NEW YORK, Mar 14 (AFP): The US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation sued HSBC, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and 12 other global banking heavyweights on Friday for manipulating the Libor benchmark interest rate. The manipulation caused "substantial losses" to 38 US banks...
CARACAS, Mar 15 (AFP): Annual inflation in Venezuela, one of the driving forces behind a wave of anti-government protests, hit 57.3 per cent in February, the central bank said Friday. Demonstrators have poured almost daily into the streets of the...
SEOUL, Mar 15 (AFP) : An engineering expert on Friday took the helm of South Korea' steel giant POSCO promising an overhaul of the company as it suffers falling profits owing global economic uncertainty and competition from Chinese rivals. Shareholders...
ATHENS, Mar 15 (AFP): Greece was gunning for a weekend deal with its EU-IMF creditors on a lingering reform audit that has held up billions of euros in loans since last year, an official said on Friday. "The goal is...
WASHINGTON, Mar 15 (AFP): The Federal Reserve said Friday its balance sheet swelled to $4.0 trillion at the end of 2013 as it made massive asset purchases to support the US economy. The Fed, in a report of its 2013...
FRANKFURT, Mar 15 (AFP): The rate of inflation in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, inched lower in February, official final data showed on Friday. The cost of living rose by 1.2 per cent on a 12-month basis in February, compared with...
CHITTAGONG, Mar 15 (BSS): Hong Kong take on young Nepal in their opening qualifying round group A match of the ICC World Cup T20 schedule to be held today (Sunday) at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong. The match...
Visiting Pakistan Women's team won the two-match T20 series beating hosts Bangladesh Women's team by 34 runs in the day's 2nd match at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox's Bazar Saturday, reports UNB. Earlier, Pakistan Women's beat Bangladesh Women's...
CENTURION, Mar 15 (AFP): South African captain Faf du Plessis believes Australia's strong batting line-up will have a significant impact in the World Twenty20 which starts in Bangladesh next week. "They've got a powerhouse batting attack," said Du Plessis after...
CENTURION, South Africa, Mar 15 (AFP): Left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc led a strong Australian bowling performance and set up a comfortable six-wicket win against South Africa in the third and final Twenty20 international at SuperSport Park Friday. South Africa...
Victoria Sporting Club played a goalless draw with Agrani Bank Sporting Club in the lone match of the Premier Bank Bangladesh Championship League at Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur Saturday, reports UNB. In the today's...
TOKYO, Mar 15 (AFP): Urawa Red Diamonds beat J-League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-0 Saturday, appearing unscathed on the pitch despite fans being embroiled in a racism scandal. The J-League on Thursday ruled that Urawa must play it's next home game-against...
Sri Lanka forced Qatar to a 1-1 draw in the 2nd match of the opening day of the Islami Bank Asian Games Hockey Qualifiers at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium in the city Saturday, reports UNB. Forward Aslam Adnan...
KARACHI, Mar 15 (AFP): Flamboyant Pakistan allrounder Shahid Afridi Saturday started training after recovering from a groin injury, hoping to play his part in the World Twenty20 starting in Bangladesh. The fifth edition of the World Twenty20 with 16 teams...
INDIAN WELLS, Mar 15 (AFP): Flavia Pennetta stunned Li Na in straight sets on Friday, avenging a loss to the Australian Open champion in Melbourne and booking an Indian Wells title clash with Agnieszka Radwanska. In a match that featured...
Indian Wells defeat no cause for concern: Li INDIAN WELLS, United States, Mar 15: Vanquished top seed Li Na's warm hug for Flavia Pennetta Friday after the Italian beat her in the semi-finals at Indian Wells had plenty of history...
SIRAJGANJ, Mar 15 (BSS): Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mohammad Nasim alleged here Saturday that BNP has surpassed all the previous records of falsehood by blaming of rigging in the ongoing Upazila polls. "It has become a political tradition...
Police arrested 11 operatives of the banned Islamist outfit Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) for their suspected link to snatching away its three top leaders from a police prison van at Trishal in Mymensingh, reports BSS. Two of the arrestees have...
FE Report | 2014-03-16 00:00:00
Health experts said Saturday that doctors' carelessness and the patients' ignorance are the key reasons of blindness in glaucoma in Bangladesh. They also said the government has to establish a system of glaucoma screening for the 90 per cent of...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina has called for united efforts at making the country economically self-reliant in fulfilling the dream of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, reports UNB. She made the appeal on Saturday while delivering her speech at a seminar...
The much-talked-about free primary education seems possible in imagination only as the annual spending of primary school students is around Tk 37.34 billion that affects mainly the poverty-stricken people, a study reveals. "On paper the primary education is free, in...
JU Correspondent | 2014-03-16 00:00:00
Bangladesh will face acute problem to get safe drinking water as the surface water is being polluted everyday in our country. The observation came at a workshop organised by JU Environmental Science with the assistance of Higher Education Quality Enhancement...
Chief Justice (CJ) M Muzammel Hossain Saturday lauded the recent development in empowering women in Bangladesh but also sounded a note of caution saying there is no place for complacency yet, reports BSS. "Bangladesh has made some tremendous achievement in...
Our Correspondent | 2014-03-16 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Mar 15: A Brac Bank executive in the city committed suicide by taking poison allegedly after quarrelling with her would be husband Friday noon. She has been identified as Afroza Sharmin (26), daughter of Afazuddin of Hapania village under...
The 17th convocation of North South University (NSU) was held on its campus in the city recently. President Md Abdul Hamid conferred degrees to 1425 graduating students at the convocation this year. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid attended the ceremony...
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