Social Welfare Minister Syed Mohsin Ali said Tuesday the government is working on a plan to free Dhaka city from beggars very soon. Speaking at an inter-ministerial meeting at his ministry, he said the government is moving ahead with a...
COTABATO, July 21 (agencies): Muslim guerrillas opposed to peace talks with the Philippine government tried to overrun army outposts in the strife-torn south Monday, killing one soldier and wounding a number of civilians, the military said. Three rebels of the...
Dutch royals to meet MH17 crash families THE HAGUE, July 21: King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima will on Monday meet relatives of the many Dutch victims of flight MH17, the government press service said. The king and queen will meet...
Brazil named Dunga as their manager for the second time on Tuesday, two weeks after they were hammered 7-1 by Germany in the World Cup semi-finals. The routing led to the resignation of former coach Luiz Felipe Scolari. The 50-year-old...
LONDON, July 21 (AFP): India were on the brink of just their second Test win at Lord's as Alastair Cook's latest failure with the bat prolonged the debate about his future as England captain. England were 105 for four at...
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 21 (AFP): Sifting through the ruins of Brazil's World Cup campaign, star player Neymar says his team strove hard for glory, but other countries have moved ahead and they must catch up. While refusing to pin...
ISTANBUL, July 21 (AP): Caroline Wozniacki overpowered second-seeded Roberta Vinci 6-1, 6-1 Sunday to win the Istanbul Cup final and clinch her first WTA title of the year and 22nd overall. The top-seeded Dane needed only 67 minutes against the...
Dunga favored for ‘new’ Brazil RIO DE JANEIRO, July 21: Former World Cup-winning captain Dunga is favored to serve for the second time as national coach and will be named as Luiz Felipe Scolari's successor on Tuesday, Globo reported. The...
Timothy Heritage of Reuters from Moscow | 2014-07-22 00:00:00
Russian President Vladimir Putin is in the "last chance saloon" over the Ukraine crisis but appears to be doing little to get out of it. Since Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was brought down over east Ukraine, Putin has been under...
LONDON: Europe’s main stock markets jumped on Tuesday as investors welcomed news that pro-Russian rebels had handed over the black boxes from downed flight MH17, easing concerns over the disaster. Frankfurt’s main DAX index gained 1.27 per cent to end...
Caroline Valetkevitch of Reuters from New York | 2014-07-22 00:00:00
A long hoped for improvement in the economy appears to be manifesting itself in second-quarter U.S. earnings, but the next two weeks could be the real test. Companies such as General Electric Co and Intel Corp have reported solid results....
Ratnajyoti Dutta of Reuters from Shamli (India) | 2014-07-22 00:00:00
Farmer Asghar Bhura scrapes a living by growing sugarcane, but this year's late monsoon has left his tiny plot parched and he will earn nothing from his harvest. Bhura will have to go and work for a big grower to...
Fredrik Dahl of Reuters from Vienna | 2014-07-22 00:00:00
Iran has moved to eliminate its most sensitive stockpile of enriched uranium gas under an interim nuclear deal reached with six world powers last year, according to a monthly update by the U.N. nuclear watchdog obtained by Reuters on Sunday....
Isabel Coles and Ned Parker of Reuters from Arbil (Iraq) | 2014-07-22 00:00:00
Western countries will end up fighting insurgents who have overrun large parts of Iraq on their own doorstep unless they intervene to combat the threat at its source, a senior Kurdish security official said in an interview. Masrour Barzani, head...
Amena Bakr of Reuters from Doha | 2014-07-22 00:00:00
Qatar will host a meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday to try to push for an end to fighting in the Gaza Strip that has killed more than 300 people, a senior Qatari...
FE Report | 2014-07-22 00:00:00
The telecom regulator has given a fresh ultimatum to a defaulting gateway operator Ratul Telecom Limited to pay the outstanding bill worth Tk 970 million by July 30, BTRC officials said. They said the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) recently...
FE Report | 2014-07-22 00:00:00
An international consultant will be appointed to facilitate evaluating the expressions of interest (EoIs) received from parties to build the country's first land-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Matarbari on Moheshkhali Island in the Bay of Bengal, a senior...
SYDNEY, July 21 (Reuters): Efforts to assuage Indian concerns about a landmark global trade pact appear to have failed, sources involved in the discussions said on Monday, setting off a frantic rush to win its support before a Thursday deadline....
MUMBAI/BANGKOK, July 21 (Reuters): Thailand is set to reclaim its status as the world's top rice exporter as weak monsoon rains curb India's crop, helping the Southeast Asian country's new military government offload bulging stockpiles. Fewer Indian exports would allow...
New BJGA board of directors Kamrul Islam Khan Monem of Vertex Internatioal Ltd has been elected chairman of Bangladesh Jute Goods Association for the 2014-2016 term. Mohd Shafqul Islam of Dubai Jute & Bag Corporation has been elected senior vice...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-07-22 00:00:00
The government's earnings from imports, exports and indenting registration and renewal fees exceeded its target under the head 'non-tax revenue' in the just concluded fiscal year (FY) 2013-2014, thanks to strengthened recovery drive and increased registration and renewal fees, sources...
Sonia H Moni | 2014-07-22 00:00:00
The country's frozen foods sector has created a new record crossing the export target boosted by price hike for shrimp in global market following scarcity of vennamie shrimp in last fiscal year (FY). The exporters exported frozen foods worth US$...
MANILA, July 21 (Reuters): Philippine President Benigno Aquino has signed into law a bill allowing foreign banks to take full control of local lenders, in line with the government's push to strenghten the country's capital and financial markets. The act...
PHNOM PENH, July 21 (Xinhua): Garment and footwear industry, Cambodia's largest income earner, saw a 16 per cent increase in exports in the first six months of 2014, according to a commerce ministry's report on Sunday. The country exported apparel...
NEW DELHI, July 21 (Xinhua): South Korea and Japan have sought to set up industrial zones in the western state of Rajasthan's town of Neemrana, some 100 kilometres from the national capital, local media has reported. While South Korea has...
FRANKFURT, July 21 (Reuters): The German economy probably stagnated in the second quarter as industry shifted down a gear in the face of geopolitical concerns, the Bundesbank said in its monthly report on Monday. The loss of momentum in Germany,...
LONDON, July 21 (Xinhua): With GDP expansion at 3.1 per cent expected for 2014, Britain is set to achieve the strongest growth rate among the Group of Seven (G7) economies, said the EY ITEM Club Monday. British gross domestic product...
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