Don't import Indian eggs, say Dhaka poultry operators
Bangladesh News.Net
Dhaka, Aug 31 (IANS) Bangladesh's poultry operators are protesting egg imports from India that enter the market during the festive season at less than half the price.
First swine flu death reported in Bangladesh Bangladesh News.Net
Dhaka, Aug 31 (Xinhua) In the first swine flu death case in Bangladesh, a female patient who infected with the influenza A (H1N1) virus died in hospital Sunday.
Chevron's Dhaka deal runs into trouble
Bangladesh News.Net
Dhaka, Aug 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought 'explanation' from state-run Petrobangla for awarding a gas compressor station contract to American multinational Chevron last year, canceling an open tender.
Netbook sales surge, but can the furor last
Nokia's new netbook computer, the Booklet 3G, is seen at Nokia corporate headquarters in HelsinkiAugust 24, 2009. The world's top cellphone maker Nokia said on Monday it would start to make laptops
Canada to issue first U.S. dollar bond in decade
The Department of Finance said Friday Canada plans to issue up to US$3-billion in U.S.-dollar-denominated bonds – the first foreign currency global debt in more than a decade.
Toyota will shut California plant in first closure
Toyota Motor Corp. will shut an assembly plant for the first time in its 72-year history after the failure of a joint venture with General Motors Corp. New United Motor Manufacturing Inc