NAOGAON, Jun 9 (UNB): A couple was killed and four people were injured as lightning struck them at Ajoor village in Mahadebpur upazila on Monday morning. The deceased were identified as Abdul Matin, 24, and his wife Renu Begum, 18....
Our Correspondent | 2014-06-10 00:00:00
GOPALGANJ, Jun 9: At least 15 persons were injured, four of them critically, in a clash between two groups over a land dispute at Panchuria in Gopalganj Sunday. The critically injured are Mahbub Ali Sohel (38) Ward Commissioner of Gopalganj...
The amount of private wealth held by households globally surged more than 14pc to $152 trillion (£90tn) last year, boosted mainly by rising stock markets. Asia-Pacific, excluding Japan, led the surge with a 31pc jump to $37tn, a report by...
RANGAMATI Jun 9 (BSS): Police recovered the body of a housewife from her bedroom in an area adjacent to Chittagong Hill Tract Development Board in the town on Sunday. Police said they could not ascertain whether the housewife committed suicide...
LONDON: European stock markets closed higher Tuesday, with Frankfurt's DAX 30 touching a fresh record a day after it breached the 10,000 mark for the first time. The German index continued its winning streak to gain 0.20 percent to 10,028.80...
BOGRA, Jun 9 (BSS): Some unidentified miscreants chopped a man to death in Satkhira of the district last night. The deceased was identified as Atiqur Rahman Piplu, 30, son of late Abdur Rahman of Purbapara area of the town. Police...
Iraq's prime minister has asked parliament to declare a state of emergency after Islamist militants effectively took control of Mosul. Nouri Maliki acknowledged "vital areas" of the country's second largest city had been seized. Overnight, hundreds of armed men seized...
CHITTAGONG, Jun 9 (BSS): Police arrested two members of an inter-district dacoit gang from the Barabkunda area under Sitakunda upazila of the district last night. The arrested were identified as Mohammad Jabed, 25, and Kamal Uddin, 27. Police said, being...
BEIJING: Terming Bangladesh an important country in the Indian Ocean region and China’s strategic partner, Chinese President Xi Jinping Tuesday said they are also concerned about the trade gap between Bangladesh and China and his government is looking into the...
2 siblings drown in Moulvibazar Two children drowned in a pond at Mamrakpur village in Kanakpur union of sadar upazila in Moulvibazar on Sunday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Shakila Hasan, 6, and Nafe Hasan, children of Maulana Manjurul...
RAJSHAHI, June 9 (BSS): Despite unfavourable weather mango trading has gained momentum with appearance of several varieties in markets of Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj, the two districts known as capital of mango production and its trading. Besides the markets, haats and...
LONDON, June 9 (Reuters): World shares were within touching distance of an all-time high on Monday, spurred on by the potent combination of record low global interest rates and the improving health of major economies. European markets were on the...
LONDON, June 9 (Reuters) : Brent crude oil rose above $109 a barrel on Monday as strong Chinese trade data and US jobs figures pointed to healthy economic growth and higher oil demand from the world's top two consumers. Expectations...
TOKYO, June 9 (AFP) : Sony are winning the console wars for the first time in nearly a decade, a company official confirmed Monday, offering a rare bright spot on the firm's otherwise troubled balance sheet. Stellar sales of the...
HANOI, June 9 (VietNamNet Bridge): This is the third consecutive year Vietnam has experienced a tough year in rice exports. Bountiful rice crops have been harvested in many countries in the world, while rice inventories have increased for the seventh...
HANOI, June 9 (VietNamNet Bridge): The period's encouraging growth rate signalled that the footwear industry was well on track to reach $12 billion export target set for this year, it said. From January to May, US, Japan and UK remained...
FE Report | 2014-06-10 00:00:00
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu said Monday the government has taken initiative to generate renewable energy in order to ensure environment-friendly green industrialisation. He said 27 per cent of power is being wasted due to absence of coordination among the...
FE Report | 2014-06-10 00:00:00
There is no possibility of price hike of essentials in the upcoming holy month of Ramadan, commerce minister Tofail Ahmed said Monday. He was talking to reporters after a meeting between the ministry of commerce (MoC) and businessmen. The MoC...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-06-10 00:00:00
The state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs) were facing a problem, as a large volume of loans was lying unrealised from the government's petroleum product distribution wing. Until March last, the loans of the state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) with the SoCBs...
TOKYO, June 9 (Reuters): The Bank of Japan may slightly raise its assessment of overseas economies on Friday, people familiar with the bank's thinking said, a sign that the bank remains confident that sluggish exports will pick up and help...
Russia to delay privatisation plans again MOSCOW, June 9 : Russia is putting off the planned privatisation of three companies this year, a government minister was quoted as saying on Monday, the latest delay in a programme increasingly held hostage...
Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus has planned to set up Social Business Villages (SBVs) in the second phase of 'Nobin Udyokta' (new entrepreneurs) initiative, reports UNB. "To make it an autonomous and economically viable entity, we take a union, the...
TOKYO, June 9 (AFP) : Japan's economic growth in the first three months of 2014 hit its fastest pace in more than two years, data showed Monday, while analysts said a pick-up in consumer confidence indicated sentiment was improving despite...
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