Japan has announced its first annual trade deficit in more than 30 years, a setback for a country known for its exports including cars and electronics. The deficit came in at 2.49 trillion yen ($32bn; £20bn) for 2011, the finance ministry said. Japan’s imports rose 12% and its exports fell 2.7%, compared to the previous [...]
BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said BNP will force the government to step down through ‘mass upsurge’. Mirza Fakhrul said this while addressing a discussion organised by Shammilito Peshajibi Parishad at National Press Club this noon. The BNP leader also urged the government not to resist their mass procession [...]