YANGON, Feb 4 (AFP):- Myanmar has detained several journalists after they published allegations of a military facility producing chemical weapons, according to their newspaper editor, as a media watchdog raised fears over press freedom. Five journalists including the chief executive...
KIEV, Feb 4 (AFP): Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych could call early elections to end mass anti-government unrest, a top lawmaker told AFP on Tuesday, as protest leaders demanded curbs to presidential powers in a stormy parliamentary debate. EU foreign policy...
ISLAMABAD, Feb 4, (AFP): Negotiators for the Pakistani Taliban said Tuesday that government representatives had refused to show up for planned peace talks, citing confusion over the militants' team. The two sides had been due to gather in Islamabad at...
Indian fisherman dies in Pakistani jail KARACHI, Feb 4: An Indian fisherman arrested more than a year ago for straying into Pakistani waters died in prison in Karachi on Tuesday after an illness, a senior jail official said. The man,...
CHITTAGONG, Feb 4 (AFP): Kumar Sangakkara became the leading century-maker among active Test players as Sri Lanka bounced back strongly after a shaky start in the second Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong on Tuesday. The tourists, who won the first...
Brothers Union Club forced Dhaka Mohammedan SC to 1-1 draw in the only match of Nitol-Tata Bangladesh Premier Football League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Tuesday, reports UNB. After the match, the traditional black and white Mohammedan...
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Tuesday introduced two celebrated US players, who represented their country in the World Cup Football, to share experiences and skill to inspire promising local booters through a four-day programme in the city, reports UNB. The two...
LAHORE, Pakistan, Feb 04 (AFP): Former Pakistan captain Aamir Sohail was Tuesday appointed chief selector of the national cricket team and also tasked with developing the game in the country. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said the 47-year-old will act...
MANCHESTER, Feb 4 (AP): Chelsea delivered a potent mix of defensive resilience and effective counter-attacking in a 1-0 victory over Manchester City on Monday, neutralising the Premier League's most rampant attack to provide a new twist in the title race....
Beckham to discuss effort to bring team to Miami MIAMI, Feb 4 (AP): David Beckham will take part in a news conference Wednesday to discuss his progress in trying to bring a Major League Soccer expansion team to Miami. MLS...
Badrul Ahsan | 2014-02-05 00:00:00
Manufacturers of readymade garments (RMG) have expressed their optimism to achieve their export growth target in the coming months, thanks to improved working conditions and stable political situation, industry insiders said. They said many international buyers are now coming back...
A delegation of Bangladesh Indenting Agents' Association (BIAA) led by its President KMH Shahidul Haque met Finance Minister AMA Muhith at the latter's office in the capital on Monday, said a press statement. KMH Shahidul Haque said indentors act as...
FE Report | 2014-02-05 00:00:00
The government's highest economic policy-making body ECNEC approved five development projects at a total cost of Tk 6.40 billion on Tuesday. Presided over by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) in its...
Infrastructure Develop-ment Company Limited (IDCOL) and Pretty Auto Bricks Limited (PABL) signed a Tk 337.67 million 'Term Loan Facility' agreement to set up an automatic brick manufacturing project at Kapashiya, Gazipur. Executive director & CEO of IDCOL Mahmood Malik and...
Dhaka Power Distri-bution Company Limited (DPDC) and Rahimafrooz Renewable Energy Limited (RREL) have recently signed an agreement for installation of '50kWp Grid Tied Solar Project' on the rooftop of Bangladesh Secretariat under the power purchase agreement (PPA). Managing director of...
Our Correspondent | 2014-02-05 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Feb 4: The Tanzanian delegation currently visiting Chittagong made a courtesy call on the directors of Chittagong Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the latter's office in the city today. The delegation headed by regional commissioner of Dar...
Titas to provide gas connections to REHAB members Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd (TGTDCL) will take measures to provide gas connection as early as possible to the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) members. TGTDCL managing...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-02-05 00:00:00
The number of households under the 'Ekti Bari Ekti Khamar' (One House One Farm) project is expected to cross 1.2 million across the country by this June, where investment would reach around Tk 15 billion, officials said. Presently, the number...
FE Report | 2014-02-05 00:00:00
Bangladesh's overseas job-seekers in Iraq, cheated by fraudulent manpower recruiters, have sought urgent help to return home as they say their lives are at stake. Fourteen Bangladeshis, out of 27, have been remaining captive at Najaf city in Iraq since...
Our Correspondent | 2014-02-05 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Feb 4: Tanzania has been urged to open a consulate in the port city to strengthen bilateral relation. CCCI President Mahbubul Alam made the request while a Tanzanian delegation headed by Regional Commissioner of Dar Es Salaam region in...
SYDNEY, Feb 4 (Xinhua): The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announced on Tuesday it had decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 2.5 per cent. The decision was widely expected, with all 13 economists surveyed by the Australian Associated...
MADRID, Feb 4 (AFP): Spain's unemployment queue grew in January but by the smallest margin since 2007, before the economy entered five years of stop-start recession that destroyed millions of jobs, government figures showed Tuesday. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's conservative...
SEATTLE, Feb 4 (Reuters): As Microsoft Corp prepares to unveil insider Satya Nadella as its new chief executive, investors and analysts are weighing how effective the 22-year veteran will be in re-igniting the company's mobile ambitions and satisfying Wall Street's...
TOKYO, Feb 4 (AFP): The dollar rose in early Asian trade on Tuesday after suffering a sell-off in New York in response to unexpectedly weak US manufacturing data that raised concerns about the economy. The greenback bought 101.22 yen, up...
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