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Photo: MYMENSINGH: Farmers spraying insecticides

2014-11-03 00:00:00

Photo: CHITTAGONG: Hilsas galore.

2014-11-03 00:00:00

Iraqi Kurds arrive in Kobani to fight IS

2014-11-03 00:00:00

KOBANI, Nov 2 (Reuters): Syrian Kurds welcomed the arrival in Kobani of Iraqi Kurdish fighters with their heavy weapons, hoping they might tip the balance in the battle to defend the town against Islamic State, as US-led air strikes continued...

Modi vows to bring back \\\'black money\\\'

2014-11-03 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Nov 2 (Reuters): India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday he was committed to bring back funds illegally deposited in banks outside the country to avoid tax, widely referred to as "black money". In his second radio...

Opposition in Burkina Faso call protest rally at army takeover

2014-11-03 00:00:00

BURKINA FASO, Nov 2 (Reuters):  Opposition parties and civic groups in Burkina Faso have called a mass rally for Sunday in protest at the army takeover after the resignation of President Blaise Compaore. They said the management of the transition...

Tehran Court jails Iranian-British lady

2014-11-03 00:00:00

IRAN, Nov 2 (Reuters): An Iranian-British woman who took part in a demonstration in Tehran against a ban on women attending some men's sporting events was jailed for a year for spreading anti-state propaganda, Iranian media said. Ghoncheh Ghavami, 25,...

Pro-Russian rebels vote for leader in war-torn eastern Ukraine

2014-11-03 00:00:00

Pro-Russian separatists will vote to set up a breakaway regional leadership in eastern Ukraine on Sunday aiming to take their war-torn region closer to Russia and defying Kiev and the West as the big guns still boom across the territory,...

Obama, Republicans offer clashing views as US election day nears

2014-11-03 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (AP): President Barack Obama and Republicans offered clashing views about America's trajectory in the final weekend before an election in which control of Congress and 36 governorships will be at stake. Obama emphasised economic growth during his...

news digest

2014-11-03 00:00:00

Islamic State group kills 50 in Iraq BAGHDAD, Nov 2: Iraqi officials and Sunni tribal leaders say Islamic State group extremists have shot 50 tribesmen, women and children in the head, killing them. Sunday's attack is the latest mass killing...

Photo: IRAQ: UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova (2ndR)

2014-11-03 00:00:00

Photo: INDIA : Indian police personnel detain a Kashmiri Shiite Muslim

2014-11-03 00:00:00

BD-Zim second Test begins today

2014-11-03 00:00:00

KHULNA, Nov 2 (UNB): Bangladesh will play Zimbabwe in the 2nd Test of the Bashundhara Cement Test series beginning today (Monday) in their lucky ground-Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium-here with a hope to seal series with a match to spare. The...

Pakistan close in series win after Misbah\\\'s blitz

2014-11-03 00:00:00

ABU DHABI, Nov 2 (AFP): Pakistan were on the verge of their first series win over Australia in 20 years and victory in the second Test after skipper Misbah-ul Haq rewrote the recod books with his belligerent batting in Abu...

Call to protect traditional rural sports from extinction

2014-11-03 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Nov 2 (BSS): Terming rural sports as an important means of entertainment, speakers at a ceremony emphasised the need for protecting traditional rural sports from getting extinct. There is no alternative to preserving traditional rural sports by popularising them...

\\\'Sport can play key role in lives of people with disabilities\\\'

2014-11-03 00:00:00

Cricketers, coaches, officials, physiotherapists and other interested persons have been informed about cricket for the physically disabled at a seminar held at Mirpur in the city recently, reports UNB. The first such event ever was organised by the International Committee...

Tendulkar almost quit after captaincy debacle

2014-11-03 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Nov 2 (AFP): Sachin Tendulkar felt so "scarred" and "devastated" by the Indian team's losing streak under his captaincy that he contemplated leaving the game in the late 1990s, the master batsman has written in his autobiography. In...

Gold Cup Nat’l Hockey to begin Nov 5

2014-11-03 00:00:00

The qualification round of the ATN Bangla 30th Gold Cup National Hockey Tournament will begin Wednesday at two separate venues-Dhaka and Rajshahi-across the country, reports BSS. A total of 23 teams will take part in the competition, jointly organised by...

Logo of FSIBL School Hockey unveiled

2014-11-03 00:00:00

The logo of First Security Islami Bank Limited National School Hockey Tournament-2015 was unveiled at the Bangladesh Air Force's Falcon Hall in the city Sunday, reports UNB. Chief of Air Staff and Chairman of Bangladesh Hockey Federation Air Marshal Muhammad...

Park captures title at Taiwan LPGA

2014-11-03 00:00:00

TAIPEI, Nov 2 (AFP): World number one Park In-Bee fired a one-under par 71 Sunday for a 22-under total of 266 to capture her third LGPA Tour title this season in Taipei, holding off a powerful charge from American Stacy...

Gazi set to start remedial work

2014-11-03 00:00:00

Bangladesh offspinner Sohag Gazi will start remedial work on his bowling action under the supervision of Ruwan Kalpage, the national spin-bowling coach, on the sidelines of the Khulna Test against Zimbabwe, reports Cricinfo. Gazi was supposed to join former Bangladesh...

BKSP U-18 win T20 series against Mohali

2014-11-03 00:00:00

Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishthan (BKSP) Under-18 Cricket team won the three-match one-day series and the two-match T20 series against Mohali Cricket Centre Under-18 team of India after beating them by 112 runs in the last T20 match at the BKSP...

sports digest

2014-11-03 00:00:00

Bayern beat Dortmund 2-1 in Bundesliga BERLIN, Nov 2: Arjen Robben's late penalty gave Bayern Munich a hard-fought 2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund to leave the visitors in the Bundesliga's relegation zone Saturday. Robben converted from the spot in the...

Photo: PARIS: Czech Republic\\\'s Tomas Berdych girlfriend Ester Satorova watches

2014-11-03 00:00:00

Re-listing of OTC cos draws mixed opinions from experts

Mohammad Mufazzal | 2014-11-03 00:00:00

Experts and stakeholders have expressed mixed opinion regarding re-listing of the companies which were de-listed from main bourses because of their non-performance. Their opinion came following the tendency of the companies of OTC (over-the-counter) to be re-listed with main bourses....

DSE workshop held

FE Report | 2014-11-03 00:00:00

A 10-day long workshop on "Financial Statement Analysis" organised by DSE ended Sunday. A total of 40 participants from general investors, representatives of asset management companies, merchant banks and brokerage houses took part in the workshop.

News Briefs

2014-11-03 00:00:00

Western Marine flies high on debut day Western Marine Shipyard Ltd (WMSL), a shipbuilder of Bangladesh, posted a modest gain Sunday in its debut trading on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE). The stock closed at...

Photo: The inauguration of \\\"Teachers\\\' Elevator\\\", sponsored by Southeast Bank

2014-11-03 00:00:00

Photo: Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, MP, State Minister, Ministry of Land

2014-11-03 00:00:00

Photo: Professional Advancement Bangladesh Limited (PABL)

2014-11-03 00:00:00

DSE key index hits one-month low

FE Report | 2014-11-03 00:00:00

Stocks witnessed a sharp decline Sunday and key index of the prime bourse came down to one-month low as the investors went for selling spree amid countrywide strike enforced by Jamaat-e-Islami. Despite the countrywide shutdown, the market opened with a...