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City boss slams referee

2014-09-15 00:00:00

LONDON, Sept 14 (AFP): Manuel Pellegrini accused referee Mark Clattenburg of costing his Manchester City side victory following a 2-2 draw away to Arsenal Saturday. Pellegrini insisted a series of major decisions went against the Premier League champions at the...

US trains BD police officers on travel papers fraud

2014-09-15 00:00:00

The US has trained up a group of Bangladeshi police officers to prepare them fight against travel document fraud. “No one country can fight travel document fraud alone,” US embassy Regional Security Officer Dan Wilhelm said at the closing of...

Lisicki fights back to win Hong Kong Open

2014-09-15 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Sept 14 (AFP): Sabine Lisicki justified her top seeding by winning the inaugural WTA Hong Kong Open 7-5, 6-3 against Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic Sunday. The German had endured a lean time on tour since losing...

sports digest

2014-09-15 00:00:00

South Korea beat Taiwan in Davis Cup tie TAIPEI, Sept 14: Exhaustion took its toll of Taiwanese veteran Chen Ti in the first-round Davis Cup play-off Sunday, giving South Korea a 3-1 victory and sustaining its Asia/Oceania Group One status....

USAID agri-extension support activity project launched

2014-09-15 00:00:00

KHULNA, Sept 14 (BSS): Speakers at a project launching ceremony on USAID Agricultural Extension Support Activity here said Sunday it will work alongside public and private extension agents to support smallholder farmers to improve farming practices through technical training. The...

Food safety fears see farming return to high-rise Hong Kong

2014-09-15 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Sept 14 (AFP): It's a rural tradition that faded out decades ago as Hong Kong turned into a neon-lit megacity: rice seedlings being dropped into watery paddy fields with gentle plops. But now a new wave of farmers...

India soybean, soyoil futures jump on global cues, rapeseed drops

2014-09-15 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Sept 14 (Reuters): Indian soybean and soyoil futures rose on Friday in line with the global market where the palm oil contract touched its highest in over three weeks. Malaysian palm oil futures edged up to touch their...

Photo: THANH OAI (Viet Nam): A farmer rides a motorcycle pulling a cart loaded

2014-09-15 00:00:00

Essentials\\\' prices to remain stable during Eid-ul-Azha : Tofail

FE Report | 2014-09-15 00:00:00

The prices of essential commodities will remain stable during the Eid-ul-Azha, said commerce minister Tofail Ahmed Sunday. He said there are sufficient stocks of soybean, onion, garlic, ginger, lentil and sugar in the country that will meet the demand and...

ICAB\\\'s training on ERP Software concludes

2014-09-15 00:00:00

The concluding ceremony of a training on ERP Software - SAP (FICO Module) organised by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) was held in the city Saturday, said a statement. The ICAB arranged the training for its members...

Govt examining reasons behind export fall in to India last fiscal

Syful Islam | 2014-09-15 00:00:00

The government is examining the reasons behind significant fall of export to India in last fiscal year though Bangladesh has been enjoying duty free market access there, official sources said. The ministry of commerce (MoC) has started working on identifying...

Labour wing at 28 missions working for overseas job, JS told

2014-09-15 00:00:00

Labour wing at 28 missions are working to find out new destinations to send workers abroad with employment. "We have sent a proposal to public administration ministry for approval to open labour wing at new places having 150 posts under...

News Briefs

2014-09-15 00:00:00

NRB Bank gets new DMD Zeeshan Hasib has recently been promoted to the post of deputy managing director (DMD) of NRB Bank Limited. He joined NRB Bank as senior executive vice president and head of Corporate Banking in 2013. An...

‘BD workers barred from entering Palau’

2014-09-15 00:00:00

The government of Palau has imposed a temporary ban on Bangladeshi migrant workers to enter the island country located in the western Pacific Ocean, reports Radio Australia on Monday. However, it could not yet be confirmed from Bangladesh side, according...

Photo: Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman speaking

2014-09-15 00:00:00

Photo: The signing ceremony of a vendors agreement on DSE membership

2014-09-15 00:00:00

Photo: Durable Plastic Limited

2014-09-15 00:00:00

Govt works relentlessly to attain economic progress: Muhith

2014-09-15 00:00:00

FARIDPUR, Sept 14 (BSS): Finance Minister AMA Muhith said here today that our present government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is working relentlessly for attaining economic progress so that we can come out from the curse of poverty as soon...

BB seeks detailed remittance info from dealer banks

2014-09-15 00:00:00

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has sought detailed information from its authorised dealer banks on remittance they receive from aboard as Wage Remittance, reports UNB. In a circular issued on Sunday, the central bank asked the banks to send their remittance reports...

Govt \\\'imports Tk 295.55b items from India\\\' in FY-2013-\\\'14

2014-09-15 00:00:00

The government imported products from India at a cost of Tk 295.55 billion during the fiscal year (FY) 2013-2014. Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed disclosed the figure while replying to a question from M Israfil Alam at the Jatiya Sangsad in...

BGB seize smuggled goods at Hili

2014-09-15 00:00:00

DINAJPUR, Sept 14 (bdnews24.com): Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) have seized a large quantity of Phensidyl, Indian medicines, saris, clothes and detained four suspected drug traffickers. Basudevpur Camp Commander Delwar Hossain told the news agency, "BGB have seized the smuggled goods...

Country \\\'produces 29.5m tonnes foodgrains\\\' in last FY

2014-09-15 00:00:00

Production of food grains in the country was 29.50 million tonnes in the last fiscal year (FY) against the demand of 29.20 million tonnes, Food Minister Quamrul Islam told Parliament on Sunday, reports UNB. Of the total quantity, rice production...

Fire guts RMG factory, cotton storehouse

2014-09-15 00:00:00

GAZIPUR, Sept 14 (UNB): A readymade garment (RMG) factory caught fire in Tongi Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) area of the city on Sunday afternoon. The local people said the fire originated from an unknown source at a...

Govt to increase revenue income by 5pc in next 5 yrs: Muhith

2014-09-15 00:00:00

Finance Minister AMA Muhith  said Monday the government has set a target to increase revenue income by five per cent in next five years. “The revenue income has increased by only three per cent during 1983-2009. We’ve increased revenue income...

exchange rate

2014-09-15 00:00:00

Photo: Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation

2014-09-15 00:00:00

Photo: Secretary & CEO of India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry

2014-09-15 00:00:00

‘Mahbub Ullah came under attack for speaking truth’

2014-09-15 00:00:00

Claiming that Dr Mahbub Ullah came under attack for speaking the truth, president of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Monday urged professionals to be vocal against the assault. B Chowdhury, also a former president, came up...

Growing foreign fund influences a risk for emerging markets: BIS

2014-09-15 00:00:00

LONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters) : The global fund management industry is a potential source of risk for emerging markets because of its vast size and herd-like investor behavior that can exacerbate asset price fluctuations, a BIS report said on Sunday....

Investors express positive sentiment on India: Envoy

2014-09-15 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, Sept 14 (PTI):  India is witnessing positive sentiments including renewed interests from foreign investors backed by more than 25 million Indian diaspora committed to the country, India's envoy here has said. "The investors' sentiments on India are positive. We...