WASHINGTON, June 26 (AFP): Developing economies are increasingly hurt by the way global corporations exploit taxation differences and move profits to low-tax locations, according to an International Monetary Fund report Wednesday. But few countries can protect themselves in a competition...
MANILA, June 26 (Xinhua): The Philippine government registered a budget surplus of 11.8 billion pesos (US$268.67 million) in May, the country's Department of Finance said Thursday. The fiscal surplus last month was a reversal of the 13.16 billion pesos ($299.64...
Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman on Thursday told parliament that 162 primary schools were elevated to class-VI this year as part of upgrading primary education to class-VIII. Besides, the 491 primary schools already elevated to class-VI in 2013...
Our Correspondent | 2014-06-26 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Jun 25: Jackfruit growers in the district are optimistic of achieving a good yield of their produce during the current season due to a conductive climate condition prevailing in the region. According DAE sources the district has witnessed a...
BENAPOLE, Jun 25 (UNB): A labourer was killed as a bale of cotton rolled down on him while he was unloading goods in Benapole land port on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Ashraf Ali, 45, son of late Sheikh...
Our Correspondent | 2014-06-26 00:00:00
CHUADANGA, Jun 25: Two minor boys drowned in ponds in separate incidents in Chuadanga sadar Upazila and Damurhuda Upazila of the district Tuesday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Tasim Bin Tamim (05), son of Dabir Ali and a resident...
JESSORE, Jun 25 (BSS): Jessore pourasabha yesterday announced a budget of Taka 1.30 billion for 2014-15 fiscal giving special allocation to the development sector. Poura Mayor of the pourasabha Maruful Islam announced the budget at Jessore Poura Community Centre. The...
RAJSHAHI, Jun 25 (BSS): For long, Rajshahi is nationwide famous, especially for its tasty and delicious fruit mango that attracts people from allover the country every summer. Every year, acreage, number of trees and mango production are mounting. However, unfortunately,...
NETRAKONA, Jun 25 (BSS): A court here today sentenced father and his two sons to death for killing a farmer at Mirzapur village under Atpara upazila of the district in 2005. Additional District and Session Judge Mohammad Abdul Hamid pronounced...
MYMENSINGH, Jun 25 (BSS): Police recovered the body of an internee doctor from the emergency department of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital Tuesday. The internee doctor was identified as Syed Reasat Azim ,23,son of Dr. Syed Mohammad Ferdous Azim, hailed from...
SYLHET, Jun 25 (UNB): An old man was killed as he attempted to stop a clash between two brothers at Angarjore village in Goainghat upazila on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Sikandar Ali, 70, a resident of the village....
RAJSHAHI, Jun 25 (BSS): Two teachers and an office clerk of a madrasa in Rajshahi were jailed on charges of defalcation of students stipend money today. Razzaqul Islam, Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Paba and Executive Magistrate, conducted a mobile court...
GAIBANDHA, Jun 25 (BSS): Speakers at a function today said media men could play significant role in motivating the eligible couples to bring them under permanent and long-term methods through publishing positive reports in their respective media. "Media men should...
Woman's body recovered in Chuadanga Police recovered the body of a woman from Ashntalapara village in Jibannagar upazila in Chuadanga early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Sabera Khatun,26, wife of Nazrul Islam, a resident of the village. Police said...
PESHAWAR, June 25 (agencies): Gunmen opened fire on a passenger jet while it was landing in Pakistan's troubled northwest, killing a woman passenger and wounding two crew as the military battles Taliban insurgents in the region. The Pakistan International Airlines...
TRIPOLI, June 25 (agencies): Libyans were voting Wednesday in a legislative election the authorities hope will end political turmoil and deadly violence that has gripped the country since the ouster of dictator Moamer Gaddafi. Voters in Tripoli and Benghazi took...
YANGON, June 25 (AFP): Proposals by radical Buddhist monks to criminalise inter-faith marriage in Myanmar face strong opposition from women's rights groups in a tussle over the nation's religious identity that has sparked international alarm. Buddhist nationalists, feeding off the...
BAGHDAD, June 25, (AFP): Iraq's premier rejected forming a salvation government to confront jihadists whose sweeping offensive in the country was bolstered Wednesday when Al-Qaeda's Syrian franchise pledged loyalty to them at a border town. NATO was due to hold...
Visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said democracy requires building strong institutions and promoting a culture of tolerance, inclusion and respect for differences. “We know from experience that democracy requires building strong institutions and promoting a culture...
RAMALLAH, June 25 (AFP): Dozens of Palestinian prisoners who had refused food for 62 days have suspended their hunger strike after reaching a deal with the Israel Prisons Service, their lawyer told AFP. The prisoners began refusing food on April...
SANAA, June 25 (AFP): Clashes between Yemeni forces and Shiite Huthi rebels in the northern city of Amran claimed the lives of 13 civilians, who died when their houses collapsed, a medic said Wednesday. The bodies of the 13, among...
Health Minister Mohammad Nasim on Thursday stressed building better relations between doctors and journalists. “We want warm relations between doctors and journalists and we hope everyone will be respectful to each other,” he said at a press conference at the...
Four killed as train derails in eastern India PATNA, June 25: Four people were killed when a train derailed in eastern India on Wednesday, the latest in a series of deadly disasters to blight the country's dilapidated rail network. While...
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has reached a decision in the case related to Luis Suárez of Uruguay following an incident that occurred during the FIFA World Cup match between Italy and Uruguay played on 24 June, 2014. The FIFA Disciplinary...
Shamsul Huda | 2014-06-26 00:00:00
Local hands were losing their competitive edge in the international software outsourcing job market in the wake of the VAT imposed on Internet use, said information technology (IT) sector insiders. The costlier access to Internet was also leaving its impact...
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Thursday criticised BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia saying that she has no ability to cause any harm to the incumbent government through launching any movement. "Whatever capability you (Khaleda) had, you utilised all before the January...
CHICAGO, June 25, (Reuters) : US wheat futures slid to a four-month low on Tuesday as the country's advancing harvest increased supplies, while soybean futures dropped on better-than-expected US crop conditions. Weather conditions are expected to improve for the wheat...
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