CAIRO, Nov 18 (AFP): Hundreds of Islamist and secular protesters gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square Friday for a mass rally to press the ruling military to hand power to a civilian government. As legislative elections draw near-the first polls since...
MOGADISHU, Nov 18 (AFP): Somalia's Islamist rebels attacked government and African Union troops positions in the war-torn capital, killing four civilians and wounding 12 others, officials and witnesses said Friday. Heavy fighting broke out late Thursday around four positions held...
BANGKOK, Nov 18 (AP): Police say disgruntled residents have set off a loud blast near a flood dike on Bangkok's border, apparently to highlight frustrations over their ontinued misery. The explosion, which made a loud sound but caused no injuries,...
FE Report The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) turned around during the last two sessions of the week, as optimism grew among investors following the Prime Minister's initiatives to bring back stability in the stock market. The week witnessed five trading...
US stocks futures advance as S&P faces key test NEW YORK, Nov 18: US stock index futures rose on Friday after Europe's debt crisis drove heavy market losses this week, with the S&P 500 falling through important technical levels and...
Simple-minded people in violent conflict zones are eminently usable as suicide bombers. According to a BBC news item, broadcast a couple of years ago, the MI5, or some such intelligence group in the UK, had undertaken research that supported the...
Until Friday last (November 11) Farzana Yasmin was an ordinary girl like others of her age. That she completed her higher study from Eden College, Dhaka is nothing exceptional these days because a Masters degree no longer secures one's future...
In countries with the developing economic systems, the concept of receiving aid has always been an eminent one. Alike many other developing countries, a number of donor agencies (international, multilateral and bilateral) have been operating and contributing to various sectors...
On August 24, 2004, I stepped into the faculty of social science of Jahangir Nagar University. I used to enjoy time in this faculty in my early days, and feeling of that time was different. I was a student of...
Mbanking (mobile banking) is practiced for performing balance checks, account transactions, payments, credit applications and other banking transactions throughout a mobile device such as a mobile phone or Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). The earliest mobile banking services had been offered...
In the last half century, world trade has grown twice as fast as output and helped to lift the majority of the world's people from poverty - a feat unimaginable a generation ago. When Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders meet...
Lesley Wroughton The International Monetary Fund is inserting itself more forcefully into Europe's efforts to resolve its debt crisis, hoping to stem a contagion that is spreading worldwide and threatening global growth. Uncertainty is turning into frustration and near-panic among...
Jason Lange The US economy is gaining steam as factories churn out more cars and slowing inflation boosts spending power, putting the country on stronger footing to resist an economic storm gathering over Europe. Recent readings of the U.S. economic...
Hosts Bangladesh brightened their chance for One Day International (ODI) status in Women's Cricket crushing five World Cup playing Irish eves by 95 runs in a vital group match of the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier'2011 at the BKSP in...
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Friday announced an 18-member national team for a practice match against Negeri Sembilan, the Malaysian Super League outfit, reports UNB. The match will be held at Tenku Abdul Rahman Stadium in Malaysia on November 20 (Sunday)....
West Indies and South Africa recorded their third successive victory while United State of America (USA) tasted their first win in the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier beating their respective rivals at separate city venues Friday, reports UNB. On the...
Destiny Group became the official sponsor of the SAFF Championship-bound national football team, reports UNB. Bangladesh will take part in the SAFF Championship to be held from December 2-11 in the Indian capital of New Delhi. In this regard, a...
United News of Bangladesh (UNB) emerged group champion to reach the quarterfinal of the Pepsi-DRU Inter-House Six-a-side Cricket Competition crushing former champion Jugantor by three wickets in their last group encounter at the Moulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium in the...
India drop Yuvraj for final Windies Test NEW DELHI, Nov 18: India Thursday axed left-hander Yuvraj Singh for next week's third and final Test against the West Indies, replacing him with middle-order batsman Rohit Sharma. Sharma's inclusion for the Mumbai...
LONDON, Nov 18 (Reuters): Embattled Fifa president Sepp Blatter apologised for his controversial comments about racism Friday but said he would not be resigning despite a growing clamour in Britain for him to step down. "It hurts and I am...
NEW DELHI, Nov 18 (AFP): Indian star Sachin Tendulkar says he is not weighed down by expectations over his 100th century as he headed home to Mumbai for next week's final Test against the West Indies. As millions of fans...
DUBAI, Nov 18 (AFP): Pakistan, who batted first after winning the toss, scored 257-8 in the third day-night international against Sri Lanka at Dubai stadium here Friday. Openers Mohammad Hafeez (83) and Imran Farhat (70) gave them a solid 151-run...
Monira Munni The country's jute sector is facing setback owing to the ongoing economic slowdown in many countries, which has also caused price fall of jute and jute products. They suggested raising local consumption, developing skilled and technical manpower and...
NUSA DUA (Indonesia), Nov 18 (AFP): Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Friday Beijing would offer its Southeast Asian neighbours $10 billion in infrastructure loans, as he sought to deepen trade ties in the region. He made the announcement in a...
FE Report Flour prices marked a fresh hike in the city's kitchen markets as those of vegetables stabilised with the increased supply, while onion decreased, traders said Friday. Prices of both packed and unpacked flour (Atta) increased by Tk 1-2...
Sonia H Moni Above Tk 63 million SME loan has been disbursed among 67 participants of Bank-NASCIB (National Association of Small and Cottage Industries of Bangladesh) SME Sea Beach Festival 2011 at Cox's Bazar. "67 small and medium entrepreneurs got...
NEW DELHI, Nov 18 (Reuters) - India's State Trading Corp. Ltd has bought 30,000 tonnes of RBD palmolein at $1,114 per tonne, two government sources said, higher than the last known price paid by another state-run firm. STC had tendered...
Syful Islam SAARC chair country the Maldives is insisting on 100 per cent reduction in sensitive list of products under the SAFTA accord by 2012 to make the regional bloc a free trade area, trade officials said Thursday. India supports...
FE Report Industries Minister Dilip Barua has urged the Japanese government to transfer technologies and relocate its hi-tech industries to Bangladesh to help boost her economy. "Japanese entrepreneurs can invest in the country's energy and power sector," he said while...
Yasir Wardad The country can save more than Tk 26 billion per year and effectively protect soil fertility by using locally developed bio and organo-chemical fertilisers (OCFs), according to the scientists of Soil Research and Development Institute (SRDI). They said...
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