Enayet Rasul BhuiyanTHE government and the ruling Awami League on the one side and the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), on the other, appear to be engaged in a mud-slinging match. Ruling party bigwigs have made big claims about the...
Syed JamaluddinPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina's first state visit to India on January 10 last since assuming office a year ago raised high hopes on opening up a new chapter in Bangladesh-India relations. Bangladesh eagerly looked forward to it and the...
MANY among us who steal the country blind or thereabouts send their money abroad. Of course they claim that their relatives (who stay abroad) became fabulously rich because admirers from over there as well as here send them money because...
There are frequent road accidents and physical injuries to boys , girls and pedestrians at Sher-Bangla School/ Dawn Garment Factory point on Folder Street, Wari of Jatrabari- Gulistan one way busy route which abounds with hundreds of motor vehicles and...
Traditionally known for its rich fish variety, Bangladesh now has no more than 250 species, down from over 500. The rest are extinct. Fish supply is fast shrinking. The main reason is the pollution of water bodies caused by pesticides...
Md. Masum BillahJYOTI Basu, an iconic leader, has died but his memory will never go into oblivion. His death is an irreparable loss for India and South Asia in general. His achievements will be judged by the extent to which...
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 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...
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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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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