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2015-02-08 00:00:00

Forest robber arrested in Satkhira Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested a member of notorious forest robber gang 'Alam Bahini' from Laboni intersection area of Satkhira early Saturday. The arrestee was identified as Akbar Hossain,35, son of Abdur Rahim, a...

Shiite militia tightens grip on Yemen after \\\'coup\\\'

2015-02-08 00:00:00

SANAA, Feb 7 (AFP): Yemen's Shiite Huthi militia  Saturday formed a "security commission", consolidating its grip on power after a takeover denounced by opponents as a "coup" and condemned by the international community. The declaration was followed by a blast...

Ruling party faces tight contest in Delhi vote

2015-02-08 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Feb 7 (agencies): Voters flocked to the polls in India's capital Saturday where Narendra Modi could suffer the first major setback of his premiership at the hands of firebrand former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. Less than a year...

Blasts kill at least 27 in Iraqi capital

2015-02-08 00:00:00

BAGHDAD, Feb 7,  (AFP) Attacks in Baghdad including a suicide bombing inside a restaurant killed 27 people on Saturday, hours before a years-old nightly curfew is due to be lifted, officials said. The suicide bomber struck in the Baghdad Jadida...

US hostage killed in air strike in Syria: IS

2015-02-08 00:00:00

DAMUSCUS, Feb 7 (agencies):  Islamic State said on Friday that an American woman hostage it was holding in Syria was killed when Jordanian fighter jets bombed a building where she was being held, but Jordan expressed doubt about the Islamist...

109 Boko Haram fighters dead after first attack on Niger

2015-02-08 00:00:00

NIAMEY, Feb 7 (AP): A total of 109 Boko Haram fighters were killed by soldiers responding to attacks on two towns in Niger near the border with Nigeria on Friday, Niger's defense minister said. In a statement read out on...

Ten killed in latest east Ukraine fighting

2015-02-08 00:00:00

DONETSK, Feb 7 (AFP): Five civilians and five government soldiers were killed in the latest fighting in east Ukraine, government and pro-Russian rebel officials said Saturday. Over the past 24 hours four civilians were killed by shelling across government-held territory...

Photo: JAPAN : Some 90 participants in 24 teams

2015-02-08 00:00:00

news digest

2015-02-08 00:00:00

Lavrov says deal 'possible' to resolve Ukraine conflict MUNICH, Feb 7: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday voiced optimism that a plan being worked on by Moscow, Berlin and Paris could bring an end to the Ukraine conflict. "These...

Photo: UKRAINE : Ukrainian servicemen stand in front of a coffin

2015-02-08 00:00:00

IMF sees uncertainty about path of oil prices

2015-02-08 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters): Uncertainty over the future path of oil prices could throw a wrinkle into the International Monetary Fund's predictions for the global economy, its staff said in a note on Friday. On the one hand, lower oil...

India\\\'s NMDC cuts iron ore prices by up to 11pc in February

2015-02-08 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Feb 7 (Reuters): NMDC Ltd, India's biggest iron ore producer, said on Friday it had cut prices of the mineral by up to 11 per cent for February, a welcome move for domestic steelmakers already pressured by a surge...

Oil surges in volatile trading week

2015-02-08 00:00:00

LONDON, Feb 7 (AFP): World oil prices surged this week after recent heavy losses, aided by signs of tightening US supplies according to analysts. OIL: Crude futures shot higher in volatile trading as data revealed production cuts that could curb...

Photo: DALLAS, Texas, United States: A construction site is viewed in downtown Dallas

2015-02-08 00:00:00

Global Commodity Prices

2015-02-08 00:00:00

Bangladesh to take on Malaysia in final today

2015-02-08 00:00:00

Eyeing to win the trophy, Bangladesh will take on Malaysia in the final of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football Tournament at the Bangabandhu National Stadium at 5:00 pm today (Sunday), reports UNB. Bangladesh team head coach Lodewik D Kruif...

