LONDON, Mar 4 (BBC): The drop in new car sales since the end of the scrappage scheme slowed markedly in February, figures have shown. New registrations of 63,424 were down 7.7 per cent versus a year ago, according to data...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Mar 4 (Xinhua): Brazil's economy increased 7.5 per cent in 2010, a record high since 1986, authorities announced Thursday. Gross domestic product (GDP) of the Latin America's biggest economy reached 3.67 trillion reais (2.21 trillion US dollars)...
Commercial Bank of Ceylon USD/BDT maintained its stable tone with Bangladesh Bank stepping into ease the pressure on the demand by selling to the commercial banks. The foreign exchange reserves rose to $11.158 billion at the end of February from...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has detained two Dhaka University (DU) students, suspected of being members of banned Islamist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir, from the city's Elephant Road, reports bdnews24.com. RAB-2 Deputy Director Mohammad Ershadul Haque said that Mohammad Shamim (21), and...
Speakers at a discussion in New York have demanded of the government to ban all religion-based organisations including Jama'at-e-Islami in the country by keeping consistency with the 1972 constitution, reports BSS. Welcoming the trial of war criminals, the speakers also...
HABIGANJ, Mar 4 (UNB): An activist of BNP was killed allegedly by his rival group following enmity over establishing supremacy at Shakua village under Nabiganj Upazila Friday. The deceased was identified as Yusuf (26), son of Nijam Uddin of the...
LISBON, Mar 4 (AFP): FIFA have threatened to ban Portugal from all of their competitions unless the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) revise their statues as a matter of urgency, according to press reports here Friday. In a letter to the...
Our Correspondent | 2011-03-05 00:00:00
Our CorrespondentNATORE, Mar 3: Different mobile courts in six upazilas of Natore Sadar, Bagatipara, Lalpur, Baraigram, Gurudashpur and Singra under Natore district sentenced 66 drug peddlers to different terms of imprisonment during the last 7 days. Superintendent of police (In-charge),...
MOULVIBAZAR, Mar 3 (UNB): Chemical pesticides are being used indiscriminately in vegetable fields in different areas of the district to combat pest attacks. This practice, besides polluting environment, is causing serious health hazard to people of the seven Upazilas of...
Our Correspondent | 2011-03-05 00:00:00
Our Correspondent RANGPUR, Mar 3: Rangpur Municipality with the assistance of the Urban Partnership for Poverty Reduction (UPPR) Project funded by UK Aid and UNDP observed Urban Food Production (UFP) Day through several events Tuesday on March 1, 2011. The...
Another report adds: Theft of the electric transformers of Palli Buddyut Samity (PBS) 2 has caused a total breakdown in power transmission in 9 unions of Badarganj Upazila in Rangpur district. The theft took place Monday night which shut down...
Another message adds: Milk price has soared in Rangpur a due to its short supply in the local markets, causing acute sufferings to the common people. One kg of milk was being sold at Tk 40 in the district town...
SUNAMGANJ, Mar 3 (UNB): Local dealers are selling urea fertiliser at exorbitant prices in Jagannathpur Upazila, inflicting sufferings to the growers. Farmers alleged that the dealers are selling fertiliser at excess rate after creating artificial scarcity in the Upazila. Farmers...
Holcim (Bangladesh) Ltd organised a recreation programme titled 'Holcim retailers' family time' at Savar recently, said a press statement. Some 350 retailers and their family members gathered at Fantasy Kingdom and BRAC-CDM at Savar and enjoyed the day with much...
NEW DELHI, Mar 4 (AFP): India said Friday is it seeking ways to boost foreign investment needed to fund a $1 trillion plan to overhaul its dilapidated infrastructure -- seen as vital to boosting economic growth. "Discussions are under way...
SHANGHAI, Mar 4 (AFP): China may soon launch a domestically developed "fourth generation" mobile phone system in its commercial market, state media reported Friday, citing leading carrier China Mobile. The homegrown candidate for the 4G standard, known as TD-LTE, is...
Yasir Wardad | 2011-03-05 00:00:00
Yasir WardadCompanies that sell pure drinking water are passing through a tough time amid stoppage of renewal of their licence. Taking this opportunity, hundreds of unscrupulous businessmen are marketing contaminated water in the name of pure drinking water. The fake...
FE Report | 2011-03-05 00:00:00
FE ReportMalaysia wants to boost its joint-venture investment in healthcare sector of Bangladesh, said the head of its health tourism programme in Dhaka. "The Malaysian government and the private sector are interested to assist your country in setting up a...
Our Correspondent | 2011-03-05 00:00:00
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, March 4: Chittagong businesses will be supplied with 40 million cubic feet of gas per day within a short time, which will partly make up the crisis of energy-hungry industries, mainly the readymade garment units, an official said....
SINGAPORE, Mar 4 (AFP): Crude prices resumed their upward path in Asian trade Friday on doubts about Venezuela's proposal to mediate in the crisis in oil-rich Libya, analysts said. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in April,...
FE Report | 2011-03-05 00:00:00
FE ReportPrices of daily essentials including rice and edible oil maintained high trend while onion prices declined in the city's kitchen markets, traders said Friday. A kg of loose soybean oil sold at Tk 116 to Tk 120 and palm...
NEW YORK, Mar 4 (BBC): Marketing group WPP saw profits in 2010 rise by almost a third to £851m, thanks in part to a rebound in US advertising in the final quarter. Like-for-like revenue growth - ignoring the effect of...
Shah Alam Nur | 2011-03-05 00:00:00
Shah Alam NurExport earnings from jute goods increased by 53.95 per cent during the first seven months of the current fiscal year. The earnings during July-January period of FY 2010-11 stood at $643.48 million compared to $417.99 million during the...
Our Correspondent | 2011-03-05 00:00:00
Our CorrespondentNATORE, Mar 3: Different mobile courts in six upazilas of Natore Sadar, Bagatipara, Lalpur, Baraigram, Gurudashpur and Singra under Natore district sentenced 66 drug peddlers to different terms of imprisonment during the last 7 days. Superintendent of police (In-charge),...
MOULVIBAZAR, Mar 3 (UNB): Chemical pesticides are being used indiscriminately in vegetable fields in different areas of the district to combat pest attacks. This practice, besides polluting environment, is causing serious health hazard to people of the seven Upazilas of...
Our Correspondent | 2011-03-05 00:00:00
Our Correspondent RANGPUR, Mar 3: Rangpur Municipality with the assistance of the Urban Partnership for Poverty Reduction (UPPR) Project funded by UK Aid and UNDP observed Urban Food Production (UFP) Day through several events Tuesday on March 1, 2011. The...
Another report adds: Theft of the electric transformers of Palli Buddyut Samity (PBS) 2 has caused a total breakdown in power transmission in 9 unions of Badarganj Upazila in Rangpur district. The theft took place Monday night which shut down...
Another message adds: Milk price has soared in Rangpur a due to its short supply in the local markets, causing acute sufferings to the common people. One kg of milk was being sold at Tk 40 in the district town...
SUNAMGANJ, Mar 3 (UNB): Local dealers are selling urea fertiliser at exorbitant prices in Jagannathpur Upazila, inflicting sufferings to the growers. Farmers alleged that the dealers are selling fertiliser at excess rate after creating artificial scarcity in the Upazila. Farmers...
The desperate need for electricity is a major issue in Bangladesh. Along with conventional power generation, we also need to look for all avenues of alternative sources of electricity on a priority basis. This issue needs to be discussed in...
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