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Haiti quake jolts hearts of humanity

2010-01-21 00:00:00

Maswood Alam KhanDesperate to place a hand on the shoulders of the earthquake victims in Haiti in a bid to take a share of their pains, millions of people living far away pressed their fingers on the keyboards of their...

Kaya launches its first skin clinic in Dhaka

2010-01-21 00:00:00

Kaya Limited announced the launch of its first Kaya Skin Clinic in the city's Gulshan area recently, says a press release. Kaya Skin Clinic is a pioneer and thought leader and international expert in the skin care space. It is...

Thursday

2010-01-21 00:00:00

ATN Banglaam07:00 Sangbad07:30 Positive Bangladesh08:00 Sangbad08:15 Ajker Sangbadpatra08:30 Drama Serial- Kothay Pabo Tare09:00 News Bulletins09:15 Asian City Top Spin 10:00 Sangbad10:30 Hello Bangladesh11:10 Bangla Feature film- Attosshat12:00 Sangbad Bulletins01:00 Sangbad Bulletins02:00 Sangbad02:30 Cinema Cinema03:00 Sangbad Bulletins03:10 Shundor Jiboner Jonno03:45 Jiggashay...

China lending worry hits global stocks

2010-01-21 00:00:00

LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters): World stocks slipped Wednesday after reports of bank lending restrictions in China, while the euro hit a five-month low against a broadly stronger dollar with concerns about Greece's fiscal problems nagging investors.Official media and banking sources...

Pakistan allows provinces to issue bonds

2010-01-21 00:00:00

ISLAMABAD, Jan 20 (Business Recorder): In a major policy shift, the federal government has allowed the cash-hungry provinces to issue bonds to raise funds directly, after due consultation with the economic affairs division (EAD) and the State Bank of Pakistan...

Vivendi dials Datacom for 51pc stake

2010-01-21 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Jan 20 (Economic Times): Vivendi SA, the French media and telecom company which is facing a tariff war in its home market, is in exploratory talks to buy a stake in mobile licence holder Datacom Solutions, owned by the...

Jiban Bima signs group ins deal with Beacon Pharma

2010-01-21 00:00:00

Jiban Bima Corporation (JBC) has recently signed a group insurance deal with Beacon Pharmaceuticals Limited (BPL) at its head office in the city, according to a press release.JBC Managing Director Talukder Shamsur Rahman and BPL Managing Director Md Ebadul Karim...

Nikkei slips 0.3pc as brokerages drop

2010-01-21 00:00:00

TOKYO, Jan 20 (Reuters): Japan's Nikkei average fell 0.3 per cent Wednesday as Nomura Holdings and other securities firms slid after a brokerage downgrade, while investors held back as the earnings season approaches.Japan Tobacco slid 4.1 per cent after Norway...

IBM raises outlook but investors wary after rally

2010-01-21 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Jan 20 (Reuters): IBM raised its 2010 profit target and reported a stronger-than-expected, 9 per cent increase in fourth-quarter earnings, as cost cuts and a shift to more profitable contracts helped it weather a slump in corporate spending.IBM's...

Cadbury buyout gives Kraft Foods access to India

2010-01-21 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Jan 20 (Economic Times): As the world's second biggest processed foods company, Illinois-based Kraft Foods Inc's $18.9 billion takeover of British confectionery maker Cadbury is finalised after a protracted boardroom battle, Kraft Foods' finally gets a clean sweep...

India's energy giants in global hunt for deals

2010-01-21 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Jan 20 (AFP): Cash-rich Indian energy groups are looking to flex their new-found muscles with global acquisitions as the fast-growing country joins China in the hunt for vital resources, analysts say. "India's oil and gas sector will be a...

Uttara Bank holds first Zonal Heads' confce -2010

2010-01-21 00:00:00

FE ReportUttara Bank Limited First Zonal Heads' Conference-2010 was held at Bangladesh Tea Board Conference Hall in Sreemongal recently, according to a press release.Chairman of the bank Azharul Islam inaugurated the conference. The meeting discussed overall achievement of the bank...

Rice output growth in Indonesia to slow on El Nino

2010-01-21 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, Jan 20 (Bloomberg): Rice-production growth in Indonesia, the world's third-largest grower, may slow this year as an El Nino weather phenomenon parches crops, according to Bulog, the state-owned food company that manages the nation's supplies.Output of milled rice may...

Agrani Bank arranges get-together in B'Baria

2010-01-21 00:00:00

Our correspondentBRAHMANBARIA, Jan 20: Agrani Bank Limited organised a get-together of Brahmanbaria zone at the main branch of the bank premises recently.Member of board of directors of the state-owned bank Barrister Jakir Ahmed was present at the function as the...

