TOKYO, Feb 14 (Reuters): Japan is expected to post a record trade deficit in January as a weak yen pushes up the cost of imports and as export demand slows in a cautionary note about the economic outlook, a Reuters...
BEIJING, Feb 14 (AFP) : China plans to build the world's longest underwater tunnel, an expert involved in the project told AFP today, a $36 billion shortcut between two northern port cities in an earthquake-prone region. The scheme will see...
Energy Commodity Futures Commodity Units Price Change % Change Crude Oil (WTI) USD/bbl. 99.99 -0.36 -0.36% Crude Oil (Brent) USD/bbl. 108.34 -0.18 -0.17% RBOB Gasoline USd/gal. 2.7658 -1.14 -0.41% NYMEX Natural Gas USD/MMBtu 5.32 +0.10 +1.84% NYMEX Heating Oil USd/gal....
Babul Barman | 2014-02-15 00:00:00
Stocks ended lower last week that ended Thursday, breaking the six straight week of gaining streak as investors pocketed profit almost throughout the week. The week featured all five trading sessions. The market retraced all the sessions during the week...
Jamal Uddin | 2014-02-15 00:00:00
The government has started the process of setting up hi-tech parks in some divisional cities to promote the country's information and communication technology (ICT) sector. At the first stage, hi-tech parks will be set up in Mohakhali, Kaliakoir in Gazipur,...
MUMBAI, Feb 14 (Reuters): Indian shares ended higher on Friday, led by telecom services providers and software companies ahead of the interim budget where Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram has a tough task of wooing voters while keeping fiscal discipline. State...
Feb 9 - Feb 13, 2014 Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC The local currency was stable last week against the greenback. Bangladesh received $ 1.25 billion as inward remittances in January, 2014. The market will see the same tone next...
TOKYO, Feb 14 (Reuters): Japan Display, the world's biggest maker of screens for tablets and smartphones, gained approval for a Tokyo listing next month, in an offering worth around $3.8 billion. The company, formed from the ailing display units of...
Farid Hasan Ahmed | 2014-02-15 00:00:00
South Asia is one of the most flood-prone and densely populated geographical regions in the world. The Asian monsoons may be classified into a few sub-systems, such as the South Asian Monsoon which affects the Indian subcontinent and surrounding regions,...
Masum Billah | 2014-02-15 00:00:00
Generous subsidies for farmers were a centerpiece of the platform that swept Yingluck Shinawatra to power in a landslide election in 2011, but have left Thailand with vast stockpiles of rice and a bill it is struggling to fund. Hundreds...
Sharmin Sultana | 2014-02-15 00:00:00
Improving the health status of people by using mobile devices is called mHealth. In a broader sense, mHealth encompasses any use of mobile technology to address health care challenges such as access, quality, affordability, matching of resources, and behavioural norms...
While remaining politically committed to help the country attain the middle-income country (MIC) status by 2021, the government can in no way ignore the need for necessary advancement in research and development (R&D) activities. Fortunately, the prime minister herself is...
Rahman Jahangir | 2014-02-15 00:00:00
"United we stand, divided we fall." This is indeed not a mere slogan. It connotes unity against forces that take advantage of isolation of a farmer and reap benefits. The country's farmers, divided as they are, have fallen into such...
Shahana Bilkis | 2014-02-15 00:00:00
The term 'budget' generally refers to a detailed plan of annual income and expenditure of a government. As the present government is on record saying that it is responsive to the people's hopes and expectations, it is likely to make...
The media are full of corruption stories. But what is corruption in the context of our homeland? The lawmakers get remuneration and enjoy all facilities as they demand for their own benefit. How can a tax-payer appreciate such behaviour by...
The five photographs of the unacceptable scenes inside a public examination hall for school children published on 10th February on the front page of a local English daily is a disgraceful performance by a sensible education minister. How could he...
We were very disappointed to see Bangladesh losing its first twenty-twenty match against their more illustrated opponent Sri Lanka and the defeat margin was so narrow that it will take long time to forget the bitter defeat. After the heartbreaking...
Recently one of acquaintances having an industry at Narayngong was expressing his despair about paying extortion money while selling excessive accessories or products known as "Jhut". The police also admit the incidents of extortion but refuse to take steps as...
Syed Mahbubur Rashid | 2014-02-15 00:00:00
Finance Minister A M A Muhith is eager to introduce 'district budget'. In the valedictory budget session of the last parliament, he said "… this time we are presenting, on an experimental basis, a budget for the district of Tangail....
B K Mukhopadhyay from Kolkata | 2014-02-15 00:00:00
According to a recent US survey on senior executives, marketing will be the most important area of expertise for business leaders of the next generation. The study commissioned by the Institute of International Research sought to identify key areas for...
While the government is pursuing a policy to cut public expenditure on education and research in public universities, the insufficient allocations are also wasted in unplanned recruitment and promotion of teachers and staff, observed former student leaders, reports UNB. They...
SONARGAON (Narayanganj), Feb 14 (BSS): Minister for Cultural Affairs Asaduzzaman Noor said here today that Bangladesh Folk Art and Crafts Foundation at Sonargaon has long been playing a pivotal role in promoting national cultural heritage and tradition among the budding...
Young couples and book lovers flocked to the Ekushey Book Fair in the capital Friday looking for the books of their choice to present their loved ones on the occasion of the Valentines' Day, reports UNB. Long queues of young...
Social crimes like repression on children and women have been reduced to a great extent in the country. But mental anxiety among the members of all ages including women, children, boys, girls and youths is increasing. Mental disturbances, tension and...
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