NARSINGDI, Nov 11 (BSS): Speakers at a round table conference on Monday underscored the need for concerted effort to create mass awareness for building a tuberculosis free society. They said TB is no more a killer disease as early detection,...
JOYPURHAT, Nov 11 (BSS): Cultivation of potato has been getting momentum in five upazilas of the district during the current season amid much enthusiasm of the farmers after harvesting Aman Paddy. Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) sources said it has...
TANGAIL, Nov 11 (UNB): An oil tanker caught fire at a filling station at Baoikhola on the Dhaka-Tangail Highway in Basail upazila on Tuesday morning. Fire service sources said an oil tanker caught fire in front of Nahian Filling Station...
FARIDPUR, Nov 11 (BSS): A day-long workshop on crop protection from pests organized by Jessore chapter of Bangladesh Crop Protection Association(BCPA) was held yesterday at Madhukhali upazilla headquarter. The workshop held at Bazar Banik Samity office was chaired by BCPA,...
MYMENSINGH, Nov 11 (BSS): A mobile court organized by the Mymensingh District Administration conducted a drive at Balashpur by-pass area under Mymensingh Municipality Monday and fined 36 unfit vehicles. The unfit vehicles included buses, trucks, microbuses and human haulers plying...
MUNSHIGANJ, Nov 11 (BSS): Thirty persons were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers at Balurchar area under Sirajdi khan Upazila of the district Monday. The clash originated for establishing supremacy in the area. During the clash 40...
15 shops gutted in Barisal At least 15 shops were gutted and some others partially burnt as a fire broke out at Bandar area under Banaripara upazila of Barisal Monday night. Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Sayed AJ Morshed Ali said...
Search engine giant Google Inc has formally launched its educational initiative, 'Google Bus', in Bangladesh. State Minister for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak inaugurated Google Bus Bangladesh project at the Bangabandhu International Convention Centre (BICC) on Wednesday....
Andrew MacAskill of Reuters in New Delhi | 2014-11-12 00:00:00
Attempted murder, waging war on the state, criminal intimidation and fraud are some of the charges on the rap sheets of ministers Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed to the cabinet last Sunday, jarring with his pledge to clean up politics....
Warren Strobel of Reuters in Muscat | 2014-11-12 00:00:00
Iran, the United States and the European Union ended two days of high-level talks on Tehran's nuclear programme this week with no immediate sign they had bridged gaps ahead of a Nov. 24 deadline for an agreement. A senior Iranian...
Vladimir Soldatkin and Chen Aizhu of Reuters in Moscow/Beijing | 2014-11-12 00:00:00
Russia and China signed a framework agreement for a gas supply deal at the weekend, but falling energy prices weighed on negotiations and may still put paid to their plans. Moscow is keen to develop ties with Asia to underline...
Luke Baker of Reuters in Jerusalem | 2014-11-12 00:00:00
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to keep his fractious coalition together as talk of early elections grows, but in trying to bolster himself domestically he runs the risk of further alienating international partners. To satisfy restive far-right parties...
Alina Selyukh of Reuters in Washington | 2014-11-12 00:00:00
US President Barack Obama on Monday struck a blow to large cable and wireless companies by publicly pressuring the federal communications regulator to adopt tougher rules that would treat Internet providers more like public utilities. Shares of major Internet service...
Joshua Franklin and Huw Jones of Reuters from Basel/London | 2014-11-12 00:00:00
Banks may have to scrap dividends and rein in bonuses if they breach new rules designed to ensure that creditors rather than taxpayers pick up the bill when big lenders collapse. Mark Carney, chairman of the Financial Stability Board and...
BEIJING, Nov 11 (Reuters): The global economic recovery is unstable and nations in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) bloc should speed up free trade talks to spur growth, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday. Speaking at this year's...
SEOUL, Nov 11 (Reuters): The captain of a South Korean ferry that capsized in April killing 304 passengers was jailed for 36 years on Tuesday after a court found him guilty of negligence, but was acquitted of homicide for which...
MULTAN, Nov 11 (AP): A head-on collision between a passenger bus and a truck on a highway in southern Pakistan killed 58 people Tuesday, police said. The collision ignited a fuel fire, and a rescuer later described how he carried...
BANGKOK, Nov 11, (BSS/AFP): The United Nations said Tuesday it had urged Thai authorities against deporting more than 200 Muslim boatpeople from Myanmar being held in southern Thailand after they were intercepted en route to Malaysia. Thai police arrested 259...
MYANMAR, Nov 11 (agencies): Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in the Myanmar capital on the first leg of his three-nation tour Tuesday and described India's immediate southeast Asian neighbour as "beautiful". "Landed in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, to a very...
RAMALLAH, Nov 11, (agencies): Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Tuesday accused the Islamist movement Hamas of trying "to destroy" efforts to broker national unity through a series of bomb blasts in Gaza last week. Hamas quickly hit back, describing the...
BEIJING, Nov 11 (Reuters): China unveiled a sophisticated new stealth fighter jet at an air show on Tuesday, a show of muscle during a visit by U.S. President Barack Obama for an Asia-Pacific summit. China hopes the much-anticipated J-31 stealth...
Yemen rebels clash with airport security, 4 killed YEMEN, Nov 11: Yemeni security officials say Shiite rebels who overtook the capital, Sanaa, tried to impose their authority at the city's international airport, setting off clashes with security personnel that left...
SINGAPORE, Nov 11 (AFP): Crude prices extended losses in Asia Tuesday as the prospects of a production cut by the OPEC oil cartel dimmed, despite a global supply glut, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for December delivery...
KUWAIT CITY, Nov 11 (AFP): Kuwait plans more than $40 billion of investment to significantly increase its capacity to produce oil and gas, a top industry official was quoted as saying Tuesday. The Gulf nation aims to raise the amount...
SINGAPORE, Nov 11 (Reuters): A worldwide fall in iron ore and coal prices is set to cut Australia's overall export revenue by $32 billion, equal to 2 per cent of projected GDP this year, Reuters calculations show. Australia is by...
LONDON, Nov 11 (Reuters): Gold steadied near $1,150 an ounce on Tuesday as demand for physical metal picked up after the previous day's 2 per cent slide, though prices remain under pressure from gains in the dollar and stocks. Buying...
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