NEW YORK, Dec 18 (Reuters): US stocks rose on Wednesday on the heels of a three-session losing streak and ahead of the US Federal Reserve's final statement of the year that may set the stage for interest rate hikes in...
MUMBAI, Dec 18 (Reuters): The BSE Sensex and Nifty rose 1.6 per cent on Thursday to snap a five-session losing streak as blue-chips including ICICI Bank surged as a rally in global markets and the cabinet's nod to a nationwide...
LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters): Index provider MSCI said it may exclude Russia from its emerging markets (EMs) benchmark if authorities introduced capital or foreign exchange controls. Around $1.4 trillion are benchmarked against MSCI's Emerging Markets share index (MSCIEF), which are...
HONG KONG, Dec 18 (Reuters): Hong Kong shares finished up on Thursday, snapping five consecutive days of losses, underpinned by a rally on Wall Street. Analysts said the Federal Reserve's confidence in the US economy and pledge to adopt a...
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 17, 2014, said a...
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 17, 2014, said...
Syed Mahbubur Rashid | 2014-12-19 00:00:00
A separate railway ministry started its journey in the country in 2012. It led the people to hope that the railway sector would be overhauled. The railway is one of the oldest mass transport systems in the sub-continent. The Ministry...
B K Mukhopadhyay | 2014-12-19 00:00:00
So, the India-Russia ties are back in the limelight again. Positioning Russia as a reliable energy supplier to Asia, President Vladimir Putin is keen to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to India and involve ONGC in oil and gas hunt...
The state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs), better known for their default loans, have once again made news -- this time for their appalling failure to recover even the minimum of such loans, as required by the central bank. The four SoCBs...
Nilratan Halder | 2014-12-19 00:00:00
Implementation of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) has once again followed the same sluggish pattern set for a long time now. In the past five months of the current fiscal year (FY'14-15) its rate has been as low as 21...
Md Ashraf Hossain | 2014-12-19 00:00:00
Singapore will introduce a new law by 2017 to raise re-employment of older workers up to the age of 67, said Manpower Minister Tan Chuan-Jin. The change means that older employees up to the age 67 would be given the...
Kamalapur is the largest railway station in Bangladesh. Thousands of people commute through this station daily. But the surroundings of the station leave a lot to be desired. Prostitutes, drug addicts and other delinquents live around the station and indulge...
It is indeed surprising that the clients of JUBOK have not got back their money although long eight years have passed. Nobody has any idea, when actually they are going to get the money back. JUBOK is not alone in...
The World Cup cricket is only two months away and sport loving people of Bangladesh are eagerly waiting for the grand event to start. This time Australia and New Zealand are jointly hosting the WC. Pitches will be different ?fast...
Helal Uddin Ahmed while reviewing the book | 2014-12-19 00:00:00
Co-authored by Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman, Professor Md. Abdul Wahab and Ambassador Liaquat Ali Chowdhury, the book titled 'Hilsa and Hilsa Fishermen: Exploring Conservation-LIvelihood Win-Wins' has analysed how a win-win scenario can be achieved in the conservation of Hilsa or...
Apparently defending her son Tarique Rahman's remarks about Bangabandhu, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia Thursday in a counter-attack asked her arch rival Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina to hold her tongue first before advising others to do so and control her...
Publicity and Publication Affairs Secretary of the ruling Awami League (AL) Dr Hasan Mahmud, MP, called upon the people of the country Thursday to reject with hatred the remarks of a drug-addict and mentally imbalanced person like BNP leader Tarique...
Outgoing US Ambassador Dan W Mozena said Thursday he is proud of the current state of partnership between Bangladesh and the USA saying it has never been deeper, broader and stronger than today, reports UNB. "I reviewed the state of...
Five defamation cases were filed against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman Thursday in Dhaka, Comilla, Chittagong and Natore for calling Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman a 'great Razakar,' reports UNB. Hawkers League general secretary M Abdul Mannan filed a defamation and...
Bangladesh Missions abroad celebrated the 43rd anniversary of the Victory Day on December 16 and renewed their pledge to work unitedly for the progress and prosperity of the nation and also upholding the country's image abroad, reports UNB. The Foreign...
The trial judge Basu Dev Roy, who framed charges against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Charitable and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases, was changed Thursday, said a Law Ministry release, reports UNB. Judge Roy, Special Judge with the rank...
The visit of President Abdul Hamid to India will help further strengthen and expand the close bilateral relations between the two countries, said Indian Foreign Ministry, reports UNB. "The visit of the Bangladesh President will contribute to further strengthening and...
A Dhaka court summoned BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Thursday for calling Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina 'a killer' and her party Awami League 'a party of killers,' reports UNB. Dhaka metropolitan magistrate Adit Kumar Dey passed...
MYMENSINGH, Dec 18 (BSS): A court here granted three days' remand for a member of Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in two cases filed in connection with the snatching of three JMB militants at Trishal in February this year. The name...
The scheduled war crimes trial proceedings could not take place at the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) Thursday as its electronic device for recording evidence failed to operate, reports UNB. As the tribunal resumed, Justice M Enayetur Rahim, chairman of the...
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