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Dacoits loot valuables, injure one in Khulna

2014-09-17 00:00:00

KHULNA, Sept 16 (BSS): A gang of dacoits stormed an ex-lawmaker house in the city's Khalishpur industrial area and looted valuable worth including cash money and gold, an elder son Kafi was injured in dacoity early hours of today. Sharif...

Fish farm owner killed

2014-09-17 00:00:00

UNB report says: Police on Tuesday recovered the throat-slit body of a fish farm owner from a pond at Uttar Bedkashi in Koira upazila of the district. The deceased was identified as Mizanur Islam Litu, 42, son of Mozam Sheikh...

Income tax fair begins in Gopalganj

Our Correspondent | 2014-09-17 00:00:00

GOPALGANJ, Sept 16: A four-day long Income Tax Fair-2014 began in Gopalganj town today (Tuesday). National Revenue Board Taxes Zone-3, Dhaka and Additional Assistant Commissioner of Taxes, Circle-50 (Gopalganj) jointly organised the fair which will continue till September 19. Md....

Harvesting of Aus progressing fast in Chuadanga

2014-09-17 00:00:00

CHUADANGA, Sept 16 (BSS): Harvesting of ropa Aus paddy is progressing fast in all the four upazilas of the district during this season amid much enthusiasm to the farmers. Department of Agricultural Extension office sources said a total of 21,730...

Drug addict convicted

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Another message says: A mobile court on Monday convicted a drug addict to six months' imprisonment after arresting him when he was taking ganja near Chuadanga rail station. The convicted person was identified as Masum Ali 30, son of Shaheb...

Joypurhat chilli growers happy over good price

2014-09-17 00:00:00

JOYPURHAT, Sept 16 (BSS): Green chilli growers are happy for getting over good price with their bumper production in the district. Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) sources said the green chilli cultivated on 173 hectares of land in the district...

Body of newborn baby recovered

2014-09-17 00:00:00

JAMALPUR, Sept 16 (BSS): Railway police recovered the body of a newborn baby from the compartment of a train in Dewanganj Bazar Railway station in the district early this morning. Sub-Inspector of Jamalpur Railway Police Station Abul Hossain said the...

News in brief

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Body of minor boy recovered in Barisal Police recovered the body of a minor boy from Launch ghat area of Barisal Tuesday morning. The deceased was Sohan, 2, son of Sabuj Hawlader of Trish godown area of the city. Being...

Sayedee judgment a reflection of political will: Mahbub

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Khandker Mahbub Hossain, the counsel for war criminal convict Jamaat-e-Islami nayeb-e-ameer Delwar Hossain Sayedee, Wednesday found a reflection of political will on the Supreme Court verdict jailing his client unto death commuting the capital punishment. “We had hoped Sayedee would...

Photo: RANGAMATI: The picturesque Kaptai lake

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Photo: JHENIDAH: About 15 rivers and rivulets in the region

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Local, foreign investors urged to invest in BD

2014-09-17 00:00:00

An environment-friendly atmosphere is now prevailing in Bangladesh but it has to work more to improve it further along with ensuring availability of power, gas and other infrastructure facilities. The country's leading businesspeople and top government officials came up with...

Photo: PABNA: Hindu devotees performing \\\'Gangasnan\\\'

2014-09-17 00:00:00

India tightens Vietnam defence, oil ties ahead of Xi\\\'s visit

Frank Jack Daniel of Reuters in New Delhi | 2014-09-17 00:00:00

India extended a $100 million export credit to Vietnam for defence deals and tightened energy ties on Monday, signaling a more confident foreign policy ahead of a visit this week by China's President Xi Jinping. India's new accords with one...

World powers agree to help defeat IS

John Irish and Jason Szep of Reuters in Paris | 2014-09-17 00:00:00

World powers backed military measures on Monday to help defeat Islamic State fighters in Iraq, boosting Washington's efforts to set up a coalition, but made no mention of the tougher diplomatic challenge next door in Syria. France sent fighter jets...

