Monira Munni | 2014-02-16 00:00:00
One of the four probe committees has held outsiders responsible for the recent arson attack on the Standard Group readymade garment (RMG) factory at Gazipur, people involved in the investigation said Saturday. A group of workers and labour leaders, most...
FE Report | 2014-02-16 00:00:00
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) will introduce formalin detecting machine at New Market in the capital next week, sources said. The ongoing campaign of FBCCI aims at creating awareness among consumers against the deadly impact...
TOKYO, Feb 15 (Reuters): Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is determined to cut Japan's corporate tax rate, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said, a step experts say could boost firms' global competitiveness and make Japan more attractive to foreign investment. Suga,...
TAIPEI, Feb 15 (Xinhua): The Renminbi-denominated deposit balance of Taiwan's financial institutions totalled 214.5 billion yuan (US$35.1 billion) at the end of January, according to data released by the island's monetary authority. The record-high savings level suggests the rising popularity...
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 15 (AFP): Argentine waitress Daiana Alonso didn't need international economists to tell her that prices were rising fast, she has already been forced to give up buying meat. Like many Argentines, the 23-year-old low income worker is...
BEIJING, Feb 15 (Reuters): Chinese banks lent 1.32 trillion yuan ($217.6 billion) worth of new yuan loans in January, beating a forecast of 1.1 trillion yuan and well above the previous month's 482.5 billion yuan in a traditional lending surge...
NEW DELHI, Feb 15 (AFP): The World Bank is probing claims of poor wages and conditions for workers at Indian tea plantations that it finances with tea giant Tata Global Beverages, those involved said Friday. The bank's auditors are looking...
WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (Reuters) : US manufacturing output unexpectedly fell in January, recording its biggest drop in more than 4-1/2 years, as cold weather disrupted production in the latest indication the economy got off to a weak start this year....
LOS ANGELES, Feb 15 (Xinhua): The world's largest solar power plant of its type is now delivering electricity to California customers, Jeff Holland, spokesperson for NRG Energy, told Xinhua Friday. At full capacity, the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System produces...
The Russian-developed and manufactured TVS Kvadrat (TVS-K) fuel will be sent to the Ringhals 3, pressurised water reactor (PWR) of Sweden. Russian nuclear fuel manufacturer- TVEL, a sister concern of Rosatom, for the first time in history will supply such...
A delegation of Dubai-based DP World, the world's third largest port operator, will be visiting Dhaka within the next one month to discuss further their investment plan in Bangladesh’s infrastructure, said Shahriar Alam, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, on Sunday,...
WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (AFP): Moody's kept Italy's debt rating unchanged at a low Baa2 investment grade Friday but improved its outlook from negative to stable as the country moved to choose a new premier. The ratings agency cited the "resilience"...
LONDON, Feb 15 (AFP) : Oil and gold prices hit multi-month peaks this week on improved demand prospects in the world's two biggest economies, the United States and China, and owing to a weaker dollar. OIL: Global crude prices rallied...
TOKYO, Feb 15 (AFP): Japan's two biggest airlines were locked in a fresh battle Friday over landing slots at a Tokyo airport, with the civil aviation regulator playing referee between the warring carriers. The spat erupted again as All Nippon...
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 15 (AFP): Argentine waitress Daiana Alonso didn't need international economists to tell her that prices were rising fast, she has already been forced to give up buying meat. Like many Argentines, the 23-year-old low income worker is...
Ranjit Podder | 2014-02-16 00:00:00
From the very beginning of the inception of a school in ancient Greece during the time of Aristotle, the schooling system sprouted branches and changed a lot but the importance of schools and schooling has increased greatly and currently a...
Md Sazedul Islam | 2014-02-16 00:00:00
Our modern world would be inconceivable without computer science. From engineering to business management, medicine to biology, and language processing to psychology, sociology and archaeology - all the sciences today need computer science for the evaluation of their data. At...
GENEVA, Feb 15 (AFP): A second round of peace talks between Syria's warring sides broke off Saturday without making any progress and without a date being set for a third round, UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said. "I think it is...
BAGHDAD, Feb 15 (AFP): Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki paid a visit on Saturday to the battleground city of Ramadi, where security forces and allied tribesmen have for weeks fought to retake militant-held areas. His inspection tour came as militants...
BEIRUT, Feb 15 (AFP): Lebanon on Saturday formed a compromise government after a 10-month political vacuum in the country, which has seen the war in neighbouring Syria exacerbate longstanding political divisions. "After 10 months of efforts, of patience, a government...
LONDON, Feb 15 (AFP): Transport networks suffered major disruption and more than 140,000 homes were without power across storm-battered Britain on Saturday after the country's latest severe weather claimed two lives. With southern England the worst affected by Britain's wettest...
ROME, Feb 15 (AFP):- Florence mayor Matteo Renzi was poised to win the nomination to be Italy's next prime minister on Saturday following the ouster of Enrico Letta by former allies in his centre-left Democratic Party. Party boss Renzi was...
TOKYO, Feb 15 (AFP): Japan's road, rail and air travel services faced further disruptions Saturday, reports and officials said, after a fresh snow storm killed three people and injured 850 others following last week's deadly blizzard. Snow began falling Friday...
Obama vows to put more pressure on Assad regime RANCHO MIRAGE, Feb 15: As Syrian peace talks in Geneva appear to flounder, President Barack Obama on Friday vowed to apply more pressure on the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad....
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