SINGAPORE, Feb 23 (BBC): Oil prices have continued to climb after Libya's Col Gaddafi refused to stand down and investors feared unrest could worsen across the region.US light, sweet crude was up $0.61 at $96.03 - its highest for two...
HONG KONG, Feb 23 (Reuters): Technology services provider Digital China Holdings Ltd is bidding for the rights to sell Apple Inc's iPad and Research in Motion Ltd's tablet PC in China, its chief executive said.The company was also aiming to...
Chittagong PortBerthing positionFebruary 24, 2011Berth No. NV Cargo LC LA DA Leaving I/DJ/2 Banglar Mamata Rice(Bag) Yang Mariners 12/02 25/02 2830J/3 Full Rich Wheat(P) Karachi Pol 15/02 26/02 710J/4 Atlantik Pride Rice(Bag) Hochi Uni Ship 19/02 03/03 --J/6 ...
February 23, 2011 Exchange Rate February 23, WednesdayThe following were the commercial banks' rates to public for some selectedforeign currencies with Bangladesh Taka in cash transaction WednesdaySelling rates to public (outward remittance)BankUSDEuroGBPJPYCHFCADAUDSCBs Sonali Bank72.9500100.3752118.28430.891878.227474.182773.4614Agrani Bank72.9800100.2492118.54300.886377.198274.331373.2916FCBsStanChart71.4597.88113.740.9078.8272.3574.65HSBC 73.2655102.9675120.85700.937980.306874.718474.2274Bank of Ceylon73.7400102.5027121.16630.923577.645675.755177.7293PCBsUttara Bank72.950099.9593118.43060.892577.000174.315373.5137AB...
TRIPOLI, Feb 23 (agencies): A senior aide to Muammar Gaddafi's influential son Saif resigned Wednesday, the latest top official to walk out after the Libyan leader vowed to crush a revolt that threatens his four-decade rule."I resigned from the Gaddafi...
DUBAI, Feb 23 (Reuters): Hundreds of people have backed a Facebook campaign calling for a "day of rage" across Saudi Arabia next month to demand an elected ruler, greater freedom for women and release of political prisoners.The page called for...
KATMANDU, Feb 23(AP): Nepal's new prime minister met Wednesday with leaders of the Maoist party that supported him during elections, but failed to convince them to join his fragile government.Prime Minister Jhalnath Khanal has been urging the Communist Party of...
Four American hostages killed by pirates NAIROBI,Feb 23: A U.S. Navy destroyer was shadowing a hijacked yacht with four Americans aboard when a pirate fired a rocket-propelled grenade, followed by bursts of gunfire. —APArab League bars Libya from bloc's meetingsCAIRO,...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Feb 23 (AP): Sri Lanka's opening batsman Upul Tharanga sent Pakistan a warning on Wednesday, saying that one of his main aims at the 2011 World Cup is to score the century that has so far eluded...
KHARTOUM, Sudan, Feb 23 (AP): FIFA President Sepp Blatter says it has reserves of $1.2 billion thanks to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.Blatter tells African football leaders that the financial results were better than the 2006 World Cup...
MUMBAI, Feb 23 (Reuters): Australia captain Ricky Ponting will be charged on Wednesday after allegedly damaging a television in the dressing room during a World Cup match with Zimbabwe.An International Cricket Council (ICC) spokesman would only confim: "Ricky Ponting is...
KARACHI, Feb 23 (AFP): Disgraced Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif Wednesday vowed to clear his name in an attempt to revive his career after being banned for seven years on charges of corruption. The 28-year-old paceman, along with former Test...
HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, Feb 23 (AFP): Thousands of tickets went unsold for the Pakistan-Kenya clash at Mahinda Rajapakse stadium Wednesday as cricket's nomads launched their World Cup bid.The sparse crowd was a far cry from the Sri Lanka-Canada clash on...
