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Photo: The annual business conference-2015 of Mercantile Bank Limited

2015-02-03 00:00:00

Photo: Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) and Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited (DESCO)

2015-02-03 00:00:00

Photo: bKash Limited Monday signed an agreement with the state-owned mobile phone operator Teletalk Bangladesh Limited

2015-02-03 00:00:00

BSEC clarifies position

FE Report | 2015-02-03 00:00:00

The securities regulator has clarified its position regarding the rules and procedures for approval of IPO (initial public offering) process. The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Monday made the clarification available on its official website. The official sources said...

Tata Motors\\\' Rs 75b rights issue credit positive: Moody\\\'s

2015-02-03 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Feb 2 (PTI): Homegrown auto major Tata Motors' Rs 75 billion rights issue is credit positive as it will reduce its debt and fund business growth, according to ratings agency Moody's. "The reduced leverage positions TML (Tata Motors...

Torrent Pharma shares up

2015-02-03 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Feb 2 (Business Standard): On Monday, Shares of Gujarat-based Torrent Pharma went up by 4.5% at Rs 1,150, from closing price of Rs 1100.95, intraday on BSE following US Federal Trade Commission (USFTC) order in Sun Pharma-Ranbaxy merger. Last...

Nikkei falls on soft US, China data

2015-02-03 00:00:00

TOKYO, Feb 2 (Reuters): Japanese share prices fell on Monday after soft US and China economic data raised doubts over global growth prospects, while shares in two printer manufacturers tumbled after disappointing earnings. The Nikkei share average dropped 0.7 per...

European markets subdued as Chinese data weighs

2015-02-03 00:00:00

LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters): European shares stalled and core bond yields held near lows on Monday following disappointing data from China, while Greek markets were volatile as the government pursued efforts to reach a compromise with its creditors. Some Greek...

HK shares end down

2015-02-03 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Feb 2 (Reuters): Hong Kong shares inched down on Monday after surveys showed activity in China's factory sector unexpectedly shrank for the first time in nearly 2-1/2 years in January. Shares of China Minsheng Banking Corp Ltd, the...

Photo: Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited

2015-02-03 00:00:00

Photo: Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited

2015-02-03 00:00:00

Photo: Impress-Newtex Composite Textiles Limited (INCTL)

2015-02-03 00:00:00

Skymark shares dive 88pc

2015-02-03 00:00:00

TOKYO, Feb 2  (AFP): Shares in Japan's third largest carrier Skymark Airlines lost nearly 90 per cent of their value on Monday after the Tokyo stock exchange scrapped trading limits on the bankrupt firm weeks before it is delisted. Skymark,...

Weekly Mutual Funds Update

2015-02-03 00:00:00

IPO Diary

2015-02-03 00:00:00

Petition filed against Khaleda on charge of criminal solicitation

2015-02-03 00:00:00

A petition was filed with a Dhaka court against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and three others on charge of criminal solicitation in connection with the killing of people in blockade-related violence, report agencies. The three other accused are BNP standing...

Hasina to face trial for killings, warns BNP

2015-02-03 00:00:00

BNP on Monday warned Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that she will be put on trial very soon for the 'vicious mass killings' being carried by joint forces across the country, reports UNB. The party also threatened that Sheikh Hasina will...

MoL signs Tk 885m deal with Indian company

FE Report | 2015-02-03 00:00:00

The Ministry of Land (MoL) signed on Monday an agreement with IL&FS Technology Limited, India worth around Tk 885 million for digitisation of land records under the Digital Land Management System (DLMS) project. Project director Zillur Rahman and assistant vice-president...

PDP urges AL, BNP to sit in dialogue

FE Report | 2015-02-03 00:00:00

Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) Monday urged both the ruling Awami League and BNP-led alliances to show restraint and create an atmosphere conducive to fruitful talks for resolving the ongoing political deadlock. The party, which was formed during the rule of...

Suranjit urges Khaleda to shun destructive politics

2015-02-03 00:00:00

Awami league (AL) advisory council member Suranjit Sengupta has urged BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to come back to democratic politics shunning destructive politics, reports BSS. "Stop burning people and shun the path of destruction in the name of politics...

US happy over opportunity to work with BD on terrorism

2015-02-03 00:00:00

Chargé d'affaires of US embassy in Dhaka David Meale said on Monday they are grateful for the opportunity given to work with Bangladesh on terrorism, an issue that challenges many in the world, reports UNB. "One of the most striking...

AL-free Dhaka possible in 30 minutes, claims Khoka

2015-02-03 00:00:00

Bangladesh's capital can be cleared of Awami League (AL) men in just 30 minutes, BNP leader Sadeque Hossain Khoka has claimed, but law enforcers must play a 'neutral' role for it to happen, reports bdnews24.com. Khoka made this remark at...

JCD calls 2-day strike at DU from tomorrow

2015-02-03 00:00:00

Pro-BNP Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) called on Monday a strike at Dhaka University (DU) for tomorrow (Wednesday) and Thursday demanding that a congenial atmosphere for political coexistence on the campus be ensured, reports UNB. JCD President Rajib Ahsan and General...

President assents to three bills

2015-02-03 00:00:00

President Abdul Hamid assented on Monday to three bills passed in the fifth session of the 10th Parliament, reports UNB. The bills are 'Metro Rail Bill-2015', 'Bangladesh Energy and Power Research Council Bill-2015' and 'Speedy Supply of Power and Energy...

RAJUK to give nod within 15 days

FE Report | 2015-02-03 00:00:00

From now on RAJUK (Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha) will approve designs of private plots or lands within 15 working days. Earlier, the time was 30 days, a Ministry of Housing & Public Works (MoHPW) handout said on Monday. Besides, designs of...

Construction cost increases by 86pc

Shamsul Huda | 2015-02-03 00:00:00

Cost of constructing 30-kilometre flood embankment-cum-road (Eastern Bypass) has increased by 86 per cent to Tk 112.77 billion from Tk 600 million earmarked earlier, officials said. Water Development Board (WDB) sources said the government has included the Eastern Bypass project...

BD-Japan FS-level meeting Feb 5

FE Report | 2015-02-03 00:00:00

The first-ever foreign office consultations (FOC) between Bangladesh and Japan will be held here on February 5 with an aim to cement diplomatic and economic relationship between the two friendly countries. Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque and Japan's Deputy Foreign...

Early detection, treatment of cancer can reduce death rate: WHO

2015-02-03 00:00:00

Number of deaths caused by cancer can be reduced considerably if cases are detected and treated early, said Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO's Regional Director for South-East Asia, reports BSS. "Many cancers, such as cervical, breast and oral, have higher...

BD farmer shot dead by BSF 5 picked up

2015-02-03 00:00:00

DINAJPUR, Feb 2 (UNB): A Bangladeshi farmer was gunned down and another wounded with bullet by members of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along the Ochintopur border of Birampur Upazila Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Nazrul...

JU teacher nominated for UGC award

2015-02-03 00:00:00

JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY, Feb 2 (BSS): Professor of the chemistry department of Jahangirnagar University (JU) Dr Tapan Kumar Saha was nominated for the Bangladesh University Grants Commission (UGC) award for his outstanding research on physical science, a press release said Monday.