ISLAMABAD, Feb 17 (AFP): Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned as "heinous" on Monday the alleged execution of 23 kidnapped soldiers by the Taliban, casting an uncertain peace process with the insurgents into doubt just two weeks after talks began....
TOKYO, Feb 17 (AFP): A severe snowstorm sweeping across Japan has killed 19 people and left more than 1,600 injured, media and officials said Monday, as the extreme weather sparked widespread transport chaos. At least 19 people have died in...
BANGKOK, Feb 17 (AFP): Thai demonstrators besieged government offices Monday, including a temporary headquarters used by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, in defiance of authorities who have vowed to reclaim key state buildings. Angry rice farmers surrounded a defence ministry complex...
CARACAS, Feb 17 (AFP): Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday accused Washington of plotting with anti-government protesters and expelled three US diplomats in retaliation. Maduro's order came on the same day that fugitive opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez re-appeared and called...
TEHRAN, Feb 17 (AFP): Iran's top decision-maker Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that while he is not against a resumption of nuclear negotiations with the world's major powers, the talks will "lead nowhere". "Some of the officials of the...
Missing Nepal passenger plane found, no survivors KATHMANDU, Feb 17: Nepalese troops Monday recovered 18 bodies from the snow-blanketed wreckage of a plane that crashed into a hillside, the latest disaster to hit the country's internationally-blacklisted airlines. Body parts and...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2014-02-18 00:00:00
The securities regulator is giving first priority to the introduction of commodity exchange and clearing corporation by relevant formulating rules and conducting required feasibility study, officials said. The necessity of introducing the commodity exchange and clearing corporation has become stronger...
Italy has recalled its ambassador to India in a continuing dispute with Delhi over two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen. The foreign ministry said Daniele Mancini would fly to Rome immediately because of "yet another unacceptable, deliberate...
FE Report | 2014-02-18 00:00:00
The market suffered correction for the third running session Monday with key index of the premier bourse dipped below 4,700 point-mark as investors remained cautious to make fresh investments into stocks. The market opened with a positive note, but could...
FE Report | 2014-02-18 00:00:00
As part of the digitalisation initiative of National Board of Revenue (NBR), Standard Chartered Bank and Citibank NA signed separate agreements with Sonali Bank Ltd to facilitate online tax collection. This facility will shortly be made available to the corporate...
Facebook has officially recognized the fan page of country's leading online market place Bikroy.com. The page was launched in 2012. Eshita Sharmin, Marketing Manager of Bikroy.com said, "This recognition shows that Bikroy.com has successfully met the customers' expectations. We are...
Bajaj official arrives in city General Manger of International Business Division of Bajaj Auto Limited, India Manish Rathore arrived in city on Monday on a four-day visit. The purpose of the visit is to explore the possibilities of expanding further...
Jamal Uddin | 2014-02-18 00:00:00
The government is examining the proposal of the telecom ministry to halve the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) call rate from the existing US$0.3 cents considering the negative impact on revenue earning from the sector. Sources said two issues are...
FE Report | 2014-02-18 00:00:00
Telenor Group is projecting an overwhelming majority of an estimated 500 million childrenin its emerging Asia markets, including Bangladesh, will access the Internet for the first time via mobile in the coming decade. Within the next three years alone, Telenor...
MUMBAI, Feb 17 (Reuters): The Sensex rose on Monday, with auto stocks leading the gains after the finance minister proposed excise duty cuts to boost sales hurt by a slowing economy. The gains were modest as the interim budget by...
TOKYO, Feb 17 (Reuters): Nikkei stock average edged up on Monday, taking heart from gains on Wall Street, although trade was choppy after weaker-than-expected economic growth data soured investor sentiment. The Nikkei ended 0.6 per cent higher at 14,393.11, snapping...
HONG KONG, Feb 17 (Reuters): Hong Kong shares closed at their highest in three weeks on Monday, thanks to robust Chinese bank lending data and a rally by mainland insurers after China Life Insurance reported strong January premium growth. The...
MUMBAI, Feb 17 (PTI): Shares of Jet Airways gained over three per cent today amid reports that market regulator Sebi has issued showcause notice to Abu Dhabi-based Etihad regarding its 24 per cent stake purchase in the carrier. However there...
Speakers at a roundtable in Dhaka on Tuesday urged the government to make upazila parishads (UP) functional saying that holding only election to the local government units is not enough. They said local government bodies in Bangladesh did not get...
Bangladesh Under-19 team reached the quarterfinal of the ICC Under-19 World Cup Cricket with one match to spare eliminating Namibia by 52 runs in their 2nd Group B match at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium (Nursery -1) in Abu Dhabi Monday,...
Karwanbazar Pragoti Sangha and Sadharan Bima KS earned the right to play in the First Division Football League from next season as two of the four top finishers of the Kool Metropolis 2nd Division Football League that concluded at Bir...
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