PARIS, Nov 20 (AFP): A horrified France was grappling with a new reality on Thursday in which hundreds of its citizens are openly joining jihadist groups and directly calling for attacks on their homeland. A new video from the Islamic...
VIENNA, Nov 20 (AFP): A final round of talks on Iran's nuclear programme before a looming deadline hung in the balance Thursday as Britain expressed pessimism a deal could be done in time and foreign ministers stayed away. British Foreign...
UNITED NATIONS, United States, Nov 20 (AFP): Dozens of UN peacekeepers have been killed in northern Mali and kidnapped on Syria's Golan in recent months, while in South Sudan they shelter 100,000 civilians fleeing merciless fighting. Rarely have the much-vaunted...
KATHMANDU, Nov 20 (AFP): At least 24 people were feared dead when a passenger bus plunged Thursday into a river in mountainous western Nepal, triggering a search operation for any survivors, police said. The bus, carrying at least 45 passengers,...
ABUJA, Nov 20 (AFP): Nigerian security forces fired teargas on Thursday inside the parliament complex as opposition lawmakers, including the speaker of the lower house, arrived for a key vote on emergency rule in the northeast. The leader of the...
Ebola death toll rises to 5,420: WHO GENEVA, Nov 20: The World Health Organization said Wednesday that 5,420 people had so far died of Ebola across eight countries, out of a total 15,145 cases of infection, since late December 2013....
NEW DELHI, Nov 20 (Reuters): India will soon pay a third tranche of $400 million to Iran ahead of a Nov. 24 deadline to an interim deal with six world powers that allows Tehran to recover part of its overseas...
TAIPEI, Nov. 20 (Xinhua): Taiwan's legislative authority passed new amendments to the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation after a third reading on Tuesday. The changes raise tenfold the maximum fine of 2 billion New Taiwan dollars (651 million U.S....
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 (AFP): The destruction of rainforests in Southeast Asia and increasingly in Africa to make way for palm oil cultivation is a "direct threat" to the survival of great apes such as the orangutan, environmentalists warned Thursday....
SINGAPORE, Nov 20 (AFP): Oil prices edged higher in Asia Thursday but gains were capped as dealers expect Gulf members of the OPEC cartel to reject production cuts unless they are guaranteed market share, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas...
Two Malaysian immigration officers have been charged with the murder in custody of a Bangladeshi detainee. Perlis Immigration officials Mohd Aminnudin Mohd Yasin, 32, and Zuhairul Effendy Zualkafli, 32, could face death penalty if convicted, reports state-run Bernama. They allegedly...
FE Report | 2014-11-21 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) signed a deal with Sweden-based CMA Small Systems AB Thursday to introduce a Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system by the end of September 2015. "We're going to improve the high-value time critical payments in the...
FE Report | 2014-11-21 00:00:00
A seminar titled "SME Development: Role of an Effective SME Association" will be held at IDEB Bhaban in the city tomorrow (Saturday). Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Atiur Rahman will inaugurate the seminar as the chief guest. Federation of Bangladesh Chambers...
Leading Bangladeshi footwear company, Apex Footwear Limited opened its 179th and 180th retail outlets on Gulshan Avenue and Kazipara recently. The outlets have been designed for consumers to experience a premium shopping environment that caters to a wide range of...
FE Report | 2014-11-21 00:00:00
Local solar module manufacturers demanded special protection from the government Thursday by imposing customs duty on import of such items for the sake of flourishing the local industry. They also urged the government to formulate a time- betting policy for...
4,721 products get duty free access to China, Tofail tells JS Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed told the Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday that 4,721 Bangladeshi products get duty free access into the Chinese market aimed at further increasing trade between Bangladesh...
FE Report | 2014-11-21 00:00:00
The regional connectivity in South Asia will get a boost during the upcoming Saarc Summit in Kathmandu, Nepal, when the leaders of the nations sign three agreements in this regard, said Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali in the city...
Khairul Islam | 2014-11-21 00:00:00
Despite strong and repeated demands from the education boards, no move for digitalisation of the state-owned printing press is visible yet, leaving the question paper leakage issue neglected. "There is no move visible for automation of the Bangladesh Government Press...
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed told the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) on Thursday that the government is keeping the prices of essentials stable in the greater interests of the consumers, reports BSS. In reply to a query of treasury bench member Nijam...
The Parliamentary Standing Committees on Railways and Information ministries made a number of recommendations at their meetings in the city on Thursday, report agencies. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Ministry at its meeting on Thursday recommended the ministry to...
BEIJING, Nov 20 (AFP): Manufacturing activity in China stagnated in November, British banking giant HSBC said Thursday, warning of "significant" pressures on the world's second-largest economy as its key purchasing managers' index (PMI) hit a six-month low. HSBC's preliminary PMI...
NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters): The dollar hit a seven-year high against the yen on Wednesday ahead of Federal Reserve meeting minutes that could shed more light on the divergence in monetary policy between the US central bank and its...
WUZHEN, China, Nov 20 (AFP): Top executives from US technology giant Apple and Chinese smartphone upstart Xiaomi traded light-hearted barbs on Thursday at a Chinese Internet conference, acknowledging the fierce competition between the rivals. Apple's iPhones and iPads are wildly...
TOKYO, Nov 20 (AFP): Japan's trade deficit narrowed sharply in October, data showed Thursday, as a weaker yen boosted exports while lower oil prices brought down the country's massive energy bill. The figures marked a bright spot among otherwise gloomy...
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