LONDON, Apr 4 (MarketWatch): The US dollar recovered lost ground Monday, edging slightly higher versus the euro and trading flat against the Japanese yen as investors' appetite for risky assets appeared to wane. Overall activity was subdued, with investors awaiting...
SYDNEY, Apr 4 (AFP): The Australian dollar hit another record high against the greenback Monday, fuelling speculation the central bank will keep interest rates on hold for another month. The Aussie reached US$1.0417 early Monday, its highest level since being...
BEIJING, Apr 4 (Bloomberg): Chinese buyers stopped new orders of scrap steel from Japan and blocked some existing cargoes because of concern over radiation from a crippled nuclear plant, researcher Umetal.com said. China, the second-biggest buyer of scrap metal from...
LONDON, Apr 4 (AFP): The euro hit a five-month high against the dollar Monday as investors moved into the single currency before an expected interest rate hike by the European Central Bank later this week, analysts said. The European single...
SINGAPORE, Apr 4 (Bloomberg): GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK) is grappling with a "war for talent" in China and India as the UK drugmaker struggles to retain sales representatives needed to expand in the world's fastest-growing markets. About 20 per cent of...
KUWAIT CITY, April 4 (AFP): OPEC member Kuwait said Monday that oil prices were too high because of unrest in the Middle East and Japan's earthquake. "Although we are enjoying high prices, we would like to see lower prices ......
COLOMBO, April 4 (LBO): Sri Lanka plans to have a separate terminal for domestic airline operators at its international airport in Katunayake, north of Colombo, an airports official said. Johanne Jayaratne, executive director of Airports and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka),...
NEW DELHI, April 4 (Reuters): Indian power equipment maker expects order inflows to rise 10 per cent in the new fiscal year that began on April 1, its chairman said Monday. BP Rao also told reporters the company plans to...
Our correspondentBRAHMANBARIA, Apr 4: The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) under Brahmanbaria district and various farm owners here have taken up extensive programmes for cultivation of Kharif-1 crops, sources said. Kharif-1 crop is being cultivated from March 15 to be...
Our CorrespondentNATORE, Apr 4 : Five bus passengers were killed and 20 injured in a road mishap on Bonpara-Dhaka highway at Lathuria under Baraigram Upazila of the district on Sunday a mid-night. Out of five two deceased were identified as...
Our Correspondent JOYPURHAT, Apr 4: Huge quantities of watermelon are coming into Joypurhat city and local markets but the price of this coveted summer fruit still remains on the high side. Abdur Rahaman, a fruit trader of Joypurhat city railgate...
Our CorrespondentPABNA, Apr 4: At least 35 people were injured in series of clash over harvesting wheat at Ghughudah village in Santhia Upazila of Pabna Sunday noon. The clash occurred between Noor Mohammad and Abdul Kuddus of the village over...
FARIDPUR, Apr 4 (UNB):Pro-hartal activists clashed with police in Nagarkanda Upazila and burned down a police van in the first hours of the hartal enforced to protest women's equal share in property envisaged in the women development policy. Witnesses said...
Our Correspondent JESSORE, Apr 4: Madaninagar Hafizia Madrasa student and also the moazzin of the madrasa mosque under Monirampur Upazila in Jessore was buried at his family graveyard under police cordons Sunday night. Several hundred villagers were present at the...
Our CorrespondentKHULNA, Apr 4: The procurement of honey and beeswax from the Sundarbans has been started from Friday. Meanwhile, most of the Mouwalis have collected their pass-permit from the station offices of forest department to collect honey and beeswax. The...
Our CorrespondentNILPHAMARI, Apr 4: Potter families in Nilphamari district are in dire financial crisis. There are a few thousand of potters in Nilphamari district who maintain their livelihood through making earthenwares. The lone input necessary to make earthenware is called...
3 injured in Jhalakati clashAt least three people, one critically, were injured in a clash between two groups of people over land dispute at Agorbari village in Sadar Upazila of Jhalakati Sunday morning. Police said there was a longstanding conflict...
TOKYO, Apr 4 (agencies): Japan plans to dump 11,500 tonnes of radioactive water at sea to free up storage space at its crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant for more highly contaminated water, the plant's operator said Monday. A spokesman for...
SANAA, Apr 4 (agencies): Yemeni security forces shot dead at least 17 protesters Monday as Gulf states offered their mediation and Washington reportedly pulled the plug on embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh. "The death toll has gone up to 17,"...
NEW DELHI, Apr 4 (AFP): Voting began in the first of a slew of state elections Monday that will indicate how much corruption and inflation have hurt Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the graft-plagued Congress party. The national government is...
Our CorrespondentPABNA, Apr 4: At least 35 people were injured in series of clash over harvesting wheat at Ghughudah village in Santhia Upazila of Pabna Sunday noon. The clash occurred between Noor Mohammad and Abdul Kuddus of the village over...
FARIDPUR, Apr 4 (UNB):Pro-hartal activists clashed with police in Nagarkanda Upazila and burned down a police van in the first hours of the hartal enforced to protest women's equal share in property envisaged in the women development policy. Witnesses said...
Our Correspondent JESSORE, Apr 4: Madaninagar Hafizia Madrasa student and also the moazzin of the madrasa mosque under Monirampur Upazila in Jessore was buried at his family graveyard under police cordons Sunday night. Several hundred villagers were present at the...
Our CorrespondentKHULNA, Apr 4: The procurement of honey and beeswax from the Sundarbans has been started from Friday. Meanwhile, most of the Mouwalis have collected their pass-permit from the station offices of forest department to collect honey and beeswax. The...
Our CorrespondentNILPHAMARI, Apr 4: Potter families in Nilphamari district are in dire financial crisis. There are a few thousand of potters in Nilphamari district who maintain their livelihood through making earthenwares. The lone input necessary to make earthenware is called...
3 injured in Jhalakati clashAt least three people, one critically, were injured in a clash between two groups of people over land dispute at Agorbari village in Sadar Upazila of Jhalakati Sunday morning. Police said there was a longstanding conflict...
Twelve teams may contest the 2015 World Cup as the ICC is considering a compromise between the 14 teams of 2011 and a tight 10-team model currently on the table for the tournament's next edition, according to website cricinfo. The...
ZURICH, Apr 4 (AFP): World football's governing body FIFA Monday confirmed the candidacies of incumbent Sepp Blatter and Qatari Mohammed Bin Hammam for the FIFA presidency. "The FIFA general secretariat received two candidatures for the FIFA Presidency by the statutory...
NEW DELHI, Apr 4 (AFP): Indian batting superstar Sachin Tendulkar said Monday he had no plans to retire after his World Cup triumph, but said the team would miss outgoing coach Gary Kirsten. India regained the World Cup after 28...
Australian cricket team, led by new skipper Michael Clarke, arrives Monday night to play three-match ODI series against Bangladesh, reports UNB. During their 10-day tour, the former world champions Australia will play the 1st ODI on April 9, the 2nd...
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