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Iran, Iraq seek calm passage to semi-finals

2015-01-23 00:00:00

CANBERRA, Jan 22 (AFP): Bitter rivals Iran and Iraq square off in a potentially explosive Asian Cup quarter-final in Canberra Friday with the coaches of both teams urging players to keep their emotions in check. There has been little love...

Tim Cahill shatters Chinese hopes

2015-01-23 00:00:00

BRISBANE, Australia, Jan 22 (AFP): Tim Cahill scored a brilliant bicycle-kick and a trademark header as Australia downed brave China 2-0 to reach the Asian Cup semi-finals Thursday. Cahill took his record tally of goals for Australia to 39, and...

\\\'Sonaldo\\\' sinks Uzbeks as S Korea reach semis

2015-01-23 00:00:00

MELBOURNE, Jan 22 (AFP): South Korea's golden boy Son Heung-Min struck twice in extra time to give the Taeguk Warriors a 2-0 win over Uzbekistan in a nail-biting Asian Cup quarter-final Thursday. The man dubbed "Sonaldo" by his team-mates scored...

Serena joins Djokovic in third round

2015-01-23 00:00:00

MELBOURNE, Jan 22 (AFP): Serena Williams was slow to get going before finding her groove to bulldoze into the Australian Open third round Thursday, joining rampant fellow world number one Novak Djokovic and comeback queen Victoria Azarenka. With the temperatures...

sports digest

2015-01-23 00:00:00

Good start for ULAB in varsity cricket meet ULAB got off to a good start in the 8th ULAB Fair Play Cup Inter-Private University Cricket beating State University of Bangladesh (SUB) by three wickets Thursday at Ramchandrapur in the city....

Photo: MELBOURNE: Czech\\\'s Petra Kvitova celebrates her win

2015-01-23 00:00:00

The funny money

Jafar Ahmed Chowdhury | 2015-01-23 00:00:00

There is nothing which is as funny as money. Money behaves in a funny way. Without it, the day-to-day life can't be run. It is required to pay fares, do shopping, buy necessities of life, go for amusement and carry...

Stocks bounce back on week\\\'s closing session

FE Report | 2015-01-23 00:00:00

Dhaka stocks bounced back Thursday, the week's last trading session, after the fall observed in previous four consecutive sessions amid mixed performance of major sectors such as banks and non-banking financial institutes. On the day all indices rose marginally although...

ICB face value to be changed

2015-01-23 00:00:00

Investment Corporation of Bangladesh has informed that the Board of Directors of the company has decided to change the denomination of share (face value) of the company to Tk. 10.00 from existing face value of Tk. 100.00 each. The record...

Power Grid for enhancing manufacture of quality equipments

FE Report | 2015-01-23 00:00:00

The Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Ltd (PGCBL) has called for enhancing local manufacture of quality power equipments and accessories, required for developing the transmission sector, in order to reduce dependence on foreign countries. "Required manpower for power system operation...

Indian brokerages lower ITC target price

2015-01-23 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Jan 22 (Economic Times): Most brokerages have lowered the earning estimates and the target price of ITC as the company failed to impress with its third quarter performance. The company registered a net profit rise of 10 per cent...

DSE News in Brief

2015-01-23 00:00:00

Withdrawal of authorised representatives Total Communication Total Communication Ltd. (DSE TREC No. 200), has withdrawn seven of its authorised representatives namely, Mr. Anisul Islam, Mr. Mahfuj Ahmed, Mr. Matiur Rahman, Mr. Md. Khairul Habib, Mr. Md. Shafiqul Islam, Mr. Mohammad...

News Briefs

2015-01-23 00:00:00

Bonus shares credited Envoy Textiles Limited The Company has informed that it has credited the bonus shares for the year ended on September 30, 2014 to the respective shareholders BO Accounts on January 06, 2015. Cash dividend including sale proceeds...

Photo: Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB)

2015-01-23 00:00:00

Photo: Secretary, Post & Telecommunications Division

2015-01-23 00:00:00

Photo: Social Islami Bank Ltd (SIBL)

2015-01-23 00:00:00

Photo: Professional Advancement Bangladesh Limited (PABL)

2015-01-23 00:00:00

Experts meet tomorrow to harness potential of leather

Ziaur Rahman | 2015-01-23 00:00:00

Bangladesh has enormous potential to increase its global market share of leather and leather goods export raising the export volume at US$ 5 billion by the end of next year (2016), said experts and officials of Board of Investment (BOI)....

Sensex, Nifty hit record highs

2015-01-23 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Jan 22 (Reuters): The BSE Sensex and Nifty ended higher, hitting record highs for the third straight day and gaining for the sixth consecutive session, led by blue-chip stocks tracking firm regional trends on hopes the European Central Bank...

Hong Kong shares rise

2015-01-23 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Jan 22 (Reuters): Hong Kong shares rose a third consecutive day on Thursday, lifted by wide expectations the European Central Bank (ECB) is about to roll out a stimulus programme to boost the euro zone's flagging economy. A...

US stock index futures gains lightly

2015-01-23 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Jan 22 (Reuters): US stock index futures gained slightly as investors awaited confirmation that the European Central Bank would announce new economic stimulus measures at a meeting on Thursday. The ECB is widely expected to unveil a large...

ICB AMCL discloses NAV of MFs

2015-01-23 00:00:00

ICB Asset Management Company Limited (ICB AMCL), a subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), disclosed the following total net asset value (NAV) of different mutual funds (MFs) at the close of business operation on January 20, 2015, said a...

ICB AMCL discloses NAV of different funds

2015-01-23 00:00:00

ICB Asset Management Company Limited (ICB AMCL), a subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), disclosed the following total net asset  value (NAV) of different open-end mutual funds (MFs) at the close of business operation on January 20, 2015, said...

Photo: Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith handing over

2015-01-23 00:00:00

Photo: Holcim Cement (Bangladesh) Ltd

2015-01-23 00:00:00

Photo: Multifabs Ltd

2015-01-23 00:00:00

Daily Market Commentary

2015-01-23 00:00:00

Responsibility, freedom and freedom of expression

K. B. Ahmed | 2015-01-23 00:00:00

In wake of the attack at the Charlie Hebdo, satirical magazine in Paris and the killing of 12 of its editorial staffs by the so called Islamist terrorists and coincidentally the killing of Jewish owners of a kosher deli, the...

Domestic helps deserve better

2015-01-23 00:00:00

Increasing deaths of domestic helps following physical torture have become a cause for serious concern. A rights activist has claimed that the posh areas in the capital have earned the dubious distinction of inflicting more torture on their domestic workers...

Rising inequality bodes ill of social system

Nilratan Halder | 2015-01-23 00:00:00

Unequal wealth distribution has been at the root of the world's many ills. But in recent years the inequality has accelerated alarmingly, warns the anti-poverty charity Oxfam. The warning came on the eve of the annual meeting of the world's...