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AFP, Berlin :German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel is raising hackles among conservatives in the coalition government with plans to tighten rules on arms exports, amid...

Xinhua, Lisbon :Dozens of Portuguese citizens protested outside the headquarters of the Banco Espirito Santo (BES) in capital Lisbon Saturday against a bailout plan for...

AFP, Tokyo :The dollar stabilised Monday morning, following a sharp drop against the yen after last week’s announcement that US President Barack Obama had authorised...

AFP, Singapore :Oil prices rose in Asia Monday as dealers monitor sustained US air strikes on extremist militants in Iraq who are threatening the crude-rich...

AFP, New Delhi : India’s parliament on Monday granted cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar a leave of absence after he was criticised for failing to attend...

Veteran journalist and sports commentator Badrul Huda Chowdhury passed away at his Chittagong residence at 7 am on Sunday.He was 84. Huda, who had been...

AP, Toronto : Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the Rogers Cup on Sunday, beating second-seeded Roger Federer 7-5, 7-6 (3) for his fourth straight victory over a...

Young Bangladesh team comprising of 23 members will depart from the capital in the early hours (2:05 am) of Friday (August 15), to participate in...

Speakers at a discussion said formulation of time-fitting plan of action is needed for freeing the poor and extreme poor communities and other slum dwellers...

BSS, Khulna :More than 200 families in several villages under Dakop upazila in Khulna district are passing their days in utter anxieties as erosion by...