Countries like the U.S. and Canada may need to further extend jobless benefits to put a lid on long-term unemployment as the world economy emerges from the financial crisis, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said. Long-term job seekers...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Apr 20: Car hijackings by armed youths in guise of DB police and RAB using black-coloured sophisticated microbuses and cars have increased alarmingly in the port city while the cases of recovery of the stolen cars are thin,...
A notorious dacoit was arrested with Tk 6 million from Panchkaunia village of Phulbaria of Mymensingh Monday night.The arrestee was identified as Sarder Saban Ali (38). Police said a gang of robbers snatched away Tk 5 million from turmeric trader...
A housewife was injured by her brother-in-laws in Barguni village of Chitalmari Upazila of Bagerhat Tuesday.Jesmin Akter (25) was admitted to Chitalmari Hospital. Later, she was shifted to Khulna Medical College Hospital in a critical condition.Chitalmari thana said there was...
A minor boy drowned in a waterbody at Korota village in Sadar Upazila of Natore Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Jibon, son of Faijul Islam of the village. Police said Jibon slipped into a waterbody near his house...
A road crash at Sadar Upazila of the Goplaganj district has left a teenage boy dead and 12 people injured. The accident took place in Bijoypasha area on Dhaka-Khulna highway when a microbus hit a tempo at about 9pm Monday,...
A man was arrested along with counterfeit currency notes from NCC Bank branch of Savar Sunday.The arrestee was identified as Kamrul Hasan, son of late Solaiman Khan of Panchkhola village in Sadar Upazila of Madaripur district.Police said Kamrul deposited 15...
SINGAPORE, Apr 20 (AFP): Oil rose in Asia today as traders monitored developments in the oil-rich Middle East and North Africa, where political unrest has rocked governments in the past few months, analysts said. "Within the context of the multiplicity...
SYDNEY, Apr 20 (AFP): Australia is facing a mining boom with greater challenges and fewer rewards, Treasurer Wayne Swan said today, warning there will not be "rivers of gold" like earlier commodities rushes. Resilient Asian demand for its coal, iron...
EU Switch Asia Re-Tie Bangladesh Project (ESARBP) organised a seminar on "Best Idea Award (BIdA)" at the Bangladesh College of Leather Engineering and Technology (BCLET) auditorium at Hazaribagh in the city recently, said a press release. The implementing partners of...
ANNANDALE (Virginia), Apr 20 (AFP): US President Barack Obama blamed oil "speculators" on Tuesday for soaring gasoline prices that risk weighing down the US recovery and could dampen his 2012 election hopes. "It is true that a lot of what's...
CHICAGO, Apr 20 (Xinhua): Chicago wheat further hiked yesterday, registering the third rise in a row, underpinned by deteriorated condition in U.S. wheat crops. However, corn and soybeans declined amid weak sentiment. The most active corn contract for July delivery...
TOKYO, Apr 20 (AFP): The yen came under pressure in Asia today after Japan's trade surplus plunged in the aftermath of last month's devastating earthquake and tsunami, dealers said. The dollar fetched 82.93 yen in Tokyo afternoon trade against 82.57...
MUMBAI, April 20 (PTI): With the signing of the EU-India free trade agreement (FTA), bilateral trade between India and Ireland is expected to grow 10 per cent by 2015, a senior Ireland minister said. "There is a huge growth potential...
WASHINGTON, April 20 (AP): Builders broke ground on more new homes last month, giving the weak housing market a slight boost at the start of the spring buying season. Home construction rose 7.2 per cent in March from February to...
Countries like the U.S. and Canada may need to further extend jobless benefits to put a lid on long-term unemployment as the world economy emerges from the financial crisis, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said. Long-term job seekers...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Apr 20: Car hijackings by armed youths in guise of DB police and RAB using black-coloured sophisticated microbuses and cars have increased alarmingly in the port city while the cases of recovery of the stolen cars are thin,...
A notorious dacoit was arrested with Tk 6 million from Panchkaunia village of Phulbaria of Mymensingh Monday night.The arrestee was identified as Sarder Saban Ali (38). Police said a gang of robbers snatched away Tk 5 million from turmeric trader...
A housewife was injured by her brother-in-laws in Barguni village of Chitalmari Upazila of Bagerhat Tuesday.Jesmin Akter (25) was admitted to Chitalmari Hospital. Later, she was shifted to Khulna Medical College Hospital in a critical condition.Chitalmari thana said there was...
A minor boy drowned in a waterbody at Korota village in Sadar Upazila of Natore Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Jibon, son of Faijul Islam of the village. Police said Jibon slipped into a waterbody near his house...
A road crash at Sadar Upazila of the Goplaganj district has left a teenage boy dead and 12 people injured. The accident took place in Bijoypasha area on Dhaka-Khulna highway when a microbus hit a tempo at about 9pm Monday,...
A man was arrested along with counterfeit currency notes from NCC Bank branch of Savar Sunday.The arrestee was identified as Kamrul Hasan, son of late Solaiman Khan of Panchkhola village in Sadar Upazila of Madaripur district.Police said Kamrul deposited 15...
Our Correspondent BRAHMANBARIA, Apr 20: Local chamber leaders and businessmen have demanded proper infrastructure development in the adjacent areas of the newly-upgraded Akhaura landport to harness the real benefit of the economic establishment. "The government must ensure the logistic support...
Our Correspondent JOYPURHAT, Apr 20 :A two-day long free health camp for women was held at Joyputhat Modern Hospital Ground organised by Modern Hospital and cooperated by Niropekhho and HPDO. Local MP Mahfuza Mondol Rina inaugurated the camp as the...
RANGPUR, Apr 20 (BSS): The Barind Multipurpose Development Authorities (BMDA) has been successfully providing the lowest- cost smooth irrigation to 0.2 million hectares of paddy fields in the northern region during this Boro season, officials said. Following successful irrigation being...
JHENIDAH, Apr 20 (UNB): Two people, including an old woman, allegedly committed suicide in separate incidents in Sadar and Kaliganj Upazilas Monday. Police and family sources said Shyamoly (70), wife of Nagendranath Mondol of village Bamonail in Sadar Upazila allegedly...
MANIKGANJ, Apr 20 (UNB): Diarrhoea is spreading fast in Mahabbatpur Dighipara of Khetlal upazila and suburbs with 50 more people affected Tuesday for using pond water for household work. District Civil Surgeon Dr Mozammel Haque visited the affected area and...
RAJSHAHI, Apr 20 (BSS): Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has adopted a Tk 4 billion uplift programme and implementation of projects under the programme is progressing fast for making those visible by next one and a half years. RCC Mayor AHM...
JHENAIDAH, Apr 20 (BSS): Two persons, including a former vice president (VP) of Government KC College Students Union, were killed and two others injured in a road accident at Jhenaidah Truck Terminal this morning. The victims were identified as the...
Our Correspondent NILPHAMARI, Apr 20: Yearly meeting of village development project of Islami Bank Ltd. Syedpur was held at Murtaja auditorium recently. Presided over by GM of Bogra zone of the bank Shafiqul Moula, the meeting was attended among others...
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