Md. Masum BillahBelgium is passing a phase of crisis. It is a dispute over the language rights of Francophone people who live in a clutch of Dutch speaking suburbs just outside the city limits of Brussels. The dispute is obscure...
HONG KONG, Apr 29 (Agencies): Asian markets suffered from the eurozone debt crisis Thursday after Spain's credit rating was downgraded, while the euro remained stuck near one-year lows. The International Monetary Fund said confidence in the entire 16-nation euro area...
MUMBAI, Apr 29 (Reuters): Federal bond yields eased Thursday on expectations of a good demand for bonds at Friday's 120 billion rupees bond sale. Traders said they expected the coupon on the new 10-year bond to be set at around...
SHANGHAI, Apr 29 (Reuters): China's key stock index fell 1.1 per cent Thursday to a seven-month closing low, hit by late selling of small-cap shares although Merchants Bank and other lenders outperformed after positive earnings reports. The Shanghai Composite Index...
Mr Anis Salahuddin Ahmad and Mr Mostanser Billa and Mr Liaquat Hossain Moghul have been reelected chairman and vice chairmen respectively of the Islamic Finance and Investment Limited (IFIL).They were reelected at the 106th meeting of the board of the...
UNITED NATIONS, April 29 (AFP): Rich and poor nations need a "clean energy revolution" in order to cut greenhouse gas emissions responsible for global warming, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said here yesterday. "We cannot achieve the (poverty-reduction) Millennium Development Goals...
SINGAPORE, April 29 (AFP): The euro edged slightly higher in Asian trade today, but a credit rating downgrade of Spain amid Europe's debt crisis weighed on sentiment for the currency, dealers said. The euro clawed up from one-year lows against...
SINGAPORE, April 29 (AFP): Oil prices slipped slightly in Asian trade today, losing some of their steam from Wednesday as investors awaited further news on Europe's debt crisis and its impact on the commodity. New York's main contract, light sweet...
The following were the commercial banks' rates to public for some selectedforeign currencies with Bangladesh Taka in cash transaction Thursday.Selling rates to public (outward remittance)BankUSDEuroGBPJPYCHFCADAUDSCBsSonali Bank69.550092.3769105.72230.748264.416069.185164.6414Agrani Bank69.550092.2034105.72130.751264.393269.131464.4129FCBsStanChart69.6294.38107.810.7765.3670.0565.58HSBC 69.609593.4459107.89330.768664.793369.053764.8745Citibank naNANANANANANANABank of Ceylon69.610094.9158109.22760.777866.100170.355866.9231PCBsUttara Bank69.550092.7472105.96250.755364.199569.161564.5903AB Bank69.600093.5143106.86950.7600NANANABuying rates from public (inward remittance)SCBsUSDEuroGBPJPYCHFCADAUDSonali Bank68.600090.1743103.74440.723362.846067.527763.0899Agrani Bank68.600090.3137103.78880.720662.859267.603863.3001FCBsStanChart68.6289.27103.500.7262.4666.9261.88HSBC...
BANGKOK, April 29 (Reuters): Thai authorities said Thursday they would intensify efforts to contain anti-government protests in Bangkok, after a soldier was killed in the latest clash of a seven-week old campaign to force early elections.The "red shirt" supporters of...
UNITED NATIONS, April 29 (Reuters): Iran and Egypt are gearing up for battle against the United States and its allies over Israel and developing countries' rights to atomic technology at a major meeting on the Non-Proliferation Treaty.Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad...
US coastguard says 5,000 barrels a day of oil are spewing from a well beneath site of the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion, reports BBC.Five times more oil a day than previously believed is spewing into the Gulf of Mexico from...
Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud survived an American drone attack in the north-west of the country in January, intelligence sources say, reports BBC.Officials said at the time that he was killed in a US missile attack along with at least...
Mahi WayOn SONY Ent TV (SET) Friday at 8-30 pm."Another round of gol-guppas please", Don't be surprised if you find her next to your famous gol-guppas stall, merrily eating away to glory. Meet Mahi! A girl next door, a healthy...
