NEW DELHI, Sept 3 (AFP) : After two years of shrinking Indian sales, automakers are moving back into the fast lane as the economy picks up, although analysts say it may be a few years before the industry goes full...
RANGPUR, Sept 2 (BSS): Experts at the concluding ceremony of a fair have stressed for adoption of the latest agriculture technologies to increase production of crops and fruits to ensure food security, meet nutrition demand and alleviate poverty. Citing adverse...
JESSORE, Sept 2 (BSS): A total of 6,94,181 hectares of land were brought under T-Aman paddy cultivation in 10 districts under Khulna division during the current season with the production target of 17,96,752 tonnes of rice, Department of Agricultural Extension...
BARGUNA, Sept 2 (BSS): Lemon cultivation is gaining popularity among the farmers in six upazilas of the district due to economic prospect of the crop. Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) office sources said a total of 315 bighas of land...
Elderly woman burnt alive in Barisal A septuagenarian woman was burnt to death as a fire broke out at a house at Rajguru village in Babuganj upazila in Barisal early Monday. The deceased was identified as Kulsum Bibi,71, wife of...
ISLAMABAD, Sept 2 (agencies): Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif chaired a joint session of parliament Tuesday as a deepening crisis over mass protests demanding his resignation prompted fears of an army intervention. Sharif had called the session and he had...
LONDON, Sept 2 (Reuters): One of Islam's most revered holy sites - the tomb of the Prophet Muhammad - could be destroyed and his body removed to an anonymous grave under plans which threaten to spark discord across the Muslim...
SRINAGAR, Sep 2 (AP): Indian government forces killed three suspected rebels in a gunbattle Tuesday in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, where many residents oppose India's decades-long rule, officials said. The fighting began early in the day as troops...
AMERLI, Sept 2 (AFP): Iraqi forces made more progress Tuesday in their fightback against jihadists but in Baghdad anger boiled over as hundreds stormed parliament over the fate of missing soldiers who surrendered in June. After breaking a months-long jihadist...
TEHRAN, Sep 2 (AP): Iran has unveiled a new surface-to-air missile and two radar systems it claims will boost the country's defense capabilities. Air defense chief Gen. Farzad Esmaili says the missile will enable Iranian forces to "shoot down any...
CAIRO, Sep 2 (AP): A Libyan security official says clashes in the eastern city of Benghazi between Islamists and rival fighters loyal to a renegade general have killed 31 on both sides. The official said early on Tuesday that fierce...
Ukraine says 15 soldiers killed in last 24 hours of fighting KIEV, Sept 2: Ukraine's military on Tuesday reported losing 15 soldiers over the last 24 hours of fighting with eastern insurgents who it claims are backed up by Russian...
Isabel Coles and Peter Apps of Reuters in London | 2014-09-03 00:00:00
After their lightning takeover in June, flag-waving Islamic State militants paraded through the captured Iraqi city of Mosul in looted US-built Humvees, armoured cars and pickup trucks mounted with heavy machine guns. Today, many have ditched military-type vehicles that could...
Mehreen Zahra-Malik of Reuters in Islamabad | 2014-09-03 00:00:00
Pakistan is preparing to launch a selective crackdown against anti-government protesters trying to bring down the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the defence minister said, warning demonstrators against storming government buildings. Dashing chances of a peace deal between the...
SINGAPORE, Sept 2 (Reuters): Gold fell to its lowest level in nearly a week on Tuesday as a stronger dollar outweighed any safe-haven demand from lower equities and heightened tensions over Ukraine. Palladium hovered near a 13-1/2 year high on...
Banglalink, the second largest mobile telecom operator in Bangladesh, and DHL Global Forwarding Bangladesh have signed a corporate agreement recently. DHL Global Country Manager Nooruddin Chowdhury and Managing Director & CEO of Banglalink Ziad Shatara signed the agreement, ‘Banglalink Business’...
SINGAPORE, Sept 02 (AFP): Oil prices fell in Asia Tuesday following disappointing manufacturing data out of top energy consumer China as well as Europe and as dealers await fresh US economic figures, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday sought more financial assistance from China to build Bangladesh as a hunger and poverty-free country. "We want more financial support from China to turn Bangladesh into a hunger and poverty-free country," she said. The Prime...
Eight more new national records were established in the 34 events decided on the 2nd day of the three-day Cotton Group 30th National Age Group Swimming Championship at the Syed Nazrul Islam National Swimming Complex in Mirpur Tuesday, reports UNB....
The Polar Ice Cream 22nd School Handball Tournament for Boys and Girls will begin today (Wednesday) at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in the city, reports UNB. Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor will inaugurate the meet...
BANGALORE, Sept 2 (AFP): Sprint superstar Usain Bolt said Tuesday he wanted to play cricket for Jamaica as a youngster but his father convinced him to take up track and field instead. Bolt, the world's fastest man, could have followed...
BIRMINGHAM, Sept 2 (AFP): Bhuvneshwar Kumar made an early double strike from which England never truly recovered as they were dismissed for just 206 by India in the fourth one-day international at Edgbaston Tuesday. World champions India, eyeing a series...
BIRMINGHAM, Sept 2 (AFP): England coach Peter Moores admitted Monday his side faced a race against time if they were to be serious contenders to win next year's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. No England side have ever...
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