BEIJING, Feb 4 (AFP) : China's central bank said Wednesday it would make an across-the-board cut in the per centage of funds banks must hold in reserve, the first such cut in nearly three years as the world's second-largest economy...
WELLINGTON, Feb 4 (Xinhua) : New Zealand's unemployment rate edged back up to 5.7 per cent in the fourth quarter of last year, although the number of people in work also rose, the government statistics agency said Wednesday. The jobless...
DUBLIN, Feb 4 (Reuters) : Ireland's finance minister said on Wednesday Goldman Sachs is advising the Irish state free of charge on the sale of one of its banks in order to boost its reputation and was one of five...
DOHA, Feb 4 (AFP): Qatar's population grew by more than 10 per cent last year, fuelled by the country's massive spending on infrastructure projects, figures released on Wednesday showed. The Qatar National Bank (QNB), in its monthly monitor report, said...
TOKYO, Feb 4 (AFP) : The euro held its gains on Wednesday, the day after surging on growing optimism that Greece will hammer out a debt deal with its European partners and avoid a possible default. In Tokyo, the single...
TOKYO, Feb 4 (AFP) : Sony on Wednesday slashed its full-year loss forecast, citing a weak yen and pickup in its smartphone and PlayStation console businesses, but warned of more job cuts as it struggles to return to profitability. The...
DETROIT, Feb 4 (Reuters) : Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday it is adding 1,550 workers at four plants to build the new aluminum body F-150 pickup truck. The company also said that for the first time it is promoting...
Nagorik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna urged the government on Wednesday to immediately hold a national dialogue to resolve the ongoing political crisis, reports UNB. "We request the government to sit in a national dialogue forthwith to overcome the current...
Police picked up former BNP MPs Asharafuddin Nizan and Nazimuddin Ahmed from the city's Motijheel area Wednesday, report agencies. BNP Chairperson's media wing member Shamsuddin Didar said a team of Motijheel than police picked up the two BNP leaders around...
GAZIPUR, Feb 4 (UNB): Six people suffered burn injuries in a petrol bomb attack on a bus near the District Police Lines in the city on Wednesday night. The injured are Rakib Hossain, 10, Nurunnabi, 26, Sabuj, 20, Sohel, 34,...
Newly appointed US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat said on Wednesday they consider Bangladesh as an important partner in the region and the people of the two countries benefit when they work together, report agencies. "We look to...
BNP on Wednesday slammed the government for not restoring cable, internet, telephone and fax connections to its chairperson's Gulshan office and urged local and international rights bodies to focus on the issue, reports UNB. The party also called upon the...
Another victim of the arson attack on a bus in Comilla died at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Wednesday afternoon, taking the death from the incident to Eight, reports UNB. Rashedul Islam, 20, son of...
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad said on Wednesday the Election Commission (EC) from its end stands ready to hold elections to the bifurcated Dhaka City Corporation (DCC), as well as the Chittagong City Corporation (CCC), reports UNB. "We've...
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The BNP-led 20-party alliance has unleashed an undeclared war against the country's independence, sovereignty and democracy in the name of hartals and blockades, said Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan Wednesday. "The violent activities in the name of hartals and blockade in...
Newly appointed US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat met on Wednesday Indian High Commissioner Pankaj Saran, reports UNB. Confirming the matter, a diplomat who wished not to be quoted said that it was just a 'courtesy meeting' and...
With a view to spreading education up to doorsteps of all, the government has a plan to establish university at every district across the country, reports BSS. "Presently, there are in all 117 universities public and private sector in the...
PIROJPUR, Feb 4 (UNB): A government primary school was set alight by some miscreants at Jolagachchi village in Kaukhali upazila on Wednesday, the 4th-day of the 108-hour hartal and the 30th day of transport blockade enforced by the BNP-led 20-party...
Two Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) men were injured in a mass beating by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists and general students at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) on Wednesday afternoon, reports UNB. The injured were identified as Shahadat...
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Cancer treatment facilities are in a disturbingly poor state in the country compared to the growing number of patients, now at 1.4 million, as the government does not consider it a priority area. According to the unofficial data, the number...
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The Cabinet Committee on Purchase approved Wednesday two projects worth over Tk 700 million that include establishing fire service and civil defence stations at 76 upazilas in the country. The other project that also got the nod of the cabinet...
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The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Wednesday quizzed eight officials of Bangladesh Development Bank Limited (BDBL) in connection with nearly Tk 13 billion loan scam by Ananda Shipyard. An ACC team, led by its deputy director and inquiry officer Zainul Abedin...
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The 17th annual Education UK exhibition will begin at Pan Pacific Sonargoan hotel in the city Thursday (February 12) to help students, willing to study aboard, with the required information. Besides Dhaka, the exhibition also will be held at Peninsula...
A Dhaka court deferred Wednesday to February 8 the verdict in the sensational Jahangirnagar University (JU) student Zubair killing case, reports UNB. Judge ABM Nizamul Haque of the Speedy Trial Tribunal passed the order when acting Special Public Prosecutor of...
Assistant Managing Director (Development) of Progoti Insurance Limited Mahbubuddin Ahmed died of cardiac arrest at his residence at Malibagh in the city Tuesday morning, said a press release. He was 71. He left behind his wife, two sons and a...
Drama 'Laljomin' at IGCC tomorrow Drama 'Laljomin' organised by Shunyan Theatre, Dhaka will be staged at Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) at Gulshan-1 in the city at 6:30 pm tomorrow (Friday). — Press release 23 FFs to get crest on...
Weather is likely to remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Thursday), reports UNB. Light to moderate fog may occur over the river basins of the country until morning, Met Office said. Night...
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The government is going to sign performance contract with the state-owned banks (SoBs) to improve their financial health through strengthening management efficiency, officials said. The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has already set 13 key indicators for the contract to improve...
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