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Economic growth to accelerate 6.2pc WB forecasts for current fiscal year amid strong domestic demand The economy may grow by 6.2 percent this fiscal year thanks to strong domestic demand and a revival in private investment activities and remittance flow, the World Bank said yesterday. The economy's natural capacity is sufficient to achieve growth of more than 6 percent, Zahid Hussain, a lead economist of the WB's Dhaka office, said. “And, it will not require a huge jump in investment.” But to achieve the targeted 7.2 percent growth, the country would have to raise the stagnant investment-GDP ratio to 35 percent from the present 28.7 percent. “An investment boom is required for taking the investment-GDP ratio to that level,” he told reporters while making a presentation on the economy...

News Desk: Per capita income of the people of Bangladesh grew by US$146 during the last fiscal year and is now $1,190, according to the cabinet division. Also, the country's reserve, exports and revenue collection soared up by 4.44 percent, 11.60 percent and 8.35 percent respectively. The Cabinet Division published the annual report on financial activities of FY2013-14.

Singles prepare to couple up for the winter by 'dropping their standards' and 'cuffing' themselves to a partner to ensure they have someone to snuggle up with on cold nights Beware guys, we are entering Cuffing Season. Yes, we thought it was just your bog standard weather-turns-to-rubbish autumn too. But no. It's more than that.As well as being a key dating season, it's also - apparently - a time when men and women race against time to find a partner to snuggle with on cold winter nights.Hello Autumn Boyfriend! (REX)After all, now's about the time you need to find someone if you want to guarantee a Christmas present, and line up your Valentine's day smug couple-ness. Then, of course, you can go your separate ways ready for carefree, sociable summer when it doesn't feel so bad to be sing...

News Desk: Leaders in every sphere of life must work with integrity to make organisations successful, APJ Abdul Kalam, the 11th president of India, said yesterday. “Leaders must succeed with integrity.” “The quality of leadership will certainly empower the people of the world with the most potent and incisive approach to rural development and empowerment,” the famed scientist said, adding that a creative leader can be of any age. Kalam, who served as the president of India between 2002 and 2007, focused on leadership traits: “Apart from these, what is needed is the spirit among the youth that 'I can do it, we can do it and the nation can do it'.” He spoke at a discussion styled “Sustainable Development System for a Peaceful and Prosperous Global Society”, organised by the Metropolitan...

In this file photo, BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman addresses a programme in London. Photo: Courtesy News Desk: A sedition case was filed against BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman today for terming Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as “Pakbandhu (Friend of Pakistan)”. Advocate Moshiur Rahman Malek, president of Bangabandhu Foundation, filed the case with the Court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in Dhaka. After hearing the charges brought against Tarique, Metropolitan Magistrate Asaduzzaman Nur ordered Detective Brach of police to submit a probe report on the issue on October 30 after investigation. In the meantime, it also asked the complainant to seek home ministry permission to file the case as it is a mandatory for bringing any sedition charge. In his complain...

The Guardian © AP A medical worker sprays people being discharged from the Island Clinic Ebola treatment center in Monrovia, LiberiaThe true death toll from the Ebola epidemic is being masked by chaotic data collection and people’s reluctance to admit that their loved ones had the virus, according to one of west Africa’s most celebrated film-makers.Sorious Samura, who has just returned from making a documentary on the crisis in Liberia, said it is very clear on the ground that the true number of dead is far higher than the official figures being reported by the World Health Organisation. Liberia accounts for more than half of all the official Ebola deaths, with a total of 2,458. Overall, the number of dead across Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea has exceeded 4,500. Samura, a televi...

News Desk: Apple unveiled its new line of products on Thursday, including a thinner iPad that gives customers the ability to unlock the device and purchase items with their fingerprints,reports SFGATE. The iPad Air 2 has a screen that’s 6.1 millimeters thick - thinner than a pencil and nearly 20 percent more slender than the first generation iPad Air. The new device, which at $499 for a 16-GB wireless model, also has a faster processor, better cameras and fingerprint reading feature Touch ID.

The Telegraph By Rosa Prince  © Kicka Witte/Getty Images Pila'a beach, Kauai Mark Zuckerberg, the Facebook Chief Executive, this week upped his status even further by joining the millionaire paradise club. The 30-year old bought a 700-acre piece of land on Kauai, the fourth largest of the Hawaiian islands, for a cool $100 million (£63 million).With its pristine beaches, old sugar plantation buildings and land on which there are plans for an organic farm, Zuckerberg and his family will be able to enjoy private vacations on one of the most beautiful places on earth.It has long been customary for the super-wealthy to spend some of their riches on a private island, a tradition which Zuckerberg is clearly embracing to the full. Here are some more of the world’s most fabulous millionaire play...

iPad Air 2: Apple unveils the world's thinnest tablet By Libby Plummer The new iPad Air 2 is the world's thinnest tablet, measuring a razor-thin 6.1mm - 18% thinner than the original iPad Air.Unveiled by Apple boss Tim Cook, the Cupertino brand's new flagship tablet also sports a Touch ID fingerprint sensor, as first seen on the iPhone 5S and featured on the new iPhone 6 and iPhone Plus. This means that eventually you'll be able to pay for online shopping with one touch. iPad Air 2: Apple unveils world's thinnest tablet (PA) The new tablet sports Apple's brand new A8X chip, which it says is 40% faster than the previous model, while the maker promises a 10-hour battery life. If you're keen on taking snaps with your tablet, Apple has you covered with a new rear-facing 8MP iSight camera w...