CAPE TOWN, Feb 27 (AFP): Graeme Smith's South Africa will seek to cross what has become the final frontier for the country's Test squad when they take on Australia in the series-deciding third and final Test at Newlands from Saturday....
FE Report | 2014-02-28 00:00:00
Finance Minister Abul Maal A Muhith Thursday called for a significant increase in both local and foreign investment in the country to help attain a 10 per cent GDP growth for becoming a middle-income country. Mr Muhith was speaking as...
Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Discovery Tours & Logistics, the sole agent for an exclusive package to Seychelles via Mihin Lanka, in the city recently, said a press statement. Under the MoU, Standard...
President of the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mahbubul Alam said lack of sufficient of gas supply has been causing severe blow to the RMG sector, real estate, steel and re-rolling mills, CNG filling stations and other industries of...
BRUSSELS, Feb 27 (Reuters): The European Commission announced plans on Thursday to tackle one of the scourges of the modern age - games on tablets and mobile phones that allow adults and children to rack up vast credit card bills...
Prices under pressure as global smartphone sales slow WASHINGTON, Feb 27: Growth in global smartphone sales is slowing, pressuring manufacturers to bring down prices to win customers in new markets, a research firm said Wednesday. Market tracker IDC said in...
LONDON: The dollar was firm as markets awaited evidence from the new head of the US Federal Reserve, the Ukrainian and Russian currencies were weak, and european stocks fell on poor company results Thursday. Wall Street opened on a steady...
Some 15 chairman candidates, mostly BNP-backed ones, boycotted the upazila elections in Khustia, Cox’s Bazar, Feni, Barisal, Bhola, Chandpur, Noakhali, Munshiganj and Jessore districts Thursday on various allegations, according to a news agency. In Noakhali, the Election Commission suspended polling...
DHAKA: Defending champions Pakistan beat Afghanistan by 72 runs in the Asia Cup match in Dhaka Thursday. Umar Akmal hit an 89-ball 102 not out to lift Pakistan to 248-8 in their 50 overs before they restricted their rivals to...
BANGKOK, Feb 26 (AFP): Gunmen opened fire near several opposition protest sites in Bangkok Wednesday, stoking tensions in the capital as Thailand's embattled prime minister flew to her political stronghold in the north. Street violence, often targeting protesters, has become...
The Board of Directors of Singer Bangladesh has recommended 100 per cent cash dividend and 25 percent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2013. The Board has also decided to close the production facility of Motor Cycle...
CAIRO, Feb 26 (AFP): An Egyptian criminal court on Wednesday sentenced 26 militants to death for founding a "terror group" that aimed to target ships in the Suez canal, judicial sources said. Prosecutors also accused the defendants of making rockets...
MUMBAI, Feb 26 (AFP): Two sailors were missing and another seven were injured after smoke was detected aboard a submarine off Mumbai on Wednesday, Indian navy officials said, in the latest accident to hit the force. The seven sailors suffered...
DAMASCUS, Feb 26 (AFP): Dozens of rebel fighters were killed Wednesday in an army ambush at the entrance to an opposition stronghold east of the Syrian capital, state television and a monitoring group said. "Acting on information and in a...
Hezbollah vows response to 'Israeli air strike' BEIRUT, Feb 26: Hezbollah Wednesday confirmed an Israeli air raid two days earlier on one of its positions in Lebanon and vowed to respond "at the appropriate time" to the "blatant aggression". "This...
Our Correspondent | 2014-02-27 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Feb 26: Sufferings of the people of two unions under Gangachhara upazila in Rangpur district have mounted due to absence of a permanent bridge over river Ghaghot at Jahir Para Kaderer ghat area. Sources said about 20,000 people at...
Our Correspondent | 2014-02-27 00:00:00
JESSORE, Feb 26: Demanding legalisation, several thousand employees of indigenous transports Nasimon, Karimon and Alam Sadhu on Wednesday blocked different roads in Jessore and staged demonstrations demanding withdrawal of ban on plying the vehicles on roads. The employees started to...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Feb 26 (BSS): Mango traders expect a good business of mangoes this year as it is the 'on year' for the fruit according to its alternate bearing nature. Meanwhile, a good number of trees have borne flowers and the...
Our Correspondent | 2014-02-27 00:00:00
JHENIDAH, Feb 26: Lohagara local administration removed fishing fences and burnt illegal nets worth Tk. 0.5 million recovered from Dhanair Kheyaghat area under Joypur union of Lohagara upazila in Narail on Tuesday afternoon. Lohagara UNO Rebeka Khanom led a drive...
NILPHAMARI, Feb 26 (UNB): At least 111 houses of 31 families were gutted by a devastating fire which broke out at Hazipara village in Sadar upazila on Tuesday night. Fire service officials and locals said the fire originated from a...
MYMENSINGH, Feb 26 (UNB): Two minor boys were killed as a truck rammed into a rickshaw they were riding in Bhaluka upazila on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Alfaz, 11, son of Sultan, a resident of Raghaichati village...
PANCHAGARH, Feb 26 (BSS): Transplantation of Boro cultivation is going on in full sewing in all five upazilas of the district amid enthusiasm among the farmers. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources said 35,000 hectares of land have been...
SATKHIRA, Feb 26 (UNB): Police recovered the body of an unidentified young man with bullet wounds from Char area nearby Munshiganj Forest Department office in Shyamnagar upazila on Tuesday morning. Witnesses said locals noticed the body with bullet wounds in...
Construction labourer electrocuted A construction labourer died from electrocution at Thanthania Hindupara in Bogra Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Shamsu Pramanik, 50, son of Bachhu Pramanik, a resident of the same area. Locals said Shamsu came in contact with...
Suleiman Abu Ghaith, one of Osama bin Laden's sons-in-law and a former spokesman for al Qaeda, heads to trial next week in New York on terror-related charges in a case that could feature testimony from several al Qaeda figures. Prosecutors...
FATULLAH, Feb 26 (AFP): Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim hit 117 off 113 balls to lift the hosts to 279-7 in the Asia Cup one-day international against India in Fatullah Wednesday. Rahim's second one-day century followed his 133-run stand for the...
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