London, Mar 7 (Reuters): Detroit said in a court filing on Thursday it had reached an agreement with Barclays PLC for a $120 million loan that would allow it to invest in services and speed its path out of bankruptcy....
LONDON, Mar 7 (Xinhua): Britain's new car sales increased three per cent in February as boosted by the rising consumer confidence and strengthening economy, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said yesterday. The SMMT figures showed that the...
WASHINGTON, Mar 7 (Reuters) : It could be another two months before the US Federal Reserve can determine whether recent weak economic data is truly weather-related or something more permanent, so policymakers should keep trimming their bond-buying stimulus, a top...
Rampaging Shahid Afridi and prolific Kumar Sangakkara have set the stage for a rousing contest when Pakistan face Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup one-day final at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium in the city today (Saturday), reports AFP. Angelo Mathews' Sri...
Bangladesh Women's team will take on touring Pakistan Women's team today (Saturday ) in the first match of the two-match T20I series at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox's Bazar, reports UNB. The match will begin at 1:00 pm....
Bangladesh did not have the luxury to play with their best eleven in the Asia Cup but Mushfiqur Rahim, the skipper, now wants the return of Tamim Iqbal, Mashrafe Mortaza and Shohag Gazi to the side, reports bdnews24.com. The hosts...
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, Mar 7 (AFP): South Africa and Australia will be aiming to hone their Twenty20 international skills when they start a three-match series at St George's Park Sunday. Coming after a high-intensity Test series, a succession of...
LUCKNOW, Mar 7 (AFP): Police in northern India said Friday they had dropped sedition charges against a group of Kashmiri students who cheered on Pakistan in a recent cricket match, but they could still face prosecution over the incident. A...
BARCELONA, Mar 7 (AFP): Nike will supply the kit for more teams than Adidas for the first time ever at this year's World Cup finals. The two sports giants will throw Lionel Messi against Cristiano Ronaldo and Spain against Brazil...
Botha hit with ball tampering ban SYDNEY, Mar 7: South African Johan Botha will miss South Australia's crucial final round Sheffield Shield match after being suspended by Cricket Australia Friday. Botha, who captains South Australia, received a one-match ban for...
That women today constitute ten per cent of total entrepreneurs in Bangladesh gives a promising picture about pro-active, productive participation in its socio-economic development process. This is largely the outcome of past one decade's efforts. The gradual access of women...
Edward Hadas | 2014-03-08 00:00:00
The Swiss Bank Employees Association has told an uncomfortable truth: it was "generally known" that for many years some of their employers profited from customers' "tax evasion." That is incontestable, as many of the banks' managers concede. But the practice,...
Abdulla Al Imran | 2014-03-08 00:00:00
What is the interest of Russia in Ukraine? Russia is a former superpower of the world and now it is spreading its influence beside Europe. It has huge military power. You need to exercise your military power; otherwise nobody will...
Md Abdur Rahman Forhad | 2014-03-08 00:00:00
Recently students from various universities and colleges staged demonstrations across the country demanding a higher age limit for entry into government services. Raising the age bar from 30 to 35 will suit them. They defend their agitation saying, a student...
A report of Rangpur correspondent on wage discrimination against women workers was published in The Financial Express on February 17. It is a serious and important national issue that has to be solved. Women's organisations and similar women's rights groups...
According to the report of UN, one third of the women is raped or physically tortured during her life and the number is around one billion across the world. We observe many programmes, including seminars, rallies in public places, processions...
Farid Hasan Ahmed | 2014-03-08 00:00:00
Bangladesh is one of the most flood-prone countries in the world. Haor areas of the north-eastern region of the country face flash floods caused by sudden and early downstream water of the surrounding upstream during the period from late March...
M Jalal Hussain | 2014-03-08 00:00:00
In the global economy, every country has its own economically important products for domestic and global markets. Economically important agricultural or industrial products have been playing a dominant role in the economy of a country. The dairy products of New...
Md Jamal Hossain | 2014-03-08 00:00:00
A suggestion has recently come from Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal that investors should borrow from foreign banks and such borrowing would reduce the domestic interest rate. Before assessing how much justified such assertion is, we should note one thing...
Parvez Babul | 2014-03-08 00:00:00
The UNESCO joins forces with international and regional partners to launch the annual 'Women Make the News' initiative on the occasion of International Women's Day on March 08, 2014. In line with that initiative, it has perfectly selected the theme:...
Freshwater dolphins, popularly known as 'Shusuk', are disappearing fast from the country's rivers due to illegal catching and the loss of their habitats caused by reduced river level and water contamination. "River dolphins face extinction as they are losing their...
DINAJPUR, Mar 7 (UNB): Lack of fair price has made a noticeable dent in cultivation of wheat in Dinajpur, once known as the storehouse of grains. Unavailability of good quality seeds is also to be blamed for the situation. For...
FE Report The local private television channel Somoy TV is going to launch a programme titled "Muktijhuddhoke Jano" (Know the Liberation War) for the children. The 24- hour news channel will start telecasting the programme from March 26, the Independence...
JU Correspondent The viva-voce for the first year Honours admission of Jahangirnagar University (JU) under the academic session 2013-14 will begin on March 18 and continue until March 20, said a press release. Admission from the merit list will start...
The bodies of three Bangladesh nationals who died of smoke inhalation in a fire that broke out in their accommodation in Manama, the capital of Bahrain last month, arrive home today (Saturday). A flight of Emirates Airlines carrying the bodies...
CHITTAGONG, Mar 7 (UNB): Four houses were burnt to ashes in a fire at Uttar Demsar Baruapara of Satkania Upazila early Friday. Sources at Fire Service and Civil Defence Satkania said the fire originated from a house in the area...
SUNAMGANJ, Mar 7 (BSS): At least 25 persons were injured in a clash between two groups of people at Kaliar Kapon village over a dispute of cigarette price this morning. Among the injured, Abu Saleh (28), and Tipu Miah (20),...
MANIKGANJ, Mar 7 (UNB): Police recovered the body of a carpenter from Tora area on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Sadar Upazila here Friday. The deceased was identified as Borhan Mollah (18), son of Baten Mollah, a resident of Kutae village in...
SATKHIRA, Mar 7 (UNB): A suspected robber was shot and wounded in a 'gunfight' with police at Chhoyghoria in Sadar Upazila Friday noon. The injured was identified as Mobasser Hossain Madhu, son of Abdul Aziz of Mathurapur village in the...
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