Afghanistan's two presidential candidates have signed a power-sharing deal for the roles of president and chief executive three months after a disputed runoff that threatened to plunge the country into turmoil and complicate the withdrawal of US and other foreign...
Finance chiefs from the 20 largest economies said on Sunday they are close to reaching their goal of boosting world GDP by more than $2 trillion over the next five years, and will focus on infrastructure investment to help reach...
The twin-hartal, called by Jamaat-e-Islami in protest against Delawar Hossain Sayedee's life-in-prison sentence is tantamount to contempt of court, Awami League leader Hasan Mahmud has said. He claimed the people have ‘rejected’ Jamaat-Shibir’s general strike on Thursday and also today...
Security officials say a roadside bomb went off on a busy downtown Cairo street, killing two policemen and a passer-by near the foreign ministry. They said the Sunday explosion targeted a police checkpoint near the back entrance of the Nile-side...
Australian stocks are tipped to start the week higher after gains on US and European markets, while the dollar will likely soften as it settles into a new range. CommSec chief economist Craig James said futures markets were pointing to...
The UN refugee agency says some 70,000 Syrians have crossed into Turkey in the past 24 hours to escape fighting between Kurdish forces and the Islamic State group. A spokeswoman for the agency says most of those coming across the...
By-polls to 5 Upazila Parishads (UZ) in different districts are underway on Sunday amid tight security. Voting began at 8:00am and will continue till 4:00pm without any break. The five UZs are Atpara Upazila of Netrakona district, Digholia of Khulna,...
The last king of Nepal is in stable condition in a hospital after suffering a heart attack, doctors said Sunday. Gyanendra Shah was brought to the hospital Saturday night, and was recovering in the intensive care unit and was out...
The 14th annual general meeting of ICB Securities Trading Company Ltd was held Saturday in a city hotel. Md Abdur Rouf, chairman of the company and general manager of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) presided over the meeting. The shareholders...
A decision has been taken to pay festival bonus to the workers of readymade garment (RMG) factories by September 28 while wages of the current (September) month by October 2, State Minister for Labour and Employment Mujibul Haque Chunnu informed...
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Stocks witnessed another bull run on Sunday with key index of the major bourse crossing 4,900 points mark as investors' buying mood continued. The market started with a positive, note defying the countrywide hartal enforced by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and remained...
A five-day international exhibition of branded clothing and fashion products will begin at Emmanuell’s Banquet Hall at Gulshan-1 in the city on Wednesday. Over 40 companies from home and abroad are participating in the exhibition, titled ‘Bangladesh Fashion Carnival- 2014’,...
A man who jumped over a White House fence and entered the presidential mansion was carrying a folding knife and claimed to be an Iraq war veteran, triggering a security review. The White House - the president's workplace and home...
Suspected hartal supporters exploded some powerful bombs in Sylhet on Sunday during the 2nd round of 48-hour general strike called by Jamaat-Shibir demanding the release of war crimes convict Delwar Hossain Sayedee. However, no injury was reported in the bomb...
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed reached South Korean capital Seoul on Sunday, an official of the ministry has said. The Commerce Minister left Dhaka for Seoul on Saturday night to attend the ‘Korea Foundation Programme’ there. A 29-member trade delegation from...
A woman has been murdered in her own home in Dhaka city. Police said Suravi Akter, 24, was found dead at an apartment of a five-storey building in Jatrabarhi area around 8:00am on Sunday. Her husband ‘Russell’ has been missing...
The State Bank of Pakistan said that the current political crisis and devastating floods in the country are a threat to the economy. In a policy statement, the central bank expects the floods, which killed hundreds of people and submerged...
Qatar’s fast growing population rate continuing to push up land prices, the country is heading to higher rent inflation. Land prices have increased 52.7 per cent since the beginning of this year, leading to a 7.9 per cent increase in...
BNP leader Mahatab Uddin Ahmmed Chowdhury Minar, the prime suspect in the murder of Feni Awami League leader Ekramul Haq, has once again been arrested. He was arrested at BIRDEM Hospital around midnight on Friday, Adabar Police Station OC Gazi...
The Scrutiny Committee on approval of foreign loan and supplier’s credit on Sunday cleared US $ 125.05 million for 7 private sector projects. The approval came from the 89th meeting of the Scrutiny Committee held in this regard at Bangladesh...
According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, there are 632 million internet users in China, or 47 per cent of the total population. Among them, 527 million users access the Internet from their smart phones. Amongst China’s 67...
A man who his family says is mentally ill has murdered his father, wife and daughter in Sunamganj district. The incident took place in South Sunamganj Upazila on Saturday night. The victims are, ‘Alauddin’, 71, Beauty Khanam, 30, and ‘Asifa’,...
Irish Q2 GDP data released today showed an increase of 1.5% q/q and an astonishing 7.7% y/y. This is the highest year-on-year reading since Q1 07 - before that we have to go back to Q1 01 for a higher...
Authorities in Iraq say a bombing and mortar fire have killed six people in Shiite areas in and around the capital, Baghdad. Police officials said Sunday that three mortar shells landed on a residential area in Sabaa al-Bour, just north...
Egyptian state television says a military helicopter has crashed in an oasis province southwest of Cairo, killing six and wounding one. It said Sunday's crash in Fayoum was caused by a technical malfunction and that Defense Minister Gen. Sedki Sobhi...
Thousands of people from across the nation are expected in New York City to participate in what's billed as the largest march ever on global warming. Organisers of Sunday's march say they want to raise awareness about climate change. Similar...
Women and girls should be treated as ‘equal citizens’ while men and boys should also be engaged in efforts to end violence against women in Nepal, a new World Bank report recommends. Violence against women and girls in the South...
Former World Bank Chief Robert Zoellick is optimistic Singapore’s economy will come out stronger in its efforts to boost productivity and reduce reliance on foreign labour. He said businesses are becoming more aware of competition and how that will affect...
Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is confident that the Group of 20 will achieve their target of boosting global growth by 2 percentage points in time for the November summit in Brisbane, she said. ‘That's...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Italy to follow through with controversial austerity measures, as the country's economy remains in crisis. In its latest report on Italy's struggling economy, on Thursday the IMF credited Prime Minister Matteo Renzi for...
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