NEW DELHI, Nov 29 (PTI): Castorseed futures prices fell by Rs 55.50 to Rs 3,442 per quintal today on all round selling by traders at prevailing higher levels, guided by a weak spot market sentiment. Reduced offtake by industries along,...
Ireland accepts $113b bailout packageEuropean officials rescued their second country in seven months Sunday, offering financially strapped Ireland a bailout package worth $113 billion in a bid to shore up confidence in the battered euro. Dublin quickly accepted the emergency...
Chittagong PortBerthing positionNovember 30, 2010Berth No. NV Cargo LC LA DA Leaving I/DJ/2 Yong Jiang Gi S. Hai Cosco 07/11 30/11 1698J/3 Banglar Kakoli Log Yang Mariners 03/11 29/11 167 J/4 Vtc Phoenix Rice Hochi Seacom 02/11 01/12 1086J/5 Qin...
November 29, 2010 The following were the commercial banks' rates to public for some selectedforeign currencies with Bangladesh Taka in cash transaction MondaySelling rates to public (outward remittance)BankUSDEuroGBPJPYCHFCADAUDSCBs Sonali Bank70.750094.0916110.67430.849771.082469.648168.5014Agrani Bank70.780094.3481110.98140.851971.045869.669068.3319FCBsStanChart69.9092.14109.670.8571.1369.0866.89HSBC 70.710596.2192112.61930.880371.617470.026869.1919Citibank naNANANANANANANABank of Ceylon70.840095.9607113.21730.877172.433570.201271.7538PCBsUttara Bank70.800094.6269110.85910.858470.737369.681568.5831AB Bank71.100095.6239112.18910.8636NANANABuying rates from public...
A Correspondent NARSINGDI, Nov 29: Thousands of poor, small and marginal farmers in all the six upazilas of Narsingdi district have been making good income and alleviating poverty by producing vegetables and fruits in their homestead gardens.Gardening around homesteads in...
Our Correspondent PABNA, Nov 29: Police arrested 10 BNP leaders and activists in Chatmohar, Bhangura and Sujanagar upazila of Pabna on Monday.The district unit BNP could not hold any protest rally in the district headquarter on Monday due to police...
Our CorrespondentJOYPURHAT Nov 10: Trial of 20 Jawans of 3-Rifles Battalion in Joypurhat under the district facing charges of trying to incite rebellion in Joypurhat began at the special court-13 at the BDR 3 Rifles headquarter Tuesday, October 20. BDR...
GAIBANDHA, Nov 29 (BSS): A special 40-day employment generation programme of the government has created positive impact on the poor of Sundarganja Upazila in the district during the current lean period. Upazila Relief Office sources said a total of 3337...
NAOGAON, Nov 29 (UNB): A mobile court Sunday night convicted a young man for sexually harassing a school girl and sentenced him to six months imprisonment in Mukti crossing area of the district town.The court also fined the convict Ariful...
Our CorrespondentNILPHAMARI, Nov 29: Mercantile Bank has decided to open a branch in Nilphamari town. The decision has been disclosed here by the Chairman of the bank and former General Secretary of Awami League, Abdul Jalil, MP, in a view...
DINAJPUR, Nov 29 (UNB): Miners of Madhyapara Granite Mining Company Ltd (MGMCL) in Parbotipur Upazila are continuing their indefinite strike for the third consecutive day today.General Secretary of MGMCL Miners and Workers' Union Mostafizur Rahman said the authorities are yet...
Our Correspondent KHULNA, Nov 29: The four party alliance-backed forum has bagged 5 seats including that President in the Khulna Bar Association election held here on Sunday. The grand party alliance supported panel bagged seven seats out of the total...
BRISBANE, Nov 29 (Cricinfo): It was a day for burning up the record books at the Gabba as Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott produced a herculean unbroken stand of 329 to secure a comfortable draw for England. Cook scored his...
KARACHI, Nov 29 (AFP): Pakistani officials submitted a report Monday into former wicket-keeper Zulgarnain Haider's dramatic escape to London, abandoning his team ahead of a match with South Africa, the cricket board said.The 24-year-old fled the team hotel in Dubai...
LONDON, Nov 29 (AFP): Roger Federer won the ATP World Tour Finals for the fifth time after beating Rafael Nadal 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in Sunday's final at the O2 Arena in London.Federer takes home a cheque for 1.63 million dollars...
MADRID, Nov 29 (AFP): In-form superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo showcase their talents on Monday night as league leaders Real Madrid travel to defending champions Barcelona bidding to beat their bitter rivals at Camp Nou after four consecutive losses...
PORT SPAIN, Nov 29 (AFP): FIFA Vice President Jack Warner is "keeping his cards close to his chest" about which country he will support as World Cup host in 2018. Warner however made clear his preference for the United States...
PARIS, Nov 29 (AFP): Rafael Nadal has finished the year firmly atop the world rankings despite losing to Roger Federer in the ATP Tour Championship final in London Sunday.The Spaniard has 12,450 points, 3,305 ahead of Federer whom he replaced...
Manzur AhmedThe offers of funds the rich countries make to the developing countries for measures to mitigate or adapt to climate change are insufficient, according to ADB president Haruhiko Kuroda (Reuters: Sunday Dec 13, 2009). "At this stage the figures...
Maswood Alam Khan from Maryland, USALike many I was a bit happy hearing that Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) had appealed to the government to ban hartal through enacting a law. But one day after, we...
BTVam07:00 Announcement, The Holy Quran, The Holy Tripitak Paath and Programme Outline 07:20 Geet Bitaan07:45 Aamrao Pari08:00 Sakaler Sangbad08:15 Maati-O-Manush08:35 Mukto Aalap08:55 Sangbad Shironam09:00 Docu- Fire Dekha09:10 Docu09:35 Sabar Jonno Shikkha10:00 News10:05 Muktijuddha Pratidin10:30 Protikar11:05 Banglar Lok Gaan11:30 Ranagoner Dinguli12:00...
Proponents of 'human-scale' development point out that much of the record keeping process that is employed for the measurement of progress in general, and in meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in particular, is essentially flawed. It needs to be...
Shamsul Huq Zahid The government does play a central role in the affairs of the State. And taking that role into consideration, the electorates do want the government to carry out its duties and responsibilities to them sincerely and make...
Quamrul AhsanOn the eve of a pivotal Cotton Season, 2010-11, the Bangladesh textile industry faces stark choices on the supply chain: maintain a status quo or stay ahead of time. The latter offers the most prolific choice. One must understand...
The government, as it seems, has no intention to change the old way of running things at the local level. The elected upazilla chairmen have been wasting their days without proper responsibilities and other set-ups to be able to do...
There are, according to available reports, about five thousand building structures which have been identified by Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakha (Rajuk), the city development authority, as highly risky in Dhaka city. The RAJUK can be blamed umpteenth times for its lack...
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 28 (Xinhua): At least 18 people were killed as a Russian-made IL76 cargo plane crashed in a residential area near the Karachi airport in southern Pakistan early Sunday morning, reported local TV channel Express.According to the report, there...
Naval vessels begin maneuvers off the west coast of the Korean peninsula amid tensions with the North, report agenciesAbout 20 U.S and South Korean naval vessels have begun maneuvers off the west coast of the Korean peninsula.The war games come...
CAIRO, Nov 28 (AFP): Slow voting and isolated protests and clashes marked the start Sunday of Egypt's parliamentary vote, which is expected to strengthen the ruling party and further weaken its harried Islamist opposition. Independent candidate's son stabbed to death...
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...
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