Shakib Al Hasan exploited the significant bounce and turn on offer on a first-day pitch in Mirpur to take six wickets on his comeback from a two-and-a-half month disciplinary suspension imposed by the BCB. His performance - the highlight of...
The two-day ICC International Conference on ‘Global Economic Recovery: Asian Perspective’ will begin in the city today (Saturday). A good number of experts, policymakers and business leaders from across the world, including Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on...
BRUSSELS, Oct 24 (BSS/AFP): European Union leaders agreed Friday what they hailed as the world's most ambitious climate change targets for 2030, paving the way for a new UN-backed global treaty next year. The 28 leaders overcame deep divisions at...
There is no evidence so far that a gunman who attacked Canada's capital had links to Middle Eastern Islamist extremists, the government says, reports BBC. Foreign Minister John Baird told the BBC that Michael Zehaf-Bibeau was "certainly radicalised" but not...
Protest leaders in Hong Kong are to ballot their supporters over whether to accept the government's proposals and end their sit-in, reports BBC. The protest leaders had previously rejected the government's offer to set up a platform for debating reform...
NEW YORK, Oct 24, (BSS/AFP): A doctor who recently returned to New York from treating Ebola patients in Guinea tested positive for the deadly virus on Thursday, the first confirmed case in the United States' largest city. The doctor, Craig...
Missing Mexico students: Guerrero state governor to resign The governor of Mexico's southern Guerrero state - where 43 students went missing after clashing with police last month - has said he is standing down. Angel Aguirre said he hoped the...
Bangladesh's Test Captain Mushfiqur Rahim said Friday that he would continue his effort to perform the best at all levels of cricket despite losing the ODI captaincy, reports BSS. "If our team is successful in the ODI matches, even though...
SINGAPORE, Oct 24 (AFP): Russia's Maria Sharapova let slip three match points as she crashed out of the WTA Finals in Singapore and lost her chance to become the year-end world number one Friday. The Russian, needing a straight-sets win...
The owner of Dhaka Gladiators has filed a case against top officials of the ICC, the Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) and the BCB, reports Cricinfo. The case was lodged at the court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in Chittagong a...
Europe's biggest football clubs could ask world governing body Fifa to play the Qatar 2022 World Cup in May. Qatar won the right to stage the World Cup in 2010 but an inquiry over moving games from the hot summer...
LONDON, Oct 24 (AFP): Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has shrugged off the fitness concerns surrounding his three main strikers ahead of the Premier League leaders' match against Manchester United at Old Trafford Sunday. Loic Remy limped out of the Blues'...
MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand, Oct 24 (AFP): South Africa crushed New Zealand to claim a 72-run victory in the second one-day international Friday, inspired by a superb century from opening batsman Hashim Amla. In a see-sawing match, the Proteas initially...
DUBAI, Oct 24 (Reuters): David Warner remained unbeaten after his ninth Test hundred but Pakistan fought back with four Australian wickets in an extended morning session on the third day of the first Test in Dubai Friday. Australia, resuming on...
The recent gazette notification of the ministry of jute and textile regarding mandatory use of jute sacks for packing grains is by all means the last ditch effort on the part of the government towards implementing the law enacted to...
Rahman Jahangir | 2014-10-25 00:00:00
Gas is a non-renewable energy. Bangladesh has been blessed with this gift of nature. But both the authorities and the people are not possibly aware of what could befall the nation once the gas reserve, so far discovered and being...
S.A.Mansoor | 2014-10-25 00:00:00
Honey bee is a very useful insect that should be made use of by our agricultural authorities, such as BIRRI and others. This piece of interesting information was available in the July issue of the Rotary magazine. This was learnt...
When the country is recovering from the shocking deadly road accident at Natore, we now hear about another sad news of a road mishap in Saudi Arabia where five Bangladeshis expatriates were reportedly killed. All the victims are from the...
The communication minister needs to be congratulated for accepting the hard truth that road accidents have nowadays become a national concern. Every year our country witnesses numerous road accidents and many people are getting killed and grievously injured. Over the...
Our economy is gradually developing and in the coming days, we will need more energy to sustain such a pace of growth. We have to prepare for it from now. But our energy infrastructure is quite insufficient. Per capita energy...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2014-10-25 00:00:00
The pharmaceutical industry is one of the most potential sectors for industrial diversification in Bangladesh, as the country can be highly competitive and enjoy comparative advantages in both short and medium terms in this sector. BACKGROUND AND PRESENT STATUS: Multinational...
M S Siddiqui | 2014-10-25 00:00:00
The agriculture sector in the country is the largest in terms of employment. Some 71 per cent of the population is rural; 46 per cent of them are employed in agriculture. The rest are engaged in the rural non-farm sector....
Abdul Mannan | 2014-10-25 00:00:00
The UN Permanent Court of Arbitration (UN-PCA) has recently given its judgment on the maritime boundary delimitation dispute between India and Bangladesh. The award is final having no recourse to appeal. However, it has left some special issues for future...
Syed Asif Aziz | 2014-10-25 00:00:00
Life insurance companies maintain portfolios definitely as per their investment strategy. But we see those are often handled by non-experts or people with little or no knowledge about financial analysis. In the fiscal year 2009-2010 the share market effect helped...
MOSCOW, Oct 24 (Reuters): Russia's biggest food retailer Magnit posted a forecast-beating 40 per cent jump in third-quarter earnings on Friday after nimbly navigating an import ban and sticking with low prices despite surging inflation. Magnit, a low cost retailer...
LONDON, Oct 24 (Reuters): Copper, aluminium and other base metals lost ground on Friday after Chinese house prices fell for a fifth straight month, highlighting concerns about economic growth in the world's biggest metals consumer. "Anything that on a short-term...
LONDON, Oct 24 (Reuters): Gold inched up on Friday as European shares fell but was set to snap a two-week winning streak on a firm dollar and robust economic data that dented demand for the metal as an insurance against...
JAKARTA, Oct 24 (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures hit a two-week high on Friday, aided by firmer soy oil prices and with traders expecting prices to remain robust ahead of the onset of the monsoon season. US soybeans rose above...
Babul Barman | 2014-10-25 00:00:00
Stocks witnessed a significant correction last week, breaking a seven-week winning streak as investors' confidence enfeebled after quarterly earnings reports of the listed firms. The third quarter corporate earnings of the listed companies started rolling out and many showed poor...
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