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Asian economies face hard landing: IMF******

2011-04-13 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Apr 12 (The Economic Times): Inflation is building in Asia's fast-growing economies and officials must quickly tighten fiscal and monetary policy to ensure "boom-like dynamics" don't get out of hand, the IMF said on Monday. If policy fails to...

IEA says oil price hurting economy, maintains demand outlook******

2011-04-13 00:00:00

LONDON, Apr 12 (Bloomberg): The International Energy Agency (IRA) maintained its outlook for global oil demand in 2011, while warning that prices above $100 a barrel are starting to hurt the global economy. Worldwide oil consumption will increase by 1.4...

G20 ministers to set imbalances guidelines this week

2011-04-13 00:00:00

PARIS, Apr 12 (Reuters): Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers meeting in Washington later this week are expected to reach an agreement on guidelines to identify global economic imbalances, French government sources said Tuesday. It would be the...

Google invests $168m in solar power plant****

2011-04-13 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Apr 12 (livemint): Google said Monday it has invested $168 million to help complete the construction of one of the world's biggest solar energy power plants in California's Mojave Desert. The plant, which is being developed by BrightSource Energy,...

Nokia unveils two smartphones, Symbian refresh*******

2011-04-13 00:00:00

HELSINKI, Apr 12 (The Economic Times): Nokia, the world's largest phone maker by volume, unveiled Tuesday two new smartphone models running on a new version of its Symbian software platform. The new models, the E6 and the X7, will go...

Asian Tiger Capital Partners market update on DSE

2011-04-13 00:00:00

Events: The Benchmark General Index DGEN went up sharply to register gain of 2.56pc. The market started off with high volatility gyrating between red and green during the first hour but rallied from then on till the end of trade...

BRICS countries to see robust growth in 2011: IMF

2011-04-13 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, April 12 (Xinhua): The BRICS countries will continue to see robust economic growth in 2011, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Monday. The world output is projected to rise by 4.4 per cent this year, while emerging and developing...

Strengthening FPP to check population growth stressed

2011-04-13 00:00:00

Speakers at a meeting stressed the need for giving emphasis on strengthening family planning (FP) programme with a view to checking population growth in the country, reports UNB. They said although the country has many successes in many sectors particularly...

US embassy to remain closed tomorrow

2011-04-13 00:00:00

The American Embassy, including the Consular Section and the American Centre with the Archer K Blood American Centre Library and the Student Advising Centre, will remain closed Thursday (April 14) on the occasion of Pahela Boishakh (first day of Bangla...

Verdict on sea limits by year-end

2011-04-13 00:00:00

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) will deliver verdict on maritime boundary dispute with Myanmar in the Bay of Bengal by the end of this year. "Bangladesh and Myanmar will complete filing their pleadings to ITLOS...

weather

2011-04-13 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Rangpur and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Jessore, Kushtia and Comilla in next 24 hours till 6.0pm today (Wednesday)....

ECNEC okays 4 projects costing Tk 15.94b

2011-04-13 00:00:00

FE ReportThe ECNEC Tuesday approved four development projects, costing a total of Tk 15.94 billion, to steer the growth of the national economy, officials said. Presided over by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a meeting of the Executive Committee of the...

China to buy 35 planes from Brazil

2011-04-13 00:00:00

BEIJING, April 12 (AFP): Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer will sell 35 E190 planes to two Chinese airlines in a deal to be signed during President Dilma Rousseff's visit to China, Brazilian officials said Tuesday. Rousseff was due to meet her...

Microsoft launches new assault on software market

2011-04-13 00:00:00

SEATTLE, April 12 (Reuters): Microsoft Corp is making its strongest push yet into the steadily growing business software market in the hope that it can create another multibillion-dollar business. The world's biggest software company, which still gets the majority of...

S Africa to invest $3.7b in green energy

2011-04-13 00:00:00

CAPE TOWN, April 12 (AFP): South Africa will invest 25 billion rand ($3.7 billion, 2.6 billion euros) to support a plan to ramp up renewable energy and the green economy, the economic development minister said Tuesday. "We believe 300,000 new...

