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GMG adds 3rd Boeing 767 in its fleet

FE Report | 2011-03-26 00:00:00

FE ReportBangladesh largest private carrier GMG Airlines has inducted another Boeing 767 to its fleet to launch daily flight on Dhaka-Damam- Dhaka route,Dhaka-Dubai-Dhaka route and Dhaka-Doha- Dhaka route. With this new addition GMG will have three Boeing 767.The new plane...

NAV of Prime Financial First Unit Fund

FE Report | 2011-03-26 00:00:00

FE ReportThe total NAV of Prime Financial First Unit Fund stood at Tk 207,615,947 on the basis of cost price and Tk 187,895,171 on the basis of market price at the close of business operation on March 24, 2011. The...

Gunmen kill 8 in Pakistan

2011-03-26 00:00:00

PARACHINAR, (Pakistan), Mar 25: Gunmen attacked a minibus carrying mostly Shiite Muslims and killed eight people on Friday in a stretch of northwestern Pakistan that has seen a recent peace deal between rival Sunni and Shiite tribes, a government official...

Indian pilots lose licenses for cheating

2011-03-26 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Mar 25: Indian aviation authorities have canceled the licenses of 15 commercial pilots for exaggerating their flying time during training, an official said Friday. The pilots received their eligibility certificates from a flying school in the northwestern state...

Violence not the solution in Ivory Coast: Gbagbo

2011-03-26 00:00:00

ABIDJAN, Mar 25: Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo's camp said Friday that the use of force was not a solution to the country's post-electoral crisis, and called anew for inter-Ivorian talks. -AFP

Gates focuses on challenges to ME peace

2011-03-26 00:00:00

CAESAREA,Mar 25: Defence Secretary Robert Gates made the first trip by a U.S. defense chief to the West Bank city of Ramallah on Friday, meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and continuing to push for peace despite the recent...

India cancels 14 more 'fake' pilot licences

2011-03-26 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Mar 25 (AFP): India's aviation regulator said Friday it had cancelled the licences of 14 more commercial pilots caught forging their qualifications in a spreading scandal that has rocked passenger confidence. Cases of pilots exaggerating their flying time...

The singular thought that fills the mind on Independence Day

2011-03-26 00:00:00

Bangladesh today is observing its 40th Independence Day. Every year, it is found to be an occasion to be celebrated with great ardour by Bangladeshis. All generations of Bangladeshis take pride in it, get inspiration from it. Indeed, the people...

Wellness drugs or zombie drugs - lots of choice available

2011-03-26 00:00:00

Global pharmaceutical companies have self-centred men and women eating out of their palms, so to say. Over the past few decades not only are new drugs being concocted, even imaginary ailments are being covered by the media - as part...

Russia's bid to bridge Israel-Palestine gap

Igor Serebryany, Zhang Dailei | 2011-03-26 00:00:00

Igor Serebryany, Zhang DaileiRussia has made an attempt to narrow the gulf between Israelis and Palestinians by successively inviting their leaders to Moscow. Though Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have not met face to face...

NAV of Prime Financial First Unit Fund

FE Report | 2011-03-26 00:00:00

FE ReportThe total NAV of Prime Financial First Unit Fund stood at Tk 207,615,947 on the basis of cost price and Tk 187,895,171 on the basis of market price at the close of business operation on March 24, 2011. The...

Gunmen kill 8 in Pakistan

2011-03-26 00:00:00

PARACHINAR, (Pakistan), Mar 25: Gunmen attacked a minibus carrying mostly Shiite Muslims and killed eight people on Friday in a stretch of northwestern Pakistan that has seen a recent peace deal between rival Sunni and Shiite tribes, a government official...

Indian pilots lose licenses for cheating

2011-03-26 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Mar 25: Indian aviation authorities have canceled the licenses of 15 commercial pilots for exaggerating their flying time during training, an official said Friday. The pilots received their eligibility certificates from a flying school in the northwestern state...

Violence not the solution in Ivory Coast: Gbagbo

2011-03-26 00:00:00

ABIDJAN, Mar 25: Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo's camp said Friday that the use of force was not a solution to the country's post-electoral crisis, and called anew for inter-Ivorian talks. -AFP

Gates focuses on challenges to ME peace

2011-03-26 00:00:00

CAESAREA,Mar 25: Defence Secretary Robert Gates made the first trip by a U.S. defense chief to the West Bank city of Ramallah on Friday, meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and continuing to push for peace despite the recent...

