\\\'Milestone\\\' Hong Kong, Shanghai stock link to launch

HONG KONG, Nov 10 (AFP): A trading link between Hong Kong and Shanghai's stock exchanges will start on November 17 after weeks of delays, the Hong Kong exchange announced Monday, in a move that lifted both markets and is expected...

Indian shares hit record highs

MUMBAI, Nov 10 (Reuters): Indian shares hit record highs on Monday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's push to expand his cabinet raised further hopes for economic reforms, but gave up most of their gains towards the end of the session...

Russia\\\'s VTB may leave London Stock Exchange

BEIJING, Nov 10 (Reuters): VTB, Russia's second largest bank, may consider delisting from the London Stock Exchange, its Chief Executive Andrei Kostin said on Monday. "We are looking at such an option ... We will seriously consider our participation in...

European equities kick off week with gains

LONDON, Nov 10 (AFP): European stock markets rose steadily on Monday with trading quiet in the absence of any major data releases, analysts said. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index climbed 0.29 per cent to stand at 6,586.10 points approaching midday...

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BRTA drive creates public transport scarcity in city

An official drive against the unfit vehicles drove the ramshackle transports off the city roads on Monday, leaving the commuters in a quandary.      Especially, office-goers and students suddenly saw themselves in a state of perplexity in the morning.          Bangladesh Road...

Many flock to Savar as city runs dry of saleable land

Savar has of late emerged as the most- sought-after area in Dhaka district. The scarcity of disposable lands in and around the capital city has prompted realtors and others to set their sights on the suitable suburb as their desired...

0.97pc negative growth in 4-month export earnings

The country's overall export earnings registered a 0.97 per cent negative growth during the July-October period of the current fiscal year compared to that of last fiscal. The earnings stood at $9.65 billion during the July-October period which also fell...

Padma Bridge river training deal signed with Chinese co

Bangladesh Bridges Authority (BBA) and Sinohydro Corporation Ltd of China signed Monday an agreement on 14-kilometre river training for building the Padma Multipurpose Bridge after the lapse of a long time in dilemmas. The deal-signing ceremony took place two months...

Cabinet okays draft metro-rail act \\\'14

The cabinet approved Monday the draft 'Metro Rail Act 2014' with stringent punitive provisions for violating the rules set for operating and travelling on the modern mass transport. "The cabinet has passed the Metro Rail Act 2014 having provision of...

Driver shot dead, car hijacked in city

Muggers shot dead a car driver and hijacked the car in the city's Banasree area early Monday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Faruk Khan (26). Officer-in-charge (OC) Rampura Police Station Mahbubur Rahman said the incident occurred when Faruk...

Nat\\\'l Mausoleum architect Mainul Hossain dead

Syed Mainul Hossain, the architect of the National Mausoleum at Savar, died of cardiac arrest at a city hospital on Monday. He was 62, reports UNB. He breathed his last at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) around 2:30pm....

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No extra fees for SSC exams: HC

The High Court has asked the education boards to explain why it would not be deemed illegal if they charge extra fees for the SSC examinations. The bench of Justices Kazi Reza-ul Haque and Abu Taher Mohammad Saifur Rahman issued...

Vessel workers call off strike

Marine vessel workers have called off the strike they had started three days ago after the shipping minister promised to meet their demands. Since Saturday, the workers went on an indefinite strike demanding safer waterways and that river routes be...

Lighterage vessel workers abstain from joining work as no visible solution yet

CHITTAGONG, Nov 10: Lighterage vessel workers did not join their duties despite withdrawal of strike as two other vessels came under attack of the robbers Sunday night. Noujan Sramik Federation, which represents 80 per cent of the lighter vessel workers,...

HC exempts BCBL chair, MD from contempt charge

The High Court (HC) exempted Monday Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited's (BCBL) chairman and its managing director from a contempt of court charge following their compliance with the court's earlier order and apology before it, court sources said. The HC bench...

MCCI signs MoU with Jetro to promote business ties

The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) to strengthen business cooperation between Bangladesh and Japan. MCCI President Rokia Afzal Rahman and JETRO Country Representative...

Muggers snatch Tk 0.28m after shooting one

Muggers took away Tk 280,000 (Tk 0.28 million) after shooting a security guard of an apparel factory in the capital's Hazipara area Monday afternoon, police and officials concerned said. The security man, identified as Belayet Hossain of Bonny Apparels (Pvt)...

BD set to examine better options for joining AIIB

The government would form a high-powered committee to work out details on terms and conditions of the proposed US$100 billion Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as it is set to join the Bank, officials said Saturday. "We need to find...

Govt forms 5-member panel to increase bacteria-free agri produce exports to EU

The government has formed a five-member inter-ministerial committee to ensure production of vegetables, betel leaves and fruits free from bacteria aiming to increase their export to the European Union (EU) markets.   Hedayetullah Al Mamoon, ndc, senior secretary of the ministry...

BCL faction blocks buses, trains to CU

CHITTAGONG,Nov 10 (bdnews24.com): A faction of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) are blocking the way of commuters to the Chittagong University following a clash with a rival group. They besieged the Sholasharar Station area on Monday morning, halting campus-bound shuttle...

ACC for adding Abbas\\\' name in land allocation case

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) investigation officer Jatan Kumar Roy on Monday submitted report in a case over alleged anomalies in allocation of 7 acres of land, recommending to include three new names, including that of former housing and public works minister...

Indian probe team due in Dhaka soon

State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan said on Monday a team of Indian National Investigation Agency (NIA) will arrive in Dhaka soon to share information over the recent bomb blast at Burdwan in West Bengal, reports UNB. The state minister...

Khaleda suffers from political frustration: Hasan

Publicity and publication affairs secretary of the ruling Awami League Dr Hasan Mahmud said Monday BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia has now been suffering from political frustration, reports BSS. Dr Hasan Mahmud said this while speaking as the chief guest...

BNP shows the door to two dissident ex-JCD leaders

Two ex-Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leaders -- Anisur Rahman Talukder Khokan and Abu Sayeed -- who led a dissident group of the party's student body in recent demonstrations against its new committee, have been expelled from BNP for breaking party discipline,...

Deposition against 147 BNP men now December 15

A Dhaka court on Monday deferred until December 15 the recording of the deposition in a vandalism case filed against 147 BNP leaders and activists, including its joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, reports UNB. Judge Tareq Mainul Islam Bhuiyan...

37 SL men sent to jail in Sylhet

SYLHET, Nov 10 (UNB) : A court here sent on Sunday 37 local leaders and activists of Swechchhasebak League to jail in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act with Bianibazar police station.  Former vice-chairman of Bianibazar Upazila and...