2 food factories fined Tk 25,000 in Rajshahi The regional office of the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institutions (BSTI) has expedited drives against the manufacturing of substandard and adulterated food and fined owners of two food factories Taka 25,000 in...
Mobile phone operator Robi Axiata Limited signed an agreement with Delta Health Care Chittagong Ltd at Muradpur and Samdib Sweaters Ltd at Dewanhat in Chittagong on Tuesday. Under the agreement, Delta Health Care Chittagong Ltd and Samdib Sweaters Ltd will...
KHOST, July 15 (Reuters): A car packed with explosives exploded on Tuesday as it sped through a crowded market in Afghanistan's eastern province of Paktika, killing at least 89 people, officials said, one of the most violent attacks in the...
GAZA CITY, July 15 (agencies): Israel carried out at least four air strikes against Gaza Tuesday afternoon, resuming raids after a truce that failed to get off the ground, AFP correspondents and eyewitnesses said. An AFP correspondent reported one air...
Neighbouring India on Wednesday conveyed Bangladesh about the ‘progress’ over the two major pending issues --Teesta water sharing deal and Land Boundary Agreement (LBA). The issues along with other bilateral issues between the two countries would be discussed in details...
PESHAWAR, July 15 (AFP): Three Pakistani soldiers were killed Tuesday in a gunfight with militants during an army offensive against insurgent hideouts in a northwestern tribal area, the military said. The clash happened near the town of Mirali in North...
BAGHDAD, July 15 (agencies): Iraq's fractious parliament elected a speaker Tuesday, setting the stage for the government formation process to move forward after extensive delays, as security forces advanced into militant-held Tikrit. World powers and Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Grand...
NEW DELHI, July 15 (agencies): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed on the need to resolve a decades-old border dispute during talks before the BRICS summit in Brazil, a statement said Tuesday. The leaders also...
Passenger van crash kills 18 in Pakistan PESHAWAR July 15: A passenger van plunged nearly 140 metres into a ravine in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 18 people, officials said. The accident happened in Peshowra area, 250 kilometres (155 miles)...
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-07-16 00:00:00
While slogans like "Shame Israel Shame" and "Free Palestine - Free Gaza" rent the air across the globe - from Australia to India - from Europe to the Middle East condemning the brutalities of Israel in Gaza, the international community...
S Iftikhar Murshed from Pakistan | 2014-07-16 00:00:00
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is a dreamer of unreal dreams. He believes that he has the ability to resuscitate the comatose economy and transform Pakistan into an Asian tiger. The flaw in this grandiose scheme is that there can be...
That muggers have become increasingly active in the capital over the past week or so, is no good news for shoppers and others who have, of necessity, to carry big amount of cash. It is the time for self-abnegation and...
The Foreign Ministry will brief the media on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s UK visit beginning on July 21. Foreign Minister (FM) AH Mahmood Ali will brief the media at the Foreign Ministry on Sunday, said an official here on Wednesday,...
Abu Ahmed | 2014-07-16 00:00:00
Though late, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has come up with a plan to stop transfer pricing. Transfer pricing means illegal transfer of money by companies, specially by the multinational ones, from one country to another through various transactions...
Shariful Islam | 2014-07-16 00:00:00
The invitation sent to the heads of governments of the SAARC member states to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi at his insistence and the quick response from these countries signal a positive message for promotion of...
Blood in the Gaza strip continues to spill as Israeli forces continue their attack, leaving many people including children and women killed. Thousands fled their homes ahead of threatened attack. Israel is intensifying its brutal bombing in defenceless Gaza with...
Solar power generation is seeing a revolutionary change that can herald power generation at multi-kilowatt levels soon. This is in reference to the AP news and photograph published in an English newspaper on 12th July. Big things can come from...
Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission is not doing enough to uphold human rights. Violation of human rights is rampant in Bangladesh, but the NHRC seems to be reluctant to take strong steps or lodge tough protest against human rights violation....
Civil Aviation Minister Rashed Khan Menon on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned to introduce the automation system soon at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to curb irregularities and hassles in goods delivery operation. The minister made the directive while visiting the...
Saleh Akram | 2014-07-16 00:00:00
Since Finance Minister AMA Muhith tabled the Finance Bill (Budget) 2014-15, the media has been flooded with streams of comments and views. Economists, planners and financial experts have converged to dissect the budget, highlighting its merits and demerits, strengths and...
President Barack Obama, accompanied by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, visited Myanmar in November, 2012. The trip facilitated Myanmar's opening up to the international community. Obama was the first US President to undertake a visit to Myanmar. Secretary of...
FE Report | 2014-07-16 00:00:00
After a single-session break, the stock market returned to the red again Tuesday as investors were hungry for cash over upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. Only seven trading sessions are left ahead of Eid vacation. "Investors' sentiment still remains shaky and their prompt...
FE Report | 2014-07-16 00:00:00
Pubali Bank Ltd (PBL) has reduced its interest rate on loan from 16.5 per cent to 15.0 per cent with the aim of helping increase investment and economic development in the country. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of...
Reynolds American to buy Lorillard NEW YORK, July 15: US tobacco giant Reynolds American will buy smaller rival Lorillard in a $27.4 billion cash-and-stock deal, the companies said Tuesday. The combination of Reynolds American Inc. the second-largest US tobacco company,...
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