The unarmed black teenager killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, on 9 August was shot at least six times, including twice in the head, a medical examiner has said. Dr Michael Baden was hired to perform a second,...
MUMBAI, Aug 17 (Business Standard): The Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) board will meet on Monday to decide, among other things, whether the remaining stake of its embattled promoter should be transferred to an escrow account. MCX is under pressure from...
ISLAMABAD, Aug 17 (AFP): Thousands of opposition demonstrators crowded the streets of the Pakistani capital for a second day Sunday, after a populist cleric issued a 48-hour ultimatum demanding the arrest of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The ultimatum came as...
FERGUSON, Aug 17 (AP): Police used smoke bombs and tear gas to disperse demonstrators who defied a curfew in Ferguson, Missouri early Sunday, where a fatal police shooting of an unarmed black teen triggered a wave of rioting. Missouri Governor...
HONG KONG, Aug 17 (AFP): Tens of thousands of people, some waving Chinese flags, marched in Hong Kong Sunday to protest against a pro-democracy campaign to blockade the business district unless Beijing grants acceptable electoral reforms. The rally in searing...
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who is currently serving a six-month ban due to disciplinary issues, has regained the top spot in Test rankings. The 27-year-old, who had lost his place to Ravichandran Ashwin of India last November, returned to...
KIEV, Aug 17 (AFP): Ukrainian forces battled into a key rebel bastion as fresh claims that rocket launchers had crossed over from Russia stoked tensions Sunday ahead of talks between Kiev and Moscow's top diplomats. The foreign ministers of Russia,...
LAGOS, Aug 17 (Reuters): The first Nigerian confirmed to have contracted the Ebola virus has been discharged here after full recovery, the government said. Minister of Health Onyebuchi Chukwu late Saturday told reporters in Lagos, the country's economic hub, that...
Gaza truce talks resume in Cairo | 2014-08-18 00:00:00
JERUSALEM, Aug 17 (agencies): Israel warned Sunday it would not countenance any long-term truce deal that did not answer its security needs as Gaza ceasefire talks resumed in Cairo. Egyptian-brokered indirect negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians are taking place...
Pope says Church not out to 'conquer' Asia HAEMI, Aug 17: Pope Francis reached out to China on the penultimate day of his visit to South Korea on Sunday, urging a closer dialogue and insisting that Catholics did not view...
HENGQIN ISLAND, China, Aug 17 (AFP): A giant 63-metre blue whale shark statue towers over the world's largest aquarium, on a Chinese island being promoted as a testing ground for reforms aimed at encouraging domestic consumption as the driver of...
LONDON: European stock markets rebounded sharply Monday as traders breathed a sigh of relief over easing tensions in east Ukraine and gains by Western-backed forces in Iraq. Frankfurt's main DAX index added 1.68 per cent to end the day at...
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters): US producer prices rose marginally in July as a decline in the cost of energy goods offset higher food prices, pointing to a moderation of inflation pressures at the factory gate. The Labor Department said on...
SAO PAULO, Aug 17 (AFP): Russia's embargo on US and EU food products has opened a window of opportunity for Latin America, which could capitalize on the Ukraine crisis to become a major food supplier to Moscow. Furious over the...
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures tumbled to their lowest in nearly five years on Friday to record their biggest weekly fall since March 2013, under pressure from a surge in the ringgit as well as concerns...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia inaugurated the online version of vernacular daily Dinkal on Monday night. She launched the online version of Dinkal, her party’s mouthpiece, on a laptop at her Gulshan office around 9 pm, according to a news agency.
SAO PAULO, Aug 17 (Reuters): Whichever way Brazil's steel industry looks it sees pain. At home, the economy is on the brink of recession and demand for the world's most used metal is on the wane. Abroad, Brazilian exports are...
Bangladesh Youth Hockey team made a dismal start in their first Pool A match of the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games, as they were crushed by Spain by 9-1 goal at Sports Park Hockey Field in Nanjing, China Sunday, reports...
The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) announced a 20-member U-23 final squad for 17th Asian Games scheduled to be held on September 19 to October 4 in Incheon, South Korea, reports BSS. The final squad included seven defenders, six midfielders, five...
The Walton Motorcycle National Rugby Competition will be held on September 11-17 at the Paltan playground in the city, reports BSS. Interested district teams, sports associations and services teams of the country have been asked to enroll their names by...
LONDON, Aug 17 (AFP): Joe Root's dashing 149 not out added to India's misery as England looked to seal a 3-1 series win in the fifth and final Test at The Oval Sunday. England, 385 for seven overnight, hammered India's...
COLOMBO, Aug 17 (AFP): Sri Lanka stepped closer to giving former captain Mahela Jayawardene a winning farewell after Rangana Herath skittled Pakistan once more in the second Test in Colombo Sunday. Pakistan, set a series-levelling target of 271 runs, slumped...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia visited United Hospital in the capital to see the mortal remains of her party’s ex-MP M Mosharraf Hossain Monday night. Khaleda went to the hospital around 8:30 pm and stood beside Mosharraf’s body’s for a while...
CINCINNATI, Aug 17 (AFP): Serena Williams moved within one win of a second pre-US Open hardcourt title Saturday, reaching the Cincinnati final with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 victory over Caroline Wozniacki. The world number one American, who claimed her 61st...
BANGALORE, Aug 17 (AFP): India defeated Pakistan 1-0 Sunday in an emotionally-charged opener to take the lead in a two-match football series, the first between the arch-rivals for nine years. The hosts hung on to their slender lead after striker...
BURNLEY, Aug 17 (AFP): Jose Mourinho's belief that Chelsea are better equipped to challenge for the Premier League title faces an immediate test when his side travel to Burnley in their season opener Monday. Last season Blues boss Mourinho maintained...
Ivanovic ousts Sharapova in three-set thriller CINCINNATI, Aug 17: Ana Ivanovic overcame illness and nerves as she outlasted French Open champ Maria Sharapova 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 Saturday to reach the final of the WTA Tour's Cincinnati event. The former world...
Muhammad Zamir | 2014-08-18 00:00:00
The Ministry of Information has issued a gazette notification on the newly formulated National Broadcast Policy, 2014. It was approved earlier by the Cabinet on August 04. It has been explained that this Policy will be aimed at restricting the...
M. Serajul Islam | 2014-08-18 00:00:00
Debate on the issue of race is again raging in the United States. This time it is over what has happened in Fergusson, a city of 21,000 in St Louis County in Missouri, on August 09. A white police officer...
Belying the expectation of the country's policymakers, the flow of term loans to the industrial sector declined, albeit marginally, in the last fiscal (2013-14). The rate of decline was slightly over 50 basis points compared to the industrial term lending...
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