LONDON, Sept 25 (AFP): Britain on Thursday said new powers to punish rigging of Libor interest rates with criminal sanctions should be extended for seven major benchmarks, drawing in oil, gold and currency markets. "The government has today launched a...
PARIS, Sept 25 (AFP): A rainy summer has helped boost French sugar production towards a record 5.2 million tonnes, posing a problem of oversupply, a state oversight agency said Thursday. "To avoid an exceptional carry-over into the 2015-2016 period, it...
PARIS, Sept 25 (AFP): French construction materials giant Lafarge said Thursday it has shut its cement plant in northern Syria as a security measure. Lafarge decided last week to suspend work at the factory located some 150 kilometres (100 miles)...
LONDON, Sept 25 (Reuters): Gold prices fell to a nine-month low on Thursday as the dollar rose to four-year highs against a basket of currencies and stock markets strengthened. Platinum fell to its lowest since June last year, sliding below...
SINGAPORE, Sept 25 (AFP): Oil prices edged lower in Asia Thursday but losses were capped following a surprise drawdown in US stockpiles and as dealers await fresh economic data out of Washington, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for...
Bangladesh A Team whitewashed Zimbabwe A team 2-0 in the two-match four-day unofficial Test series beating the visitors by 118 runs in the 2nd match on the 4th and final day at the Khan Saheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah,...
Bangladesh women cricket team reached the final of the 17th Asian Games Cricket Thursday eliminating Sri Lanka by 25 runs in the second semi-final at the Yeonhui Cricket Ground at Incheon, South Korea, reports UNB. Bangladesh will play final today...
A side strain has forced Muktar Ali out of Bangla desh's 15-member Asian Games men's team. He has been replaced by another allrounder Ziaur Rahman, reports Cricinfo. Muktar, a bowling allrounder, was the only uncapped player in the originally announced...
The Kool-BSJA Media Cup Six-a-Side Football Tournament advanced to the quarterfinal stage on the 3rd day at the BFF Artificial Turf in Motijheel Thursday, reports UNB. Eight teams-defending champions RTV, Bangla Vision, Jamuna TV, Samoy TV, My TV, Daily Star,...
INCHEON, Sept 25 (AFP): China swept eight of the 10 gold medals fought for in the Asian Games shooting Thursday, breaking one world record even as revised rules handed them and South Korea new world marks. Zhao Shengbo, Lan Xing...
The Marcel Refrigerator 2nd National School and College Bashap competition will begin tomorrow (Saturday) at the National Sports Council (NSC) Gymnasium in the city, reports BSS. Some 105 participants from 22 schools and colleges in the capital and across the...
WUHAN, Sept 25 (AFP): World number three Petra Kvitova overcame Caroline Garcia to power through to the semi-finals of the $2.4 million WTA Wuhan Open Thursday, while Canadian sixth seed Eugenie Bouchard also made it into the last four. Garcia...
GM Ziaur Rahman of Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited took solo lead in the points table of the Berger Paints National Chess with 4.5 points after the 5th round games Wednesday at the Media Centre of Bangladesh Olympic Association, reports...
INCHEON, Sept 25 (BSS): Bangladesh's hope of winning medal in Gymnastic vanished as wonder boy Quazi Syque Caesar surprisingly finished 7th position in men's parallel bars scoring 14.88 in the 17th South Asian Games Thursday at the Namdong Gymnasium.
COLOMBO, Sept 25 (AFP): Sri Lanka Cricket Wednesday appointed former Test captain Marvan Atapattu as head coach to prepare for the 2015 World Cup hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
INCHEON, Sept 25 (BSS): Bangladesh men's golf team finished 11th position with 225 total in team round 1 in men's golf event of 17th South Asian Games Thursday here. India finished 5th position with 211 while Nepal placed in 10th...
Golden girls from ravaged Taiwan city lift spirits INCHEON, Sept 25: Taiwan's national weightlifting coach said Thursday that he hoped the stunning success of his golden girls could lift spirits back home in a devastated city close to their hearts....
FE Report | 2014-09-26 00:00:00
Impact Investment Exchange Asia (IIX) has announced its Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Commitment to Action on Women's Impact Bond (WIB) to help organisations concerned scale their clean-cook stove businesses, benefiting people including women from harmful air pollution. The IIX, a...
FE Report | 2014-09-26 00:00:00
The country's apparel manufacturers have sought cooperation from the bankers in paying the wages and festival allowances to the readymade garment (RMG) workers before the Eid and Puja vacations. The request was made in meeting held Thursday at the headquarters...
FE Report | 2014-09-26 00:00:00
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) organised a three-day training course for professionals that ended Wednesday aiming to provide practical knowledge on opening letters of credit (L/Cs) to deal with the export and import activities. A total of 24...
FE Desk Report | 2014-09-26 00:00:00
The Rana Plaza Coordination Committee is calling all victims of the Rana Plaza building collapse, including all those employed in the Rana Plaza and adjacent building, rescue workers or any others suffering injury, who have not yet submitted a claim...
Bangladeshi businessmen have welcomed the "Make in India" campaign launched by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi aimed to make the country a global manufacturing hub by smoothening business process. They said the government of India through the campaign would lay...
BD discusses Dhaka-Tokyo direct flight Bangladesh is in talks with Japan to have direct flight between Dhaka and Tokyo to make the communications between the two countries easier and strengthen the trade ties. Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan...
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