Andreas Rinke and Aleksandar Vasovic of Reuters in Washington and Donetsk | 2015-02-11 00:00:00
US President Barack Obama made clear he was some way from a decision on whether to arm Ukraine in its conflict against Russian-backed rebels, saying on Monday he still hoped for a diplomatic solution. "The measure by which I make...
Lefteris Papadimas and Gernot Heller of Reuters in Athens | 2015-02-11 00:00:00
Greece and its euro zone partners engaged in brinkmanship on Monday, with leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras insisting his country would not extend its reform-linked bailout and Germany saying it would get no more money without such a programme. European...
Rajesh Kumar Singh and Manoj Kumar of Reuters in New Delhi | 2015-02-11 00:00:00
Taken at face value, India on Monday became the fastest growing major economy in the world after its statisticians changed the way they measure Asia's third-largest economy and showed it clocked faster growth than China in the December quarter. It...
K B Ahmed | 2015-02-11 00:00:00
The recession of the late 2000s has spurred a sovereign-debt crisis that infected several countries exposing weaknesses in parts of the eurozone, a region once lauded as an example of effective currency integration. Greece, Ireland and Portugal have all found...
Mohammad Amjad Hossain from Virginia, USA | 2015-02-11 00:00:00
In the mid-term election in November, 2014, the Republican Party secured majority seats in both the Houses of the Congress. Democratic President Barack Obama will face the music because the Republicans will not enact any legislation that may favour Democrats...
The reasons behind the latest move by the central procurement technical unit (CPTU) of the government are otherwise quite clear. This was necessitated in view of the existing practices about public procurement of goods and services. This CPTU has thus...
Dipok Kumar Roy | 2015-02-11 00:00:00
Media reports on corporate financial scandals are frequent. Some of the recent financial scandals in the banking sector including the financing of Hallmark and Bismillah Groups were talk of the country until recently. Desperate loan disbursements by different banks including...
Dewan Mehrab Ashrafi | 2015-02-11 00:00:00
Online shopping in Bangladesh is a new idea and since the introduction of e-commerce by Bangladesh government, e-shopping has added a new dimension in Bangladesh and is becoming increasingly popular in the country. It has also unfolded many business opportunities...
The write-up on renewable energy by Dr. Ahmed published in your daily on 7 February 2015, is thought-provoking. The write-up has some novelty about it, although a few questions about solar mini-grids can be pertinently raised. The technology has been...
I am happy that a platform of civil society has taken an initiative for holding a dialogue between the ruling party and main opposition parties to end the current political stalemate. Nagorik Samaj has sent three letters to the President,...
The real estate industry in Bangladesh has of late become a major sector of the country. However, for the industry to thrive, modern technological advantage should be adopted to reach the core target customers. Most realtors in the real estate...
Md Jamal Hossain | 2015-02-11 00:00:00
Over time, a democratic regime can turn into an autocratic one. The change of the democratic regime into the autocratic regime depends on several factors. Among them, the foremost is the political game of retaliation - a characteristic feature of...
Chinese workers mingle with Ethiopians putting the finishing touches to a metro line that cuts through Addis Ababa, one of a series of grand state infrastructure projects that Ethiopia hopes will help it mimic Asia's industrial rise. Brought to its...
The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France agreed to meet in Belarus on February 11 to try to broker a peace deal for Ukraine amid escalating violence there and signs of cracks in the transatlantic consensus on confronting Vladimir...
Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Ashley Lau of Reuters in New York | 2015-02-10 00:00:00
US investors spooked by wild swings in the foreign exchange market are piling into exchange-traded funds that strip out the local currency on their international equity portfolios, making them one of the most sought-after financial products in 2015. With the...
Our Correspondent | 2015-02-10 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Feb 9: Fragrance of mustard flowers fills the air making the beholders enchanted as the mustard fields of Rangpur region have taken a captivating look. The excellent growing mustard fields at different areas of the region are signalling a...
Our Correspondent | 2015-02-10 00:00:00
JHENIDAH, Feb 9: The government has purchased 4,472 metric tonnes (mts) of Aman rice at Tk 32 per kg as of Sunday against the procurement target of 4,536 mts in six upazilas of Jhenidah during this season. Over 98 per...
NETRAKONA, Feb 9 (UNB): A court here on Monday sentenced two people to death for killing a freedom fighter in 2008. The condemned convicts are - Bakul Mia, 48, of Paboi village, and Anwar Hossain, 27, of Birampur village in...
Our Correspondent | 2015-02-10 00:00:00
MAGURA, Feb 9: Onion profit goes through the roof in Magura. It is now is being sold in the local market at high price. But marginal onion farmers are deprived of fair price as they now have no onion in...
HABIGANJ, Feb 9 (UNB): Two people were killed in a hill slide while cutting earth at Gulgaon village in Bahubal upazila Monday. The deceased were identified as Abdul Goni, 50, son of late Sundar Ali, and Jewel Ahmed, 15, son...
GAIBANDHA, Feb 9 (BSS): ASA, a microfinance provider in the country, disbursed around Taka 10 million to 177 entrepreneurs of the district as loan under Agri Business Project launched in 2011. The organization has taken up an initiative to disburse...
RAJSHAHI, Feb 9 (BSS): After the Savar in Dhaka, the second largest artificial insemination laboratory of the country has been launched at Rajabarihat under Godagari upazila of the district aiming at improving cattle varieties and to fulfill the region's increasing...
RANGPUR, Feb 9 (BSS): Organisers and activists of 'Ranon', a cultural organisation of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR), has launched its Bengali spelling correction campaign in this month of language movement from Sunday. They conducted Bengali spelling correction activities through...
Eight houses gutted in Mirsarai Eight dwelling houses were gutted by a fire which broke out at Mahalanka village in Mirsarai Monday. Fakhruddin, a warehouse inspector of Sitakunda Fire Service, said the fire originated from an oven at the house...
Our Correspondent | 2015-02-10 00:00:00
NILPHAMARI, Feb 9: Buri Teesta irrigation project in Nilphamari district beset with multiple problems is hampering its proper functioning. The pioneer irrigation project of the northern region in Buri Tessta river, a tributary of main river Teesta in Jaldhaka upazila...
NEW DELHI, Feb 9 ( agencies): Police in northern India are hunting for suspects wanted over the gang rape and murder of a mentally ill woman. The 28-year-old woman went missing on 1 February in the town of Rohtak in...
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