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Photo: Jamuna Bank Limited and South Bangla Agriculture & Commerce Bank Limited (SBAC)

2014-10-22 00:00:00

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IPO Diary

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Daily Market Update

2014-10-22 00:00:00

US takes dozens off Ebola watch lists, boosts response

Anna Driver of Reuters | 2014-10-22 00:00:00

Weeks of worry about Ebola infection ended on Monday for several dozen people who came off watch lists in the United States, but more than 260 others were still being monitored for symptoms as the U.S. government ramped up its...

Modi steps up economic reforms, eyes privatisation

Manoj Kumar and Krishna N Das of Reuters in India | 2014-10-22 00:00:00

India promised on Monday to open up the coal industry to private players and moved closer to selling a stake in state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), as Prime Minister Narendra Modi picked up the pace on economic reform...

UN questions Israel on Palestinians\\\' rights

Stephanie Nebehay of Reuters | 2014-10-22 00:00:00

UN experts questioned Israeli officials on Monday over alleged rights abuses ranging from the demolition of Palestinian houses and the expansion of Jewish settlements to limited Palestinian access to water and their farmland. Israel's delegation defended its record before the...

Iran acts to comply with interim nuclear deal with powers: IAEA

Fredrik Dahl of Reuters | 2014-10-22 00:00:00

Iran is taking further action to comply with an interim nuclear agreement with six world powers, a monthly UN atomic agency report showed, a finding the West may see as positive ahead of a November deadline for clinching a long-term...

A new world order is yet to be created

Mizanur Rahman Shelley in the first of a three-part article | 2014-10-22 00:00:00

Bangladesh, no less than the world at large, is confronted with a new challenge. It is a challenge not only of making the market work. More importantly it is the challenge of bridging the gulf between the market and the...

Whither garment village?

Syed Jamaluddin | 2014-10-22 00:00:00

The country's garment factories are facing one risk or another. Fire risk, electric security, exit door inadequacy and weak building structure of are some of the problems. The Accord comprising 89 corporate members of European buyers and the Alliance for...

Avoidable road accidents

2014-10-22 00:00:00

The death of 38 passengers and injury to 20 more in one of the worst road accidents at Baraigram upazila of Natore, has once again confirmed the fragile road-safety standard in the country. What a disgrace the country once again...

SoEs: To privatise or not

Wasi Ahmed | 2014-10-22 00:00:00

It has become, as though by default, a custom now-a-days that for actions to follow in the form of correction, there has to be elaborate foul-play -- monstrous enough to cause public uproar. So, it is not until the misdeed...

Modernisation of road crash analysis

Md Shamsul Arefin | 2014-10-22 00:00:00

Software under the Microcomputer Accident Analysis Package (MAAP5) of the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) has been in use in Bangladesh for storing data and analyses of accidents. While the prevailing methods in Bangladesh for accident and data recording and data...

Tigers against visiting Zimbabwe

2014-10-22 00:00:00

The Tigers will play their first Test against the visiting Zimbabwean team. The sport loving people are eager to see this much anticipated encounter which will take place in our own backyard from 26th October. The Bangladesh national cricket team...

Valuable lives lost

2014-10-22 00:00:00

It was shocking to hear about a road accident in Natore where 38 people died on the spot when two buses collided head on. It is tragic. An investigation committee has been formed as usual but we are sure we...

Eucalyptus planting and environmental issue

2014-10-22 00:00:00

Eucalyptus was first introduced in Bangladesh in 1867. Within a short time a large degraded forest area has been planted with Eucalyptus. It grows in many areas in the northern part of Bangladesh. The availability of eucalyptus plant at low...

Transition from command to market economy

Jamaluddun Ahmed concluding his two-part article | 2014-10-22 00:00:00

Under the financial sector reform programme, the government allowed licences to commercial banks, leasing companies and insurance companies since 1982. As part of the series of banking reforms, the Banking Companies Act was passed by parliament. Insurance Regulatory Authority was...

BCB XI lead by 11 runs against Zim

2014-10-22 00:00:00

BCB XI lead by 11 runs with four wickets in hand in the 1st innings against Zimbabwe on the second day of their three-day preparation match at the Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah Tuesday, reports UNB. Replying to...

BD contingent to participate in 4th Asian Beach Games

2014-10-22 00:00:00

A 49-member contingent will represent Bangladesh in the 4th Asian Beach Games to be held in the Thai tourist town of Phuket on November 14-23, reports UNB. President of Bangladesh Table Tennis Federation (BTTF) Mohammad Abdul Karim has been named...

Iran in sight of group title

2014-10-22 00:00:00

Iran almost assured the Group B title of the AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualifiers beating Jordan by 6-1 goal at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Tuesday, reports UNB. Captain Fatemeh Geraeli and striker Fatemeh Ghashemi made hattricks scoring...

India suspends future tours to West Indies

2014-10-22 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Oct 21 (AFP): India's cricket chiefs Tuesday suspended future tours to the Caribbean following the West Indies' decision last week to abandon their visit to India. "All bilateral tours between BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India)...

Prize distribution of National A Chess today

2014-10-22 00:00:00

The prize distribution ceremony of the 40th Berger Paints National A Chess Championship will be held today (Wednesday) at Dutch-Bangla Bank Auditorium of the Bangladesh Olympic Association at 4:00 pm, reports BSS. State Minister for Youth and Sports Biren Sikder,...

Maasranga TV beat Observer

2014-10-22 00:00:00

Maasranga Television earned an easy 58-run victory over Daily Observer in a match of the Pepsi-DRU six-a-side Media Cricket Tournament at the Maulana Bhasani National Stadium in the city Tuesday, reports UNB. In the day's other matches, Alokito Bangladesh crushed...

South Africa cruise to win over New Zealand

2014-10-22 00:00:00

MOUNT MAUNGANUI, Oct 21 (AFP): South Africa cruised to a six-wicket win over New Zealand in the first one-day international at Mount Maunganui on Tuesday, guided home by a captain's knock from AB de Villiers. The Proteas ended their run...

Basabo TS beat Swadhinata KC

2014-10-22 00:00:00

Basabo Tarun Sangha notched a 2-0 goal victory over Swadhinata Krira Chakra in a match of the Bengal Group Metropolis Senior Division Football League at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the city Tuesday, reports UNB....

Team BJMC rout Kushtia

2014-10-22 00:00:00

Team BJMC vanquished Kushtia team 13-0 in a match of the KFC National Women's Super League at BFF Artificial Turf in Motijheel in the city Tuesday, reports UNB. Sabina made double hattrick scoring seven goals in the 8th, 10th, 17th,...

Mir Chess Club emerge champions

2014-10-22 00:00:00

Mir Chess Club emerged unbeaten champion in the 2nd Division Chess League that concluded Monday at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hallroom, reports BSS. Mir Chess earned 13 points to clinch the title while Agrani Bank Limited Daba Dal finished runners-up...

sports digest

2014-10-22 00:00:00

Bale, Ramos miss trip to Liverpool MADRID, Oct 21: European champions Real Madrid will be without Gareth Bale and Sergio Ramos for their Champions League trip to Liverpool Wednesday as both were left out of Carlo Ancelotti's squad due to...

Photo: SINGAPORE: Maria Sharapova of Russia

2014-10-22 00:00:00