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Arabs give US 'one month to save peace talks'

2010-10-10 00:00:00

SIRTE, (Libya), Oct 9 (AFP): The United States pledged to keep working to rescue Middle East peace talks after Arab ministers gave it one month from Friday to secure a change of heart from Israel over Jewish settlement building. The...

Asian shares end mostly lower, Shanghai surges 3.1pc

2010-10-10 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, Oct 9 (Dow Jones): Asian stock markets were mostly lower Friday, though Chinese stocks delivered their best percentage gain in more than four months as several resource shares jumped by the 10 per cent daily limit in response to...

Chinese cigarettes contain heavy metals

2010-10-10 00:00:00

BEIJING, Oct 9 (PTI): Thirteen cigarette brands manufactured in China contain an excessive amount of heavy metals, up to three times the amount in Canadian-produced brands, a research report said.The report by a Canadian Research Group compared Chinese-produced cigarettes with...

OPEC oil output down 80,000 b/d in Sept 80,000 b/d in Sept

2010-10-10 00:00:00

LONDON, Oct 9 (Commodity Online): Crude oil production from the 12-member Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) averaged 29.03 million barrels per day (b/d) in September, down 80,000 b/d from an estimated 29.11 million b/d in August, a just-released...

Sunless Russia seeks more solar energy

2010-10-10 00:00:00

MOSCOW, Oct 9 (Commodity Online): World's largest country, Russia needs a lot of energy to stay warmed during its harsh winter days. The country has been considered as a northern country for a long time and opinion surrounds it suggest...

Refined palmolein continues to rise on strong demand

2010-10-10 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Oct 9 (PTI): Refined palmolein continued to surge at the oilseeds market here today due to heavy offtake from stockists and bulk consumers ahead of the festival season.Groundnut oil also edged higher on better retail demand amid lower arrivals...

Mentha oil may touch 1000 amid hefty demand

2010-10-10 00:00:00

AHMEDABAD, Oct 9 (Commodity Online): Mentha oil prices zoomed up today on account of heavy buying in the market. The prices hit four per cent upper circuit in the morning trades. Reports of low arrivals and prospects of rising demand...

Miners eye Zimbabwe's nickel treasure

2010-10-10 00:00:00

LONDON, Oct 9 (Commodity Online): Mining giant Niger Uranium is eyeing the untapped nickel deposits in Zimbabwe. Niger Uranium will be investing US$3.6 billion in nickel exploration in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Niger Uranium said in a statement that it...

Poultry trade in Joypurhat sees better days

2010-10-10 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentJOYPURHAT, Oct 9: The poultry growers in Joypurhat are currently making handsome profit as the prices of fowls and eggs in local and wholesale markets have increased during last one and a half month, farm owners said."Now both the...

Jute stalks worth Tk 50m cultivated in Meherpur

2010-10-10 00:00:00

A CorrespondentMEHERPUR, Oct 9: In Meherpur district jute has been cultivated in 2500 hectares of this year. From this the jute stalks of about 50 million taka have been produced. This year jute has been cultivated in 2500 hectare lands...

Workshop on employment for ultra-poor held

2010-10-10 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentKHULNA, Oct 9. A day-long workshop on 'Employment Programme for the Ultra-Poor' was held recently at Deputy Commissioner Conference room under the auspices of the District Administration.The workshop conducted by the Deputy Commissioner, Khulna, Md Jamsher Ahmed Khondoker, and...

Sundari trees hit by'top dying' disease

2010-10-10 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentKHULNA, Oct 9: The Sundari wood in the vast mangrove forest of Sundarbans located at the southern part of the country is on the verge of extinction. If appropriate steps are not taken right now, the largest mangrove forest...

Natore potters face hard days

2010-10-10 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentNATORE, Oct 9 : The potters in the district of Natore have been going through hard days since earthen made products have lost their past popularity for various reasons. Buyers now-a-days prefer aluminum and melamine made cookeries because they...

Gold medal and stipend distribution programme held at RU

2010-10-10 00:00:00

RU CorrespondentRU, Oct 9: A gold medal and stipend distribution programme was held at Rajshahi University Tuesday at 5.00pm arranged by the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics and awarded the meritorious students of the respective departments. Addressing as the...

Rice, vegetables prices show steep rise in Narsingdi

2010-10-10 00:00:00

A Correspondent NARSINGDI, Oct 9: Middle and low income people are struggling to make both ends meet as prices of vegetables recorded a rising trend during the last few weeks in the Narsingdi district. While visiting the kitchen markets at...

