WARSAW, Oct 29 (AFP): A Chinese trade congress touted as the first of its kind in Europe drew nearly 2,000 delegates last Thursday in Warsaw keen to do business with Poland, the only EU state to have escaped recession. While...
The Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) handled 5.26 million people in 2010 but will soon not have enough check-in counters and boarding gates to handle increasing traffic. "Its design capacity is six million people which we will reach by the end...
MEXICO CITY, Oct 29 (Reuters): Mexico's economy probably expanded around 3.7 per cent in the July-September quarter of this year, the finance ministry said Friday as the country recovers from a steep 2009 recession. Mexico's growth outlook could get a...
BANGKOK, Oct 29 (Xinhua): The Bank of Thailand (BoT) lowered its gross domestic product (GDP) growth projection for 2011 significantly owing to the widespread flood in upper part of the country, Mass Communication of Thailand (MCoT) reported Friday. Assistant BoT...
NEW DELHI, Oct 29 (PTI): Despite the uncertain economic environment globally, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India surged 50 per cent to $20.76 billion from January-August, according to the industry ministry's latest data. During January-August 2010, the country attracted FDI...
LIMA, Oct 29 (Reuters): Vietnam Friday rejected a US proposal to establish new trade rules for state-owned companies, which Washington says often benefit from unfair subsidies and protections. The United States floated its plan in negotiations this week on the...
DU Correspondent The traditional micro credit financing has failed to ensure sustainable development for the poor in the society and in some cases it pushed the poor to be poorer, said a renowned economist in the capital Saturday. "There should...
FE Report Dhaka Tokai Ghar Cooperative Samity Ltd has launched a 'labour Bazaar' Saturday to help the street people and also educate the street urchins locally known as Tokai. Samity president Md Hasan Seikh while presiding over the inauguration programme...
LONDON, Oct 29 (AFP): Commodity prices rallied this week after a breakthrough deal to try and resolve the eurozone debt crisis helped ease stubborn concerns that it could spark a new global recession. EU leaders cut a crucial deal as...
FE Report The World Bank (WB) board Friday approved US$29 million loan for Bangladesh aimed at creating employment opportunities for vulnerable women in the country's impoverished northern districts, the lender said Saturday. The WB will disburse the loan to the...
Pankaj Dastider CHITTAGONG, Oct 29: Authority's fresh decision on gas staggering has angered business houses and industrial entrepreneurs in Chittagong region. Mills and factories have been forced to suspend production due to the government move to stop supply of gas...
FE Report Garment workers have demanded payment of Eid bonus and due wages by November 4 to avert any untoward incident. They called upon the garment factory owners to pay all their dues including the current month's salary and overtime...
AMMAN, Oct 29 (Reuters): Syrian forces shot dead at least 40 civilians Friday when they fired on demonstrators demanding international protection from President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on pro-democracy protests, activists and residents said. Tens of protesters were also wounded and...
PERTH (Australia), Oct 29 (UNB): Perth Declaration on food security principles Saturday called for coordinated and timely regional and global emergency relief efforts to deal with immediate crises. The 16-point declaration adopted at the CHOGM 2011 called for undertaking decisive...
KABUL, Oct 29 (AFP): At least 14 people, including foreign forces, were killed when a Taliban car bomber struck a US-run NATO convoy travelling through the Afghan capital Kabul today. The attacker detonated his Toyota Sedan car at 11:20 am...
TOKYO, Oct 29 (AFP): The foreign ministers of Japan and India agreed Saturday at a meeting in Tokyo to accelerate joint development of rare earth mineral deposits in the South Asian country. Koichiro Gemba and his Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna...
Washington, Oct 29 (PTI): Praising India's "constructive" role in the reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, the Pentagon in a report told the US Congress that New Delhi has now expressed an interest to help strengthen the capabilities of the Afghan National...
SIRTE, Oct 29 (AFP): Volunteers are still finding dozens of bodies in Moamer Kadhafi's hometown of Sirte that fell on October 20, including of Libyan civilians killed in a suspected NATO air strike. Twenty-six unmarked makeshift graves covered by breeze-blocks...
BANGKOK, Oct 29 (AFP): Floods engulfing parts of the Thai capital should start to recede soon, the prime minister said Saturday after barriers along Bangkok's swollen main river prevented a disastrous overflow. The city of 12 million people was on...
IBRAHIM secured GPA 5 in HSC. He considered himself lucky as he qualified for "English" as his BA honours course under the National University, after failing to get the same subject in public universities. He was first among his family...
One day, I started my class at Independent University, Bangladesh; one of my students came thirty minutes late in the class. This particular student ranks one of the best and normally does not become late in the class. On being...
GAIBANDHA, Oct 29 (BSS): The activities of a project entitled "A Disaster Resilient Future: Mobilizing Communities and Institution for Effective Risk Reduction Initiatives" have been continuing in Gaibandha district since June, 2011. The aim of the project is to involve...
CHUADANGA, Oct 29 (UNB): A college student allegedly committed suicide by jumping under a running train in Belgasi area of Chuadanga district town on Friday evening. The deceased was identified as Khokon, a 2nd year student of local government college...
Our Correspondent KHULNA, Oct 29: A total of 24 cattle markets have been set up in Khulna district ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. Of them 14 permanent cattle markets in 9 upazilas and 10 makeshift cattle markets including Jora Gate cattle market...
BAGERHAT, Oct 29 (UNB): Police arrested a man along with a firearm and two rounds of bullet from his house at Sonakur village in Rampal upazila in Bagerhat on Saturday early morning. The arrestee was identified as Mahazir Sheikh, 38,...
Our Correspondent JESSORE, Oct 29: Dr Atiur Rahman, Governor, Bangladesh Bank on Saturday distributed loans among 10 small women entrepreneurs in the town at a programme at Jessore Municipal Community Centre. He also kicked off a handicrafts exhibition made by...
BARISAL, Oct 29 (UNB): Three state-owned transport authorities of BIWTA, BIWTC and BRTC announced to operate special water and road transport services to manage surge of home bound passengers on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC)...
CHUADANGA, Oct 29 (BSS): A total of Taka 1,11,500 was distributed to the 223 meritorious students of 23 high schools and 7 madrasas of Jibonnagar upazila of Chuadanga district on Thursday. Ministry of education sanctioned Taka 1, 11,500 and Jibannagar...
RANGPUR, Oct 29 (BSS): Academicians, researchers, literary personalities and leaders of Rangapur Gobeshona Parishad (RGP) have stressed on conducting more research on the War of Liberation to establish true history of the nation. They were addressing daylong programmes including organizational...
Our Correspondent NILPHAMARI, Oct 29: Price of rice is decreasing consistently in Nilphamari district. Market sources said overall price of all the categories of rice has fallen by to Tk 5 to 7 per kg. Reduced price of rice comes...
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