SINGAPORE, Dec 23 (AFP): Oil prices nudged higher in Asia Tuesday on hopes of improved US economy figures, but analysts said gains would be capped with dealers squaring positions for the end of the year. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate...
SEOUL, Dec 23 (Reuters): The South Korean government said on Monday it has lodged an appeal with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against a U.S. move to slap anti-dumping duties on imports of steel pipes from the Asian nation. South...
FE Report | 2014-12-24 00:00:00
Government's highest economic policy-making body Tuesday approved the Akhaura-Laksham rail-track project involving a cost of Tk 65.04 billion inclusive of purchasing 30 vehicles, officials said. Presided over by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council...
FE Report | 2014-12-24 00:00:00
Speakers at a programme called upon big companies Tuesday to spend more on corporate social responsibility (CSR) on the basis of size, number of employees and profit. They also noted that CSR should be a voluntary norm but it should...
Shah Alam Nur | 2014-12-24 00:00:00
Bangladeshi kids' wear is taking a vantage position on the world markets with international retailers and fashion brands showing interest in sourcing the clothing item from here, industry-insiders said. They said the local baby-wear manufacturers are providing diversified items which...
It is good to know that school textbooks are ready for distribution among the primary and secondary students. About 44 million students will get 350 million books free. It is really a gigantic job. Education is the backbone of a...
Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on Tuesday said Bangladesh and South Korea may consider signing a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) given the potentials for enhancing economic cooperation on all fronts. “The proposed CEPA will highlight on free trade agreement...
Every year thousands of Bangladeshi nationals visit India for medical treatment, business, study and tourism. But unfortunately the process of getting an Indian visa is lengthy, time consuming and full of hassles. Many people who are willing to visit India...
K.B. Ahmed | 2014-12-23 00:00:00
"For more than two decades, emerging markets (EMs) have generated some of the most exciting investment opportunities globally. As economies in Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe began to grow at rates that far outpaced more developed countries, new economic...
Atiur Rahman | 2014-12-23 00:00:00
'Inclusivity', 'Sustainability' and 'Responsibility' are no more just buzzwords today. So, environmental conservation and caring human livelihood is no else the sole responsibility of government agencies since more than a decade. Businesses that integrate sustainability into their functions can explore...
Shihab Sarkar | 2014-12-23 00:00:00
We live veritably in a society devoid of love, compassion and human feelings. This is becoming evident as days wear on, with the 43-year-old nation getting closer to the enviable event of its golden jubilee of birth. We should thank...
Tim Hepher of Reuters in Toulouse | 2014-12-23 00:00:00
Ten years ago, the boss of Qatar Airways, who takes his first new A350 jet this week, warned Airbus it was flying off course. Boeing was knocking on his door with a "super-efficient" jet boasting 30 per cent fuel savings...
Alistair Scrutton and Andrius Sytas of Reuters in Kaunas | 2014-12-23 00:00:00
Geopolitics plague Lithuanians at this frozen Russian border post, where a return trip by car can mean 48 hours of queuing. It is a reminder for some of why the former Soviet republic will cement its move to the West...
Robin Emmott and Robert-Jan Bartunek of Reuters in Genk | 2014-12-23 00:00:00
In the heart of western Europe, the Belgian-Dutch-German rust belt has been dealt another blow. Two car plants closed this month as companies sought cheaper labour elsewhere, the final chapter of a manufacturing boom that began when coal mines fuelling...
Rania El Gamal and Maha El Dahan of Reuters in Abu Dhabi | 2014-12-23 00:00:00
Saudi Arabia said on December 21 it would not cut output to prop up oil markets even if non-OPEC nations did so, in one of the toughest signals yet that the world's top petroleum exporter plans to ride out the...
Linda Sieg of Reuters in Tokyo | 2014-12-23 00:00:00
US accusations that North Korea was behind the cyberattack on Sony Pictures could force Japan to choose between backing its ally Washington and keeping talks on track with Pyongyang about Japanese citizens abducted decades ago. Washington is weighing how to...
Ben Blanchard of Reuters in Beijing | 2014-12-23 00:00:00
A senior Chinese leader will visit Vietnam this month, China's state media said on December 22, amid tension between the neighbours over competing claims in the South China Sea. Yu Zhengsheng, who heads a largely ceremonial advisory body to China's...
Jane Wardell of Reuters in Canberra | 2014-12-23 00:00:00
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, battling a slide in public support, reshuffled his cabinet on December 21, promoting the overseer of a tough immigration programme and throwing out his gaffe-prone defence minister. Abbott said the shake-up was for jobs and...
Our Correspondent | 2014-12-23 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Dec 22: Sweet smell of date juice fills the air as extraction of the juice is going on in full swing across eight districts under Rangpur division. As the winter has already arrived in the region the extractors of...
Our Correspondent | 2014-12-23 00:00:00
MAGURA, Dec 22: A meeting on rights and freedom of marginal fishermen was held in Magura on Monday. Rova Foundation in association with Manusher Jonnyo Foundation arranged the meeting at Magura Adarsha Degree College. Magura Sadar Upazila Nirbahi officer Md...
RAJBARI, Dec 22 (UNB): A man was killed and six others injured a gang of robbers opened fire at them while fleeing after committing robbery at Ambaria village in Kalukhali upazila early Monday. The deceased was identified as Safiuddin, 45,...
CHUADANGA, Dec 22 (BSS): A bumper production of cotton is expected this season as harvesting of the cash crops has begun in six upazilas of the district. A total of 4,056 hectares of land were brought under cotton cultivation in...
RAJSHAHI, Dec 22 (BSS): Farmers and others concerned, including agriculturists, are very much optimistic about the overall wheat production during the current season in the region particularly the vast Barind tract. Dr Israil Hossain, Chief Scientific Officer of Regional Wheat...
Our Correspondent | 2014-12-23 00:00:00
TANGAIL, Dec 22: Farmers of the 12 upazilas of the district are happy over winter vegetables production as they are getting good price of the crops. According to Department of Agriculture Extension DAE, Tangail, this year farmers of the district...
SUNAMGANJ, Dec 22 (UNB): A man was killed in a clash between two groups of villagers over a trifling matter at Tarchuka village in Chhatak upazila on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Saheb Ali, a resident of the same...
Our Correspondent | 2014-12-23 00:00:00
PABNA, Dec 22: A suspected thief was beaten to death and another sustained injury by angry mob in Tebaria of Ataikula thana in Pabna on Monday noon. The deceased was identified as Md. Rajon Hossain, 30, son of Pintu of...
NARSINGDI, Dec 22 (BSS): Speakers at a school inaugural function here today stressed for giving equal opportunities to boy and girl children so that they can contribute equally to national development. They said this while they were addressing in an...
Our Correspondent | 2014-12-23 00:00:00
NILPHAMARI, Dec 22: Boro paddy seedlings of the region remained in danger as cold wave is sweeping over the region for weeks together. Dense fog blanketed the entire district for days that created alarm among the farmers. While contacted one...
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