India cancels 14 more 'fake' pilot licences

2011-03-26 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Mar 25 (AFP): India's aviation regulator said Friday it had cancelled the licences of 14 more commercial pilots caught forging their qualifications in a spreading scandal that has rocked passenger confidence. Cases of pilots exaggerating their flying time...

Cricket WC and Lokoj Utsab

Nehal Adil | 2011-03-26 00:00:00

Nehal AdilIt is not a shame that Bangladesh did not move to the World Cup cricket trophy. Cricket is not our national sport, it was brought by our colonial masters. But in a world of globalisation, there is nothing national...

How Taylor redefined celebrity

Rajini Vaidyanathan | 2011-03-26 00:00:00

Rajini VaidyanathanHer life read like a script for many of today's Hollywood celebrities - she was a child star whose life was played out in the media, someone who was hounded by the paparazzi, had high profile relationships, and even...

US mission in Libya muddled: experts

Matthew Rusling | 2011-03-26 00:00:00

Matthew RuslingWhile the United States is continuing its bid in the West-led air strikes against Libya, its mission is not altogether clear, analysts said. "All of a sudden the United States has found itself in this position of bombing Libya...

Book captures Sri Lanka's enduring cricket love affair

Charles Haviland | 2011-03-26 00:00:00

Charles HavilandEven some cricket lovers are complaining that the current World Cup is dragging on for too long. But not Sri Lankans. They cannot get enough of it. There is widespread exhilaration at the prospect of hosting the unpredictable England...

Gunmen kill 8 in Pakistan

2011-03-26 00:00:00

PARACHINAR, (Pakistan), Mar 25: Gunmen attacked a minibus carrying mostly Shiite Muslims and killed eight people on Friday in a stretch of northwestern Pakistan that has seen a recent peace deal between rival Sunni and Shiite tribes, a government official...

Indian pilots lose licenses for cheating

2011-03-26 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Mar 25: Indian aviation authorities have canceled the licenses of 15 commercial pilots for exaggerating their flying time during training, an official said Friday. The pilots received their eligibility certificates from a flying school in the northwestern state...

Violence not the solution in Ivory Coast: Gbagbo

2011-03-26 00:00:00

ABIDJAN, Mar 25: Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo's camp said Friday that the use of force was not a solution to the country's post-electoral crisis, and called anew for inter-Ivorian talks. -AFP

Gates focuses on challenges to ME peace

2011-03-26 00:00:00

CAESAREA,Mar 25: Defence Secretary Robert Gates made the first trip by a U.S. defense chief to the West Bank city of Ramallah on Friday, meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and continuing to push for peace despite the recent...

India cancels 14 more 'fake' pilot licences

2011-03-26 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Mar 25 (AFP): India's aviation regulator said Friday it had cancelled the licences of 14 more commercial pilots caught forging their qualifications in a spreading scandal that has rocked passenger confidence. Cases of pilots exaggerating their flying time...

Ponting 'devastated' as curtain drops on World Cup career

2011-03-26 00:00:00

AHMEDABAD, Mar 25 (AFP): Australia captain Ricky Ponting was devastated by the end of his side's 12-year reign as world champions, but found comfort in making a century in his World Cup swansong. Ponting's 104 was the cornerstone of Australia's...

African champions Egypt face familiar challenge

2011-03-26 00:00:00

JOHANNESBURG, Mar 25 (AFP): Defending Africa Cup of Nations champions Egypt enter dangerous but familiar territory Saturday when they confront South Africa at Ellis Park here in a key 2012 qualifier. The star-stacked 'Pharaohs' have just one point from two...

China begins quest for 2014 WC

2011-03-26 00:00:00

BEIJING, Mar 25 (AFP): China begins its long qualification march to the 2014 Brazil World Cup in bizarre fashion Friday, with the national team splitting into two sides to play three friendlies in the coming week. Team A will play...

Media gloat over India's win

2011-03-26 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Mar 25 (AFP): A jubilant media Friday gloated over India's World Cup quarter-final victory over Australia that ended their 12-year reign as champions and set up a last-four clash with Pakistan. The five-wicket win achieved under pressure at...

Wozniacki in bid for US title double

2011-03-26 00:00:00

MIAMI, Mar 25 (AFP): World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki, weekend winner of the Indian Wells WTA title, launched her bid for a second straight crown with a victory at the Miami WTA and ATP Masters tournament Thursday. Wozniacki reached the...