The High Court on Thursday asked the government to take adequate steps to ensure a secure environment for the witnesses to the sensational Narayanganj seven murders so that they can give their depositions without any fear. An HC bench comprising...
BANGKOK, May 14 (Reuters): A meeting between Thailand's interim prime minister and the Election Commission to fix a date for polls that the government hopes will break a stalemate was postponed on Wednesday due to security concern over the venue,...
CANNES, May 14 (AFP): It has been savaged as 'shameful' before it even comes out, but filmmakers behind "Grace of Monaco" are hoping to put all that behind them Wednesday when the movie kicks off the Cannes Film Festival. Hollywood...
ISLAMABAD, May 14, (AFP): Pakistan has ordered the only two Indian journalists stationed in the country to leave within a week, telling them their visas would not be renewed, officials said Wednesday. Meena Menon of The Hindu newspaper and Snehesh...
Yemen army clash with al-Qaida kills 7 troops SANAA, May 14: Yemeni security officials say army troops have repelled a dawn attack by al-Qaida fighters seeking to recapture a southern town. The clashes killed seven troops and 16 militants. The...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-05-15 00:00:00
The government's dependence on the internal resources for bankrolling the annual development programme (ADP) for the next fiscal year (FY) is likely to increase significantly due to less-than-expected foreign aid, officials said Tuesday. The Planning Commission (PC) has framed a...
Trade balance of the country in the first eight months of the fiscal year (FY) 2014 recorded a sharply lower deficit of US$ 3.561 billion compared to the deficit of $ 4.599 billion in the corresponding period of FY 2013,...
FE Report | 2014-05-15 00:00:00
Country's steel and re-rolling millers have placed a set of proposals including imposition of 15 per cent value added tax (VAT) or raise the duty by another Tk 5,500 on import of per tonne of billet in the upcoming budget...
Ireland trade surplus shrinks to 6-year low DUBLIN, May 14: Ireland's trade surplus shrank by nearly a quarter in March to the lowest level since 2008, data showed Wednesday in a sign the eurozone nation's economy remains fragile. The trade...
Khairul Islam The authorities of Ruposhi Bangla (RB) Hotel is set to invite international tender next month for the renovation work of the country's first five-star hotel amid strong opposition from the hotel's employees and officials, sources said. "There is...
The government is planning to involve all ministries in the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 (BDP2100) by splitting it into several small components for its proper implementation. Planning Minister AFM Mostafa Kamal made the disclosure while speaking at an inaugural session...
LONDON, May 14 (AFP): The Bank of England (BoE) raised its 2015 growth forecast on Wednesday, adding that the economy was heading "back to normal" as the recovery picks up speed. Gross domestic product (GDP) was set to grow by...
The vast market of India has remained largely unexplored by Bangladeshi exporters although major trade barriers significantly eased with the negative list coming down to 25 items from 763 only six years ago, and the export surged to a record...
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, now in Qatar, has proposed enactment of tougher labour laws to protect expatriate workers from forced overtime and poor living conditions in the countries under the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), reports UNB. He said it is...
FE Report | 2014-05-15 00:00:00
Walton, a local electronics, automobile and home appliance products maker, has introduced three new smartphones in the market. Featured with the ultra modern technologies and affordable prices, the new Android-enabled smartphones are Primo GH-plus, V1 and R3. The new models...
CANBERRA, May 14 (AFP) : Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Wednesday defended his tough first budget which saw swingeing cuts to health and education spending in an attempt to slash the country's massive deficit. The moves triggered anger and claims...
General Electric offers best deal for Alstom PARIS, May 14: French Energy Minister Segolene Royal on Wednesday came out in favour of a takeover offer for Alstom's energy division by US group General Electric, defying Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg who...
Hosts Bagerhat District clinched the zonal title to reach the final round of the KFC National Women's Football (Super League) thrashing Narail District by huge 8-0 goals in zonal final at the Bagerhat Stadium Wednesday, reports UNB. They joined the...
LONDON, May 14 (AFP): Alastair Cook's quickfire knock helped ensure Sri Lanka's first match in England this season ended in defeat. England captain Cook struck 71 as his county, Essex, made 161 for five in a one-day match reduced by...
Brothers Union Club recorded a 2-1 goal victory over Soccer Club Feni in the second phase of the Nitol Tata Bangladesh Premier Football League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city, reports BSS. In the day's match, Haitian forward...
Barnak Samaj and Police AC earned massive wins in the Green Delta Insurance Metropolis First Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium in the city Wednesday, reports UNB. In the day's first match, Barnak Samaj outclassed Combined...
ROME, May 14 (AFP): Novak Djokovic made a winning return nearly a month after suffering a wrist injury, starting the Rome Masters on a rainy Tuesday with a 6-3, 7-5 defeat of Radek Stepanek. The second-round victory after a bye...
Scolari faces tax cheat inquiry LISBON, May 14: Portuguese authorities are investigating Brazil's national football coach Luiz Felipe Scolari for tax fraud, media reports said Wednesday less than a month before the start of the World Cup. Scolari has strongly...
Former Bangladesh national champion and national sports award winner Saidul Haque Saadi emerged group champion in the Stag 17th World Veterans Table Tennis Championship, now being held in Auckland, New Zealand, reports UNB. Saadi, in his first appearance in the...
MOSCOW, May 14 (AFP): The disciplinary panel of the Russian Football Union (RFU) on Wednesday sanctioned Zenit St Petersburg with a 3-0 loss in Sunday's match with Dynamo Moscow which was abandoned late in the game because of crowd trouble....
LONDON, May 14 (AFP): Expectations were already muted, but England's chances at the World Cup have now been written off-by the government. An assessment by the Home Office about extending pub opening hours during the tournament came to the conclusion...
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