BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said on Saturday their programmes would be finalised 'very soon' to force the government to concede to their demand for immediately holding a fresh general election under a neutral caretaker government, without elaborating,...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2014-08-03 00:00:00
Lengthy procedures followed for clearing the import and export goods at the Chittagong port have been listed as a major constraint to facilitating smooth international trade, a recent study has revealed. The clearance of an import cargo at Chittagong port...
FE Report | 2014-08-03 00:00:00
Organisations of workers in the apparel sector plan to launch massive protests, including countrywide work abstention, from this week, unless the demands made by the agitating workers of five Tuba Group factories are met by today (Sunday). Seeking anonymity, a...
Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury | 2014-08-03 00:00:00
Internal volatility in strife-torn Libya has become a matter of latest international concern at a time when the escalating violence and tension in the Middle East are menacingly threatening the global peace and security. As the situation in the Gaza...
M Azizur Rahman | 2014-08-03 00:00:00
The state-owned Petrobangla has found all the three bids submitted by the consortium of US major ConocoPhillips and Norwegian energy firm Statoil responsive for awarding three deep water hydrocarbon (HC) blocks in the Bay of Bengal, a senior official said....
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2014-08-03 00:00:00
The government will sign soon the final deal with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a loan worth US$505 million for setting up a 72-kilometre double-track line on the Dhaka-Chittagong rail route, as negotiations with the financier have already been...
Our Correspondent | 2014-08-03 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Aug 2: Several hundred traders and shopkeepers formed a human chain in the port city Saturday to lodge their protest against the criminal activities of one Mizanur Rahman Bappi of West Mohra ward. About 300 shopkeepers and traders formed...
BEIJING, Aug 2 (AFP): An explosion at a factory in eastern China on Saturday killed 65 people, a government broadcaster said, while more than 100 were injured in what appeared to be an industrial accident. The explosion in Kunshan, a...
A gun found in a car that was hit by a train at the Malibagh level-crossing in the city Friday belonged to Nur Hossain, the prime accused in the Narayanganj seven-murder case, police say. Police officials said the damaged car...
Nepalese energy minister Radha Kumari Gyawali will arrive in Dhaka on August 5 as both Bangladesh and Nepal are actively planning to enhance cooperation in the field of energy for mutual benefits. During her visit, the Nepalese minister is expected...
14 killed, including 10 soldiers in Ukraine clash KIEV, Aug 1: 14 people were killed, including at least 10 government soldiers, in fighting overnight close to the crash site of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, a Ukrainian military spokesman said...
SOUTHAMPTON, Aug 1 (AFP): England captain Alastair Cook urged his side to show the same "relentless" approach that characterised their 266-run win over India in the third Test at Southampton when the series continues at Old Trafford next week. Thursday's...
GLASGOW, Aug 1 (AFP): Olympic champion and world record holder David Rudisha was beaten into second place by arch-rival Nijel Amos of Botswana in the Commonwealth Games 800m final Thursday. Kenyan star Rudisha, who missed most of the 2013 season...
GLASGOW, Aug 1 (AFP): Sprint legend Usain Bolt in the 4x100m relay and British teenage diving star Tom Daley make their eagerly anticipated Commonwealth Games entrances as South Africa enjoyed more lawn bowls success Friday. Bolt, who raced neither the...
NEW DELHI, Aug 1 (AFP): India's massive 266-run Test defeat to England drew widespread condemnation Friday with former captain Sunil Gavaskar accusing Mahendra Singh Dhoni's team of "abject surrender" in Southampton. "To lose this Test even before lunch on the...
TOKYO, Aug 1 (AFP): New Japan coach Javier Aguirre has demanded the Blue Samurai play with cool heads as well as their hearts following their World Cup flop, local media reported Friday. The 55-year-old, who led his native Mexico to...
STANFORD, United States, Aug 1 (AFP): Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams ousted fourth-seeded birthday girl Victoria Azarenka in straight sets Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the WTA hardcourt tournament at Stanford. The 6-4, 7-6 (7/1) triumph kept Williams...
Anderson included in unchanged England squad SOUTHAMPTON, Aug 1: James Anderson was included in an unchanged 13-man England squad announced Thursday for the fourth Test with India at the Lancashire seamer's Old Trafford home ground starting on August 7. The...
Babul Barman | 2014-08-02 00:00:00
Twelve companies have raised funds from the stock market through initial public offerings (IPOs) within the first seven months of this calendar year, which indicates that the investors shocked by the past crisis are now getting back to the primary...
SYDNEY, Aug 01 (AFP): Woodside Petroleum shareholders rejected Friday a US$2.7 billion stock buyback from Royal Dutch Shell following objections by large institutions wary of preferential treatment of the oil giant. The Australian company was unable to reach the 75...
FE Report Subscriber base of the mobile operator Robi (Robi Axiata Limited) and Citycell (Pacific Bangladesh Telecom Limited) inched down in June last although the overall growth continues to rise. According to the latest data of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory...
HONG KONG, Aug 01 (AFP): Asian markets ended their recent rally Friday after the Dow posted its biggest single sell-off since February on weak eurozone data and as news of Argentina's debt default shook the market. But the dollar inched...
TOKYO, Aug 01 (AFP): Shares in Skymark Airlines tumbled more than 10 per cent Friday after the budget airline embroiled in a row with Airbus said its quarterly loss had ballooned. Skymark Airlines fell 10.52 per cent to close at...
TOKYO, Aug 01 (AFP): Tokyo investors will be looking to a Bank of Japan policy meeting next week and more corporate earnings, after a slate of negative news took a toll on global markets. On Friday, Tokyo stocks closed down...
SINGAPORE, Aug 1 (Reuters): Singapore will implement wide-scale reforms to its equity market rules following a penny-stock scandal last year, its central bank and stock exchange announced on Friday. After a three-month public consultation process that ended on May 2,...
The local currency appreciated further more against the green back during the week of July 27 to July 31 last and was traded around 77.50 levels. With the event of huge inward remittances ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, the market was eased...
Talha Bin Habib | 2014-08-02 00:00:00
The CNG refueling station owners will meet the authorities concerned of the government this week to discuss the progress in implementing their five-point demands. President of Bangladesh CNG Filling Station and Conversion Workshop Owners' Association Zakir Hossain Nayan told the...
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