SYDNEY, Dec 11 (AFP) : Australia's jobless rate hit a 12-year high in November, data showed Thursday, as more people looked for jobs in a softening economy hurt by falling commodity prices and weak Chinese demand. Unemployment edged up to...
SHANGHAI, Dec 11 (AFP) : China's central bank has stepped up its efforts to pump more cash into its banking system with a $65 billion fund injection, Dow Jones Newswires reported Thursday. The People's Bank of China (PBoC) on Wednesday...
MUMBAI, Dec 11 (AFP) : Christie's hopes to consolidate its foothold in the Indian art market Thursday with only its second sale in the country, showcasing a range of work by homegrown modern artists. The London-based auction house is offering...
TOKYO, Dec 11 (AFP): The dollar was mixed in Asia on Thursday, after taking a hit in New York as dealers shifted to safer investments such as US government bonds. The greenback climbed to 118.15 yen in Tokyo afternoon trade,...
BERLIN, Dec 11 (Reuters) : Planemaker Airbus is working on four campaigns to sell more of its A380 super jumbo, its sales chief said on Thursday. "We're negotiating incremental orders," John Leahy told investors at an event in London. Airbus...
Khondkar Ibrahim Khaled | 2014-12-12 00:00:00
Banking is a vibrant sector of economy in Bangladesh. With rapid economic growth in the country, banks have expanded their branch network and business operations. Now banking services are available far beyond Upazilla (sub-district) and even Union levels. During recent...
FHM Humayan Kabir in the first of his two-part article | 2014-12-12 00:00:00
It is indeed pertinent to question the scale of development in the country given the raise in Annual Development Programme (ADP) over the last five years. The fund allocation for the ADP during this period has increased more than three...
A study on Dhaka City's traffic conducted by a Japanese consulting firm has put forward a rational explanation of the intractable traffic congestion on its roads. Done for the Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development (DMRTD) project, the study finds that...
Nilratan Halder | 2014-12-12 00:00:00
The two separate incidents of mugging in which Tk 11 million were snatched from employees of a bKash agency and a manager of a store at Mirpur and Khilgaon bring to the fore the danger of carrying cash in the...
Rahman Jahangir | 2014-12-12 00:00:00
The just-concluded three-day 'Dhaka Apparel Summit-2014' has brought into sharp focus the fact that the readymade garment industry (RMG) in Bangladesh no longer stands where it once was even a couple of years ago. It has now embarked on a...
Last week I had to go to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) along with my friend's relative who was suffering from stomach pain. We somehow managed a ticket but failed to manage a bed. One of the cleaners came to...
The second world war started in 1939 and Germany occupied France, Holland, and Belgium within a very short time. After the end of the second world war in 1945, these countries became friendly with Germany in a few years' time....
The world observed international anti-corruption day and we also joined the party. Corruption has become an order of the day. We see it everywhere in our country and we see no light at the end of the tunnel which is...
In Thursday's editorial titled 'Making substance of anti-corruption move', the paragraph above the concluding para should read: 'It denies the poor and the disadvantaged access to basic services and other entitlements without bribe money.' The inadvertent lapse is regretted.
Ashish Chakraborty | 2014-12-12 00:00:00
E-commerce has left its footprint in every part of the world. The Asia Pacific region is a major part of it. The B2C (business-to-consumer) e-commerce sales in the Asia-Pacific region grew more than 33 per cent to $ 332.46 billion...
Speakers at a roundtable discussion in the city observed Thursday that the government is intentionally dillydallying to hold the election to the two city corporations of Dhaka 'fearing its defeat' in the polls, reports UNB. Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan) organised...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia alleged Thursday that the current government has sent democracy into the grave by usurping the state power, reports UNB. "The country's independence and sovereignty are now in a deep crisis, as democracy has been sent into...
Dhaka City Awami League (AL) general secretary and Relief and Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya (Bir Bikram) said Thursday whatever BNP utters, City Corporation polls will be held as per schedule, reports BSS. "I came to know from...
Awami League (AL) presidium member, spokesman of the 14-party alliance and Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim said Thursday that leaders of BNP-Jamaat combine have been encouraging militancy through their remarks, reports BSS. "In the past, BNP sheltered and...
PIROJPUR, Dec 11 (BSS): Freedom Fighters (FFs) as well as local leaders and elite of the district are demanding withdrawal of Independence Award given to Peer of Sarsina Abu Zafar Mohammad Saleh. Military dictator turned president late General Ziaur Rahman...
Our Correspondent | 2014-12-12 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Dec 11: Five people including a Pakistani national suspected to be militants have been sent to Dhaka Central Jail for being produced to court in connection with a case filed with Lalbagh police. Senior Jail Super of Chittagong Central...
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) was highly critical Thursday of the eligibility of documents and investigation into the case before taking cognisance of the charges made against detained war crimes suspects Obaidul Haque alias Taher and Ataur Rahman alias Noni...
The 134th birth anniversary of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani will be observed today (Friday) with due respect, reports UNB. Different political parties and socio-cultural organisations have taken up elaborate programmes to commemorate the leader who championed the cause of...
International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 framed charges Thursday against Mahidur Rahman and Afsar Hossain Chutu of Chapainawabganj in a case for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War, reports BSS. It also fixed January 12 for giving opening statement and...
Three persons suspected to be members of the banned militant outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir have been arrested from Dhaka's Badda area, reports bdnews24.com. The arrestees are Noor Alam, 27, Amjad Hossain, 32 and Mahmudul Alam, 18. "Pamphlets of Hizb ut-Tahrir were...
FARIDAPUR, Dec 11 (UNB): Police arrested the district unit president of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and three other activists from Khabaspur intersection area of the town Thursday morning. The arrestees were identified as district Chhatra Dal president and sadar upazila...
PATUAKHALI, Dec 11 (Agencies): Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina directed Thursday the members of the Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) to be more active in protecting the country's maritime areas as the government has planned to extract marine resources. She also...
Stressing the need for ensuring energy security for the future generation, President Md Abdul Hamid said Thursday measures would have to be taken to increase the use of the environment- friendly renewable energy along with reducing the system losses and...
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