The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has welcomed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government over the recent verdict of maritime boundary dispute with neighbouring India. In a statement Thursday, the Chamber said Bangladesh has won...
China gives $14.4b in foreign aid in three years BEIJING, July 10: China, the world's second-largest economy after a decades-long boom, provided a total of 89.3 billion yuan (now $14.4 billion) in foreign aid in the three years to 2012,...
German Charge d’Affaires Dr Ferdinand von Weyhe will visit Magura this Saturday to meet German football’s fan Amzad Hossain as a token of his gratitude. Peasant Amzad, a resident of Ghoramara village in Magura Sadar Upazila, made a 3.5-km-long German...
RAJSHAHI, July 10 (BSS): More Value Added Tax (VAT) collection is important to keep the country's economic wheel moving at a faster pace instead of relying on foreign help, speakers at a views-sharing meeting said here Thursday. They viewed there...
BEIJING, July 10 (Reuters): China's trade performance improved in June but still missed market forecasts, reinforcing expectations that Beijing will have to unveil more stimulus measures to stabilise the economy and meet its 2014 growth target. Exports rose 7.2 per...
PARIS, July 10 (AFP): Aviation giant Boeing on Thursday raised its forecast for aircraft demand, saying it now expects to deliver 36,770 planes over the next two decades in deals worth $5.2 trillion (3.8 trillion euros). Boeing's latest forecast is...
SINGAPORE, July 10 (AFP): Singapore's central bank said Thursday it would stop issuing Sg$10,000 ($8,000) notes to help deter money laundering, with critics complaining the note is the bill of choice for bribe-payers in neighbouring Indonesia. A spokeswoman for the...
KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (AFP): Malaysia's central bank on Thursday raised a key interest rate to curb inflation in the first adjustment in more than three years, amid public protests over price hikes. Bank Negara said it decided to raise...
SYDNEY, July 10 (Reuters): Australian employment posted a solid rise in June, beating forecasts, but that did not prevent the unemployment rate from matching a decade peak of 6.0 per cent as more people went looking for work. A net...
LONDON: European equities scraped back some lost ground on Friday as officials in Lisbon moved to allay fears of a potential Portuguese banking crisis. London's FTSE 100 closed with a gain of 0.27 percent at 6,690.17 points, Frankfurt's DAX 30...
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The Grameen Bank (GB) has said it has not established any associate organisations and the companies operating in the country under the name 'Grameen' are independent and separate entities. "Neither GB has set up any such associate organisation(s) nor it...
YANGON, July 10 (Xinhua): Myanmar's biggest business organisation and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) will launch a project for boosting the capacity of employers' organisations in Myanmar and promoting work principles and sustainable enterprises, state media reported today. According to...
BEIJING, July 10 (AFP): The United States and China Thursday ended two days of high-stakes talks seeking to put on a show of unity despite failure to paper over obvious fault lines on cyber-spying and maritime disputes. Sitting alongside his...
MANILA, July 10 (Reuters): Philippine exports reached their highest value in at least 17 months in May, supporting forecasts of robust growth for one of Southeast Asia's fastest growing economies and giving the central bank more leeway to tighten policy...
LONDON, July 10 (AFP): The Bank of England (BoE) opted Thursday to keep interest rates at a record-low 0.50 per cent, despite Governor Mark Carney's recent warning that they could rise sooner than expected. The British central bank's nine-member monetary...
SEOUL, July 10 (Xinhua): South Korea and China planned to hold the 12th round of negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) next week after leaders of the two countries agreed last week to wrap up the talks by...
A 69-member contingent will represent Bangladesh in the 20th Commonwealth Games to be held in Glasgow, Scotland from July 23 to August 4 this year, keeping their eyes on shooting, boxing and gymnastics medals, reports UNB. The first batch of...
PALLEKELE, July 10 (AFP): Tillakaratne Dilshan starred with both the bat and the ball as Sri Lanka crushed South Africa by 87 runs in their second one-dayer Wednesday to draw the three-match series level at 1-1. Dilshan smashed 86 off...
THE HAGUE, July 10 (AFP): Dutch media Thursday mourned the Netherlands' 4-2 penalty shootout defeat by Argentina, but for some there was relief at not having to face a rampant Germany in the World Cup final. "It's over: The Oranje...
ISLAMABAD, July 10 (AFP): Pakistan cricket's administration crisis took a fresh turn Thursday after Najam Sethi was removed as chief of Pakistan Cricket Board for the third time and former judge Jamshed Ali Shah was installed as interim chief. The...
NOTTINGHAM, July 10(AFP): England finally saw the back of Murali Vijay as India continued to grind out the runs in the first Test at Trent Bridge Thursday. India were 342 for five at lunch on the second day after opener...
Trent Bridge groundsman apologises for 'Indian' pitch NOTTINGHAM, July 10: Nottinghamshire head groundsman Steve Birks said things hadn't gone to plan after appearing to produce a pitch ideally suited for India, rather than England, in the first Test at Trent...
Lionel Messi will walk out at the Maracana stadium on Sunday to take on Germany in the World Cup final, an underdog for once in his life but given the opportunity to walk in the footsteps of the finest players...
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