HANOI, Dec 3 (Xinhua): The 29th Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) was held here Friday by the Vietnam Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), International Finance Corporation (IFC) and World Bank (WB). According to a survey of the forum secretariat, 2011...
CARACAS, Dec 3 (agencies) : Leaders of Latin American and Caribbean nations worked Saturday to finalize an action plan for a new Americas bloc, which excludes the United States and which, according to its organizers, is designed to usher in...
MOSCOW, Dec 3, (AFP): Russians prepared Saturday for parliamentary elections amid dwindling support for the ruling United Russia party and unprecedented pressure on election observers. Voting in the world's largest country began at 2000 GMT Saturday in the Russian Far...
DAMASCUS, Dec 3 (agencies): Overnight clashes between security forces and army defectors in northern Syria left 12 soldiers and defectors and three civilians dead early Saturday, activists said. Fighting has become more intense as rebels increasingly often confront security forces...
BERLIN, Dec 3 (Reuters): Pakistan has officially withdrawn from an international conference on Afghanistan, Germany's foreign ministry said on Friday, saying that it regretted the boycott. Pakistan said on Tuesday it planned to pull out of the meeting in reaction...
Iran's diplomats expelled from London over the storming of the British embassy in Tehran arrived home Saturday, as US Vice President Joe Biden was to discuss the West's mounting concerns in Turkey. The Iranian diplomats were kept out of the...
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has urged Israel to "mend fences" with Turkey, Egypt and others in the Middle East to reduce its growing isolation, reports BBC. In a speech in Washington, he said Israel was not entirely to blame,...
Myanmar President Thein Sein has signed a law allowing peaceful demonstrations for the first time, state media report, reports BBC. The new law requires people to seek approval at least five days in advance. All protests were previously banned. It...
Herman Cain to make White House campaign announcement US Republican Herman Cain is expected to announce Saturday whether his run for the White House will continue. The Georgia businessman has been under mounting pressure to quit following an adultery allegation,...
In part one of this special report which was published in The Financial Express on Page 5 in its issue on December 03, 2011, I attempted to make you aware of the key role your attitude plays in your learning...
RAJSHAHI, Dec 3 (BSS): Like the previous couple year, farmers and Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) are expecting a bumper production of winter vegetables in the northern region including vast barind tract during the current Rabi season. Early farming of...
MAGURA, Dec 3 (UNB): Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested a housewife on Friday afternoon from the district town for killing her husband. The arrestee was identified as Nurjahan Begum, 35, wife of Billal Hossain, 45, of Sarshuna village in...
Our Correspondent NILPHAMARI, Dec 3: Uttara EPZ in Nilphamari district established almost a decade ago is progressing rapidly and there prevails a quiet and disciplined situation there. Despite lack of gas connection as many as eight industries now are in...
Our Correspondent NARSINGDI, Dec 3: A month long Bijoy Mela (victory fair) was inaugurated at Monohardi Dak Banglo premises of the district Friday. Nurul Mazid Mahmud Humayun MP, inaugurated the fair as the chief guest while Monohardi Upazila Awami League...
NARAIL, Dec 3 (BSS): Continuous erosion of the two mighty rivers- Madhumati and Nabaganga- is threatening the existence of homesteads,farmlands,public institutions and economic centres at 35 villages in Kalia and Lohagora upazilas of Narail district. A vast tract of farmland...
RU Correspondent RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Dec 3: Education Secretary Dr Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury Friday asked for ensuring responsibility and accountability in the institutions of higher studies through bringing about necessary legal reforms for the sake of quality education. He said,...
Our Correspondent Habiganj, dec 3: International Disable Day 2011, was observed in Habiganj Saturday. District Social Service Department arranged the programme assisted by district administration. A rally was brought out from circuit house and it paraded to the main roads...
JAMALPUR, Dec 3 (BSS): A woman was crushed under the wheels of a local train at Bausi railway level crossing in Sarishabari upazila in the district today. The victim was identified as Fulmoti Begum,50, wife of Habibur Rahman of Atabari...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Dec 3 (UNB): A man was killed and another three were injured in a head-on-collision between two motorcycles at Choudala in Gomostapur upazila on Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Anis Ali of Chakla village in Shibganj upazila....
MYMENSINGH, Dec 3 (BSS): Police recovered the body of an Ulema League leader, a front organization of Awami League, from Hironkhali village in Gouripur upazila here this morning. The victim was identified as Jane Alam, 45, son of Ekram Hossain...
Our Correspondent RANGPUR, Dec 3: Commercial exploitation in the name of standard education is going on unabated through mushroom growth of Kindergarten (KG) schools in all corners of Rangpur district. KG school business in Rangpur division city has now become...
Our Correspondent JOYPURHAT, Dec 3: A day-long free eye camp organised by Sebok Shangho was held at Ichua Govt Primary School under sadar upazila in Joypurhat recently. Salim Reza Duke vice president of the organization and district Jubadal president presided...
Man hacked to death A young man was hacked to death in Jhikargachha upazila on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Abdur Rahim, 30, an activist of BNP and son of Atiar Rahman of Dahor Magura village in the...
JAKARTA, Dec 3 (Xinhua): Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economy Hatta Rajasa said Friday that the government forecasts trade volume between Indonesia and Germany will double to reach 12 billion US dollar by 2015. Both countries have great potential to boost...
JINAN, Dec 3 (Xinhua): A reserve requirement ratio (RRR) cut announced last Wednesday will not be strong enough to stem the current decline in real estate prices, analysts said Thursday. China's central bank announced last Wednesday that it will lower...
HONG KONG, Dec 3 (Xinhua): Hong Kong's Commissioner of Insurance office announced Friday that total gross premiums of the local insurance industry in the year's first three quarters amounted to 172.8 billion HK dollars, representing an increase of 12.6 per...
MUMBAI, Dec 3 (Reuters): India's government is fooling the country about the benefits of foreign supermarkets, an opposition leader said Saturday, bolstering resistance to the reform agenda of beleaguered Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. A decision to allow global giants such...
BEIJING, Dec 3 (Xinhua): Commerce Minister Chen Deming said Friday that China-US trade rose 17 per cent year-on-year to reach 363 billion US dollars in the first ten months of the year. The increase led to China and the United...
Ruthless Pakistan drubbed Bangladesh by 76 runs in the second one-day international in Dhaka on Saturday to take a decisive 2-0 lead in the three-match series, reports AFP. Umar Akmal scored 59 and Shahid Afridi hit 42 off 27 balls...
A brilliant hattrick by Sabina helped Satkhira to reach the final of the KFC Women's Football League eliminating Narayanganj by 5-1 goals in the first semi-final at Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur Saturday, reports UNB....
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