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Machinery trade show begins tomorrow

2011-03-01 00:00:00

The second International Engineering, Industrial, Solar Energy and Agricultural Machinery Trade Show will begin at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the city tomorrow (Wednesday). ASK Trade & Exhibitions Pvt Ltd and Bangladesh Engineering Industry Owners' Association (BEIOA) are jointly...

Sheltech Spring Fair starts today

2011-03-01 00:00:00

Sheltech Spring Fair 2011 starts today (Tuesday) at the company's corporate office at Panthapath in the city to celebrate its 23rd anniversary. Sheltech Managing Director Toufiq M Seraj said, "We are going to organise the 12-day-long fair to celebrate our...

Rubber slump likely to lift cost of tires, gloves

2011-03-01 00:00:00

Bangkok, Feb 28 (Bloomberg): Rubber's 15 per cent slump in about a week may be the prelude to rallies to a record high, driving up the cost of everything from Michelin tires to surgical gloves. Harvests in Thailand, Indonesia and...

Japan output rises 2.4pc

2011-03-01 00:00:00

TOKYO, Feb 28 (BBC): Japan's industrial production has risen for the third successive month in January, underlining optimism that the economy is recovering. Factory output was up 2.4 per cent from the previous month in January, compared with a 3.3...

US budget deficit crucial threat to economy

2011-03-01 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters): The massive US budget deficit is the gravest threat facing the economy, topping high unemployment and the risk of inflation or deflation, according to a survey of forecasters released on Monday. The National Association for Business...

Vietnam planning to ban unofficial gold bar trade

2011-03-01 00:00:00

HANOI, Feb 28 (AFP): Vietnam is planning to ban unofficial trade in gold bars in a fresh bid to strengthen its struggling currency, state media reported Monday. The central bank is preparing a draft decree that would prevent gold shops...

European markets mixed on HSBC results, eurozone data

2011-03-01 00:00:00

LONDON, Feb 28 (AFP): European equities were narrowly mixed and the euro rose on Monday as investors digested results from banking giant HSBC, rising oil prices amid ongoing unrest in Libya and fresh eurozone inflation data. London's FTSE 100 index...

Sensex ends up 131.21 points

2011-03-01 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Feb 28 (Economic Times): Benchmarks ended in the positive territory after paring most of intraday gains as post-budget euphoria came to an end. FMCG, PSU and realty space led the rally while auto and power space closed marginally lower....

Small fish trawlers owners protest govt circular, form human chain

Our Correspondent | 2011-03-01 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Feb 28: Owners of fishing trawlers today demonstrated and formed human chain in the city protesting a fisheries directorate circular limiting the wooden trawler's stay time in the sea to seven days. They termed the government circular as...

Machinery trade show begins tomorrow

2011-03-01 00:00:00

The second International Engineering, Industrial, Solar Energy and Agricultural Machinery Trade Show will begin at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the city tomorrow (Wednesday). ASK Trade & Exhibitions Pvt Ltd and Bangladesh Engineering Industry Owners' Association (BEIOA) are jointly...

Sheltech Spring Fair starts today

2011-03-01 00:00:00

Sheltech Spring Fair 2011 starts today (Tuesday) at the company's corporate office at Panthapath in the city to celebrate its 23rd anniversary. Sheltech Managing Director Toufiq M Seraj said, "We are going to organise the 12-day-long fair to celebrate our...

Bumper production of spicy crops likely in N-districts

2011-03-01 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Feb 28 (BSS): A bumper production of the spicy crops is likely in northern Bangladesh following massive steps taken by the government to make the fixed farming programme successful this season, officials and experts said. The farmers have exceeded...

Summit to build power plant in Syedpur

Our Correspondent | 2011-03-01 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentNILPHAMARI, Feb 28: Summit Group was awarded the privilege to build a 100 MW power plant in Syedpur. Sources said the country's biggest private electricity generator would built the power plant as it has won the bid after it...

ASA disburses Tk 1.67b loan in Brahmanbaria

Our Correspondent | 2011-03-01 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, Feb 28: ASA, a leading non-government organisation (NGO) disbursed a loan of Tk 1.66 billion through its 53 branches among 88,683 farmers and entrepreneurs during the period of January to December of 2010 in nine Upazilas of the...

Drive to curb robbery in Sundarbans

Our Correspondent | 2011-03-01 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentKHULNA, Feb 28: Law-enforcing agencies have started a special drive in 8 chars of Sundarbans to ensure security of the fishermen and to curb terrorism and recovered huge fire arms from the Sundarbans area. Source said that about 350...

