SYDNEY, June 23 (Reuters) : US wheat futures rose more than 1 on Monday, recouping most of previous session's losses, as heavy rains across the Midwest and Plains stoked concerns of potential quality downgrades and delays in harvesting. Corn climbed...
The 2014 World Cup in Brazil has shown the growing global interest in football, according to early broadcast figures released by the game's governing body FIFA, reports CNN. The first round of group matches have shattered TV viewing records worldwide...
The three-day conference of Deputy Commissioners (DCs) will begin in Dhaka on July 8. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will open the conference at the Shapla Hall of her office at 10 am, said an official release on Tuesday. There will...
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 23 (AFP): Teenaged substitute Divock Origi scored a last gasp goal that gave Belgium a 1-0 victory over Russia on Sunday and secured them a place in the World Cup last 16. The 19-year-old broke the...
CUIABA, Brazil, June 23 (AFP): Asian Football Confederation (AFC) teams are heading for their first World Cup blank in 24 years, with Japan, South Korea, Australia and Iran all failing to muster a single victory in Brazil so far. In...
Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal has accused FIFA of "playing tricks" with the fixture schedule at the World Cup. Hosts Brazil played before the Dutch in the first two games but are in action in the final group round, which...
Antoni Slodkowski of Reuters from Tokyo | 2014-06-24 00:00:00
Japan is both ageing and shrinking as it tries to emerge from two decades of economic stagnation. The construction workforce is a prime example. It has contracted by a third since its peak in 1997 and is set to continue...
Badrul Ahsan | 2014-06-24 00:00:00
The prices of almost all types of toiletries, specially detergent powder have increased many folds in the last five years, affecting the common people gravely, trading sources said. According to traders, prices of detergent powder almost tripled and other toiletries...
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam goes to Feni, the home constituency of its chairperson Khaleda Zia, on Wednesday to distribute relief materials and Iftar items among the poor and flood-hit people. “The BNP acting secretary general will visit...
M Azizur Rahman | 2014-06-24 00:00:00
Country's private fuel tank terminal owners are eyeing brisk business following the government decision allowing private sector to import furnace oil, industry insiders said. They have already increased the petroleum product storage capacity and rented out their tanks to the...
Jubair Hasan | 2014-06-24 00:00:00
The authorities concerned are now planning to take five more years beyond the stipulated timeframe for completing the Purbachal New Town project for a poor progress in the development works, project-insiders said. Over two decades have gone by since the...
Bangladesh Bank has decided to confer the 'Bangladesh Bank Award'-2013 on both Professor Dr. Muzaffer Ahmad and Dr. Swadesh Ranjan Bose (posthumous) for their distinctive and remarkable contributions in the fields of economics. A jury board comprised of five prominent...
BEIJING, June 23 : China will allow retirees to take out bank loans against their homes to pay for their living expenses under a pilot programme in four cities, the Chinese insurance regulator said on Monday. The programme is the...
FE Report | 2014-06-24 00:00:00
The inaugural ceremony of the Health Human Resource Development Centre was held recently at RTMI-HRDC Complex in Sylhet. This infrastructural project was implemented by the NGO- Research, Training and Management (RTM) International with the support of the Government of Japan...
TOKYO, June 23 (AFP) : Japanese automakers on Monday recalled nearly three million vehicles worldwide over an airbag defect that could pose a fire risk. Honda said it recalled about 2,033,000 vehicles which were produced between August 2000 and December...
Tobacco claimed as many as 57,000 lives and crippled 3.82 lakh in the country every year, according to a written statement issued by Bangladesh Anti-Tobacco Alliance (BATA) Monday, reports BSS Addressing a press briefing at Dhaka reporters' Unity (DRU), the...
TOKYO, June 23, 2014 (AFP) - The dollar was steady during Asian trade on Monday, buoyed by optimism about the US economic recovery. The greenback bought 101.96 yen following gains it made at the end of last week which pushed...
France set for travel chaos as flights cut due to air strike PARIS, June 23: France braced for travel chaos after the country's civil aviation body urged airlines on Monday to cut flights by up to 20 in Paris and...
Shah Alam Nur | 2014-06-24 00:00:00
Uncertainty looms large over carrying Hajj pilgrims by Biman Bangladesh Airlines as the national flag carrier has yet to manage the necessary number of slots, which determine timings for arrival and departure of flights, from the Saudi Arabian authorities. About...
SYDNEY, June 23 (AFP): Reforms proposed to lift global growth in line with a target set by the world's biggest economies earlier this year are so far falling short, Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey said Monday. In February, the G20 economies...
SINGAPORE, June 23 (Xinhua): Singapore's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.7 per cent year-on-year in May, the highest since March 2013, according to figures released by the Department of Statistics on Monday. The private road transport cost, which jumped by...
SEOUL, June 23 (Reuters): South Korea will split the sale of its 57 per cent stake in Woori Bank, the country's second-largest bank, into two tranches with the largest portion - an offering of 30 per cent - seen worth...
HANOI, June 23 (Reuters): Vietnam is forecast to post a trade surplus of $1.3 billion in the first half of 2014, a state-run newspaper said on Monday. First-half exports were estimated at $70.9 billion, above imports of $69.6 billion. Vietnam...
ANKARA, June 23 (AFP): Turkey's economy minister called on Monday for a sharp rate cut a day before a meeting of the central bank. "I don't think anybody in Turkey will want high interest rates," Nihat Zeybekci said. "We expect...
LONDON: European stock markets closed mixed Tuesday, as poor business confidence data from Germany dampened the mood while positive US housing data helped to cap losses. London’s FTSE 100 index of top companies shed 0.20 per cent to end the...
LEEDS, United Kingdom, June 23 (AFP): Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews defied England's attack after fast bowler Liam Plunkett took two wickets in two balls as the second Test neared an intriguing conclusion. The tourists in their second innings were...
Coach Alberto Zaccheroni must urgently find a way to unlock Japan's attacking potential against already-qualified Colombia on Tuesday but is relying on events elsewhere if his side are to reach the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ last 16, according to website...
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