MUMBAI, June 17 (AFP): India's central bank chief said Tuesday that tackling spiralling inflation would be a priority in the coming months, amid fears of further price rises hitting tens of millions of the country's poor. Reserve Bank of India...
LONDON, June 17 (AFP): Britain's 12-month inflation slowed to 1.5 per cent in May, which was the lowest level for four and a half years, official data showed on Tuesday. Although Britain is not in the eurozone, the unusually low...
BRUSSELS, June 17 (Xinhua): The European Union (EU) and South Korea on Monday have agreed to enhance cooperation to jointly develop 5G mobile technologies. According to an EU official statement, the two sides on Monday signed in Seoul a Joint...
RAJSHAHI, Jun 17 (BSS): Speakers at a discussion here on Monday said ensuring business-friendly atmosphere is very important to encourage local entrepreneurs towards strengthening the country's industrial sector. They viewed there is a need of adopting necessary measures to revive...
A 3-day long 4th Bangladesh International Tourism Fair (BITF) will begin in the city on Thursday, reports UNB. Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon will formally inaugurate the fair at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the afternoon. FBCCI...
The parliamentary standing committee on the ministry of finance has recommended nominating two elected local representatives (upazila chairman and union parishad chairman) to the board of directors of the proposed 'Palli Sanchay Bank' side by side with the government nominated...
China denies row to blame as May foreign investment down 6.7pc BEIJING, June 17 : Foreign direct investment into China fell 6.7 per cent year-on-year to $8.6 billion in May, the government said Tuesday, denying that a row with Vietnam...
US-based software giant Microsoft will extend cooperation to Bangladesh government in increasing capacity of bandwidth for wireless devices by using TV white spaces (TVWS), reports BSS. The assurance came when Information and Communication Technology (ICT) secretary Md Nazrul Islam Khan...
SINGAPORE, June 17 (AFP) : Oil prices eased in Asian trade Tuesday, but losses were limited as investors fret over a potential supply disruption due to the worsening sectarian violence in key crude producer Iraq. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate...
Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (DPDT) of the Industries Ministry Tuesday sought opinions of all concerned and experts on amending the 'Trademark Act-2009' to make it more clear and time befitting, said a PID release Tuesday morning, reports BSS....
MOSCOW, June 17 (AFP) : British energy giant BP will sign a long-term deal with Chinese state-owned peer CNOOC in London on Tuesday to supply China with liquefied natural gas, BP chief executive Bob Dudley said. The LNG deal, worth...
CHICAGO, June 17 (Xinhua) : Chicago agricultural commodities dropped across the board Monday, led by corn. The most active corn contract for July delivery fell 6 cents, or 1.34 per cent, to close at 4.41 US dollars per bushel. July...
A third bench of the High Court (HC) on Wednesday upheld a Narsingdi court verdict sentencing seven people to death in the sensational six-murder case. The single-judge HC bench of Justice Bhabani Prasad Singh passed the order after hearing the...
Martin Santa of Reuters from Brussels | 2014-06-18 00:00:00
Euro zone industrial output rebounded with a twice-as-strong as expected monthly rise in April thanks to energy and non-durable goods production, official data showed on Thursday, pointing to an acceleration of economic growth in the second quarter. Output in the...
Parisa Hafezi of Reuters from Ankara | 2014-06-18 00:00:00
Shi'te Muslim Iran is so alarmed by Sunni insurgent gains in Iraq that it may be willing to cooperate with Washington in helping Baghdad fight back, a senior Iranian official said. The idea is being discussed internally among the Islamic...
State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan said stern action will be taken against those involved in Kalshi Bihari camp violence that left 10 people killed. He was talking to reporters after a meeting with a delegation of Bihari leaders...
Teenage paceman Taskin Ahmed picked a five-wicket haul on debut as India were skittled out for 105 off 25.3 overs in the second one-day international against Bangladesh on Tuesday, reports AFP. Taskin (19) finished with 5-28 -- the best figures...
Faridpur District Sports Association notched an emphatic 113-run victory over Barisal Division District Sports Association in the 34th National Cricket Championship at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox's Bazar on Tuesday, reports UNB. Batting first after winning the...
MADRID, June 17 (AFP): Stunned by their heroes' 5-1 humiliation by the Netherlands, Spaniards are already bemoaning the end of a glorious era and fearing the worst in La Roja's World Cup life-or-death clash on Wednesday with Chile. Diego Maradona...
MANAUS, Brazil, June 17 (AFP): Cameroon and Croatia clash in Manaus on Wednesday looking to put their troubles behind them and keep alive their hopes of making the World Cup knock-out rounds. Having both lost their opening match, a victory...
NATAL, June 17 (AP): Smiling ear to ear after winning a World Cup match with his first international goal, John Brooks had a story to share. "I told some teammates that I dreamed that I scored in the 80th minute...
EASTBOURNE, United Kingdom, June 17 (AFP): Former champion Agnieszka Radwanska succumbed to a first-round defeat for the third year in succession at the ATP-WTA Eastbourne International on Monday as the top seed was beaten 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7/4) by Anastasia...
Hosts Bangladesh has been placed in six-team Group B of the AFC Under-16 Women's Championship qualifiers due in October 14-23, reports UNB. The grouping and fixture of the meet was finalized through a ceremonial draw held at the AFC House,...
United Varsity earn 2nd win United International University earned the 2nd consecutive victory in the Walton Smart TV Just Goal Football Tournament beating East West University by 1-0 goal at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansoor Ali National Handball Stadium in...
SALVADOR, Brazil, June 17 (AFP): Thomas Mueller scored a hat-trick in Germany's 4-0 thrashing of Portugal on Monday to shatter Cristiano Ronaldo's dreams of dominating the World Cup. Bayern Munich star Mueller bagged the first treble of his international career...
SALVADOR, Brazil, June 17 (AFP): There are five facts on Thomas Mueller, the German striker who scored a World Cup hat-trick against Portugal on Monday: The Bayern Munich striker, 24, was the top scorer at the 2010 World Cup in...
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