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Strawberry cultivation hints prospect in Panchagarh

2010-04-13 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentPANCHAGARH, April 12: Strawberry is being commercially cultivated in nearly 80 acres of land in Panchagarh district. This has created employment opportunities to a large number of people. The delicious foreign fruit is also being shipped to other parts...

exchange rate

2010-04-13 00:00:00

April 12, Monday 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)BankUSDEuroGBPJPYCHFCADAUDSCBsSonali Bank69.550095.4244107..77220.754166.103469.654065.2845Agrani Bank69.550095.2983107.75210.757366.067069.612065.0806FCBsStanChart69.6294.89107.430.7666.5070.7165.28HSBC 69.615595.5336107.35280.768266.751169.039564.4681Citibank naNANANANANANANABank of Ceylon69.540095.6897108.45720.773966.500969.973867.2591PCBsUttara Bank69.550093.5157106.34660.760664.814869.457164.7859AB Bank69.600096.5770108.84890.7658NANANABuying rates  from public (inward remittance)SCBsUSDEuroGBPJPYCHFCADAUDSonali...

Protesters' funeral parade turns Bangkok into sea of red

2010-04-13 00:00:00

BANGKOK, Apr 12 (AFP): Waving flags and shouting 'Abhisit get out', thousands of anti-government 'Red Shirts' paraded through the Thai capital Monday bearing the bodies of two dead protesters and empty coffins.In cars, trucks and even tuk tuks, the Reds...

41 militants, two troops die in Pakistan fighting

2010-04-13 00:00:00

PARACHINAR, Pakistan, Apr 12 (AP): More than 100 militants armed with rockets and automatic weapons attacked two security checkpoints in northwestern Pakistan Monday, sparking intense fighting that left at least 41 insurgents and two soldiers dead, officials said.The clashes were...

Afghan fury after NATO troops kill four civilians

2010-04-13 00:00:00

KANDAHAR, Apr 12 (AFP):Four civilians were killed when NATO troops fired on a bus in Afghanistan Monday, sparking furious protests and an expression of regret from the military alliance.About 200 men took to the streets of Kandahar to demonstrate over...

Late Polish president to be laid to rest today

2010-04-13 00:00:00

WARSAW, Apr 12 (Xinhua): Polish President Lech Kaczynski's coffin will be laid out in state in the Presidential Palace Tuesday, Presidential Minister Jacek Sasin said Monday.Sasin added that the presidential couple will be buried together. The coffin will be closed."We...

HIGHLIGHTS

2010-04-13 00:00:00

Pyar Ka BandhanOn SONY ENT TV Tuesday at 8-30 pm. Four siblings… four different destinies… separated by fate but bound by blood… will the calling of blood bring them back together? Pyaar Ka Bandhan is an emotional story of four...

Baishabi: New year in the hills

2010-04-13 00:00:00

Nehal AdilBaishabi is being celebrated as a new-year festival in our hills. It is our Pahela Baisakh, the first of Baisakh. In the hills it is called by different names, Baishabi, Baishakhi, Shangrai or Biju, especially by the Chakmas, Tripuras...

Tuesday

2010-04-13 00:00:00

ATN BANGLAam07:00 Sangbad07:30 Positive Bangladesh08:15 Ajker Sangbadpatra08:30 Drama Serial- Chonnochara09:00 News Bulletins09:15 Drama - Jolkona10:00 Sangbad10:30 Hello Bangladesh11:15 Asian City Top Spin12:00 Sangbad Bulletins12:15 Shornali Shadakalo01:00 Sangbad Bulletins01:25 Atn Music02:00 Sangbad02:30 Drama Serial - Baba03:00 Sangbad03:15 Mega Serial-O Amar Chokkhu...

HSBC expands footprint to more EPZs

2010-04-13 00:00:00

FE ReportHongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) opened two more Business Development Offices (BDO) in Ishwardi and Karnaphuly Export Processing Zones Monday.With the latest addition, the HSBC is now present in 7 EPZs of the country.Feroz Rahim - Group Managing...

Construction of netloft making factory begins

2010-04-13 00:00:00

A Z M AnasChittagong, Apr 12: The country's move toward modernising its deep-water fishing got a boost after a Bangladeshi company tied up with its Danish counterpart to manufacture advanced fishing equipment here.Sea Resources Ltd (SRL) of Bangladesh and Cosmos...

Ill practices in carrying goods affect nat'l economic growth

2010-04-13 00:00:00

FE Report Anti-competitive practices involved with the country's goods transportation sector (trucking) are seriously affecting the national economic growth by hampering export activities and increasing the prices of essentials, a report released Monday said.Local think-tank Shamunnay in its quarterly publication...

Securex to go public

2010-04-13 00:00:00

Sheikh Shahariar ZamanSecurex (pvt) Limited has decided to raise money from the stock market to expand its operation.Against the backdrop of mounting concerns relating to security at home and abroad, the company has planned to accelerate expansion of its operation...

