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Pioneer Football League likely to begin December 20

2014-11-26 00:00:00

The North & South City Corporation Pioneer (Under-16) Football League, the biggest soccer league of the country, is likely to begin in the city on December 20, reports UNB. Sixty teams, including 10 newcomers, split into 10 groups, will compete...

Kenya to tour Pakistan

2014-11-26 00:00:00

LAHORE, Pakistan, Nov 25 (AFP): Kenya are set to tour Pakistan to play against a second-string team as part of efforts to revive top-flight international cricket in the country, five years after it was halted due to a terror attack....

Abahani out of Kings Cup

2014-11-26 00:00:00

Dhaka Abahani Limited made early exit from the King's Cup, Bhutan after they were beaten by Pune FC of India by 2-0 goals in their last group mach at the Changlimithang National Stadium in Thimphu Tuesday, reports UNB. After a...

Mahakhali, Jatrabari play out draw

2014-11-26 00:00:00

The match of the Bengal Group Senior Division Football League ended Tuesday in a goalless draw, reports UNB. The day's only match between Mahakhali Ekadash and Jatrabari Krira Chakra was played at Bangabandhu National Stadium in the capital.

sports digest

2014-11-26 00:00:00

Sony to end FIFA sponsorship contract TOKYO, Nov 25: Sony has decided not to renew a multi-million-dollar sponsorship contract with FIFA, a report said Tuesday, as the money-losing electronics giant undergoes a painful restructuring. Japan's leading Nikkei business daily said...

Riots after US jury fails to indict Ferguson cop

2014-11-26 00:00:00

FERGUSON, Nov 25 (AFP): The town of Ferguson erupted in violence as protesters shot at police and set cars and buildings ablaze Monday night after a grand jury chose not to indict a white officer who killed an unarmed black...

Iran won\\\'t be brought to knees on nuclear issue : Khamenei

2014-11-26 00:00:00

TEHRAN, Nov 25 (AFP): Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tuesday that Iran would not sink "to its knees" over its disputed nuclear programme, his first comment since a missed deadline for a deal. "In the # nuclear issue, arrogants...

Indian Kashmir votes with Modi eyeing power

2014-11-26 00:00:00

INDIA, Nov 25 (AFP): Indian Kashmir headed to the polls Tuesday under tight security, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party eyeing power for the first time in the tense and disputed Muslim-majority state. Voters lined up in 15...

Pope tells ‘elderly’ Europe to be a leader again

2014-11-26 00:00:00

STRASBOURG, Nov 25 (AFP): Pope Francis urged an "elderly" Europe to overcome economic crises and rising nationalism to reclaim a global leadership role as he paid a lightning visit to European institutions in Strasbourg Tuesday. In a speech to the...

45 dead in Nigeria bombings

2014-11-26 00:00:00

MAIDUGURI, Nov 25 (AFP): More than 45 people died Tuesday in twin bombings in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, a local health worker and witnesses told AFP. Health worker Dogara Shehu said he counted more than "45 people killed,...

Hagel resigns as US defence secretary

2014-11-26 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Nov 25 (Reuters):  US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel resigned on Monday, leaving under pressure as President Barack Obama faces critical national security challenges, including fighting Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and revising plans to exit Afghanistan. It was...

news digest

2014-11-26 00:00:00

US soldier seized by Qaeda freed in Yemen SANAA, Nov 25: A US soldier was freed Tuesday by Yemeni forces just hours after being captured in an Al-Qaeda attack on an air base in the violence-wracked country, military officials said....

Photo: UNITED KINGDOM : Miss El Salvador Larissa Mariana Vega Graniello ( C)

2014-11-26 00:00:00

Turnover declines to Tk 3.47 billion

FE Report | 2014-11-26 00:00:00

The market turned around Tuesday after three sessions' sharp fall with turnover remained sluggish as investors went for buying spree on newly listed stocks. New issues continued to attract investors as three newly listed companies showed up in the top...

Green Delta Ins launches GD Health

2014-11-26 00:00:00

Green Delta Insurance Company Limited (GDIC)  and Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council jointly organised a launching ceremony in the capital recently. GD Health, the first ever comprehensive insurance scheme in Bangladesh offering Global Emergency Medical Evacuation Services targeting corporate, professionals and...

Apparel Summit begins Dec 7

FE Report | 2014-11-26 00:00:00

The three-day Dhaka Apparel Summit will start on December 7 aiming to frame a sustainable roadmap in achieving the $50 billion RMG export target by 2021. Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) in association with Bangladesh Brand Forum are...

Implementation of cost audit emphasised

2014-11-26 00:00:00

A delegation of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) headed by its President Mohammed Salim, FCMA called on Hedayetullah Al Mamoon, ndc, Senior Secretary,  Ministry of Commerce at his office Tuesday. ICMAB President updated the Senior...

News Briefs

2014-11-26 00:00:00

Chairman of Marico Group visits Dhaka The Chairman of Marico Limited, Harsh C. Mariwala visited Dhaka Tuesday for a business meeting with the Management of Marico Bangladesh Limited ("MBL") and its Board.  He is expected to leave Dhaka today (Wednesday)....

DSE news in brief

2014-11-26 00:00:00

Withdrawal of authorised representatives Surma Securities Surma Securities Holding Co. Ltd, DSE TREC No. 111, has withdrawn four of its authorised representatives, Mr. Abdul Kadir, Mr. Hasan Murad Khan, Ms. Sharmin Akther Sweety and Mr. Golam Tofeal Choudhury, with immediate...

BSF tortures BD farmer in Chuadanga

2014-11-26 00:00:00

A Bangladeshi farmer was tortured by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Nastipur border in Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga on Wednesday. The victim was identified as Ijajul Islam, son of Sirajul Islam of Nastipur village. Locals said BSF...

Photo: US-Bangla Airlines

2014-11-26 00:00:00

BDT deflates further against greenback

FE Report | 2014-11-26 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Taka (BDT) depreciated further against the US dollar on Tuesday despite the central bank's intervention in the market through selling the greenback to the commercial banks, bankers said. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) sold $10 million at market rate...

Mandatory energy efficiency at consumer level stressed

FE Report | 2014-11-26 00:00:00

Nobel laureate Jose Roberto Moreira stressed Tuesday on mandatory energy efficiency at consumer level in the country to ensure cost-effective and efficient use of energy. "There must be compulsory execution of energy efficiency sooner or later to ensure implementation of...

Photo: Amber Group

2014-11-26 00:00:00

Photo: National Life Insurance Company Ltd

2014-11-26 00:00:00

IPO Diary

2014-11-26 00:00:00

BRAC EPL Daily Market Update

2014-11-26 00:00:00

Transition to inorganic banking

Maswood Alam Khan from Maryland, U.S.A. | 2014-11-26 00:00:00

A few years ago, keeping money in a safe at home was the norm, though unsafe. Keeping track of one's money in a bank was an arduous process. (Still today, people in Bangladesh hide their money under mattresses or inside...

Why Iran nuclear talks failed to meet deadline

Louis Charbonneau and Fredrik Dahl of Reuters in Vienna | 2014-11-26 00:00:00

Iran and six powers failed on Monday (November 24) for a second time this year to resolve their 12-year dispute over Tehran's nuclear ambitions, and gave themselves seven more months to overcome the deadlock that has prevented an historic deal....

The Pak-Afghan equation: Focus on terrorism

S Iftikhar Murshed from Pakistan | 2014-11-26 00:00:00

Far more important than the empty ceremonial pageantry that was on display when the Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani, arrived in Islamabad for a two-day visit last week was his statement, "We will not permit the past to destroy the future."...