Pakistan air strikes and ground fire kill 24 militants PESHAWAR, Dec 2: The Pakistan military said Tuesday it had killed at least 24 militants in air strikes and ground fighting in northwestern tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, as part of ongoing...
RANGPUR, Dec 2 (BSS): Farmers at a human chain voiced strong protest against tobacco cultivation today and demanded adequate support and assistance for expanded farming of substitute crops replacing tobacco. They demanded introduction of effective tobacco farming control policies with...
SINGAPORE, Dec 2 (Reuters): Gold slipped on Tuesday on worries a strong dollar and volatile oil markets could undermine an overnight rally that lifted the yellow metal sharply away from four-and-a-half-year lows. Spot gold traded in a $80 range on...
SINGAPORE, Dec 2 (AFP): Crude prices fell in Asia Tuesday but losses were curbed as dealers took a breather after days of sharp sell-offs following OPEC's decision to hold output levels despite global oversupply. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI)...
Shamsul Alam | 2014-12-03 00:00:00
The recent trends of foreign policy of the Bangladesh government may be delineated as: i) maintaining a balanced relationship with the USA, India, China and Japan, ii) carefully crafted relationship with India, iii) more cooperation with the neighbouring countries like...
Sayed Kamaluddin | 2014-12-03 00:00:00
As the leaders are suggesting various measures to 'kick start' the world economy, financial analysts and economic observers in Europe are apparently giving contradictory signals. Last week, two international news agencies - London-based Reuters and Paris-based AFP from Brussels and...
Hannah Thoburn of Reuters | 2014-12-03 00:00:00
As Russia moved into Crimea in March, annexed it and then began to create, promote and support separatist movements in eastern Ukraine, commentators and citizens alike worried about a "new Cold War." Others compared Russian President Vladimir Putin's land grab...
Any individual borrower would naturally explore all options to secure funds, considered the least expensive and affordable at ease in terms of repayment, to meet his or her resource gap. The same principle stands valid even for a government that...
Abdul Bayes | 2014-12-03 00:00:00
The last stage of food deprivation is generally called famine. Some would say it is the last nail in the coffin of food crisis. About 175 years back (1840s), Ireland was caught by a severe famine, called 'potato famine' that...
Md Abdus Sobhan | 2014-12-03 00:00:00
Asia's economic integration is going strong, thanks to free trade and other special regional trading arrangements. But these developments are bypassing Bangladesh. The country is located along the Bay of Bengal from the sea point of view and stands in...
Social networks such as the Facebook and Twitter are playing an important role in our everyday life. Nowadays we are not solely dependent on news media for any news. Those who are connected with the virtual world of internet, rely...
This term is being used by almost all and sundry in Bangladesh, which is neither correct grammatically nor as a compound word. The word 'over' comes into use as an alternative to the word 'across'. For example: "We went across...
Around three years have passed since the incumbent minister for communication and bridges took office. It is pleasant to watch his regular presence at construction, repair and maintenance sites of roads and highways. Unfortunately about six years have passed since...
Detectives have arrested an alleged drug trader at Voulaganj Bazer under Debiganj Upazila in Panchagarh district. After the arrest, the members of the detective branch (DB) of police three bottles of Indian Phensidyl from his possession. The arrestee was identified...
Julian Francis | 2014-12-03 00:00:00
My elder brother, James, who was born in 1943 with a genetic chromosomal abnormality, Down's Syndrome, and who had a severe learning disability, died in 1999 in the U.K. as a result of negligence. He died of bronchial pneumonia because...
Mohammed Norul Alam Raju | 2014-12-03 00:00:00
When we reached Haji Nurunnabi Colony in Chittagong city, it was midday --- sunny and highly humid. Due to the day being the first working day of the week, we were prepared to find hardly any to have conversations. We,...
Bangladesh notched the 2nd consecutive victory in the 4th Men's Junior AHF Cup Hockey Qualifiers crushing Thailand by 10-0 goals in their 2nd match at the Moulana Bhashani National Stadium in the city Tuesday, reports UNB. Hosts Bangladesh, which made...
The eighth round of Walton Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League begins today (Wednesday) at three separate venues in the city and its adjoining areas, reports BSS. On the day, table topper Prime Bank Cricket Club take on Legends of Rupganj...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hassan has said Shakib Al Hasan's participation in this season's Big Bash League is all but confirmed, reports Cricinfo. Hasan said the decision to overturn the embargo on his No-Objection Certificate (NOC) will be...
Bangladesh Premier League champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club clinched the Bhutan King's Cup Football title beating Pune FC of India by a solitary goal in a keenly contested final at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimpu Tuesday, reports UNB. Yeasin Khan...
DUBAI, Dec 2 (AFP): The International Cricket Council Tuesday named four World Cup winners in a 25-member match officials' team for next year's World Cup, setting the ball rolling with 73 days to go for the mega event. Australia and...
The Yonex-Sunrise Bangladesh Open International Badminton Challenge 2014, organised by Bangladesh Badminton Federation (BBF), began Tuesday at the Shaheed Suhrawardy National Indoor Stadium in city's Mirpur, reports UNB. Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports Arif Khan Joy inaugurated the five-...
Shakib Al Hasan has gone up four places in the ICC ODI bowlers ranking after his sterling performance in the just-concluded Zimbabwe series, reports bdnews24.com. The Bangladesh left-arm spinner now shares fifth place with Australia's Mitchell Johnson on 680 points....
National junior runner-up Ikramul Haque Siam earned 3.5 points after the 6th round matches of the Asian Junior & Girls Under-16 Chess Championships in Tagaytay city of the Philippines Tuesday, reports UNB. In the girls section, Bangladesh junior girls champion...
FE Report | 2014-12-03 00:00:00
The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) has moved to resolve complaints filed so far by clients of different brokerage firms of the port city bourse, officials said. Newly-appointed managing director of the port city bourse Wali-ul-Maroof Matin has taken initiative of...
FE Report | 2014-12-03 00:00:00
The market witnessed another winning session Tuesday with turnover improved further as optimistic investors’ buying spree on large cap stocks continued. The market remained vibrant through the session. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) crossed the...
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