Arafat Ara | 2015-01-09 00:00:00
The country's overseas employment rose by four per cent in calendar year 2014 following initiatives by the government to increase foreign jobs, said officials. The number of overseas jobs secured stood at 425,684 in 2014 whereas it was 409,253 in...
FE Report | 2015-01-09 00:00:00
Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA) President Dr. Abul Barkat emphasized rethinking of the existing economic policies and finding a 'unified new economic theory for humane development for all'. He said neo-liberal economic policies are designed by the developed countries, which those...
FE Report | 2015-01-09 00:00:00
The average inflation in the last calendar year (January-December 2014) had fallen by 0.61 per cent to 6.99 per cent from that of 7.60 per cent in the previous year 2013, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) data showed Thursday. The...
An assailant opened fire on a police officer on the southern edge of Paris early Thursday, killing her and injuring a nearby street sweeper before fleeing, officials and a witness said, report agencies. France's Interior Minister cautioned against jumping to...
COLOMBO, Jan 8 (AFP): Voting in Sri Lanka's bitterly fought presidential election closed Thursday with monitors and officials saying turnout was high, despite some reports of intimidation. With final tallies still being prepared, election officials estimated participation reached more than...
FE Report | 2015-01-09 00:00:00
The country's overall export earnings registered a marginal growth in the first half (H1) of the current fiscal year (FY), with the shipment of apparel products showing an upward trend over that of the corresponding period of the previous fiscal....
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday said maintaining good relations with the neighbours is important for making the country's economy more dynamic and alleviating poverty further, reports UNB. She said that Bangladesh is now enjoying good relations with its neighbouring countries....
The countrywide indefinite transport blockade, enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance, is progressing amid stray incidents of violence in different parts of the country, including the capital, reports UNB. Long-route bus movement remained halted in most places of the country...
Yasir Wardad | 2015-01-09 00:00:00
Boro cultivation in the country may face a serious setback as supply chain has seriously been disrupted recently due to the ongoing blockade that started on January 6. Prices of the key inputs seed, fertiliser- have already shot up significantly...
President of Indian Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Amit Shah phoned the BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday night and enquired about her health condition as she fell sick after police used pepper spray to her vehicle on Monday, reports UNB....
FE Report | 2015-01-09 00:00:00
The government's development project execution is still crossing a bumpy road as the ministries could spend only 28 per cent of the development budget outlay in the first half (H1) of the current fiscal, officials said Thursday. The use of...
FE Report | 2015-01-09 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked the banks to comply with the risk assessment process on money laundering and terror financing by March 31 this year, officials said. The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) of the central bank issued a guideline...
GAZIPUR, Jan 8 (UNB): The first phase of Biswa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of the Muslims after Hajj, will begin tomorrow (Friday) on the bank of the Turag River at Tongi on the outskirts of the capital. The congregation,...
British High Commissioner in Dhaka Robert Gibson on Thursday called for dialogue among all stakeholders to break the five-year cycle of electoral violence. Gibson said he is not talking about dialogue only between two major political camps-BNP and Awami League-but...
A man died falling off a moving train at Joarsahara in Khilkhet in the city Thursday. The deceased was identified as Wahid Mollah (50) son of Manik Mollah of Nisa Enayetpur village of Pangsha upazila in Rajbari district. Police said...
The High Court bench judges who embargoed the media coverage of BNP leader Tarique Rahman's comments are being targeted one after another. A day after a two-strong High Court bench ordered the media blackout, an improvised bomb was exploded in...
Our Correspondent | 2015-01-09 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Jan 8: Sale of adulterated petrol is going on ceaselessly at different filling stations in Rangpur district, much to the worry of the vehicle owners. A number of drivers and owners of different motorised vehicles said the fuel traders...
GAIBANDHA, Jan 8 (BSS): Speakers at a function here yesterday stressed the need for creating much awareness to the adolescents and the capable conjugal about reproductive health to build a healthy nation. "To learn about reproductive health, physical change at...
Our Correspondent | 2015-01-09 00:00:00
NILPHAMARI, Jan 8: Cultivation of late variety potato is nearing completion in Nilphamari. DAE sources said this year's target of potato cultivation is in 18869 hectares of land to produce 370947mt of potato at an average production of 19.65mt per...
RAJSHAHI, Jan 8 (BSS): Inter-cropping with sugarcane has been found as more beneficial to the farmers as it can boost total crop production per unit area coupled with ensuring sustainable sugarcane cultivation with higher economic benefit compared to other crops....
MUNSHIGANJ, Jan 8 (BSS): Police recovered the body of a man from a Potato field at Bibandi village under Srinagar upazila of the district this morning. The deceased was identified as Ataur Rahman, 45, of Jurain in the capital city....
BARISAL, Jan 8 (UNB): Three people were killed and five others injured in a collision between a bus and a human hauler on the Barisal-Banaripara Road at Narayanpur in Wajirpur upazila on Thursday morning. The identities of the deceased could...
Bangladesh Work Camps Association (BWCA) and The Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd) have jointly organised a two-week long workcamp on "Leadership Enhancement and Development (Lead) Programme" recently at Ujgram, says a press release. A 16 member HKIEd and 5...
Eight shops burnt down in Barguna Eight shops were gutted by a fire that broke out in Bakali Potti area in front of Pourosuper Market in Barguna on Wednesday night. Witnesses said the fire originated from an electric short circuit...
John Irish and Antony Paone of Reuters in Paris | 2015-01-09 00:00:00
Tens of thousands of people joined impromptu rallies across France on January 7 in memory of the victims of the Charlie Hebdo attack and to support freedom of expression. The French government declared the highest state of alert, tightening security...
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