Thakral signs MoU to jointly market Millennium products

2010-04-13 00:00:00

FE ReportThakral Information Systems Pvt. Ltd (TISL) and Millennium Information Solution Ltd Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly market Islamic Banking Solutions developed by Millennium.Millennium is the designer and developer of Ababil, an Islamic Banking Software. Ababil...

ICB AMCL declares NAV of eight mutual funds

2010-04-13 00:00:00

ICB Asset Management Company Limited (AMCL), a subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), has declared the Net Asset Values (NAV) of its eight mutual funds, said a press release.ICB AMCL First Mutual Fund: The total NAV of ICB AMCL...

Governor for exchanging views with economic reporters on BB goals

2010-04-13 00:00:00

FE ReportBangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman stressed Monday on exchanging views with economic reporters on goals and activities of the central bank in a bid to convey those to the mass people.He also requested to include the training of...

Warid signs cost-cutting deal with Citycell

2010-04-13 00:00:00

Warid Telecom and Citycell, two major mobile phone company operators in Bangladesh, will share each others infrastructure, reducing the two companies' costs, reports bdnews24.com.The agreement was signed on Sunday by the chief executive officers (CEOs) of the companies.Under the deal,...

Dhaka, Delhi working on removal of tariff, non-tariff barriers: Faruk Khan

2010-04-13 00:00:00

FE ReportBangladesh and India are working on removing tariff and non-tariff barriers as soon as possible to take trade relations between the two neighbours to a new height, Commerce Minister Faruk Khan said Monday."Once the barriers are removed and infrastructure...

Revenues set to hit $ 60b in 5 yrs

2010-04-13 00:00:00

FE ReportBlockbuster movies such as Avatar have introduced hundreds of millions of people to the thrill of 3D. Now, more and more viewers want that same experience in the comfort of their living rooms.Some analysts predict that close to 80...

Pakistan's Malik weds India's Sania Mirza

2010-04-13 00:00:00

HYDERABAD, India, Apr 12 (AFP): Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and Indian tennis star Sania Mirza married Monday after a troubled engagement in a union that bridges the two nations' bitter sporting and political divide.The wedding was the final chapter in...

Narail Cyclone blow away Chittagong Cyclone

2010-04-13 00:00:00

Narail Express Mashrafe Bin Mortaza blew away Cyclone of Chittagong as the later crashed to a five wicket defeat against Sultans of Sylhet in the Destiny Group National Cricket League Twenty20 match that was held at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in...

Roller coaster ride for MSC to hockey final

2010-04-13 00:00:00

Mohammedan Sporting Club were in impressive form as they took a roller coaster ride on the way to final of the Dhaka Bank Club Cup Hockey with overwhelming 8-1 win over Sonali Bank in the first semifinal at the Moulana...

MSC off to a good start in women cricket

2010-04-13 00:00:00

Mohammedan Sporting Club cruised to a comfortable six wicket win in the Women's Club Cup Cricket Tournament against BKSP on the inaugural day at the Gulshan Youth Club ground Monday, reports BSS.Electing to bat first, BKSP were bowled out for...

South Africa A team to arrive on April 20

2010-04-13 00:00:00

South Africa A team is expected to reach Bangladesh on April 20 to play four-day matches against Bangladesh A team and also one-day series involving West Indies and hosts Bangladesh, reports BSS.During their four weeks tour, South Africa begins their...

Govt paves way for holding UP, pourasabha polls

2010-04-13 00:00:00

The government Monday paved the way for holding elections to union parishads and pourasabhas by approving proposals to amend the Local Government (Union Parishad) Act 2009 and the Local Government (Pourasabha) Act 2009, reports UNB.The 64th cabinet meeting of the...

50 convicted, 1 found innocent

2010-04-13 00:00:00

THAKURGAON, Apr 12 (bdnews24.com): A special court in Thakurgaon convicted 50 and acquitted one for border guards' mutiny in 2009.In the second verdict relating to the BDR mutiny where riflesmen in Thakurgaon rebelled in support of their comrades in Pilkhana,...

7 die in Barisal trawler capsize

2010-04-13 00:00:00

BARISAL, Apr 12 (UNB): At least seven people drowned and six went missing as an overloaded small trawler capsized in the river Machhkata in Mehendiganj Upazila Sunday night.Five of the dead were identified as Hashem Bepari (75), Ayesha Khatun (65),...

Cattle trader killed in BSF firing

2010-04-13 00:00:00

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Apr 12 (UNB): A cattle trader was shot dead by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Ohedpur border in Sadar Upazila early Monday.The victim was identified as Habibur Rahman (33), son of Firoz Ali of Kalupur village of Sadar...

Specific guidelines for local govt soon: PM

2010-04-13 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the government will be formulating specific working policy guidelines for the local government stipulating specific duties and tasks for Members of Parliament (MPs), upazila chairmen and upazila nirbahi officers (UNOs), reports UNB."Under the policy,...

Jamaat-police clash leaves 20 hurt in Ctg

2010-04-13 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Apr 12: At least 20 people including seven policemen were injured in a clash between the Jamaat-Shibir activists and police at Anderkilla in the city today.Activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Chhatra Shibir brought out a militant...