RUET classes resume after one week The academic activities of Rajshahi University Engineering and Technology (RUET) resumed Saturday after a break of one week due to the nationwide hartal and blockade programme enforced by 20-party alliance. Although the political unrest...
FARIDPUR, Feb 8 (BSS): A memorial meeting remembering late professor Azizul Haque Khan, educationist and a leading cultural activist who died on January 9 last due to illness was held yesterday at local Shilpakala Academy auditorium. The meeting was organized...
BERLIN, Feb 8 (agencies): A summit between France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine is being planned for Wednesday in Minsk, the latest step in a hectic diplomatic effort to find a political solution to the Ukraine conflict, Berlin said. The leaders...
BAGHDAD, Feb 8 (AP): Baghdad's decade-old nightly curfew ended after midnight Sunday, hours after bombs exploded in and around the Iraqi capital, killing at least 40 people in a stark warning of the dangers still ahead in this country under...
BANGKOK, Feb 8 (Reuters): Thailand's military government has denied former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra permission to travel overseas to ensure she is in the country to face criminal charges later this month, a government spokesman said on Sunday. The military...
ABUJA, Feb 8 (AFP): Criticism mounted on Sunday over Nigeria's decision to postpone national elections by six weeks because of Boko Haram violence, with some insisting President Goodluck Jonathan's political woes were the true cause of the delay. Election body...
DOUGLASVILLE, Feb 8 (AP): Five people were dead, including the gunman, after a shooting in a housing development in suburban Atlanta that also left two children injured, police said. Authorities arrived at the subdivision of two-story homes west of Atlanta...
NEW DELHI, Feb 8 (AFP): Narendra Modi's party staunchly denied Sunday that India's prime minister was facing his first election defeat since storming to power last year, even though exit polls tipped an anti-corruption camapaigner to win New Delhi's state...
3 Egyptian cops killed, 2 injured during raid CAIRO, Feb 8: Egyptian security officials say three policemen have been shot dead and two others injured when they came under fire near the southern city of Minya. The officials, speaking on...
NEW YORK, Feb 8 (AFP) : As the saying goes, everything is bigger in Texas. For the past five years, the economy of the Lone Star State has outperformed the rest of the United States. But the collapse in oil...
DALLAS, Feb 8 (AP) : The first nationwide strike at U.S. oil refineries since 1980 is spreading to two BP plants in the Midwest. The United Steelworkers union has notified BP Plc. that workers at refineries in Ohio and Indiana...
CARACAS, Feb 8 (AFP): Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday ordered the government takeover of a private supermarket chain, accusing the company of food hoarding amid huge lines and shortages in the crisis-hit country. Maduro did not say whether the...
FE Report | 2015-02-09 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor Dr Atiur Rahman Sunday placed stress on putting more money into smaller businesses, saying the investments can help the country tide over possible external shock. He also said it was the strategic shift of the central...
Yasir Wardad | 2015-02-09 00:00:00
Exports of pharmaceuticals faced setbacks in many years, as backlog in orders weighed on shipment, the government data said. But a top industry boss saw no reason of decline, insisting that it might be a problem with documentation. While drug...
FE Report | 2015-02-09 00:00:00
A four-day ICT fair will kick off the city today (Monday) to promote and brand locally produced digital technology. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the Digital World 2015, regarded as one of the largest ICT (information and...
Rezaul Karim | 2015-02-09 00:00:00
The government moves to develop 20 more economic zones (EZs) and an exclusive tourist rendezvous on the Teknaf beach of the Bay of Bengal, officials said. They, however, said fresh plans on special economic zones are made, despite poor execution...
GAZIPUR, Feb 8 (BSS): Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu said on Sunday the government is trying to make the local industries profitable to reduce reliance on foreign countries. The minister was talking to journalists after visiting three units of Bangladesh...
Acer's offer on Valentine's Day Executive Technologies Limited, the only authorised distributor of world leading computer manufacturing brand Acer in Bangladesh, has announced its special offer on the occasion of Valentine's Day. In a statement, the company said on Sunday...
Our Correspondent | 2015-02-09 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Feb 8: The businesses and industrialists of Chittagong have urged all to resist anarchic activities in guise of hartal and blockade throughout the country. They made the call during a sit-in programme in front of the Chittagong Chamber of...
Robi Axiata Limited has launched an exciting campaign titled 'Half paisa-per-second call rate and unlimited free Facebook, reports UNB. On Tk 31 recharge, all Robi prepaid customers will be able to enjoy 0.5 paisa/sec call rate to any Robi number...
The government and the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank (WB) will sign a 'financing agreement' for implementing a project titled 'Income Support Programme for the Poorest (ISPP)' to benefit the poorest people of the country, reports UNB....
ISTANBUL, Feb 8 (Reuters) : Finance ministers and central bankers face a tough task coordinating action to spur global growth at G20 meetings this week, with major economies running at different speeds and monetary policies diverging. Concern over the ability...
YANGON, Feb 8 (Xinhua): Myanmar allows two more foreign companies to conduct exploration and production of oil and gas at three blocks of its offshore areas, officials said Sunday. Under the production sharing contracts with the state-run Myanmar Oil and...
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