BAGHDAD, Aug 1 (AFP): At least 10 people were killed and 29 wounded Friday in bomb blasts that struck two districts of Baghdad, police and hospital sources said. The deadliest was a car bomb in the northern Shiite neighbourhood of...
GAZA CITY, Aug 1 (AP): Nearly a month into Israel's fierce assault on Hamas in Gaza, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is facing mounting domestic pressure to seek war crimes charges against Israel at the International Criminal Court. He has hesitated...
BANGUI, Aug 1 (AFP): At least 22 people were killed in clashes between rival anti-balaka and Seleka militias in the Central African Republic this week, African peacekeepers said Friday. "People claiming to be members of anti-balaka entered the town on...
MALIN, India, Aug 1 (AFP): Rescue workers were losing hope Friday of finding survivors amid the mud and debris from a major landslide in western India, where 150 people are feared to have been killed. Sixty bodies and eight survivors...
CONAKRY, Aug 1 (AFP): West Africa's Ebola-hit nations imposed stringent new rules to tackle the world's worst ever outbreak of the tropical virus ahead of a special regional summit Friday to launch an emergency response plan. The leaders of four...
KATHMANDU, Aug 1 (AFP): Cleaners were busy Friday sprucing up a famed Hindu temple complex in Nepal's capital ahead of a visit to the Himalayan nation by India's premier aimed at countering Chinese influence by expanding bilateral ties. Prime Minister...
The death toll from the boat capsize in Jamuna River in Chouhali Upazila in Sirajganj district rose to eight with the recovery of one more body from the river on Friday. Locals recovered the body of Dilu Begum, 25, wife...
At least 11 passengers of a bus died when a train crashed into it at a railway crossing in Jhenaidah’s Kaliganj Upazila on Friday. Train links between Khulna and the rest of Bangladesh remained snapped for around 7 hours after...
The workers of Tuba Group have announced fresh demonstrations alongside their ongoing fast-unto-death agitation to press for their five-point-demand, including payment of overdue salaries and allowances. They rejected a statement by the garment owners’ association, BGMEA that they might get...
Two persons died in a fire at a residential hotel in Bangshal in Dhaka on Friday. The dead are Saij Uddin, 35, and Sultan Mian, 55. They were boarders of ‘Bangladesh Muslim Abashik Hotel’ at 148 Siddiqbazar, Bangshal, where the...
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JHENIDAH, July 31: Farmers of 10 villages under 2 unions in Kalia upazia of Narail district have managed to turn the wheels of fortune by cultivating lobster in enclosures extensively. Cultivators of 4 villages under Chanchuri union - Chanchuri, Dohar...
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MAGURA, July 31: Magura Aus growers are happy over heavy rainfall in the district in recent time. Aus cultivation started in the district from the first week of June. From then the district is facing heavy rainfall expediting Aus plant....
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RANGPUR July 27: Rotting of jute plant is going on in full swing in all the river and water bodies in the district, causing serious pollution of water as most of the farmers of the region are not acquainted with...
Joypurhat, July 31 (UNB): An alleged snatcher was beaten to death by local people at Komorgram village in Sadar Upazila on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Arif, 24, son of late Alam Hossain of the same village. Local people...
RANGPUR, July 31 (BSS): A notorious inter-district dacoit was killed in a gunfight with police near Veluar Bridge point on the Mithapukur-Fulbari regional highway under Mithapukur upazila here last night, police sources said. The deceased dacoit has been identified as...
CHANDPUR, July 31 (UNB): A youth was killed and ten people were injured in a clash between two rival groups contending to hold the first Eid Jamaat (congregation) on Farajikandi Madrassa ground of Tofadarpara in Matlab Uttar upazila on Tuesday...
BARGUNA. July 31 (BSS): Transplantation of Aus seedlings has been progressing fast in all the six upazilas in the district during the current season amid much enthusiasm to the farmers to get desired yield. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office...
SYLHET, July 31 (UNB): A good number of people at Mahtabpur village under Lamakazi union in Biswanath upazila have been able to develop the standard of their livelihood through dried fish business. The business centring dried fish which has huge...
MANIKGANJ, July 31 (BSS): Erosion of mighty River Padma has devoured vast areas including dwelling houses and croplands under Ramkrishnapur Union of Harirampur upazila in the district. Kamal Hossain, Chairman of Ramkrishnapur Union told BSS that about 200 houses including...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, July 31 (BSS): Eight persons were injured, two of them seriously, in a clash between people of two villages of Shahjahanpur union under Chapainawabganj Sadar Upazila on Wednesday. The injured were identified as Sohel, 24, Amena, 50, UP member...
RAJSHAHI, July 21 (BSS): Nawhata Pourasava under Paba Upazila in the district has proposed an earning-expenditure balanced budget of Taka 343.2 million for the upcoming 2014-15 fiscal giving priority to the education and sanitation sectors. "We have given the highest...
1 August is the Swiss National Day. On this auspicious occasion, it is my pleasure and honour to extend warm and sincere greetings to the government and the people of Bangladesh. I also take this opportunity to offer earnest felicitation...
An exciting mix of internationally significant industry clusters form the backbone of Switzerland's economy - networksof producers, suppliers, research institutes and service providers. These are closely interwoven through links between purchasers and suppliers or shared technologies and skills, facilitated by...
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The initial public offering (IPO) subscription of two companies -- Western Marine Shipyard Limited (WMSL) and Khan Brothers PP Woven Bag Industries (KBPWBI)--will begin this month (August), officials said. The public subscription of Western Marine Shipyard, a sister concern of...
TOKYO, July 31 (Reuters): Japanese fund managers increased both stocks and bonds in their model portfolio allocations in July, as they bet on a steady recovery in the global economy even as the Federal Reserve keeps reducing stimulus. The survey...
HONG KONG, July 31 (AFP): Asian markets were mixed Thursday after US data showing the world's top economy grew much more than expected in the second quarter was offset by late profit-taking. The dollar moved narrowly in Asian trade after...
SHANGHAI, July 31 (Reuters): Chinese fund managers said they would raise the proportion of their portfolios invested in stocks over the next three months, following June's upward trend, amid hopes that China's economy is stabilising, according to a Reuters poll....
NEW YORK, July 31 (Reuters): U.S regulators may relax rules that require the fastest possible execution of securities trades, potentially helping upstart trading venue IEX Group's plans to become a full-fledged stock exchange. IEX was described in author Michael Lewis'...
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