Roy gets England T20 call NOTTINGHAM, Aug 31: Uncapped South African-born batsman Jason Roy was included in the 14-man England squad announced Sunday for next weekend's one-off Twenty20 international against India at Edgbaston. The 24-year-old rising star was selected after...
Shah Alam Nur | 2014-09-01 00:00:00
Local steel and cement makers are smacking their lips at the prospect of getting good business as the construction of approach roads and other works of the multi-billion-dollar Padma Bridge is underway, industry insiders said. The supply of construction materials...
FE Report | 2014-09-01 00:00:00
Preparations are underway to hold a high profile investment forum in Dhaka on September 17 where investors and representatives of major global corporate houses from 25 countries have so far got registered to take part. The forum dubbed as 'Bangladesh...
FE Report | 2014-09-01 00:00:00
Bangladesh is set to become a member of a Japan-led platform today (Monday) to adopt a globally recognised certificate programme for the IT experts. The Information Technology Professionals Examination Council (ITPEC) conducts IT examinations throughout Asia to support strategies in...
NEW DELHI, Aug 31 (AFP); India is now better prepared to handle the impact of any US interest rate increase because of signs its economy is improving, the central bank chief said in an interview published Sunday. Reserve Bank of...
NEW DELHI, Aug 31 (PTI): Emerging countries in regions like India and China will help smartphone sales jump close to 24 per cent this year to 1.25 billion, even as the growth pace slows down in mature markets, research firm...
Carmakers force the smiles at Russia's car show MOSCOW, Aug 31: The latest models gleam at the Moscow car show, but Russian sales have dropped because of the Ukraine crisis and the shine has gone off a key growth market....
Syful Islam | 2014-09-01 00:00:00
The government is investigating the reasons behind high visa costs which are hindering Bangladesh's manpower exports abroad especially to Middle Eastern (ME) countries, sources said. The move has been undertaken as the government noticed lower number of migration to Kuwait,...
FRANKFURT, Aug 31 (AFP): Financial markets are looking to the European Central Bank to open the cash floodgates next week after consumer price data showed the 18-country eurozone is flirting with deflation, analysts said. Speculation is rising that the ECB's...
NEW DELHI, Aug 31 (PTI): Petrol price was cut on Saturday by Rs 1.82 a litre, the third reduction in rates this month, but diesel rates were hiked by 50 paise per litre. The revised rates are effective from Monday...
Our Correspondent | 2014-09-01 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Aug 31: Motijheel Govt High School, Chittagong Public College and University of Dhaka have been crowned as champions of the Robi-Drishty debate competition in school, college and university levels respectively. The 10-day Robi-Drishty inter-school, college and university debate competition...
ATHENS, Aug 31 (AFP): A delegation of senior Greek ministers heads into meetings in Paris with EU-IMF creditors on Tuesday hoping to win a direly-needed new round of debt relief to propel economic recovery. Prime Minister Antonis Samaras's government expects...
NEW DELHI, Aug 31 (PTI): Encouraged by marked improvement in the Gross domestic product (GDP) numbers, Finance Minister of India Arun Jaitley on Saturday said growth rate would accelerate further on back of improvement in investor confidence and moderation in...
AMURUM FOREST RESERVE, Nigeria, Aug 31 (AFP) : Birdwatchers often go to extreme lengths to spot a rare species, even travelling to the westernmost of Alaska's Aleutian islands. By contrast, the bird sanctuary in Nigeria's Amurum Forest Reserve, where undulating...
OSLO, Aug 31 (AFP) : Ministers in Norway-a major and rich oil-producing country-are under increasing public pressure to reduce perks and tax breaks for booming electric car sales. "It's become a problem," said Erik Haugstad, a bus driver in the...
BRUSSELS, Aug 31 (Xinhua): European Union (EU) leaders will address economic issues in the following months as the weak recovery of the EU economy has raised "significant" concerns. "In autumn, the European Council will address the economic situation and a...
FE Report | 2014-09-01 00:00:00
Stocks ended lower for the second straight sessions Sunday amid half-day hartal with turnover dipped below Tk 5.0 billion-mark after two weeks as investors extended their meticulous strategy. Market opened the session on a positive note, but could not sustain...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2014-09-01 00:00:00
The securities regulator is set to scrutinise fresh IPO (initial public offering) proposals for approval only after getting consent from the bourses in this respect, officials said. The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) will adopt the policy in a...
nazdaqTechnolgies announced that it has been named amongst the "Top 100 Most Promising Information Technology Companies" by CIOReview Magazine. This is an annual honour for the best 100 technology companies in the United States. A distinguished panel of CIOs and...
Our Correspondent | 2014-09-01 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, August 31: The importance of stock exchanges and capital markets in helping the developing and emerging economies such as Bangladesh to reach their potential was explored at a seminar organised by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) in...
FE Report | 2014-09-01 00:00:00
LankaBangla Securities Ltd (LBSL) has launched their Order Management System (OMS) with Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) through API to provide direct market access (DMA) facility to the dealers as well as investors. "This is the first time in Bangladesh to...
SCM Alumni Society VP re-elected CEO of EXPOPRO Md. Mamunur Rahman was recently re-elected the Vice President of SCM (Supply Chain Management) Alumni Society (SAS) for the period of 2014-16 for second time.He earlier performed as Vice President of SAS...
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