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2011-04-30 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...

Nepal faces worst fuel crisis since 1990

2011-04-30 00:00:00

KATHMANDU, Apr 29 (Xinhua): Nepal Oil Corporation, which has slashed fuel import by 40 per cent, is on the verge of running out of its diesel and petrol stock, informed sources revealed to Friday 's The Himalayan Times. NOC's Thankot...

Empire State Building honors royal wedding

2011-04-30 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Apr 29 (AFP): The Empire State Building will be illuminated in blue, white and red late Friday in honor of the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, management of the iconic skyscraper said Thursday. The building's...

Thousands displaced in Nigeria

2011-04-30 00:00:00

KADUNA (Nigeria), Apr 29 (AFP): Nigeria has wrapped up a landmark election season, but thousands remain displaced by post-poll riots, living in increasingly squalid conditions and shaken by narrow escapes from armed mobs. Camps for the displaced have sprung up...

DSE news in brief

2011-04-30 00:00:00

Dividends IFIC Bank: The board of directors of IFIC Bank has recommended 27 per cent stock dividend for the year that ended on December 31, 2010. The AGM of the company will be held at Bashundhara Convention Centre, Block #...

Prime Financial First UF NAV declared****

2011-04-30 00:00:00

Prime Finance Asset Management Company Limited (PAMC) has declared the Net Asset Values (NAV) of Prime Financial First Unit Fund, the first private sector unit fund in Bangladesh, according to a press release. The total NAV of Prime Financial First...

Halim new MD of RAKUB***

2011-04-30 00:00:00

Md Abdul Halim has been made managing drector of Rajhahi Krisi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) recently. He was the deputy managing director of the bank prior to his promotion. He completed his masters degree from Dhaka University in Public Administration. He...

NBL, BMDA ink MoU

2011-04-30 00:00:00

National Bank Limited (NBL) and Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) has signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Agricultural and Rural Credit sponsored by the bank. Managing Director of NBL Neaz Ahmed and Executive Director of BMDA Shafiqur Rahman signed the...

KFC opens outlet at Purana Paltan

2011-04-30 00:00:00

KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken), a concern of Transcom Foods Limited, has opened its outlet at Purana Paltan in the city. Transcom Foods Executive Director Akku Chowdhury formally inaugurated the outlet in presence of celebrities and media people Friday. Addressing the...

India, Pakistan may enter wheat market: CWB

2011-04-30 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Apr 29 (Commodity Online): A day after India and Pakistan restarted trade talks, both could be poised to test their wheat export records, signalling that nearly eight million tonnes in extra supplies could hit the market, according to...

Gold set for seventh weekly gain as dollar sags

2011-04-30 00:00:00

LONDON, Apr 29 (Reuters): Gold steadied Friday, just shy of fresh record highs and set for its seventh successive weekly gain, driven largely by the decline in the dollar to its lowest in nearly three years. The dollar fell to...

Myanmar, China to build rail link

2011-04-30 00:00:00

YANGON, Apr 28: Myanmar and China plan to build a railroad together that will link China's landlocked Yunnan province to a deep-sea port being built in Myanmar's Rakhine state. The state-run newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported Thursday the project...

weather

2011-04-30 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...

Asian-owned businesses grow sharply in US

2011-04-30 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Apr 29 (AFP): Businesses owned by Asian Americans have grown at more than twice the national average, offering a boost to the United States economy, official figures said yesterday. Releasing a survey taken twice each decade, the Census Bureau...

Empire State Building honors royal wedding

2011-04-30 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Apr 29 (AFP): The Empire State Building will be illuminated in blue, white and red late Friday in honor of the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, management of the iconic skyscraper said Thursday. The building's...

Thousands displaced in Nigeria

2011-04-30 00:00:00

KADUNA (Nigeria), Apr 29 (AFP): Nigeria has wrapped up a landmark election season, but thousands remain displaced by post-poll riots, living in increasingly squalid conditions and shaken by narrow escapes from armed mobs. Camps for the displaced have sprung up...

