BEIJING, June 7 (Reuters): China's President Xi Jinping said on Friday that fiscal reforms were pressing but careful planning was needed, the official Xinhua news agency said, as top leaders met to discuss detailed reform plans. Fiscal reform is increasingly...
NEW YORK, June 7 (Reuters): US crude oil futures inched higher on Friday after a solid jobs report in the United States pointed to economic strength and growing oil demand in the world's largest oil consumer. A US Labor Department...
LUSAKA, June 7 (AFP): Zambia is seeking help from the International Monetary Fund, after its currency kwacha lost about a fifth of its value and prices of its key export commodity copper slumped, the Fund said Friday. The "recent steep...
PRETORIA, June 7 (AFP): South Africa's mining minister said Saturday he expected the world's biggest platinum producers and workers to find a deal by early next week to end a crippling strike that has dragged the economy into the red....
TOKYO, June 7 (Reuters): Japan's leading indicator of capital spending is expected to fall in April after a record jump the previous month, a Reuters poll showed, but analysts see a moderate recovery in corporate spending supported by positive earnings....
LONDON, June 7 (AFP): Commodities diverged this week as investors digested a radical shake-up of eurozone interest rates, while cocoa hit a three-year high on speculative buying. Some markets took a hit from the strong greenback, which struck a four-month...
Taking a dig at the Prime Minister (PM) for what he said her speech in parliament supporting the Osman family in Narayanganj, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam alleged Saturday that Sheikh Hasina is patronising godfathers and criminals in...
Claiming that a plot is on to overthrow Sheikh Hasina's government illegally, LGRD Minister Syed Ashraful Islam said Saturday it is not possible to implement another 1975-like blueprint if Awami League (AL) leaders and activists remain united, reports UNB. "I...
The 12th anniversary of death of BUET student Sabekun Nahar Sony will be observed today (Saturday), reports BSS. Sony, a student of Chemical Technology Department of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), was killed in a gun battle over...
SYLHET, Jun 7 (UNB): The authorities of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Saturday suspended its 10 students, also members of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), for their suspected link with the killing of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activist Towhidul Islam. The...
NARAYANGANJ, Jun 7 (UNB): A court here Saturday placed Mortuza Zaman alias Churchil, one of the associates of Nur Hossain, prime accused in the sensational seven-murder case of Narayanganj, on a 5-day remand. Police produced Churchil, arrested early Friday from...
The Coordinator of the Bureau of International Information Programmes (IIP), US Department of State, Macon Phillips, will visit Bangladesh from June 8-11, reports UNB. During the visit, Phillips will visit the Edward M Kennedy Center for Public Service and the...
Ismail Hossain | 2014-06-08 00:00:00
The Dhaka Wasa has taken an initiative to recover five canals from grabbers in the city to ease water logging during the upcoming rainy season. The WASA has already sent the proposal to the planning department for approval. The five...
Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud Saturday urged all to raise their voices to protect the rivers from illegal occupation and pollution to maintain ecological balance in the country, reports BSS. "Our rivers are being grabbed and polluted indiscriminately and...
Seventy-one MA students from the economics department of the Dhaka University (DU) were awarded annual scholarships by the Dhaka University Economics Department Alumni Association (DUEDAA) at a function at the DU Social Science Faculty auditorium recently, says a press release....
A 10-day exhibition of watercolour paintings, titled "Waves of Colour", began in the city Friday, reports UNB. South Korean Ambassador in Bangladesh Lee Yun-Young inaugurated the exhibition at Gallery Cosmos-2 at Mohakhali DOHS in the city. Chairman of Gallery Cosmos...
FE Report | 2014-06-08 00:00:00
A student of an English medium school in Dhaka has achieved recognition by the United Nations (UN) for his excellent performance in a competition on 'innovative educational program' organised by the UN, according to a press release. The programme arranged...
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said Saturday the government is expecting Japanese investment for launching a 'learning and earning' project to build skilled manpower in the country's information and communication technology (ICT) sector, reports UNB. "I believe Japan will invest...
Princess Zahra Aga Khan, the eldest daughter of Aga Khan, attended the silver jubilee programme of Aga Khan School (AKS) in the city Friday, reports UNB. Princess Zahra, head of Social Welfare Department of Aga Khan Development Network, visited the...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Sylhet and at a few places over Dhaka and Chittagong divisions and at one or two different places over Khulna, Rajshahi...
World Accreditation Day tomorrow The World Accreditation Day will be observed tomorrow (Monday) in the country as elsewhere in the world. The year's theme of the day is: 'Accreditation: Delivering confidence in the provision of energy. Bangladesh Accreditation Board (BAB)...
FE Report | 2014-06-08 00:00:00
Economists, religious scholars, academicians at a roundtable demanded Saturday tax exemption on zakat payment similar to facility enjoyed by corporate social responsibility (CSR) fund. They expressed the opinion that zakat can immensely contribute to poverty alleviation and take the place...
Khalilur Rahman | 2014-06-08 00:00:00
Citizens' hope for better civic amenities under the bifurcated Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) remains largely unfulfilled yet. More frustrating is the fact that the taxpayers do not exactly know to whom they would seek redress of their grievances. The divided...
Siddique Islam Dead Sea, Jordan | 2014-06-08 00:00:00
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries in general are in favour of cutting the energy subsidies targeting redirection of the supports to the poor and pushing down their budget deficits, policy makers and experts said. The observations came at...
FE Report | 2014-06-08 00:00:00
The owners of CNG refuelling stations have postponed their non-stop countrywide strike till August 24 in response to a government request. The strike was scheduled to begin at 6 am tomorrow (Sunday). "We have postponed the strike following the request...
Former caretaker government adviser and ex- editor of the English daily The Independent Mahbubul Alam was laid to rest Saturday afternoon, reports BSS. He was buried at his father's grave around 3.0 pm at Azimpur new graveyard in the city. ...
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