Our CorrespondentFARIDPUR, Nov 2: Onion cultivation is likely to be hampered is the district due to crisis of seeds.Local farmers said there are stock of seeds is only one-fourth of the demand. Last year onion farmers did not get a...
Our CorrespondentKURIGRAM, Nov 02: Winter vegetables cultivation is going on in a massive way in eight districts in greater Rangpur and Dinajpur region in the current season. The production target has been set at 0.612 million tonnes of vegetables this...
The third meeting of the Shariah Council of Trust Bank Ltd was held in the city recently, says a press release. Chairman of the Trust Bank Shariah Council and Acting Khatib of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Mufti Muhammad Nuruddin presided...
MOSCOW, Nov 2 (AFP): Russia's government decided yesterday to cut oil export duties aimed at helping the country's oil producers cope with declining prices, Interfax news agency reported. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin approved a decision to reduce customs duty on...
FE ReportThe government borrowed Tk 5.00 billion (500 crore) Sunday through auctions of treasury bills. It will result in withdrawal of Tk 5.00 billion from the market in the week.The central bank conducted auctions of 91-day and 364-day bills on...
FE Report The three-day German Trade Show - 2008 will kick off Thursday at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre (BCFCC) in the city.The Bangladesh-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BGCCI) is organising the first ever trade show to enhance trade and...
FE ReportAgainst the backdrop of the rising demand for housing, Delta Brac Housing Corporation Ltd. (DBH ) is going to formally open its Sylhet branch office at Kumarpara on November 9. Faruq A Choudhury, Chairman of DBH, will inaugurate the...
Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) and the European Bangladesh Federation of Commerce and Industry (EBF) will co-operate in the areas of trade and investment, banking and finance, industry, health and education, manufacturing etc. A Memorandum of...
FE Report The inter-bank call money rate gained ground despite withdrawal of cash from the market through treasury bills and reverse repurchase agreement (repo). The US dollar also posted nominal gain against Bangladesh taka (BDT) in the inter-bank foreign exchange...
FE ReportBRAC Bank Limited has opened its first ever Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) service centre at Elephant Road in the city.Fazle Hasan Abed, founder chairman of BRAC Bank Ltd. and chairperson of BRAC, formally inaugurated the SME Service Centre...
ICB Asset Management Company of Limited (ICB AMCL), a subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh, announced the Net Asset Value (NAV) of its two unit funds, according to a company press release. The total NAV of ICB AMCL Unit Fund...
FE Report Social Trust Fund (SFT), established by Social Investment Bank Limited (SIBL), announced one time SFT scholarship grant to 225 HSC students of Tk 5,000 each amounting to Tk 1.125 million (11.25 lakh).The announcement came at the 14th meeting...
A delegation of the ICAB led by its President Md Humayun Kabir left Dhaka Sunday for Geneva to attend the 25th Anniversary Session of UNCTAD's Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR).The three-day conference...
Takaful Islami Ins makes debut todayAs per decision of the board of directors of DSE and CSE, trading of the shares of Takaful Islami Insurance Limited will start at both the bourses from today (Monday), 2008 under 'N' category. DSE...
With just two full days of campaigning left before the United States chooses a new president, the two candidates are undertaking a final push for votes, reports BBC.Democrat Barack Obama still holds a lead in polls, but one survey suggests...
Eight Pakistani soldiers have been killed by a suicide bomber who drove his vehicle into a security checkpoint near the Afghan border, officials say, reports BBC.The attack happened near Wana, the main town in South Waziristan in Pakistan's restive northwest.Correspondents...
TONGO, (Congo), Nov 2 (AP): Tutsi-led rebels tightened their hold on newly seized swaths of eastern Congo Saturday, forcing tens of thousands of frightened, rain-soaked civilians out of makeshift refugee camps and stopping some from fleeing to government-held territory.European officials...
US vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin has become the victim of a prank phone call by a Canadian comedian posing as the French president, reports BBC.Marc Antoine Audette convinced Alaska's governor she was speaking to Nicolas Sarkozy during a six-minute chat...
WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (AFP): Veteran senator Joseph Biden has a key dual role as Barack Obama's running mate: to woo the working class and bring a wealth of foreign policy knowledge to the Democratic White House hopefuls. "Obama made an...
Sri Lanka's navy has destroyed four rebel boats and killed 14 Tamil Tigers in a clash off the island's northern coast, the government says, reports BBC.Navy boats attacked a cluster of rebel vessels off the northern Jaffna peninsula, a naval...
The Libyan leader, Col Muammar Gaddafi, has said he hopes to increase energy ties with Russia, during his first visit to Moscow since the Soviet era, reports BBC.Col Gaddafi said closer co-operation between the two major gas and oil producers...
NKorea releases photo of Kim SEOUL, Nov 2: North Korea has released a photograph of leader Kim Jong-Il watching a football match, South Korean media reported Sunday, amid mounting speculation about the state of his health. The North's official Korean...
Top order Shamsur Rahman and middle order Nadif Chowdhury scored fifties as hosts Dhaka Division declared their first innings at 251 for 9 in 83.3 overs against Khulna Division on the first day of the 4th round four-day match of...
India captain Anil Kumble has announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect, reports BBC. The 38-year-old decided to stand down during the final day of the drawn third Test against Australia in Delhi after sustaining a finger injury....
NEW DELHI, Nov 2(AFP): Senior South African judge Albie Sachs will hear Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir's appeal against a one-Test ban for a breach of conduct during the third Test against Australia here. Sachs, who was appointed late Friday, will...
Superstars 101-0 (12.4 overs) beat England 99 (19.5) by 10 wickets England were embarrassed in the finale of the Stanford Super Series as the Superstars team won by 10 wickets to pocket the $20m (£12.4m) prize fund, BBC reports. England...
Defending champion David Nalbandian will play Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the Paris Masters final with the winner securing a place at the Masters Cup, BBC reports. Nalbandian won 20 of the opening 23 points as he stormed to the first set...
Both matches of the Metropolis Second Division Football League ended in goal-less draws at Bir Shreshtho Sepoy Mohammad Mostofa Kamal Stadium in the city Sunday, reports UNB.In the first match, BG Press S&RC shared points with Friends Social Welfare Organisation...
LONDON, Nov 2 (AFP): Nicolas Anelka has been guaranteed a starting berth in Chelsea's Champions League encounter with Roma after his hat-trick helped sink Sunderland at Stamford Bridge. The treble was Anelka's first for the Blues since signing from Bolton...
LOS ANGELES, Nov 2(AFP): Australian Vic Darchinyan knocked out Cristian Mijares in the ninth round here Saturday to unify the super flyweight world title in dominant style. Darchinyan, the International Boxing Federation champion, knocked Mijares down in the first round...
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