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2010-11-29 00:00:00

Polls open in historic Ivory Coast presidential vote ABIDJAN, Nov 28: Polls opened Sunday in Ivory Coast's decisive second-round presidential vote which aims to end a decade of instability after a build-up marred by deadly violence. Polls opened at 7:00...

Farmers expect bumper bean yield in Pabna

2010-11-29 00:00:00

Our Correspondent PABNA, Nov 28: Farmers of Pabna are expecting a bumper bean production during the current season as vast areas were brought under cultivation and weather remained favourable. Some 2,500 hectares were brought under bean cultivation this season and...

Big plan to cultivate mustard in Gaibandha

2010-11-29 00:00:00

Our correspondent,GAIBANDHA, Nov 28: An extensive plan has been taken to cultivate mustard in all the seven upazilas of the district during the current Rabi season.Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said a total of 7573 hectares of land would...

Five killed in road crash in three districts

2010-11-29 00:00:00

BAGERHAT, Nov 28 (UNB): Two people were killed as a three-wheeler 'Nosimon' dashed a stationary truck near Foyla bazaar on Khulna-Mongla highway in Rampal Upazila Sunday early morning The deceased were identified as chickens trader Rouf Mollah (28), and driver...

Rice price far above ground in Joypurhat

2010-11-29 00:00:00

Our Correspondent JOYPURHAT, Nov 28: In spite of adequate supply of new Aman rice in market, its price is raising high to higher than any previous record in this season.Although government has announced not to buy paddy and rice from...

Madhyapara miners’18-hr ultimatum

2010-11-29 00:00:00

A correspondentDINAJPUR, Nov 28: The miners of Madhyapara granite mining company asked the authorities to fulfill their demands within next 18 hours, otherwise they will go for a hard line programme including road block and sit on. While addressing a...

BDR mutineers’ trial begins

2010-11-29 00:00:00

Trial of 70 soldiers of 2 battalion of BDR in Dinajpur district facing charges of trying to incite rebellion in Dinajpur on February 26, last year began at the Special Court No- 13 at the BDR Dinajpur sector headquarter Friday.Bangladesh...

Siddiqur Rahman new DMD of RAKUB

2010-11-29 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, Nov 28 : Siddiqur Rahman, General Manager of Bangladesh Krishi Bank has been promoted as Deputy Managing Director( DMD) and joined at Rajshahi Krihsi Unnayan Bank(RAKUB) at RAKUB head office Saturday.According to a press release issued from RAKUB...

Mongla port to be more developed, says minister

2010-11-29 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentKHULNA, Nov 28: The Mongla port will be more developed and dynamic through various infrastructural developments including dredging of the channel, said the Shipping Minister Shahajan Khan while he was addressing a meeting of advisory committee of Mongla port...

Law and order meet held in Habiganj

2010-11-29 00:00:00

A Correspondent HABIGANJ, Nov 28: Monthly regular meeting of law and order, development co-ordination committee meeting was held at Habiganj Deputy Commissioner's conference room recently. Advocate Abu Jahir, MP, and Advocate Abdul Mazid Khan, MP, was present on the programe...

Massive target of producing 1.44m tons onion fixed

2010-11-29 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Nov 28 (BSS): The government has fixed a massive target of producing 1.44 million tonnes of onion from 1,60,000 hectares land in the country during the current Robi season, officials and experts said Sunday. Of them, 84,528 tonnes onion...

News in brief

2010-11-29 00:00:00

Sugarcane crushing beginsSugarcane crushing at Panchagarh Mills began Friday, The mills sources said the production target of the mills for 2010-2011 fiscal year was over 6000 metric tonnes of sugar by crushing 80000 metric tonnes of sugarcane. The recovery rate...

Indian bourses make lower profits than most major global peers

2010-11-29 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Nov 28 (PTI): A regulatory panel may have voiced concerns over high profits being made by stock exchanges here, but Indian bourses figure among the least profitable entities when compared to their major global peers. In a move...

Gold may ride safe haven wave next week

2010-11-29 00:00:00

LONDON, Nov 28 (Commodity Online): Gold prices witnessed a fall towards end of the week with the dollar gaining strength following the Europe crisis.However, with Spain and Portugal still in trouble gold may witness further safe haven demand in the...

Sugar to soar, rain takes the blame

2010-11-29 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Nov 28 (Commodity Online): Global sugar futures are expected to soar as rains are crushing the cane crop output in Indian states, the second biggest producer of sugar. India government may decide to defer sugar exports at least...

Canada wheat crops better this year

2010-11-29 00:00:00

ONTARIO, Nov 28 (Commodity Online): Wheat crops had a great season of harvest this year in Canada, but reports said it still fell short of expectations. However, the season's crop was much improved than the last season. Cereals specialist for...

