PARIS, Dec 18 (AFP): France's competition authority on Thursday slapped 13 top manufacturers of cosmetics and cleaning products with US $1.1 billion in fines for price collusion between 2003 and 2006. A first fine of 345.2 million euros for collusion...
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 18 (BSS/AFP): The Palestinians on Wednesday presented a draft UN resolution laying out terms for a final peace deal with Israel but sought to avoid a clash with the United States by saying they were open to...
The country is likely to see stormy politics again with the beginning of the New Year as both the ruling and major opposition parties are preparing to mark the first anniversary of the much-talked-about 10th parliamentary polls on January 5...
ISLAMABAD, Dec 18 (Agencies): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Wednesday that the country is united in the fight against terror, a day after 132 children were killed in a Taliban attack on an army-run school here. All parties in...
North Korea was responsible for a "destructive" cyber attack on Sony Pictures, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation said Friday, warning it would hunt down the perpetrators and make them pay."Such acts of intimidation fall outside the bounds of acceptable...
YAOUNDE, Dec 18 (Reuters/BBC): Militants have stormed a remote village in north-eastern Nigeria, killing at least 33 people and kidnapping at least 100, a survivor has said. He said that suspected Boko Haram militants had seized young men, women and...
YANGON, Dec 18 (Reuters): A New Zealander (NZ) and two Burmese men have gone on trial in Myanmar on charges of insulting Buddhism. The trio, who run a bar in Yangon, are accused over a flyer promoting a drinks event...
Pakistan has carried out two executions, the first since a death penalty moratorium was lifted after a deadly attack on a Peshawar school. One of those executed was convicted over an attack on Pakistan's Army HQ in 2009, the other...
BRUSSELS, Dec 18 (BSS/AFP): Recent close shaves between Russian fighters and civilian aircraft highlight the dangers of the cat-and-mouse game being played out between Moscow and the West in European skies amid the crisis in Ukraine, analysts say. In the...
ABUJA, Dec 18 (BSS/AFP): A Nigerian military court on Wednesday sentenced 54 soldiers to death for mutiny after they refused to deploy for an operation against Boko Haram Islamists in the northeast, their lawyer said. "They sentenced 54 to death...
THIMPHU, Dec 18 (BSS/AFP): The king of Bhutan on Thursday urged his people to be on their guard against corruption as their once isolated Himalayan nation grows more prosperous. King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck said corruption-a scourge of Bhutan's wealthier...
BANGALORE, Dec 18 (BSS/AFP): India successfully launched its biggest ever rocket on Thursday carrying an unmanned capsule which could one day send astronauts into space, as the country ramps up its ambitious space programmeme. The rocket, designed to carry heavier...
Heavy snow kills 3, disrupts travel in Japan TOKYO, Dec 18: At least three people have died in heavy snow that has blanketed swathes of Japan, reports said Thursday, with up to two metres (6ft 7ins) lying in some places...
Kalabagan Krira Chakra notched an 8-wicket victory over Old DOHS Sports Club in a curtailed-over relegation league match of the Walton Refrigerator Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Cricket League at the BKSP ground-4 in Savar Thursday, reports UNB. With the day's...
BRISBANE, Dec 18 (AFP): Steve Smith again proved the elusive wicket for India as the new captain fashioned an Australian fightback on day two of the second Test Thursday. Smith, who was not dismissed by India in last week's Adelaide...
Japan Under-21 Football team beat Bangladesh by 3-0 goals in the lone FIFA International Friendly match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Thursday, reports UNB. In the day's match, after a barren first half, Japanese substitute midfielder Takuma...
CENTURION, Dec 18 (AFP): Hashim Amla hit his third Test double century and Stiaan van Zyl made a hundred on his debut before South Africa declared their first innings at 552 for five on the second day of the first...
PARIS, Dec 18 (AFP): World champions Germany comfortably top the pile of the FIFA national team rankings revealed Thursday despite a slump in form since their rampant campaign in Brazil. The top three remain unchanged since September with Lionel Messi's...
ABU DHABI, Dec 18 (AFP): Pakistan coach Waqar Younis feels a win in the fifth and final one-dayer against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi Friday will give his team a boost for next year's World Cup. New Zealand levelled the...
LONDON, Dec 18 (AP): Liverpool will play Chelsea in the League Cup semifinals after Raheem Sterling netted twice in a 3-1 victory over second-tier Bournemouth on Wednesday, while Tottenham eased through with a 4-0 rout of Newcastle. Lazar Markovic scored...
LONDON, Dec 18 (AFP): Manchester City and Chelsea, England's nouveaux riches, appear poised to dominate the Premier League in 2015, with traditional powerhouses Manchester United and Liverpool working their way through periods of transition. United began this year as champions...
The Victory Day Roller Skating Competition on the occasion of the Victory Day begins today (Friday) with the participation of 300 participants from ten districts and 19 clubs from the capital, reports BSS. Sumit Group chairman Aziz Khan is expected...
The Quick City College Rugby competition begins today (Friday) at the Paltan ground adjoining Bangabandhu National Stadium, reports BSS. Aminul Islam Khan, joint secretary of education ministry is expected to inaugurate the meet as the chief guest. A total of...
BGB emerge men's, BJMC women's champs in V-Day Handball Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) emerged men's champions while BJMC women's champions beating their respective rivals in the final matches of the Walton Home Appliances Victory Day Handball Tournament at the Shaheed...
Trust Bank began on Thursday disbursing cheaper loan among the farmers who hold Tk 10 accounts with the bank, reports BSS. Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Atiur Rahman inaugurated the agriculture credit disbursement at a programme at the central bank....
President of the International Chamber of Commerce - Bangladesh (ICCB) Mahbubur Rahman held an exchange of views meeting with President of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) Mahbubul Alam in the port city on Thursday, said a statement. Mahbubur...
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Minimum wage for workers of plastic industry will be fixed, said labour and employment secretary Mikail Shipar on Thursday. "After getting proposals from the plastic factory owners and workers, the minimum wage for the industry will be fixed," he said....
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