Abdulla Al Imran | 2014-01-25 00:00:00
Devyani Khobragade, who was India's deputy consul-general in New York, was arrested on December 12 while dropping her children off at school in the city. She was charged with one count of visa fraud and another for making false statements...
Mohammad Alamgir | 2014-01-25 00:00:00
Home to approximately 160 million people, Bangladesh is struggling to sustain an adequate level of quality freshwater to make available for the people. Unlike other water-scarce countries, Bangladesh is generously endowed with freshwater tributaries and distributaries that generally make for...
Parvin Sultana | 2014-01-25 00:00:00
Rashida, now 30, a resident of a village of Satkhira district, suffered from blindness due to cataract in both her eyes since she was a child. She got married at her teenage. Being informed, she went to Satkhira Sadar Hospital...
N S M Muzzammel Huq | 2014-01-25 00:00:00
In a democratic society all citizens, irrespective of age, sex, color, religion, race and ethnic distinction have the right to express their views, opinions and share ideas regarding their welfare. This is one of their fundamental human rights. Similarly children...
Arup Barua and Taoshik Ahmed | 2014-01-25 00:00:00
"Trees are Earth's endless effort to speak to the listening heaven." -- Rabindranath Tagore Nature has bestowed and embellished Bangladesh profusely with her bulk of resources. Over the last three decades all sorts of natural resources have been decaying due...
CAIRO, Jan 24 (AFP): A suicide bomber struck Cairo police headquarters Friday, the first of three bombings in the Egyptian capital that killed five people ahead of the anniversary of the 2011 uprising. The attacks came a day before police...
BANGKOK, Jan 24 (AFP): Thailand's Constitutional Court Friday threw a decision on whether to delay a general election due to deadly political unrest back to the prime minister and the election commission. The court ruled that the vote could be...
GENEVA, Jan 24 (AFP):- The first talks between Syria's warring sides were off to a rough start on Friday after the United Nations failed to convince regime and opposition delegates to sit in the same room. Pulled together by the...
Pakistan Shiites bury dead after protest QUETTA Jan 24: Shiite Muslims in Pakistan's troubled southwest Friday buried the victims of a recent bomb attack after ending a protest following government assurances that the perpetrators would be hunted down. Relatives had...
Babul Barman | 2014-01-25 00:00:00
Stocks saw sharp gain for the fourth straight week with turnover improved further and key index of the premier bourse crossed 4,700-point mark as the investors started demonstrating their confidence in the market. Analysts said the market witnessed strong buying...
TOKYO, Jan 24 (AFP): Tokyo investors will keep a close eye on Japanese corporate earnings next week with Nintendo, Honda and Japan Airlines among those reporting, while economic data will also be in focus. "In the (coming) week...corporate announcements will...
MUMBAI, Jan 24 (Reuters): Indian shares fell more than 1 per cent on Friday to post their biggest decline in three weeks, retreating from a record close in the prior session as rate-sensitive stocks dropped after the central bank governor's...
Local currency remains stable Standard Chartered Bank Jan 19 - Jan 23, 2014 The local interbank call money rate was around 6 - 7 per cent during the entire week, with stable liquidity. The USD/BDT rate was stable throughout the...
Arafat Ara | 2014-01-25 00:00:00
Hoteliers, after suffering huge losses due to sluggish business in the past few months following political unrest, have now started receiving increased number of visitors. According to some of the hotel owners, they had a large number of tourists on...
KARACHI, Jan 24 (Reuters): Pakistan's main stock exchange closed lower on Friday with the benchmark 100-share index of the Karachi Stock Exchange fell 0.23 per cent, or 61.45 points, to 27,002.89. Consolidation was seen today after market has gained 7...
COLOMBO, Jan 24 (Reuters): Sri Lankan shares hit seven-month highs on Friday as investors bought large cap stocks such as Ceylon Tobacco Co Plc, despite selling by foreign investors to reduce exposure to risky assets. The main stock index rose...
MELBOURNE, Jan 24 (AFP): Rafael Nadal extended his mastery over long-time rival Roger Federer as he stormed into an Australian Open final against Stanislas Wawrinka in straight sets Friday. Spanish top seed Nadal defeated the 17-time Grand Slam champion 7-6...
The Sri Lanka Cricket team, led by Anjelo Mathews arrived in the city Friday to play two Tests, three ODI and two Twenty20 matches against the Bengal Tigers, reports UNB. The Sri Lanka team comprises 15 players and 10 officials....
Sonali Bank drew 1-1 with Wanderers Club in the only match of the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in the city Friday, reports UNB. After a barren first half in the...
PERTH, Jan 24 (AFP): It took them almost three months, but England finally notched their first win of their horrific Australian tour in the fourth one-day international against Australia at the WACA Ground Friday. After eight successive losses to the...
ZURICH, Jan 24 (AFP): FIFA chief Sepp Blatter Thursday played down spats with 2014 World Cup hosts Brazil, despite warnings over sluggish preparations, insisting that confidence was the watchword. Following talks with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff at FIFA's headquarters in...
East West University (EWU) and Northern University of Bangladesh (NUB) won their respective matches in the 7th ULAB Fair Play Cup Inter-Private University T20 Cricket Tournament at the ULAB playground in the city Friday, reports UNB. In the days' first...
WELLINGTON, Jan 24 (AFP): Fired-up New Zealand are confident they can secure a third successive victory against powerful India in Auckland Saturday and wrap up the one-day international series with two matches to spare. The tourists arrived in New Zealand...
Five Afghan volleyball players shot dead MIHTARLAM, Jan 24: Unknown gunmen shot dead five young Afghan men playing volleyball, officials said Friday, but Taliban insurgents responsible for much of Afghanistan's unrest denied any involvement in the killings. The players were...
Badrul Ahsan | 2014-01-25 00:00:00
The Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) 2014 has turned into an annual get-together programme among the city dwellers. Favourable weather, political stability coupled with insufficient recreation centres in the city pushed thousands of its dwellers to visit the DITF along...
FE Report Rice prices on Friday saw a further rise even after reduction in transport costs. onion prices, however, reduced slightly this week compared with the last week. Potato prices hit a two-year low and other vegetable prices also marked...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-01-25 00:00:00
Investment in the country's poultry sector is expected to cross Tk 600 billion, creating employment for over 10 million people by 2021, officials said. Considering the potential, the Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI) has sought Tk 90.53 million from the...
DAVOS, Jan 24 : Ministers from the BRICS econo mies defended their growth prospects on Thursday despite waves of turbulence caused by the tightening of monetary stimulus in the US and concerns about a potential cash crunch in China. "I...
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