US President Barack Obama has warned Russia there will be "costs" for any military intervention in Ukraine. He said he was deeply concerned by reports of Russian military movements inside the country. Ukraine's acting president has accused Russia of deploying...
At least 13 people died when Shi'ite Muslim fighters clashed with security forces in northern Yemen on Friday, government sources said, underlining the chaos still gripping the country two years after mass protests ousted its leader. The fighters were from...
An autographed two-volume set of Adolf Hitler's Nazi treatise Mein Kampf has sold at auction in Los Angeles for $64,850. The books date from 1925 and 1926 and were purchased by an anonymous US buyer, auctioneer Nate Sanders said. Hitler...
A bomb blast on Saturday killed at least three paramilitary soldiers and wounded six others in Pakistan's restive southwestern province of Baluchistan, officials said. The roadside bomb hit a patrol vehicle around 200 kilometres south of Quetta on a main...
Voting in Maheshkhali upazila of the district ended without any major incident of violence this (Saturday) afternoon. The voting started at 8:00am and concluded at 4:00pm without any break. A total of 25 candidates–10 in the race for the chairman...
Afghanistan were 118 for five wickets for 34 overs against Bangladesh in Asia Cup cricket tournament at Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium at Fatullah in Narayanganj on Saturday. Asia’s big boys, Afghanistan lost opener Mohammad Shahzad early in the match....
A Bangladesh youth was shot by the members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Shimulbari border in Khalisa Kotal area in Phulbari upazila here on Saturday. The victim was identified as Mukul Miah, 25, son of Ismail Hossain of...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday stressed the need for a skilled, modern and balanced three-dimensional naval force to safeguard the country’s maritime boundary despite the current financial constraint. She made the remarks while addressing a function marking the commissioning...
A Gazan woman was shot dead by Israeli troops near the border early on Saturday, the Palestinian territory's Hamas-run health ministry said. The Israeli military confirmed soldiers had opened fire after several people approached the border security fence, hitting one...
At least twelve people were killed and 11 injured when three roadside bombs targeting a polio vaccination team in Pakistan's restive northwest exploded on Saturday, officials said. The blasts near the Afghan border were the latest attack on efforts to...
Saudi Arabia has hit back at Russian criticism of its reported plans to supply shoulder-launched missiles to Syrian rebels, saying it was Moscow's support for Damascus that was prolonging the conflict. A spokesman told the official SPA news agency late...
The new pro-Moscow leader of Ukraine's autonomous Crimea region has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for help to ensure peace. A Kremlin source said it would "not leave unnoticed" the request from Sergiy Aksyonov. US President Barack Obama warned Moscow...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor Atiur Rahman on Saturday stressed capacity building on environmental issues for both the central and the commercial bankers for structured green banking practices. Addressing the inauguration of the Green Finance Conference 2014, he also noted that...
The world's longest aircraft has just been unveiled in Britain's biggest aircraft hangar. At first, one may mistakes it for a giant airship - gas-filled balloon on top, pod slung underneath. But the unique, aerodynamic shape of the balloon -...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday distributed financial assistance among people affected in attacks by BNP and Jamaat-Shibir men after February last year. She handed over the family savings certificates at a simple ceremony held at the Naval Berth of...
A man was stabbed to death by his rival in Kedormorh area in the city Saturday. The deceased was identified as Abdur Razzaq, 30, son of Mansur Rahman,of the area. Quoting locals, Boalia thana officer-in-charge Ziaur Rahman Zia said Razzaq...
Green activists here on Saturday deplored Rajuk’s (Rajdhani Unnyan Kortripokho’s) move to drive out the initiators of natural wonder Zinda Park from its site. Located at Rupganj upazila in Narayanganj, Zinda Park over the last 33 years has been a...
Unnayan Onneshan, an independent multidisciplinary think-tank, in its current issue of the Bangladesh Economic Update (MEU) revealed that fall in growth in collection of revenue, rising per capita debt burden and shrinking public sector investment may contract expansion of gross...
Language movement veteran and freedom fighter Sayeed Uddin Ahmed died of old age complications at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) early Saturday. He was 85. Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in-charge of RMCH Dr Jamil Rahman said he breathed his last...
Newcomer Afghanistan scored a fighting total of 254 for 6 in 50 overs against hosts Bangladesh in their 2nd match of the Asia Cup Cricket at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah on Saturday. Sent into bat first,...
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday urged the people of the country to get ready for an anti-government movement after upazila parishad elections saying that movement is the only way to unseat the ‘illegal government’ to restore ‘democracy and peace’....
The degree pass and certificate course examinations of 2012 under the National University begin across the country on Sunday. Some 475,972 examinees of 1627 colleges are expected to take part in the examination in 666 centers, said a PID handout....
Bangladesh, chasing 255 for victory against Afghanistan, lost their openers within the first two overs in their Asia Cup match at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah on Saturday. Shapoor Zadran’s length delivery sneaked through Shamsur Rahman’s defence...
BENAPOLE: Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives recovered four pistols, six rounds of bullets, four magazines and one kg of explosives in Kadamtala Baropota area and Putkhali border in Sharsha upazila early Saturday. Lt Col Mostafizur Rahman,...
No Bangladeshi died in the gas tank explosion at a restaurant in Qatar's capital Doha. The explosion killed at least 12 people. The foreign ministry spokesperson Md Shameem Ahsan, however, said that one Bangladeshi was among the 32 injured. He...
The textile testing laboratory of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) got the accreditation certificate from the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories of India. This certification will enable the textile testing laboratory of BGMEA to proclaim...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-02-28 00:00:00
The government is considering setting up a garment village on the unused land under Bangladesh Sugar & Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC). The ministry of commerce (MoC) would seek opinions of the Privatisation Commission (PC) on approval of the proposal, a...
FE Report | 2014-02-28 00:00:00
An inter-ministerial meeting Thursday instructed Dhaka WASA for quick implementation of the water treatment plant at Daserkandi to facilitate treatment of waste water of Hatirjheel area. The meeting also took two other decisions regarding the waste management and law and...
NEW DELHI, Feb 27 (Reuters): Indian opposition candidate for prime minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday the country's millions of family-owned traders must learn to work with large modern shops and online retailers, in comments that could signal a shift...
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (AFP): The International Monetary Fund came out Wednesday in support of the fight against income inequality, with Fund economists saying income redistribution efforts can strengthen economic growth. Plunging into a debate over the gap between rich and...
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