India's economy forecast to grow 7.4pc NEW DELHI, Feb 9: India forecast its economy will accelerate 7.4 per cent this financial year, data showed Monday, under a revised formula for calculating gross domestic product that has baffled analysts since its...
Munima Sultana | 2015-02-10 00:00:00
The ongoing political impasse is likely to cause the work on the Dhaka-Chittagong four-lane project decelerate once again. The authorities concerned apprehend further delay in completing field-level work of the project, aimed at expanding the country's economic lifeline. The current...
Rezaul Karim | 2015-02-10 00:00:00
Day-to-day activities of government's 280 autonomous agencies under different ministries are at slow pace for shortage of nearly a million personnel, officials said. The ministries concerned are struggling to cope with the manpower shortages in their affiliates. A large number...
Huawei, a leading Global ICT solutions provider, has brought different types of solutions for Bangladeshi market as the company is showcasing the solutions at the Digital World 2015, reports BSS. Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Division and Bangladesh Association of...
FE Report | 2015-02-10 00:00:00
The 20th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF 2015) will end today (Tuesday), officials said. Commerce Minister Tofael Ahmed will be present as the chief guest at the closing ceremony of the 40-daylong fair in the afternoon, said Shuvashis Bose, Export...
LONDON, Feb 9 (AFP): Britain and the United States called on leading world powers Monday to overhaul their economies and keep budgets in line to encourage growth as G20 finance ministers met in Istanbul. In an article in the Wall...
TOKYO, Feb 9 (AFP): Japan's current account surplus shrank nearly a fifth to a record low $22 billion in 2014, the fourth straight annual fall, as its trade deficit swelled amid a weak yen, official data showed Monday. The surplus...
GENEVA, Feb 9 (PTI): India has made substantial offers such as waiving visa fees, granting market access and technical assistance to service providers from poor nations, showing its resolve to support Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The offers were made at...
MOSCOW, Feb 9 (AP) : An industry group says the Russian car market, which was on the way to become Europe's largest a few years ago, plunged by 24 per cent in January. The Association of European Businesses said in...
FRANKFURT, Feb 9 (AFP) : Germany, Europe's biggest economy, clocked up a record volume of exports and attained its largest ever trade surplus in 2014, data compiled by the federal statistics office Destatis showed on Monday. Germany exported a record...
ISTANBUL, Feb 9 (AFP) : Turkey and Russia on Sunday tentatively agreed on the route for their planned Turkish Stream gas pipeline which Moscow hopes will replace its now scrapped South Stream project. Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz and Gazprom...
TOKYO, Feb 9 (AFP) : Nissan said Monday it had raised its full-year net profit forecast to $3.5 billion, thanks to cost cutting efforts and a cheaper yen, while booming US and European sales offset a plunge in Japan caused...
SYDNEY, Feb 9 (Agencies): Half centuries from Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudullah steered Bangladesh to a challenging total of 246, despite Muhammad Irfan completing a five-wicket haul in a World Cup (WC) warmup match Monday. Opener Iqbal made 81 with five...
CAIRO, Feb 9 (BSS/AFP): Egypt has suspended all major football games after 19 people were killed in the latest outbreak of violence between fans and police, authorities said Monday. Egyptian football fans have been repeatedly involved in the country's explosive...
MADRID, Feb 9 (Agencies): Lionel Messi scored once and played his part in four more goals as Barcelona closed to within a point of La Liga leaders Real Madrid with a commanding performance to beat Athletic Bilbao 5-2 Sunday. Barcelona's...
BATA, Feb 9 (Reuters): Ivory Coast finally won the African Nations Cup after a decade of close calls as they edged neighbours Ghana 9-8 on penalties after a goalless draw following extra time in Sunday's final at Estadio de Bata....
The tenure of Bangladesh National Football team's head coach Lodewijk de Kruif has been extended until the AFC Under-23 Championship Qualifiers to be held in Bangladesh next March, reports UNB. Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) rewarded the 45-year old Dutch head...
Opener Rony Talukder's brilliant double ton saw Dhaka Division heading for a massive total against Chittagong Division after the end of the second day's play in the third round of the four-day National Cricket League Monday on the BKSP ground...
Rangpur Keramatia High School (KHS) trounced Bishnu Prasad High School (PHS) by 7-0 goals in the First Security Islami Bank National School Hockey Tournament in Dinajpur Monday, reports UNB. In the other matches in Dinajpur, Kurigram Government High School beat...
PARIS, Feb 9 (AP): Paris Saint Germain's tenacity paid off as the defending champions earned a deserved 1-1 draw at French league leader Lyon Sunday. Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored PSG's equalizer in the 69th minute from the penalty spot...
CHRISTCHURCH, Feb 9 (AP): Veteran Tillakaratne Dilshan smashed a quick-fire century to lead Sri Lanka to 279-7 after batting first Monday in a rain-affected Cricket World Cup warmup against South Africa. Dilshan reached 100 from 82 deliveries before he was...
LA JOLLA, Feb 9 (AFP) : Australia's Jason Day parred the second hole of a four-man sudden-death playoff on Sunday to win the $6.3 million Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. With his third US PGA Tour triumph, the 27-year-old...
Barisal give good reply in NCL as openers shine Barisal Division gave a good reply in their first innings as they finished the second day with 141 for no loss in 39 overs at stumps in reply to Dhaka Metro's...
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