WASHINTON, Jan 15 (Reuters): The United States (US) aims to secure agreements with India to start pilot projects for joint production of drones as well as equipment for transport planes in talks next week ahead of a visit by President...
PARIS, Jan 15 (BBC): French President Francois Hollande has said that Muslims are the main victims of fanaticism, fundamentalism and intolerance, fed by unresolved conflicts around the world. He vowed that his country will protect all religions. Speaking at the...
ISLAMABAD, Jan 15 (BSS/AFP): Pakistan's parliament on Thursday condemned French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo for printing a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed, describing it as "blasphemous" and criticising Western media for reprinting the caricature. The parliamentary resolution comes a week...
YANGON, Jan 15 (BSS/AFP): Hundreds of villagers fled their homes in northern Myanmar's war-torn Kachin state Thursday, an activist said, as fresh clashes erupted between rebels and government troops after a local politician was briefly taken hostage. The army launched...
LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters): A brisk 20-minute walk each day is enough to reduce an individual's risk of early death, say British researchers. After analysing over 334,000 European men and women, they also found that twice as many deaths may...
Pope Francis arrives in the Philippines MANILA, Jan 15: Pope Francis arrived in the Philippines on Thursday for the second leg of an Asian tour that organisers believe could see a world-record crowd turn out for a papal mass. Francis...
Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishthan (BKSP) beat Sylhet Division by seven wickets with one day to spare in a three-day match of the Young Tigers Under-18 National Cricket Tournament at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra Thursday, reports UNB. In the...
Dhaka Division North were trailing by 223 runs against Dhaka Metro on the first day of the three-day Young Tigers Under-18 National Cricket Tournament at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox's Bazar Thursday, reports UNB. In the other...
The official campaign of the six-nation Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football Tournament- 2015 began Thursday at Hotel Sonargaon with the unveiling of tournament's logo and announcement of groupings amid huge enthusiasm among the football fans, reports UNB. National teams of...
CHITTAGONG, Jan 15 (UNB): Ispahani Sports Club earned a comfortable eight wickets victory over Brothers Union Club in the CJKS Ispahani Premier Division Cricket League at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium here Thursday. Brothers Union batted first after winning the...
HAMILTON, New Zealand, Jan 15 (AFP): Sri Lanka cruised to a six-wicket win in the second one-day international against New Zealand Thursday, thanks to a masterful century from Tillakaratne Dilshan and a comedy of errors from the Black Caps. Dilshan...
MELBOURNE, Jan 15 (AFP): Ali Mabkhout scored the Asian Cup's fastest recorded goal after just 14 seconds Wednesday as the UAE reached the quarter-finals alongside three-time winners Iran. Mabkhout pounced just moments after the kick-off against Bahrain in the quickest...
SYDNEY, Jan 15 (AFP): Australian pace bowler Brett Lee Thursday announced he is to retire from all forms of cricket after a 20-year career, saying he was both emotional and excited. The 38-year-old called time on his international commitments in...
Sadar Upazila reached the final of the Walton Narail DC Gold Cup Football Tournament eliminating Lohagara Upazila by 1-0 goal in the 2nd semifinal at the Bir Shreshtha Nur Mohammad Stadium in Narail Thursday, reports UNB. Tito scored the match-winning...
Jennifer Ablan and Liana B. Baker of Reuters in Seoul | 2015-01-16 00:00:00
Samsung Electronics recently offered to buy BlackBerry Ltd for as much as $7.5 billion, seeking its valuable patents as it battles Apple in the corporate market, according to a person familiar with the matter and documents seen by Reuters. South...
SINGAPORE, Jan 15 (AFP): Oil prices fell in Asia on Thursday after a bargain-buying rally the day before lost steam, with a pick-up in US inventories reinforcing concerns about weak demand and a supply glut. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate...
SINGAPORE, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Gold ticked up on Thursday after Asian equities mostly extended falls on global growth concerns, but the metal stayed below a 12-week high as a sell-off in commodities took a toll. Spot gold rose 0.1...
CHICAGO, Jan. 15 (Xinhua): Chicago Board of Trade agricultural commodities closed mixed yesterday with corn and wheat falling and soybeans rising. The most active corn contract for March delivery fell 4.75 cents, or 1.23 per cent, to 3.81 U.S. dollars...
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Thursday after a recent climb in crude oil, with prices underpinned by concerns over a squeeze in the tropical oil's supply as the No.2 grower braces for monsoon rains...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines is going to have a new board of directors with a conglomerate of civil-military bureaucrats, including a few recruits unfamiliar with airlines trade, raising concern whether the national flag carrier will be able to make a turnaround...
Sonia H Moni | 2015-01-16 00:00:00
The sale of LPG cylinders dropped by around 40 per cent as transportation system breaks down following BNP-led 20-party's nationwide indefinite blockade and hartals for the last ten days. "Distribution of LPG cylinders across the country has been disrupted as...
FE Report | 2015-01-16 00:00:00
The tourism industry counted Tk 1.50 billion in losses over the last ten days due to the countrywide blockade which started on January 6. This was disclosed at a press conference organised by the Bangladesh Tourism Board (BTB) at its...
FE Report | 2015-01-16 00:00:00
Bangladesh requested the European Union (EU) on Thursday to import more products so that the country could become a middle-income one by 2021. The request was made at a meeting between the Textiles and Jute Minister Emaz Uddin Pramanik and...
FE Report | 2015-01-16 00:00:00
Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), a state-owned 'not-for-profit organisation,' has sought two allocations amounting to Tk 10 billion in the budgets for the current and next fiscal years (FYs), officials said. Managing Director of PKSF Md Abdul Karim has sent a...
HARARE, Jan 15 (Xinhua): Fuel traders in Zimbabwe are gradually slashing the price of fuel as they move to comply with a government directive for them to cut prices by about 20 US cents. Government issued a two-week ultimatum for...
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