MOSCOW, May 12 (AFP): Russia and China are hoping to sign a crucial gas deal that will allow Moscow to diversify energy supplies beyond Europe at an investor forum in June to be attended by the Chinese president, a Kremlin...
WASHINGTON, May 12 (Bloomberg): Sales at U.S. retailers rose in April, reflecting gains at service stations and grocery stores as fuel and food prices climbed. The 0.5 percent increase was the smallest since July and followed a 0.9 percent March...
PARIS, May 12 (AFP): Bulls in the oil market still have room to run around a price of $110 per barrel but growth of global oil demand is set to ease, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Thursday, tipping the...
The Benchmark General Index DGEN finished on a strong note on the last trading day of the week to register gain of 2.36%. Central Bank's statement that there is excess liquidity worth BDT 28000 crore in the banking system may...
FHM Humayan KabirChittagong Port Authority (CPA) has offered a window berthing facilities to a French shipping company CMA CGM for operating its vessels at the port to facilitate international trades, officials said Thursday. CPA official said under the offer, the...
Exporters' Association of Bangladesh (EAB) Thursday urged the government to continue the tax-holiday for the next ten years to boost investment in the industrial sector, reports UNB. BEA president Abdus Salam Murshedy made the plea to the government from a...
Monira MunniSugar is likely to taste sour as its price has started to increase in the local market ahead of the holy month of Ramadan. Traders attributed the price hike to plunge in supply from the millers. The price of...
RAJSHAHI, May 12 (BSS): Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) decided to launch three more departments from next academic session. Vice-Chancellor Prof Sirajul Islam Chowdhury disclosed this to the reporters at his office Thursday.
Dr Muhammad Yunus Thursday relinquished the post of Managing Director (MD) of Grameen Bank (GB) on the basis that the Deputy Managing Director Nurjahan Begum would hold charge until an MD is appointed in accordance with the procedures under Section...
The World Bank (WB) has launched the Bangladesh Enterprise Survey, 2011 to assess the business environment for the Bangladeshi private sector and investment. The survey is planned as an integral part of WB's efforts to promote growth and investment in...
Police have arrested an alleged leader of underground Biplabi Communist Party (BCP) in possession of a gun and five bullets at Pratappur village under Sadar Upazila of Jhenidah. Jhenaidah police superintendent Mohammad Rejaul Karim told the news agency that a...
A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband for dowry at Para village in Domar Upazila of Nilphamari early Tuesday.The deceased was identifies as Putul (25), wife of Dulal Hossain of the village.Police said Dulal married Putul nine...
A mobile court of Bogra Tuesday convicted a youth and sentenced him to six months imprisonment for teasing a college girl.The convict was identified as Shaheb Ali (24), son of Golam Rabbani of Bhutbari village in Dhunat Upazila. Police said...
Our Correspondent JOYPURHAT, May 12: Harvesting of Boro paddy in five upazilas of Joypurhat district has started from this week. Though the harvesting is now at the initial stage, farmers are facing labour crisis and high cost of labour and...
Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, May 12: A daylong roundtable meeting on "Tuberculosis Control and Social Participation", jointly organised by Department of Health, Health and Family planning Ministry, Brahmanbaria press Club and BRAC at the auditorium of Zila Parishad in the town here...
SUNAMGANJ, May 12 (UNB): A man was killed by his elder brother following a family feud at Kalanjura village in Jagannathpur Upazila Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Mansur Ahmad Lebu Mia (28), son of Aftab Ali of the village....
NARSINGDI, May 12 (UNB): At least 11 people were killed and nine others injured in separate incidents in Gazipur, Narshingdi, Pabna, Natore, Jhenidah, Dinajpur, Sylhet and Rajbari districts Wednesday. In Jhenidah, Awami League worker, Tulu Sikder (32), son of Yousuf...
Our CorrespondentKHULNA, May 12: BGB members arrested 23 Bangladeshi nationals including 12 children and 7 women from Bhomrah border and bus stand area Tuesday night while they were coming from India in illegal way. Satkhira BGB 41 Battalion Commander said...
Our CorrespondentNATORE, May 12: An advocacy workshop on role of Imams organised by BRAC advocacy programme of Bagatipara unit was held at Faguardiar Union parishad hall room under Bagatipara Upazila in Natore district. On this occasion a discussion meeting was...
A child was killed on Natore-Bogra highway at Bandar Amtala in Singra Upazila of Natore district Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Arman Ali ( 5 ), son of Afaz Uddin of village Bandar under Singra Upazila. ASI of Singra...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-10) arrested one person and seized huge quantity contraband drugs from Malopara area in Keraniganj Upazila of Keraniganj district Tuesday. On secret information, a RAB team raided the area and seized huge quantity contraband drugs...
Police arrested a fake lawyer near Sadar Model Thana Wednesday on charge of blackmailing people in Naogaon district. Police said Moklesur Rahman (58), who identified himself as a lawyer of High Court. He took a huge amount of money and...
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) seized a private car with 1,071 bottles of phensidyl during a raid at Manikdihi village in Jessore Sadar Upazila here Wednesday. RAB sources said acting, on a tip-off, a team of the force...
Police arrested two people along with 20 sacks of OMS rice at Parajpur Mistripara village in Dinajpur Sadar Upazila Wednesday. Police said OMS rice dealer Zahurul Haque hired a shallow engine driven van to carry 20 sacks of government rice...
Police seized a foreign made pistol from a goods laden truck at Shekari on Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in Sadar Upazila of the district yesterday. Acting on a tip off, a team of the police intercepted the Sherpur- bound truck from Dhaka...
A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband for dowry at Para village in Domar Upazila of Nilphamari early Tuesday.The deceased was identifies as Putul (25), wife of Dulal Hossain of the village.Police said Dulal married Putul nine...
A mobile court of Bogra Tuesday convicted a youth and sentenced him to six months imprisonment for teasing a college girl.The convict was identified as Shaheb Ali (24), son of Golam Rabbani of Bhutbari village in Dhunat Upazila. Police said...
MISRATA (Libya), May 12 (AFP): Libyan rebels, bouyed by their capture of Misrata airport, geared Thursday for an assault on the town of Zlitan that would take them another step closer to the capital Tripoli. The airport at Misrata, Libya's...
KABUL, May 12 (AFP): US-led NATO forces in Afghanistan apologised Thursday after admitting its soldiers shot dead a young girl as she tried to flee an attack aimed at capturing a Taliban leader. The girl, aged 12, was killed during...
WASHINGTON, May 12 (AP): Republican lawmakers voted Wednesday to limit President Barack Obama's authority to reduce America's nuclear arsenal and implement a US-Russia arms control treaty overwhelmingly approved by the Senate last December. Over the objections of the Defense Department...
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