NEW DELHI, April 22 (AFP): The head of the UN's climate change panel defended his organisation Thursday against a new claim that its landmark 2007 report on global warming might have overblown the danger posed to Bangladesh.The Intergovernmental Panel on...
BANGKOK, April 23 (AFP): Thailand's army and anti-government protesters made tentative peace overtures Friday, seeking to avoid a looming crackdown and a repeat of clashes that left 25 people dead earlier this month.The army chief said that the use of...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, April 23: US is considering deploying a non-nuclear option that could be as lethal as a nuclear arsenal, President Obama made a high profile foray into nation's commercial capital yesterday chastising banks for their reckless behaviour...
FE ReportDhaka stocks returned to bullish trend in the week that ended Thursday after the three weeks of bear-run.The benchmark DSE General Index (DGEN) gained 125.62 points or 2.29 per cent to close at 5615.29, riding mainly on financials.The broader...
Police Friday arrested 76 BNP activists including two ward councilors - Hasan and Masud Khan - after sporadic clashes between supporters of BNP and Awami League in city's Mirpur and Pallabi, reports UNB.At least 27 activists were injured during the...
CHITTAGONG, Apr 23: Singapore-based Chittagong Feeder Trade Committee has finally agreed to pay Tk 200 for handling of each 20-feet container ending a long-standing bargain over on-board handling charges at the Chittagong Container Terminal (CCT). In a two-day tripartite meeting...
BANGLADESH, over the last thirty-nine years of its existence, has been able to develop only a few export-oriented industries of any significance, the readymade garments (RMG) industries being the main one of them. This alone shows up the imperative of...
Enayet Rasul BhuiyanThe on-going uproar in the judicial realm of the country has put into sharp focus the issues that had been known for a long time but were strangely overlooked although the same demanded attention and reforms in the...
Shamsher ChowdhurySome members of the 'blessed students' organisation under the present political power matrix raped a girl in a remote village some time back. They sold a video of the entire bizarre act and then the matter was hushed up...
Despite all the neglect and bungling in the power sector, the actual base period deficit compared to demand is not much more than 500 to 700mw and in the peak period some 1500 mw. But why have we been faltering...
It is an open secret that many doctors have an understanding with the numerous diagnostic centres that have cropped up in the country. Many of these so-called diagnostic centres are not even properly registered or have licenses. Even those which...
S. M. Abu ZakerNow-a-days, Islamic banking is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. Large western multinational banks such as Standard Chartered Bank, Citibank NA, HSBC, Barclays have started Islamic modes of financing to diversify their large client...
Anisur RahmanBreast lump or a swelling in the breast is a complaint frequently encountered by general surgeons. It is a common reason for a female patient to seek surgical help. Due to religious and cultural modesty prevailing in our society,...
Mohammad Shahidul IslamCox's Bazar is synonyms with the word "Holiday" or "Vacation". It is noted for is exotic nature beauty and breathtaking beaches. It is the longest uninterrupted beach in the world. It presents excellent tourist facilities. It attracts tourists...
SINGAPORE, Apr 22 (Reuters): Asian stocks fell Thursday as several major US firms issued disappointing profit outlooks, casting doubts on the strength of a global recovery, and as investors grew impatient for action on Greece's debt crisis, which weighed on...
MUMBAI, Apr 22 (Economic Times): Benchmarks ended volatile session in the positive terrain but after paring most of intra-day gains. Oil & gas and auto stocks were amongst the top performing sectors while realty and metals resisted the upmove. Bombay...
NEW YORK, Apr 22 (Reuters): Investors proved price-sensitive Wednesday as six initial public offerings priced at the bottom of the expected range or below it, according to underwriters.Another company priced at the midpoint of its expected range and sold more...
MUMBAI, Apr 22 (Reuters): Indian conglomerate Essar Group Thursday launched an initial public offer of shares of its energy and power businesses to raise about $2.5 billion in a London listing, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said....
KARACHI, Apr 22 (Business Recorder): The Karachi share market Wednesday witnessed declining trend despite foreign investors' support, and the KSE-100 index lost 51.31 points to close at 10,590.21 points. Local investors preferred to offload their holdings on renewed concerns over...
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr 22 (Reuters): EBay Inc forecast results for the rest of the year that fell short of Wall Street expectations for a faster turnaround as the economy improves, sending its shares down more than 8 per cent.EBay is...
ISLAMABAD, Apr 22 (PTI): Pakistan government should consider granting India the 'Most Favoured Nation' status to exploit the huge trade potential as free trade relations with it will enable the country to achieve higher and more equitable GDP growth, an...
KATHMANDU, April 22 (Xinhua): World Economic Outlook released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has estimated a moderate recovery in the economic growth prospects for Nepal and predicted a 4 per cent GDP growth in 2010/11 as against 3.5 per...
LONDON, Apr 22 (Reuters): Oil fell below $83 per barrel on Thursday after higher US inventories signaled demand in the world's top oil consumer was sluggish despite the global economic recovery.Crude stocks in the United States rose unexpectedly last week,...
LONDON, Apr 22 (Bloomberg): Sugar fell in London and New York as the dollar strengthened and on speculation buyers are waiting for lower prices. Egypt's state-run Sugar and Integrated Industries Co cancelled a tender to buy 50,000 metric tons of...
WASHINGTON, Apr 22 (Reuters): General Motors Co and Chrysler Wednesday reported progress in their government-backed turnarounds, while the Obama administration still expects a loss on the taxpayer bailout of the industry although smaller than initially forecast.GM Chief Executive Ed Whitacre...
The Annual Sales and Marketing Conference-2010 of Asiatic Laboratories Ltd was at BIAM auditorium in the city Thursday, said a press release. Chairman of the company Tahmina Begum and Managing Director Monir Ahmed jointly inaugurated the conference. Around 600 officers...
BEIJING, Apr 22 (Commodity Online): China said Thursday its steel products exports increased by 69.5 per cent year on year but fell 2.0 per cent quarter on quarter to 8.71 million metric tons. In a statement issued here, China's Ministry...
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 Bank69.550093.5791107.54910.757265.331169.925764.7253Agrani Bank69.550093.4344107.51570.758965.310469.917564.5937FCBsStanChart69.6296.26109.280.7867.3869.3965.87HSBC 69.608094.9149108.48510.769665.748370.185665.5637Citibank naNANANANANANANABank of Ceylon69.620095.2845109.17370.774666.539270.744867.6846PCBsUttara Bank69.550094.6267107.06610.765765.515968.936364.8487AB Bank69.600094.7574108.65440.7677NANANABuying rates from public (inward remittance)SCBsUSDEuroGBPJPYCHFCADAUDSonali Bank68.600091.3756105.53040.731763.779768.270763.1719Agrani Bank68.600091.5280105.55860.728263.762268.371263.4785FCBsStanChart68.6290.63103.460.7362.9966.9362.05HSBC...
BANGKOK, Apr 22 (agencies): The anti-government red-shirted protesters in Thailand's northeast province of Khon Kaen Thursday's afternoon agreed to release their blockade of the military train bounded for reinforcement in southern Thailand, the website of The Nation's newspaper reported.Hundreds of...
BISHKEK, April 22 (AFP): Kyrgyzstan's interim government set a date for parliamentary and presidential elections, stepping up efforts to build legitimacy after the country's ousted president fled into exile.The elections will be held on October 10, said Omurbek Tekebayev, deputy...
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