Asad president of Natore district bar association was present...
Our CorrespondentPABNA, May 2: Police recovered the body of a school student Mizanur Rahman from Ghorasagar river embankment at Hatigara village in Bera Upazila of Pabna Sunday. Police and locals sources said that Mizanur Rahman, 13, a student of class...
Our CorrespondentGOPALGANJ, May 2: A team of RAB-8, Gopalganj recovered 45 fake notes of Tk 500 and arrested two persons from Krishi Bank in Muksudpur of Gopalganj district Thursday. The arrestees are Amiruzzaman, Manager and Azizul Haque, cashier, Krishi Bank,...
CHUADANGA, May 2 (UNB) : Police arrested ringleader of an inter-district robber gang along with a firearm and bullets at Uzalpur village in Damurhuda Upazila Sunday night. The arrested was identified as Robiul Islam alias Robi (42), son of late...
A minor schoolgirl drowned in river Madhumati in Mohammadpur Upazila headquarters of Magura Saturday noon. The deceased was identified as Mim (9), daughter of Jahidul Islam of the area. Family sources said Mim along with her playmates went to take...
Members of Coast Guard and fisheries directorate in a joint drive seized 120 maumds jatka (hilsa fry) from three passengers launches in Dhaleswary river near Muktapur in Sadar Upazila of Munshiganj today (Monday).Coast Guard CPO Shafiul Islam said being tipped-off,...
A farmer was killed in lightning strike at West Kumri village in Sadar Upazila of Sherpur Sunday noon. The deceased was identified as Abdur Rahman (45), son of Hazi Ashraf Ali of the village. Local people said the thunderbolt stuck...
At least 30 shops were gutted in a fierce fire which broke out at Algir Bazar in Haimchar Upazila of Chandpur Sunday. Fire service sources said the fire originated from electric short circuit at a bakery at the bazar and...
Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 250 bottles of phensidyl and 64 bottles of beer from the Baroasra area in Sharsha Upazila of the district Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, a team of the BGB launched a drive...
Thirty five sewing machines were distributed among distressed women in Ramganj Upazila in Laxmipur through a function Saturday. Besides, corrugated sheets were also distributed among 30 other women at the same function. Laximpur District Council organised the function where Nazma...
HONG KONG, May 2, 2011 (AFP) - Global acclamation Monday over the death of Osama bin Laden was tempered by leaders' acknowledgement that the long war against terrorism is far from over and that Al-Qaeda could yet strike back. Pakistani...
WASHINGTON, May 2 (AP): Helicopters descended out of darkness on the most important counterterrorism mission in U.S. history. It was an operation so secret, only a select few U.S. officials knew what was about to happen. The location was a...
TRIPOLI, May 2 (Reuters): Muammar Gaddafi pressed an offensive against rebel forces, and his supporters burned Western embassies after the Libyan leader survived a NATO airstrike that officials said killed his son and three grandchildren. The embassies of Britain and...
DUBAI, May 2 (agencies) Members of militant Islamist forums said Monday they prayed the news of Osama bin Laden's death was not true and hinted at retaliation if it was. They were reacting to word from Washington that the al...
AMMAN, May 2 (Reuters): Security forces arrested hundreds of pro-democracy demonstrators in cities across Syria after taking control of the city of Deraa, cradle of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's autocratic rule. Looking for men under 40 years old,...
GAZA CITY, May 2: A top Hamas leader says that as the rival Palestinian factions prepare to form a new government, the next prime minister should come from Gaza. Mahmoud Zahar's remark signals that Hamas does not want the current...
VATICAN CITY, May 2: Pope John Paul II's longtime secretary thanked Benedict XVI on Monday for responding to the call of the faithful for the speedy beatification of the much-loved late pontiff. Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz spoke during a special Mass...
SEOUL, May 2: South Korean prosecutors say they're investigating whether a former software company worker stole military secrets and handed them over to North Korea. Prosecution spokesman Park Gyung-ho said Monday that the man allegedly stole the information from 2005...
NEW DELHI, May 2: India hailed Monday the death of Osama bin Laden, but said it was further evidence that terrorists, like the militants who attacked Mumbai in 2008, can easily find "sanctuary" in rival Pakistan. Home Minister P. Chidambaram...
SINGAPORE, May 2: Twenty-five crew members are on board a Singapore-registered palm oil tanker hijacked on Saturday off Kenya coast, the ship management company and authorities confirmed on Sunday. The crew members on board the tanker GT Gemini include four...
Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 250 bottles of phensidyl and 64 bottles of beer from the Baroasra area in Sharsha Upazila of the district Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, a team of the BGB launched a drive...
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