HARARE, Apr 26 (Xinhua): The World Bank (WB) has downgraded Zimbabwe's economic growth rate projection in 2014 from 4.2 per cent to 3 per cent due to low investment, weak growth in mining sector and adverse effects from the global...
KOLKATA, India, Apr 26 (Xinhua): A new horizon for a four-nation cooperation project called "Bangladesh-India-Myanmar-China" (BIMC) economic corridor has emerged on "Hump", once a key military supply line to China during World War II in the China Burma India Theater....
FE Report | 2014-04-27 00:00:00
The National Intellectual Property Day 2014 will be observed across the country today (Sunday), said a press release. The Intellectual Property Association of Bangladesh (IPAB) has chalked out elaborate programmes to observe the day. According to the programmes, the IPAB...
SANTIAGO, Apr 26 (Gulf News): Mr Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ruler of Dubai, held talks with Michelle Bachelet, President of the Republic of Chile, in Santiago on...
HANOI, Apr 26 (Xinhua): Vietnam is estimated to disburse some US$4.0 billion of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first four months of 2014, up 6.7 per cent year-on-year, said Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under Vietnam's Ministry of Planning and...
Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Muhammed Saydul Hoque Saturday called upon the scientists to innovate new technology in fish production so that the country can occupy the first position in fish production across the world, reports BSS. "Bangladesh now remain...
FE Report | 2014-04-27 00:00:00
The Gulf no-frills carrier Air Arabia has joined the emirate's tourism and aviation authorities to help develop a vibrant tourism sector in Ras Al Khaimah. The RAK Department of Civil Aviation and the Tourism Development Authority, Air Arabia announced that...
Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BMCCI) is going to organise a three-day trade fair, 'Showcase Bangladesh 2014', in Kuala Lumpur in November. The showcase, the third of its kind, will be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC)...
BRASïLIA, Apr 26 (AFP) : China's Foreign Minister ended a Latin American tour Friday in Brazil, stressing Beijing's goal of investing in the region as he prepared the way for a July visit by President Xi Jinping. "There is a...
Japan mobile carrier NTT Docomo exiting India business TOKYO, April 26 : Japan's biggest mobile carrier NTT Docomo said Friday it would abandon a once-hopeful Indian telecoms business, becoming the latest major firm to run into trouble in the huge...
Yasir Wardad | 2014-04-27 00:00:00
The prices of cooking oil increased unusually in kitchen markets in the last ten days despite a stable international market. Retailers and wholesalers are at loggerheads over the surge. Retailers said that the prices of edible oil increased slightly due...
LONDON, Apr 26 (AFP) : Commodity markets traded mixed this week as dealers reacted to a renewed escalation of tensions over the Russia-Ukraine crisis as well as weather factors. Many markets began the week on Tuesday following the Easter break...
Sonia H Moni | 2014-04-27 00:00:00
Gold price in the domestic market has remained unchanged for more than two months despite fluctuations of its prices in the global market. The local jewellers revised their rates upward on February 15 last in line with the enhanced rates...
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr 26 (AFP): Apple on Friday offered to fix some older iPhone 5 smartphones with flawed on-off buttons. The California-based company said a "small per centage" of iPhone 5 models manufactured through March of 2013 may have on-off...
Syed Ashraf Ali | 2014-04-27 00:00:00
The banks assess the credit risk of a potential borrower by using one or other set of rules. One popular rule, known as "5 Cs" of credit, tries to capture five essential characterstics of the borrower - Character, Capacity, Capital,...
Adama Dieng | 2014-04-27 00:00:00
Images of Charles Taylor being arrested and indicted in 2006 for his crimes in Sierra Leone's brutal civil war were splashed over the front pages of global news sites. When he was convicted in 2012, the spectacle was widely broadcast...
Rana Plaza and Tazreen Fashions tragedies during the last one and a half years have brought a number of critical issues to spotlight. But it remains to be seen whether these have stirred a wake-up call to address them in...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2014-04-27 00:00:00
There is no denying that one year after Rana Plaza Tragedy, a wide gap still exists between the commitments made and the delivery of those promises. Families of the injured and dead in the building collapse are leading a life...
Abdulla Al Imran | 2014-04-27 00:00:00
The nature of war and conflicts has changed over time. We rarely see inter-state conflicts in the present world. With the end of Cold War, conflicts have become intra-state in nature. We see ethnic clashes or majority vs. minority conflicts...
We agree with views of the Bangladesh's Ambassador to the US that suspension of GSP by the US is not helping Bangladeshi workers in the readymade garments (RMG) sector. The US should help us improve the existing working conditions in...
Despite passage of one year of the Rana Plaza tragedy, all the victims and their families are yet to be fully compensated. Many of them have been leading miserable and uncertain lives which they don't deserve. We have a bad...
Finally, the Dhaka City Corporation (South) has opened the playground at Dhanmondi-8 to members of the public. We thank the government for taking the step as it will discourage land grabbers from taking such moves to occupy vacant lands meant...
Shariful Islam Bhuiyan | 2014-04-27 00:00:00
Agent banking is now a buzzword in the banking industry. Its importance is immense in paving the way for financial inclusion. But, many of us, including bankers, still do not have a clear perception of agent banking, its services, risks...
This 27th of April marks a very special day for the Netherlands as the Dutch will be celebrating their first King's day in 124 years.Since the abdication of Willem III in 1890, only queens have ascended the throne. Last April,...
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