TOKYO, Apr 9 (Reuters): Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday it would recall 6.39 million vehicles globally for faults affecting various parts ranging from steering to seats in the company's second-largest recall to date. The world's biggest automaker said it...
TOKYO, Apr 9 (AFP) : The dollar on Wednesday bounced back above 102 yen, clawing back losses suffered in New York after the head of the Bank of Japan poured cold water on hopes it will add to its stimulus...
SINGAPORE, Apr 9 (AFP) : Oil prices were mixed in Asian trade Wednesday following big gains in European and US trade that were fuelled by renewed Russia-Ukraine tensions. New York's main contract West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for May delivery eased...
SEOUL, Apr 9 (AFP) : South Korea's won surged Wednesday to its highest level since before the global financial crisis, sparking concern the stronger currency might undermine the export-reliant economy. The won ended at 1,041.40 to the dollar, up 10.80...
TOKYO, Apr 9 (AFP) : Shinzo Abe's success in signing a free-trade deal with Australia proves Japan's prime minister can bend the once-powerful farm sector to his will, experts say, offering leverage against US claims of intransigence in a wider...
PIRAEUS, Greece, Apr 9 (Reuters): Nikos Mavrikos has fired half of his employees since 2010 as the Greek economy imploded, leaving his ship supply business on the verge of collapse. February marked a turning point, however: Mavrikos made a hire,...
BERLIN, Apr 9 (AFP) : Germany's powerful trade surplus shrank in February from the January level after exports fell amid an uncertain economic environment, but imports continued to grow, data showed on Wednesday. Europe's top economy posted a trade surplus...
LONDON, Apr 9 (AFP) : Britain's exports of goods sank in February to the lowest level for more than three years, hit by weaker sales to EU countries, official data showed on Wednesday. The data came against a background of...
Less than two weeks after making the startling claim that Ziaur Rahman was Bangladesh's first president, Tarique Rahman has now said Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was an 'illegal' Prime Minister (PM), reports bdnews24.com. He made the assertion at a function,...
Criticising BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman for his remark against Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Law Minister Anisul Haque Wednesday said Tarique needs a brain check-up, reports UNB. The Law Minister came up with the remark while...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheik Hasina Wednesday paid homage to Awami League (AL) MP and former mayor of Barisal City Corporation (BCC) Shawkat Hossain Hiron, placing wreath on the coffin of the deceased at the South Plaza of Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament),...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia Wednesday evening visited the residence of veteran journalist ABM Musa who passed away at noon. Shamsuddin Didar, BNP Media Wing member, told UNB that Khaleda Zia went to Musa's Iqbal Road residence in Mohammadpur at around...
Bangladesh has conveyed its strong protest to the Indian authorities against the killing of a Bangladesh national in Meghalaya, India by an Indian civilian Tuesday, reports UNB. Bangladesh also expressed deep concern at the consecutive incidents of killing of four...
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The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) took Wednesday a decision to investigate the alleged illegal wealth of Jatiya Party (JP) secretary general Ruhul Amin Hawlader. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Commission, ACC public relations officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rajshahi, Sylhet, Dhaka and Khulna divisions and the regions of Noakhali, Comilla and Rangamati today (Thursday). Weather may remain mainly...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina inaugurated Wednesday the much-awaited state-of-the-art Ahsania Mission Cancer and General Hospital in the city's Uttara area, urging the hospital authorities to dedicate it to the services of the people, reports UNB. "I hope that you...
Our Correspondent | 2014-04-10 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Apr 9: The employees, staff nurses and officials of Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) today brought out a procession urging the government to backtrack from turning the hospital into University. The staff nurses and employees observed strike today protesting...
Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka Shiro Sadoshima Wednesday visited Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) and assured his support to consolidation of peace and development in the CHT region, reports UNB. The envoy visited small-scale irrigation and water management project carried out by...
Our Correspondent | 2014-04-10 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, April 9: Bangladesh Shramik League, Chittagong city unit today demanded removal of CDA chairman Abdus Salam for his alleged corruption and nepotism in Chittagong Development Authority (CDA). They have given an ultimatum to the government to remove Abdus Salam...
A three-day national seminar and exhibition on 'Renewable Energy' began Wednesday on Dhaka University (DU) campus focusing on 'Implementation of Renewable Energy Policy,' reports BSS. Dr Towfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Affairs' Adviser to the Prime Minister, inaugurated...
Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested six members of an organised kidnapping gang from the city's Mirpur area Tuesday, reports UNB. The detectives recovered one wireless set, one handcuff, and one digital camera from their possession. The...
CHITTAGONG, Apr 9 (UNB): A man was arrested with 16 gold bars, weighing 1.866 kilograms, at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong Wednesday morning. The arrestee was identified as Azizul Monir Mahfuz (35), a resident of Samitir Hat village in...
DU VC, CCC Mayor shocked at ABM Musa's demise Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Dhaka University (DU) and Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) Mayor Mohammad Manzur Alam expressed deep shock at the death of veteran journalist ABM Musa. In the condolence message, the...
FE Report | 2014-04-10 00:00:00
Natural gas pressure in Dhaka and Chittagong is set to increase from this month with the inauguration of two compression stations at Ashuganj and Elenga, a top government official said Wednesday. "We have completed construction of the two much-needed compression...
JAKARTA, Apr 9 (Agencies): Indonesia's main opposition party won the most votes in legislative elections Wednesday, unofficial tallies showed, boosting the chances of their presidential candidate, the Jakarta governor, becoming the country's next leader. A tally, known as a "quick...
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