KIEV, Mar 19 (agencies): Pro-Russian forces used a tractor to ram through the gate of a Ukrainian navy base in western Crimea on Wednesday, seizing control of the entrance, Ukraine's defence ministry said. "Russian soldiers" then halted their advance, ministry...
CAIRO, Mar 19 (AFP): An Egyptian army brigadier general and a colonel were killed in a raid Wednesday on a jihadist hideout, as security forces close their pincers on militants in the Nile Delta. The Islamist militants have increasingly shifted...
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 19 (AFP): Angry Chinese relatives tried to gatecrash Malaysia's tightly controlled daily media briefing on the missing plane Wednesday in chaotic scenes underlining the frustrations surrounding the 12-day search. Shouting and crying, a handful of relatives of...
DAMASCUS, Mar 19 (AFP): Israeli air raids Syria Wednesday killed one soldier and injured seven, Syria's army said, warning that the strikes endangered regional security and stability. The army command in a statement said the strikes targeted military bases in...
Israeli troops shoot dead a Palestinian teenager HEBRON, Mar 19: Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian teenager in the southern West Bank on Wednesday, a Palestinian security source told AFP. "Yussef Sami Shawamreh, 15, was killed by the Israeli army...
Khairul Islam | 2014-03-20 00:00:00
The country's business schools are largely failing to churn out skilled human resources, forcing the business and industrial houses to lean on foreigners to pick up the slack. Industry insiders say that traditional academic curriculum and poor linkage between the...
FE Report | 2014-03-20 00:00:00
Head of Delegation of the European Union in Bangladesh Ambassador William Hanna expressed his satisfaction over the progress of various EU-funded projects in Sylhet. Ambassador Hanna visited Sylhet division to see for himself the progress of a number of European...
Talha Bin Habib | 2014-03-20 00:00:00
The ministry of commerce (MoC) will ask the ministries concerned to fianalise the issues discussed during the just-concluded Bangladesh-India Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting in the city, a trade official said. Senior officials of both the countries at the JWG...
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has placed a 59-point recommendation on the national budget for the fiscal year 2014-15 to the National Board of Revenue (NBR), reports UNB. DCCI President Mohammad Shahjahan Khan placed the recommendations to...
Asia business sentiment improves in Q1 SEOUL, Mar 19 : Business sentiment among Asia's top companies edged up in the first quarter, as solid improvement in the Philippines and South Korea outweighed weakness in China, India and Australia amid persistent...
TOKYO, Mar 19 (AFP): Japan today posted its 20th straight monthly trade deficit in February, but analysts welcomed the fact that the figure had narrowed from a record shortfall in January as export growth outpaced imports. The latest data indicate...
ISLAMABAD, Mar 19 (Xinhua): Pakistan and Bahrain yesterday signed six agreements to boost cooperation in various fields during the visit of the King of Bahrain, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, officials said. The agreements were signed prior to the...
TAIPEI, Mar 19 (AFP): Around 200 Taiwanese students and activists were locked in a tense standoff with police today after they stormed the parliament in a bid to thwart government efforts to ratify a contentious trade agreement with China. Tearing...
Beijing, Mar 19 (Reuters): China is in talks to buy at least 150 Airbus passenger jets potentially worth $20 billion (£12.03 billion) when Xi Jinping pays his first visit to Europe as president at the end of this month, people...
Mumbai, Mar 19 (PTI) The Indian rupee today trimmed its initial gains against the US currency, but was quoted still up by five paise to 61.14 on selling of the dollar by banks and exporters. Banks and exporters preferred to...
FRANKFURT, Mar 19 (AFP): German top-of-the-range carmaker BMW said Wednesday it expects pre-tax profit to rise sharply this year after the group reported record sales and earnings last year. "The BMW group can look forward with confidence to the current...
TOKYO, Mar 19 (AFP) : The dollar edged higher against the yen and euro in Asia on Wednesday as investors focus on the US Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting, the first under new chair Janet Yellen. There are hopes Yellen...
Number of jobless claims fall | 2014-03-20 00:00:00
LONDON, Mar 19 (Reuters) : Britain's jobless rate was stable in the three months to January, but the number of people claiming unemployment benefits fell more than expected and earnings showed signs of picking up. The jobless rate was unchanged...
CHICAGO, Mar 19 (Xinhua): Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell Tuesday to settle at their lowest level in a week, amid another rally in US equities. The most active gold contract for April...
Our Correspondent | 2014-03-20 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Mar 19: Bangladesh Bank has organised a two-day workshop for the officers of Authorised Dealer bank branches of the Chittagong region on "Integrated Supervision System (ISS) Reporting" in the Bangladesh Bank from Wednesday (today). Bangladesh Bank executive director Mohammad...
SINGAPORE, Mar 19 (AFP) : Oil prices eased in Asian trade Wednesday as investors locked in profits after recent sharp gains while keeping a close eye on international tensions over Russia's absorption of Ukraine's Crimea region. New York's main contract,...
Oman emerged the Group A champions in the Islami Bank Asian Games Hockey Qualifiers with a all-win record beating Qatar by 3-1 goals at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in the city Wednesday, reports UNB. Favourite Oman top the...
Sri Lanka completed their Group A campaign in the Islami Bank Asian Games Hockey Qualifiers on a winning note beating Chinese Taipei by 3-2 goals at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in the city Wednesday, reports UNB. With the...
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