Poor people get assets from Islamic Foundation

2010-10-10 00:00:00

GAIBANDHA, Oct 9 (BSS): A total of 108 poor and destitute people of the district got assets worth TK 0.3 million and 60,000 from the Zakat Fund of Islamic Foundation Friday. Under the program, sewing machines were distributed to 10...

Illegal rock extraction resumes in Nilphamari

2010-10-10 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentNILPHAMARI, Oct 9: Illegal rock extraction by the banned heavy drilled dredger machines has started again recently in Nilphamari district. Sources said after ban had been imposed sand, rock and stone extraction was stopped. But defying the ban some...

Job seeker files case against Pabna CS

2010-10-10 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentPABNA, Oct 9: A job seeker Thursday filed a case against the Pabna Civil Surgeon (CS) with Pabna court for violating the freedom fighter's quota in recruiting office assistant in his office.Mojibar Rahman, son of freedom fighter Golam Sarwar...

30 arrested in Joypurhat

2010-10-10 00:00:00

Joypurhat, Oct 9 (BSS): The police, in separate anti- crime drives, arrested 30 persons from different places of five upazilas of the district during the last 48 hours till this morning. The police sources said the arrested were absconding warrantees,...

News in brief

2010-10-10 00:00:00

Tornado lashes Chandpur villagesAt least 10 people were injuried in two spells of tornado that lashed Matlab Uttar Upazila in Chandpur. Local people said two tornados swept across three villages Friday evening. The injured were given treatment at different local...

From EWU to Tokiwa University : Learning the lessons of life and human relations

2010-10-10 00:00:00

Habib Mohammad AliHuman life is full of experiences and events that cultivate the depth of exposure and of interpersonal behavior. Our understanding about us and about others change every day. These internal traits always make us happy or sad or...

Bourses ring warning bell

2010-10-10 00:00:00

FE ReportThe country's two stock exchanges Saturday rang the warning bell saying the market was getting overpriced every day, which might erode the people's investment and dent its future growth as well.They urged the government to take emergency steps for...

Initial deal signed with US oil giant

2010-10-10 00:00:00

M Azizur RahmanThe US oil giant ConocoPhillips has signed an initial deal with state-owned Petrobangla to conduct oil and gas exploration in deep waters of the Bay of Bengal after two years of protracted negotiations, a top energy official said...

Govt to use anti-hoarding act to curb price hike

2010-10-10 00:00:00

Doulot Akter MalaSharp rise in prices of essentials has led the government to use the decades-old anti-hoarding order, which officials say could check "unusual hoarding" of major commodities.Officials say, the Food Ministry is working on the draft of Statutory Regulatory...

Deal to be signed with Chinese company for $559m tied loan

2010-10-10 00:00:00

FHM Humayan KabirBangladesh has accepted a tied Chinese loan worth US$559 million for building a fertilizer factory in contradiction to the country's existing procurement law.Officials said Saturday the government is going to sign the credit deal with a specific Chinese...

PM orders stern actions against unruly party men

2010-10-10 00:00:00

Ruling Awami League president Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has vented her serious anger over reported violence and vandalism by party followers, reports UNB.Addressing the Central Working Committee meeting at her Dhanmondi office Saturday noon, she asked the party leaders to...

DCC polls in December

2010-10-10 00:00:00

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda reiterated that the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) and municipal polls would be held in December. He said the Election Commission (EC) would announce the election schedules in November. The CEC divulged the EC...

More OMS dealers at upazilas

2010-10-10 00:00:00

The government has increased dealers at upazilas to extend the open market sale (OMS) programme. The decision was made in order to keep rice price at a tolerable level. "Every Upazila will have five dealers instead of three," food secretary...

Chemical warehouse: Threat to public life and property

2010-10-10 00:00:00

Khalilur RahmanChemical warehouses, dotted over various densely-populated city areas, continue to remain as a serious threat to public life and property. The grisly fire incident in a chemical factory at Nimtoli in the old part of the metropolis on June...

OMS fails to slash rice prices in market

2010-10-10 00:00:00

FE ReportThe government's Open Market Sale (OMS) progamme has failed to make any positive impact, as the prices of rice still remain unchanged in the market.The OMS centres across the capital have seen poor response so far, and no impact...