Two people were killed and 10 others injured when a bus collided head-on with a mini-bus at Madaripur Sadar upazila on Sunday.

19 Feb 2018, 12:00 am0

Saudi deficit plunges after cuts, oil revenue surge

AFP, Riyadh :Saudi Arabia’s budget deficit dropped by 71 percent in the first quarter of the year, the government said Thursday, after spending cuts and a major rebound in oil revenues.The world’s top crude exporter has made an aggressive push to diversify its traditionally oil-dependent economy after the drop in global prices since 2014 slashed its revenues.Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan on Thursday said the deficit had dropped to 26 billion Saudi riyals ($6.93 billion) in the first three months of...

13 May 2017, 12:00 am