NEW ORLEANS, Jan 10 (Commodity Online): The only good news came from the cold snap in US South this season belongs to apple and peach crops of the region.The cold spell blanketing the Deep South has been good news for...
There's a reason that coal exchange traded funds (ETFs) were true standouts in 2009: There doesn't seem to be enough coal to go around and coal prices are shooting up as a result. Companies trying to capitalise may benefit from...
AHMEDABAD, Jan 10 (Commodity Online): The expected US non firm pay roll data tonight has made Zinc down by 2.33 per cent. Zinc opened at 117.5 & made a low of 114.85. Day's high is at 117.5. Total volume for...
FLORIDA, Jan 10 (Commodity Online): An extremely rare US nickel that was featured in an episode of TV's "Hawaii Five-O" sold for more than $3.7 million in Florida, the auctioneers said.Greg Rohan, president of Heritage Auctions, based in Dallas, said...
January 10, SundayThe following were the commercial banks' rates to public for some selectedforeign currencies with Bangladesh Taka in cash transaction Sunday.Selling rates to public (outward remittance)Bank USD Euro GBP JPY CHF CAD AUDSCBs Sonali Bank 69.4500 100.6127 111.6067 0.7576...
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake rocked the Northern California city of Eureka Saturday, snapping power lines, toppling chimneys, knocking down traffic signals, shattering windows and prompting the evacuation of at least one apartment building, report agencies.There were no reports of major...
ATHENS, Jan 10 (AFP): An explosive device went off outside the Greek parliament in Athens Saturday, prompting Prime Minister George Papandreou to condemn the attack and vow that "democracy will not be terrorised". No one was injured in the blast...
LONDON, Jan 10 (Reuters): Snow and freezing weather swept parts of Europe on Saturday causing travel chaos for thousands and forecasters predicted no let-up in Britain's harshest cold snap in 30 years.Rail and air travel were disrupted in Britain, France...
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 (Reuters): Arsonists in Malaysia struck at a convent school and a fifth church on Sunday amid rising tensions between majority Muslims and Christians over the use of the word "Allah" to describe the Christian God.Police in...
Police in Hong Kong have arrested a man suspected of carrying out an acid attack that injured 30 people, reports BBC.The man was detained after being spotted on a rooftop near the scene of Saturday's attack on a night market...
WELLINGTON, Jan 10 (AFP): A New Zealand teen was forced to marry her boyfriend's father and consummate the marriage after the groom gave her parents a pig and some mats as a dowry, according to a report Sunday. The girl's...
WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (AFP): CIA Director Leon Panetta, in an article published Sunday, revealed that a Jordanian doctor who killed seven agency operatives was about to be searched before he blew himself up at a US military base in Afghanistan."This...
A urine test that can differentiate between dangerous and safe snoring is possible, say researchers at the University of Chicago, reports BBC.They looked at 90 children referred to a clinic to be evaluated for breathing problems in sleep, and 30...
One dead, two missing in Indonesian floodsJAKARTA, Jan 10: Widespread flooding has left one person dead and two missing in Indonesia's East Java, a health official said Sunday. Water as high as one metre (three feet) submerged more than 500...
FE ReportA high-profile business delegation of Bangladesh Sunday left Dhaka for New Delhi as entourage of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's state visit to India.The 47-member delegation led by Kazi Akramuddin Ahmed, chairman of Standard Bank Ltd and Abul Kashem Ahmed,...
Pubali Bank Limited has inaugurated its 385th branch at Baridhara in the city recently with a view to providing modern banking services.Pubali Bank Limited Board of Directors Chairman Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder MP inaugurated the new branch as the chief guest.Directors...
Mr. Holger Michael, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Bangladesh will visit Western Marine Shipyard Ltd in Chittagong today (Monday) to see the activities of WMS-GTZ Health Care Centre at Western Marine Shipyard.He will be accompanied by local...
The ICB Asset Management Company Limited (AMCL), a subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), has declared the Net Asset Values (NAV) of its six unit funds, according to a press release.ICB AMCL First Mutual Fund: The total NAV of...
FE ReportThe government Sunday signed contract agreements with the bid winners of the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway four-lane project, paving the way to turn the two-lane highway to four lanes. Roads and Highways Department (RHD) chief engineer Munshi Mustafizur Rahman signed the...
The managers' conference-2010 of First Security Islami Bank Limited (FSIBL) was held in the city Saturday. Managing Director of the bank AAM Zakaria presided over the conference, according to a press release. FSIBL deputy managing directors Abdul Quddus and Md...
FE ReportThe local poultry industry has been hit hard by sub-standard Indian chicks and eggs when the business is recovering from the setback caused by the recent bird-flu epidemic, experts said Saturday.Poultry farmers said the import of one-day chicks from...
Monira MunniThe government is going to take initiatives to grab a large slice of the billion-dollar global Pangas market as local farms are raising the fish at a cost much cheaper than that of their Vietnamese counterparts, officials said Saturday."There...
Prime Bank opened its 84th Branch at Savar Bazar recently. Vice Chairperson of the bank Quazi Sirazul Islam inaugurated branch, said a press release. Former Director of the bank Md Shahadat Hossain and Mayor of Savar Pourasabha Md Rifatullah were...
FE ReportFor the first time in Bangladesh, a core group of trainers on business journalism has been developed under a non-government initiative aiming at long-term capacity development of media houses of the country.The initiative took final shape Saturday with the...
FE Report Taiwan Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (TCCB) distributed winter clothes among cold-stricken poor people at different places in the city, including Kamalapur Railway Station, High Court premises and Begunbari area Saturday night.A TCCB delegation led by its Chairman...
FE ReportPearl Fashion Institute (PFI) will introduce four-year BA (Hon's) programmes in Fashion Designing and Merchandising, and Production Technology from February 2010. The announcement came at a press conference organised by PFI at the Jatiya Press Club in the city...
India's best fielding performance in ODIs since the Champions Trophy in September last year set up their march to the final through a thumping win. It wasn't anything spectacular: half chances were taken and easy ones not missed, in itself...
Shuktara Jubo Sangsad booters of Narayanganj took advantage at home as they scrape past the visiting Chittagong Abahani by a solitary goal to register their maiden win in their 7th match appearance of the Citycell Bangladesh League at Osmani Stadium...
Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) Sunday officially announced the 25-member shooting and 11-member weightlifting teams for the 11th SA Games at a function in the city Sunday, reports BSS.General Secretary of BSF (Bangladesh Shooting Federation) Isteaque Ahmed Bablu played safe with...
BRISBANE, Australia, Jan 10 (AFP): American Andy Roddick held off a magnificent fight-back from Radek Stepanek to claim a thrilling 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (9/7) victory in the final of the Brisbane International Sunday.Stepanek saved six match points in the second...
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