NEW DELHI Feb 17 (Reuters): India's largest cellular carrier, Bharti Airtel Ltd, will buy small mobile operator Loop Mobile for about 3 billion rupees, two sources said, the first merger in six years in an industry long seen as ripe...
TOKYO, Feb 17 (AFP) : The yen strengthened in Asia Monday as investors shuffled their positions after weaker-than-expected Japanese growth figures dented confidence in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policy blitz, dubbed Abenomics. In afternoon Tokyo trade, the dollar slipped to...
BANGKOK, Feb 17(Reuters) : Thailand's economic growth slowed significantly in the final quarter of 2013 and the state planning agency cut its forecast for this year because of political unrest that could prevent the formation of a fully functioning government...
MILAN, Feb 17 (Reuters) : Indebted Italian carmaker Fiat said on Monday that its access to the cash of US subsidiary Chrysler, which it took full control of last month, was limited by a cap on dividends from the unit...
SYDNEY, Feb 17 (AFP) : Rupert Murdoch's Australian operations pocketed an Aus$882 million (US$800 million) tax rebate from the new conservative government, reports said Monday, blowing a major hole in the country's budget. The massive payout to News Corp.-one of...
PARIS, Feb 17 (AFP): Italy's borrowing costs dropped to an eight-year low on Monday, after rating agency's Moody's raised outlook and as the country awaited a new, reform-driven government. On Friday, Moody's raised the outlook for the Italian economy from...
SINGAPORE, Feb 17 (AFP) : Oil prices held above $100 in Asian trade Monday, cheered by a surge in bank lending in China, the world's top energy consumer. New York's main contract West Texas Intermediate for March delivery rose 30...
Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, was ranked third in global smartphone shipments in 2013, according to the leading market research and analysts firms International Data Corporation (IDC), Strategy Analytics and Canalys, according to a...
The curtain fell on the tense election campaign in 97 upazilas of 40 districts on Monday midnight, 32 hours before the voting opens in the upazilas, reports UNB. As per the law, one has to stop electioneering in upazilas 32...
The elections to the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) will be held after resolving demarcation of areas, said Election Commissioner Md Shahnewaz, reports BSS. The election commission (EC) has asked the local government ministry to resolve demarcation of the DCC areas,...
JESSORE, Feb 17 (UNB): Accusing the government of harassing its probable candidates, BNP on Monday threatened to boycott the upazila polls in Khulna division. "The BNP-backed aspirants and key leaders are being harassed, repressed and arrested. Some senior party leaders...
Condemning the jailing of her party leader Aman Ullah Aman, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia alleged on Sunday night the present 'illegal' regime has turned the country into a horrific hell with its misrule, reports UNB. In a statement, she said,...
A new prosecution witness in the trial of Mir Qasem Ali, facing the charges of crimes against humanity, said on Monday the incumbent central executive committee member of Jamaat-e-Islami grilled the innocent civilians including him in Al-Badr camp in Chittagong...
Awami League Publicity and Publication Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud said on Monday the statement of top global terrorist group al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri showed that a deep conspiracy is going on against Bangladesh, reports BSS. "In his statement, Zawahiri took...
A Hefazat-e Islam leader has been granted bail for six months in five cases, including three related to killing of policemen and violence, out of seven cases, reports bdnews24.com. The bench of Justices Naima Haider and Zafar Ahmed granted bail...
In response to a writ petition, the High Court (HC) Monday issued an order to use Bengali in signboards, nameplates and number plates of vehicles as well as electronic media advertisements, reports UNB. The HC bench comprising Justice Kazi Reza-ul...
FE Report | 2014-02-18 00:00:00
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) authorities claimed Monday that the ongoing investigation into the alleged illegal wealth of the former ministers, Members of Parliament (MPs), and government officials is not 'eyewash'. "We have launched investigations based on allegations and the people...
Only 1.2 government-run Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEmONC) facilities serves for every 0.5 million people in the country, according to an assessment study of icddr,b, reports UNB. The figure fulfils the UN guideline for minimum required number which,...
FE Report | 2014-02-18 00:00:00
Some 11 Bangladeshis out of 16, cheated by dishonest private recruiting agencies returned home from Iraq on Monday. The victims are Meer Kashem, Abul Kalam Azad, Yousuf, Humayan Kabir, Saidul Islam, Ilias Hossain, Shafiqul Islam, Mosharraf Hossain, Shamol Das, Rabiul...
An award titled 'Combating Corruption Bangladesh Media' has been introduced for inspiring journalists to make report on combating corruption, reports BSS. The objective of the award is to highlight and encourage the coverage of corruption across the country. The initiative...
Call for ensuring education for children The first ever 'Working Students Day' was observed with due festivity on the UCEP's premise at Mirpur in the city recently. UCEP, an NGO organised this event with the slogan 'End Child-labour, Ensure Education.'...
JU Correspondent | 2014-02-18 00:00:00
The election to nominate a three-member Vice-chancellor (VC) panel for the Jahangirnagar University (JU) will be held on February 20 in the campus. JU acting VC Prof MA Matin disclosed this in a written statement. He said: "Implementing the directives...
Two youths were held from the Dairy gate of Jahanhirnagar University (JU) Sunday while they were collecting toll from the passenger buses on the Dhaka-Aricha highway. The two youths were identified as Md Himel (20) and Md Yakin Hossain (18)....
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country and chances of rain or thundershowers at one or two places over Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions until 6:00 pm today (Tuesday), reports UNB. Night temperature may...
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