ISLAMABAD, Aug 21 (AFP): Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan Thursday called off talks with the government aimed at ending protests seeking the fall of the prime minister, which have destabilised the nuclear-armed nation. Khan and populist cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri have led...
TOKYO, Aug 21 (AFP): Thousands of rescuers combed through the wreckage of homes engulfed by landslides in western Japan on Thursday in the slim hope of finding survivors, a day after a wall of mud claimed at least 39 lives....
Goldman Sachs Group, one of the world's leading firms in investment banking, securities and investment management, wants to invest in Bangladesh's mega projects in the infrastructure sector. A three-member delegation of the New York-based Group at a high-level meeting at...
Companies' first sale of stocks, or initial public offering (IPO) and corporate debt sales in South Korea recorded the highest this year in July, leading to a more than 30 per cent rise in direct corporate financing, financial watchdog data...
The first Bangladesh-Japan Public-Private Economic Dialogue was held in Dhaka on Thursday, aiming to boost bilateral trade, investment and economic cooperation between the two countries. Japanese Vice-Minister (International Affairs) of the Economy, Trade and Industry Norihiko Ishiguro led a 38-member...
Yasir Wardad | 2014-08-21 00:00:00
Prices of onion have started increasing in the city kitchen markets after a month of stability. Traders attributed the hike to local onion stock crunch and export price hike of the item by the Indian government. Market experts expressed their...
Bangladesh is now able to meet the local demand for fridges or refrigerators as the country is manufacturing 2.3 million refrigerators against the annual demand of 1.1 million, according to the data provided by Bangladesh Refrigerator Manufactures Association (BRMA), said...
JAKARTA, Aug 20 (Reuters): Indonesia and Japan are in talks to resume poultry shipments from the Southeast Asian nation after a 10-year stoppage, an Indonesian government minister said on Wednesday, with any agreement likely to be worth an initial $200...
CHICAGO, Aug 20 (Reuters): US wheat futures advanced on Tuesday on concerns about reduced supplies from Ukraine, a major exporter, while new-crop soybeans slipped as a widely watched crop tour projected bumper US harvests. Traders focused on Ukraine, expected to...
SINGAPORE, Aug 20 (AFP): Oil prices were mixed in Asia Wednesday as investors await the release of US Federal Reserve minutes from its July meeting, while keeping an eye on the latest stockpiles data. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI)...
LONDON, Aug 20 (Reuters): Gold prices extended a three-day losing streak on Wednesday, as demand stagnated and the dollar hit its highest in nearly a year against a currency basket on growing optimism over the US economy. Buying in China,...
RANGPUR, Aug 20 (BSS): Over 0.6 million people of 0.12 million extremely poor families, living on their raised plinths in low-lying remote char areas, have been escaping current floods effectively now like in the previous years on the Brahmaputra basin....
Our Correspondent NILPHAMARI, Aug 20: Consecutive rain for the last few days created favourable condition for the transplanted Aman production in Nilphamari district. Drought like situation that continued for more than a month caused drying up of the T Aman...
Our Correspondent | 2014-08-21 00:00:00
KHULNA, Aug 20: Two persons including one firefighter were killed in a road accident at Morelganj of Bagerhat district Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Jamadder Sawkat Ali (44) of village Mohishaghuni under Rupsha Upazila, Khulna and Delower Hossain...
Our Correspondent JHENIDAH, Aug 20: Tk. 23874.8 million SME loan was disbursed in Khulna region in the first six months of calendar year 2014, BB, Khulna sources said. According to sources in SME and Special Programmes department of Bangladesh Bank...
GAZIPUR, Aug 20 (UNB): An alleged robber was beaten to death in a lynch-mob attack in Meghnal area of the city early Wednesday. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Locals said a gang of 5-6 robbers...
KUSHTIA, Aug 20 (UNB): Police recovered the body of a young man with the throat slashed from a field at Natubia village in Kumarkhali upazila on Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Altu Miah,25, son of Arshed Miah, a...
Our Correspondent PABNA, Aug 20: A husband gets life term imprisonment in connection with killing his wife in Pabna. Pabna district and session judge M Hassan Imam pronounced the verdict at a crowded court room at about 4.30pm on Tuesday. ...
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday accused the government of trying to cerate a rift in BNP and said such ‘plot’ will simply fall flat. “The government had conspired to create a rift in our party...
GAIBANDHA, Aug 20 (BSS): Speakers at a function here on Tuesday underscored the need for setting up special types of markets for the womenfolk to sell their produced items and buy the essential commodities smoothly. "In most of the cases,...
RAJSHAHI, Aug 20 (BSS): Discussants at a view-sharing meeting here today called for more vigilance along the frontiers to check cross-border drugs smuggling and trafficking. They viewed that it was not possible only by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) or...
Kaptai lake fishing begins today The Kaptai Lake fishing will begin from August 20 midnight after an 103 days ban. The decision was taken at a meeting at Rangamati Deputy Commissioner office conference room recently. The ban period began on...
Rajesh Kumar Singh of Reuters from New Delhi | 2014-08-21 00:00:00
Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week sought suggestions from the public to help re-fashion the Soviet-inspired central Planning Commission that supporters say is in line with a new, open style of governance. Since he took over in May, Narendra Modi...
Bangladesh will host an international workshop on ‘Blue Economy’ in September next to discuss ways to better explore the untapped resources of the Bay of Bengal. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the workshop at city’s Sonargaon Hotel on September...
Shamsul Huda | 2014-08-21 00:00:00
A consulting firm has estimated that it will require $100 million to upgrade and modernise the existing public health drug depots across the country. In a study funded by the World Bank, the consultancy has made recommendations and budget estimates...
Syful Islam | 2014-08-21 00:00:00
The government has finally moved to appoint an administrator for the Jubo Karmasangsthan Society (Jubok) to protect the assets of the infamous cooperative society which allegedly cheated millions of people, sources said. The Ministry of Commerce will convene an inter-ministerial...
NEW DELHI, Aug 20 (PTI): Tata Motors plans to launch two vehicles every year till 2020 as the company looks to ramp up its product portfolio in the competitive Indian car market. The company, which today launched its compact sedan...
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