YANGON, May 14 (Xinhua): An electronic and living expo featuring Vietnamese products opened at the Tatmadaw Hall here Friday, which is aimed at boosting bilateral trade between Myanmar and Vietnam. Organised by the Smart Business Group, the expo was attended...
BRUSSELSBERLIN, May 14 (Reuters): Powerful performances by the German and French economies propelled growth in the euro zone well above forecasts in the first quarter while also highlighting the yawning gap between the bloc's strong and weak. The 17-nation currency...
BOGOTA, May 14 (Xinhua): Colombia and India have signed an agreement to avoid double taxation and strengthen bilateral trade and economic ties, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Friday. The agreement, a long-awaited document for the Indian business community expecting...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, May 14: The newly elected office-bearers of Chittagong Port Truck Owners' Association (CPTOA) Saturday were sworn in at its office at Nimtala near Bandar Bhaban in the port city. CPTOA President SM Habibul Huq and General Secretary Zahur...
CHITTAGONG, May 14 (UNB): A BNP activist was Saturday slaughtered by identified terrorists in broad daylight at Dantmara in Fatikchhari Upazila. Abdul Gani (50), the victim, was local BNP leader and president of Hoako Bazar Committee. His wounded associate Siraj...
Leaders of Bangladesh Anti-Tobacco Alliance (BATA) today suggested that the government take immediate steps to revise the Tobacco Control Act by imposing high tax on cigarettes and bidis to check smoking and its use, reports BSS. Speaking at a roundtable...
Mohammad Polash KhanNobel is one of the leading Bangladeshi models. I asked him whether he felt there is a need to train corporate staff regarding dressing up, attires and grooming. "Yes" he said. "I wish there were formal training infrastructures...
Salahuddin AhmedTen years back students in Bangladesh merely depended on few public universities for their higher education, as private universities could not come to the scene so quickly. Very few private universities were operating at that time, but there was...
Shah Alam NurPoultry industry operators have urged the government to introduce an insurance scheme to protect the sector from its possible losses due to avian influenza. "We expect the government will include poultry insurance into the agriculture insurance scheme to...
TOKYO, May 14 (Gulfnews): Toyota Motor Corporation said it had received 25,000 orders for the Prius Alpha hybrid wagon and minivan models in Japan before sales started Friday, underscoring strong demand for fuel-sipping vehicles as petrol prices rise. That is...
LONDON, May 14 (AP): The London Stock Exchange, which owns markets in Britain and Italy and is planning a merger with the owner of the Toronto bourse, reported a 70-per cent rise in full year profits Friday after a rise...
YANGON, May 14 (Xinhua): An electronic and living expo featuring Vietnamese products opened at the Tatmadaw Hall here Friday, which is aimed at boosting bilateral trade between Myanmar and Vietnam. Organised by the Smart Business Group, the expo was attended...
BRUSSELSBERLIN, May 14 (Reuters): Powerful performances by the German and French economies propelled growth in the euro zone well above forecasts in the first quarter while also highlighting the yawning gap between the bloc's strong and weak. The 17-nation currency...
BOGOTA, May 14 (Xinhua): Colombia and India have signed an agreement to avoid double taxation and strengthen bilateral trade and economic ties, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said Friday. The agreement, a long-awaited document for the Indian business community expecting...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, May 14: The newly elected office-bearers of Chittagong Port Truck Owners' Association (CPTOA) Saturday were sworn in at its office at Nimtala near Bandar Bhaban in the port city. CPTOA President SM Habibul Huq and General Secretary Zahur...
CHITTAGONG, May 14 (UNB): A BNP activist was Saturday slaughtered by identified terrorists in broad daylight at Dantmara in Fatikchhari Upazila. Abdul Gani (50), the victim, was local BNP leader and president of Hoako Bazar Committee. His wounded associate Siraj...
Leaders of Bangladesh Anti-Tobacco Alliance (BATA) today suggested that the government take immediate steps to revise the Tobacco Control Act by imposing high tax on cigarettes and bidis to check smoking and its use, reports BSS. Speaking at a roundtable...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, May 14 (UNB): Patenga, one of the crowded tourist spots in Chittagong, is fast losing its charm with illegal shops mushrooming in the area. The beach usually attracts thousands of visitors daily round the year and becomes overcrowded...
Our CorrespondentKHULNA, May 14: 40 mw Quick Power Plant of Khanjahan Ali Power Company has been started on trial basis from last Thursday. Source said that Khanjahan Ali Power Company was established with a 40 mw quick power plant at...
Our Correspondent JOYPURHAT, May 14: A day long seminar on Digital Bangladesh organized by Joypurhat District Administration was held at DC conference room Saturday. Local member of Parliament Mahafuja Mondol Rina inaugurated the seminar as a chief guest. Among others...
KURIGRAM, May 14 (UNB) : A housewife was rescued after 14 hours of brutal torture perpetrated on her by her husband and in-laws at Nijai Khamar village in Ulipur Upazila early Friday. The victim was identified as Shahnaz Parvin (30),...
MAGURA, May 14 (UNB) : A schoolboy was killed as a speedy passenger bus knocked him down at Jagla village on Magura-Jessore highway of Sadar Upazila Friday. Magura Thana OC Maruf Hossain said the bus hit the unidentified schoolboy while...
Our Correspondent NATORE, May 14: Mobile court in Bagatipara upazila sentenced one hemp peddler to 7 days' terms of imprisonment Wednesday. In an anti-drug drive Bagatipara thana police arrested Kamal Hossain from Laxmanhati Pukurpar area in Bagatipara Upazila of the...
Our CorrespondentBRAHMANBARIA, May 14: Brahmanbaria district that was famous for jackfruit cultivation for long has started lichee cultivation. Lichee cultivators are going to reap a bumper harvest this season in the district with different varieties of the fruit. Over 400...
BENAPOLE, May 14 (UNB) : BGB members arrested 26 people including 7 women and 2 children while they were returning home from India at Boro Achra and Sadipur border areas Saturday early morning. The arrestees were identified as Alpona Begum...
MADARIPUR, May 14 (UNB) : Ro-Ro ferry 'Shah Mokhdum' on Maowa Kewrakandi route in the Padma river caught fire early Saturday. BIWTC sources said the ferry ran aground during a nor'wester when it reached Hazra channel at around 11pm Friday....
GAIBANDHA, May 14 (BSS): Speakers at a function here stressed the need for ensuring human rights and providing the government services to the neglected and underprivileged Char dwellers for their faster socio-economic development. "Living standard of the backward Char people...
Leaders of Bangladesh Anti-Tobacco Alliance (BATA) today suggested that the government take immediate steps to revise the Tobacco Control Act by imposing high tax on cigarettes and bidis to check smoking and its use, reports BSS. Speaking at a roundtable...
LONDON, May 14 (Reuters): Britons probably suffered the biggest drop in incomes in 30 years over the past 12 months, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said Friday, leaving median incomes close to levels last seen in 2005. The estimates...
MUMBAI, May 14 (Economic Times): Essar Steel, the Mumbai-based steelmaker that is expanding its capacity to 10 million tonnes, will almost double its service centres in India to make more customer-friendly steel that would increase sales in the fast-growing local...
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