JAKARTA, Feb 23 (AFP): Hundreds of Indonesian soccer fans protested Wednesday against corruption in the national league and demanded the resignation of the disgraced Football Association (PSSI) chief.About 1,000 demonstrators rallied outside PSSI headquarters at Senayan stadium and called for...
ROME, Feb 23 (AFP): New Roma coach Vincenzo Montella denied on Tuesday that he is merely steering the boat until Carlo Ancelotti's arrival at the club.On Monday Montella took over from Claudio Ranieri, who resigned on Sunday, as the Romans'...
DUBAI, Feb 23 (AFP): Roger Federer, without a Grand Slam title for the first time in eight years, had little chance to indicate the likelihood of holding one again as he comfortably negotiated his first encounter since losing the Australian...
Ireland open their World Cup campaign against Bangladesh Friday determined to clinch a hat-trick of victories over the Tigers in major events, reports AFP.Ireland defeated Bangladesh by 74 runs in the now-scrapped Super Eights round in the 2007 World Cup...
Bangladesh are considering playing former captain Mohammad Ashraful in the key World Cup game against Ireland that could make or break the co-hosts' campaign, reports AFP.The right-hander, Bangladesh's most successful one-day batsman, was a surprise omission for their opening match...
Matches: 6Bangladesh wins: 4Ireland wins: 2No result: 0First meeting: April 15, 2007, Bridgetown - Ireland won by 74 runsLast meeting: July 16, 2010, Dublin - Bangladesh won by 6 wickets.
NEW DELHI, Feb 23 (AFP): South Africa will bank on their recent form and fitness of key player Jacques Kallis when they take on an upredictable West Indies in their opening World Cup clash today (Thursday).The South Africans enter this...
HAMBANTOTA, Feb 23 (AFP): Umar Akmal was one of four batsmen to score half-centuries as Pakistan overcame a sluggish start to post 317-7 against Kenya in their opening World Cup Group A match here Wednesday.The 21-year-old right-hander, playing his first...
NAGPUR, Feb 23 (AFP): New Zealand go into an emotion-fuelled World Cup clash against trans-Tasman rivals Australia Friday in a match overshadowed by the devastating Christchurch earthquake.New Zealand's 15-man squad Tuesday desperately scrambled for news of loved ones caught up...
NAGPUR, Feb 23 (AFP): Graeme Swann wants to silence the passionate home crowd when England face World Cup co-hosts India in Bangalore Sunday.The Ashes-winning off-spinner returned to international action for the first time since the birth of his son with...
LAHORE, Feb 23 (AFP): Banned Pakistan star Salman Butt Wednesday said he had been cleared by the International Cricket Council to work as a World Cup pundit on a local television channel."I am delighted to make my debut as television...
NEW DELHI, Feb 23 (AFP): As cricket's top nations battle for the World Cup in the Indian sub-continent, the qualifying process starts in Africa for the 2012 World Twenty20 taking place in Sri Lanka.Cameroon, Gambia, Lesotho, Mali, Morocco, Rwanda and...
Munima SultanaThe first highway widening project on the Dhaka-Chittagong corridor faces uncertainty about starting construction works because of an acute crisis of sand and earth (soil) supplies.The government earlier took up the project to upgrade the existing national highways for...
NEW DELHI, Feb 23 (AFP): Tens of thousands of people gathered in the Indian capital Wednesday to protest against inflation, complaining that rising prices were increasing hardship for the country's many poor.The mostly working-class demonstrators, many carrying Communist flags and...
Jasim Uddin Haroon and Syful Islam Manpower recruiters Wednesday said political unrest in Libya and Bahrain might further deteriorate the state of manpower export, the country's second largest remittance earning sector. They said their move to send nearly 8,000 workers...
Shahiduzzaman KhanThree tremors shook the capital city of Dhaka and other parts of the country this month. These quakes, mostly of mild nature, hit the capital on February 4, 10 and 12, causing panic among people. The origins of the...
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