ST JOHN'S, April 15 (AFP): West Indies have named leg-spinner Anthony Martin as the sole newcomer, recalled Marlon Samuels and Lendl Simmons, and welcomed the return of Dwayne Bravo for the first two One-day Internationals against Pakistan later this month...
NEW DELHI, April 15 (AFP): India and Pakistan have agreed to resume direct sporting ties, including cricket games, which were frozen after the 2008 Mumbai attacks, reports said Thursday. The decision comes two weeks Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and...
KHARTOUM, Apr 15, Sudanese paramilitary forces killed more than 20 people including women and children when they attacked a village in South Kordofan, the oil-producing border state's deputy governor said Thursday. -AFP
GAZA, Apr 15: Security personnel found the body of a pro-Palestinian activist from Italy who was killed and left in an abandoned house in the Gaza Strip following his abduction by militants, a Hamas official said Friday. Two men were...
Syful Islam | 2011-04-16 00:00:00
Syful IslamThe government is set to engage the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) to import bullion for the jewellery industry since the jewellers have no legal way to get raw materials, officials said. "The TCB has the mandate to carry...
SINGAPORE, Apr 15 (Bloomberg): Gold gained to a record and silver climbed to the highest level in 31 years as inflation in China accelerated more than forecast, underscoring the challenge that central bankers worldwide face in combating rising prices. Immediate-delivery...
Md Mazadul Hoque | 2011-04-16 00:00:00
Md Mazadul HoqueThe state-run Karmasangsthan Bank (KB) has created some 102,580 employments in nine months (July-March) of the current fiscal year (2010-2011), reflecting a 16 per cent increase over those of the corresponding period of the last fiscal, a high...
USD/BDT remained range bound last week trading at 72.80/85 levels, as market supply offset the demand for the green back with a record volume of USD 1.09 billion as inward remittances of Bangladesh in the month of March. We feel...
This week the currency market continued to remain highly volatile. - The yen slipped broadly while the euro edged up towards a 15-month high against the dollar on Wednesday as a bout of global risk reduction abated and investors sought...
CHICAGO, Apr 15 (Xinhua): Chicago grain prices ended moderately lower yesterday, as the recent rally in prices spurred traders to lock in some profits despite a bullish outside market. The most active corn contract for May delivery trimmed 1.25 cents,...
KHARTOUM, Apr 15, Sudanese paramilitary forces killed more than 20 people including women and children when they attacked a village in South Kordofan, the oil-producing border state's deputy governor said Thursday. -AFP
GAZA, Apr 15: Security personnel found the body of a pro-Palestinian activist from Italy who was killed and left in an abandoned house in the Gaza Strip following his abduction by militants, a Hamas official said Friday. Two men were...
ACI Limited: A meeting of the board of directors of ACI Limited will be held on April 20, 2011 at 3:00pm to consider, among others, audited financial statements of the company for the year that ended on December 31, 2010....
As per un-audited quarterly accounts for the 3rd quarter ended on March 31, 2011 (Jan'11 to March'11), the authorities of Chittagong Vegetable have stated operating profitloss of Tk 31.66 million with EPS of Tk 26.38 as against Tk 0.44 million...
PESHAWAR, Apr 13: US drones fired four missiles into a vehicle in Pakistan's lawless tribal belt on the Afghan border, killing six suspected militants on Wednesday, Pakistani security officials said. - AFP
WASHINGTON, Apr 13: France's ban on full-face veils makes a big deal out of garb worn by only a tiny fraction of Muslim women in the West, the head of the Organization of the Islamic Conference said Tuesday. "Those who...
TOKYO,Apr13: The operator of Japan's crippled nuclear plant said on Wednesday it was still working on a detailed plan to end the country's nuclear crisis a month after it began, as tests showed radiation levels in the sea near the...
At least 50 people were injured in a clash between two rival groups at Kodda village in Sadar Upazila of Brahmanbaria Wednesday morning.Witnesses said supporters of Abul Hashem and Asad Master locked into altercation with the supporters of Ayub Ali.Later,...
At least 30 students of Sadar Upazila Dakkhin Kamalpur non-government primary school fell sick to mass-psychogenic diseases of Benapole Tuesday.Sources said 19 students of class V and 10 students of class IV were attacked by the disease Tuesday and they...
A notorious dacoit was arrested with Tk 6 million from Panchkaunia village of Phulbaria of Mymensingh Monday night.The arrestee was identified as Sarder Saban Ali (38). Police said a gang of robbers snatched away Tk 5 million from turmeric trader...
A housewife was injured by her brother-in-laws in Barguni village of Chitalmari Upazila of Bagerhat Tuesday.Jesmin Akter (25) was admitted to Chitalmari Hospital. Later, she was shifted to Khulna Medical College Hospital in a critical condition.Chitalmari thana said there was...
A minor boy drowned in a waterbody at Korota village in Sadar Upazila of Natore Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Jibon, son of Faijul Islam of the village. Police said Jibon slipped into a waterbody near his house...
A road crash at Sadar Upazila of the Goplaganj district has left a teenage boy dead and 12 people injured. The accident took place in Bijoypasha area on Dhaka-Khulna highway when a microbus hit a tempo at about 9pm Monday,...
A man was arrested along with counterfeit currency notes from NCC Bank branch of Savar Sunday.The arrestee was identified as Kamrul Hasan, son of late Solaiman Khan of Panchkhola village in Sadar Upazila of Madaripur district.Police said Kamrul deposited 15...
FE ReportFinance Minister A M A Muhith said on Wednesday controlling the prices of essentials at wholesale level is impossible. Rather, it will be pragmatic to target few items and keep their prices at a reasonable level, he stated. "I...
Shahiduzzaman KhanAs the country is reeling under power and gas crises, thrust is again being laid on generation of renewable energy that has to be a viable option to meet the growing energy shortfall. Besides, renewable energy is expected to...
Retired general Moeen U Ahmed, the army chief who virtually ran Bangladesh during the 2007-08 caretaker government, has expressed his inability to appear before a parliamentary committee saying he is ill and being treated in the United States, reports bdnews24.com....
Syful Islam The users of Benapole land port have agreed on a nominal hike in port charges on condition that the authority carries out necessary development works at the port, officials said Wednesday. The clearing and forwarding (C and F)...
FE ReportBangladesh Association of Banks (BAB) and Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB) on Wednesday suggested the government to cut corporate tax rate to 40 per cent from the existing 42.5 per cent as it is the highest in the world....
The nation will welcome the Bengali New Year 1418 through traditional Pahela Baishakh celebrations with tens of thousands of people attending the Nabo Barsho fanfare across the country today (Thursday), report agencies. Cultural groups and different organisations will arrange various...
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