LONDON, July 25 (Reuters): Emergency services evacuated hundreds of homes in the university city of Oxford Wednesday as the River Thames broke its banks and Britain grappled with its worst floods in 60 years. Water levels rose steadily overnight and...
WASHINGTON, July 25 (AFP): Dressed in US military uniforms, an Iraqi, a Mexican and a Colombian stand proudly at their naturalization ceremony, each clutching a miniature American flag in one hand and a copy of the constitution in the other....
COLOMBO, July 25 (AFP): The death toll in a bomb attack against a military convoy in northern Sri Lanka rose to 12 as a wounded soldier died in hospital Wednesday, police said. Suspected Tamil Tiger guerrillas set off a powerful...
SYDNEY, July 25 (AFP): Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Wednesday he would visit East Timor Thursday for talks with President Jose Ramos-Horta.Howard said he would also spend time with Australian troops and police helping maintain security in the country...
NEW DELHI, July 25 (AP): India's Cabinet has signed off on the technical details of a civilian nuclear cooperation deal with the United States, moving a step closer to finalizing a pact touted as the cornerstone of an emerging partnership,...
KABUL, July 25 (Reuters): Taliban spokesman Qari Mohammad Yousuf said patience was running out in talks over 23 South Korean hostages kidnapped by insurgents in Afghanistan and said rebel prisoners must be freed by 0930 GMT on Wednesday. "We had...
MOSCOW, July 25 (AFP): A nuclear plant Russia is building for Iran will not be completed before autumn 2008 at the earliest, Russian news agencies quoted one of the companies building the plant as saying Wednesday. "The real date for...
LONDON, July 25 (AFP): Two British newspaper journalists were arrested Tuesday after trying to plant a fake bomb on a train to test security, the publication and police said. The unnamed pair, both men working for the Daily Mirror tabloid,...
Indonesia is keen to buy pharmaceuticals from Bangladesh and likes to explore joint ventures in textile and fertiliser sectors, reports UNB.Director General for Asia, Pacific and African Affairs of Indonesia Primo Alui Joelianto said this while talking to the press...
FE ReportPalli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) and Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the city Wednesday to cooperate with one another in the country's poverty alleviation and economic development by...
Our Correspondent BRAHMANBARIA, July 25: Zia Fertiliser Factory (ZFF) at Ashuganj failed to reach the production target during the last financial year due mainly to frequent operation suspension.Official sources said operations in the 26-year-old fertiliser factory had been suspended 24...
FE ReportOne Bank Limited (OBL) has earned an operating profit of Tk 448.90 million (44.89 crore) for the half year ended on June 30, registering a 53.53 per cent growth over that of the corresponding period of the preceding year...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, July 25: Two international airline agencies - Oman Airlines and Air Arabia - have obtained the government's permission to operate direct flights from Chittagong to Middle East. Besides, the approval of flight operation by four other airlines is...
FE ReportThe board of directors of Karnaphuli Insurance Company Limited has recently promoted Muslehuddin, chief of claims, underwriting and re-insurance of head office, and Fariduddin Khan Siddiqui, chief of Chittagong region, to the rank of additional managing director.Md Muslehuddin joined...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Jul 25: Kaptai Hydro Power Centre (KHPC) made a record in power generation when they generated 230 megawatt (mw) of power, Tuesday.By doing so, it proved its capability in generating power to the maximum level.With the full-fledged power...
FE ReportCommercial Bank of Ceylon took part in the North South University-organised Fourth National Career Fair in the city recently, said a press release.Job seekers visited the stall of the bank and submitted their CVs. Chairman of the Public Service...
MUMBAI, July 25 (Thomson Financial): Shares across the Asia-Pacific region were mostly down Wednesday, as the overnight plunge in Wall Street weighed on some markets, with stocks in Tokyo and Australia falling on low investor sentiment. The Nikkei 225 Stock...
LONDON, July 25 (AFP): Europe's main stock markets mainly dropped Wednesday amid a fresh batch of corporate results and after more heavy falls on Wall Street that were linked to US economic concerns. However, the London market was lifted after...
FRANKFURT, July 25 (AP): Siemens AG said Wednesday it will sell its VDO auto parts unit to Germany's Continental AG in a US$15.67 billion deal, ending speculation that it was going to spin off the unit independently. The Munich-based company...
JOYPURHAT, Jul 24 (BSS): Four nationalised banks recovered a total of Tk 652.5 million (Tk 65,25,00,000) loan in the district during the fiscal 2006-07.District agri-loan committee told the news agency that the recovered amount was a part of the loan...
FE ReportA team of the course members of the National Defence College (NDC), headed by its Commandant Lieutenant General Abu Tayeb Muhammad Zahirul Alam, attended a seminar held in the Bangladesh Jute Association (BJA) office in the city Tuesday, said...
FE ReportChairman of the World Islamic Economic Forum Foundation (WIEF) and former deputy prime minister of Malaysia Tun Musa Hitam arrives in the city on a day-long visit today (Thursday), according to a press release.During his visit, the WIEF chairman...
Square Pharma to increase authorised capitalThe board of directors of Square Pharmaceuticals Limited has decided to increase the authorised capital of the company from existing Tk 1.0 billion to Tk 5.0 billion subject to the approval of shareholders.Resumption of tradingAl-Arafah...
President Iajuddin Ahmed Wednesday called upon the people to launch a "social movement" for preservation and development of local species of fish, reports UNB. The President made the remark while speaking at a function marking the release of fish fry...
FE ReportA seminar on "Medium-term Operational Plan for Strengthening Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance System in Bangladesh" was organised by DPHE in collaboration with JICA in the city Tuesday.DPHE Chief Engineer Mustafizur Rahman was present as the chief guest at...
SHERPUR, July 25 (UNB): Eight students of Sherpur Government Girls' High School fell sick during school hours Wednesday.Sources said a student of class-IX suddenly fell unconscious with convulsion as she came out from the school toilet at about 8:00 am....
Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed has allocated 44 Aortic and Mitral Valves, 35 Oxygenetors and 35 pacemakers from his welfare quota to help treat poor heart patients, reports UNB.The allocation has been made in favour of National Heart Institute and Hospital...
BARISAL, July 25 (UNB): A young man was forced to marry his fiancée on court premises here Monday. Muhammad Kibria, son of Latif Khan of Samudayakati, married Nasrin Begum, daughter of Shahed Ali Sardar of Hastishunda village of Ujirpur Upazila,...
PABNA, July 25 (UNB): Marriage of a minor girl scheduled to take place Tuesday was finally stopped with the intervention of local administration.Police rescued Sonia (12), student of class VIII of Sathiya Pilot Girls' High School, from the wedding function...
Annual Urs of Hazrat Shah Syed Azizul Bari (RH) Shah Saheb of Paribag will be held tomorrow (Friday) on Paribag Mazar premises.Munazat will be offered at 11:00 am on the same day, says a press release.
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