Janata Bank gets five new GMs Md Mosaddake-ul-Alam, Mahamudul Hoque, Md Join Uddin Mia, Salekuzzaman and Md Moshiur Rahman have recently been promoted to the post of general manager (GM) of Janata Bank Limited. Mosaddake-ul-Alam joined the bank as a...
Twenty-five of the 51 Bangladesh missions abroad have failed to achieve their respective export targets for the first 10 months (July-April) of the current fiscal (2013-14), reports UNB. The key Bangladesh missions like the ones in Washington, London, Paris, Ottawa,...
Qatar, one of the richest Gulf States, has expressed interest to invest in Bangladesh's energy sector and building LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminal, reports UNB. Qatar Prime Minister Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani conveyed it to Bangladesh Commerce...
SHANGHAI, May 13 (AFP): China's yuan will one day compete for a place alongside the mighty dollar as a reserve currency hoarded by central banks, analysts said, as US Treasury chief Jacob Lew urged faster reform on a visit to...
JAKARTA, May 13 (AFP) : BlackBerry on Tuesday launched a new budget handset in Indonesia, one of its last bastions, in the hope it will take off in emerging markets and stem a decline in the smartphone maker's fortunes. The...
Sony execs lose bonuses again after another bad year TOKYO, May 13 : Struggling electronics giant Sony will not pay bonuses to senior executives for the third straight year, the Japanese company said Tuesday, as it braces for another disastrous...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-05-14 00:00:00
The government is finally set to launch an air cargo service with a view to facilitating export and import trade of the country, the official source have said. "The government is contemplating introduction of a low-cost air cargo service for...
Kamrun Nahar | 2014-05-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh is yet to tap the potential of tourism sector to achieve its poverty reduction target although the government declared it a thrust sector, which experts say, should be exploited carefully for employment generation both for educated and the underprivileged....
Prime Minister's Economic Affairs Adviser Dr Mashiur Rahman on Tuesday said the construction work on the Multipurpose Padma Bridge will be completed under the current government. "The work on the Padma Bridge has begun and it will be completed during...
NEW DELHI, May 13 (AFP): India's industrial production shrank in March for the fifth time in sixth months, data showed Monday, underscoring the challenge facing the next government to revive Asia's third-largest economy. Output from India's mines, factories and utilities...
Yasir Wardad | 2014-05-14 00:00:00
Abdus Sabur , a farmer of Shekher Khil union under Bashshkhali upazila in Chittagong this year sold his salt at Tk2.2 per kg. The same salt, after being refined, packed and marketed, was bought at Tk25 per kg at Nawabganj...
HONG KONG, May 13 (AFP): Oil prices were mixed today after rallying in the previous session in response to a vote in eastern Ukraine to break away from the country, fuelling fears of a civil war that could disrupt supplies....
FARIDPUR, May 13 (BSS): Farmers in the district have achieved a bumper production of Boro paddy in the current season as the harvesting just concluded. According to District Agriculture Extension office sources, the crop, in various varieties, was cultivated on...
LONDON, May 13 (Bloomberg): Gold declined in New York as signs of an improving US economy and a stronger dollar curbed demand for the metal as a protection of wealth. The dollar climbed to one-month high versus the euro after...
BRUSSELS, May 13 (AFP): The European Union, Russia and Ukraine are trying to settle on a date for another round of talks on the future of Russian gas supplies to Kiev and Europe, officials said Tuesday. The European Commission said...
NEW DELHI, May 13 (PTI): After a brief hiatus, diesel prices were hiked yesterday by Rs 1.09 a litre, excluding state levies in India. The monthly increases in diesel rates, which had been put on hold just before India began...
Prime Bank South Zone clinched the 2nd Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) crown beating BCB North Zone by 213 runs on the 5th and final day of the only five-day-match domestic first class cricket at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in...
Dhaka Division South took 143 runs lead against Dhaka Metropolis on the second day of a 3-day match of the Young Tigers U-18 National Cricket Competition at the Sheikh Jamal Stadium in Faridpur Tuesday, reports UNB. Replying to Dhaka DS,...
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) warmly greeted Sheikh Russell Krira Chakro that reached the final round of the AFC President's Cup Football 2014 held in Colombo, Sri Lanka as the unbeaten Group 'A' champion, after their arrival at Hazrat Shahjalal International...
Water Development Board (WDB) earned a straight 25-12, 25-08 and 25-16 point victory over East End Club in the National Bank Ltd Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Volleyball League at Dhaka Volleyball Stadium in the city Tuesday, reports UNB. In the...
LONDON, May 13 (AFP): Michael Carberry was recalled to limited overs duty by England Tuesday after being named in both the Twenty20 and one-day international squads to play Sri Lanka. England's 13-man Twenty20 squad, captained by Middlesex batsman Eoin Morgan...
LUTON, May 13 (AP): Only six England players in Brazil will have previous World Cup experience after Roy Hodgson turned to younger players who have impressed him with their spirited Premier League performances. The oldest squad member is midfielder Frank...
ZURICH, May 13 (AFP): Switzerland manager Ottmar Hitzfeld Tuesday unveiled his squad for the World Cup finals in Brazil, with his 23-man list tallying with pundits' forecasts. The German veteran, due to wind up his management career after the tournament,...
GENEVA, May 13 (AFP): FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said Monday the game's global governing body did not deserve criticism for its role in organising the event in Brazil saying that they were not out to destroy a country but...
ROME, May 13 (AFP): In-form Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori withdrew as expected from the Rome Masters Monday with the lower back complaint which forced him to pull out in the third set of Sunday's Madrid final with Rafael Nadal....
England challenge excites Lehmann SYDNEY, May 13: Australian coach Darren Lehmann says he is excited by the prospect of facing England for the Ashes again next year and played down the second-division county opposition dished up for warm-up games. The...
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