Slow progress in hiring labour inspectors, shortcomings in the amended labour law and lack of action to bring the EPZ law into conformity with international standards remain as the major roadblock to the reinstatement of GSP benefits to the US...
The International Crime Tribunal (ICT) has decided to terminate the trial against Jamaat-e-Islami leader AKM Yusuf due to his death. The ICT-2 headed by Justice Obaidul Hassan gave the order on Wednesday. Yousuf was admitted to the Bangabandhu Medical University...
Canadian High Commissioner in Dhaka Heather Cruden on Wednesday said Canada expects a political understanding through a dialogue between the government and the opposition. “The January 5 election was not a competitive one. So, Canada expressed concern soon after the...
Stocks ended flat in green Wednesday after three sessions’ correction with turnover improved slightly as most of the investors followed ‘wait-and-see’ strategy. The market opened with a positive note, but could not sustain, eventually ended at flat. The prime index...
Mentioning that Bangladesh had been a country of militancy, terrorism and corruption under the BNP-Jamaat rule, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the soil of Bangladesh will not be allowed to become a playground of militancy and terrorism again...
Bangladesh won the toss and invited Sri Lanka to bat first in their first of the two-match Twenty20 series at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong Wednesday. Wicketkeeper and batsman Mithun Ali and left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny are the...
Expatriates’ Welfare & Overseas Employment Minister Engineer Khandker Mosharraf Hossain on Wednesday said the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will soon recruit some professional and skilled workers, especially doctors and engineers, from Bangladesh. ”We’re discussing and working over sending professional and...
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Sayeeda Zaman a writer and wife of Shahiduzzaman Khan, Executive Editor of The Financial Express, died of brain cancer at the Square Hospital in the city Tuesday night. She left behind her husband, two sons, a daughter and a host...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned former Health Minister AFM Ruhal Haque and former State Minister for Water Resources Mahbubur Rahman Talukder for grilling. The two ministers of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s last cabinet were asked to come at the...
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon on Wednesday directed the officials concerned to take effective measures to attract tourists centring the upcoming T-20 World Cup cricket. “The upcoming T-20 World Cup has created a big opportunity for Bangladesh...
Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) on Wednesday protested the government’s plan to increase the power tarrif. In a statement, party general secretary Khalequzzaman said the government hiked the power price six times in its previous tenure. “As per its plan to...
The Awami League has poured cold water on the idea of a snap general elections demanded by the BNP and many foreign countries including the United States. “The 11th parliamentary election will be held after five years and according to...
Sri Lanka edged out Bangladesh by two runs in a last-ball thriller in their first T20 at Zahur Ahmed Stadium in Chittagong. Anamul Haque smashed a fine 58, having batted brilliantly to bring the Tigers back in it after the...
Potato growers in the district on Wednesday staged demonstrations and blocked road in the city’s Mahiganj Satmatha area to press home their eight-point demand, including compensation for the affected growers of the vegetable. The other demands include purchasing potato by...
LONDON: European stocks rose Wednesday after the new Federal Reserve chief said she would stick with stimulus, but disappointing eurozone data hit the euro. London's FTSE 100 index climbed 0.16 per cent to 6,683.66 points in afternoon deals, buoyed by...
The United States (US) is planning to create a ‘Ticfa Working Group on GSP/Labour Affairs’ to provide an ongoing, formal mechanism for Bangladesh and US to address labour concerns. “As agreed by the government of Bangladesh in the meeting following...
Central African Republic President Catherine Samba-Panza has said she will "go to war" with Christian militias who are slaughtering Muslims. She said the militias, called anti-balaka, had "lost their sense of mission" and had become "the ones who kill, who...
China's trade surplus jumped to $31.9 billion (£19.4 billion) in January, easing concerns the world's second-largest economy may be stuck in a slowdown. The figure was up 14 per cent from a year earlier and stronger than forecasts for a...
Bank of England governor Mark Carney has overhauled the bank's interest rate policy to reflect falling unemployment and the economic recovery. He said the bank's forward guidance policy "is working" and had helped to secure growth. The bank's rate policy...
Chief Justice M Muzammel Hossain on Wednesday urged all to work together to establish the rule of law and ensure justice in all spheres for making Bangladesh a welfare state. He made the remarks while addressing the website launching ceremony...
KATHMANDU, Feb 11 (AFP): Sushil Koirala was sworn in as Nepal's prime minister on Tuesday, after winning the backing of fellow legislators and tasked with steering the strife-torn Himalayan nation towards stability. Koirala, head of the country's biggest political party...
DATCHET, Feb 11 (AFP): The floodwaters are rising in Datchet but there appears to be no one around to help except David Cannon the water-taxi man. This quaint English town may be just a mile from the elite Eton College...
CAIRO, Feb 11 (AFP): Suspected militants blew up a gas pipeline in Egypt's Sinai peninsula on Tuesday and gunmen shot dead a policeman in the Suez canal city of Ismailia, security officials said. Attacks in the Sinai and violence targeting...
NANJING, China, Feb 11, (AFP): China and Taiwan on Tuesday held their first government-to-government talks since they split 65 years ago after a brutal civil war-a symbolic yet historic move between the former bitter rivals. Taipei's Wang Yu-chi, who oversees...
DAMASCUS, Feb 11, (AFP): Aid teams launched fresh efforts on Tuesday to evacuate civilians from besieged districts of Syria's Homs, as the regime and opposition held their first joint session at a second round of peace talks. The Syrian Red...
PESHAWAR, Feb 11 (AFP): At least 10 people were killed and 16 wounded in a grenade attack at a cinema in Pakistan's restive northwest city of Peshawar on Tuesday, officials said. The incident at the Shama cinema, known for showing...
DAMASCUS, Feb 11, (AFP): Aid teams launched fresh efforts on Tuesday to evacuate civilians from besieged districts of Syria's Homs, as the regime and opposition held their first joint session at a second round of peace talks. The Syrian Red...
TEHRAN, Feb 11 (AFP): Iran's president on Tuesday called on world powers to match Tehran's "fair and constructive attitude" in nuclear negotiations and said the West should not have "delusions" about a military option. Iran is due to resume talks...
NATO gets first US destroyer for missile shield BRUSSELS, Feb 11: The first of four US high-tech destroyers arrived in Spain Tuesday to form a key part of a ballistic missile shield for Europe which Russia says directly threatens its...
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