SINGAPORE, May 17 (Xinhua): GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, announced Friday that it will invest 3.7 billion pesos (US$84 million) into a Philippine hospital group, in order to facilitate the latter's further expansion. GIC, through its affiliates, will get a...
Talha Bin Habib | 2014-05-18 00:00:00
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) is taking preparations for selling essential commodities in the open market during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan, officials said. During the month of fasting the TCB sells sugar, gram, lentil, edible oil and...
RAJSHAHI, May 17 (BSS) : State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, MP, has said power supply is indispensable and there is no alternative to it for upholding the country's development and production. For this reason, the present government has...
Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, unveiled the highly anticipated Huawei Ascend P7 recently in Paris. Building on the success of Huawei Ascend P6, the new 4G LTE-enabled smartphone redefines smartphone excellence with top-notch features,...
FE Report | 2014-05-18 00:00:00
Leading businesswoman of Bangladesh Selima Ahmad received the internationally acclaimed Oslo Business for Peace Award 2014 at a function on May 15, at the City Hall, Oslo, for her commitment to social responsibility and ethical values. The award is considered...
BERLIN, May 17 (Reuters): German industry is ramping up efforts to dissuade Chancellor Angela Merkel from imposing tough new economic sanctions on Russia over Ukraine, warning of lasting damage to domestic firms and the broader economy if Moscow is hit...
SAN FRANCISCO, May 17: The technology titans behind the top two smartphone platforms in the world called a truce Friday in a long-running patent war. "Apple and Google have agreed to dismiss all the current lawsuits that exist directly between...
Customs intelligence personnel seized a large amount of Saudi Riyals worth about Tk 14 million (1.40 crore) Friday night from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city. "We seized the Saudi Riyals in an abandoned condition from a bag full...
Moody's upgrades Ireland by 2 notches on faster growth WASHINGTON, May 17: Moody's raised its credit grade for Ireland yesterday by two steps, to Baa1 from Baa3, citing the impact faster growth will have on improving the country's debt profile....
Rezaul Karim | 2014-05-18 00:00:00
The Ministry of Textile and Jute (MoTJ) has sought Tk 2.0 billion in the form of financial assistance for the Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) to help it procure raw jute. The MoTJ is arranging the fund for the BJMC...
NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters): Olam International Ltd , one of the world's major cocoa traders, said on Friday it plans to invest $61 million to build a cocoa-processing plant in Indonesia, its first in Asia, where chocolate demand is...
ROME, May 17 (AFP): The UN food agency on Friday said it had launched a major operation to distribute seeds and tools to farmers in the conflict-torn Central African Republic to help the next planting season. The Rome-based Food and...
LONDON, May 17 (AFP): Commodity prices mostly rose this week with oil and gold higher on Ukraine tensions, while nickel stormed to another two-year peak on Indonesia's export ban. Palladium and platinum also rallied to key highs on intensifying worries...
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said Saturday that Bangladesh's friendly relations with India would remain unhurt with the change of government in New Delhi, reports UNB. "It's of no use to be overenthusiastic by BNP as it is a government-to-government and...
The Election Commission (EC) will provide Tk 10 million in compensation to the family members of seven killed and those suffered injuries while discharging their duty in the violence-hit January 5 parliamentary elections, reports UNB. The decision was taken at...
The Homecoming Day of Awami League (AL) President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was observed Saturday with elaborate programmes, reports BSS. Marking the day, the ruling AL, its associate bodies and other organisations placed wreaths at the portrait of Father...
Accusing the government of creating a smokescreen over the arrest of the accused and investigating into the incident, BNP has expressed doubt over the fair trial of Narayanganj seven-murder case, reports UNB. "After buying a long time, two accused RAB...
JU Correspondent | 2014-05-18 00:00:00
The Jahangirnagar University (JU) authorities suspended six activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of JU unit for their involvement in a clash between two dormitories. The decision was taken following recommendation of the disciplinary committee at an emergency syndicate meeting...
Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been made a life member of the Dhaka University unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), reports BSS. The announcement of giving the AL president the lifetime honorary membership came from a...
CHITTAGONG, May 17 (UNB): Hefajat-e-Islam leaders here on Saturday condemned the government move to regulate the country's Hafezi madrasahs. In a statement, they also demanded the removal of the director general of the Islamic Foundation for his purported involvement in...
CHITTAGONG, May 17 (UNB): Police in their overnight drives arrested 30 people, including 18 Jamaat-Shibir men, from Satkania and Lohagarah upazilas. During the drives from Friday night to early Saturday, 18 persons were held in Satkania Upazila. Of them, six...
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