SANAA, Oct 18 (AFP): Shiite rebels sweeping across Yemen clashed with armed Sunni tribesmen for a second straight day on Saturday in fighting that left at least 16 people dead, medics said. The rebels took control of the capital Sanaa...
LONDON, Oct 18 (AFP): Tens of thousands of people descended on London on Saturday to march against falling real wages, which organisers claim have slumped by £50 ($80, 63 euros) a week since 2008. Metropolitan Police are expecting protesters from...
HAMILTON, Oct 18 (AFP): Hurricane Gonzalo made a direct hit on Bermuda as a strong category two storm, unleashing driving rains and punishing winds that plunged thousands of terrified residents into the dark. Gonzalo, which has already killed one person...
MURSITPINAR, Oct 18 (agencies): Kurdish forces in the Syrian town of Kobane repulsed a new attempt by Islamic State fighters to cut off the border with Turkey Saturday as troops battled the jihadists in neighbouring Iraq. A Kurdish official reported...
Barack Obama's credit card 'declined' NEW YORK, Oct 18: President Barack Obama's credit card was declined at a restaurant in New York City last month, he said. "It turned out I guess I don't use it enough," Mr Obama said....
Masum Billah | 2014-10-19 00:00:00
Nagorik Oikko, a civil society platform, organised a roundtable titled 'Corruption in education system and ways forward' on October 2, 2014 at National Press Club, Dhaka. Blasting the education minister for what he said about the admission test, the speakers...
Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. — Dr. Seuss Smile, it's free therapy. — Douglas Horton The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection. — Thomas Paine The real man...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2014-10-19 00:00:00
Bangladesh's business has gone from strength to strength in recent years and has attained significant improvements in many key indicators including employment generation. The UK-based Coats, a global leader in industrial thread, conducts annual global employee engagement survey and Bangladesh...
FE Report 'Not Just Low Cost' is the slogan that the Malaysia-based Malindo air, a budget airline, uses to lure passengers. Of late it has been offering another item---suffering--- free of cost to its passengers. Cancellation and long-delays of scheduled...
The 19th death anniversary of industrialist Jahurul Islam will be observed today (Sunday). On the occasion, a Milad and Dua Mahfil will be arranged at his village home Bhagalpur, Kishoregonj. Mr Islam, founder of Islam Group, was born in village...
RANGAMATI, Oct 18: The Income Tax Fair 2014 began at a local hotel at Reserve bazaar in the town on Thursday. — BSS
KOMAKI, Japan, Oct 18 (AFP): The first passenger aircraft to be made in Japan in nearly four decades was unveiled Saturday as its manufacturer pushed into the booming regional jet sector with an eye to taking on industry giants Embraer...
WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (AFP) : Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen warned Friday that the gap between the rich and poor in the United States is widening and has reached a near 100-year high, In a speech at a conference on...
BEIJING, Oct 18 (Xinhua) : China is rolling out a major rural land reform which aims to promote large-scale farming and consolidate unused small patches of farm land under larger cooperatives. The reform scheme comes as China is experiencing a...
Bangladesh is likely seek UAE’s cooperation in two projects in the power and energy sector during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Abu Dhabi visit scheduled for October 25-27. “We’re preparing specific proposals on this particular issue for the Prime Minister’s Abu...
BRUSSELS, Oct 18 (Xinhua) : The European Union (EU) and Singapore concluded Friday the negotiations of the investment part of the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA). An EU statement said this marks the successful conclusion of the negotiations of the...
PARIS, Oct 18 (AFP): Ratings agency Moody's Friday downgraded Russia's credit rating to Baa2 from Baa1 citing poor growth prospects, the Ukraine crisis and sanctions as well as capital flight. "The first driver for the downgrade ...relates to the longer...
FRANKFURT, Oct 18 (Reuters) : BMW expects sales to rise further next year as new models boost demand, the German carmaker's finance chief told a newspaper on Saturday, without giving a detailed forecast. "Of course we expect further growth in...
Talha Bin Habib | 2014-10-19 00:00:00
Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) is unlikely to fulfil its raw jute procurement target for delay in disbursement of fund from the government exchequer which may result in a slump of jute goods production, officials said. The procurement of raw...
Bangladesh will showcase the recent developments in the country with political stability in place during a three-day trade fair to be held in Malaysia next month, sending out a message that Bangladesh is a 'good place for investment'. Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber...
SINGAPORE, Oct 18 (Xinhua): Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX), a key gauge of the export performance of the small and highly open economy, rose by 0.9 per cent in September on year, trade promotion agency International Enterprise Singapore said on...
RIGA/VIENNA, Oct 18 (Reuters): European Central Bank (ECB) policymakers clashed on Friday over what policy medicine to administer to the sickly eurozone economy, laying bare deep-seated tensions within the Governing Council. Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann said he saw no need...
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has stressed on enhancing cooperation among South Asian countries to achieve desired target of socio-economic uplift in the region. "It's not possible to reach desired target of development of the South Asian nations without strengthening...
RANGPUR, Oct 18 (BSS): All executives of Rakub have been urged to work with utmost devotion and honesty to turn the bank into a model one for the farmers. Chairman of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (Rakub) Professor Dr Shah Nawaz...
RANGPUR, Oct 18 (BSS): Harvest of short duration Aman rice varieties continues in full swing creating huge jobs for the farm-labourers and poor in the northern districts at this peak hour of the seasonal lean period, official sources said. The...
WARSAW, Oct 18 (Reuters): Poland's JSW, the largest coking coal miner in the European Union, cut its 2014 production target by 9 to 12 per cent and slashed investment in an effort to regain profitability after steep falls in coal...
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