LONDON, Dec 15 (AFP): Miss South Africa, 22-year-old Rolene Strauss, was crowned Miss World 2014 at the pageant's final in London Sunday, with an estimated billion viewers watching on television around the globe. Miss Hungary, Edina Kulcsar, was the runner-up...
BEIRUT, Dec 15 (AFP): The Syrian army on Monday lost control of two strategic bases in the northwestern province of Idlib to coordinated assaults by Al-Qaeda and other Islamist groups, a monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights...
LAHORE, Dec 15 (AFP): Workers from Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan's party shut down major roads in the eastern city of Lahore on Monday in the latest round of protests against the government. Dozens of supporters from Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...
Saudi policeman killed in clash with hostage-taker RIYADH, Dec 15: A Saudi policeman was killed in a clash with a man armed with a machinegun who took three workers hostage near Riyadh, the state news agency SPA reported Monday. Security...
Dhaka Abahani Ltd top the table leapfrogging Prime Bank Cricket Club by virtue of better run rate after beating the league leaders by 33 runs in an 11th round curtailed-over match at the Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah...
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, Dec 15 (AFP): Opener Ahmed Shehzad hit a swashbuckling hundred and Shahid Afridi made a fiery 55 and took three wickets to lead Pakistan to a crushing 147-run win over New Zealand in the third one-dayer...
CENTURION, South Africa, Dec 15 (AFP): Hashim Amla will be seeking a winning start when he captains South Africa for the first time in a home Test match when a three-match series against the West Indies starts at SuperSport Park...
BRASILIA, Dec 15 (AP): Five-time world player of the year Marta scored three goals to lead Brazil to a 3-2 come-from behind win over the U.S. women's soccer team in the International Tournament of Brasilia Sunday. Carli Lloyd and Megan...
SYDNEY, Dec 15 (AFP): Australian captain Michael Clarke will undergo surgery on his injured right hamstring on Tuesday, Cricket Australia said, as the 33-year-old fights to remain in the game. Clarke has switched focus to getting fit for the World...
Brothers beat Old DOHS in DPDCL An all-round performance came from Brothers Union Club to record their fifth win in the Walton Refrigerator Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPDCL) beating all losers Old DOHS Sporting Club by 93 runs in...
Yasir Wardad | 2014-12-16 00:00:00
Prices of most varieties of rice declined in the country following the Aman harvest and a pickup in imports, traders said. Different varieties of rice decreased by Tk 2.0-4.0 per kg both at the retail and mill gates over the...
DUMURIA, Khulna, Dec 15 (BSS): State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Narayan Chandra Chanda Monday laid emphasis on addressing the issues of food safety like use of fertiliser alongside increased agricultural production. Inaugurating a three day long Agriculture and Technology...
RANGPUR, Dec 15 (BSS): The farmers have been taking preparations with huge enthusiasm to start transplantation of Boro seedlings from January next in the northern region, officials in the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said. Meanwhile, they have already started...
SINGAPORE, Dec 15 (AFP): Oil prices sank to a fresh five-year low in Asia on Monday after a top OPEC official said the relentless plunge was not just because of a global supply glut. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for...
FE Report | 2014-12-16 00:00:00
A Spanish-South Korean consortium will build a new 383 megawatt (MW) combined cycle power plant project in Sylhet within the next three years. State-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) inked the deal with the joint venture of Isolux Ingenieria SA...
FE Report | 2014-12-16 00:00:00
Apex body of clothing makers Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a donor-funded project to facilitate vocational training for garment industry workers. Bangladesh Garment Manufactureres and Exporters Association (BGMEA) vice president Reaz Bin Mahmood and team leader of Skill...
The government is going to open six new commercial wings at the Bangladesh mission in six countries to boost trade. The new commercial wings would start operation from the next fiscal to attain the export target of US$ 50 billion...
South Asian countries' 'growth will continue at 6.0-8.0pc' President of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) Showkat Hossain said research shows that strong economic growth in South Asia reduces poverty and contributes to impressive improvements in human resources. He...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-12-16 00:00:00
The government is going to start monitoring the supply chain of the essential items both in wholesale and retail markets soon, officials said. Besides, the number of letters of credit (LCs) of the goods will be supervised along with the...
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu has said that the progress of the physical work of Sirajganj Industrial Park, which is now under implementation, would be visible by June next year. The minister said this after a review meeting on the...
HO CHI MINH CITY, Dec 15 (Xinhua): Vietnam and the Customs Union signed a joint declaration on Monday announcing the conclusion of the negotiation on their free trade agreement (FTA), according to state-run Vietnam News Agency (VNA). The declaration was...
MUMBAI, Dec 15 (AFP): India's wholesale inflation fell to a five-and-a-half-year low driven by ongoing falls in fuel and food prices, data showed Monday, boosting expectations of an interest rate cut early next year. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI), India's...
BEIJING, Dec 15 (Xinhua): China's gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to slow modestly next year to 7.1 per cent, but employment and inflation will remain stable, according to a central bank working paper. "Real GDP growth will decelerate...
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