TOKYO, May 20 (AFP): The dollar rose against the yen in Asia on Tuesday as investors await clues about future US and Japanese monetary policy, while the Thai baht slipped after the army declared martial law in the crisis-hit nation....
State minister for Finance and Planning MA Mannan left Dhaka Tuesday for Kazakhstan to attend the 7th Astana Economic Forum and the second World Anti-crisis Conference, reports BSS. Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Atiur Rahman and Economic Relations Division (ERD)...
LOS ANGELES, May 20 (Reuters) : AT&T Inc can pull out of its agreement to buy DirecTV if the satellite TV operator is unable to renew a deal with the National Football League to offer the popular NFL Sunday Ticket...
Singapore economy beats forecast to grow 2.3pc in Q1 SINGAPORE, May 20: Singapore's economy grew 2.3 per cent in the first quarter, roundly beating the initial estimate, the trade ministry said Tuesday, with a strong manufacturing sector expected to underpin...
NEW YORK, May 20 (Bloomberg): Brazilian cane-grower Jose Rodolfo Penatti can see evidence from his house window that the world is heading for its first sugar-production deficit in four years. On the 150 acres his family has farmed in Sao...
LONDON, May 20 (AFP): Oil prices rose Tuesday as unrest in Libya added to potential energy supply concerns triggered by the Ukraine-Russia crisis, analyst said. The US benchmark, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for delivery in June, climbed 15 cents to...
PANCHAGARH, May 20 (BSS): Farmers in Panchagarh are delighted to get a bumper yield and satisfactory price of Boro paddy during the current season. Farmers of the district have already started harvesting the Boro paddy with much enthusiasm. Department of...
LONDON, May 20 (Bloomberg): Gold demand was little changed in the first quarter as jewelry purchases countered declines in investment and central-bank buying, the World Gold Council said. Global demand fell to 1,074.5 metric tons in the quarter, from 1,077.2...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Tuesday stressed the need for working together with the South Asian nations to further accelerate the economic development of the region, reports UNB. "The region will further get developed and prosperous if the South Asian...
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) refuted Tuesday the rejoinder issued by Dr Kamal Hossain and Associates Monday, saying it tried to suppress the truth and was a heinous act to distort history, reports UNB. The PMO, in a rejoinder signed...
The BNP has demanded withdrawal of military officers from the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), reports bdnews24.com. "There's a conspiracy going on to taint the army's image by using RAB for political purposes," the party's vice-president Sadeque Hossain Khoka told a...
The High Court (HC) will deliver its order on May 25 (Sunday) on two writ petitions filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the legality of the appointment of a special judge who framed charges against her in the Zia...
Prime Minister's international affairs adviser Dr Gowher Rizvi said Tuesday Bangladesh and India will continue to enjoy cordial relations despite change of government in India, reports BSS. "Change of government in India will not have any impact on Bangladesh ....
Awami League (AL) Advisory Council member and former Railway Minister Suranjit Sengupta urged Tuesday the government to gear up diplomatic relations with the newly-elected government in India, reports BSS. "Non-skilled persons won't serve the purpose. Diplomatic efforts should be strengthened...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, May 20 (UNB): Joint forces in an overnight drive arrested six activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir from Shibganj and Sadar upazilas Tuesday. Police said a team of the joint forces, comprising members of police,...
Rafiur Rabbi, father of murdered teenager Tanvir Muhammad Twaki, said he would contest the seat left vacant following Jatiya Party MP Nasim Osman's death, reports bdnews24.com. "I have decided to contest the by-polls for Narayanganj-5 as an independent candidate. I'm...
CHITTAGONG, May 20 (BSS): The first election of Boalkhali municipality of the district will be held today (Wednesday). The administration has completed all out preparations to hold the election of the municipality. Upazila Election Office has already sent transparent ballot...
RANGPUR, May 20 (BSS): Awami League (AL) and BNP candidates have won two posts of Upazila chairmen each in the elections held in four upazila parishads in the district Monday. Returning Officer Md Shahidul Islam announced the unofficial results of...
NOAKHALI, May 20 (UNB): Two transport workers were shot dead by gunmen in separate incidents in Chatkhil Upazila Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Kamal Uddin (35), a worker of ticket counter of 'Al Baraka Paribahan' at Dashgharia bus stand...
A juvenile court in the city granted Tuesday bail to domestic help Khadiza Khatun Sumi in connection with the killing of Special Branch Inspector Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Swapna Rahman, reports UNB. Judge of the Additional Metropolitan Sessions Court-1...
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JESSORE, May 20: Hasina Begum, wife of assassinated union council member Abul Kalam Azad of Alangi union under Kotchandpur upazila in Jhenidah, at a press conference claimed that her husband had been killed in police firing after abduction. The press...
COX'S BAZAR, May 20 (UNB): Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard detained 54 people, including six crew and four brokers, from Saint Martin's Island in Teknaf Upazila early Tuesday while they were going to Malaysia illegally. Tipped off, an operation team...
SYLHET, May 20 (UNB): The authorities declared Tuesday the Nursing Institute at the Osmani Medical College Hospital closed for an indefinite period following a demonstration waged by its students. The decision was taken at a meeting by the authorities as...
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