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Body recovered

2011-03-13 00:00:00

Phensidyl peddler sentenced

2011-03-13 00:00:00

A mobile court headed by Upazila Nirbahi Officer Lalpur and executive magistrate in Natore district Md. Zahirul Islam sentenced one woman phensidyl peddler to 2 years in jail on March 10. Earlier, Lalpur thana police arrested her with 4 bottles...

68 held in special drive

2011-03-13 00:00:00

Police, in a special drive, held 68 people from different areas of nine Upazilas of Bagerhat district from Thursday midnight to Saturday early morning. District Police Super Khandaker Rafiqul Islam said they started a 96-hour drive from Thursday midnight to...

16 shops gutted

2011-03-13 00:00:00

At least 16 shops were gutted in a fierce fire which broke out at Chatkhil Bazar in Chatkhil Upazila of Noakhali early Saturday .Fire service and local sources said the fire originated from electric short circuit at a shop of...

Phensidyl recovered

2011-03-13 00:00:00

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh in a drive recovered 1,220 bottles of phensidyl syrup from a bus in Benapole Friday. Acting on information, a team of 22 Rifles Battalion intercepted the Jessore-bound passenger bus near Benapole Bazar and recovered the...

Two drug peddlers jailed

2011-03-13 00:00:00

A mobile court of Joypurhat Friday convicted two peddlers and sentenced them to different terms of Rigorous Imprisonment (RI). Acting on information, a team of police raided the house of Habibur Rahman (48), son of Kuddus Dewan of Noupara village,...

Four killed in separate incidents in Rangpur

2011-03-13 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Mar 12 (BSS): Four persons including a housewife of three northern districts died at different places in Rangpur during the last 48 hours till Friday afternoon, police sources said. One Ojiullah (48) of village Baro Rangpur under Sadar Upazila...

Tiger falls prey to villagers

2011-03-13 00:00:00

SATKHIRA, Mar 12 (bdnews24.com) : A tiger has been killed by villagers at Golakhali in Shyamnagar Upazila of the district. One person was also injured in an attack by the tiger early Saturday, forest officer Abul Hossain of Koikhali station...

About 30pc children in Natore malnourished

2011-03-13 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentNATORE, Mar 12: Malnutrition is a great impediment to the sound growth of children. In Natore Sadar, Bagatipara, Lalpur, Baraigram, Gurudashpur and Singra Upazilas under Natore district about 30 per cent of children have been suffering from malnutrition. Malnourished...

Bright prospect of strawberry farming in country

2011-03-13 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Mar 12 (BSS): Growers' level extension of strawberry farming can bring a new horizon to the agriculture sector in Bangladesh. There has been a bright prospect of farming strawberry, highest-value crop, everywhere in the country excepting the coastal districts....

Flower business blooming in Gopalganj

2011-03-13 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentGOPALGANJ, Mar 12: Flower business is fast gaining popularity in Gopalganj district and the business is going on in full swing here. According to sources over one thousand people of the district earn their livelihood from flower business by...

Workshop on malaria held in Habiganj

2011-03-13 00:00:00

A CorrespondentHABIGANJ, Mar 12: A workshop on Malaria control was held at Sadar Adunik Hospital conference room in Habiganj Saturday. Brac arranged the programme. Member of the Parliament Advocate Md. Abu Jahir was present as chief guest. Civil surgeon Dr....

Road mishap kills 4

2011-03-13 00:00:00

BARISAL, Mar 12 (bdnews24.com): At least four people have been killed in a road mishap in the district. Barisal airport police sub-inspector Abul Khair told the news agency that the accident took place on Banaripara Road at Badla Saturday morning...

AIG offers to buy toxic assets from Fed

2011-03-13 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Mar 12 (AFP): US insurer American International Group (AIG) has offered to buy back US$15.70 billion in mortgage-backed securities from the central bank as part of its efforts to emerge from a government bailout. In a filing Thursday to...

Chevron appeals ruling in Ecuador Amazon case

2011-03-13 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Mar 12 (AFP): US oil giant Chevron announced Friday it had lodged an appeal of an order by an Ecuadoran court requiring it to pay US$9.50 billion for environmental damage in the Amazon. Chevron said in a statement the...

Indonesian central bank sees FDI up by 42pc this yr

2011-03-13 00:00:00

JAKARTA, Mar 12 (Xinhua): Indonesian central bank forecasted that foreign direct investment (FDI) this year would surge by 42 per cent to US$14.50 billion this year, but it expected capital market inflows to fall as advanced economies recover, according to...

