HONOLULU, (Hawaii), January 01, (AFP): US President Barack Obama recently signed a huge defense bill despite "serious reservations" that it seeks to force his hand on Guantanamo Bay and military trials for terror suspects.Obama, on vacation in Hawaii, added a...
RAIPUR, (India), Jan 1 (AFP): A seven-year-old Indian girl was murdered in a tribal sacrifice and her liver offered to the gods to improve crop growth, police in the central state of Chhattisgarh said Sunday.The body of Lalita Tati was...
SHANGHAI, Jan 1: China has jailed a prominent dissident lawyer, Gao Zhisheng, in its far western region of Xinjiang, the first confirmation of his whereabouts in more than 20 months, his brother and a rights group said Sunday. Gao-who defended...
WASHINGTON, Jan 1: A US serviceman on active duty was detained at an airport in the US state of Texas on Saturday when he tried to board a flight carrying explosives, an FBI spokesman said. The man was detained and...
MANILA, Jan 1: Hundreds of Filipinos were injured by firecrackers and stray bullets while fires gutted homes in the capital as revellers celebrated the new year, officials said Sunday. The Health Department's monitoring centre reported 454 firecracker-related injuries across hospitals-including...
TOKYO, Jan 1: A major 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Tokyo Sunday as Emperor Akihito led Japan's New Year celebrations by urging people to work together in rebuilding the nation from March's quake-tsunami disaster. The tremor struck at 2:28pm (0528 GMT) with...
Two killed in Colombia bomb attack on police stationTwo people have been killed and 17 injured in an attack on a police station in southern Colombia. Officials said an explosive device was thrown at the police station in Orito, killing...
Nasa has succeeded in putting the first of two gravity mapping satellites in orbit around the Moon. The Grail-A spacecraft fired its main engine late on Saturday (GMT) to slow itself sufficiently to take up an elliptical path around the...
Dhaka Mohammedan will take on Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) in group A opening final round match of the Grameenphone Federation Cup that begins today (Monday) at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, reports UNB.State-owned Bangladesh Television (BTV) will telecast live the...
SYDNEY, Jan 1 (AFP): Sachin Tendulkar's search for his elusive 100th international century fittingly takes him to the Sydney Cricket Ground for Tuesday's second Test against Australia, an arena celebrating its own Test ton. The "Little Master" came close to...
BRISBANE, Australia, Jan 1 (AFP): Kim Clijsters said she was looking forward to some much needed match practice after powering past Romania's Simona Halep in the first round of the Brisbane International on Sunday. Clijsters, who won the season-opening Brisbane...
Babul BarmanThe government's earnings from the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) declined 36.04 per cent in 2011 compared to 2010, as bearish trend took a heavy tool on the stock market throughout the year.The market analysts said due to bearish trend...
NEW DELHI, Jan 1 (Reuters): India will allow individual foreign investors' (IFI) direct access to its stock market from January 15, the government said Sunday, the latest step to liberalise Asia's third-largest economy after a year of big losses on...
FE ReportFinance Minister AMA Muhith Sunday disclosed a government plan to raise electricity tariff in next three years to cut subsidy to state-run power entities."Power tariff will be increased in the next three years. Raising electricity tariff is an easy...
Siddique Islam Operating profits of the country's private commercial banks (PCBs) witnessed a mixed trend in the just-concluded calendar year -- 2011.However, the amount of profit made by a few banks was relatively lower in 2011 compared to that earned...
CNG filling station owners Sunday renewed their threat to shut down their business for an indefinite period if the government raises CNG price again without pursuing the due process through Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC), reports UNB. "If the government...
Mohammad MufazzalThe securities regulator has sought public opinion to introduce the provision of 'special audit' by appointing auditors with its own fees, if any listed company fails to prepare its audited financial statement according to the specific manner set by...
Nazmul AhsanThe Ministry of Finance (MoF) has granted a loan of Tk 5.0 billion to Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) from the revenue budget on condition that the BPC will ensure uninterrupted fuel supply to the diesel-based power plants.The loan having...
Nizam AhmedFood inflation is likely to remain stable as prices of wheat, soybean and sugar are showing a falling trend in the global market, traders and experts said on Sunday.Bangladesh imports these three commodities to feed its some 160 million...
Nizam AhmedFood inflation is likely to remain stable as prices of wheat, soybean and sugar are showing a falling trend in the global market, traders and experts said on Sunday.Bangladesh imports these three commodities to feed its some 160 million...
Country's foreign exchange reserves rose to $9.63 billion at the end of December from the lowest since August 2009 in November, although they were down from $11.17 billion a year earlier, the central bank said Sunday. Reserves are likely to...
A mild tremor, measuring 4.1 on the Richter Scale, jolted some parts of the country Sunday morning. The tremor was experienced at 8:35 am, a bulletin of Meteorological Department said. The epicentre of the earthquake was in Tripura region, India,...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday called upon the entrepreneurs and businesspeople to explore new markets abroad by producing quality and diversified products, and assured them of ensuring a business-friendly environment, reports UNB."We'll be there with you as in the past...
Mahmudur RahmanThe statement of intent may have created a discomfort to ease but China's change of strategic direction was only to be expected. A few months' ago their policy review on how to cool down their heated economy was reported...
Opposition leader Khaleda Zia Sunday urged President Zillur Rahman to include caretaker government issue in the agenda of his dialogue with the political parties to make it meaningful, reports UNB. "We respect the president. He is above all politics. So,...
Pankaj DastiderCHITTAGONG, Jan 1: Cancellation of Biman Bangladesh Airline's flight operation between Chittagong and Bangkok has sparked protests from the traders, businesses and garment exporters in the port city.Authorities in the state-run airline have cancelled the flight on the Chittagong-Bangkok...
NOAKHALI, Jan 1 (UNB): Seven people, including six members of a family, were killed in a tragic road accident at Nautola in Sonaimuri Upazila early Sunday.The deceased were identified as Mohammad Mostafa (55), his daughters - Sohagi (25), and Sraboni...
Ganaforum president Dr Kamal Hossain Sunday doubted elections overseen by a partisan government will be acceptable and suggested that the government put the caretaker government provision back in play, reports bdnews24.com. President M Zillur Rahman sat with the Ganaforum leaders...
A witness in the case against Jama'at-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee Sunday alleged that he had committed several gruesome crimes against humanity like killing, looting and arson in Pararhat area of Pirojpur district during the War of Liberation, reports BSS....
There was 'some progress' in establishing human rights in 2011 but on the whole, the human rights situation was worrying, Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) said Sunday, reports bdnews24.com. Its executive director Sultana Kamal revealed last year's human rights scenario...
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