Woman commits suicide in Magura

A Correspondent | 2011-03-01 00:00:00

A CorrespondentMAGURA, Feb 28: A mother committed suicide Saturday night at village Bakhra of Sreepur Upazila under Magura district. The deceased was identified as Mina Khatun(28). Mina Khantun's family sources informed the FE that she was married to Asaduzzaman, son...

German academics visit RU

RU Correspondent | 2011-03-01 00:00:00

RU CorrespondentRAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Feb 28: A team of teachers and students of the Fryeburg University of Education in Germany visited the Rajshahi University (RU), campus Saturday. Two teachers and 22 students and researchers of the team visited the campus led...

Power crisis hits Boro cultivation in Manikganj

A Correspondent | 2011-03-01 00:00:00

A CorrespondentMANIKGANJ, Feb 28: Boro cultivation is being seriously hampered due to insufficient electricity supply and damaged seedlings. As a result Boro production target may not be achieved this season in the district. District Agriculture office sources told this correspondent...

People of shoal areas live a deplorable life

Our Correspondent | 2011-03-01 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentRANGPUR, Feb 28: The people of shoal areas in Rangpur, Lalmonirhat and Kurigram districts have been living an almost miserable life, deprived of proper nutrition, medicare and education facilities. Hence they suffer from malnutrition and illiteracy. The erosion of...

Bangladeshi cattle trader injured by BSF in Benapole

2011-03-01 00:00:00

BENAPOLE, Feb 28 (UNB): A Bangladeshi cattle trader was mercilessly stabbed by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at their Angrail camp opposite Putkhali border here early Monday. BGB Putkhali camp commander Emdad Hossain said Anwar Ali (30), son of Shamsher...

Diesel crisis to hit Boro cultivation in Magura

2011-03-01 00:00:00

MAGURA, Feb 28 (UNB): Target of Boro paddy cultivation may not be achieved this year due to acute scarcity of diesel supply in the district. Dealers of Padma, Meghna and Jamuna oil companies said that demand for diesel is more...

Gaddafi unflinching as rebel city fears counter-attack

2011-03-01 00:00:00

TRIPOLI, Feb 28 (agencies): Libyan rebels awaited a counter-attack by Muammar Gaddafi's forces Monday, after the country's leader defied demands that he quit to end the bloodiest of the Arab world's wave of uprisings. Rebels holding Zawiyah, only 50 km...

South Korea-US drills begin despite North Korean threat

2011-03-01 00:00:00

SEOUL, Feb 28 (agencies): South Korean and U.S. forces began Monday military exercises that they say are defensive but which have raised tension and led to North Korean threats to use nuclear weapons and turn Seoul into a "sea of...

Education reduces blood pressure

2011-03-01 00:00:00

Despite exam stress, a long stint in education is good for people's blood pressure, according to researchers in the US, repoprts BBC. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is linked to heart attacks, strokes and kidney failure. The study, published in...

Thousands of Yemenis protest against Saleh

2011-03-01 00:00:00

SANAA, Feb 28 (Reuters): Tens of thousands of protesters demanding the end of President Ali Abdullah Saleh's 32-year rule of Yemen joined demonstrations Monday, while skirmishes in the south killed three soldiers and a policeman. Witnesses said around 5,000 protesters...

Omani protesters block road to port after 6 die

2011-03-01 00:00:00

SOHAR, (Oman), Feb 28 (Reuters): Omani protesters demanding political reforms blocked roads to a main export port and refinery Monday and a doctor said the death toll from clashes with police in the Gulf Arab sultanate had risen to six....

German academics visit RU

RU Correspondent | 2011-03-01 00:00:00

RU CorrespondentRAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Feb 28: A team of teachers and students of the Fryeburg University of Education in Germany visited the Rajshahi University (RU), campus Saturday. Two teachers and 22 students and researchers of the team visited the campus led...

Power crisis hits Boro cultivation in Manikganj

A Correspondent | 2011-03-01 00:00:00

A CorrespondentMANIKGANJ, Feb 28: Boro cultivation is being seriously hampered due to insufficient electricity supply and damaged seedlings. As a result Boro production target may not be achieved this season in the district. District Agriculture office sources told this correspondent...

People of shoal areas live a deplorable life

Our Correspondent | 2011-03-01 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentRANGPUR, Feb 28: The people of shoal areas in Rangpur, Lalmonirhat and Kurigram districts have been living an almost miserable life, deprived of proper nutrition, medicare and education facilities. Hence they suffer from malnutrition and illiteracy. The erosion of...

Bangladeshi cattle trader injured by BSF in Benapole

2011-03-01 00:00:00

BENAPOLE, Feb 28 (UNB): A Bangladeshi cattle trader was mercilessly stabbed by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at their Angrail camp opposite Putkhali border here early Monday. BGB Putkhali camp commander Emdad Hossain said Anwar Ali (30), son of Shamsher...