Poland's prime minister says he has information indicating that there is a growing threat of a ‘direct intervention’ by Russia in Ukraine. Donald Tusk said Wednesday that his assessment is based on information he has been receiving for the past...
Narendra Modi is bullish on his government's neighbourhood policy and as part of it wants to push through the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA), signed with Bangladesh by his predecessor Manmohan Singh, in this winter. "He wants this done in the...
Lanxess, the German maker of speciality chemicals, said on Wednesday that its profits rose in the second quarter, driven by strong demand for agrochemicals. ‘Business development in the second quarter of 2014 was marked by good demand for agrochemicals and...
Thailand's central bank held its key interest rate Wednesday as the kingdom's economy showed signs of revival after an army coup ended months of political protest which rattled consumers, tourists and investors. The Bank of Thailand kept its policy rate...
Standard Chartered confirmed Wednesday that it faces fresh US fines over alleged breaches in its anti-money laundering systems, two years after it paid massive penalties for violating American sanctions. Media reports said the probe by New York's financial regulator followed...
HypoVereinsbank, the German subsidiary of Italian banking giant UniCredit, said on Wednesday it plans to axe 1,500 jobs in a shake-up of its high-street branch network. ‘The number of full-time positions will be reduced by around 1,500 across the country,’...
Standard Chartered said Wednesday its year-on-year profit for the first half of 2014 was up slightly at 8.4 per cent, but confirmed it faces fresh US fines over alleged breaches of money-laundering regulations. Net profit stood at $2.31 billion for...
Two Pakistani intelligence officials say a US drone has fired two missiles at a sprawling compound in a northwestern tribal region, killing seven militants. The officials say the strike took place on Wednesday in Datta Khel, a town in North...
A spokeswoman for Iran's Foreign Ministry says there still is no new information about the Washington Post correspondent detained with three others last month. Marzieh Afkham told journalists Wednesday that ‘should new information be provided (by the judiciary), we will...
The World Health Organization on Wednesday began a two-day emergency meeting on West Africa's Ebola epidemic, with the UN agency deciding whether to declare it an international crisis. The closed-door session is tasked with ruling whether the outbreak constitutes what...
Corpses have been spotted downstream of Padma and Meghna rivers on Wednesday, two days after a launch sank near Mawa ferry Ghat in Munshiganj. Eleven bodies have been found floating in the rivers of Bhola, Chandpur, Shariatpur and Barisal in...
US President Barack Obama announced $33 billion in new investment and financing commitments to Africa during a three-day summit with dozens of leaders from the continent. ‘That will support development across Africa and jobs in the United States,’ Obama said....
Today is 22nd of Shraban, the 4th month in Bengali calendar. Rabindranath Tagore passed away on this day. The nation is observing the 73rd death anniversary of the Nobel laureate poet through various programmes. Different organisations and television channels are...
The Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan said the boards at domestic public sector banks needed to be strengthened while the incentive structure for chief executives of these lenders need to be improved to enhance corporate governance. Rajan, in...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday directed the Health Ministry to take necessary steps for creating posts and appointing 10,000 more nurses to ensure better treatment of the country’s common people. ‘I’m asking the Health Minister to come up with...
China will keep its monetary policy stable in the second-half of this year while making ‘targeted’ adjustments to policy settings, the central bank said on Wednesday. Authorities would continue to refine China's currency and interest rate regimes, and quicken the...
A Dhaka court has framed charges against former state minister for home affairs Lutuzzaman Babar in a tax evasion case. The court of Dhaka’s Special Judge Rezaul Islam set September 12 for witnesses’ deposition in the Tk 26.5 million tax...
German Bund yields fell to record lows on Wednesday as investors sought refuge in top-rated assets after Russia appeared to step up military exercises near its border with Ukraine. Data showing Italy unexpectedly slipped back into recession in the second...
At least seven people were killed and 60 others injured as two buses caught fire after a collision at Shibpur Upazila of Narsingdi on Wednesday. Two of the deceased were identified as Swarna Akther, 17, an HSC student of Siddheshwari...
Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Engineer Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Wednesday said South Africa will soon recruit skilled workers and professionals, especially farmers, from Bangladesh. ‘There’s a huge demand for Bangladeshi workers in South Africa. The South African government...
An Iraqi army air-strike in the militant-held northern city of Mosul on Wednesday killed 60 fighters from the extremists Islamic State group, Iraq's state television reported. The claim could not be independently verified and the area was inaccessible to most...
Hajj flights to carry Bangladeshi pilgrims to Saudi Arabia will begin on August 27 and continue till September 28. Religious Affairs Secretary Chowdhury Md Babul Hassan said this while briefing reporters at the Religious Affairs Ministry after an inter-ministerial meeting...
Some 6,221 doctors who came out successful in the 33rd BCS examination under the health cadre will join the government job on Thursday. The selected physicians have been asked to appear at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city between...
The floating bodies of 16 more Pinak-6 launch capsize victims were recovered from the Meghna and Padma rivers in the district and Chandpur, Bhola, Shariatpur and Barisal districts Wednesday, according to a news agency. Deputy Commissioner of Munshiganj Md Saiful...
British Prime Minister David Cameron is coming under increased pressure over his government's policies on Gaza, after a cross-party parliamentary committee urged him Wednesday to press Israel to lift restrictions on trade and travel in the Palestinian territory. The Commons...
BNP spokesperson Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday alleged that charges were farmed against BNP leaders and activists in a ‘false case’ in a bid to keep the party out of election and annihilate it politically. “The government has filed...
KARACHI, Aug 5 (AFP): If any further proof were needed of the chaos prevailing in Pakistani cricket, the 27th change of coach since the country's sole World Cup win in 1992 provides it. Pakistan's series against Sri Lanka, which begins...
For the second time in a month, hackers have attacked a Sudanese website close to the country's powerful security apparatus. The website of the Sudanese Media Centre (SMC), http://smc.sd, was inaccessible and carried the message: ‘hacked again by 7r9 al7dod’....
NARSINGDI: At least ten people were killed and 58 others injured as two buses caught fire after a collision on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Amtala in Shibpur upazila Wednesday afternoon. Two of the deceased were identified as Swarna Akther, 17, an...
NARSINGDI: At least eight people were killed and 58 others injured as two buses caught fire after a collision on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Amtala in Shibpur upazila Wednesday afternoon. Two of the deceased were identified as Swarna Akther, 17, an...
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