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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...

Ceasefire at Thai-Cambodia border

2011-04-29 00:00:00

SAMRONG (Cambodia), Apr 28 (AFP): A fragile ceasefire halted the bloodiest clashes between Thailand and Cambodia in decades Thursday, after seven days of fighting left 15 dead and around 75,000 civilians displaced. Both sides remained cautious after local-level military negotiations...

Fatah, Hamas in unity govt 'understanding'

2011-04-29 00:00:00

CAIRO, Apr 28 (AFP): Rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah reached an "understanding" in Cairo on Wednesday to set up a transitional unity government and hold elections, prompting a swift warning from Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded that...

New attack on Pak navy kills five****

2011-04-29 00:00:00

KARACHI, Apr 28 (AFP): A bomb ripped through a Pakistani bus in Karachi Thursday, killing four naval personnel and a passing motorcyclist in the third attack on navy transport this week in the country's biggest city. More than a dozen...

Syrian protesters call more demos despite crackdown

2011-04-29 00:00:00

DAMASCUS, Apr 28 (AFP): A Facebook group called for mass protests across Syria Friday, piling pressure on President Bashar al-Assad's regime as it faces international censure for violently crushing dissent. "Friday of Anger, April 29, in solidarity with Daraa," says...

Libyan rebels set sights on Misrata airport

2011-04-29 00:00:00

MISRATA (Libya), Apr 28 (AFP): Libyan rebels fought to take Misrata's airport Thursday after pushing back Moamer Kadhafi's forces from the city's lifeline sea port as the oil-rich country's tribes urged the strongman to quit. As a UN panel arrived...

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...

GP-BCB Academy beat SA Academy

2011-04-29 00:00:00

The GP-BCB National Cricket Academy team made a good start in the three-match one-day series beating touring South Africa National Cricket Academy team by four wickets in the first one-dayer at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong Thursday, reports...

Ishant Sharma wrecks Kochi

2011-04-29 00:00:00

If you needed a punctuation mark to describe this game, you'd choose a big, bold exclamation mark and colour it a deep crimson red. Kochi Tuskers Kerala's scorecard was stunningly woeful at the end of four sensational overs: 0, 4,...

Sweet revenge for Barca as Messi downs 10-man Real*****

2011-04-29 00:00:00

MADRID, Apr 28 (AFP): Argentina's two-time world player of the year Lionel Messi scored a superb late brace as Barcelona gained the upper hand in their Champions League semi final with a 2-0 first leg win over arch rivals Real...

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...

Insurance regulator against SEC favour*****

2011-04-29 00:00:00

Asaduzzaman PallabInsurance regulator has opposed 'conditional listing' of insurance companies in the capital market proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), sources said. In a letter to the Ministry of Finance and SEC, Insurance watchdog Insurance Development and Regulatory...

Ishant Sharma wrecks Kochi

2011-04-29 00:00:00

If you needed a punctuation mark to describe this game, you'd choose a big, bold exclamation mark and colour it a deep crimson red. Kochi Tuskers Kerala's scorecard was stunningly woeful at the end of four sensational overs: 0, 4,...

Sweet revenge for Barca as Messi downs 10-man Real*****

2011-04-29 00:00:00

MADRID, Apr 28 (AFP): Argentina's two-time world player of the year Lionel Messi scored a superb late brace as Barcelona gained the upper hand in their Champions League semi final with a 2-0 first leg win over arch rivals Real...