A local leader of Awami League came under bomb and gun attacks by some miscreants in Natudah Bazar under Damurhuda Upazila in Chuadanga district on Wednesday night. The attack left Aser Ali, 45, an AL leader of the Natudah union...
Asian stock markets were mostly higher on Thursday after a surge in new home sales in the US bolstered sentiment. But gains were limited by worries about Europe’s stagnant economy and violence in Iraq and Syria. KEEPING SCORE: Japan outperformed...
China shares maintained upward momentum on Thursday morning, rising on investor optimism about broad economic reforms and bolstered by a leap in nuclear power-related shares after the government announced sector-friendly policies. At midday, the CSI300, an index of leading Shanghai...
The benchmark Hang Seng Index lost steam after early gains as investors squared long positions on concerns over unrest in Hong Kong as pro-democracy activists prepare for a major protest in their ‘Occupy Central’ campaign on Oct.1. The Hang Seng...
Tokyo shares ended the morning session remarkably higher Thursday, with its benchmark Nikkei index hitting a nearly seven-year high, following a buoyant overnight US market, as well as on a weaker yen. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rocketed 197.29 points,...
European shares were steady in early trading on Thursday, halting the previous session's rebound, while Hennes & Mauritz lost ground after saying sales had slowed in September. At 0703 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was up...
Some miscreants chopped a man to death in Gazipur city on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Sahabuddin, 40. Locals said that a gang of miscreants, equipped with sharp weapons and bombs, stormed the house of Sahabuddin in Barboika area...
The Australian share market has opened higher in the wake of positive leads from overseas markets. IG chief market strategist Chris Weston said the local bourse began Thursday's trading session well, with the major banks and big miners leading the...
Airlines in Asia are stepping up jet fuel hedge volumes after oil prices fell below $100 a barrel this month, with some locking in fuel purchases as far out as 2016, suggesting airlines see oil prices bottoming. Jet fuel can...
IDLC Finance Limited, the leading multi-product Financial Institution in Bangladesh has recently signed a Direct Debit Agreement with Citibank N.A. Bangladesh. Direct Debit will allow IDLC Finance Limited to pull funds from its customers in local currency in a timely...
The gold markets as you can see fell during the course of the day on Wednesday, but remain in a consolidative pattern. With that, we don’t really have a set up right now that we are willing to trade, but...
The price of silver for immediate delivery has fallen 1.13 per cent to $17.47 as of 09:21 BST, shedding 20 cents of its value as the US dollar continued to strengthen. On Monday, spot silver touched a four-year trough of...
A bus service connecting Dhaka with Guwahati of Assam and Shillong of Meghalaya will start next month, says Bangladesh's High Commissioner to India Tariq A Karim. The Dhaka-Guwahati-Shillong bus service will be run for an indefinite period on trial basis,...
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The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange – DSEX--- surpassed the 5,000-mark on Thursday after a week-long rally with turnover hitting second highest in this year as investors' buying spree continued. Meanwhile, the share prices of the United Airways...
The price of copper has been falling steadily for a week. From a high of 3.167 last Tuesday, the price reached a low of 3.033 on Monday before recovering slightly to trade around 3.045. The price has been falling as...
Bangladesh women’s cricket team reached the final of the 17th Asian Games Cricket tournament eliminating Sri Lanka by 25 runs in the 2nd semi-final at Yeonhui Cricket Ground at Incheon, South Korea on Thursday. Bangladesh will play final on Friday...
A dollar gauge rose to a four-year high amid bets the Federal Reserve will boost interest rates before its peers. New Zealand’s dollar slid to a year-low as the nation’s central bank signaled possible intervention. The greenback reached the strongest...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday projected a 6.4 per cent GDP growth for Bangladesh in the current fiscal year (2014-15) against 6.1pc in the previous fiscal. The inflation is expected to decline to 6.5pc during the period from...
Spanish government bonds rose for a third day, pushing 10-year yields to the lowest level in more than two weeks, after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said the economy has been weaker than expected. Spain’s 10-year yields fell three...
India’s rupee fell toward a one-week low as a report showing a surge in new-home purchases in the US boosted the dollar. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index, which tracks the greenback against 10 major peers, rose to four-year high after...
US government bonds recovered some of Wednesday's losses on Thursday, ahead of a Treasury auction of seven-year notes. The Treasury will sell $29 billion in seven-year notes during the afternoon. Recent auction performance in the seven-year sector has been weak...
The admission test of ‘Gha’ unit for the 1st year honours course of Dhaka University (DU) for the academic session 2014-15 will be held on Friday (Sept 26). The hour-long examinations will begin at 10:00am at 97 centres in the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the world community to invest in quality education by diverting billions of dollars spent for creating war machines and violence. ‘We must divert billions we spend for creating war machines and violence to...
Germany's defense minister is in northern Iraq to talk with Kurdish leaders about the fight against Islamic State extremists and Berlin's efforts to help with arms deliveries. The dpa news agency reported that Ursula von der Leyen landed Thursday in...
Bangladesh Railway (BR) is all set to start selling of train tickets in advance from Friday (Sept 26) aiming to ease the travel of home-bound people to celebrate Holy Eid-ul-Azha and Saradia Durga Puja. People will be able to buy...
Britain Prime minister David Cameron will apologize to Queen Elizabeth II for disclosing details of a private conversation with her about the Scottish referendum. Britain's leader was overheard telling former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg that the monarch appeared relieved...
At least three people were dead and 13 were missing after a tourist boat capsized in the Paraguay River during a storm at the town of Carmelo Peralta in northern Paraguay, authorities said Wednesday night. Aldo Saldivar, operations manager at...
At least two persons were injured when a train rammed a private car and a cycle rickshaw on Khilgaon level crossing (rail gate) in the city on Thursday. Witnesses said a commuter train hit a car and a rickshaw around...
Ukraine's prime minister is urging countries not to lift sanctions against Russia until his country regains control over its entire territory, including Crimea. Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Wednesday night told the annual UN General Assembly of world leaders that ‘we know...
Iranian President Hasan Rouhani urged the United States on Wednesday to move beyond ‘insignificant’ fears that his country seeks nuclear arms and challenged it to join his country in battling what he described as the global threat of Islamic extremism....
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