PM for intense monitoring of programmes taken for poor
BSS, Dhaka :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday underlined the importance of intense monitoring of the social safety net programmes and other initiatives taken for improving...
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Thousands of low-paid Britons set for pay rise
BBC :Thousands of UK workers are set for a pay rise after a surge in the number of companies signed up to the Living Wage.The...
Experts split on Italy finance minister’s request for EU fund
Xinhua, Rome :Italian Minister of Finance Pier Carlo Padoan this week said he would ask the European Union for 10 billion euros (1.25 billion U.S....
Wounded Japan PM grapples with tax jinx after BOJ eases
Reuters :When Prime Minister Shinzo Abe raised Japan’s sales tax from April, he was betting he could break a jinx that has doomed leaders who...
ECB set to sit tight on rates despite moribund economy
AFP, Frankfurt :The European Central Bank is likely to hold fire on new policy moves Thursday and leave a series of radical recent measures to...
Young programmer Bahar needs help to survive
Life Desk :Though he is disabled since childhood, he was not burden for the society. He proved himself as the blessing of the society through...
Effects of music on exercise
Life Desk :We are all familiar with the visuals of the famous Kerala boat races or Vallamkali. The long snake-like boats seat approximately 100 rowers...
Menstrual and lunar cycles may be linked
Life Desk :From a woman’s viewpoint, it takes a lot of time, focus and energy to realize the enormity of being the ocean with your...