Japan’s smoking rate drops to record low
AFP, Tokyo :Japan’s smoking rate has dropped below 20 percent for the first time, according to a new survey, as a recent rise in cigarette...
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Halal tourism takes off in Japan
AFP Tokyo :Prayer rooms, hijabs made from local silk and even halal-certified whale meat are appearing in Japan as tourism bosses wake up to the...
Kerry presses India on WTO deal
Reuters :US Secretary of State John Kerry, on his way to India for an official visit, has pressed New Delhi to drop its opposition to...
Local products facing tough competition with foreign goods
Gazi Anowarul Hoque :Bangladeshi products are facing tough competition as foreign goods like fashion wear, cosmetics, shoes and electronic goods were flooded in Bangladesh markets....
Bangladesh to Join BRICS Bank
Business Desk :Bangladesh is going to join the newly formed BRICS Bank in a bid to stop watching over by International Monetary Fund (IMF) and...
Oil prices extend losses in Asian trade
AFP, Singapore :Oil prices tumbled further in Asia Thursday as concerns eased that fresh Western sanctions on Russia over Ukraine would have an immediate impact...
DSE to resume trading on Sunday
BSS, Dhaka :Share trading at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) will resume on Sunday after a five-day holiday for Eid-ul-Fitr, declared earlier by the DSE...
UN calls for action against human trafficking
Xinhua, United Nations :The United Nations day marked its first-ever World Day against Trafficking in Persons by calling on the international community to end impunity...
Zimbabwe cricket team to arrive on Oct 17
Zimbabwe cricket team will arrive on October 17 to play three-match Test series and five-match ODI series against their Bangladesh counterpart.During the 43-day tour in...
Singna Boat Race to be held today
The Walton Marcel Singna Boat Race will be held today in Kumari Bil under Kalihati Upzila in Tangail. Singna Social Welfare Youth Sangha will arrange...