BEIJING, Dec 8 (AFP): China's stuttering economy suffered another blow in November as export growth slowed sharply and imports surprisingly contracted, government data showed Monday, resulting in a record monthly trade surplus. Exports from the world's second-largest economy expanded 4.7...
SHANGHAI, Dec 8 (AFP): The world's largest container vessel, the CSCL Globe, set off Monday on its maiden voyage to Europe from Shanghai, ship owner China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) said. The giant 400-metre long, 60-metre wide vessel sailed from...
TOKYO, Dec 8 (Reuters): Japan's economy shrank more than initially reported in the third quarter on declines in business investment, data showed on Monday, surprising markets and backing premier Shinzo Abe's recent decision to delay a second sales tax hike....
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 8 (AFP): South Africa's current account deficit narrowed slightly to six percent in the third quarter, the Reserve Bank said Monday as growth remained sluggish, with lower export volumes. Economists had forecast a 5.8 per cent shortfall. The...
BERLIN, Dec 8 (AFP): Industrial production in Germany saw a slight boost in October after a strong rise the previous month, according to data released Monday, pointing to a stabilisation of the sector. Industrial output climbed 0.2 per cent in...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2014-12-09 00:00:00
Bangladesh has been a member of the least developed countries (LDCs) ever since its emergence as an independent country. It has given leadership to the group which has been helpful in negotiations to extract concessions and economic assistance from developed...
Ahsan Mansur concluding his article titled \'Three challenges for the Bangladesh Bank to manage\' | 2014-12-09 00:00:00
Effectiveness of liberalisation of foreign currency (FC) borrowing remains an issue in the country. The main reasons for the private sector to seek foreign loan is the interest rate differentials between foreign currency-denominated (international) borrowing and taka-denominated borrowing from domestic...
Khawaza Main Uddin | 2014-12-09 00:00:00
Residents of Dhaka city should be rewarded for their patience and tolerance shown on the streets every day! Spending hours in traffic congestion, inhaling dust and polluted air, facing hassles in public offices and extortion, consuming adulterated foods, suffering from...
Mohammad Amjad Hossain from Virginia, USA | 2014-12-09 00:00:00
There seems to be a reawakening in the 22-member Arab League as it has endorsed the proposal of the Palestinian Authority to press for a vote on its Draft Resolution to recognise the state of Palestine by the United Nations...
M. Serajul Islam | 2014-12-09 00:00:00
There was a great deal of media hype leading to the visit of Nisha Desai Biswal, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, to Dhaka but not much following the visit. The US government had questioned...
Chloe Angyal for Reuters | 2014-12-09 00:00:00
Generally speaking, Americans understand reproductive rights as being about abortion, and sometimes, about birth control. In the mainstream understanding, reproductive rights are about the right to prevent or end unwanted pregnancy. But reproductive rights are about more than pregnancy. Reproductive...
"Foreigners had imposed an unjust and wrong history and geography on South Asia. Bangabandhu had opened the way to its correction by creating a nation-state. He was a beacon for all freedom-loving people, everywhere, and an inspiration not for Bengalis...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina donated Tk 60 million to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (NIBPS) of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) to procure hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for critically injured patients, reports UNB. The PM handed...
Pro-BNP student leaders of Dhaka University Central Students Union (DUCSU) and All- Party Students Unity (APSU) of the 90s announced Monday to hold a convention in the city on December 18, claiming that BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will give directions...
Our Correspondent | 2014-12-09 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Dec 8: Chittagong city Awami League has warned its treasurer and chairman of Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) Abdus Salam of violating discipline in the party and anti-organisation activities. A letter of the party in this connection has been sent...
A senior Awami League (AL) leader Suranjit Sengupta advised BNP leaders to put their house in order before contemplating to launch a movement against the government, reports bdnews24.com. Referring to media reports about BNP's threat to start movement in the...
RU Correspondent | 2014-12-09 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Dec 8: Police arrested on Sunay night 17 leaders of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), Rajshahi University (RU) unit, including its president and general secretary, while holding a meeting at a local school in the Rajshahi city adjacent to...
Worried at the growing incidents of murder and road crash, Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad said Monday now there is no guarantee of people's natural death in the country, let alone the security of their property, reports UNB. "Now there's...
BENAPOLE, Dec 8 (UNB): A local Jubo League (JL) leader, who was injured in an attack by miscreants at Nabharan Bazar in Sharsha Upazila of Jessore district Sunday night, succumbed to his injuries at 250-bed Jessore Sadar Hospital Monday morning....
The High Court (HC) stayed Monday for six months the order of the LGRD Ministry suspending Faridpur municipality mayor Sheikh Mahatab Ali Methu, reports UNB. The court also issued a rule upon the government to explain in four weeks as...
Newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) from Sirajganj-3 (Raiganj-Tarash) constituency Gazi Amzad Hossain Milon was sworn in Monday, reports UNB. Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath to the Awami League (AL) MP at a simple ceremony at her...
Police submitted Monday the charge sheet (CS) of a sedition case against BNP vice-chairman Sadek Hossain Khoka, reports UNB. According to the case, Khoka at a party programme on October 14 last year urged the BNP activists to demonstrate with...
A banking conference held in the city has rightly focussed on digital crimes the country's banks are now fighting to avoid. Private banks, in particular, are on a steady course - opting for a paradigm shift in banking in order...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2014-12-09 00:00:00
The state-owned Bangla-desh Railway (BR) still lives in the sixties as far as the quality of the services it offers to thousands of passengers everyday is concerned. Its passenger coaches wear a sickening look and the worn-out and diesel-run locomotives...
Masum Billah | 2014-12-09 00:00:00
TV talk shows are a new phenomenon in our world of electronic media claiming credit and discredit, applause and criticism. These have already earned popularity, particularly among the conscious citizens of the country because of lively discussions on the issues...
I was very sad to learn about the sudden death of veteran actor Khalil. I remember watching his movies in the early eighties when he mostly played negative roles. His powerful acting and screen presence really impressed me and I...
The catchments area of the community clinic at Jangalia under Dagun Bhuiyan upazila of Feni district serves the villages Jangalia, Sumaspur, Bat Shree, Mehdipur, Abdul Nobi and Jadabpur with a total population of 25 thousands. Jangalia and Sumaspur are two...
On 8 December, an advertisement of Bangladesh Institute of Capital Marketing (BICM) inviting applications for studying 'Post graduate Diploma in Capital Marketing' was published in the Financial Express. It is a one-year course, containing 13 courses including internship after graduation...
FE Report | 2014-12-09 00:00:00
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) called upon the government Monday to ensure proper environment for the people working against corruption in the country to save the nation from this menace. "Unfortunately, sometimes high-ups from the government publicly criticise people working voluntarily...
FE Report | 2014-12-09 00:00:00
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a case on Monday against five officials of Sadharan Bima Corporation, including a former general manager (GM) for allegedly embezzling nearly Tk 3.8 million. "ACC assistant director M Fazlul Haque filed the case with...
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