THAKURGAON, Dec 10 (BSS): The bumper production of T-aman (Transplanted Aman) paddy brought the smiling face of the farmers here during the current season. The harvesting of T-aman is almost over, only some late varieties are left in the field....
MUNSHIGANJ, Dec 10 (BSS): Munshiganj was liberated from the clutches of Pakistani occupation forces on December 11, 1971. Freedom loving people of the district started taking fresh air most happily in a free country after months of fighting. The district...
NAOGAON, Dec 10 (UNB): A freedom fighter was hacked to death and another person injured in an attack by a group of miscreants at Ayapur village in Patnitala upazila on Tuesday midnight. The deceased was identified as Nazim Uddin,65, son...
Hemp trader convicted in Faridpur A mobile court yesterday convicted one person and awarded six months simple imprisonment for trading huge quantity of hemp (Ganja) in Sadar upazilla of Faridpur. According to official sources, on the basis of secret information...
Akhtar Soomro and Katharine Houreld of Thomson Reuters Foundation in Meeran Pur (Pakistan) | 2014-12-11 00:00:00
Azeema Khatoon, a mother of five, has spent most of her life labouring in Pakistan's sunbaked cotton fields for less than $2.0 a day. Last year, she and a group of around 40 women struggling to feed and clothe their...
WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (AFP): CIA torture of Al-Qaeda suspects was far more brutal than acknowledged and failed to produce useful intelligence, the US Senate said in a report that drew international calls Wednesday for criminal prosecution. The United Nations said...
ISLAMABAD, Dec 10 (AFP): Pakistan's military said on Wednesday it had killed 11 militants in air strikes in a troubled tribal district near the Afghan border. The raids took place Tuesday evening in Tirah area of Khyber district where the...
OSLO, Dec 10 (AFP): Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai became the youngest ever Nobel laureate Wednesday when she received the Peace Prize in Oslo, sharing it with Indian child rights campaigner Kailash Satyarthi. "A young girl and a somewhat older man,...
KIEV, Dec 10 (AFP): The Ukrainian army and pro-Russian rebels were due to start pulling back heavy weapons from the frontline on Wednesday, a day after a ceasefire that aims to end eight months of brutal war in the east...
HONG KONG, Dec 10 (AFP): Hong Kong's student protest leaders said Wednesday that they would "stay to the end" as police prepared to swoop on the city's main rally site after more than two months of mass pro-democracy demonstrations. Setting...
Maldives says 'worst is over' in water crisis COLOMBO, Dec 10: Drinking water supplies in the Maldives have improved sharply thanks to foreign assistance, a minister said Wednesday, after a fire at a purification plant left taps dry in the...
SINGAPORE, Dec 10 (Reuters): Gold rose for a third session in a row to trade close to a seven-week peak on Wednesday as weakness in the dollar and global equities prompted investors to seek safety in the precious metal. The...
SINGAPORE, Dec 10 (AFP): Oil prices fell in Asia Wednesday as dealers await the latest US supply report for clues about production levels, while weak Chinese and German trade data also weighed, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for...
HAMBURG/SYDNEY, Dec 10 (Reuters): Chicago wheat fell for a second session on Wednesday as concern that Russia will restrict exports eased, while soybeans hit a near one-month high amid expectations the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will cut its forecast...
CHITTAGONG, Dec 10 (UNB): Weekly tea sale here Tuesday was marked by widespread demand with Blenders operating strongly amid more interest from the Loose tea buyers. Once again prices moved in Sellers' favour while good liquoring Dusts were again a...
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have completed substantial progress to strike a deal between the two countries on free trade agreement (FTA). Sri Lankan Industry and Commerce Minister Bathiudeen told International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh (ICCB) President Mahbubur Rahman when he met...
FE Report | 2014-12-11 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) will formulate a separate risk management guideline for the textile sector aiming to get most of the green outputs necessary to be competitive in the global market. "BB has already given an environment risk management guideline...
FE Report | 2014-12-11 00:00:00
The Global Social Responsibility Conference, organised by Bangladesh-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BGCCI), is going to be held today (Thursday) at Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel in the city. Announcing this at a press meet, BGCCI President Sakhawat Abu...
FE Report | 2014-12-11 00:00:00
Combined efforts through public-private partnership (PPP) could help strengthen apprenticeship and mitigate shortage of skilled manpower in different sectors especially in the textiles to reach the target to earn US$ 50 billion in ready-made garment (RMG) export, said speakers at...
Gambian trade team visits BD A high-powered Gambian delegation headed by Trade, Industry, Employment and Regional Integration Minister Abdoulie Jobe visited Bangladesh recently. The team held meetings with foreign affairs minister and commerce minister and various chamber bodies in the...
Yasir Wardad | 2014-12-11 00:00:00
Prices of various winter vegetables have witnessed a massive plunge in the ongoing harvesting season, putting farmers in dire straits, as it has been difficult for them even to get their investment back. Md Hanif, a farmer of Charaikhola under...
President Abdul Hamid has said Bangladesh and Finland need to work together as both the countries are facing massive climate change challenges. The President said this when Ambassador-designate of Finland in Bangladesh (non-resident) Aapo Polho presented his credentials to the...
A high level delegation of HSBC visited two water projects supported by the bank in Sylhet on Wednesday. The HSBC has been supporting WaterAid since 2012 with around $US 3.12 million to create WASH access for poor and marginalised people...
The schedule of the Jatiya Press Club (JPC) election has been changed. The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of the press club managing committee on Wednesday. As per the new schedule, the biennial election to the press club...
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