Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti (PCJSS) has demanded immediate arrest and exemplary punishment for those responsible for the attack on CHT Commission, while strongly condemning the dastardly act. Organization’s information and publicity secretary Mangal Kumar Chakma in a statement expressed...
Oxfam, the leading worldwide development organisation, has been selected as the winner of best film produced in Bangladesh on Disaster Risk Reduction at the 6th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) held in Bangkok recently, reports UNB. Recognising...
NEW DELHI, July 5 (AFP) : India has banned the import of foie gras, a government notice said, after animal rights activists complained that the method used to produce the duck liver delicacy was cruel. "Import policy of the item...
PARIS, July 5 (Reuters) : Apple has poached a senior executive from Swiss luxury watch brand Tag Heuer, which could be to help it with the launch of its iWatch expected this autumn. Tag Heuer, part of luxury goods group...
CAIRO, July 5 (AFP) : Egypt's government drastically raised fuel prices late Friday to tackle a bloated subsidy system, in a potentially unpopular move that might blow back on newly elected President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. With an economy battered by...
STOCKHOLM, July 5 (AFP) : Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb on Friday accused Apple's late founder Steve Jobs of crushing his Nordic country's job market by selling innovations that caught Finland's companies off guard. "We had two pillars we stood...
AIX-EN-PROVENCE , France, July 5 (Reuters) : Airbus Group has not decided whether it will launch its proposed A330neo jet at this month's Farnborough Airshow but is confident about the outlook for plane orders at the gala event, its strategy...
40 per cent' of Madagascar budget lost to corruption: PM ANTANANARIVO, July 5:Madagascar's Prime Minister Roger Kolo has vowed to stamp out corruption after revealing that 40 per cent of his country's budget is lost to graft. "Forty per cent...
SINGAPORE, July 5 (Xinhua): Industry players at a banking forum here on Friday said they see huge business opportunities from urbanisation in Asia, with a researcher highlighting themes such as infrastructure, consumer products and agriculture. The infrastructure sector of the...
At least 10 shops were gutted in a fire that broke out in a market at Swarupkathi Bazar of Pirojpur district on Sunday evening. Locals said the fire originated from a grocery shop of one Udoy Saha at the market...
NICOSIA, July 5 (Xinhua): Bank of Cyprus (BOC) shareholders approved on Friday a Central Bank of Cyprus plan to bolster its capital by 1.0 billion euros, ahead of EU-wide stress tests of member states banks. Current shareholders of the bank...
AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, July 5 (Reuters): Oil major Total's chief executive said on Saturday the euro should have a bigger role in international trade although it was not possible to do without the US dollar. Christophe de Margerie was responding to...
BRUSSELS, July 5 (Xinhua): The European Banking Authority (EBA) on Friday published an Opinion addressed to the European Union (EU) Council, European Commission and European Parliament, which set out the requirements for regulating "virtual currencies." The EBA concluded that risks...
BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua): As the global recovery falters, China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) will seek new opportunities together, with the close economic relationship that a free trade agreement (FTA) brings. Accompanied by a huge trade delegation, Chinese...
DUBAI, July 5 (Reuters): When the Kenyan government issued a debut US$2.0 billion Eurobond last month, most of the lead arrangers were top Western and African banks. But there was a standout: Qatar's QNB Capital. After decades during which banks...
SEOUL, July 5 (Reuters): Yuan deposits at banks in South Korea inched up by a net $640 million in June to a record high of $11.97 billion, central bank data showed on Friday, but the rate of increase slowed due...
ROME, July 5 (Xinhua): Italy's deficit-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio fell 0.7 per cent to 6.6 per cent in the first three months of 2014 over the same period in 2013, national statistics institute Istat said on Friday. Istat added...
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Short supply of recycled or pure gold due to new tough provision of the passenger baggage rules for non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) for carrying gold has hit the country's jewellery sector hard. Bangladesh Jewellers Samity (BJS) general secretary Dewan Aminul Islam...
TOKYO, July 5 (AFP) : Bridal couples at a Japanese wedding hall will have a special treat at their banquet: a bunch of fresh, juicy grapes that cost a record $5,400. A wedding hall operator bought the Ruby Roman grapes...
PARIS, July 5 (Reuters) : French households could face an extra 27 euro ($36.83) catch-up payment to settle their electricity bills after a government cap on prices was annulled, energy minister Segolene Royal was quoted saying. In an interview with...
LONDON, July 5 (AFP) : Commodity markets diverged this week as metals benefitted from better-than-expected US jobs data while oil futures were hit by easing supply strains. OIL: Crude futures slid on easing concerns over supply disruptions in Iraq and...
DUBAI, July 5 (Reuters): Dubai is launching a project to build an entertainment and hotel district that will include the world's largest shopping mall, the emirate's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, said on Saturday. Plans for the "Mall of...
MUMBAI, July 5 (Reuters): India's Tata Power Company Ltd said on Friday it has signed an option deal to sell a 5 per cent stake in coal miner PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) to a unit of Indonesian conglomerate Bakrie...
ATHENS, July 5 (Gulf News): A key body monitoring Greece's bailout approved the disbursement of the next batch of rescue loans Friday, after the country met outstanding reform targets that had delayed the payment. Greece's finance ministry said the Euro...
LONDON, July 5 (Reuters): ArcelorMittal, the world's biggest steelmaker, is considering making an offer later this month for Italy's second largest steel producer Lucchini, according to Italian union CGIL FIOM. Lucchini, formerly owned by Russia's Severstal, was declared insolvent in...
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