Demetri Sevastopulo THE US has raised concerns with the Chinese government about the discovery of Chinese-made weapons in Iraq and Afghanistan.Richard Lawless, departing senior Pentagon official for Asia, said late last week Washington had flagged the issue with Beijing. In...
We lose our valuable time, mood and working capacity being trapped in the traffic jam everyday. This problem is getting worse day by day even after taking different measures to improve it by the government. But people can help improve...
There is now some awareness among people about how important it is to nominate honest and capable candidates for the coming national elections. But not many people are yet absolutely against business as usual after the elections. They have to...
Jacques N Couvas from AnkaraThe button of the stopwatch counting down the invasion of Northern Iraq by the Turkish army was probably pressed last week, at an impromptu meeting between Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip...
Jim Lobe from WashingtonThere may be moments during their summit at his family's compound in Kennebunkport, Maine when U.S. President George W. Bush looks with envy on his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, whose popularity at home guarantees him vast influence...
Ousseini Issa from NiameyNigeria and Niger, in West Africa, are neighbouring states. But the two countries have more than a border in common; they are also share a number of river basins that are under threat, and the responsibility for...
Shobhana ChandraU.S. manufacturing growth in June probably stayed close to the highest level in 13 months, a sign demand is picking up as businesses replenish stockpiles, economists said before a report today. The Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing index stayed...
KHAR, (Pakistan), July 9 (AFP): Around 20,000 Pakistani tribesmen vowed Monday to take revenge on President Pervez Musharraf for the siege of a radical mosque in the capital Islamabad, witnesses and officials said. "We are ready for jihad!" cried the...
LAGOS, (Nigeria) July 9 (AFP): Gunmen attacked an oil facility in restive southern Nigeria overnight and took two foreigners hostage, private security contractors said MondaySeveral speedboats full of gunmen attacked the facility on Calabar River late Sunday night, the two...
ERMELI, Iraq, July 8 (AFP): Dark grief descended on the Iraqi village of Ermeli Sunday as black mourning banners, armbands, bloodstains and soot bore grim testament to a truck bomb attack that left 140 people dead. The rural community near...
WASHINGTON, July 9 (AFP): Congressmen returning from their Independence Day break are ready for battle with the White House, with Democrats decrying President Bush's commutation of former aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's prison sentence and fighting Bush's latest claim of...
KATHMANDU, July 9 (XINHUA): The Parliamentary Finance Committee (PFC) has asked the Nepali government to immediately work to nationalize the king's property, The Himalayan Times reported Monday. According to the daily, the committee submitted its report to the parliament Sunday....
WARSAW, July 9 (AFP): A roadside bomb injured four Polish soldiers north of the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday during a patrol near their base, the troops' commander said. The explosion happened at 8:00 pm (1530 GMT) in the southeastern...
DIBRUGARH (Assam), July 9 (PTI): While other children of his age savour the first taste of chocolates, 17-month old Jayanta Lahan finds 'bhoot jolokia'-world's hottest chilly-the most appetising. Lahan, nicknamed Johnny, started devouring the famed chilly since he was six...
Irked Prachanda says US envoy is "proud and boring" KATHMANDU, July 9: Maoist chief Prachanda has slammed the outgoing US ambassador to Nepal James Moriarty, who has frequently criticised the former rebels earning their ire, and hoped that his successor...
BEIJING, July 9 (PTI): India Sunday said it wanted to bridge the "information gap" in its relations with China by celebrating 2007 as the 'Year of Friendship Through Tourism'. 'The India-China Year of Friendship Through Tourism 2007' is aimed to...
CAIRNS, Australia, July 9 (CEIS): The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ministers responsible for trade discussed various ways to achieve free trade in the Asia-Pacific region at their 13th meeting which ended here recently. The ministers from APEC economies, which account...
NEW YORK, July 9 (AP): Investors will get a few snapshots of the economy's health this week when they return from their Fourth of July vacations and prepare for earnings season.Wall Street is hoping for signs that the economy is...
BEIJING, July 9 (CEIS): China needs "decisive" measures to rein in excessive demand and control inflation pressures as its M2 growth has understated the speed of monetary expansion, according to the latest report by Goldman Sachs, the US investment bank....
PARIS, July 9 (AP): France is now open for business. Nicolas Sarkozy won the French presidency on pledges to open up the economy, and his government is selling one message: Things have changed.Goodbye to stretching jobless queues and famously French...
KHULNA, July 9 (UNB): The Public Commission on Jute and Jute Industry, a fact-finding mission comprising economists and trade unionists, Monday demanded of the caretaker government to allocate a special fund for resurrecting country's jute industry that fell victim to...
TOKYO, July 9 (AFP): The yen dropped to a record low against the euro in Asian trade today, failing to draw strength from a stronger- than-expected report on Japanese machinery orders, dealers said. They said the Japanese currency continued to...
RANGPUR, July 9 (BSS): A daylong workshop on 'Core-Risk Management' for the officials of Pubali Bank Ltd (PBL) was held at its Rangpur Regional Office conference hall here Saturday.Chaired by Rangpur Regional Chief and Deputy General Manager of PBL Abu...
BEIJING, July 9 (AFP): Beijing has launched a blitz on billboards promoting luxury lifestyles to tone down the city's image before next year's Olympics-and remind visitors it is the capital of a communist country. Board by board, workers are pulling...
Our CorrespondentKHULNA, Jul 9: Adviser of Prime Islami Life Insurance Ltd MA Khaleque has urged the officials of the company to perform business activities following the Shariah principles.He was speaking as the chief guest at the opening ceremony of Khulna,...
SINGAPORE, July 9 (AFP): Oil prices were lower in Asian trade today on profit-taking but US gasoline (petrol) supply concerns were expected to limit the declines, dealers said. Worries over heightened civil unrest in Nigeria, Africa's largest producer, should also...
RANGPUR, July 9 (BSS): A daylong workshop on 'Core-Risk Management' for the officials of Pubali Bank Ltd (PBL) was held at its Rangpur Regional Office conference hall here Saturday.Chaired by Rangpur Regional Chief and Deputy General Manager of PBL Abu...
FARIDPUR, July 9 (UNB): A mobile court fined the owners of a fish depot Tk 10,000 for keeping rotten fish in their depot at Haji Shariatullah Bazar, on the outskirts of the town, Monday morning.The court, led by Magistrate SM...
RIYADH, July 9 (AFP): State-owned Saudi Arabian Mining Co (Maaden) said yesterday it had reached a deal with South Korea's Samsung Engineering for a 960-million-dollar ammonia plant for fertilizer. Maaden said construction of the 3,300 tonne-a-day plant on the Gulf...
Importers have warned that the imposition of a flat duty on all grades of lubricants will throw a wrench into the business and hit agriculture and transport sectors hard, reports bdnews24.com. The interim administration has imposed a uniform specific duty...
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