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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...

World joins in royal wedding party ****

2011-04-30 00:00:00

LONDON, Apr 29 (agencies): Prince William and Kate Middleton marry Friday in Britain's biggest royal wedding for 30 years, watched by more than a million spectators in London and two billion global TV viewers. Thousands of people spent a chilly...

Bomb kills 16 including 10 foreigners in Morocco

2011-04-30 00:00:00

MARRAKESH, Apr 29 (Reuters): Morocco said a bomb that killed at least 16 people, including 10 foreigners, in its busiest tourist destination was a terrorist act, the interior minister said. The blast ripped through a cafe overlooking Marrakesh's Jamaa el-Fnaa...

Mass protests across Syria defying army deployment*****

2011-04-30 00:00:00

DAMASCUS, Apr 29 (Reuters): Tens of thousands of Syrians demonstrated in urban centers Friday in solidarity with the besieged city of Deraa and demanding political freedoms, in defiance of heavy army and security forces deployment. Demonstrations erupted in at least...

Thai, Cambodia troops break ceasefire****

2011-04-30 00:00:00

PRASAT, (Thailand), Apr 29 (AP): Thai and Cambodian troops broke a brief cease-fire and clashed for an eighth day Friday, shattering hopes of a quick end to a long-running border conflict. The death toll rose to 16. The fighting eased...

Fighting between Gaddafi troops, Misrata rebels

2011-04-30 00:00:00

MISRATA,Apr 29 (AP): Muammar Gaddafi's forces holed up inside the airport in the key western city of Misrata have been shelling a civilian neighborhood around it. Libyan rebels say at least two men died in the morning fighting. Their bodies...

news digest

2011-04-30 00:00:00

Three coalition troops killed in Afghanistan: NATO KABUL, Apr 29: Three NATO service members were killed in separate incidents in Afghanistan, where attacks have stepped up against coalition troops and others aligned with the government, the alliance said Friday. NATO...

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...

B'desh League MSC beat Ctg Abahani

2011-04-29 00:00:00

Mohammedan Sporting Club (MSC) beat Chittagong Abahani 2-0 in the lone match of the GrameenPhone Bangladesh League at Cox's Bazar Stadium Thursday, reports UNB. With the day's win, Mohammedan SC improved their position to 5th securing 16 points while Abahani...

Five teams emerge venue champions

2011-04-29 00:00:00

Five teams - Rajshahi, Comilla, Barisal, Narayanganj and Rajbari - emerged venue champions to reach the 2nd round of the 31st Inter-District Cricket Championship at different venues across the country Thursday, reports UNB. Results of day's matches: Rajshahi Division -...

Schoolboy crowned Maharaja of Jaipur****

2011-04-29 00:00:00

JAIPUR (India), Apr 28 (AFP): A 12-year-old boy has been crowned Maharaja of Jaipur, becoming head of what was once one of India's most glamorous and wealthy royal families. In a grand marble hall, Kumar Padmanabh Singh was blessed by...

news digest

2011-04-29 00:00:00

Iraqi general gunned down in Baghdad BAGHDAD, Apr 28: Gunmen using silenced pistols shot dead a senior Iraqi general in Baghdad Thursday, an official said, the latest in a spate of assassinations of top military and civilian officials. The killing...

Jute goods ventures rise in Rangpur

2011-04-29 00:00:00

Our Correspondent RANGPUR, Apr 28: An increase in demand for jute products, especially handicraft goods has made small enterprises of the north enthusiastic and optimistic of going ahead with ventures. More than 150 enterprises in Rangpur division are now producing...

State Bank of India to open branch at Rajshahi

2011-04-29 00:00:00

A three-member delegation of the State Bank of India called on Mayor of the Rajshahi City Corporation AHM Khairuzzaman Liton at the latter's office here today. During the meeting, the team apprised the mayor that a new branch of the...

Govt cancels 10 more Hajj agency licences

2011-04-29 00:00:00

The government has cancelled licences of 10 more hajj agencies for various irregularities during the holy hajj in 2010. The agencies are: R H Majumdar Travel, Shaheen Travels International, Liberty Travel, RS Travel International, Goodwill Aviation Services, Jiban Travels Ltd,...

Myanmar, China to build rail link

2011-04-29 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

2011-04-29 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...

BNP rejects PM's proposal

2011-04-29 00:00:00

Turning down the prime minister's proposal to fix the caretaker government's term, BNP has said the ruling party in fact wants elections under political government. "The prime minister has made such a proposal with a motive to perpetuate their power....

Capital dredging of Ctg Port starts next month

2011-04-29 00:00:00

Our Correspondent CHITTAGONG, Apr 28: Capital dredging in the main channel of the country's major maritime port commences from the first week of May, port officials said. The Malaysian Maritime and Dredging Corporation will remove three million meter silt from...

Limon case to be settled in court: Sahara

2011-04-29 00:00:00

Although the RAB Director General (DG) had earlier said Limon was innocent, the home minister said it is the court that will decide his case, reports bdnews24.com. "Police have included his name in the charge sheet after an investigation. Now...