Noah Barkin of Reuters in Berlin | 2014-12-09 00:00:00
A majority of Germans want Angela Merkel to run for a fourth term as Chancellor and nearly three in four believe she would like to remain in office beyond 2017, when her current term ends, a new poll shows. Last...
US air support and pledges of weapons and training for Iraq's army have raised expectations of a counter-offensive soon against Islamic State, but sectarian rifts will hamper efforts to forge a military strategy and may delay a full-scale assault. The...
Mehrdad Balali in Dubai | 2014-12-09 00:00:00
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will hike military spending by more than a third in the next fiscal year despite presenting a "cautious, tight" budget to parliament on Sunday in response to falling oil prices and punishing sanctions arising from the...
RAJSHAHI, Dec 8 (BSS): There is no alternative to enforce the tobacco control law to protect the young generation from bad effect of smoking and other tobacco products, speakers at a participatory discussion here said yesterday. They mentioned that time...
SINGAPORE, Dec 8 (Reuters): Gold stayed below $1,200 per ounce Monday, retaining overnight losses as a robust US nonfarm payrolls report boosted the dollar to a more than five-year high, denting bullion's appeal as a hedge. Spot gold was steady...
SINGAPORE, Dec 8 (AFP): Crude hit fresh five-year-lows Monday following another weak batch of trade data out of China, while prices were also pressured by the strengthening dollar, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for January delivery was...
ADELAIDE, Australia, Dec 8 (AFP): Virat Kohli said Monday he will lead India in the opening Test against Australia in place of the injured Mahendra Singh Dhoni and urged his players to adopt a positive mindset. There had been speculation...
BARCELONA, Dec 8 (AP): Lionel Messi scored another hat trick to reach the 400-goal mark for Barcelona and spark his team's 5-1 comeback victory over Espanyol in the Catalan capital derby on Sunday, keeping the winners second in the Spanish...
Bangladesh men's and women's handball teams will return from Pakistan today (Tuesday) morning after participating in the five-day International Handball Federation (IHF) Challenge Trophy that concluded in Faisalabad on Sunday, reports UNB. Bangladesh Women's Handball team emerged unbeaten champions in...
NEW DELHI, Dec 8 (AFP): Sri Lanka and Bangladesh's preliminary 30-man squads for the Cricket World Cup in February-March next year. Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque, Imrul Kayes, Shamsur Rahman, Mominul Haque, Mohammad Mahmudullah, Marshall Ayub, Sabbir Rahman, Nasir Hossain,...
B'desh lose 0-4 to Thai club in semis, finish 4th in plate group Bangladesh Under-12 team were eliminated from the Super Mokh Cup Football losing 0-4 to Buriram United of Thailand in the semifinal of plate group in Malaysia on...
NEW DELHI, Dec 8 (AFP) : World number two Roger Federer hailed the new International Premier Tennis League as "crazy but fun" after sauntering through his debut matches in the Indian capital on Sunday. A laughing and joking Federer downed...
FE Report | 2014-12-09 00:00:00
The stock market ended flat in green Monday after passing a topsy-turvy trading session with turnover improved slightly as investors remained watchful on overall market movements. Reversing last two sessions' downbeat, market started moving upward at initial hour but settled...
Our Correspondent | 2014-12-09 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Dec 8: Director of Dhaka Bank Abdulla al Ahsan and other officials visited Saad Musa Industrial Park at Anwara opposite the port city on Sunday. Mr Ahsan said the industries set up at the exclusive industrial park have been...
MUMBAI, Dec 8 (Reuters): Indian shares posted their biggest falls in 7-1/2 weeks on Monday, as IT services exporter Infosys Ltd slumped after its founders sold the company's stock, while metals and mining firms tumbled on data showing an unexpected...
Union Capital wins SAFA Awards Union Capital Limited, one of the leading Financial Institutions has won the 1st Runner Up prize of South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) 'Best Presented Annual Report Awards and SAARC Anniversary Award for Corporate Governance...
Withdrawal of authorised representative Shahjahan Securities Shahjahan Securities Limited, DSE TREC No. 64, has withdrawn one of its authorised representatives, Mr. Abul Fattah Mohammad Monzur, with immediate effect. Response to DSE query Premier Leasing & Finance Limited In response to...
HONG KONG, Dec 08 (AFP): Asian shares closed mixed to higher Monday after a better-than-expected jump in US jobs creation, while weak Chinese trade figures fanned talk Beijing will introduce further economy-boosting measures. The dollar dipped slightly against the yen,...
HONG KONG, Dec 08 (AFP): Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties Co., controlled by Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin, plans to raise up to $3.8 billion in what would be Hong Kong's biggest listing this year, financial media reported Monday. The Chinese shopping...
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