DSE news in brief

2011-04-30 00:00:00

Dividends IFIC Bank: The board of directors of IFIC Bank has recommended 27 per cent stock dividend for the year that ended on December 31, 2010. The AGM of the company will be held at Bashundhara Convention Centre, Block #...

Prime Financial First UF NAV declared****

2011-04-30 00:00:00

Prime Finance Asset Management Company Limited (PAMC) has declared the Net Asset Values (NAV) of Prime Financial First Unit Fund, the first private sector unit fund in Bangladesh, according to a press release. The total NAV of Prime Financial First...

Halim new MD of RAKUB***

2011-04-30 00:00:00

Md Abdul Halim has been made managing drector of Rajhahi Krisi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) recently. He was the deputy managing director of the bank prior to his promotion. He completed his masters degree from Dhaka University in Public Administration. He...

NBL, BMDA ink MoU

2011-04-30 00:00:00

National Bank Limited (NBL) and Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) has signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Agricultural and Rural Credit sponsored by the bank. Managing Director of NBL Neaz Ahmed and Executive Director of BMDA Shafiqur Rahman signed the...

KFC opens outlet at Purana Paltan

2011-04-30 00:00:00

KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken), a concern of Transcom Foods Limited, has opened its outlet at Purana Paltan in the city. Transcom Foods Executive Director Akku Chowdhury formally inaugurated the outlet in presence of celebrities and media people Friday. Addressing the...

India, Pakistan may enter wheat market: CWB

2011-04-30 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Apr 29 (Commodity Online): A day after India and Pakistan restarted trade talks, both could be poised to test their wheat export records, signalling that nearly eight million tonnes in extra supplies could hit the market, according to...

Gold set for seventh weekly gain as dollar sags

2011-04-30 00:00:00

LONDON, Apr 29 (Reuters): Gold steadied Friday, just shy of fresh record highs and set for its seventh successive weekly gain, driven largely by the decline in the dollar to its lowest in nearly three years. The dollar fell to...

Myanmar, China to build rail link

2011-04-30 00:00:00

YANGON, Apr 28: Myanmar and China plan to build a railroad together that will link China's landlocked Yunnan province to a deep-sea port being built in Myanmar's Rakhine state. The state-run newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported Thursday the project...

weather

2011-04-30 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...

Bosnian Croats feel squeezed in Muslim-shared entity

2011-04-30 00:00:00

MOSTAR (Bosnia-Hercegovina), Apr 29 (AFP): More than 15 years since the end of Bosnia's 1992-1995 war, Muslims and Croats still avoid each other in this picturesque southern town. They were allies against the Serbs during most of the conflict, but...

Empire State Building honors royal wedding

2011-04-30 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Apr 29 (AFP): The Empire State Building will be illuminated in blue, white and red late Friday in honor of the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, management of the iconic skyscraper said Thursday. The building's...

Thousands displaced in Nigeria

2011-04-30 00:00:00

KADUNA (Nigeria), Apr 29 (AFP): Nigeria has wrapped up a landmark election season, but thousands remain displaced by post-poll riots, living in increasingly squalid conditions and shaken by narrow escapes from armed mobs. Camps for the displaced have sprung up...

DSE news in brief

2011-04-30 00:00:00

Dividends IFIC Bank: The board of directors of IFIC Bank has recommended 27 per cent stock dividend for the year that ended on December 31, 2010. The AGM of the company will be held at Bashundhara Convention Centre, Block #...

Prime Financial First UF NAV declared****

2011-04-30 00:00:00

Prime Finance Asset Management Company Limited (PAMC) has declared the Net Asset Values (NAV) of Prime Financial First Unit Fund, the first private sector unit fund in Bangladesh, according to a press release. The total NAV of Prime Financial First...