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DSEX dips below 4,900-mark

FE Report | 2014-11-19 00:00:00

Amid weak market sentiment, stocks fell further on Tuesday, with the key index of the premier bourse dipping below 4,900-mark after two months. Investors remained in a cautious mode amid declaration of some corporate earnings. DSEX, the prime index of...

Shahjibazar Power in spot market

FE Report | 2014-11-19 00:00:00

The securities regulator has taken a number of decisions to contain abnormal price hike of Shahjibazar Power Company Limited for the sake of investors' interest, officials said. As the decision taken by the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), the...

News Briefs

2014-11-19 00:00:00

BO info through SMS allowed The securities regulator has asked Central Depository Bangladesh Limited (CDBL) to provide information of BO (beneficiary owner's) accounts to investors through Mobile SMS (Short Message Service), officials said. The service which will be provided to...

Photo: Standard Chartered Bank

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Photo: Pubali Bank Limited

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Khan Brothers makes flying debut on bourses

FE Report | 2014-11-19 00:00:00

Khan Brothers PP Woven Bag Industries Tuesday made a flying trade debut on the stock exchanges by becoming the top gainer and turnover leader of the day. Listed with an offer value of Tk 10 each, Khan Brothers PP Woven...

Nikkei posts biggest gain in 2 weeks

2014-11-19 00:00:00

TOKYO, Nov 18 (Reuters): Japanese stocks had their biggest gain in two weeks on Tuesday as investors waited to see if Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will call a snap election and consider fresh steps to support the economy after it...

Appollo Ispat\\\'s earning zooms up 36.83pc

FE Desk Report | 2014-11-19 00:00:00

The earning of Appollo Ispat Complex Limited, a company listed on the capital market in engineering category, has jumped by 36.83 percent. The net earning of the company during the first quarter of the 2014-15 fiscal year rose to Tk...

Sensex, Nifty end little changed

2014-11-19 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Nov 18 (Reuters): The BSE Sensex and the Nifty ended little changed on Tuesday, retreating from record highs hit earlier in the session, as investors booked profits even as rising confidence in the domestic economy and rate-cut hopes boosted...

HK shares fall again

2014-11-19 00:00:00

SHANGHAI, Nov 18 (Reuters): Hong Kong shares fell again on Tuesday, as investors took profits from the landmark Shanghai-Hong Kong stock connect scheme. The Hang Seng Index unofficially closed down 1.1 per cent, at 23,529.17 points. The Hong Kong China...

Photo: Padma Oil Company Ltd

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2014-11-19 00:00:00

Photo: Peter Chang, Regional Head-South Asia of ASUS recently visited Bangladesh.

2014-11-19 00:00:00

BRAC EPL Daily Market Update

2014-11-19 00:00:00

Human beings are born entrepreneurs, not job-seekers

Muhammad Yunus concluding his two-part article | 2014-11-19 00:00:00

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ARE DESIGNED FOR THE RICH: We have created a world for the rich by creating the financial institutions for the rich. If we want to get the poor out of poverty we have to create exclusive financial institutions...

True spirit of democratic governance

F R Chowdhury from London | 2014-11-19 00:00:00

In the United Kingdom, the last Labour government came to power led by Tony Blair through a massive victory in the 1997 general election. Tony Blair was hugely popular initially but lost much of his support when he joined hands...

In praise of free market

2014-11-19 00:00:00

A survey-based report on Bangladesh's free market potential grabbed headlines in most local dailies recently. No doubt, the rarity of such positives, especially in the arena of doing business, was the reason why editors chose it as a lead item...

Unappealing science education

Abu Ahmed | 2014-11-19 00:00:00

In the early sixties of the last century science education was very popular with high school students. Every good student opted for science education. I myself could not study science as our school, which was a new one, did not...

Wi-Fi on BRTC buses

Ahmad Ibn Arif | 2014-11-19 00:00:00

The government initiatives to digitise the analogue systems in the country have made many people, especially the youths, enthusiastic. A large section of the citizens has heartily welcomed the step. Of late, the mood of jubilation among the urban youths...

MRP crisis must be resolved

2014-11-19 00:00:00

Due to crisis of machine-readable passports (MRP) many Bangladeshis are not being able to go abroad and it ultimately leaves a bad effect on our economy. The government should look into the matter on a priority basis as the situation...

The last letter

2014-11-19 00:00:00

The poignant open letter addressed to Bush and Cheney, was published in a local English daily on November 15 before Tomas Young's death  from wounds inflicted in Iraq War at the bloom of his young life when he was only...

Test victory and ODI challenge

2014-11-19 00:00:00

It is indeed great to see the Tigers coming back to the winning way against the visiting Zimbabwe, although I expect them to win against the big opponents often and instead of their usual meek surrender. Bangladesh will play their...

Agro export: Fault of a single exporter punishes the country

Ferdaus Ara Begum | 2014-11-19 00:00:00

Bangladesh exported $616 million worth of agro products in FY2014. Export target for FY2015 is set at $7676m. Strategic target for the first four months of the current fiscal was $213m of which achievement was $230m, showing an increase of...

Modern agriculture: Farmers under pressure

B K Mukhopadhyay from Kolkata | 2014-11-19 00:00:00

Food security is one of the important areas which calls for immediate attention, especially in the background of globalisation. The agricultural sector contributes about 18 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in India, 5.5 per cent in Brazil...

Govt opens laboratory to promote misrule: BNP

2014-11-19 00:00:00

Criticising the government for what the party said its growing repressive acts, BNP Tuesday alleged that the government has opened a 'laboratory' for promoting autocratic rule in a bid to perpetuate its illegal power, reports UNB. "This traitor grand alliance...

NIA looking for escaped JMB activists

2014-11-19 00:00:00

India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) is also trying to trace Jam'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) activists Salauddin Salehin alias Sunny and Jahidul Islam alias Boma Mizan, reports bdnews24.com The two were among the three snatched by a large group of armed...

JS passes Non-Formal Education Bill

2014-11-19 00:00:00

The parliament on Tuesday passed the 'Non-Formal Education Bill 2014' aiming to expand and enhance the quality of non-formal education in the country, reports UNB. Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman moved the bill in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS)....

Speaker for MPs\\\' proactive role in facing challenges in SA

2014-11-19 00:00:00

Speaker and CPA chairperson Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury said Tuesday parliamentarians can play an important role in facing economic and financial challenges in South Asia (SA) trough making policies and implementing those properly, reports UNB. "Parliamentarians can play an important...

Subhan\\\'s counsel continues placing arguments

2014-11-19 00:00:00

Advocate Mizanul Islam, counsel for Jamaat Nayeb-e-Ameer Maulana Abdus Subhan, continued placing arguments Tuesday at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 for the second consecutive days, reports BSS. The defence concluded their factual arguments on five charges out of the total...