Global rice traders pray for good monsoon

2011-04-13 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, April 12 (Economic Times): Rice importers across the globe are keenly watching the monsoon forecast for India as poor rains in the world's second-largest producer could spike prices of the commodity in the international markets. Rice prices have...

G20 ministers to set imbalance guidelines this week

2011-04-13 00:00:00

PARIS, April 12 (Reuters): Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers meeting in Washington later this week are expected to reach an agreement on guidelines to identify global economic imbalances, French government sources said Tuesday. It would be the...

BRICS countries to see robust growth in 2011: IMF

2011-04-13 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, April 12 (Xinhua): The BRICS countries will continue to see robust economic growth in 2011, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Monday. The world output is projected to rise by 4.4 per cent this year, while emerging and developing...

Strengthening FPP to check population growth stressed

2011-04-13 00:00:00

Speakers at a meeting stressed the need for giving emphasis on strengthening family planning (FP) programme with a view to checking population growth in the country, reports UNB. They said although the country has many successes in many sectors particularly...

US embassy to remain closed tomorrow

2011-04-13 00:00:00

The American Embassy, including the Consular Section and the American Centre with the Archer K Blood American Centre Library and the Student Advising Centre, will remain closed Thursday (April 14) on the occasion of Pahela Boishakh (first day of Bangla...

Verdict on sea limits by year-end

2011-04-13 00:00:00

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) will deliver verdict on maritime boundary dispute with Myanmar in the Bay of Bengal by the end of this year. "Bangladesh and Myanmar will complete filing their pleadings to ITLOS...

weather

2011-04-13 00:00:00

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely at one or two places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Rangpur and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Jessore, Kushtia and Comilla in next 24 hours till 6.0pm today (Wednesday)....

Solar power changes lifestyle in remote Rangpur areas

2011-04-13 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Apr 12 (BSS): The eco-friendly solar power has brought about a revolutionary change in the overall lifestyle of the socially backward people living in the remote areas including hardly reachable char villages. Side by side using common electric devices,...

B'baria cobblers live in ignominy

2011-04-13 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, Apr 12: Cobblers community in the district have been living a miserable life in Nabinagar, Nasirnagr and Sadar Upazila while no government and non-government organization is coming forward to improving their conditions. There are at least 20000 cobblers...

Distressed women attain self-reliance in Rajshahi

2011-04-13 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Apr 12 (BSS): Around 200 rural underprivileged and distressed women of Mollikpur village under Paba Upazila of the district set examples of attaining self-reliance after getting scopes of income generating activities. At one stage, they thought that their sufferings...

20 BGB jawans jailed in mutiny case

2011-04-13 00:00:00

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Apr 12 (UNB): A court here Tuesday sentenced 20 Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) jawans to various terms of imprisonment ranging from six months to six years for their involvement in 2009 mutiny. The court also fined the convicts Tk...

Tutor violates minor girl

2011-04-13 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Apr 12 (BSS): A private tutor has reportedly violated the chastity of a baby at Dadpur village under Paba Upazila of the district Monday night. According to the police sources, the victim is now undergoing treatment in One-stop Crises...

DB policeman suspended in Narsingdi

2011-04-13 00:00:00

A CorrespondentNARSINGDI, Apr 12: One Assistant Sub Inspector of Detective Branch of Police (DB) was suspended for sexual harassment of a housewife of Court Road area in Narsingdi town Sunday. The suspended ASI is identified as Sharif of Narsingdi DB...

JU launching four new departments

2011-04-13 00:00:00

JU CorrespondentJAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY, Apr 12: Four new departments along with two faculties are to be launched at the Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus in the upcoming academic session, Vice Chancellor of the university Professor Dr Shariff Enamul Kabir said. The four...

Strengthening FPP to check population growth stressed

2011-04-13 00:00:00

Speakers at a meeting stressed the need for giving emphasis on strengthening family planning (FP) programme with a view to checking population growth in the country, reports UNB. They said although the country has many successes in many sectors particularly...