SINGAPORE, Nov 24 (AFP): Oil prices rose in Asia Monday before a crucial meeting of the OPEC cartel later in the week that will discuss whether to trim output, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for January delivery was...
MUMBAI, Nov 24 (Reuters): Indian soybean futures rose on Monday to their highest level in three months on thin supplies in spot markets amid healthy export demand for soymeal. Rapeseed and soyoil also rose on lower-than-expected crushing of new season...
Nobel Laureate José Roberto Moreira on Tuesday urged Bangladesh to focus on energy efficiency and conservation (EE&C), aiming to save power. The Nobel Laureate said Bangladesh has to rely on conventional energy sources, but the global society requested it to...
KABUL, Nov 24 (AFP): Survivors of a horrific suicide attack which killed 57 people at a volleyball game in eastern Afghanistan told Monday how the blast ripped through a crowd of spectators enjoying the final moments of the match. In...
NEW DELHI, Nov 24 (AFP): India's new premier heads to his first South Asia summit this week seeking stronger regional integration in the face of growing Chinese influence, but experts see little hope of progress while tensions with Pakistan persist....
VIENNA, Nov 24, (AFP) Iran and world powers looked likely Monday to miss a midnight deadline to agree a long-awaited nuclear deal, with a Western diplomat saying they would agree an extension and meet again next month. "Given progress made...
TOKYO, Nov 24 (AFP): Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling party showed a strong lead in opinion polls released Monday ahead of Japan's general election next month, despite a majority of respondents giving a thumbs down to his economic blitz. Japan's...
Doctor is Italy's first case of Ebola ROME, Nov 24: An Italian doctor has contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone and is being repatriated for treatment, the health ministry said Monday. The ministry said the doctor, the first Italian to contract...
Legends of Rupganj, formerly Gazi Tank Cricketers, maintained their all-win run in the Walton Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Cricket League beating Victoria SC by seven wickets at the BKSP ground-3 in Savar on Monday, reports UNB. In the day's other...
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, Nov 24 (AFP): New Zealand coach Mike Hesson warned his team needed to be at their best to compete on a flat Sharjah pitch where they meet Pakistan in the third and final Test from Wednesday....
MILAN, Nov 24 (AP): Roberto Mancini's first game back in charge of Inter ended with a 1-1 draw against city rival AC Milan in front of a sellout crowd on Sunday. A stunning Jeremy Menez volley gave Milan the halftime...
LILLE, France, Nov 24 (AFP): It's taken him 16 years as a pro, but Roger Federer finally has won all there is to win in tennis-well almost. All four Grand Slam titles-a record 17 in total-six ATP year-end titles, 23...
DUBAI, Nov 24 (AFP): United Arab Emirates coach Aaqib Javed is hoping the series of four one-day internationals against Afghanistan starting this week in Dubai will help prepare his team for next year's World Cup. The February-March World Cup will...
Mohammedan SC appoints Jashimuddin Joshi as football coach Dhaka Mohammedan SC Limited appointed former footballer Kazi Jashimuddin Ahmed Joshi as their football head coach for the Bangladesh Premier Division Football League 2014-2015. Another former footballer Abdul Quyyum Sentu was made...
Momtaz Uddin Ahmed | 2014-11-25 00:00:00
The Credit Guarantee Scheme (CGS) is one of the many international "best practices" designed to augment the flow of formal sector finance to select groups of borrowers, such as, micro and small enterprises. Guarantee funds help shift some risks of...
Syed Jamaluddin | 2014-11-25 00:00:00
It is too well-known to elaborate that some of our banks are in serious trouble after having advanced a huge amount of money to some big customers. It is learnt from Bangladesh Bank sources that there are loans that can...
When the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) is called a commission of impunity, its chairman or, for that matter, its staff is unlikely to take the criticism in good grace. ACC Chairman M Badiuzzaman in no uncertain terms expressed his displeasure at...
Abdul Bayes | 2014-11-25 00:00:00
The impacts of mechanisation in the 20th century on farm productivity in particular and society in general are profound. Available studies show, at the end of the 19th century, it took 35 to 40 hours of planting and harvesting labour...
Shihab Sarkar | 2014-11-25 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bank directive to commercial banks on putting in place precautionary measures to check bank robberies is a heartening one. In a recent circular the central bank has asked the country's banks to install security cameras in and around...
It is indeed alarming to note that the number of foreigners staying illegally in our country is increasing due to lax monitoring of the authority. Many of them are involved in various crimes which is making our society unsafe. Often...
We have stepped into the digital era and have the right of access to information. We can pay utility bills online, deposit income tax returns online and even collect Porcha (ownership receipt of land) online. This is undoubtedly a great...
If children are the future of Bangladesh, why damage them? Asked a long-time British friend of Bangladesh Sir Frank Peters in his recent newspaper report about the horrors and cruelty meted out to our children in schools by hitting them....
Khawaza Main Uddin based on a study report by economist Binayak Sen | 2014-11-25 00:00:00
It's better to face the reality upfront when meeting compliances with a set of standards is essential to retain Bangladesh's apparel market globally. None of the market players denies the compulsion either, but we are still far short of an...
Md Shafayet Hossain | 2014-11-25 00:00:00
Food security is one of the fundamental rights of all citizens in Bangladesh. It exists when all people, at all times, have access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to maintain healthy and productive lives. Food safety is a scientific...
FE Report | 2014-11-25 00:00:00
Experts said the prospects of mutual fund (MFs) have been 'affected' due to controversial activities executed by some Asset Management Companies (AMCs). They also stressed the possible ways to restore investors' confidence on the MF industry. "Investors who have not...
FE Report | 2014-11-25 00:00:00
Stock brokers and dealers have urged the management of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) to take initiative with the securities regulator so that the central bank does not conduct unnecessary monitoring over their activities. They expressed their concern Monday at a...
FE Report | 2014-11-25 00:00:00
Hamid Fabrics Limited (HFL) got the listing approval from the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Monday. The approval came at a DSE board meeting held Monday at the DSE board room chaired by its Chairman Justice Siddiqur Rahman Miah. Trading date...
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