Int'l business news in brief

2010-11-29 00:00:00

Black Friday shows slight increase in US salesWASHINGTON, Nov 28: Black Friday, the official start of the holiday shopping season in the United States, showed a 2.2-per cent boost in the number of shoppers going to the malls, according to...

shipping

2010-11-29 00:00:00

Chittagong PortBerthing positionNovember 29, 2010Berth No. NV                   Cargo       LC       LA           DA     Leaving   I/DJ/2      Yong Jiang             Gi           S. Hai   Cosco       07/11   30/11   2177J/3      Banglar Kakoli       Log        Yang    Mariners  03/11   27/11        --J/4      Vtc Phoenix           Rice       Hochi   Seacom    02/11   30/11   1669J/5      Qin Hai                 ...

exchange rate

2010-11-29 00:00:00

November 28, 2010   The following were the commercial banks' rates to public for some selectedforeign currencies with Bangladesh Taka in cash transaction SundaySelling rates to public (outward remittance)BankUSDEuroGBPJPYCHFCADAUDSCBs Sonali Bank70.750094.2054110.58920.850270.940669.675468.5867Agrani Bank70.780094.3764110.96020.852170.897669.628268.3744FCBsStanChart69.9092.14109.670.8571.1369.0866.89HSBC 70.710596.2192112.61930.880371.617470.026869.1919Citibank naNANANANANANANABank of Ceylon70.840095.7269113.38730.877572.116570.103971.8743PCBsUttara Bank70.800095.1674112.07490.864371.191970.440869.5145AB Bank70.950095.5529111.89140.8624NANANABuying rates  from...

Shakib to lead Tigers in Micromax Cup ODI series against Zimbabwe

2010-11-29 00:00:00

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has named all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan as the captain of the Bangladesh Cricket team for the Micromax Cup One Day International (ODI) series against Zimbabwe that begins in the city Wednesday, reports UNB.The BCB also announced...

Southeast Bank Golf Tournament held at Kurmitola

2010-11-29 00:00:00

A two day Southeast Bank Cup Golf Tournament- 2010 was held at Kurmitola Golf Club, Dhaka Cantonment recently, said a press release. Vice Admiral Zahir Uddin Ahmed, (ND), ndc, psc, Chief of Naval Staff, Bangladesh Navy inaugurated the tournament as...

Strauss, Cook leading England

2010-11-29 00:00:00

BRISBANE, Nov 28 (AFP): Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook became England's most prolific Test opening partnership Sunday as they frustrated Australia with a match-turning stand in the first Ashes Test.They put on 188 together, the highest English partnership for any...

FIFA hit by fresh corruption allegations

2010-11-29 00:00:00

ZURICH, Nov 28 (AFP): New allegations of corruption have arisen just days before FIFA executive committee members are due to vote on football's World Cup hosts in 2018 and 2022, Swiss newspaper SonntagsZeitung reported.

India beat NZ in one-day opener

2010-11-29 00:00:00

GUWAHATI, Nov 28 (AFP): A century from Virat Kohli helped India secure a convincing 40-run victory in the first one-day international against New Zealand Sunday.India's total of 276 looked enough, and New Zealand were out of contention at 169 for...

After dominating Asiad, China eyes London Olympics

2010-11-29 00:00:00

GUANGZHOU, Nov 28 (AFP): After total domination of the Asian Games, China's sports juggernaut will be relentless in its preparations to top the table at the 2012 London Olympics, sports officials said.China topped the Asiad for the eigth straight time...

BNP asks AL to apologise for past mistakes of enforcing hartals

2010-11-29 00:00:00

Main opposition BNP has asked the ruling Awami League (AL) to apologise to the people for its past mistake of enforcing hundreds of hartals, saying that only then the opposition will think about not resorting hartals, reports BSS.The leaders of...

Jamaat, NDA backs hartal

2010-11-29 00:00:00

Jamaat-e-Islami has decided to actively support tomorrow's (Tuesday) dawn-to-dusk hartal called by the main opposition BNP. Jamaat Acting Secretary General ATM Azharul Islam made the declaration at a press conference in the city Sunday, a day after it held a...

Enactment of laws to stop ‘JS boycott’ culture stressed

2010-11-29 00:00:00

Former Home Minister Md Nasim has said there should be strict constitutional provisions like that any lawmaker who will remain absent from parliament for over uninterrupted 30 days without the permission of the Speaker, will not only lose his or...

FBCCI should be neutral, not biased: Delwar

2010-11-29 00:00:00

Opposition BNP Sunday questioned the neutrality of the FBCCI president and said the apex body of the business community was biased in its statement opposing Tuesday's countrywide hartal called by the party to protest the repressive measures of the government,...

DMP vows security during hartal

2010-11-29 00:00:00

FE ReportDhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) will provide security to those who want to run their vehicles and business in the capital during the countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal (strike) enforced by the main opposition party on November 30.DMP Commissioner Benazir Ahmed made...