TOKYO, June 28 (Reuters): Japan has not done enough to combat money laundering, an international watchdog said, urging the government to adopt measures including legislation to criminalise what it called "terrorist financing". The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) referred...
BANGKOK, June 28 (Reuters): Thailand's central bank cut its export growth forecast for this year to 3.0 per cent from 4.5 per cent, raised its inflation forecast and said this year's current-account surplus should be much larger than earlier projected....
MADRID, June 28 (Xinhua): Asian investors invested around 368 million euros (US$501 million) in the Spanish property market in the first half of 2014, according to information published on Friday by the Economic newspaper Expansion. The figure has significantly increased...
MOSCOW, June 28 (AFP): A new round of Western sanctions on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine could seriously impact its already stalled economy, Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev said Saturday. The minister said Russia has prepared for three possible scenarios...
WASHINGTON, June 28 (Xinhua): World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said Friday that the bank welcomes China's proposal of setting up the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), underscoring that the two agencies should be complimentary partners other than competitors. The...
SEOUL, June 28 (Xinhua): South Korea posted a current account surplus for 27 months in a row, the second-longest surplus trend in the country's history, due to solid exports amid recovery in advanced economies, central bank data showed Friday. Current...
JAKARTA, June 28 (Xinhua): Indonesian export financier, Indonesia Eximbank, secured a three-year service tenure loan worth 45 million US dollars from Islamic Development Bank (IDB), aimed at expanding the nation's trade to IDB member countries, a statement said here on...
HARBIN, June 28 (Xinhua): A new route will open next month between Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, and Taipei in Taiwan. Taiwan's Far Eastern Air Transport (FAT) will operate the new route from July 22, with one direct...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attended the post-budget dinner at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre on Sunday evening. The Finance Ministry arranged the dinner marking the passing of the national budget for fiscal year 2014-15. On her arrival at the venue, the...
GAIBANDHA, Jun 28 (BSS): Successfully produced summer gourd has ushered in new hope for the farmers of Sadullapur upazila and its neighboring areas in the district as it has benefited the growers economically. The harvest of summer gourd has been...
Our Correspondent | 2014-06-29 00:00:00
PABNA, Jun 28: Police recovered the beheaded body of an abducted minor boy in Chatmohar Upazila Friday two days after his abduction. Police arrested six people in connection with the murder. All arrestees are relatives of the victim, police said....
Our Correspondent | 2014-06-29 00:00:00
GOPALGANJ, Jun 28: Prices of essential commodities including rice, pulse, fish, meat, atta, vegetables, salt, oil, spices etc. have registered steep rise in the local markets at the advent of the holy Ramadan. The low income groups of landless peasants,...
NATORE, Jun 28 (UNB): Two people, including a woman, were beaten to death in two separate clashes in Baratipara and Baraigram upazilas on Friday night and early Saturday. The deceased were identified as Yeasin Ali,60, village head of Koichar village...
RAJSHAHI, Jun 28 (BSS): Speakers at a daylong discussion urged the farmers and others concerned to expand cotton farming in the vast Barind tract for boosting up its production to meet up the country's demand. They viewed prospect of boosting...
SHARIATPUR, Jun 28 (UNB): A housewife, who was tortured by her husband for dowry on Thursday, died at Sadar Hospital on Friday. The deceased was identified as Shilpi Akhter, 22, wife of Azizul Munsi of Yasin Matbor Kandi village in...
NARSINGDI, Jun 28 (BSS): Selina Jahan, a woman farmer- cum entrepreneur of the district, has received Islamic Development Bank (IDB) prize in recognition of her outstanding contribution in the field of agriculture. Selina Jahan received the prize, carrying US$ 25,000...
The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has voiced concern over the opportunity given in the just passed Finance Bill to whiten black money by investing in the housing sector. In a statement on Sunday, TIB executive director Dr Iftekharuzzaman said it...
PANCHAGARH, Jun 28: Agriculture office of Boda upazila Satuday distributed high quality paddy seeds and fertilizer among the marginal farmers at free of cost to boost food production. Kamol Kumar Shah, director of Department of Agriculture Extension of Rangpur, distributed...
Our Correspondent | 2014-06-29 00:00:00
BRAHMANBARIA, Jun 28: Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited arranged a School Banking Conference-2014 at the auditorium of Annada Govt. High School, Friday. Chairman of the bank Alhaj Badiur Rahman attended the function as the chief guest while Managing Director of the...
Housewife found dead in C'nawabganj A housewife was found dead at a char in Padma River near Islampur village in Sadar upazila in Chapainawabganj Saturday. The deceased was identified as Fatema Begum, 38, wife of Alauddin of Islampur village. Sadar...
Ban Ki-moon | 2014-06-29 00:00:00
The horrific war in Syria continues to worsen and bleed beyond its borders. A cold calculation seems to be taking hold: that little can be done except to arm the parties and watch the conflict rage. The international community must...
M. Serajul Islam | 2014-06-29 00:00:00
The visit of Sushma Swaraj has ended quietly compared to the media hype that the country witnessed leading to it. The ruling party wanted desperately to show the people of Bangladesh that the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) government would treat...
Mahabub Hossain concluding his two-part write-up on \'Sustaining Food Security: Achievements and Challenges\' | 2014-06-29 00:00:00
Can Bangladesh sustain the gains achieved in food security and make further progress towards sustainable food security? The main challenge in the way of progress towards food security emanates from continuing growth of population. The progress in reducing population growth,...
With its expatriate workers sending nearly US$14 billion a year, Bangladesh continues to be the sixth largest remittance-recipient country in the world. This has been the case in recent years, despite the fact that remittance earnings have recently been witnessing...
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