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Pak services' exports surge 56pc in 7 months

2011-03-31 00:00:00

ISLAMABAD, Mar 30 (APP): Exports of services from Pakistan surged by 55.69 per cent during the first seven months of current fiscal year as against the same period of last year. The overall export of services was recorded at US$3.424...

Japan carmakers take fresh steps in N America to fight

2011-03-31 00:00:00

WASHINGTONDETROIT, Mar 30 (Reuters): Toyota Motor Corp and Honda Motor Corp took fresh steps to scale back output or reduce orders of some parts in North America as supplies remain disrupted after the March 11 Japan earthquake. The global auto...

Apollo Tyres to hike prices from April

2011-03-31 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Mar 30 (PTI): Apollo Tyres today said it will hike prices of its products by up to 6 per cent from April to offset spiralling raw material costs. The market leader also cautioned that the tyre industry could...

S Korea's 2010 growth fastest for eight years

2011-03-31 00:00:00

SEOUL, Mar 30 (AFP): South Korea's economy grew 6.2 per cent in 2010, its fastest expansion for eight years, the central bank said Wednesday after revising up its earlier estimate of 6.1 per cent. The bank also raised its growth...

PM seeks Italian investment

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina has sought more Italian investment in Bangladesh in infrastructure, energy and power, port expansion, telecommunication, civil engineering and construction projects, reports UNB. Hasina made the request when Italian Ambassador to Bangladesh Giorgio Guglielmino paid a...

13th amendment Amici curiae for strengthening EC

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Senior jurists Barrister Rafiq-ul Haque and Dr M Zahir expressed identical views Wednesday for strengthening the Election Commission (EC), reports BSS. They also submitted alternative opinions to amend the existing caretaker system by taking part in the hearing as amici...

Vested property to be returned to affected people: Minister

2011-03-31 00:00:00

The vested property will be returned to the affected people soon for the interest of nation, said Land Minister Rezaul Karim Hira Wednesday, reports UNB. "The government is going to pass an act aiming at returning the vested properties to...

Govt plans rickshaw-free Dhaka: Sahara

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Home Minister Sahara Khatun Wednesday said gradually all the city roads will be rickshaw-free. Speaking to reporters after a meeting of the parliamentarians of Dhaka at her ministry, she said they decided to uphold the decision of gradually withdrawing all...

6,000 hens culled in Manikganj

2011-03-31 00:00:00

The Shibaloy upazila administration in Manikganj culled 6,000 bird-flu infected hens and 29,000 eggs at Pioneer Breeders at North Kashadah village Wednesday. Upazila Livestock Department sources said bird-flu virus was detected in sample of perished hens and eggs of Pioneer...

Rising commodity costs to affect corporate bases

2011-03-31 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Mar 30 (Commodity Online): Rising raw material prices could impact corporate bases and consequently on industrial and economic growth. In FY 2011, India's industrial growth will be 11.2 per cent on account of sharp rise in input costs, lower...

Fuel prices rise again in Vietnam

2011-03-31 00:00:00

HANOI, Mar 30 (AFP): Vietnam has raised fuel prices for the second time in just over a month, further stoking concerns about inflation that is the highest in Southeast Asia. A litre of petrol jumped 10 per cent to 21,300...

Tax hike pushes oil firms to halt North Sea plans

2011-03-31 00:00:00

LONDON, Mar 30 (BBC): Two more major oil and gas companies are considering shelving investment projects in the North Sea in the wake of last week's tax hike. Scottish Gas-owner Centrica is understood to be reviewing its current and future...

Apollo Tyres to hike prices from April

2011-03-31 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Mar 30 (PTI): Apollo Tyres today said it will hike prices of its products by up to 6 per cent from April to offset spiralling raw material costs. The market leader also cautioned that the tyre industry could...

S Korea's 2010 growth fastest for eight years

2011-03-31 00:00:00

SEOUL, Mar 30 (AFP): South Korea's economy grew 6.2 per cent in 2010, its fastest expansion for eight years, the central bank said Wednesday after revising up its earlier estimate of 6.1 per cent. The bank also raised its growth...

PM seeks Italian investment

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina has sought more Italian investment in Bangladesh in infrastructure, energy and power, port expansion, telecommunication, civil engineering and construction projects, reports UNB. Hasina made the request when Italian Ambassador to Bangladesh Giorgio Guglielmino paid a...