ATN BANGLAam07:00 Sangbad07:30 Positive Bangladesh08:00 Sangbad08:30 Islam Ki Bole Amra Ki Kori09:00 News Bulletins09:10 Kande Amar Ma09:20 Bsb-Cambriyan Education Zone10:00 News10:30 Atn Rannaghar11:00 News11:05 Youth Parliament12:00 News12:05 Islami Program01:00 News02:05 Special Islamic Program03:15 Film- Kal Naginir Prem04:00 News05:00 Gram Ganger...
Monira MunniThe country's largest private power company Summit's net profit jumped to 52 per cent in 2009 as its generation doubled due to increased demand and better management, the firm said Thursday.Summit Power Limited made a net profit of Tk...
FE ReportThe trust deed signing ceremony of "LR Global Bangladesh Mutual Fund One" worth Tk 3.0 billion was held recently in the city.Till today this is the largest Mutual Fund sponsored by a group of leading financial institutions that has...
ICB Asset Management Company Limited (AMCL), a subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), has declared the net asset values (NAV) of its two unit funds, said a press release.ICB AMCL Unit Fund: The total NAV of ICB AMCL Unit...
FE ReportChittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) president Fakhor Uddin Ali Ahmed said OIC member stock exchanges should play a pivotal role to ensure a focused platform and communication channel for representatives of the relevant OIC organizations and institutions to explore international...
Bank Asia's 7th SME Service Centre was inaugurated at Rupnagar of Mirpur in the city Thursday with a view to promoting small and medium enterprises in the area. President and Managing Director of the bank Erfanuddin Ahmed inaugurated the centre....
Bangladesh, now in West Indies to play the ICC World Twenty20, conceded seven-wicket defeat to England in the 2nd and last warm-up match at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown Wednesday, reports UNB.Earlier, the Bengal Tigers made a good start beating Barbados...
The GP-BCB National Cricket Academy team took a 38-run first innings lead over touring Standard Bank National Cricket Academy team of South Africa on the 2nd day of the 2nd four-day match of GP-BCB Academy Cup at Shaheed Chandhu Stadium...
CHANDPUR, Apr 29 (bdnews24.com): Hundreds of farmers demonstrated against irregularities in agricultural subsidy distribution in front of the local Bangladesh Krishi Bank office at Haimchar.They laid siege to the bank from 10am to noon Thursday.Then the police brought the situation...
SIRAJGANJ, Apr 29 (bdnews24.com): Erosion triggered by a sudden rise in water level of the river Jamuna has threatened the Brahmaputra flood control dyke in Sirajganj district.Water Development Board officials said erosion has taken place at different points in the...
NGO leaders and activists have urged policymakers to devote special attention to education, human rights, agriculture, labour migration, energy and power, and social safety net before finalising the budget for the next fiscal year (2010-11), reports UNB.They came up with...
Police barred a Jamaat-e-Islami protest rally demanding an end to the water and power crisis on Thursday, reports bdnews24.com.The rally was set to be held in Muktangon in the afternoon.Meanwhile, regarding the bar, both the police and Jamaat gave contradictory...
Ruling out the opposition BNP's allegations of vote rigging, the Election Commission (EC) Thursday reiterated that the Bhola-3 by-election was held in a '100 per cent' free, fair and neutral manner, reports UNB.Refraining from giving comment on the opposition's demand...
The High Court (HC) Thursday granted bail to jailed Afroza Abbas, wife of ex-housing and public works minister and BNP leader Mirza Abbas, in two tax-evasion cases filed by the National Board of Revenue (NBR), reports UNB.An HC division bench...
SHARIATPUR, Apr 29 (UNB): A court here Thursday granted bail to Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque in a defamation case.The chief judicial magistrate granted the bail while Farroque appeared before the court and sought bail.Bangladesh Chhatra league (BCL) district...
THIMPHU, Apr 29 (UNB): The 16th SAARC summit on Thursday adopted the Thimphu Statement on Climate Change, expressing a determination to make South Asia a world leader in low-carbon technologies and renewable energy. The statement adopted on the concluding day...
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