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2014-10-16 00:00:00

Businessman robbed of Tk 0.2m in Sylhet Muggers took away Tk 0.2 million from a businessman in front of Majumdari Biman office on the Sylhet Airport Road in Sylhet t Wednesday. Police said Nazrul Islam withdrew Tk 2 million from...

Photo: SRIMANGAL: A vast expanse of Baikka Beel

2014-10-16 00:00:00

Photo: BANDARBAN: Chimbuk, known as Darjeeling of Bangladesh

2014-10-16 00:00:00

Photo: MYMENSINGH: Despite drought

2014-10-16 00:00:00

IS press gains in Syria, Iraq

2014-10-16 00:00:00

MURSITPINAR, Oct 15 (agencies): Jihadists pushed to seize Syria's Kobane and an Iraqi town close to Baghdad on Wednesday as Washington warned of a long fight against the steadily advancing Islamic State group. In the town of Kobane on the...

Indians vote in state polls

2014-10-16 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Oct 15 (AFP): Tens of millions voted in Indian state elections Wednesday in the first major test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity since he stormed to power in May on a pledge to reform the economy. Five months...

Severe weather in Himalayas kills nine trekkers

2014-10-16 00:00:00

KATHMANDU, Oct 15 (AFP): A snowstorm and avalanche in Nepal's Himalayas has killed nine trekkers-eight foreigners and one Nepali-on a popular hiking circuit, while more than 100 others remain out of contact, officials said Wednesday. Severe weather triggered by the...

Gunmen assassinate Syrian MP in Hama

2014-10-16 00:00:00

DAMASCUS, Oct 15 (AFP): Unidentified gunmen assassinated Syrian parliament member Waris al-Yunis in the central province of Hama, a parliamentary source told AFP on Wednesday. "An armed group opened fire on MP Waris al-Yunis's car as it travelled on the...

Palestinians clash with Israeli police at Al-Aqsa, 4 arrested

2014-10-16 00:00:00

JERUSALEM, Oct 15 (AFP): Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli police in Jerusalem Wednesday after authorities limited access for Muslim worshippers to the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, police said. Four Palestinians were arrested and three police were injured in the confrontation,...

Four children killed in Kashmir border

2014-10-16 00:00:00

ISLAMABAD, Oct 15 (agencies): Pakistan's military says Indian forces have fires across the border into the Pakistan-administered portion of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, wounding four children. In a statement, the military said Pakistan also returned fire late Tuesday...

news digest

2014-10-16 00:00:00

12 dead in clashes between Yemen Shiite rebels, Qaeda SANAA, Oct 15: Clashes in Yemen between Al-Qaeda militants and Shiite rebels, who are rapidly expanding their zone of control in the country, have left 12 dead, a security official said...

Photo: JAPAN : Prize winning sculptor Giuseppe Penone of Italy

2014-10-16 00:00:00

Photo: INDONESIA : An entourage accompanies

2014-10-16 00:00:00

B\\\'desh off to dream start upsetting Jordan

2014-10-16 00:00:00

Bangladesh Women's Football team got off to a dream start in Group B of the AFC U-16 Women's Championship'2015 Qualifiers upsetting giant Jordan by 1-0 goal in one of the two opening day's matches at Bangabandhu National Stadium in the...

Gignac stars as France beat Armenia

2014-10-16 00:00:00

YEREVAN, Oct 15 (AFP): Andre-Pierre Gignac marked his first start for France in more than four years with a goal and two assists as the Euro 2016 hosts eased to a 3-0 friendly win in Armenia Wednesday. Gignac set up...

Div II Chess League opens

2014-10-16 00:00:00

The second Division Chess League was inaugurated Tuesday at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room in the city, reports BSS. Zohurul Haque Babu, director and member secretary of Philosophia English Medium School, inaugurated of the meet as the chief guest. A...

Portugal beat Denmark

2014-10-16 00:00:00

COPENHAGEN, Oct 15 (AP): Cristiano Ronaldo scored in injury time to give Portugal a 1-0 win over Denmark in a tense Euro 2016 qualifier in Group I Tuesday. Ronaldo headed home in the 94th minute following a cross from the...

Waqar pins hope Pakistan will come good in Australia Tests

2014-10-16 00:00:00

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, Oct 15 (AFP): Pakistan's head coach Waqar Younis on Wednesday raised hopes his team will fare better in the upcoming Tests against Australia after suffering a 3-0 whitewash in the recent one-dayers. The countries are now...

FIFA hails India\\\'s new league

2014-10-16 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Oct 15 (AFP): The inaugural Indian Super League will help the cricket-mad nation develop a football culture with the ultimate aim of qualifying for the World Cup, a top FIFA official said Wednesday. "India has huge potential. The...

sports digest

2014-10-16 00:00:00

FIFA bans Mongolia boss for corruption GENEVA, Oct 15: FIFA Wednesday banned Mongolian football chief Ganbold Buyannemekh for five years for taking bribes to vote for former Qatari official Mohamed bin Hammam in an election for the world body. In...

Photo: SOUTHAMPTON: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland

2014-10-16 00:00:00

\\\'Ensure industrial units on all BSCIC plots\\\'

2014-10-16 00:00:00

A parliamentary panel has asked state-run Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) to ensure industrial units are set up on all plots the corporation has allotted. Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Undertakings Shawkat Ali told bdnews24.com...

26 cos raise Tk 16.45b from stock mkt

Mohammad Mufazzal | 2014-10-16 00:00:00

Some 26 companies and two mutual funds (MFs) raised an aggregate amount of fund worth above Tk 16.45 billion, including the premium, from the capital market under fixed price method within the timeframe of January, 2013 to October, 2014. Among...

Directors & Officers Liability Policy to help BD insurance

FE Report | 2014-10-16 00:00:00

Bangladesh's insurers should adopt 'Directors & Officers Liability Insurance policy' for the sake of greater protection of company managers from any claim(s) of losses charged against them, speakers said at a seminar Wednesday. The seminar was told that the core...

News Briefs

2014-10-16 00:00:00

Intention to sell/ buy/transfer shares Padma Islami Life Ins A.T. M Rafique, one of the Sponsors/Directors of the Company, has expressed his intention to sell 75,200 shares out of his total holding of 10,15,200 shares of the Company at prevailing...

Photo: Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited

2014-10-16 00:00:00

Stocks return to green territory

FE Report | 2014-10-16 00:00:00

Stocks returned to the green territory Wednesday after facing correction in the last two sessions as investors took position on large cap stocks. The market started with an upward trend and remained positive throughout the session amid modest fluctuations. DSEX,...

IDLC launches SME awareness programme

FE Report | 2014-10-16 00:00:00

Bangladesh Bank (BB) Deputy Governor Md Abul Quasem Wednesday called upon the financial institutions (FIs) to render their SME credit services to all corners of the country going beyond the major cities like Dhaka, Narayanganj and Chittagong. Mr Quasem was...

Trading of United Airways in spot market

2014-10-16 00:00:00

Trading of the shares of the Company will be allowed only in the Spot Market and Block/Odd lot transactions will also be settled as per Spot settlement cycle with cum benefit from today (Thursday) to October 19, 2014. Trading of...

Photo: Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTB)

2014-10-16 00:00:00