Europe's gas capacity to double next decade

2010-01-21 00:00:00

BERLIN, Jan 20 (Commodity Online): Europe's gas storage capacity is set to increase dramatically over the next decade. Gas storage capacity in Western Europe is expected to be nearly doubled by 2025, according to auditor PricewaterhouseCoopeRsThe boom in storage is...

exchange rate

2010-01-21 00:00:00

January 20, Wednesday The following were the commercial banks' rates to public for some selectedforeign currencies with Bangladesh Taka in cash transaction Wednesday.Selling rates to public (outward remittance)BankUSDEuroGBPJPYCHFCADAUDSCBsSonali Bank69.450099.2447113.63270.768867.313467.508764.1716Agrani Bank69.450099.0371113.54240.771567.258567.397463.8968FCBsStanChart69.65101.86113.440.7869.0268.3264.94HSBC 69.5280100.3084114.99170.784767.633467.537064.5178Citibank naNANANANANANANABank of Ceylon69.5400102.4907116.35000.793769.187168.431466.8697SPCBsUttara Bank69.500099.6771113.94150.776467.142667.514564.1392AB Bank69.5000100.8380115.17230.7802NANANABuying rates  from public (inward remittance)SCBsUSDEuroGBPJPYCHFCADAUDSonali...

Some 20,000 displaced in Nigerian religious clashes: Around 300 dead

2010-01-21 00:00:00

KANO, Jan 20 (AFP): Muslim-Christian clashes in Nigeria's central city of Jos have displaced some 20,000 people in three days and caused water and food shortages in the city, relief agencies said Wednesday."The greatest challenge which we ... are facing...

Gates warns of militant threat to Indo-Pak ties

2010-01-21 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Jan 20 (AFP): US Defence Secretary Robert Gates warned Wednesday that South Asian militant groups were seeking to destabilise the entire region and could trigger a war between nuclear-armed Pakistan and India.Reflecting anxiety in the region about New...

51pc approve of Obama after first year

2010-01-21 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (CNN): As President Obama marks one year in the White House, an average of the most recent national surveys indicates that just over half of the public approves of how the president is handling his job.According to...

Haiti violence fears lift, US troops help deliver aid

2010-01-21 00:00:00

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Jan 20 (Reuters): Fears of violence and looting eased in earthquake-devastated Haiti as US troops provided security for water and food aid deliveries, and thousands of displaced Haitians heeded the government's advice to seek shelter outside Port-au-Prince.Medical care, handling...

Iran to unveil 3 new home-built satellites

2010-01-21 00:00:00

TEHRAN, Jan 20 (AFP): Iran will unveil three new satellites in February, a report said Wednesday, amid Western concerns that Tehran is using its nuclear and space industries to develop atomic and ballistic weapons.ISNA news agency quoted Communications Minister Reza...

Maliki denies Sunni purge ahead of polls

2010-01-21 00:00:00

BAGHDAD, Jan 20 (AFP): Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki Tuesday denied the war-torn nation's Sunni minority was being targeted by a blacklist that has barred more than 500 candidates from its March 7 general election. "I deny that the...

Panel sets goal of 400,000 Afghan forces in 5 yrs

2010-01-21 00:00:00

KABUL, Jan 20 (AP): Afghanistan's finance minister says a joint panel has agreed to boost the number of Afghan security forces from the current level of about 191,000 to 400,000 within five years.The announcement came Wednesday after a meeting of...

news digest

2010-01-21 00:00:00

Schools close, police look for suspect in eight deathsAPPOMATTOX, Va., Jan 20: Schools were shutdown in a rural Virginia county as police searched for a gunman Wednesday who they believe killed eight people at a nearby home and forced down...

Macro-economic scene to be under PM's scrutiny Jan 27

2010-01-21 00:00:00

FHM Humayan KabirThe Prime Minister would review the macro-economic situation in the first half of the current fiscal in the last week of January to have an overview of the ways to Bangladesh's development by achieving eight per cent growth...

UCBL writ hearing likely to end by Feb 7

2010-01-21 00:00:00

Mohammad MufazzalThe hearing on the writ petition of the United Commercial Bank Limited (UCBL) is likely to be completed within the tenure of the present Chief Justice (CJ) who is scheduled to go for retirement on February 7, sources said.The...

FBCCI leader attends CACCI meeting

2010-01-21 00:00:00

Abu Alam Chowdhury, vice-president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) and the Confederation of Asia Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI), attended the CACCI Planning Committee meeting at Colombo, Sri Lanka last week, reports...

FICCI plea to improve energy situation

2010-01-21 00:00:00

FE Report The Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Wednesday urged the government to improve the country's energy situation immediately to attract much needed foreign direct investment (FDI).A team of the office-bearers led by president AM Hamim Rahmatullah...

'3G licences vital in driving economic prosperity in B'desh'

2010-01-21 00:00:00

Raihan M ChowdhuryMobile Broadband technology will enable the Bangladesh population to embrace the range of social and economic benefits associated with increased internet penetration, said Tom Phillips, Chief Government & Regulatory Affairs Officer at the GSMA, the world industry body...

ICAB President leaves for Kathmundu

2010-01-21 00:00:00

FE ReportAn eight-member ICAB delegation headed by Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) President Dr Jamaluddin Ahmed leaves Dhaka for Kathmundu today (Thursday) to attend the 12th South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) Board Meeting and 70th SAFA Assembly...