Cricket League begins today

2015-02-08 00:00:00

The 3rd round of the four-day Walton 16th National Cricket League begins today (Sunday) at separate venues in the capital and its adjoining areas, reports UNB. Joint league leader Dhaka Division will take on all-losers Chittagong Division at the BKSP...

S Africa play down World Cup hype

2015-02-08 00:00:00

WELLINGTON, Feb 7 (AFP): South Africa skipper AB de Villiers admits the Proteas are one of the form sides going into the World Cup but he is reluctant to talk up his team's chances. "We've been the favourites before in...

Tamed Tigers hope to bite at WC

2015-02-08 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Feb 7 (AFP): Bangladesh will need a dramatic turn in fortunes to ensure another World Cup does not cause more misery after the Tigers endured a morale-sapping year in which they slumped from one defeat to another. Bangladesh...

Sohag Gazi, Amjal\\\'s actions legal: ICC

2015-02-08 00:00:00

SYDNEY, Feb 7 (AFP): The bowling actions of Pakistan's ace spinner Saeed Ajmal and Sohag Gazi of Bangladesh have been deemed legal, the International Cricket Council said Saturday. Both off-spinners were reported for suspected illegal actions in August and both...

BOA officials at swimming training camp

2015-02-08 00:00:00

The officials of the Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) visited Saturday the swimming training camp at the Army Swimming Pool in city's Banani, reports BSS. The training camp began Friday with 28 swimmers (16 men and 12 women) and four coaches...

Zimbabwe pack up their problems at World Cup

2015-02-08 00:00:00

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 7 (AFP): If they are to reach the World Cup quarter-finals, Zimbabwe will need to beat Ireland and the UAE, the non-Test nations in Pool B, and find a way to defeat at least one of India, South...

UAE old guard seek new breakthrough

2015-02-08 00:00:00

DUBAI, Feb 7 (AFP): Skippered by a 43-year-old and with a 15-man squad featuring nine players over 30, the United Arab Emirates believe their status as no-hopers could work in their favour at the World Cup. The last of the...

Afghans see WC as dream opportunity

2015-02-08 00:00:00

SYDNEY, Feb 7 (AFP): This month's cricket World Cup is a dream opportunity for Afghanistan's team who are hoping to change perceptions about their country, captain Mohammad Nabi Eisakhil said Saturday. Ahead of his team's first game against Bangladesh on...

sports digest

2015-02-08 00:00:00

Morgan slams call for smaller bats SYDNEY, Feb 7: England skipper Eoin Morgan has criticised as "absolutely ridiculous" suggestions that the size of cricket bats should be reduced after the World Cup. The International Cricket Council could crack down on...

Photo: Dhaka University Pro-Vice Chancellor (education)

2015-02-08 00:00:00

BB boss gets UK mag award

FE Report | 2015-02-08 00:00:00

A British magazine has named Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor Dr. Atiur Rahman Central Bank Governor of the Year in the Asia Pacific region. Chief Editor of The Banker Brian Caplen presented the award at a ceremony held at the House...

ICAB goes tough on errant auditors

Mohammad Ali | 2015-02-08 00:00:00

Auditors' grouping has taken punitive action against four accountancy firms and 14 students after it found them guilty of professional "misconduct," officials said. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) has fined two firms while scrapped licenses of the...

US businesses show interest to invest

FE Report | 2015-02-08 00:00:00

US business leaders have expressed interest to invest in Bangladesh at a luncheon meeting in New York. The Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU), a prominent think-tank founded by US President Dwight Eisenhower in 1955, organised the discussion on Friday....

News Briefs

2015-02-08 00:00:00

NAV of CAPM Unit Fund declared CAPM Company Limited has declared the Net Asset Value (NAV) of CAPM Unit Fund. The total NAV of CAPM Unit Fund stood at Tk 92,106,912.64 on the basis of cost price and Tk 90,778,595.25...