BEIJING, Nov 21 (Reuters): China cut interest rates unexpectedly on Friday, stepping up a campaign to prop up growth in the world's second-largest economy as it heads towards its slowest growth in nearly a quarter century. The cut - the...
LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters): Stagnation in the euro zone, recession in Japan and geopolitical crises have increased concerns about the state of the global economy, British finance minister George Osborne said on Friday. Osborne said economic performance in the euro...
WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (AFP): A bare 0.004 per cent of the world's adult population controls nearly $30 trillion in assets, 13 per cent of the world's total wealth, according to a new study released Thursday. And perhaps unsurprisingly, the study...
Shakib Al Hasan blasted his way to a sixth One Day International (ODI) hundred to help Bangladesh to 281 for 7 in 50 overs, reports Cricinfo. History, however, is on Zimbabwe's side, as nine out of 13 teams have won...
DUBAI, Nov 21 (AFP): Pakistan salvaged a draw in the second Test against New Zealand in Dubai Friday after being set a challenging target of 261 off 72 overs on the back of a brilliant hundred by Ross Taylor. The...
Defending champions Legends of Rupganj (former Gazi Tank Cricketers) maintained their all win run beating Abahani Ltd by 3 wickets in a match of the Dhaka Metropolis First Division Cricket League at the Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah...
Bangladesh men's and women's kabaddi teams lost their respective Group A matches of the 4th Asian Beach Games held at the Patong Beach (North) in the Thai tourists resort city of Phuket Friday, reports UNB. Bangladesh men's kabbadi team suffered...
Foreign recruit Kingsley scored the first hat-trick in the tournament as Shamnagar Upazila moved to the semifinal of Walton DC Cup Football Tournamnet eliminating Tapa Upazila by 5-0 goals Friday at the Satkhira District Football Stadium, reports BSS. In the...
Colombo, Nov 21 (AP): Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews wants a settled side to face England in their limited-overs series starting next week, and avoid the wholesale changes that resulted in a woeful tour to India in which his team...
Bangladesh is capable of hosting international beach games as the country has the world's longest sea beach in Cox's Bazar along side the experiences of hosting many international games events, including the ICC World Cup Cricket, reports UNB. "If we...
MELBOURNE, Nov 21 (AFP): Steve Smith hit a thrilling century to propel Australia to a three-wicket victory over South Africa to clinch the five-game one-day international series in Melbourne Friday. Man-of-the-match Smith cracked 104 off 112 balls as Australia stormed...
Federer seeks Davis Cup consecration LILLE, France, Nov 21: Roger Federer leads the Swiss quest to win a first Davis Cup title in Lille Friday, taking on a powerful French quartet spearheaded by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Gael Monfils. The 33-year-old...
Saleh Akram | 2014-11-22 00:00:00
The current state of affairs in a number of banks can be interpreted as unsavoury. The central bank is reported to have identified 15 banks where credit growth rate has hit a negative mark. This situation, as reports quoting a...
Md Joynal Abdin | 2014-11-22 00:00:00
Bangladesh is one of the most emerging countries of the world. The current size of its GDP is about US$ 140 billion with annual 6 per cent plus growth rate during the last decade. Economic growth of the country is...
'Lies, damned lies and statistics' -- is a phrase often quoted to highlight the strength and persuasive power of numbers. The importance of statistics at individual as well as national levels remains beyond doubt. But the value of statistics gets...
Rahman Jahangir | 2014-11-22 00:00:00
Last week's arrest of 31 foreign nationals in a lightning raid by the Detective Branch (DB) of the police for staying in Bangladesh without any legal travel documents exposes only the tip of an iceberg. It clearly shows how lax...
Gopal Sengupta | 2014-11-22 00:00:00
Corruption in Bangladesh has assumed such large proportions with various types and forms that large sections of the public have come to believe that it is impossible to get rid of this menace. In such an atmosphere of pervasive cynicism,...
I was happy to read in newspapers that Bangladesh Bank is planning a crackdown on chronic loan defaulters. A few corrupt loan defaulters have taken out huge money from banks and are not repaying it. This loan defaulting culture is...
It is a common practice in our society that most of us tend to avoid discussing our psychological problem with anyone or seek help from psychiatrists and suffer quietly. Our society has to be more open about discussing the psychological...
The internet has become a necessity in our daily life. We cannot think of living a day without spending some time on the internet. It has become a necessity and is not a luxury anymore. The internet has become an...
Cell phone companies are generating SMS (short message service) randomly to the irritation of cell phone users. One loses the will to read the message and over time, a pile of the garbage gets accumulated. In the process, though, one...
Md Jamal Hossain from University of Denver, USA | 2014-11-22 00:00:00
Poverty reduction is a global concern. Who should undertake the task of poverty reduction? Well, the answer is ready. The responsibility for reduction of poverty is either vested in the government or the well-off classes. Then the question is, who...
Zeenat Khan from Maryland, USA | 2014-11-22 00:00:00
According to Wikipedia, "Corporal punishment has been outlawed in many countries, including Canada, Kenya, South Africa, Sweden, New Zealand and nearly all of Europe." In the U.S., "corporal punishment is prohibited in public school for 31 states and Washington D.C."...
In a scathing attack on the ruling party for its student body's 'growing indulgence in violence', BNP Dhaka city unit convener Mirza Abbas said Friday it is not the BNP-led 20-party, but Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) is a 'malignant tumour'...
Two left- leaning parties-Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) -- will jointly stage demonstrations in the capital today (Saturday), protesting the government move to raise gas prices from January next, reports UNB. The CPB and BSD...
President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury urged the government Friday to quit forthwith and arrange a credible general election, reports UNB. "An unprecedented anarchy has been created in the country following the January-5 election joined by...
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) president HM Bodiuzzaman Shohag ruled out involvement of his organisation in the Sylhet clash that left one of its activist dead, reports bdnews24.com. "There were no clashes between Chhatra League factions of Shahjalal University of Science...
Although holding the overdue election to Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) is necessary, the first step towards arranging the polls is to keep the academic activities of the university unharmed, says Vice Chancellor (VC) Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique. "Our...
© 2026 - All Rights with The Financial Express
