Many people have been killed in three explosions during Friday prayers at one of the biggest mosques in the Nigerian city of Kano, reports say. An eyewitness told the BBC he had counted about 50 bodies, but this figure has...
SRINAGAR, India, Nov 27 (AFP): Militants attacked an army patrol in Indian Kashmir on Thursday, leaving three soldiers and three civilians dead as fighting continued near the border with rival Pakistan, security officials said. The hours-long attack coincided with a...
HONG KONG, Nov 27 (AFP): Hong Kong protest leader Joshua Wong was Thursday banned from a flashpoint protest site where he was arrested this week during clashes when authorities moved in to clear the pro-democracy camp. Some 150 protesters were...
LONDON, Nov 27 (AFP): Net migration to Britain rose by more than 40 percent in the year to June, official data released Thursday showed, putting pressure on Prime Minister David Cameron to demand EU migrant curbs. The difference between the...
KIEV, Nov 27 (AFP): Ukraine's parliament on Thursday held its first sitting since pro-Western parties won a crushing poll victory, with lawmakers facing a mammoth task to drag the war-wracked nation back from the brink of collapse. Deputies in the...
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories, Nov 27 (AFP): As the wind whistles through gaping holes in her ruined house, 62-year-old Suad al-Zaza and her daughter huddle together for warmth on a bed made of a wooden door laid on breeze blocks....
India announces new visa rules to boost tourism numbers NEW DELHI, Nov 27: Tourists travelling to India from 43 countries including the US will no longer have to queue at their local consulates to obtain visas after New Delhi announced...
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal has enquired with Opposition Leader Raushon Ershad about Bangladesh's next general elections. Friday’s half-hour meeting started at Ershad's Gulshan residence around 5:10pm. US Ambassador Dan Mozena,...
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RANGPUR, Nov 27: Brinjal growers in different upazilas under Rangpur district are overjoyed as they are making good profit through its cultivation on their lands during the current season. Sabu Miah (40) of Dangapara village under Taraganj Upazila in the...
KHULNA, Nov 27 (UNB): People, especially mother and children, in three upazilas of the district are deprived of healthcare facilities due to various reasons, among them mainly vulnerable communication system. Poverty and lack of awareness are among the other reasons...
CHUADANGA, Nov 27 (BSS): Aman rice procurement drive for the 2014-2015 season began in the district on Wednesday. The food department has fixed a target of procuring 2,581 tonnes of rice from four upazilas of the district during the current...
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MAGURA, Nov 27: One hundred twenty pre-primary schools in Magura are facing setback due to financial crisis. Jagarani Chakra Foundation informed pre-primary education was being imparted in 120 primary schools of Magura sadar Upazila and Mohammadpur Upazila of the district...
MYMENSINGH, Nov 27 (UNB): A court here on Wednesday sentenced three people to death and five more to life term imprisonment for killing a man in Phulpur upazila in 2002. The condemned convicts were identified as Askar Ali, Shahab Uddin...
KHULNA, Nov 27 (BSS): A mother and her daughter were killed in a road accident on Daulatpur-Sahpur road in Kudduser gher area under Dumuria upazila of the district Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Tania, 26, and Oishi, 6, resident...
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal has praised Bangladesh for leading the UN peacekeeping efforts around the world. President Barack Obama’s point person for South Asia lauded the role while speaking to...
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NILPHAMARI, Nov 27: Cracks in Teesta Irrigation Project barrage have developed, as a result of which the concerned authorities imposed embargo on plying vehicles over it from the 25th of this month. Trucks that used to ply over the barrage...
RAJSHAHI, Nov 27 (BSS): Speakers at a discussion here today said integrated approach has become an urgent task for substantial and sustainable reduction of disaster risks caused by the adverse impact of climate change in the region including Barind tract....
BRAHMANBARIA, Nov 27 (BSS): A construction worker died as he fell down from the top floor of an eight storied under construction building at Khyasar-Modokbari crossing of the Poura town here Wednesday morning. The deceased was Waul Miah, 25, son...
Fake dentist sentenced to 3 months jail in Rangamati A mobile court here sentenced a fake dental surgeon to three months jail for failing to show his valid degree certificate to the court at Tobalchari area of Rangamati Thursday. The...
Describing the 18th Saarc Summit held in Kathmandu, Nepal as a successful one, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Friday said the environment at the summit was very cordial as all the eight-nation association leaders were democratically elected. "The environment at the...
MUMBAI, Nov 27 (Reuters): Indian soyoil futures extended losses on Thursday on a decline in rival Malaysian palm oil and higher imports of edible oils, while soybeans fell on sluggish export demand for soymeal. Malaysian palm oil futures fell on...
CHICAGO, Nov 27 (Reuters): Chicago Board of Trade corn futures fell on Monday for a second straight session on lackluster export demand and plentiful US supplies as a record-large harvest wound down, traders said. Soybeans and wheat also declined. At...
SINGAPORE, Nov 27 (Reuters): Gold dipped for a second session on Thursday, holding below $1,200 an ounce, as outflows resumed from the top bullion exchange-traded fund and traders remained cautious before an upcoming Swiss referendum on central bank bullion assets....
SINGAPORE, Nov 27 (AFP): Oil prices retreated further in Asia Thursday on expectations the OPEC cartel will keep production at present levels despite pressure over falling prices at a key meeting later in the day, analysts said. US benchmark West...
FE Report | 2014-11-28 00:00:00
The Ministry of Textiles and Jute (MoTJ) released Thursday Tk 460 million for implementing 15 projects during the fiscal year (FY) 2014-15, officials said. The decision of releasing the fund was taken at a review meeting of the projects at...
FE Report | 2014-11-28 00:00:00
Ministry of Commerce Senior Secretary, Hedayetullah Al Mamoon, stressed Thursday on growth of the leather industry as it has high demand in both domestic and export markets. Mr Mamoon said, "The country's leather industry has vast potential. We have the...
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