BANGKOK, Feb 3, (AFP): Thailand's protest-plagued elections have ushered in a new chapter of political uncertainty that experts say leaves the embattled government increasingly vulnerable to court intervention or a military coup. Millions were denied the opportunity to cast ballots...
BAGHDAD, Feb 3, (AFP): A series of attacks in and around Baghdad, including a spate of car bombings, killed 16 people Monday as Iraqi forces pressed an assault against militant-held areas of Anbar province. The latest bloodshed comes amid a...
NEW DELHI, Feb 3 (AFP): Thousands of disabled people protested in the Indian capital on Monday, demanding parliament pass long-awaited legislation that gives them equal rights including to education and employment. Thousands with intellectual or physical impairments gathered to support...
ISLAMABAD, Feb 3 (AFP):- The party of Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan said Monday they "appreciated" a Taliban request for him to represent them in peace talks with the government, but declined the offer. Two teams, nominated by the government and...
DUBAI, Feb 3 (AFP): Al-Qaeda has disavowed the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), whose members have been locked in deadly clashes with Syrian rebels, according to a statement posted on jihadist websites. Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri had...
Gunmen kidnap British national in Yemeni capital SANAA, Feb 3: Gunmen kidnapped a British oil-sector employee in the Yemeni capital on Monday, witnesses and an industry official told AFP, the second abduction of a foreigner in Yemen since Friday."Gunmen in...
Shah Alam Nur | 2014-02-04 00:00:00
Country's 400 industrial units with an investment worth Tk 200 billion could not go for production due to a lack of gas connections for the last four years. Investors said the potential industrial units, which are bulk gas users, already...
A two-day annual sales and distributors conference 2014 of Square Consumer Products Limited concluded at a local hotel in Chittagong on Sunday. Managing Director of Square Consumer Products Anjan Chowdhury attended the conference, said a press statement. He requested all...
Yasir Wardad | 2014-02-04 00:00:00
Rice production in the Aman season showed a record as output reached approximately 13.029 million tonnes, up by nearly 1.15 per cent from that of previous season. The Aman production is maintaining a growth trend for the last nine consecutive...
MUMBAI, Feb 3 (PTI): For global automakers, the dusty backroads of rural India could be the new El Dorado. As economic torpor suffocates demand for new cars in India's megacities, incomes are growing faster in small towns and country areas....
NEW DELHI, Feb 3 (PTI): CNG prices will be cut by about Rs 15 per kg and cooking gas piped to kitchens by about Rs 5.0 after government decided to supply cheaper domestic gas to fuel retailers in cities like...
Dhaka Advertising Assoc begins journey A new advertisement association named 'Dhaka Advertising Association' has recently been formed with SM Delowar Hossain as its president and Sahidullah Mohammed Sah-Nur as its general secretary. Other officials of the association are: Md Solaiman...
NEW DELHI, Feb 3 (AFP): India's cash-strapped government hoped Monday it would be third time lucky as it began an auction of mobile licences to try to raise money and increase investment in the struggling sector. Authorities were obliged to...
LONDON/BEIJING, Feb 3 (Reuters): Manufacturers around the world enjoyed a solid start to the year as order books swelled, surveys showed on Monday, though a struggle for growth in China and a downturn in France took the shine off the...
BRUSSELS, Feb 3 (AFP): Eurozone manufacturing activity hit a 32-month high in January, driven by economic powerhouse Germany and helped as struggling France finally picked up, a key survey showed on Monday. The Markit Economics eurozone manufacturing sector Purchasing Managers...
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 3 (AFP): South African President Jacob Zuma on Monday lent his support to a pan-Africa free-trade area, which he said could be worth as much as $2.6 trillion. Zuma said the integration of free-trade zones in southern and...
ISTANBUL, Feb 3 (AFP): Turkey's embattled lira currency extended recent losses on Monday after accelerating inflation stoked concerns about the emerging economy as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan battles a political crisis. By 1:00 pm (1100 GMT), the lira was...
WELLINGTON, Feb 3 (Xinhua): New Zealand tax officials will be offering solutions to the erosion of national tax bases by profit-shifting multinationals at a meeting of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) group of developed nations this week....
JAKARTA, Feb 3 (AFP): Indonesia posted its biggest trade surplus for two years in December, data showed Monday, as Southeast Asia's biggest economy shows signs of recovery after a turbulent 2013. The surplus was a bigger-than-expected $1.52 billion, the statistics...
TOKYO, Feb 3 (AFP): The euro bounced back against the yen on Monday after suffering a sell-off last week in response to weak eurozone data that fuelled speculation of an interest rate cut by the European Central Bank (ECB). In...
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