China partly wins appeal on US anti-dumping dispute

2011-03-13 00:00:00

GENEVA, Mar 12 (AFP): The World Trade Organisation (WTO) partly upheld Friday a Chinese appeal in a ruling on US anti-dumping measures on some steel pipes, tyres and laminated woven sacks that left Washington smarting. Washington said it was "deeply...

Algeria to maintain oil investments in Libya

2011-03-13 00:00:00

ALGIERS, Mar 12 (Xinhua): Algeria has decided to maintain its oil investments in Libya despite the turmoil that have ravaged the country for several weeks. "After recurrent meetings and after repatriating 80 of its workers in its subsidiary SIPEX in...

16 shops gutted

2011-03-13 00:00:00

At least 16 shops were gutted in a fierce fire which broke out at Chatkhil Bazar in Chatkhil Upazila of Noakhali early Saturday .Fire service and local sources said the fire originated from electric short circuit at a shop of...

Phensidyl recovered

2011-03-13 00:00:00

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh in a drive recovered 1,220 bottles of phensidyl syrup from a bus in Benapole Friday. Acting on information, a team of 22 Rifles Battalion intercepted the Jessore-bound passenger bus near Benapole Bazar and recovered the...

Two drug peddlers jailed

2011-03-13 00:00:00

A mobile court of Joypurhat Friday convicted two peddlers and sentenced them to different terms of Rigorous Imprisonment (RI). Acting on information, a team of police raided the house of Habibur Rahman (48), son of Kuddus Dewan of Noupara village,...

Four killed in separate incidents in Rangpur

2011-03-13 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Mar 12 (BSS): Four persons including a housewife of three northern districts died at different places in Rangpur during the last 48 hours till Friday afternoon, police sources said. One Ojiullah (48) of village Baro Rangpur under Sadar Upazila...

Tiger falls prey to villagers

2011-03-13 00:00:00

SATKHIRA, Mar 12 (bdnews24.com) : A tiger has been killed by villagers at Golakhali in Shyamnagar Upazila of the district. One person was also injured in an attack by the tiger early Saturday, forest officer Abul Hossain of Koikhali station...

About 30pc children in Natore malnourished

2011-03-13 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentNATORE, Mar 12: Malnutrition is a great impediment to the sound growth of children. In Natore Sadar, Bagatipara, Lalpur, Baraigram, Gurudashpur and Singra Upazilas under Natore district about 30 per cent of children have been suffering from malnutrition. Malnourished...

Bright prospect of strawberry farming in country

2011-03-13 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Mar 12 (BSS): Growers' level extension of strawberry farming can bring a new horizon to the agriculture sector in Bangladesh. There has been a bright prospect of farming strawberry, highest-value crop, everywhere in the country excepting the coastal districts....

Flower business blooming in Gopalganj

2011-03-13 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentGOPALGANJ, Mar 12: Flower business is fast gaining popularity in Gopalganj district and the business is going on in full swing here. According to sources over one thousand people of the district earn their livelihood from flower business by...

Workshop on malaria held in Habiganj

2011-03-13 00:00:00

A CorrespondentHABIGANJ, Mar 12: A workshop on Malaria control was held at Sadar Adunik Hospital conference room in Habiganj Saturday. Brac arranged the programme. Member of the Parliament Advocate Md. Abu Jahir was present as chief guest. Civil surgeon Dr....

Road mishap kills 4

2011-03-13 00:00:00

BARISAL, Mar 12 (bdnews24.com): At least four people have been killed in a road mishap in the district. Barisal airport police sub-inspector Abul Khair told the news agency that the accident took place on Banaripara Road at Badla Saturday morning...

Ponting promises no let-up for Kenya

2011-03-13 00:00:00

BANGALORE, India, Mar 12 (AFP): Australia captain Ricky Ponting has promised the champions will field their strongest available side when they face World Cup whipping boys Kenya on Sunday. And he added that could mean Michael Hussey returning at the...

Ex-champions Jankovic, Ivanovic, Clijsters advance

2011-03-13 00:00:00

INDIAN WELLS, California, Mar 12 (AFP): Former champions Jelena Jankovic and Kim Clijsters cruised into the third round by posting straight-set victories Friday at the WTA and ATP Masters 1000 event. World No. 2 Clijsters, who won in 2005 and...