Syful Islam | 2014-10-23 00:00:00
Bangladesh will soon seek foreign fund to build the country's third sea port Paira on government to government (G to G) basis, official sources said. The decision has been taken after the cabinet committee on economic affairs approved a proposal...
The World Bank (WB) is considering increasing funding for the country's power sector and extending fiscal support. The WB is currently financing 36 projects involving US$6.60 billion, according to a latest document of the global lender. Out of the total...
RANGPUR, Oct 22 (BSS): The three-day Regional SME Product Fair-2014-2015 kicks off here from tomorrow (Thursday) with a view to flourishing local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) for accelerating uplift and enhance economic growth. The fair is being organised by...
Former Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Ghulam Azam, who was sentenced to 90 years’ imprisonment unto death for masterminding atrocities during the 1971 liberation war, has been put on life support at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). Doctors at the hospital put...
BEIJING, Oct 22 (AFP) : The global economic recovery is beset by "downside risks", China's vice-premier told Asia-Pacific finance ministers Wednesday, a day after growth in the world's second-largest economy hit a five-year low. The meeting in Beijing of ministers...
TOKYO, Oct 22 (AFP): Japan's shaky economy was dealt another blow Wednesday, as official data showed a widening September trade deficit that puts the world's number-three economy on track to log a record annual shortfall. The worse-than-expected deficit of 958.3...
BRUSSELS, Oct 22 (AFP) : The EU's incoming chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker won the approval of parliament Wednesday for his new team of commissioners after vowing to revive the stagnant economy and tackle a raft of foreign policy challenges. Lawmakers...
TOKYO, Oct 22 (AFP): The euro rebounded modestly in Asia on Wednesday after it dropped in New York on reports that the European Central Bank could expand its bond-buying programme. In Tokyo afternoon trade, the common currency fetched $1.2723 and...
WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) : Xerox Inc reported a 2 percent fall in quarterly revenue, hurt by slowing demand in its printing business. Revenue from the printing business fell 6 percent to $2.02 billion in the third quarter ended Sept....
RAJSHAHI, Oct 22 (BSS): BINA Dhan-7, a paddy variety innovated by Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), has gained popularity among both farmers and consumers level in the region including its vast Barind tract for the last couple of years....
NETRAKONA, Oct 22 (UNB): A court here on Wednesday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife and son in 2003. The convict is Hashem, 35, son of late Iman Ali of Satia village in sadar upazila. According to...
Our Correspondent | 2014-10-23 00:00:00
KHULNA, Oct 22: National Sanitation Month and World Hand Washing Day was observed here in Khulna today through holding a rally and discussion meeting for creating awareness among the people. In observance of the day a Divisional Workshop was held...
The garment workers of the country are getting 300 per cent higher wages compared to that they used to get in five years ago, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed told journalists on Thursday, according to a news agency.
RANGPUR, Oct 22 (BSS): Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) distributed cash money and relief goods among 200 flood-affected families of different remote char villages of Kawnia and Pirgachha upazilas here in the second phase on Tuesday. Rangpur unit of BDRCS...
Our Correspondent | 2014-10-23 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Oct 22: A month-long 'Handicrafts and Cottage Industries Fair-2014' has begun at Senakunjo ground in Rangpur city on Monday. Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu formally inaugurated the fair as the chief guest. Panel mayor of RCC...
Our Correspondent | 2014-10-23 00:00:00
MAGURA, Oct 22: Different programmes were observed in Magura on Wednesday marking the World Teachers Day. The voluntary organisation Rova and Campaigan for Popular Education jointly took different programmes marking the day . They brought out a rally in the...
Our Correspondent | 2014-10-23 00:00:00
TANGAIL, Oct 22: The National Road Safety Day was observed in Tangail Wednesday with the slogan of "Shabai mile oykko kori, sharak durghatana mukto Bangaldesh gori". To mark the day, Nirapad Sharak Chai (NSC) Tangail branch arranged a colourful rally...
SIRAJGANJ, Oct 22 (UNB): A young man drowned in the Jamuna River in Shashaghat area of Sirajganj Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Habibur Rahman,27, a resident of Goyla of the municipality area. Witnesses said Habibur went to the river...
RAJSHAHI, Oct 22 (UNB): An army man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from pipeline of a water tank in Rajshahi cantonment on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Azizul Haque, 35, a resident of Bhalukapura village in Gouripur upazila...
HONG KONG, Oct 22 (AFP): Hong Kong student leaders said Wednesday they may shun further talks with the government, accusing it of failing to make any meaningful offers to end weeks of mass pro-democracy protests and roadblocks. The comments are...
PHILADELPHIA, Oct 22 (AFP): Malala Yousafzai, the child rights activist and youngest ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, received the Liberty Medal Tuesday and pledged her $100,000 award to education in her homeland Pakistan. Yousafzai won the annual prize...
BEIJING, Oct 22 (AFP): China will launch its latest lunar orbiter in the coming days, state media said Wednesday, in its first attempt to send a spacecraft around the moon and back to Earth. The spacecraft, which has not been...
KIEV, Oct 22 (AFP): The last major poll published Wednesday ahead of Ukraine's parliamentary election showed President Petro Poroshenko's party seizing up to a third of seats but reliant on help from nationalist parties to form a ruling coalition. The...
BEIRUT, Oct 22 (AFP): A US military airdrop of weapons meant for Kurdish fighters fell into the hands of their jihadist foes near the Syrian battleground town of Kobane, a monitor said Tuesday. The American military could not confirm the...
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