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Photo: SPAIN: An employee closes the shirt store

2015-01-02 00:00:00

BSEC steps spur stock trading

FE Report | 2015-01-02 00:00:00

The first trading day of the new calendar year witnessed a steep gain Thursday as investors went for buying spree following the securities regulators' positive steps to boost stock market. The securities regulator -- Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC)--...

Korean company comes forward to market solar home systems

FE Report | 2015-01-02 00:00:00

A Korean company has initiated to market its solar home systems (SHSs), having unique features and higher capacities, in Bangladesh, officials said. It started the move by donating three such SHSs, manufactured in Korea, in the remote areas here under...

News Briefs

2015-01-02 00:00:00

ICB allowed to take decision on liquidation or conversion of MFs 1ST ICB Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) has informed that Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) vide its letter dated October 30, 2014 has given consent to the Corporation...

Photo: Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd

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Photo: South Bangla Agriculture & Commerce Bank Limited

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Photo: Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTB)

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Two cos to be placed in \\\'A\\\' category

FE Report | 2015-01-02 00:00:00

Two listed companies -- Ratanpur Steel re-Rolling Mills Ltd (RSRM) and Northern Jute Manufacturing Company-- will be placed in 'A' category from existing 'N' and 'Z' category respectively, according to Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) web post on Thursday. RSRM will...

FII inflows hit record $26b into Indian debt markets in 2014

2015-01-02 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Jan 1 (PTI): Overseas investors pumped in a record Rs 1.6 trillion ($26 billion) into the Indian debt market in 2014 mainly on account of high interest rate and government's reform agenda. The latest round of inflow came...

China, US stocks head list of 2014

2015-01-02 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Jan 1 (Reuters): China and the United States headed the list of 2014 top-performing equity markets among larger economies while crude oil prices closed in the red to cap a massive yearly slump. The US dollar on Wednesday...

Sensex, Nifty end little changed

2015-01-02 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Jan1 (Reuters): The BSE Sensex and Nifty ended little changed on the first trading day of 2015 as gains in telecom stocks such as Bharti Airtel on news of spectrum pricing were offset by profit-taking in some blue-chips. Trading...

Indian equity to outperform other asset classes in 2015: Experts

2015-01-02 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Jan 1 (Economic Times): The Indian market -- which ended 2014 on a bullish note, going up by over 30 per cent -- is well on its way for another bull run, and will outperform other asset classes...

ICB AMCL discloses NAV of MFs

2015-01-02 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 December 23, 2014, said a...

ICB AMCL discloses NAV of different funds

2015-01-02 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 December 30, 2014, said...

Photo: Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC handing over blankets

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Photo: Chevron\\\'s annual blood donation drive

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Photo: Hamid Fabrics Limited

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Photo: Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited

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Photo: Hatim Group

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Daily Market Update

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Experts blame ‘weak’ EC for not holding DCCs’ polls

2015-01-02 00:00:00

Despite no major preoccupation throughout 2014 following the January 5 parliamentary elections, the Election Commission (EC) failed to arrange the long-overdue elections to the bifurcated Dhaka City Corporation (DCC), reports UNB. Experts said the Election Commission (EC), the constitutional body...

ACC quizzes Oli Ahmed

FE Report | 2015-01-02 00:00:00

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) quizzed on Thursday Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Col (retd) Oli Ahmed over allegation of amassing wealth illegally. Deputy Director of ACC Ram Mohon Roy interrogated him for two and a half hours starting from 11:00 am...

AL, associate bodies take possession of city streets

2015-01-02 00:00:00

Leaders and workers of the ruling Awami League (AL) and its associate bodies and likeminded organisations took possession of the streets of Dhaka city on the last day of the Jamaat-sponsored 2-day countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal (total shutdown) Thursday, reports BSS....

Sabujbagh arms meant for killing JL leader:Police

2015-01-02 00:00:00

Police said the firearms and ammunition recovered from Dhaka's Sabujbagh was brought in to kill a Jubo League (JL) central committee leader, reports bdnews24.com. The accused procured the arms and ammunition from the Hili border area earlier Thursday. Police, for...

Contempt of court proceedings sought against Jamaat

2015-01-02 00:00:00

The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) submitted Thursday a petition pleading to draw contempt of court proceedings against Jamaat-e-Islami and six persons, reports BSS. A prosecution team led by advocate Rana Dasgupta submitted the petition to the office...

New IGP pays tributes to Bangabandhu

2015-01-02 00:00:00

Newly appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Shiekh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his mazar at Tungipara in Gopalganj district Thursday afternoon, reports UNB. Shahidul Hoque...

Sylhet mayor admitted to DMCH

2015-01-02 00:00:00

SYLHET, Jan 1 (UNB) : Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury, who was sent to jail on December 30 in the former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria murder case, was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) early...

Jubo League man beaten to death in Comilla

2015-01-02 00:00:00

COMILLA, Jan 1 (UNB) : An activist of the local unit of Jubo League was beaten to death by miscreants at Laxmipur Bazar in Monoharganj upazila on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Shah Alam, 28, of Baupur village...

Photo: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad addressing

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FPAB charter being democratised

2015-01-02 00:00:00

FE Report Thanks to firm initiative by its President Professor Khaleda Khanam,  the national executive committee of a well-known voluntary organisation Family Planning Association of Bangladesh (FPAB) is set to democtratise its constitution. FPAB officials said in Dhaka on Thursday,...