INCHEON, Sept 20 (AFP): Pistols drawn as if mirroring regional military tensions, China's synchronised swimmers stormed to Asian Games gold in the duet competition Saturday to the sound of a ticking bomb. The disciplined sport with technical elements such as...
INCHEON, Sept 20 (AFP): Hundreds of South Korean security personnel, including intelligence agents, are guarding North Korean athletes at the Asian Games as the host nation takes no chances during the showcase event, officials said Saturday. The 150 men and...
TOKYO, Sept 20 (AFP): Ana Ivanovic of Serbia ousted top seed Angelique Kerber in straight sets Saturday to reach the final of the $1 million Pan Pacific Open against US Open finalist Caroline Wozniacki. The third seed charged back from...
INCHEON, Sept 20 (AFP): Pistol shooter Jitu Rai extended his brilliant form this year by winning the men's 50m air pistol title Saturday, handing India a dramatic first gold at the Asian Games. The 27-year-old non-commissioned officer in the Indian...
LONDON, Sept 20 (AFP): Arsenal Friday announced a £4.7 million ($7.6 million) profit and reported increased turnover in their latest financial figures. The results, which covered the year ending May 31, 2014, also revealed the Premier League club had cash...
No royal treatment for Thai princess INCHEON, Sept 20: The Thai princess taking part in the Asian Games insisted she's treated just like any other athlete after she made her debut in the dressage competition Saturday. Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana, whose...
Kamrun Nahar | 2014-09-21 00:00:00
The government is moving ahead with establishing an exclusive tourist zone (ETZ) at Sabrung of Teknaf in Cox's Bazar having modern facilities. to rope in international tourists. Economic gains for the investors and providing attractive entertainment for business entrepreneurs from...
Monira Munni | 2014-09-21 00:00:00
VF Corporation, the American clothing giant, still considers Bangladesh apparel industry a competitive destination and wants to continue its outsourcing in future. They have also expressed their satisfaction over the progress made by the local apparel industry in the field...
CCCI team leaves for NY tonight The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) President Mahbubul Alam, Senior Vice President Nurun Newaz and Director MA Motaleb will leave the city for the US today (Sunday) as part of the entourage...
The government expects US$10 billion investment in power sector over the next five years, as many foreign companies, including some from India, China and Singapore, want to invest in the sector. State Minister for Power Nasrul Hamid said this while...
RAJSHAHI, Sept 20 (BSS): State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, MP, has underscored the need for people's participation in formulating annual budget of municipality for its successful implementation. He also urged the municipality mayor and others officials and staff...
FE Report | 2014-09-21 00:00:00
Corona reconciliation and exception management solution for financial institutions was launched Saturday in Bangladesh. This solution is a product of SmartStream Technologies, a UK-based company. AMFCO, a specialist in the areas of customer engagement planning and business consulting, Simple Solutions,...
Young population of the country have been urged to acquire information and communication technology (ICT) knowledge to make themselves competent human resources to ensure better access to job market. State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak made the appeal...
KHULNA, Sept 20 (BSS): The construction work of modern Khulna Railway Station will begin in December involving Tk 450 million. The Railway Authority will call tender for the purpose by the end of this month (September). On March 5, 2011,...
FARIDPUR, Sept 20 (BSS): Members of Rab-8 stationed at Faridpur in a drive Friday recovered 352 bottles of phensidyl and arrested two persons with a Dhaka-bound private car from Jessore. Company Commander (CC) Major Mojammel Hossain told the news agency...
CHUADANGA, Sept 20 (BSS): A mobile court here today realised Tk 50,000 fine from a person on charge of lifting sands from government Khas land at Ibrahimpur village under Damurhuda Upazila of the district. The fine was realised from sand...
CAIRNS, Australia, Sept 20 (AFP) : Finance chiefs from G20 nations held talks Saturday, confident they can "change the destiny of the global economy" despite rising world political tensions and mounting fears of financial instability. The meeting in Cairns aims...
CAIRNS, Australia, Sept 20 (AFP) : OECD chief Angel Gurria Saturday handed the G20 recommendations on the biggest changes to international tax rules in more than a century in a bid to tackle corporate tax strategies that are costing countries...
HANOI, Sept 20 (Xinhua) : Vietnam's economic growth has witnessed declining partially due to slow structure reform process, said President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Takehiko Nakao at a press conference held in Vietnam's capital Hanoi Friday. Vietnam's economic...
CAIRNS, Australia, Sept 20 (AFP) : Vladimir Putin is set to attend the G20 leaders' summit in November despite alarm over Russia's actions in Ukraine with host Australia Saturday saying it was the "emphatic" wish of member nations. There had...
Cuba to privatize 9,000 restaurants HAVANA, Sept 20 : The Cuban government announced plans Friday to sell nearly 9,000 state-owned restaurants to private operators, the latest step in the communist island's economic reforms. Cubans frequently complain about the country's 8,984...
NEW YORK, Sept 20 (AFP) : General Electric is lined up with Germany's Siemens and other companies in pursuit of oil equipment maker Dresser-Rand Industries, with any deal likely to be worth more than $6 billion. Sources close to the...
Mumbai, Sept 20 (PTI): India's foreign exchange reserves dropped by USD 1.615 billion to USD 315.697 billion in the week to September 12 on account of a hefty fall in non-US currency assets, the Reserve Bank said Friday. In the...
Yasir Wardad | 2014-09-21 00:00:00
Fruits and vegetables shipment witnessed a decline in first two months of the current financial year as the government tightened monitoring after warning from the European Union over safety in Bangladeshi farm produces, insiders said. Fruits and vegetable export witnessed...
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