Iran nuclear bomb probe will not be endless: IAEA

Fredrik Dahl of Reuters in Vienna | 2014-09-17 00:00:00

A UN nuclear agency investigation into suspected atomic bomb research by Iran will not be an "endless process", its chief said on Monday, pressuring Tehran to step up cooperation with the long-stalled probe. Three weeks after Iran failed to meet...

Garlic prices rising before Eid-ul-Azha

Sonia H Moni | 2014-09-17 00:00:00

The prices of garlic increased further over the past week both in wholesale and retail markets mainly due to costly import of Chinese variety, traders said. "The price local and imported variety of garlic increased by Tk 20 to 25...

GM\\\'s Opel to cut Russia production as slowdown bites

2014-09-17 00:00:00

BERLIN, Sept 16 (Reuters) : US carmaker General Motors  is cutting production and shedding around 500 jobs at its Opel division in Russia, hit by a plunge in local demand due to a slowing economy and Western sanctions. Opel said...

Hyundai Motor to build two new plants in China instead of one

2014-09-17 00:00:00

SEOUL,  Sept 16 (Reuters) : South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) plans to build two new factories in China instead of one, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. The increase is to meet the request...

Russia to seal platinum deal with Zimbabwe

2014-09-17 00:00:00

HARARE, Sept 16 (AFP) : Russia's trade minister on Monday said his country is set to sign a major joint platinum mining deal with Zimbabwe as the two nations kicked off bilateral talks. "The priority project for us is the...

Oil prices mixed in Asian trade

2014-09-17 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, Sept 16 (AFP) : Oil prices were mixed in Asia Tuesday following weak economic data from top energy consumers the United States and China, and as dealers await a key US Federal Reserve meeting. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate...

Chicago wheat down, corn and soybeans up

2014-09-17 00:00:00

CHICAGO, Sept 16 (Xinhua) : Chicago agricultural commodities closed mixed yesterday with corn and soybeans rising, and wheat falling. The most active corn contract for December delivery rose 4.5 cents, or 1.33 per cent, to close at 3.43 US dollars...

Global Commodity Prices

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Xi seeks closer defence ties with Sri Lanka

2014-09-17 00:00:00

COLOMBO, Sept 16 (agencies): Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Sri Lanka Tuesday to launch construction of a Beijing-funded $1.4 billion port city and seek closer defence ties that could provoke unease in neighbouring India. Xi was welcomed by Sri...

IS fighters shoot down Syrian war plane

2014-09-17 00:00:00

BEIRUT, Sept 16 (agencies): Islamic State fighters shot down a Syrian war plane using anti-aircraft guns on Tuesday, the first time the group has downed a military jet since declaring its cross-border caliphate in June, a group monitoring the civil...

Hindu hardliners storm Indian university after Kashmir flood appeal

2014-09-17 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Sept 16 (AFP): Hardline Hindu nationalists went on the rampage at a university in central India over an aid appeal for victims of devastating floods in Muslim-majority Kashmir, the vice chancellor said Tuesday. The mob of young men...

Typhoon hits China’s Hainan

2014-09-17 00:00:00

BEIJING, Sept 16 (AFP): A powerful typhoon slammed into southern China Tuesday, swamping ships, grounding flights and forcing thousands-many of them still recovering from a previous storm-to leave home. Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall on the east coast of Hainan island...

US strikes jihadists near Baghdad for first time

2014-09-17 00:00:00

BAGHDAD, Sept 16, (AFP): The United States has bombed militants near Baghdad in support of Iraqi forces, striking close to the capital for the first time in its expanded campaign against Islamic State jihadists. But in a sign of their...

news digest

2014-09-17 00:00:00

30 Pakistani militants killed in fighting PESHAWAR, Sept 16: Pakistan's military said on Tuesday it killed 31 militants in air strikes and ground clashes along its restive border with Afghanistan, as three soldiers also died in the fighting. The air...

Photo: UNITED KINGDOM : Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon poses for photographs

2014-09-17 00:00:00