Moscow warns of import duty hike if Kiev signs EU pact BERLIN, Feb 24: Russia's economy minister warned Ukraine in an interview on Monday that Moscow will raise import duties on its goods if Kiev signs a partnership agreement with...
Yasir Wardad | 2014-02-25 00:00:00
Country's private seed companies sought government permission to produce and market genetically engineered (GE) variety Bt Brinjal, officials said. "Six Bangladeshi seed companies including Supreme Seed Company Ltd, GETCO Agro Vision Ltd and Lal Leer Seed Co Ltd, who are...
FE Report | 2014-02-25 00:00:00
The Power Division has urged the ministry of finance (MoF) to take necessary steps for payment of Tk 6.17 million outstanding bills of different offices of the ministry in the rural areas, officials said. Palli Bidyut Samities (PBSs) of Bangladesh...
LONDON, Feb 24 (AFP) : Banking giant HSBC announced on Monday a 15.5-per cent rise in annual net profit to US$16.2 billion (11.8 billion euros). The company's performance in 2013 compared with profit after tax of $14.03 billion in 2012....
BARCELONA, Feb 24 (Reuters) : Nokia, soon to be acquired by Microsoft Corp, is turning to software created by arch-rival Google for a new line of phones it hopes will make it a late contender in the dynamic low-cost smartphone...
BEIJING, Feb 24 (Reuters) : China's top leaders reiterated pledges to keep the country's economic growth within a reasonable range this year while forging ahead with reforms in all fronts. China will maintain policy continuity this year, the Politburo, the...
DUBLIN, Feb 24 (AFP) : Irish airline Aer Lingus on Monday said it expected stable operating profits this year alongside a new savings plan that was expected to result in fewer jobs. The outlook came as Aer Lingus said its...
ATHENS, Feb 24 (AFP): EU-IMF creditors on Monday began a new audit of Greek finances with Athens hoping for a deal in two weeks to facilitate its debt repayment needs, a finance ministry source said. "The talks begin today," the...
FRANKFURT, Feb 24 (AFP): German business confidence hit the highest level for more than two and a half years in February, as the outlook for Europe's biggest economy continues to hold up, data showed on Monday. The Ifo economic institute's...
Netflix has agreed a deal with Comcast, the biggest internet service provider in the US, that will see its videos streamed faster and more smoothly, reports BBC. The multi-year deal will see Netflix servers connected directly to Comcast's network, removing...
BRUSSELS, Feb 24 (AFP): Eurozone inflation held steady at 0.8 per cent in January from the same figure in December, official data showed on Thursday, easing concerns of deflationary pressure on growth. A second estimate from the Eurostat statistics office...
SINGAPORE, Feb 24 (AFP) : Oil prices rebounded in Asian trade Monday as the world's biggest economies vowed to spur global growth by more than $2 trillion over five years. New York's main contract, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for April...
BARCELONA, Feb 24 (AFP) : Billionaire 29-year-old Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg stars in the mobile industry's biggest fair Monday, fresh from his $19 billion (14-billion-euro) takeover of smartphone messenger WhatsApp. The keynote speaker on the opening day of the February...
TOKYO, Feb 24 (AFP) : The dollar was range bound against other major currencies in Asian trade Monday as investors awaited key US economic data due later this week for clues about the state of the world's largest economy. The...
Wahiduddin Mahmud in the first of a three-part article titled Beyond Education for All: Meeting the Human Resource Needs of Economic Development | 2014-02-25 00:00:00
Education is an effective vehicle for enhancing human capabilities and for promoting social and economic development in many ways. This paper particularly focuses on linking education to human resource development as an input to raising productivity and accelerating growth in...
A two-day expo showcasing building and fire safety products as also services under one roof in the city concluded on Monday. The expo comes on the heel of the inspection of the state of readymade garments units and their safety...
M. Serajul Islam | 2014-02-25 00:00:00
Going by the reaction of the ruling party to the first round of the upazila elections, it would appear as if the ruling party candidates fared exceedingly well. In fact, their candidates performed disastrously. In the 97 chairman positions contested...
Abdul Bayes | 2014-02-25 00:00:00
Cropping pattern by farmers is a response to changing market and soil conditions. It is not static but it changes over time depending on farmers' perception about yield, topography, market size of the particular crop etc. Let us now look...
Shahana Bilkis | 2014-02-25 00:00:00
The tanneries in Hazaribagh pollute the air of Dhaka city. As these are located on the bank of the Buriganga, the river has been the disposal point of all liquid effluents since the beginning of the operation of these industries....
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