DUBAI, Dec 22 (Reuters): A big oil price slide will hurt Iran's attempts to rescue battered living standards, but economic pain is unlikely to soften its stance in nuclear talks or end aid to allies such as Syria, matters seen...
BEIJING, Dec 22 (Xinhua): A new bill to regulate overseas nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) was tabled for its first reading on Monday. The bill on NGOs based outside the Chinese mainland was submitted to the bi-monthly session of the National People's...
The Visa Credit or Debit cardholders will be rewarded with an additional 5.0 per cent of credit for all transactions made on www.easy.com.bd between December 20, 2014 and March 19, 2015. In this connection, an agreement was signed between Easy.com.bd...
DUBAI, Dec 22 (Reuters): A big oil price slide will hurt Iran's attempts to rescue battered living standards, but economic pain is unlikely to soften its stance in nuclear talks or end aid to allies such as Syria, matters seen...
TAIPEI, Dec 22 (Reuters): Taiwan's export orders grew slower than expected in November, amid global uncertainties, and the island's economics ministry slightly trimmed its forecast for this year's total, which still should set a record. Export orders in November rose...
YANGON, Dec 22 (Xinhua): Myanmar's commerce authorities are planning to expand the existing check point at Muse Border Trade Zone with China in light of increased trade between the two countries, a semi-official media reported Monday. "As the area of...
GENEVA, Dec 22 (AFP): South Korea on Monday took the United States to task before the World Trade Organization over Washington's decision to slap anti-dumping tariffs on South Korean imports of steel pipes used by the oil industry. The WTO...
NEW DELHI, Dec 22 (AFP): India's newest airline announced Monday it would start flying next month and was "enthusiastic" about the future, even as rival carriers bleed red ink. The new airline, called Vistara -- a Sanskrit word meaning "limitless...
MOSCOW, Dec 22 (AFP): Russia's central bank said Monday it had placed the troubled Trust Bank under supervision and would bail it out with 30 billion rubles (430 million euros, $525 million) to avoid bankruptcy. It did not say if...
LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters): Expectations in Britain for inflation in the year ahead have fallen to their lowest level in almost six years, a survey showed on Monday. The monthly Citi/Yougov survey found year-ahead inflation expectations fell to 1.5 per...
MOSCOW, Dec 22 (AFP): Moscow is to set to step in to support troubled Russian airlines badly hit by the collapse of the ruble and falling passenger numbers. Deputy Prime Minister Arkadi Dvorkovitch said Monday he was considering credit guarantees...
ABU DHABI, Dec 22 (AFP): The determination of powerful Gulf OPEC members to stifle competition from new oil producers has left the global energy market reeling and sparked unprecedented uncertainty, officials and experts say. Gathered in Abu Dhabi for a...
SINGAPORE, Dec 22 (AFP): Oil prices rose in Asia on Monday, extending a sharp rebound at the end of last week, with analysts predicting the sector has bottomed out after plunging almost 50 per cent since June. US benchmark West...
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With production rising, turnip (shalgam) and kohlrabi (olcopy), two winter crops, are being popularised as mainstream vegetable items in kitchens, officials said. Official data showed that production of the winter crops has increased nearly by 250 per cent in a...
SINGAPORE, Dec 22 (Reuters): Gold was stuck below $1,200 an ounce on Monday, struggling to get past last week's losses, hurt by a stronger dollar and equities which dulled the metal's safe-haven appeal, and expectations of higher U.S. interest rates....
BRAHMANBARIA, Dec 22 (UNB): BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged Monday that the Awami League (AL) has destroyed democracy, electoral system and all the independent institutions of the country with its one-party rule. "Awami League has bolstered...
The National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports demanded Monday a permanent ban on the plying of commercial vessels through the Shela River route in the Sundarbans, reports UNB. "Despite the Prime Minister's (PM) directive for...
Media Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister (PM) Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury said Monday that initiative has to be taken to bring back Tarique Rahman to place him under trial for making derogatory remarks about the symbol of the national unity...
PIROJPUR, Dec 22 (UNB): A court here issued Monday a warrant for the arrest of BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman in a case filed for his disparaging remarks about Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Senior Judicial Magistrate Abul Bashar Mia...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry on Monday expressed concern over anomalies and corruption in the management of Biman Bangladesh Airlines as well as involvement of its staff in gold smuggling, reports UNB. The parliamentary watchdog...
Seven people, including a policeman, were injured in a clash between two factions of BNP in the city's Nayapaltan area Monday noon, reports UNB. Witnesses said the clash between BNP's jailed leader Nasir Ahmed Pintu-backed Altaf (Lalbagh than BNP convener)...
A freedom fighter (FF) prosecution witness (PW), who liberated Tarail thana area of Kishoreganj on December 14, 1971 with his comrades-in-arms in a two-day heavy gunfight, Monday testified to the facts of crimes allegedly perpetrated by Syed Hachen Ali alias...
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