Padma Oil investors caught in quandary
July 31, 2011
Thousands of investors face uncertainty due to trading suspension of Padma Oil shares that resulted from changes in dividend ratio by the state-run fuel company.
India to weigh onboard immigration check
July 31, 2011
India would actively consider introducing onboard immigration check in Dhaka-Kolkata train service to minimise sufferings of visitors.
Dozens killed as Syrian army storms Hama
July 31, 2011
Syrian army tanks firing shells and machineguns stormed the city of Hama on Sunday, killing at least 45 civilians in a move to crush demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, residents and activists said.
Ramadan vacation for edn instts
July 31, 2011
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid Sunday said educational institutions across the country will remain closed for the holy Ramadan and other national and religious occasions according to following schedules.
President hospitalised
July 31, 2011
President Zillur Rahman was admitted to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka Sunday noon after he felt “unwell”.
Norway attacks: Breivik ‘had other targets’
July 31, 2011
The man who admitted the bomb and gun attacks which rocked Norway has said under interrogation he had other targets, police say.
Plane from New York crashes at Guyana airport
July 31, 2011
A plane has crashed and broken in two on landing at Guyana’s main airport in the capital, Georgetown, causing injuries but no deaths.
Pollinators lured away by farmland, study shows
July 31, 2011
A study has challenged the idea that areas such as farmland provide pollinating insects with a “corridor” between fragmented habitats.
Thousands marooned in 20 Lalmonirhat villages
July 31, 2011
Heavy rain and on-rush of water from hills across the border have triggered flash flood in the district.
US parties hopeful for deal on US debt limit
July 31, 2011
Democrats and Republicans have expressed cautious optimism about the chances of raising the US debt limit by Tuesday and averting possible default.