The smuggling of gold into Bangladesh has increased and almost everyday the media carry news items of gold haul in different airports of the country. Needless to say, those caught are far fewer than the successful attempts of the smugglers....
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has launched a criminal investigation into allegations of price rigging in the £3tn-a-day foreign exchange market. The probe will look into allegations of "fraudulent conduct", the director of the SFO said in a statement. Around...
Most Popular Bangladeshi writer Humayun Ahmed left this mortal world two year back but the readers of Humayun still feel his presence through his mesmerising writing. The works of Humaun Ahmed has a magical pull. Once a reader starts reading...
Syed Mahbubur Rashid | 2014-07-21 00:00:00
State-of-the-art corporate law is as important as developed infrastructure for attracting investors, domestic as well as foreign. However, mere codification of law is not enough unless good governance exists. That again depends on the political goodwill. Company affair is now...
Matt Siegel of Reuters in Sydney | 2014-07-21 00:00:00
Eleventh hour negotiations to win Indian approval for a breakthrough global trade pact may not have succeeded in the end despite initial signs of progress, sources involved in the discussions said on Saturday. India is the most prevalent among a...
Md Shahadat Hossain | 2014-07-21 00:00:00
The proposed Financial Reporting Act (FRA) is getting wide media coverage. This act has been approved in principle by the cabinet. The purpose of this proposed act is to create an independent and impartial body that can regulate reporting on...
Bangladeshi world famed all rounder Shakib Al Hasan has appealed to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to reconsider his six-month suspension given earlier this month barring him from playing cricket at all levels, reports UNB. He has also rendered a...
Uttar Baridhara Club relegated from Nitol-Tata Bangladesh Premier Football League as they suffered a humiliating 0-6 goals defeat against newly crowned Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in their penultimate Premier League match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Sunday, reports UNB....
LONDON, July 20 (AFP): England finally saw the back of India opener Murali Vijay before Ravindra Jadeja counter-attacked Sunday to leave the second Test at Lord's headed for a tense finish. India in their second innings were 267 for seven...
SEOUL, July 20 (AFP): North Korea's Kim Jong-Un expressed "great expectations" for their athletes at the upcoming Asian Games in the South, state media said Sunday, despite Pyongyang's earlier threat to boycott the event. The North had announced plans to...
GALLE, Sri Lanka, July 20 (AFP): Dale Steyn grabbed a match haul of 9-99 as South Africa thrashed Sri Lanka by 153 runs on Sunday on the fifth and final day of the first Test. Steyn's figures, the best by...
Ticket touts have again grabbed the tickets of both buses and trains, dashing the hopes of many city dwellers to celebrate Eid with their near and dear ones in their villages. Ticket seekers were found waiting in long queues at...
Real Madrid sell Morata to Juve, loan Casemiro to FC Porto MADRID, July 20: Real Madrid said Saturday they have sold Spanish under 21 striker Alvaro Morata to Juventus and were loaning Brazilian midfielder Casemiro to FC Porto. Morato has...
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 20 (AFP): Brazil could appoint former coach Dunga to replace Luiz Felipe Scolari as national team boss, media reports indicated Saturday, despite ex-Corinthians coach Tite being considered the long time favourite. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF)...
FE Report | 2014-07-21 00:00:00
The government will build the country's largest integrated convention centre at an estimated cost of US$300 million, Finance Minister AMA Muhith said Sunday. The 8,000-sitting capacity centre, to be built adjacent to the capital on the public-private partnership basis, aims...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-07-21 00:00:00
The Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) will take action against micro finance intuitions found to be violating the interest rates on lending and savings as set by the regulator, officials said. Tough action will also be taken against the MFIs that...
FE Report | 2014-07-21 00:00:00
The sate-owned Sonali Bank has sought help of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) for realising the bank's classified credits worth Tk 2.579 billion due from different ministries, departments and offices, officials said. Pradip Kumar Dutta, Managing Director and Chief Executive...
From now on, not more than two members of a family could remain as directors of a bank as per the Bank Companies Act (amended) 2013. “The central bank has asked all the banks to strictly follow this rule,” deputy...
GIZ, the German Development Cooperation, and the European Union (EU) marked and celebrated four years of their collaboration improving labour standards in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh. "Promotion of Social and Environmental Standards in the Industry" (PSES) Project...
India among biggest UK foreign investors LONDON, July 20 : India has retained its position as a leading foreign investor into Britain, according to latest UK Trade and Industry (UKTI) figures released here today. India ranks seventh in the top...
FE Report | 2014-07-21 00:00:00
Bangladesh is planning to conserve 17 per cent of its terrestrial and inland water and 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas potential for biodiversity and ecosystem services under protective area network within 2020. Fisheries and Livestock Minister Muhammed...
FE Report | 2014-07-21 00:00:00
Bangladesh Poultry Industries Coordination Committee (BPICC), an apex body of six poultry related associations, has said every possible initiative has been taken to meet the demand for poultry chicken and egg during Eid. While addressing before Iftar, convener of BPICC...
LONDON: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was accorded a warm reception here Monday as she arrived at the Heathrow Airport on a three-day official visit to the United Kingdom to attend the first-ever Girl Summit and hold talks with her British...
BEIJING, July 20 (Xinhua): Global rating agency Moody's said reform of China's six big state-owned enterprises (SoEs) is credit positive, calling it a prudent, yet concrete, step toward broader reform. The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) announced on...
YANGON, July 20 (Xinhua): A three-day Asean senior economic officials meeting to make preparations for an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) economic ministers meeting scheduled for August began here on Saturday, meeting sources said Sunday. The Asean Senior Economic...
SOFIA, July 20 (Xinhua): Amid the ongoing crisis with the fourth largest bank in Bulgaria, leading experts urged the Balkan country, a European Union member since 2007, to enter the eurozone as soon as possible. The Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB)...
NEW YORK, July 20 (Reuters): A long hoped for improvement in the economy appears to be manifesting itself in second-quarter US earnings, but the next two weeks could be the real test. Companies such as General Electric Co and Intel...
LONDON, July 20 (Gulf News): Tesco is planning to build thousands of homes on land previously earmarked for supermarkets. The chain owns vast areas of undeveloped land across the UK and will now use it to build 4,000 properties. The...
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has launched a criminal investigation into allegations of price rigging in the £3 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market. The probe will look into allegations of "fraudulent conduct", the director of the SFO said in a statement....
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