Extra funding is to be made available to double the number of physical education (PE) specialists working in primary schools in England. The Department for Education (DfE) said specialist staff were vital to ensure children developed ‘a sporting habit for...
Tests in public examinations will be held on consecutive days barring holidays to prevent question paper leak, the education minister has said. He said it would not be possible to hold tests spread over one-and-half-month. The way examinations are held...
Asian stocks were mostly higher on Wednesday on improved US and Chinese economic activities. The regional heavyweight, Tokyo’s Nikkei 225, gained 0.5 per cent to 15,406.03 points. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 1 per cent to 23,409.33 and Taipei, Seoul...
Fisheries and Livestock Minister Sayedul Haque has said the country has earned Tk 44.33 billion from export of fisheries and livestock last fiscal. At a press conference at the Fisheries Department here, he attributed the government's multifarious steps to the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the officials and employees of the department of fisheries and persons relating to fish culture and trade to enhance their working spirit for development of the sector. She also called for enhancing public awareness...
New Delhi has agreed to send back Nur Hossain, the prime suspect of the Naryanganj multiple murders,foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali told Parliament on Wednesday. Replying to a query from Jatiya Party MP Pir Fazlur Rahman, he said: "The matter...
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The first trading day of this fiscal year closed lower Wednesday as investors continued to book short-term profit on selected stocks amid cautious transactions. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) -- ended at 4,466.62 points, shedding...
Asian stocks scored a three-year peak on Wednesday in the wake of upbeat global economic data that whetted risk appetites and helped Wall Street taste all-time highs. Dealers said fund managers were rotating money out of bonds and into equities...
Bangladesh » Politics » International » Business » Sports » Education » Health » Environment » Technology » Lifestyle » Entertainment » Wednesday 2 July 2014 Changes in public exam system on cards to check question paper leak Reported by:...
Roche Holding AG (ROG.VX) said it would pay up to $1.725 billion to buy Seragon Pharmaceuticals, a privately-held US biotech company that researches breast cancer treatments. Roche has long dominated the field of breast cancer with drugs such as Herceptin...
A visit to India by US Senator John McCain on Wednesday was overshadowed by a row over reports that the National Security Agency was authorized to spy on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party in 2010. McCain canceled a news conference...
Sunnis and Kurds walked out of the first session of Iraq's new parliament on Tuesday after Shi'ites failed to name a prime minister to replace Nuri al-Maliki, dimming any prospect of an early national unity government to save Iraq from...
Mercantile Bank Limited has recently launched Western Union Money Transfer Services at all the branch outlets of NRB Bank Limited. An agreement was signed in this regard between NRB Bank Ltd. and Mercantile Bank Limited. Mr. M Ehsanul Haque, Managing...
Ukrainian forces struck at pro-Russian separatist bases in eastern regions with air and artillery strikes on Tuesday after President Petro Poroshenko announced he would not renew a ceasefire but go on the offensive to rid Ukraine of ‘parasites. His decision...
Four crewmen were killed on Wednesday when a plane carrying the stimulant khat crashed into a commercial building in the Kenyan capital Nairobi shortly after taking off, police said. Television footage showed a charred tail and wings of the white...
Zabulon Simintov always removes his kippah, the skullcap worn by Jewish men, before entering his cafe in a dilapidated building that also houses Afghanistan's last synagogue. ‘Let me take off my cap, otherwise people will think something bad about me,...
Over 70 gold bars worth Tk 8 million have been seized at Chittagong’s Shah Amanat International Airport. The airport's manager Wing Commander Nur-E-Alam told bdnews24.com on Wednesday that the gold was found hidden inside two vacuum cleaners. "Two passengers named...
A hurricane watch was issued for part of North Carolina's coast early Wednesday as Tropical Storm Arthur moved northward, threatening Fourth of July plans along the East Coast. The hurricane watch in North Carolina covers an area from Bogue Inlet...
Seventeen years after taking back control of Hong Kong, China faced the biggest challenge to its authority Tuesday as tens of thousands of residents joined a march to push for democracy. Anger at mainland China has never been greater after...
Five people have been injured in clashes between Muslims and Buddhists in Myanmar's second city of Mandalay. The incident was apparently triggered by a claim that a Buddhist woman had been raped by one or more Muslim men. Armed groups...
India has raised the minimum export price for onions, to maintain price levels at home, as fears grow of a shortage because of adverse weather conditions. Effective immediately, exports of onions can only take place at or above the price...
Palestinian protestors roll a burning tire during clashes with Israeli police in Shuafat neighborhood in Israeli-annexed Arab East Jerusalem, on July 2, 2014, after a Palestinian teenager was kidnapped and killed in an apparent act of revenge for the murder...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said Bangladesh will consider taking part in the Chinese initiative to form a new bank if it seems profitable for the socioeconomic development of the country. She made the statement while responding to a...
Impressed by Bangladesh’s good performance in implementation of various IMF-financed projects, its visiting Deputy Managing Director Naoyuki Shinohara on Wednesday said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is relaxing its conditions for providing loans to Bangladesh. Shinohara made the remark...
JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said he has been diagnosed with throat cancer but that the ailment is curable and he plans to remain actively involved in the largest US bank's business. In a memo to...
New Delhi has agreed to send back the prime suspect of the Naryanganj multiple murders Nur Hossain, foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali has told Parliament on Wednesday. Replying a query from Jatiya Party MP Pir Fazlur Rahman, he said: ‘The...
The process of opening Bangladesh missions in Warsaw of Poland, Vienna of Austria and Copenhagen of Denmark is at the final stage, Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali told Parliament on Wednesday. “Hopefully, it’ll be possible to open the three...
Global shares advanced toward fresh highs on Wednesday after European markets tracked gains in Asia, with investors looking to see if U.S. employment figures continue a run of upbeat data that has driven Wall Street to record highs. Economic indicators...
First Security Islami Bank Ltd (FSIBL) launched new banking service ‘FSIBL First Cash’ at Spectra Convention Centre in the city on Wednesday. Through ‘FSIBL First Cash’ card-to-card fund transfer through agent POS terminals, internet banking and mobile applications, card holder...
A bill titled ‘Palli Sanchay Bank Bill, 2014’ was passed in the Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament) on Wednesday, aiming to encourage rural people to save their money for their future needs. Finance Minister AMA Muhith moved the bill in the House,...
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