Ben Hirschler and Caroline Copley of Reuters from London/Zurich | 2014-08-26 00:00:00
Roche Holding AG has agreed to buy US biotech company InterMune Inc for $8.3 billion in cash, marking the latest multibillion-dollar deal in a consolidating pharmaceutical sector. The Swiss drugmaker said last week it would pay $74.00 a share through...
Richard Balmforth and Thomas Grove of Reuters from Kiev/Donetsk (Ukraine) | 2014-08-26 00:00:00
Kiev/Donetsk (Ukraine): Ukraine marked its independence day last week with a military march-past in Kiev intended to send a message of defiance to Russia, but pro-Moscow rebels countered by parading captured Ukrainian troops through the streets of their main stronghold....
Babak Dehghanpisheh of Reuters from Baghdad | 2014-08-26 00:00:00
Iraq's Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abadi said last week during talks with Iran's foreign minister that international efforts would be necessary to destroy Islamic State Sunni militants who have seized swathes of his country and of Syria. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad...
The 15th Textech Bangladesh-2014, an international exposition , will be held from September 3 to 6 at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka. The exposition will showcase garments, textile apparel, technology and machinery of Bangladesh, said a press release...
Adam Jourdan of Reuters from Shanghai | 2014-08-26 00:00:00
China could have a new homegrown operating system by October to take on imported rivals such as Microsoft Corp, Google Inc and Apple Inc, Xinhua news agency said on Sunday. Computer technology became an area of tension between China and...
BANGKOK, Aug 25 (Reuters): The Thai military government has approved a plan to sell its 200,000 tonnes rubber stockpile, a senior government official said on Monday, aiming to cut storage costs and ending a stock overhang that has weighed on...
LONDON, Aug 25 (Reuters): Gold held close to its lowest in two months on Monday, as the dollar marched higher after central bank heads signalled that interest rates were set on a diverging course in the United States, Europe and...
SINGAPORE, Aug 25 (AFP): Oil prices fell in Asian trade Monday on a stronger dollar as investors digested Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen's defence of the bank's monetary policy, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for October eased 15...
The High Court (HC) has dismissed a petition that had sought an order to ban broadcast of Indian TV channels in Bangladesh. After a preliminary hearing, the vacation bench of justices Sheikh Hassan Arif and Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Monday named four players to join the Bangladesh squad for the two-match Test series against West Indies, reports UNB. The players are Robiul Islam, Shafiul Islam, Shuvagata Hom Chowdhury and Taijul Islam. Of them, Taijul...
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Monday said the D-8 (Developing-8) has immense potentials to emerge as a powerful economic bloc as its member states have vast mineral and human resources. He laid emphasis on enhancing communication among the member...
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali Monday said the D-8 (Developing-8) has immense potentials to emerge as a powerful economic bloc as its member states have vast mineral and human resources, according to a news agency. He laid emphasis on enhancing...
Our Correspondent | 2014-08-25 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Aug 24: Over 90 per cent of animals, birds and reptiles, excepting deer of Shahid AHM Kamruzzaman Zoo (Rajshahi Central Zoo) in Rajshahi have turned senile and nearing the age of natural death. Due to lack of initiative to...
Our Correspondent | 2014-08-25 00:00:00
PABNA, Aug 24: A man was killed in his in-laws' house of village Char Saitufa in Aminpur thana under Bera Upazila the district early Sunday. Police arrested his wife and mother-in-law in connection with the incident. The deceased Md. Bellal...
Our Correspondent | 2014-08-25 00:00:00
KHULNA, Aug 24: The farmers of 10 districts of Khulna division are frustrated as cultivation of Aman paddy is facing setback due to inadequate rainfall and price hike of fertiliser in the region. Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) office sources...
TANGAIL, Aug 24 (BSS): Two people were killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a pickup van at Acimtola on Dhaka-Tangail highway in Mirzapur upazila of the district at 11 am on Sunday. The deceased were identified as...
RANGAMATI, Aug 24 (BSS): Cultivation of ginger and turmeric on hills has become a vital factor for the tribal people to earn money which has brought a positive change in their life in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) region. Most...
CHITTAGONG, Aug 24 (UNB): Fishes worth Tk 150 million have been washed away from different water bodies under the Muhuri Project due to the onrush of water from hills triggered by heavy rainfall over the last few days. Local people...
SYLHET, Aug 24 (UNB): A minor girl drowned in a waterlogged yard in Ahkalia area of Sylhet city on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Sadia, 5, daughter of Abul Kalam at Karipara area of Notun bazaar in the city....
MYMENSINGH, Aug, 24 (BSS): Construction of two school buildings in Sadar upazila has begun amid much enthusiasm to the students and the teachers. Ministry of Education is constructing the buildings at a cost of Taka 13 million under the supervision...
BARISAL, Aug 24 (UNB): An upazila primary education officer (UPEO) accused of various irregularities have been released of the charges against him. Division education officer Mahbub Elahi on Saturday confirmed that Sadar upazila primary education officer Mostafa Masud has been...
Our Correspondent | 2014-08-25 00:00:00
GOPALGANJ, Aug 24: At least 40 persons were injured, 12 of them critically, in a clash between two groups centering on a football match at Shekir Bazar High School ground under Kotalipara Upazila in Gopalganj district yesterday (Saturday). The critically...
Lightning kills farmer in Faridpur A farmer working in crop field in Bhanga upazilla of Faridpur died as he was struck by lightning on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Johor Ali Sheikh, 28, son of Sohrab Ali sheikh of...
William James and John Irish of Reuters from London | 2014-08-25 00:00:00
European leaders face calls to take direct action against the Islamic State including in Syria after the beheading of U.S. journalist James Foley, but politicians are reluctant to take the lead after previous missteps in the region. The release of...
Howard Schneider of Reuters from Jackson Hole (Wyo) | 2014-08-25 00:00:00
The Bank of Japan may have to pursue its aggressive monetary policy easing for "some time" to fully vanquish deflation, BoJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Saturday. Speaking at a global central banking conference here, Kuroda said the central bank's...
Aditya Kalra of Reuters from New Delhi | 2014-08-25 00:00:00
The government on Saturday ordered a review of activities at all state-owned hospitals to end what the health minister called systemic corruption, as part of the new administration's crackdown on malpractice in the healthcare sector. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government...
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