BEIJING, Jan 28 (Reuters) : China plans to cut its growth target to around 7 per cent in 2015, its lowest goal in 11 years, sources said, as policymakers try to manage slowing growth, job creation and pursuing reforms intended...
TOKYO, Jan 28 (AFP) : The dollar recovered on Wednesday after taking a hit in New York in response to weak US economic data and a string of poor earnings reports, while traders look ahead to a Federal Reserve policy...
FRANKFURT, Jan 28 (AFP) : Consumer confidence in Germany is at its highest since late 2001, as rising optimism over the economy and income expectations persuade German shoppers to open their wallets, a poll found on Wednesday. "Consumers are noticeably...
WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (PTI): Describing the just concluded India trip of President Barack Obama as a good news for the IT sector, a top industry body here has expressed hope that the new Indian government will shape an environment in...
PARIS, Jan 28 (AFP): Unemployment in France hit a new record in December, with official statistics published Tuesday showing 3.496 million people claiming jobless benefits. The figures showed a rise of 8,100 people on the jobless queue compared with the...
CUPERTINO, California, Jan 28 (Reuters) : Apple Inc quarterly results smashed Wall Street expectations with record sales of big-screen iPhones in the holiday shopping season and a 70 per cent rise in China sales, powering the company to the largest...
BEIJING, Jan 28 (AFP) : China's yuan has become the world's fifth most widely used payments currency, with the value of cross-border deals settled in it more than doubling in 2014, data from transactions organisation SWIFT showed Wednesday. The data...
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Stocks returned to the red Wednesday after previous session's gain as investors' confidence remained shaky amid ongoing countrywide non-stop blockade. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) went down by 9.46 points or 0.19 per cent to...
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Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) Wednesday urged the concerned authorities for formulating 'venture capital policy' immediately to attract large-scale investment in the growing IT sector. Shameem Ahsan, president of BASIS made the call at a meeting with...
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The Trustee Committee of ICB AMCL Pension Holders' Unit Fund, managed by ICB Asset Management Company Limited has approved cash dividend at the rate of Tk 10.00 per unit for the first half of 2014-15. The approval came at a...
IBCF meeting held The 45th meeting of Islamic Banks Consultative Forum (IBCF) was held at the meeting room of Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB). Acting Chairman, board of directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited Mustafa Anwar presided over the meeting....
PARIS, Jan 28 (Reuters): European shares dipped in early trading on Wednesday, with Greek stocks extending their sell-off sparked by the victory of leftwing Syriza party in Sunday's election. Shares of Greek utility PPC and Greece's biggest port, Piraeus Port...
TOKYO, Jan 28 (Reuters): Japanese stocks rose to a fresh one-month high on Wednesday as expectations of strong corporate earnings and a weaker yen boosted investor sentiment. The Nikkei benchmark gained 0.2 per cent to close at 17,795.73, its highest...
MUMBAI, Jan 28 (Reuters): India will sell a stake of up to 10 per cent in state-run Coal India Ltd (CIL) through an auction on the country's stock exchanges on Friday, the government said. That stake would be worth as...
HONG KONG, Jan 28 (Reuters): Hong Kong's key share index rebounded on Wednesday as investors speculated that the Federal Reserve may delay raising interest rates until the second half of the year. The Hang Seng index rose 0.2 per cent,...
MUMBAI, Jan 28 (Reuters): Indian shares hit a record high for a sixth consecutive session on Wednesday before succumbing to profit-taking as blue-chips, including lenders, rose on hopes the US Federal Reserve could take a dovish stance in its post-meeting...
MUMBAI, Jan 28 (PTI): Shares of Tata Motors today came under selling pressure by falling nearly 3 per cent, eroding Rs 68.76 billion from its market valuation, even as the company plans to raise up to Rs 75 billion via...
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has moved to revive proceedings of the GATCO corruption case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, which the High Court (HC) had stopped, reports bdnews24.com. It filed a plea on Tuesday for hearing on a HC...
RAJSHAHI, Jan 28 (UNB/bdnews24.com): A local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami was killed in a 'gunfight' with members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police in Nalkhola area under Matihar thana of the city on early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina stressed on Wednesday the need for a smooth and precisely better coordination among the country's three main organs -- judiciary, executive and legislative -- to run the governance, otherwise a disorder may arise, reports BSS....
Pro-BNP intellectuals at a discussion in the city stressed Wednesday the need for holding an inclusive national election under a government formed by a national consensus to overcome the current political crisis, reports UNB. They noted that only a transparent...
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Krishak Sramik Janata League founder president Bangabir Kader Siddiqui Bir Uttam urged BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday to withdraw non-stop blockade and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to hold dialogue with all political parties immediately. He made the call while...
FE Report | 2015-01-29 00:00:00
Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Socialist Party of Bangladesh (SPB) announced on Wednesday a nationwide demonstration programme for tomorrow (Friday) to realise their five-point demands including steps to resolve the ongoing political deadlock. On behalf of the two left-leaning...
Condemned war crimes convict Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam filed an appeal on Wednesday with the Supreme Court (SC) seeking to overturn the trial court verdict, reports UNB. Talking to reporters on Wednesday, Barrister Shishir Manir, the counsel for Azharul,...
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