Norway to use more oil revenue to counter economic slowdown
AFP, Oslo :Norway indicated it will spend more of its oil wealth in 2015 to counter a slowdown of its economy, according to budget plans...
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Early varieties of winter vegetables appear in markets abundantly
BSS, Rajshahi :Varieties of early winter vegetables have started appearing in both local and wholesale markets here making both the sellers and buyers happy.Farmers in...
Global food prices hit 4-year low
BSS, Dhaka :Global food prices hit a four-year low as of August 2014, driven mainly by sharp decreases in the price of wheat and maize,...
Expand labour market abroad: Ershad
UNB, Dhaka :Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Thursday said Bangladesh urgently needs to take steps for expanding its labour market abroad to help address...
PM seeks more investment from developed countries
BSS, Dhaka :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday sought more financial assistance and investment from the developed countries for further uplift of Bangladesh.“We need more financial...
1 killed in Malaysian night club blast
AP, Malaysia :Malaysian police say one person died and 13 others injured when a hand grenade blew up om Thursday outside a night club at...
Car Bomb Kills 12 in Baghdad
AFP, Baghdad :A car bomb blast on a busy street of Baghdad’s largest Shiite neighbourhood killed at least 12 people, Iraqi police and medical sources...
Vietnamese tanker crew freed by pirates
BBC Online :A Vietnamese oil tanker which went missing last week was seized by pirates who stole some of its cargo before releasing its crew,...
IS seizes one third of Syrian border town
Reuters, Beirut :Islamic State fighters have seized more than a third of the Syrian border town of Kobani despite US-led air strikes targeting them in...
Pressure mounts on HK leader over payout amid crisis
Reuters, Hong Kong :Democratic lawmakers in Hong Kong demanded anti-graft officers investigate a $6.4 million business payout to Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying on Thursday, as...