Our Correspondent | 2014-12-30 00:00:00
NILPHAMARI, Dec 29: A bumper production of Maize is expected in Nilphamari district this year as the climate is favourable and the farmers are becoming adept in cultivating the crop gradually. The cultivation of maize is also increasing year on...
Our Correspondent PABNA, Dec 29: Two people were killed and 8 others injured as a pick-up hit a three-wheeler Nasimon at Sholabaria under Ataikula thana in Pabna Monday. The deceased were identified as Razan Ali, 50, son of Makhan Ali...
GAIBANDHA, Dec 29 (BSS): With the enhancing intensity of cold wave in the district warm clothes distribution has been strengthened to the cold victims of all the upazilas here in last few days. Different social organizations including well off persons...
Blankets distributed among autistic students Blankets were distributed among the vision-impaired and autistic students of Rangpur Dristi and Buddhi Protibondhi School in Rangpur at a ceremony there on Sunday afternoon. Noted social worker Alhaj Mokbular Rahman attended the blanket distribution...
Bill Tarrant of Reuters in Jakarta | 2014-12-30 00:00:00
The Ciliwung River flows from a volcano south of the Indonesian capital, through the heart of one of the world's most densely populated cities and almost into Jakarta Bay. Almost, because for the final mile or so of its course,...
Ju-min Park of Reuters in Seoul | 2014-12-30 00:00:00
South Korea proposed on December 29 to resume stalled talks with North Korea, an overture that comes amid heightened diplomatic tension after Seoul's key ally the United States blamed the North for a cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment. North Korea...
Ben Blanchard of Reuters in Beijing | 2014-12-30 00:00:00
China is looking at signing an agreement with the United States to target assets illegally taken out of China by corrupt officials, a newspaper said on December 29, as the government tightens the screws in its anti-graft battle. China has...
Elizabeth Piper of Reuters in Moscow | 2014-12-30 00:00:00
As U.S. and European sanctions piled pressure on Russia earlier this year, the Kremlin hit back with an unusual weapon: apples. From Aug. 7 Russia banned imports of fruit from various countries that supported sanctions, including Poland, which has been...
Daniel Trotta of Reuters in Miami | 2014-12-30 00:00:00
Cuba's most prominent dissidents say they have been kept in the dark by U.S. officials over a list of 53 political prisoners who will be released from jail as part of a deal to end decades of hostility between the...
FE Report | 2014-12-30 00:00:00
Potato farmers are poised to incur losses again in the harvesting season as prices of the commodity began to decline in the growing hubs, farmers and experts fear. Early harvested granola variety of potato is now being sold at Tk7-9...
BENAPOLE, Jessore, Dec 29 (UNB): Flower farmers and traders at Godkhali in Jhikargacha Upazila of the district are passing a busy time as their sale has got a boost ahead of the New Year's Day. The sale of flowers and...
SINGAPORE, Dec 29 (AFP): Oil prices rose in Asia Monday as fresh violence in Libya stoked concerns about possible supply disruptions, analysts said. West Texas Intermediate for February delivery rose 46 cents to $55.19 while Brent crude for February gained...
ALGIERS, Dec. 29 (Xinhua): The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) should cut oil output to push prices up, the official APS news agency quoted Algerian Energy Minister Youcef Yousfi as saying yesterday. "OPEC should intervene to correct the imbalances...
Country's overall export earnings in the outgoing calendar year (2014) witnessed a mixed trend of both positive growth and fall, as some of the major exportable items found it hard to meet the export target throughout the year, especially in...
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Economic Relations Division (ERD) of Bangladesh have signed Records of Discussions (RD) for US$11.7 million grant assistances for two separate projects. Resident Representative of KOICA Bangladesh Office Kim Bok-Hee, Additional Secretary of...
BEPZA has organised a three-week training for its officers to improve their environmental management skill and performance of industrial operations in the export processing zones (EPZs) Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) has organised the training under the Capacity Building...
Vietnam President Truong Tan Sang has expressed the hope that the friendly relationship between Bangladesh and Vietnam would be strengthened further with increased trade volume between the two countries in the days to come. The Vietnam president said this while...
KIEV, Dec 29 (Reuters): An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission will visit Ukraine in early January for more discussions over implementation of an economic reform programme, the IMF said on Monday. "The IMF is moving expeditiously to continue discussions with...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-12-30 00:00:00
Commerce minister Tofail Ahmed expressed the fear that the Tk 2.10 billion fund the Chinese government promised for construction of the proposed 'Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre (BCFEC)' at Purbachal in the capital may be withdrawn unless necessary steps are taken,...
MUMBAI, Dec 29 (Reuters): India's close ties between lenders would leave the banking system especially vulnerable to contagion in case of trouble at a single institution, the central bank warned in a report on Monday. That means trouble at a...
The government is going to made Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) logo mandatory on weighting machines and scales to ensure consumers rights. The decision came at 29th council meeting of BSTI at its head office on Tuesday with Industries...
BEIJING, Dec 29 (Reuters): Growth in China's manufacturing sector likely slowed to a 18-month low in December, a Reuters poll showed, adding to signs of a protracted slowdown in the world's second-largest economy that may prompt authorities to roll out...
In a scathing attack on ruling party leaders for what he said their unguarded remarks, BNP acting secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the remarks of ministers and Awami League leaders give an impression that they are perverted. “The words...
TOKYO, Dec 29 (Reuters): Japan's financial regulator is running stress tests to see if too much cash in the system is stifling smaller banks' ability to earn, unlike regulatory tests elsewhere that have been designed to see whether lenders had...
Amid the growing political tension, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to hold an emergency press conference on Wednesday evening. The press conference will be held around 6:30 pm at her Gulshan office, a press release signed by her press...
MOSCOW, Dec 29 (AFP): Russia's economy shrank in November for the first time in five years, the government said Monday, illustrating the sharply changing fortunes of President Vladimir Putin's rule as he faces falling oil prices and Western sanctions. The...
Only 13 registered political parties, including Awami League, BNP and Jatiya Party-Ershad provided the Election Commission (EC) with their updated information within the deadline that expired on Tuesday, according to a news agency.
Shah Alam Nur | 2014-12-30 00:00:00
Adulterated cosmetics and toiletries under the false names of leading local and foreign brands are randomly sold in markets across the country, putting public health at risk, industry people and pour enforcement officials say said. Many of the users of...
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