TEHRAN, Nov 4 (AFP): Thousands of Iranians chanted "Death to America" as they staged Thursday a mass protest against the "Great Satan" to mark the 31st anniversary of the capture of the American embassy by Islamist students.Tehran, meanwhile, welcomed Washington's...
SRINAGAR, Nov 4 (AFP): As the first snows fall in the mountains of Indian Kashmir, tempers are also cooling after a summer of violence that saw more than 100 people die in street protests.For more than three months, thousands of...
KATHMANDU, Nov 4 (AFP): Half of Nepalese children under five years old suffer from stunted growth as a result of a chronic lack of food, the government and the United Nations said in a report released Thursday.Political instability and a...
WUKIRSARI, Nov 4 (AFP): Indonesia ordered thousands more people to evacuate Thursday as the country's most active volcano erupted again, shooting gas and ash into the sky and triggering a new aircraft exclusion zone.Volcanologists said the "high intensity" eruption was...
NEW YORK, Nov 4 (AFP): Jailed Chinese Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo has won another prize, with Human Rights Watch honoring him for risking his life to "protect the dignity" of others.The New York-based rights group named the 54-year-old writer...
ANKARA, Nov 4 (AP): A Kurdish militant group claimed responsibility for a suicide attack that wounded 32 people in Istanbul over the weekend, a pro-Kurdish news agency reported Thursday.The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons, an offshoot of the autonomy-seeking Kurdistan Workers Party,...
BANGKOK, Nov 4 (AFP): The death toll from Thailand's crippling floods has risen to over 120, officials said Thursday, after the weeks-long crisis spread south and affected tens of thousands more people, including tourists.Rising waters began to inundate the southern...
Mahmudur RahmanOne of the most looked-forward to aspects of education is the study tour albeit for the wrong reasons. Nine times out of ten these tours don't have a specific plan behind them or a follow up and are relegated...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday asked the builders and developers to evolve such designs in constructing multi-storied buildings that can withstand the risk of earthquake and ensure all civic amenities, report agencies. She said all housing projects should have to...
A high-level meeting to be held at the NEC conference room here on Sunday, will review the outcome of last year's Bangladesh Development Forum (BDF) negotiations, reports BSS.The meeting titled 'How to work more effectively together to deliver real development...
LONDON, Nov 4(Agencies): World oil prices hit fresh six-month peaks Thursday as the dollar slumped on the back of the US Federal Reserve's new huge stimulus package aimed at boosting the American economy. Cotton advanced for a fifth day in...
FE ReportBusinessmen will resist any attempt to harass the non-flammable chemical traders of old Dhaka through launching special drives against them until further instruction of the government regarding the matter.Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), the country's...
Our CorrespondentCHITTAGONG, Nov 4: Elected councillors of Chittagong City Corporation have termed the incidents of November 2 in the mayor's office as untoward and humiliating. "We urge all concerned quarters not to use it as political tool and attach more...
FE ReportBangladesh has gained four points in global ranking for business start-up raising its position to 107, thanks to 'reform initiatives' taken to cut down on the time of starting businesses.The country's time of initiating businesses has reduced to 19...
FE Report Dhaka stocks bounced back to reach new heights Thursday, after three straight sessions' marginal fall on price correction.The gain was led by mutual funds (MFs) that shined, a day after the securities regulator allowed AIMS First Guaranteed Mutual...
M Azizur RahmanAustralian oil major Santos has acquired all stakes and liabilities of Scottish Cairn Energy in Bangladesh for an undisclosed sum of money.Both the companies informed the energy ministry and the state-owned Petrobangla Thursday of the acquisition which would...
FE ReportThe government has revised the fares of CNG auto-rickshaws, increasing the first 2.0 kilometre rate by 78 per cent to reduce the huge gap between the drivers' demand and the government's earlier rate.The revision will be effective from January...
FE ReportThe country's largest power conglomerate Summit has also become the lowest bidder for Bibiyana (phase-II) 300-450 megawatt (mw) gas fired combined cycle power project to bag three big power plants in a row, officials said Thursday.Earlier, the power giant...
Nazmul AhsanThe government has taken a positive stance on the US proposal to sign an agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum.The US government sent the proposal to the Ministry of Commerce about six months back following the incumbent government's...
From Fazle RashidNEW YORK, Nov 04: The US Fed Reserve moved yesterday to jolt the economy into recovery with fresh infusion of $600 billion into the banking system. Economy was the core issue in the midterm polls which left bruising...
A total of 0.5 million ultra poor across the country opened bank accounts until October 14, official sources said Thursday. Bangladesh Bank (BB) at the request of Food and Disaster Management Ministry earlier offered the ultra poor people cheaper bank...
Transport workers in Gazipur Thursday withdrew their possible strike a day after they called it following a meeting between Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain and transport leaders at the secretariat in the city. The Dhaka division unit of Bangladesh Road...
The government has decided to increase taxis on Dhaka's streets to reduce traffic congestion. There are plans to have 15,000 more taxis in Dhaka with another 1,000 cabs to be imported with a few days. The number may go up...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Dhaka, Rajshahi, Barishal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Khulna division today (Friday).Weather may remain...
Four members of the Supreme Court bar, including two with alleged criminal profile, took oath as additional judges of the High Court (HC), reports UNB.Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque administered oath to the four additional judges at a ceremony at...
KHULNA, Nov 4 (BSS): State Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Qamrul Islam has said good relations between the bar and the bench is essential to establish rule of law in the country.He was speaking at the foundation laying...
FE ReportLaw enforcement agencies will step up security steps at cattle markets, tannery factories and various terminals in the capital as part of their countrywide three-tier security arrangement to ensure peaceful celebration of Eid-ul Azha.Inspector General of Police (IGP) Hasan...
FE ReportThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved US$ 23 million worth of technical assistance for helping Bangladesh roll out planned transport projects to accelerate growth and stimulate economic activity across South Asia and beyond.The loan from ADB's concessional Asian...
BNP has dismissed Awami League's allegation of late president Ziaur Rahman's involvement in the jail killing. BNP standing committee members MK Anwar and Goyeshwar Chandra Roy said the ruling party's general secretary's allegations against founder of main opposition BNP Ziaur...
Former President and Bikalpadhara Bangladesh chief Prof Badruddoza Chowdhury Thursday alleged a section of ruling party lawmakers and police officers were persecuting opposition activists endangering the government popularity, reports BSS."These MPs and 'darogas' (junior police officers) are causing disasters for...
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