Maggie Fick and Isra\' al-Rubei\'I of Reuters from Baghdad | 2014-07-24 00:00:00
Using its own version of "soft" and "hard" power, the Islamic State is crushing resistance across northern Iraq so successfully that its promise to march on Baghdad may no longer be unrealistic bravado. While conventional states try to win hearts...
Adam Jourdan of Reuters from Shanghai | 2014-07-24 00:00:00
The latest food scandal in China is spreading fast, dragging in U.S. coffee chain Starbucks, Burger King Worldwide Inc and others, as well as McDonald's products as far away as Japan. McDonald's Corp and KFC's parent Yum Brands Inc apologized...
Randy Fabi and Wilda Asmarini of Reuters from Jakarta | 2014-07-24 00:00:00
Indonesia's new president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said he wants to sit down with mining companies and other parties in a bid to resolve a row over mining policies that has halted $500 million of metal exports a month in Southeast...
SYDNEY, July 23 (AFP) : BHP Billitonnes posted record annual iron ore production in Western Australia for the fourteenth consecutive year Wednesday, while Queensland coal production also hit an all-time high. The Anglo-Australian mining giant's operational review for the year...
Bhutan's Ambassador in Bangladesh, Aum Pema Choden Wednesday expressed his country's interest to import drugs from Bangladesh through government channel, reports BSS. The Bhutanese envoy Wednesday discussed the matter with the Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim at the...
With the utmost collection of Walton smart phones & feature, popular Walton Brand Mobile Smart Phone Zone was opened at Begum Rokeya Sarani in the capital's Mirpur on Wednesday, reports UNB. Film actor Ilias Kanchan, also executive director of Walton,...
SINGAPORE, July 23 (AFP) : Oil prices extended losses in Asia Wednesday as a stronger US currency discouraged buying in the dollar-priced commodity and concerns over the geopolitical fallout from the downing of flight MH17 in Ukraine eased. Israel's operation...
Japan's trade deficit ballooned to a record in the first half of the year as exports fell further in June, data showed on Thursday, ramping up pressure on the central bank to unveil fresh measures to boost the economy. The...
Urdu Speaking Peoples Youth Rehabilitation Movement (USPYRM) Thursday demanded immediate arrest of the culprits involved in the Kalshi violence that left 10 people dead last month, according to a news agency. The demand was made at a press conference at...
An MP from India's ruling BJP party has questioned the appointment of tennis star Sania Mirza as brand ambassador of the newly-created state of Telangana because she is married to a Pakistani. K Laxman said Mirza's marriage to cricketer Shoaib...
Bangladesh has more than seven million workers employed overseas, sending about 14 billion dollars home annually. Many economists have often lamented the fact that migrant families neither save nor invest much; that a great deal of the money is spent...
US President Barack Obama has thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her felicitation message on the US’s Independence Day. The foreign ministry said Obama expressed his “gratitude and thanks” for writing a letter. The US celebrates its independence day on...
Md Habibur Rahman Bhuiyan | 2014-07-24 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) issued a statutory regulatory order (SRO) on July 1 last proposing some changes in the Income Tax Rules, 1984, and sought suggestions or objections, if any, within 15 days. In the SRO, a new...
The way the issue of road repair has come into focus gives the mistaken impression that it is a job that has to be carried out weeks or days before Eid festivals. Roads or highways do not suddenly fall into...
Rahman Jahangir | 2014-07-24 00:00:00
Two new international banks are emerging in not-too-distant future. One is the New Development Bank (NDB) and the other the Asian Infrastructure Development Bank (AIDB). China is giving leadership in setting up of both the banks. The NDB, mooted by...
Mohammad Habibur Rahman | 2014-07-24 00:00:00
The prejudicial view of skin colour is one of the much-hated discriminatory practices in the world. It is a major type of discrimination, in which human beings are treated differently from each other. Nelson Mandela's name comes to our mind...
It is indeed pitiable to see the sufferings of the commuters who travel out of Dhaka to celebrate Eid every year. I do not understand why the authorities can not repair the roads much ahead of a major festival like...
LONDON: European stock markets rose Thursday and the euro recovered from an eight-month low as figures pointed to an uptick in growth in Europe and China. Robust manufacturing data in China, the world's second-largest economy, and a strong eurozone purchasing...
I read with much attention and interest a letter entitled 'Narrating an incident" published in the Financial Express on Tuesday. Though the writer did not give her observation while narrating the incident, it raises a few questions. What prompted the...
The Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka is the main gateway to Bangladesh for air passengers. Everyday thousands of passengers including foreigners pass through this airport to visit the country. It is natural that before or after a plane journey...
We were taken aback at a widely covered news item that a doctor with no degree had been practising for long in the capital itself. Why it took so much time for the authorities to identify such a criminal is...
Md. Joynal Abdin | 2014-07-24 00:00:00
The National Industrial Policy 2010 of Bangladesh clearly defines small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with two major indicators - replacement cost and number of workers. The Bangladesh economy has the strong support of its dependable SME sector. SMEs have been...
Sourajit Aiyer from Mumbai | 2014-07-24 00:00:00
A common thread binds all developing and developed nations today - the issue of skill-creation. Dynamics of commerce are shifting, and in these changing times, our skill capabilities can help keep our countries competitive and relevant. Efforts have been made...
GAZA CITY, July 23 (AFP): Fighting between Israeli troops and Hamas militants was briefly suspended in several flashpoint areas of Gaza Wednesday to allow convoys of ambulances to retrieve the wounded, an ICRC spokeswoman said. "A convoy of seven ambulances...
NEW DELHI, July 23 (AFP): Recent outbreaks of encephalitis in India have killed more than 150 people, with health officials on alert fearing the death toll could rise further, state government directors said. Some 102 people have died in West...
JAKARTA, July 23 (AP): Indonesia's losing presidential candidate plans to file a legal challenge in the nation's highest court, his campaign said Wednesday, a move that may prolong the political uncertainty in the country's transition to democracy. Jakarta Gov. Joko...
KHARKIV, July 23 (Reuters): The first planes carrying victims' bodies from crashed flight MH17 have left Ukraine for the Netherlands, where experts will begin identifying them. The Dutch prime minister will meet the planes in Eindhoven, amid a national day...
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