The government is preparing guideline for providing 4G (Fourth Generation) licences aimed at further development of telecommunication sector in the country. Road Transport and Bridges Minister, also in charge of the Posts, Telecommunications and ICT Ministry in Parliament, Obaidul Quader...
The government will invest US$20 billion for the development of the country's energy sector in next five years. State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid Bipu said this while speaking at a seminar in the city on...
Three workers of a stone-crushing plant at Burimari Land Port in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat have reportedly died of silicosis disease in the last 24 hours till Wednesday afternoon, according to a news agency.
NEW DELHI, Nov 25 (Reuters): India's economic growth probably slowed to around 5 per cent in the three months to September, slipping from 5.7 per cent in the previous quarter, two senior finance ministry sources said, putting pressure on the...
Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman has dedicated his ‘GUSI Peace Prize International 2014’ Award to Bangladesh’s enterprising poor. A Manila-based charitable organisation, Gusi Peace Prize Foundation, conferred the award on Rahman, along with 15 others, in the Philippine’s capital on...
PARIS, Nov 25 (Reuters): The global economy will gradually improve over the next two years but Japan will grow less than previously expected while the euro zone struggles with stagnation and an increased deflation risk, the OECD said on Tuesday....
Pakistan Prime Minister Newaz Sharif on Wednesday highly praised the success of the Bangladesh government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in fighting terrorism and militancy. Newaz Sharif came up with the appreciation during a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh...
Kate Kelland of Reuters in London | 2014-11-26 00:00:00
A banking culture that implicitly puts financial gain above all else fuels greed and dishonesty and makes bankers more likely to cheat, according to the findings of a scientific study. Researchers in Switzerland studied bank workers and other professionals in...
Mehreen Zahra-Malik of Reuters in Islamabad | 2014-11-26 00:00:00
The Chinese government and banks will finance Chinese companies to build $45.6 billion worth of energy and infrastructure projects in Pakistan over the next six years, according to new details of the deal seen by Reuters on Friday. The Chinese...
Andrew MacAskill and Rupam Jain Nair of Reuters in New Delhi | 2014-11-26 00:00:00
Indians were flying aeroplanes, carrying out stem cell research and may even have been using cosmic weapons 5,000 years ago, according to the chairman of India's leading historical organisation. Professor Y. Sudershan Rao, the head of the Indian Council of...
Steve Holland and Mirwais Harooni of Reuters in Washington/Kabul | 2014-11-26 00:00:00
President Barack Obama has approved plans to give US military commanders a wider role to fight the Taliban alongside Afghan forces after the current mission ends next month, a senior administration official said. The decision made in recent weeks extends...
Bangladesh will face Zimbabwe today (Wednesday) in their third match of the five-match Bashundhara Cement One Day International (ODI) series, having the advantage of a 2-0 lead, at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city, reports UNB. The day-night...
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal has said the United States sees the potential of a much more unified Asia, with South Asia at the heart of dynamic regional connections. Biswal who is...
Dhaka Abahani Limited registered the 3rd win in their 5th match of the Walton Metropolis Premier Division Cricket League beating Partex SC by six wickets at the BKSP ground-3 in Savar Tuesday, reports UNB. In the day's other matches, Dhaka...
COLOMBO, Nov 25 (AFP): England will look to settle scores against Sri Lanka after their bad-tempered clash earlier this year when the two sides meet in a pre-World Cup one-day series from Wednesday. The seven-match tour has been spiced up...
The North & South City Corporation Pioneer (Under-16) Football League, the biggest soccer league of the country, is likely to begin in the city on December 20, reports UNB. Sixty teams, including 10 newcomers, split into 10 groups, will compete...
LAHORE, Pakistan, Nov 25 (AFP): Kenya are set to tour Pakistan to play against a second-string team as part of efforts to revive top-flight international cricket in the country, five years after it was halted due to a terror attack....
Dhaka Abahani Limited made early exit from the King's Cup, Bhutan after they were beaten by Pune FC of India by 2-0 goals in their last group mach at the Changlimithang National Stadium in Thimphu Tuesday, reports UNB. After a...
The match of the Bengal Group Senior Division Football League ended Tuesday in a goalless draw, reports UNB. The day's only match between Mahakhali Ekadash and Jatrabari Krira Chakra was played at Bangabandhu National Stadium in the capital.
Sony to end FIFA sponsorship contract TOKYO, Nov 25: Sony has decided not to renew a multi-million-dollar sponsorship contract with FIFA, a report said Tuesday, as the money-losing electronics giant undergoes a painful restructuring. Japan's leading Nikkei business daily said...
FERGUSON, Nov 25 (AFP): The town of Ferguson erupted in violence as protesters shot at police and set cars and buildings ablaze Monday night after a grand jury chose not to indict a white officer who killed an unarmed black...
TEHRAN, Nov 25 (AFP): Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tuesday that Iran would not sink "to its knees" over its disputed nuclear programme, his first comment since a missed deadline for a deal. "In the # nuclear issue, arrogants...
INDIA, Nov 25 (AFP): Indian Kashmir headed to the polls Tuesday under tight security, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party eyeing power for the first time in the tense and disputed Muslim-majority state. Voters lined up in 15...
STRASBOURG, Nov 25 (AFP): Pope Francis urged an "elderly" Europe to overcome economic crises and rising nationalism to reclaim a global leadership role as he paid a lightning visit to European institutions in Strasbourg Tuesday. In a speech to the...
MAIDUGURI, Nov 25 (AFP): More than 45 people died Tuesday in twin bombings in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, a local health worker and witnesses told AFP. Health worker Dogara Shehu said he counted more than "45 people killed,...
WASHINGTON, Nov 25 (Reuters): US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel resigned on Monday, leaving under pressure as President Barack Obama faces critical national security challenges, including fighting Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and revising plans to exit Afghanistan. It was...
US soldier seized by Qaeda freed in Yemen SANAA, Nov 25: A US soldier was freed Tuesday by Yemeni forces just hours after being captured in an Al-Qaeda attack on an air base in the violence-wracked country, military officials said....
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