13th amendment Amici curiae for strengthening EC

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Senior jurists Barrister Rafiq-ul Haque and Dr M Zahir expressed identical views Wednesday for strengthening the Election Commission (EC), reports BSS. They also submitted alternative opinions to amend the existing caretaker system by taking part in the hearing as amici...

Vested property to be returned to affected people: Minister

2011-03-31 00:00:00

The vested property will be returned to the affected people soon for the interest of nation, said Land Minister Rezaul Karim Hira Wednesday, reports UNB. "The government is going to pass an act aiming at returning the vested properties to...

Govt plans rickshaw-free Dhaka: Sahara

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Home Minister Sahara Khatun Wednesday said gradually all the city roads will be rickshaw-free. Speaking to reporters after a meeting of the parliamentarians of Dhaka at her ministry, she said they decided to uphold the decision of gradually withdrawing all...

6,000 hens culled in Manikganj

2011-03-31 00:00:00

The Shibaloy upazila administration in Manikganj culled 6,000 bird-flu infected hens and 29,000 eggs at Pioneer Breeders at North Kashadah village Wednesday. Upazila Livestock Department sources said bird-flu virus was detected in sample of perished hens and eggs of Pioneer...

Indigenous fish species face disappearance

2011-03-31 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Mar 30 (BSS): Indigenous fish species, particularly the smaller ones, are on the verge of disappearance due to many reasons, including abnormal declining of floodplains and wetlands, indiscriminate use of harmful pesticides and chemical fertilisers on agricultural lands. Water...

Joypurhat MP meets non-govt college teachers

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Our Correspondent JOYPURHAT, Mar 30: Local MP Mojahar Ali Prodhan exchanged views with Non-government College Teachers' Forum in Joypurhat at the forum's office of Sugarmill Road Wednesday. Lecturer Ruhul Amin, president of the organisation, presided over the meeting and Mojahar...

Youth killed in post-poll violence in Khulna

2011-03-31 00:00:00

KHULNA, Mar 30 (UNB): A young man was killed and three others were injured in post-poll violence between the supporters of two member candidates at Koira Union parishad in Koira Upazila Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Aminul Islam...

Brick prices go up in B'baria

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, Mar 30: Price of brick, the most essential house building material, has gone up here due to scarcity of coal and gas. The brickfield owners are using wood, as they cannot buy coal at the fair price. They...

Inter Cooperation visits sweet gourd field in Gaibandha

2011-03-31 00:00:00

GAIBANDHA, Mar 30 (BSS): A team of high officials and 40 beneficiaries of International Development Agency 'Inter Cooperation' Monday visited sweet gourd field on Teesta riverbed of Belka Union under Sundarganj Upazila. The objective of the tour was to witness...

8 killed as bus hits autorickshaw

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, Mar 30: Three passengers of an autorickhshaw were killed and two others injured seriously when a Dhaka-bound inter-district bus collided head-on with it on Dhaka-Rajshahi highway at Duttapara area under Natore Sadar Monday night. Agitated people attacked the...

Boro plantation comes to an end in Nilphamari

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentNILPHAMARI, Mar 30: Plantation of Boro has been completed in all the 6 Upazilas across Nilphamari district. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has fixed the target of producing 3, 52,045 tonnes of paddy from 83,878 hectares of land in...

Vested property to be returned to affected people: Minister

2011-03-31 00:00:00

The vested property will be returned to the affected people soon for the interest of nation, said Land Minister Rezaul Karim Hira Wednesday, reports UNB. "The government is going to pass an act aiming at returning the vested properties to...

Govt plans rickshaw-free Dhaka: Sahara

2011-03-31 00:00:00

Home Minister Sahara Khatun Wednesday said gradually all the city roads will be rickshaw-free. Speaking to reporters after a meeting of the parliamentarians of Dhaka at her ministry, she said they decided to uphold the decision of gradually withdrawing all...

6,000 hens culled in Manikganj

2011-03-31 00:00:00

The Shibaloy upazila administration in Manikganj culled 6,000 bird-flu infected hens and 29,000 eggs at Pioneer Breeders at North Kashadah village Wednesday. Upazila Livestock Department sources said bird-flu virus was detected in sample of perished hens and eggs of Pioneer...

Japan's atomic plant neighbours mull leaving homes

2011-03-31 00:00:00

ONAGAWA, (Japan), Mar 30 (AFP): The nightmare of Japan's unfolding nuclear emergency is sending fear through the community that lives in the shadow of another coastal reactor. The Onagawa nuclear power plant has been shut down since the huge tsunami...