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...
RAJSHAHI, May 14 (BSS): Agriculturists, traders and farmers here today called for increasing fine and aromatic rice production and marketing to meet the country's growing demand for rice alongside enriching its export list. They viewed that some parts of the...
BNP will hold a rally at Shaheed Farroque Road in the city’s Jatrabari area on Saturday in protest against the countrywide growing incidents of killing, abduction and forced disappearance. BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will address the rally as the chief...
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday faced an embarrassing situation in Companyganj upazila in Sylhet district as locals stopped his motorcade demanding repairs of the Sylhet-Companyganj road. Witnesses said locals gathered at Tukerbazar in the morning hearing that the minister...
Alleging that Rab has been given the ‘license to kill’, senior jurist of the country Barrister Amirul Islam on Wednesday demanded that this elite force be disbanded immediately. “Rab has been given the license to kill, set up torture cells...
LONDON: Europe’s main stock markets ended mixed Wednesday as investors digested downbeat industrial production data in the eurozone, dealers said. Wall Street slid lower after two days of record closing highs, while Asian equities turned in mixed performances. After spending...
Our Correspondent | 2014-05-14 00:00:00
RANGPUR, May 13: Around 40 thousand people of different villages under Hariakuti union at Taraganj Upazila in Rangpur district have been suffering a lot for long in absence of a concrete bridge over the river Kharubhaj. The people of 12...
MYMENSINGH, May 13 (UNB): Two people were killed in a road accident on the Mymensingh-Haluaghat Road at Madhupur village in Tarakanda upazila on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Shafiqul Islam, 27, and Al-Amin, 19. Ali Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Tarakanda...
Our Correspondent | 2014-05-14 00:00:00
JHENIDAH, May 13: Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) Jhenidah region achieved its annual targets in loan disbursement, recovery of loan and deposit mobilisation during the last ten months of the current fiscal 2013-14. Official sources said the BKB earmarked Tk. 1287.00...
Our Correspondent | 2014-05-14 00:00:00
JESSORE, May 13: To hide his corruption, a Customs official had allegedly cooked-up a story of robbery. Having preliminary proof, the authority suspended the in-charge of Jessore Customs warehouse and the assistant revenue officer Shambhunath Dey. Divisional Commissioner, Customs, Shafiqul...
RAJSHAHI, May 13 (BSS): Farming of summer Mug bean has been gaining popularity in the region including its vast Barind Tract for the last couple of years as the farmers are reaping higher economic benefit from the increased demand for...
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