HONG KONG, Oct 17 (Reuters): Hundreds of Hong Kong police staged their biggest and boldest raid yet on a pro-democracy protest camp before dawn on Friday, charging down student-led activists who have held a key intersection in one of the...
GENEVA, Oct 17 (AP): The death toll from Ebola will rise this week to more than 4,500 people from the 9,000 infected and the outbreak is still out of control in three West African nations, a top official with the...
14 dead, 11 injured at S Korea outdoor pop concert: Yonhap SEOUL, Oct 17: Fourteen people were killed and 11 others were seriously injured when a ventilation grate gave way under their weight while they were watching an outdoor pop...
Syful Islam | 2014-10-18 00:00:00
Canada has offered Bangladesh a wider package support for maximising trade opportunities out of the already-granted free market access to the North American country. Official sources said the market-access facility to Bangladesh has been further extended by including more features...
FE Report | 2014-10-18 00:00:00
A two-day policy-level conference on role of micro-finance institutes (MFIs) towards poverty alleviation will begin in the capital today (Saturday) with a view to brainstorming for effective development of the sector. Institute of Microfinance, Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) and Microcredit...
FE Desk Report | 2014-10-18 00:00:00
Global CEO of Coats plc Paul Forman arrives in the city today Saturday to take part in the programme marking 25 years of partnership of Coats Bangladesh, the company said in a statement. Mr Forman was appointed as the group...
Talha Bin Habib | 2014-10-18 00:00:00
The partial operation of newly-built Paira Port in Patuakhali district will begin in March next year, officials said. Earlier, the Paira Port Authority (PPA) had set a target to start partial operation in December this year, but it has been...
Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus met German President Joachim Gauck on the sidelines of a conference in Berlin. Mr Yunus was in Berlin on October 16 to speak at the 50th anniversary of Robert Bosch Foundation, one of the leading...
Iraqi MPs have approved new defence and interior ministers, completing a unity government that is battling the spread of Islamic State militants. Mohammed Salem al-Ghabban, a Shia, was appointed interior minister, while Khaled al-Obeidi, a Sunni, was confirmed as defence...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines is unlikely to be able to resume flights on its domestic routes by this year as it has so far failed to procure two turboprop aircraft as per its plan. According to a highly placed source at...
A prisoner of Comilla Central Jail died at the jail word of the Comilla Medical College Hospital (CMCH) on Saturday. The deceased prisoner was identified as as Shrikanta Singh, son of Anukul Singh of Kangai village in Chandina upazila of...
PARIS, Oct 17 (AFP) : France could double its economic growth this year and turnaround its moribund economy in a decade by implementing the government's planned administrative reforms, the OECD said on Friday. Such changes could add 0.4 per cent...
NEW DELHI, Oct 17 (PTI) : Asserting that trade facilitation and food security are closely interlinked, President Pranab Mukherjee today asked developed nations not to view India's decision against ratifying WTO's TFA as "market distortion". Mukherjee, who returned to New...
TOKYO, Oct 17 (AFP) : The yen edged higher in Asia on Friday as ongoing worries about the global economy offset a positive batch of data out of the United States. In Tokyo afternoon trading, the dollar slipped to 106.16...
RIGA, Oct 17 (AFP): The German economy, currently slowing sharply, does not need additional stimulus and any such measures could backfire, the head of the central bank or Bundesbank, warned on Friday. "With the economy operating at normal capacity utilisation,...
SAN DIEGO, Oct 17 (Reuters) : Morgan Stanley reported an 87 per cent rise in third-quarter earnings as the Wall Street bank's trading and wealth management businesses benefited from increased client activity. Net income attributable to common shareholders rose to...
BEIJING, Oct 17(AFP) : China and Russia are considering building a high-speed rail line thousands of kilometres from Moscow to Beijing that would cut the journey time from six days on the celebrated Trans-Siberian to two, Chinese media reported Friday....
Latin America's growing middle classes are restless MONTEVIDEO, Oct 17: "Juan Middle Class" may be a cartoon, but the problems he faces-expensive schools, crummy healthcare, ballooning grocery bills-are all too real for millions of newly middle-class Latin Americans. The Uruguayan...
FE Report Prices of some vegetables and fish increased on Friday compared to the prices of a week back, retailers said. Chilli and garlic prices decreased while other commodities prices were static on the day. Ridge gourd, pointed gourd, sponge...
LONDON, Oct 17 (AFP): World oil prices rebounded Friday on bargain-buying, a day after the US benchmark fell below $80 for the first time in more than two years. However, the overall mood remained clouded by a supply glut in...
RAJSHAHI, Oct 17 (BSS): Fisheries officers at a view-sharing meeting have asked the field level officials and staff concerned to protect the brood hilsa fish from further degradation in the mighty Padma River. They said the fishermen must refrain from...
MUMBAI, Oct 17 (Reuters): Indian soybean futures rose on Friday as lower-than-expected supplies from the new season crop due to delayed sowing lifted prices. Soyoil futures, however, fell on higher imports of edible oils. The key November soybean contract closed...
LONDON, Oct 17 (Reuters): Industrial metals rebounded on Friday, taking a pause after heavy losses this week, but analysts cautioned that markets were still on edge and vulnerable to deeper losses. Copper was the weakest metal, bouncing slightly after hitting...
Bangladesh mauled the United Arab Emirates 6-0 in their 2nd group B match of the AFC U-16 Women's Championship Qualifiers at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Friday, reports UNB. This was the second victory of the Bangladesh U-16...
Pepsi-DRU Inter-Media house six-a-side cricket tournament organised by Dhaka Reporters' Unity begins in the city Saturday, reports UNB. BCB President Najmul Hasan Papon will inaugurate the tournament as the chief guest. Pepsi-DRU jointly unveiled the tournament plan from a joint...
NEW DELHI, Oct 17 (AFP): The West Indies Cricket Board have cancelled all future games on their tour of India due to a payment dispute with its players, the Indian board said Friday. The tourists will complete Friday's fourth one-day...
Zimbabwe national cricket team arrived in the city Friday for the one and half months tour to play three Test and five One Day International (ODI) matches against their Bangladesh counterpart, reports BSS. The African nation will play the first...
Agrani Bank Limited, Daba Dal and Asad Chess Club of Habiganj shared lead in the points table with maximum 6 match points after 3rd round games of the 2nd Division Chess League now being held at Bangladesh Chess Federation in...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board Friday announced a 14-member of BCB XI squad for a three-day practice match against Zimbabwe at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah, Narayanganj, reports BSS. BCB XI cricketers are: Shamsur Rahman, Shadman Islam, Marshall...
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