Our CorrespondentGOPALGANJ Jan 9: Bio-gas has changed the lifestyle of rural people in Gopalganj district.People are using bio-gas in household work in increasing numbers. Consumers can save their money by using bio-gas.One hundred bio-gas plants have been set up in...
LONDON, Jan 9 (AFP): Commodities enjoyed a bright start to 2010, with oil bouncing above 83 dollars and sugar striking a 29-year high as traders eyed recovery hopes despite poor US jobs data. Markets tailed off somewhat on Friday as...
NEW YORK, Jan 9 (AFP): The dollar skidded Friday as a weaker- than-expected US jobs report dented hopes for an improvement in the labor market and the wider economy. The data showing a loss of 85,000 jobs in December dashed...
HANOI, Jan 09 (Commodity Online): One of the world's top rice producers, Vietnam said it planned to export 5.5 million tones of rice this year.According to country's Agriculture and Rural Development ministry, rice exporters have signed contracts to export 2.38...
Our CorrespondentJHENAIDAH, Jan 9: Farmers in the district again have got inspiration in cotton cultivation as they expect to get a good rate per maund than previous years. Besides, the variety they cultivated was attacked by warms and production quantity...
SURAT, Jan 09 (Commodity Online): Indian vice-president Hamid Ansari's visit to Botswana this week is all set to bring some cheer to the diamond city of India, Surat. Because Surat's diamond polishing units are all set to get rough diamonds...
SYDNEY, Jan 9 (AFP): A man of Indian descent was recovering in hospital Saturday after a group of men set him on fire in the Australian city of Melbourne, police said, the latest in a string of similar attacks.Police stressed...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has presented parliament with a 16-strong list of nominees for cabinet posts, reports BBC.The list includes none of the 17 nominees parliament rejected last week. Zalmay Rasul, Mr Karzai's security advisor, was named as the nominee...
At least 140 people have been killed in ethnic clashes in Southern Sudan, officials say, as aid agencies warn that the country faces a return to war, reports BBC.Deputy governor of Warrap state Sabino Makana said members of the Nuer...
Video purportedly of a Jordanian who blew up CIA agents in Afghanistan has shown him vowing revenge for Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud's death, reports BBC.In a clip broadcast on al-Jazeera TV, a man said to be bomber Humam Khalil...
One dead, nine hurt in attack on African football stars LUANDA, Jan 9: Gunmen shot at buses carrying Togo's football team to the African Nations Cup in Angola on Friday, leaving one dead and nine wounded, but organisers insisted the...
Fazlur RahmanThe Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSCF) has provided registrations to 15,000 private limited companies within 24 hours of submission of applications thanks to the introduction of online system which has been able to drastically cut delays...
FE ReportThe managers and executives of National Bank Limited (NBL) have been asked to develop the knowledge-based technology for achieving more success through better client services.Chairman of the board of directors of NBL Moazzam Hossain made the appeal while speaking...
Jasim Uddin Haroon The country's containerised trade has defied the global economic meltdown as the premier seaport Chittagong achieved an 8.55 per cent container handling growth in the last calendar year.Shipping circles said this was mainly because of the rise...
FE ReportThe Annual Business and Development Conference-2010 of Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) was held in the city Friday.Prof Abu Nasser Muhammad Abduz Zaher, chairman of the bank's board of directors, inaugurated the conference as the chief guest. Mustafa Anwar,...
From now on, BRAC Bank will provide nationwide collection service for the effective and efficient cash management of Zuellig Pharma Bangladesh, said a press release.In this connection, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between BRAC Bank and Zuellig Pharma...
Jasim Uddin Haroon BSRM, Bangladesh's largest rod manufacturer, said Saturday it has completed setting up of the country's largest billet making plant at a cost of Tk 2.7 billion (270 crore).Company officials said the new billet plant will halve the...
FE Report Bank Asia has given Tk 10,000 each to the 14 families of the victims, who had been killed in a road accident at Tarail in Kishoreganj last month, said a press release. Local MP Md Mojibul Haque Chunnu...
FE Report Rapport Bangladesh Limited (RBL) organised a seminar on 'Does Micro Finance Alleviate Poverty? Borrowers Response' at the RBL office in the city Saturday, said a press release. Chaired by RBL Chairman and Managing Director Dr M Mosharraf Hossain,...
KARACHI, Jan 9 (Business Recorder): The Karachi share market Friday witnessed positive trend and KSE-100 index gained 38.74 points to close at 9,776.21 points from 9,737.47 points. The index hit 9,823.64 points intra-day high and 9,736.60 points low. Despite positive...
Dhaka local office of Janata Bank posted Tk 2.45 billion profit in 2009 calendar year, said a press release. The bank amassed a deposit of Tk 20 billion and disbursed advance of Tk 50 billion. Export amount through the bank...
TOKYO, Jan 9 (Reuters): Automaker Honda Motor Co plans to produce 3.59 million units in the world next financial year to start in April, up six per cent from this financial year's outlook on rising sales, Asahi newspaper reported Saturday.The...
Bangladesh's preparation to stage the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 was met with full appreciation by the International Cricket Council (ICC), reports BSS."I'm very much satisfied, as Bangladesh has made a good progress in the last few months to stage...
BRISBANE, Australia, Jan 09 (AFP): Belgium's Kim Clijsters beat fellow countrywoman Justine Henin 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (8/6) to win a drama-charged final of the Brisbane International tennis tournament Saturday.The two great rivals battled it out for two hours, 23 minutes...
The pressure is growing on Paul Harris after his disappointing display in the second innings in Cape Town, where South Africa ended one wicket short of victory for the second time in the series, according to website cricinfo. The selectors...
Sri Lankan will be looking forward to continuing on with their winning spree while India will not want to leave it till the Bangladesh match to confirm their place in the final of Tri-Nation Idea Cup 2010 as the top...
Holder Abahani Limited maintained their all-win run in the Citycell Bangladesh League beating Chittagong Mohammedan SC by 2-0 goals at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong Saturday, reports UNB.Abahani Limited secured 24 points while Chittagong Mohammedan SC remained at six...
BRISBANE, Australia, Jan 09 (AFP): Top seed Andy Roddick will play defending champion Radek Stepanek in the final of the season-opening Brisbane International after both had contrasting semi-final wins on Saturday.Stepanek cruised past disappointing Frenchman Gael Monfils 6-2, 6-1 in...
LONDON, Jan 09 (AFP): The freezing conditions sweeping Britain have forced the postponement of seven matches in the English Premiership this weekend with Sunday's game between West Ham and Wolves the latest to go.Earlier, Saturday's match between Wigan and Aston...
NEW DELHI, Jan 9 (PTI): Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan feels awful for Indian hockey players revolting against the establishment for their unpaid dues and has tweeted his disgust at the latest crisis to rock the national sport. Khan, widely...
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